TTC Feb 2023

@Wright31 Your symptoms sound so so promising!! How exciting! That’s great. I feel like mine have died down now, not much cramping whatsoever, had a marvellous sleep last night which isn’t promising, also no sore boobs today although they were a bit yesterday.

Telling myself that this isn’t our cycle now. I haven’t tested since 7dpo, 9dpo now so may try on Friday. When did you say you’ll test?

that’s one thing I’m getting loads of, CM! I don’t usually get this much I don’t think but it may also be because I’m checking myself more and we’re DTD all the time 😂😂

Ah so exciting for you! 👰🏻‍♀️

im taking a cocktail of vitamins haha, probably far too many but including folic acid, high dose of vit c and then d, oh and fish oil! My cramping has started up again today, more like sharp twinges, nipples are like razor blades and getting some hot flashes but it could be in my head! Ah! Have you had anything else?

yeah conceive + or pree seed I’ve also heard good things on! Might give it a go, you never know. I do check for CM I just don’t think I get a lot of it, do you?

@Wright31 Yeah it really can feel lonely especially where it’s us that all the changes are happening to (not OH). And thank you! Huge congratulations to you too that’s so recent!! Completely agree I would t mind at all, other then my hen do which may be a bit annoying not to drink at, but it’s worth it.

What vits are you taking? Have you had any other symptoms today?

im taking folic acid and vitamin D, just bought omega 3 which I started on yesterday. Debating switching them all out for pregnacare though as it’s so many to take!!!

I’ve not heard of concieve+ lubricant, do you check yourself for cm?

ah really? It can feel quite lonely can’t it! Congratulations on your wedding! What an exciting year ahead. We just got married at the beginning of this year so started TTC just before and always thought it would be quite lovely to be pregnant at our wedding :)
we are now cycle 3 so I’m hoping it’s the one! But very well could take much longer. I’m trying to not let it consume me but it’s easier said than done! ✨ I’ve started taking my vitamins religiously this cycle and for some reason I’ve tricked my brain into thinking it’s going to make all the difference. I think if it’s not I might try conceive + lubricant as I’ve heard it mimics the CM (I feel like I don’t know whether I get enough if I’m honest) and aids in helping those swimmers get there! But who knows…
Are you taking any supplements or trying anything else?

@Wright31 Oh gosh I’m exactly the same! I haven’t told anyone at all - none of my friends are trying or had babies yet and we’re also getting married in June so it isn’t really the best time 😂 So we’re not really talking about it..just know it’s something we both want. OH is a bit older than me and most of his friends are now into their 2nd.

i track using OPK, and have been tempted to BBT but will wait to see how our first few cycles. Yes you still have plenty of time though on LH and it doesn’t always peak apparently but shouldn’t be low (so I’ve heard). Everything crossed for you! Are you feeling hopeful about this cycle? Tempted to do an ovulation test now to see…

Sound like good signs though! So nice to be able to talk about it though cos my friends / family don’t really know we are actively TTC so don’t feel like I can speak to anyone about it. Keep me updated!

definitely still time to get your BFP, 11dpo hopefully brings you just that! I have short luteal phase, usually 10 days which is on the cusp, so that’s brings problems in itself so think I’ll test earliest Friday at 9dpo. I also have quite low temps, again perhaps another issue, still no higher than 36.48 post ovulation. Do you track using bbt and OPKs? I did an LH this morning and it was so low! I know that sometimes it rising again after implantation and I’m still v early.X

@Wright31 Ive had really bad nausea all day yesterday. Nothing at all today. Very slight sensitivity with boobs but nothing to note really. Wondering now whether the symptoms before were just normal cycle changes 😣

I did a test on 7dpo which was silly and got a BFN, nothing since and plan to wait till 11dpo earliest now if I can! What about you?

Ah really? That’s so interesting. I’m still having very mild twinges today at 6dpo but nothing like yesterdays. Other than that, no other symptoms. Even my breasts feel pretty light and painless. When will you start testing? Praying this is our cycle!

Hi @Wright31 !

Thats funny because I had the exact same thing around 5dpo and it was so strange for me too. It then went away and since then I’ve had the odd twinge but hardly any cramping…8dpo today. Do you have any to other symptoms? x

hi all! i am 5dpo today but have had such intense sharp cramping, like shooting pains all day around ovaries! what could this be? it seems to early to be implantation but obv hoping it is haha!

@Nicole90134 It definitely sounds on track! But also could be unrelated it’s hard to tell especially with the negative test. But also, I’ve heard a lot of people who test negative up to 16/17dpo too so it really depends - what dpo are you?? False negatives are definitely a thing, just keep testing. Fingers crossed for you 💫💫

@Strawb28 Yss that’s true! Eek will keep you posted. Determined not to get through loads of tests so gonna test again at 11dpo so on Friday and see what comes up. Will keep you posted.

yeah same! Taking folic and cut D for a while and just ordered the pregnacare vits for conception too to see what it’s like. There’s so many that people seem to be taking it’s hard to know what to choose!!

@smldnlove oh wowww. This all sounds super positive!! If you implanted yesterday you could very well be feeling little symptoms today and it may just take a few days for the tests to pick up the Hcg!! I'm taking folic acid! I had got into the bad habit of not taking anything but need to get back into it!

@smldnlove and yes I tracked ovulation x

@smldnlove hi, thanks 🙂 I thought maybe it was food poisoning but OH wasn’t I’ll and we ate the same food and it only lasted a few hours!

felt sick all day, was sick last night and I keep having hot flushes. Boobs are sore today! I’ll take another test in a few days! Are false negatives common? I’ve only just joined this site have you seen anyone say they’ve had false negatives before? Still no sign of my period!

@Strawb28 At least you know are in a new cycle, and can see what this one brings. Sending you lots of positive cycle vibes 💫 Yes to water and excercise! I need to increase the water intake for sure. are you taking any vits?

Have had such a strange few days. Had quite intense cramps around 3-5dpo (which I know means nothing) and then yesterday and today have had dizziness and nausea practically all day. It’s been awful, hardly got any work done today. I’m now 7DPO so also unlikely to be anything but finding it very strange as I don’t suffer from that ever and never have other than motion sickness. I did cave and do a test today and was of course a BFN but also know it’s early still…

@Nicole90134 Hi and welcome! I know nausea can be an symptom but whether that can come so early I’m not sure. 5dpo seems quite soon, are you still feeling it now? Any other symptoms? Did you track ovulation this cycle?

@smldnlove yes AF is here in full force. Cycle day 2 or 3 now!! I am going to really up my water intake this month to try and encourage the EWCM at ovulation and add more phsycial activity to see if that helps. How are you getting on?

Hi, I’m TTC been of the pill since the start of Nov. My period is two days late, I’ve taken two tests and both negative.

5 dpo I felt really sick and even was sick, I’m having vivid dreams and I was sick again last night. Is being sick around implantation a common sign? I feel like I am pregnant but tests saying I’m not 🙁

Just a sad update: We've been denied to get a referral for ob-gyn by the NHS. I'm 37, with PCOS and been trying for 8 months, I know locals getting NHS help at 29 when the criteria advises is people over 35-40, unfortunately this seems to be another xenophobic issue within the NHS, we're both Spanish, full-time workers since day one and being taxed for 10+ years, still deserve nothing, it seems.

Guess we'll have to lose all our money on a private clinic because they don't like the color of our passport.

@Strawb28 Ah I’m sorry to hear that! I’m guessing your period came? and wow you have quite a few friends who are pregnant or are in the same phase of life which is lovely.

Whats your plan for next cycle? Will you try anything different or just keep with the OPK and try and narrow it down more?

@smldnlove I am out this cycle. Heavy spotting this morn not full AF just yet. Another negative this morn also! I'm the same as you just use OPKs atm but I am also so scared incase they aren't accurate! So one of my closest friends had a baby in July, another 2 are currently pregnant with their first. One got pregnant on her literal first try and the other took around 11 cycles. She's been an amazing support to me!! She understands the disappointment when it doesn't happen straight away but also gives me hope that it will happen ❤️

Sorry forgot to tag! @Strawb28

Ahhh fingers crossed still though you never know with these things! I confirmed with OPKs yeah so not completely reliable. I think I’m going to start on bbt next cycle for accuracy too and I’m intrigued!

do you have any friends or relatives TTC at the same time? Asking because I have none TTC mostly single or just not ready yet and finding it quite strange not really having people to discuss it with (other than here ofc ☺️)

@smldnlove oh that is so exciting! You've so much to look forward to! No more symptoms but a BFN on frer tonight and not feeling pregnant so think I'm out but will test again in a few days! Ohhh did you confirm ovulation with OPKs or temp? I don't actually temp just use the strips! X

Hi @Wright31!

Yes you can have positive OPKs and still not ovulate (very annoying) which is why the best way to track really is bbt. OPKs are testing your LH which tells you you should ovulate soon but not that you have, so you don’t necessarily know that you’ve ovulated unless testing your temp. Some people do have this issue, unsure how common it is but worth exploring more. how long have you been trying?

i haven’t got so far as to be testing my bbt yet but my thermometer has just arrived today and if we have no luck this cycle I’ll start next time. Hope that helped though!

@Strawb28 This is is our 2nd cycle trying so still early days. We are getting married in 3 months so we it’s not the best timing but we’re so ready and feeling a little reckless as we really want to start a family now.

Have you had any more symptoms since? I’m around 3dpo and know I can’t be feeling symptoms yet but still feel like I’m cramping hard at the moment and my ewcm is constant atm. It’s so confusing!