TTC October 2023

@PurplePops Generally I think it’s the second day after your peak LH. Or at least that’s how it works out for me 😇

Morning Ladies! Hope you're all doing okay 💕 sending lots of baby dust to us all this month 💫

I'm curious how long you all wait to take a test? With my son I waited until I missed a period but I'm 2/3DPO and feeling impatient already!! 😂 also do you class DPO as the day after a positive OPK or the day after that x

@pontipinemum hi, no it didn't get any darker, if anything lighter and harder to see, that one came up within 3 minutes 🤷🏻‍♀️

@spacewitch10 it's very hard to see anything - I'm on the laptop tho.

Did it get any darker through the day? I know not technically correct but to date I have never had a negative test spontaneously get a line hours after the time stated. In fact my positive strips faded.

Hi ladies,

Just after opinions if anyone thinks this is an indent or just a very very faint positive.

I did it yesterday morning at 9dpo, took another one this morning (both fmu) and it's exactly the same, no darker or lighter.... I'm not convinced this isn't an indent though?! What are your thoughts?

@Confusedddddddd I never really had ovulation pain before but I think I may have had it today. Sort of a pain on the right side of what I guess is my womb. Not very painful but uncomfortable.

@Tigger1116 can you upload them to the premom app? That does complicate things with a donor time line. Hopefully the online apps are correct

Also wanting to join :) hello! I'm 38, TTC no 2 and on CD9. Should ovulate this weekend. My cycles are only 24-25 days now. DS just turned 1 and I wasn't ready before to be pregnant again but this month feel so excited to try and hopefully be lucky enough to have a second.

Pls can I join? Currently CD 5. I'm 37, on cycle 3 trying for baby #2.
I think I'm going to track BBT this cycle as last one I had a weird short 9day luteal phase and despite getting ovulation pain and using opks I'm wondering whether I got dates wrong.

I've also got a follow up next week after a ruptured ectopic in July during which I also had some cysts removed so hopefully I'll find out more about my chances of getting pregnant with one tube and one working ovary on opposite sides.

I'm also planning on asking for a Hycosy to check the remaining tube.

@Monkeymonkeymoo thank you for your reply 😊

@pontipinemum just some Amazon cheapies I had in the draw I normally use the CB digital but have run out of them my cycles are roughly 40days give or take so I ovulate later I really hope I don’t miss my window every ovulation calculator online says the same 3rd to 8th so the donor is coming over 5/6/7

If it’s still thick and cloudy as well as jelly-ish then you probably haven’t entered your fertile window yet (although cervical secretions can vary based on hydration, hormone levels and individual differences). If you’re also getting negative OPKs and you normally ovulate later in your cycle then it’s probably still a bit early (although it never hurts to DTD just in case!)

Cervical secretions normally increase around ovulation and will be pretty thin, clear and stretchy (like fresh egg white). I’d keep monitoring them and also keep doing OPKs twice a day to make sure you don’t miss your peak. If you don’t get pregnant this cycle then you might want to consider taking your BBT (basal body temperature) next month so you can check if you’ve ovulated.

@Tigger1116 which ones do you use? I use easy at home and put them onto the premom app

hello all!

I am TTC baby no 2. DS was born last July.

According to premom I should have ovulated yesterday but my LH was really really low so don't think I did.

I only stopped breastfeeding in August and got my 1st period back in Sept so this is my 1st cycle back properly TTC although we haven't been using contraceptive since DS was born

Q I’ve done 2 ovulation strips cheapies not digital and it’s blank but just had jelly type discharge only day 16 and I ovulated around the 24th last month does that mean I’m going miss my window this month apps say my window is from the 3r to the 8th I can’t even dtd now till the 5th

@TTCnewbies in every way lol basically I agreed to do something he wanted to if he would reciprocate with some quality time that night……when we got home he was ‘too tired’ despite me having being the one up at night with our daughter, and then I asked if he would be coming to bed if he was tired….but no he wasn’t that tired instead he stayed up for a couple hours playing video games. So I felt pretty pissed that I went out to my way for him and then he was too ‘tired’ but he wasn’t actually tired. He eventually came to bed and DTD but it felt like he really wasn’t into it and he didn’t look at or touch me once, I felt awful and neglected.

This is an ongoing issue where we only ever DTD when he decides the time is right, which is around once every two to three weeks and always in the middle of the night. Which he wakes me up for, is in the dark, and is quick and only for his pleasure.

Honestly if we weren’t TTC I would’ve called him off and said don’t bother.

It’s going to be a huge issue with TTC because I can’t ask him, and without me asking we aren’t going to hit fertile windows very often if at all. And I have horrendous periods so I’m not happy waiting for months hoping we’ll hit a fertile period by some miracle.

Really crossing my fingers it sticks this cycle so I don’t have to fret about it all.

Unfortunately I will have that problem too, @wanderlustre !

@DoloresOnTheDottedLine I also think if I abstain from alcohol in front of people they'll think I'm secretly pregnant and I find that really difficult 😔

@PurplePops i’m wrestling with this at the moment! I’m in the TWW currently and going to a very special family event/occasion this weekend that involves a party and several meals out across Saturday and Sunday. Feel like I should be totally abstaining from alcohol just in case I AM pregnant but what a bloody waste if I’m not!! I think I’ll have some champagne and maybe a glass of wine and try to leave it at that.

@wanderlustre I have the same view with caffeine/alcohol obviously not excessively but don't want to be deprived and then disappointed too but there is so many things like rare steak/hot tub etc where I'm wondering if that would be harmful or not. It's all fun and games isn't it 😫 x

@MissT90 I've had bloods but never linked to a particular part of my cycle. Weirdly, both times I went for a pelvic scan (external in April and internal in May), the sonographer mentioned that it looked like I was about to ovulate. Good luck with your tests! Are you receiving them via your GP or are you under a hospital now?

@PurplePops I act like normal throughout tbh. I've tried to make healthy changes but I haven't totally cut out alcohol/caffeine and other things you need to when pregnant. I think it helps keep my sanity because I'm not denying myself things I enjoy just to still be disappointed.

What you guys think about my bbt chart? Normally it’s already down at 10dpo. But still BFN Having strange pulling aches in my lower stomach today like zipper going down my leg may be AF coming early 😫 got my progesterone test result today at 40.8 so I assume I ovulated this months 🙏🏻 first months after soy isoflavones

@beaniesunrise Its my first month trying but had quite intense symptoms which I don't remember ever having when I was trying for my son! Felt nauseous and bad cramps with EWCM.

Just curious what everyone else does in their TWW, do you go about as normal or like youre pregnant? I'm going on holiday soon during the TWW and not sure whether to have a drink of alcohol or not etc really interested to see what other people do/opinions on it xx

@wanderlustre oh interesting about the giving blood after acupuncture! I never knew that. I would definitely recommend trying it out for a month or two anyway and see how you find it. I see you mentioned about not getting a positive ovulation test, have you had day 21 bloods done to check that you are definitely ovulating? I’m booked in for day 3-5 bloods tomorrow and an AMH test. I’m a bit nervous about it :(
@beaniesunrise my ovulation symptoms are strong cramping on one side plus I always get moody and emotional 😅 but that’s about it! I don’t really see any EWCM that I see people talk about, just wondering does anyone else have this issue? I also did the BBT tracking one month, I actually found it quite interesting seeing the shift in temperatures depending on what phase you’re in but having to wake up at the same time every morning didn’t work for me and plus I felt like it was just another thing for me to obsess over! 🤣

Spotting along wit headache.

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I’m on my 7th cycle TTC my second and I didn’t use OPKs this time. I found it much less stressful without them and we strangely dtd more often. I’m guessing I’m in the tww now as I think I ovulated Sunday/Monday going by symptoms. So hard not to get your hopes up each month and the tww never gets any easier to manage (already looked ahead to when I could potentially test 🤦🏻‍♀️)