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Preparing and TTC in 2023 - Thread 2

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DanisEndo · 31/01/2023 11:41

Thread no 2 as thread 1 was so close to getting full!

As a reminder this is a positive support thread for anyone preparing and planning to start TTC in 2023 💖

If you join start by introducing yourself with your age. what no. you're trying for and when you plan on starting plus any goals you might have before then! for example:

@DanisEndo
Age 27
TTC No.1
Starting Sep 23
I want to:

  • loose some weight (would like to get down to a healthy BMI by exercising and doing all home cooking, nothing to major or restrictive)
  • do some decorating around the house
  • get married (1st September woooo!)
  • change job / company
I have endometriosis and PCOS, 2 surgeries down and hoping I'll still be all clear by the time we get to trying.

Theres a long list of us now so bare with me updating it as we go 😅

Good luck everyone!!!

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SMG1992 · 21/02/2023 06:53

Morning all, I’m on CD6 of cycle 1 following mmc
mum ready for the flashing smiley on the CBbovulation tests so I can feel like I’m proactively doing something. I’m hoping I’ll get one later this week

Mummyme87 · 21/02/2023 06:28

AF has started for me this morning! CD1 of cycle 20, and we can restart ttc again now 💪🏻

Mummyme87 · 20/02/2023 20:40

@HannahLouD it’s normal to get high levels of LH in pregnancy. But yes, step away from the tests!!

AF hasn’t turned up. I did test earlier on a cheapie which was BFN.

happyfeet5 · 20/02/2023 20:23

Either 8-9dpo today

HCG strip negative today but this wasn’t FMU, it was done this afternoon

I am notably breathless today and everything feels like it’s taking extra energy! Had sharp, pulling type cramps two days ago for a couple of hours and a dull ache on and off ever since.

No idea what could cause breathlessness and if it’s related. Bodies are odd

LeopardLover · 20/02/2023 20:21

@MatchaSpice Welcome! Some great goals here 😊 get that kitchen renovation done before baby comes haha. We haven't finished our house since having our son 🙈 I'll also be TTC from May unless I switch jobs. But we'll see!

happyfeet5 · 20/02/2023 20:21

It’s just the best news @HannahLouD and such a clear positive. You must be so excited! Xx

LeopardLover · 20/02/2023 20:19

@HannahLouD Congratulations! So happy for you 🌟 but step away from the tests now 😂I've never taken an OPK after a pregnancy test but I'm assuming whatever they show is irrelevant anyway!?

I was really cautious like your partner and everything was totally fine! I'm hoping to be more excited next time. Enjoy your excitement and try to relax. If you can't wait, maybe book in a private scan at 8 weeks (it's best to wait this long because there's a chance you might not see a heartbeat before and that could freak you out). Enjoy this, mama!

HannahLouD · 20/02/2023 16:03

Thank you all for your messages! 😊

Told my partner this morning and he was less excited than I expected 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️... He says it's because it's such early days and anything could happen and he doesn't want me to get my hopes up too much to potentially be let down again... Which I know is true, but a bit of a downer for me 😅

I also (don't really know why) just did an opk as I'd still been tracking in the days after o, and it looked like this... So now I'm a bit concerned?! Anyone ever had a dark-ish opk and a positive pregnancy test? (I'm 11dpo and it went down to literally nothing the last time I tested at 8dpo) so... Bit concerning... x

Preparing and TTC in 2023 - Thread 2
Hopingforno2in2023 · 20/02/2023 15:04

Welcome Matcha

MatchaSpice · 20/02/2023 13:24

Forgot to say:
I’m 29, 30 in June and will be TTC #1

MatchaSpice · 20/02/2023 13:23

Hi everyone!

I’m new here, and would love to join this thread. So excited to start TTC this year around May.

I came off the contraceptive pill a few years ago, mainly for anxiety reasons. Didn’t have a regular period until a year or more later.

Goals:

  • Wedding in April!
  • Better sleep habits
  • Consistent exercise (taking swim classes)
  • kitchen renovation after wedding…
Floralsandsmiles · 20/02/2023 12:00

Congratulations @HannahLouD 🎊 xxx

Mummyme87 · 20/02/2023 10:53

Congratulations @HannahLouD

patiently waiting for AF to appear today. No sign yet.

Hopingforno2in2023 · 20/02/2023 09:05

Many congrats Hannah!

im sorry to hear that you had a chemical Tophy Flowers fingers crossed your next bean is a sticky one.

one week until my first appointment with the clinic, am so impatient but trying not to wish this week away as it is half term.

HannahLouD · 20/02/2023 07:24

Good morning! 😊

Thank you so much to everyone for your support through this trying and then tww journey!
I think it's official... Now let the worrying about it being a sticky baby begin! 😅💕

Congrats again to all those with their bfps and all the luck and sticky baby dust in the world to all those still waiting! 🤞✨ x

Preparing and TTC in 2023 - Thread 2
Preparing and TTC in 2023 - Thread 2
LeopardLover · 19/02/2023 21:29

@happyfeet5 Definitely, you're still early and you aren't 100% sure when you ovulated! I've seen so many times when people test positive super early and others don't. There's no way I would've had a line before 12DPO when I was pregnant with my son! I didn't even touch a clear blue until I was more than a week late with my period. Fingers crossed!

@Tophy124 So sorry to hear this 😔 how are you feeling? The countdown is on then!

Tophy124 · 19/02/2023 18:19

AF is in full flow today!! Disappointing after my multiple positives on easy@home this month, but can only assume they were part of a CP!!

Having my HSG in 10 days!

happyfeet5 · 19/02/2023 15:25

Yes @HannahLouD looks like a BFP! Eeep!

Do you think so? @LeopardLover bodies can be so strange can’t they. I didn’t track ov so can’t be sure of the date but going by CM and previous cycles it was somewhere between CD14-16, meaning I’m 7-9dpo. I might test on Thursday and see.

Mummyme87 · 19/02/2023 15:20

@HannahLouD that looks like a BFP. Clear lines on both tests and a sign if any BBT rise! I would expect you could get a positive on a clear blue digital tomorrow

LeopardLover · 19/02/2023 14:52

happyfeet5 · 19/02/2023 14:28

Can 9dpo be too early to detect with FRER? Not entirely sure on ovulation dates all I know is it definitely isn’t any higher than 9dpo. Could easily be 6-8dpo, but 9 is more likely based on previous cycles.

Absolute BFN not even a shadow. This was a FRER too.

Last night I had cramps for about 30 minutes which felt like tugging / shooting pain. It was slightly to the left but definitely too late to be ovulation as CD23.

Not sure when to retest. AF due in 8 days

Definitely! I vote not testing again until 12DPO. The cramping is very positive!

happyfeet5 · 19/02/2023 14:28

Can 9dpo be too early to detect with FRER? Not entirely sure on ovulation dates all I know is it definitely isn’t any higher than 9dpo. Could easily be 6-8dpo, but 9 is more likely based on previous cycles.

Absolute BFN not even a shadow. This was a FRER too.

Last night I had cramps for about 30 minutes which felt like tugging / shooting pain. It was slightly to the left but definitely too late to be ovulation as CD23.

Not sure when to retest. AF due in 8 days

LeopardLover · 19/02/2023 14:20

HannahLouD · 19/02/2023 13:44

I'm the worst! I took another one this morning 🙈🙈 in person it has a vvvfl which I swear has some pink to it... But it doesn't really show on a picture, so that's saying something 😅😂

My BBT chart is a hot mess... I only started doing it fairly recently as well so probably isn't much of a representation! x

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Eeeek! This BBT looks perfect and I see that line too. I'm backtracking. Test with another FRER tomorrow! I think it's going to be positive.... Wahhh!

Hopingforno2in2023 · 19/02/2023 14:16

I can see a line on both Hannah so it looks promising but hopefully you will get a clearer line in a couple of days :)

HannahLouD · 19/02/2023 14:13

HannahLouD · 19/02/2023 13:44

I'm the worst! I took another one this morning 🙈🙈 in person it has a vvvfl which I swear has some pink to it... But it doesn't really show on a picture, so that's saying something 😅😂

My BBT chart is a hot mess... I only started doing it fairly recently as well so probably isn't much of a representation! x

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Just tested with an easy@home... Line is clearer in person but again it's a vvfl... My one yesterday had no line so I guess we shall see... I've probably just got line eyes though and hoping for something that isn't there!

Preparing and TTC in 2023 - Thread 2
HannahLouD · 19/02/2023 13:44

LeopardLover · 18/02/2023 10:10

@buckingmad I definitely see a line! Congratulations! Hopefully you see progression soon.

@HannahLouD Step away from the FRER 🤣 You could still be pregnant but you're testing quite early - we all ovulate at different times and I've just found some people test positive early and other don't. I didn't get my BFP until 18DPO so that's quite a way away! How is your BBT looking? X

I'm the worst! I took another one this morning 🙈🙈 in person it has a vvvfl which I swear has some pink to it... But it doesn't really show on a picture, so that's saying something 😅😂

My BBT chart is a hot mess... I only started doing it fairly recently as well so probably isn't much of a representation! x

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