TTC Sept 2023

Today I’m 5DPO and it´s probably just me obsessing over possible symptoms.
However, today I have been having the strangest “cramps” on the lower right side of my abdomen. Not the deep ones I usually have when I am on my period but strong pangs which come and go. I know it´s a long shot but it´s the first time I have consciously felt this and I wonder of anyone else has has these. Maybe implantation cramps?

Thats good to hear! I think it's really important to make sure we try and do as much as we can, especially the things that are not really child-friendly before the little ones.

I'm kind of doing the same thing. Yesterday was our one year marriage anniversary and I finally feel ready both mentally and physcially. I used to be the type that can babysit and play with a baby, but as soon as they start crying, I'm looking for the mum lol 😂and I'm not getting any younger, so need to start my dream of a big family asap lol

@Angelselevenx Ooh can I ask which.thermometer you've bought? Considering buying a new one if this month is a BFN.

@muffin1996 after getting married we decided to have a year of saying 'yes' to doing all the things we wanted to do and using our annual leave for trips and adventures without children and then we would try knowing we had no regrets.

Here we are now after a very fun year seeing what the future holds... I think we will keep up enjoying ourselves and saying yes to doing more until I get pregnant as having read so many stories on here I'm well aware it could take ups some time. How about you?

Can I join please 😊 TTC first. Currently 4 days before expected AF, had this month off tracking so no idea where I am just know that my period normally comes CD31/32 so we will see. Ordered a new BBT thermometer that doesn't have the annoying beep and back on taking b6 to try bring forward O or lengthen my LP which is normally 10 days.

This is cycle 7 for us, cycle 8 when AF arrives (or hopefully doesn't), had a CP on cycle 2 but nothing since 😔 x

Hi guys,
Thought I'd jump on. This is my very first month of TTC. Currently 10dpo and becuase I'm so impatient I've tested yesterday and today lol which was unsurpisingly a BFN. I'm not pushing my luck for this month so will just wait for AF to arrive this Saturday but if it happens, of course I'll be over the moon lol!!

Think I might buy OPK for this month.

My biggest struggle is the TWW but it helps to know so many people are in the same boat as me.

Quick question: What made you guys decide to try for a baby? Like at what point did you decide you were ready?

Hi @WishingUponARainbow looks like we are in the same boat! We’ve tried doing it just on the positive Ov days, then every day and also tried every other day! Nothing worked so far….
A Dr did say to me though think of it like a scatter gun that has to hit a particular spot. The more you do it the more chance you have. I really don’t know! X

Hi @Lorddenning1 I was told that ovulation would usually occur within 24 hours of the peak result of the positive. With the clear blue opks they stay solid smiley for 2 days after so to cover that window x

@Lorddenning1 I use the clearblue ones, and I ovulate usually like 36hrs ish after that. Last time I got pregnant was from just DTD once the day after the static smiley! I now track via Mira which gives me numerical values for my hormone levels and I can see that my true peak LH is the day after I get a peak on opks usually, so I will ovulate like 12hrs after my true peak.

Nobody has answered me yet, but all of you who use ovulation tests, how many days after a positive do you normally ovulate etc, I'm going to be using them next cycle if I'm not successful with this cycle, currently 9DPO.

@WishingUponARainbow once a day for 6 days across the ‘fertile window’. By the end I’d really rather just go to sleep 😂

Hi everyone, hope it's okay to jump on.
Currently TTC our first, this is our 9th cycle. Had a miscarriage in April. Should be ovulating in the next few days.

Personal question incoming - how often does everyone DTD during the fertile window? My boyfriend still doesn't seem to grasp the concept that the more often we have sex the higher chance we have of making a baby!!

This is my second cycle TTC after a MMC in late June. I ovulated on Saturday and now have the dreaded 2 week wait to see if anything stuck.

Having only done this for 5 cycles in total now, I have so much admiration for the women who do this for 1+ 2+ years. It’s not a fun rollercoaster xx

Hi, can I hop on? I am TTC number 2. Been off contraception for almost a year. However took 3months for my cycles to restart and then had a MMC in the spring which took another 3months or thereabouts, so only about five months of active trying. AF due in a few days. Baby dust to everyone!

Helloooo September ladies! Here we go again 🙈

I am only CD8 but have bought both clear blue and easy@home ovulation strips to try to nail ovulation this month. I've decided I'm not going to do any early testing until at least 2 days before period. I've seen so many dodgy evap / indent lines that people think are positive and aren't that I just don't want to go through it lol.

How's everyone doing? Oh husband and I are also taking maca capsules this month.

Could I jump on? TTC no. 2 and waiting for my LH surge atm (hopefully the next few days). This will be our third month trying.

Baby dust!

Hi, hope you don’t mind me joining in! I’ve been TTC now for 10 months…. I’m 37 and no children yet. I’ve had 2 MCs before that at the start of last year and all tests have come back normal. Has anyone had similar? Looking for some hope that it will happen after this amount of time / age!
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Cycle twins haha! I'm also BBTing and OPKing for the first time this cycle. My 3 year old has randomly started deciding she needs me in the small hours so not always 100% I'm taking BBT accurately! Everything looks along the right lines though, so fingers crossed 🤞

Woke up feeling nauseous this morning but I think I've caught a cold from soft play so maybe attribute it to that!

Hi I’ve been doing ovulation tests this month first time trying and got a solid smile on Friday so got busy Saturday so I’m hoping my luck will be in app says I ovulate tomorrow? So fingers crossed

Hi all,

Can I please jump on? Currently 1dpo, going by cheapie ovulation test I ovulated quite late this month if they are correct. I find being on a thread makes the tww pass a bit quicker and not so lonely as we all in the same boat.
Currently ttc after a miscarriage few months ago.

Baby dust for everyone 💟

How many days after the smiley face do you ovulate?

I’m waiting to see if my period comes. Used the clear blue sticks and had loads of sec before and after smiley face so fingers crossed.

I'm really tempted to invest in one of these! Do you think they're worth the money/better than just using the usual ovulation strips?

Sorry the above was in response to @etaketak1991

Didn't tag for some reason!

Snap! I'm also 4dpo (I think!) and on cycle 3 of TTC number 2. I'm still breastfeeding my 2 year old but hoping to have fully weaned in the next month or two as at 36 I feel the clock ticking...

I have regular 28ish day cycles and positive OPKs around half-way. But this was first month I started taking BBT properly and doesn't look like I ovulated based on that. I know it's not 100% accurate though and I've been unwell so we'll see! Not out until AF shows up.

Took a few years to conceive the first time around so I'm hoping it's quicker this time. Would so love to give my little one a sibling. 🥰

Baby dust to everyone! 💕