TTC October 2023

@km8 ooo hopefully testing buddies 🤞 how long are your cycles usually? That's great though thanks 😊

Got everything crossed for you too lovely! Hoping for some baby dust for us all this month 🤞 x

Anyone else really struggling this month? Obviously it hurts every month when you get a negative but this month I’m just 😭 why is TTC so hard? My best friend has fallen pregnant by accident and I’m happy for her but also it really stings. I’m 5dpo but I just feel like what’s the point in doing another test for it to be just be like every other month.

We agreed we’d give it a break for a while after this month and I next feel like it’s never going to happen now. ☹️ sorry to be on a downer. Just thought if there’d be anyone who understands it’d be someone here 😞

@MissSB18 we are period twins 😝 I count mine upto the last day of bleeding even if it's light spotting? Mine usually finish by 6/7 days even though it's light now.

Everything crossed for you this month 🥰

Hi ladies hope everyone is well? I'm on CD4 now - I'm tracking BBT for the first time this cycle, trying to remain positive we will get our BFP before Xmas 🤞

Really silly question but when do you put as your last day of period - I have the slightest bit of spotting this eve expect to spot slightly tomorrow but if I am, would I count that as another period day if that makes sense? I'm clueless tbh 🤣 I'm very limited to DTD to just weekends as partner is based 6hrs away in the week so I want to make sure my predicted OV day is realistic for us this month 🤞 x

Trying to not become obsessed with TTC.....any tips on how to handle it all? 🥰

Hi everyone! Hope it's ok if I join in! I'm new here and we've just started TTC for the first time this month. I think I'm 5dpo. It all feels very new and exciting / I'm also a bit nervous! My DH and I have been together 9 years now so we thought time to take the plunge

@ceruleansky it is hard!! I'm on CD22 and I don't know when I ovulated this month as I didn't test (trying to take the relaxed approach...it's usually around CD20). My next urine sample is due to be done next Wednesday for Charing Cross and I suspect AF is due the weekend after but who knows!

@beaniesunrise
Thank you! How are you feeling? Have you tested yet?

@hicketypickety
You're so kind. Thank you!
I'm clinging on to some hope for Friday! If that doesn't work out then it's wallow all the way. 🤣
How are things looking for you?

I really appreciate you all. ❤️

@ceruleansky I am so sorry to hear that. @DoloresOnTheDottedLine is right - if you need to take time to wallow then you should. Everything crossed for Friday for you xx

I've said it before and I'll say it again - wish they'd told us how hard it could be at school!!

@HarrogateGirl Hello. I am also from Harrogate! Plenty of people become first time parents at that age these days

It can take a while for the cycle to get back after contraception. But everyone is different.
I would probably suggest unto using opks to start off with to see if your hormones are building up to ovulation. And then if you are up yo it track your bbt to confirm ovulation.
That should give you a good understanding of your own cycle

Thank you @ceruleansky & @beaniesunrise

@HarrogateGirl I used to work in Harrogate! I'm a Leeds lady! X

I've been taking these too for a few months to prep, also fish oil and CoQ10.

@beaniesunrise Would love to join this group! We are ttc for the first time this month and im 36...almost 37 so i know age isnt on my side! I've been on the combined pill for the last 4 years and stopped taking it 2.5 weeks ago. I havent had a period yet so no idea about my cycle or ovulation etc which scares me a bit! Its great to read everyones experiences as im so excited trying and really want a baby but don't have anyone else to talk to.

@DoloresOnTheDottedLine
Okay, I'll definitely check it out. Sounds promising. I'll try anything at this point to avoid ivf.

That is pricey! I agree though we're forced to spend a lot on scans and medication. Every. Single. Month. I hope your next cycle is the one. 🤞

You're right, it's only natural.
I'm just wondering how it worked last time and why it didn't this month. Trying to think about what I did differently. I generally try not to think too much about what my body can't do.

@ReginaPhalange12
I hope no signs is a positive sign!! Sending you tons of baby dust!!

Thank you, I will. 💓 I'll definitely update on what Friday's scan shows.

I'm 8DPO today and still not feeling anything, maybe a little bit of heartburn once in a while but I do get this occasionally when I'm not in the TWW. No cramping or aching, it's all a bit strange when AF is due in 4 days. Im not even feeling bothered about testing because the disappointment is so overwhelming at times.

@ceruleansky i'm sorry you didn't get the news you were hoping for. Look after yourself over the next couple of days, wishing for better news for you on Friday

@Givemepickles I have a DS who is 14 months and he is picking up every single bug at nursery too, nervous to catch anything from him (so far I've caught pretty much everything he has had!). I am basically planning on using it as a bit of an excuse at work though, when I was last pregnant I felt so sick every day for the first trimester so if I feel that way again I'm going to say it's just nursery bugs lol

Sorry @ceruleansky , I mistyped. It’s called Inofolic Alpha. You can buy it from Amazon although it’s rather spendy. According to my Consultant, it’s the best “over the counter” supplement/treatment for PCOS and to stimulate ovulation.

Definitely worth a look although all the costs mount so quickly. My period arrived today so I’ve just forked over another £750 to my clinic to start my next cycle. My prescriptions cost about £60 a pop as well - all very painful!

thinking of you today and hoping you’re okay - my husband does a similar “keep your chin up” spiele but sometimes I think it’s okay to spend a day or two wallowing in self pity - I certainly do!!

@DoloresOnTheDottedLine
I'm not taking Anafolic Alpha.
Only folic acid, Estradiol, metformin and a multivitamin called ovacare.

Does Anafolic Alpha help?

@DoloresOnTheDottedLine
Thank you, your words mean a lot each time. I know we are going through a similar treatment so you can understand.
DH says to keep my chin up and we still have several chances before we go for IVF.

I'm not sure what the next treatment will be. I was so shocked about the follicle not growing that I just said OK and left. My Dr didn't even charge me for the scan and consult today.

I think the next treatment could be FSH injections + clomid to induce hyper ovulation.
I have one last scan on cd16, that's Friday. If it grows by then we can try this month.

Anyway, even if it grows and I don't get pregnant this month, she will change the drug. She said clomid cycles will not help me. I'll try to ask her what the new drug will be during my visit on Friday.

@ceruleansky I’m so sorry - nothing worse that doing all that prep, just to be told there’s no ovulation this month. You’re doing everything you can and I honestly cannot see how diet can really have that much of an impact, especially when you’re taking Clomid and Metformin so definitely do NOT worry about a bit of rice or some sweets. Apologies if you’ve told me this but are you taking the supplement Anafolic Alpha? It’s expensive but highly rated to support ovulation. Are they going to try you on Letrozole (sp?)? Hope you’re okay - it sucks.

Just had my cd14 scan and my follicle still hasn't grown. My Dr said my body stopped responding to the drug and that we might have to change from clomid to something stronger.
Last month my follicle was fully matured on cd13.
I'm kinda bummed that I won't ovulate this month so it's just going to be an insignificant tww.
I don't know what else promotes follicle growth. Going to try restricting my diet even further. Last month I lived on salads and eggs and I hated it. But maybe that's what I have to do.
I didn't eat junk food this month but I did indulge in homemade rice and sweets.
Sooo frustrating. 😖

Hi ladies, am update from me. Just got a squinter of a line at 11dpo using Boots Early tests. I've been having symptoms since about 4dpo, which I know sounds super early but that's how it happens for me. It feels like everything is being rearranged in there! My sense of smell had already gone wild, not enjoying that delightful symptom. I had v early symptoms with my first pregnancy too but they were a bit different. I didn't test positive till 13dpo then. No sore boots so far this time and the cramping is all in my back not my front.

I already have a one year old DS so feeling more anxious about pregnancy this time since I have to look after him as well. He's picking up lots of nursery bugs at the moment which is obviously horrid for him but also hope they don't impact new bubba if I get them. Keeping everything crossed for a healthy pregnancy. 🙏

Lots of baby dust to you girls. I hope you get a sticky bean soon.

I think I may have just set the record for the earliest pregnancy test ever taken. I'm on CD6. Not 6DPO. CD6. I only finished my period on Friday. 😳

I've been feeling poorly the last couple of days and my period only lasted 2 days so I got this little seed of an idea in my head that maybe it was just the world's heaviest implantation bleeding and maybe I should just take a test to be sure... it was a BFN of course. Feel like I'm losing my mind. Roll on my follow appointment with the fertility clinic on 31st before I go fully loco.