TTC July 2023

@MrsBmaybebaby I can see a very faint line so fingers crossed for you!

@ReginaPhalange12 I may try the Easy@Home strips next month. I have been using the Clear Blue digital and hate waiting for a smiley face! I am also unsure how accurate the calendars are as I am within the high fertility week and not had a positive yet.

Hi there, hope it’s okay to join late on! We are TTC #2 and think my OH thinks I’ve lost the plot!

I had what looked like implantation bleeding at 5-6 dpo, very sore boobs, nausea, headaches, cramps.

today is 12dpo and I did a test, any good line eyes out there? I think I see something faint but OH just gave me a pity look! Don’t know how to do the inverted thing as terrible at tech.

good luck everyone, fingers crossed for lots of positives!
Sarah x

@GHJ This month i have started using easy@ Home and Premom app too. I have found it to be ok and pretty self explanatory, I used to use the Clear blue ov tests but they have become to expensive,

@GHJ this month I have started using the Easy@Home ovulation strips alongside Premom. I'm not sure how accurate the calendar is as it's saying I am in my high fertility stage however still getting negative tests, as I said though this is my first month using it so it could need a month or 2 to give a more accurate fertile period. The strips seem to be working fine though

@GHJ Femometer LH tests are good, they're available on Amazon.

For BBT charting I use Fertility Friend (free version works fine, or you can pay for added features, but I haven't bothered).

Has anyone else had a weird period? So I spotted dark brown for 4 days prior to AF being due, then yesterday had ‘normal’ heavy period type of day but today I woke up and it’s gone back to dark brown and not much of it again!

Hi everyone! Hope it's OK to join halfway through the thread?! I'm on cycle 2 of TTC baby number 3... Currently CD 17 (yet to ovulate - my cycles are currently averaging about 32 days).

I'm pretty sure I had a chemical pregnancy last cycle (faint positives that didn't progress followed by an unusual period), so I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, but can't help myself!

I have PCOS (currently taking Metformin and Inofolic Alpha) and endometriosis, so I'm trying to gear up for a bumpy journey (although I conceived my first two children quite quickly, so I'm holding onto some hope, despite being in 'geriatric' territory)!

I gave in and decided to try ovulation testing. Not had a smiley yet and I'm on CD13. I did have EWCM on Monday which would have been CD11 so maybe the smiley is still to come - I have no idea!

@Carebearbaby1 I think it sounds like the 14th was your body trying to ovulate but actually didn't because you didn't have a sustained temperature rise confirming it despite having symptoms. Hopefully you're ovulating now and will go on to see sustained temp rise. If I was you I'd get bd'ing to be sure!

Hello everyone! This is our 4th month of trying. This month is totally different from the rest, so I am very confused and wonder if there’s anybody who’s in the same situation.
July 13th we did baby dance and on the morning of July 14th I tested positive(solid smiley using clear blue digital) and an increased BBT from 36 to 36.8 which indicate clearly that I have ovulated. Also, I usually gets headache after I ovulate which I experienced the same day.
Next day(1 dpo) I noticed my temperature dropped to 36.2 and remains the same up to this day- 5 dpo(ranging from 36.—36.3). Also, im starting to get EWCM again and feeling of very wet down there so I thought of testing again, which I just did and voila I got another solid smiley using clear blue digital which is indicating that I am ovulating again.
Based on google women can’t ovulate twice in one cycle. But how come I got two positive OPK 5 days apart, confirmed ovulation at BBT, and EWCM?? Has this ever happened to anyone? Is this a sign of early pregnancy??

I am very hopeful to get pregnant🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Honestly I’m the same now I said it makes it so stressful and it’s not even testing for the pregnancy stage yet!! Think won’t bother with them anymore! Hope you get your positive soon x

@Ecgx i had the same- days and days of flashing so gave up in the end.

Hi all :)

Bit behind you all here but I’ll tag along for the ride! I’m 29, TTC number 2. Had a MC at 7 weeks in March and a chemical in June, this is cycle 1 post chemical and I’m CD1 today after spotting the last 4 days 🫣

I won’t be tracking OPKs etc, just logging DTD on Premom, based on previous cycles my fertile window will be 27th-1st if anyone is similar :)

congrats @TTCno1in23 ! How exciting, I can’t wait to test but still only about 4 or 5 dpo so need to hang fire but already caved in and bought cheapie tests even tho I said to my husband I wouldn’t buy a test unless AF didn’t come! 😝

Thank you both! Couldn’t believe it, only tested because I’ve got a blood test tomorrow to start the ball rolling with investigations! The cup has so many success stories so got to be worth a try 🙏🏽

@TTCno1in23 Congratulations
Thanks for the information, I'll take a look

@TTCno1in23 Congratulations lovely :)

Hi all
I’m a long time lurker! 27 & TTC no1 for 8 months (been off the pill just over a year) and just got my first BFP at 12DPO! Trying to not get excited until it continues for a couple of weeks 🙏🏽
I decided to post because the only thing we did different this month was using the fertilily cup along with the fertility lube and I’m convinced they must have helped!! Search scarlettsworld on insta as she has a highlight on it & a discount code!
Hope everyone gets their BFP soon!! ✨

hi to all the mummas on here since I last posted! I have been tracking ovulation and now for 5 days I’ve been getting flashing smiley on the cb digitals! It’s driving me insane as I thought I would have ovulated by now, it’s annoying as I feel like I’ve not even made it to the anxious tww yet! We’ve just been dtd everyday just in case but it gets exhausting doesn’t it! I had an early miscarriage on 4th June so I don’t know if this has messed up all my cycle but I had my normal period at the start of this month. I’ve had ovulation pains and deffo more mucus but I don’t know maybe it is going to skip a month! I’m ttc number 2 and my daughter is 20 months old.
Hope you all get some better luck in getting bfps towards the end of the month and congratulations to those who already have! I think we might end up bypassing this month as even a try x

Hi 👋🏼 joining this thread as TTC #2 (hopefully) this week as I am due to ovulate in the next few days, currently using cheap OPKs but waiting on some Easy@Home tests to arrive tomorrow. It feels really intense this time, I'm not sure if it's because I'm getting older (37) or because my DC is 3.5 and I am conscious of a bigger age gap 🤷🏽‍♀️

Good luck to everyone currently TTC & congratulations to those who have had recent BFPs.

Hiya im new to this july thread

Anyone got a cold in this 2 week wait ? Got a horrible cough and stuffy nose since last 4 5days and then severe headache today