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Anyone else 1dpo? Keep me company!

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secondtimelucky87 · 20/09/2023 18:27

Hello! I'm 36 and TTC no. 2. This is cycle 6 but I only weaned from breastfeeding a couple of weeks ago so feeling cautiously optimistic as I think it was wreaking havoc with my hormones. Know it may well take a few months for hormones to regulate but remain hopeful!

Premom has me down as 1dpo. Anyone want to keep me company during what I suspect will be a painfully slow two weeks?! DTD 6 times in the last 8 days so i don't think I could've given it anymore if I'd tried - especially with a 2yo to look after! 😴

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etaketak1991 · 01/11/2023 19:36

How are we all this evening? @Daniki did AF arrive for you in the end? My AF has been the heaviest it's been since removing my IUD in June so 🤞 it's good progress! Never thought I'd be happy to not have a very light period again but here we go 😂

Daniki · 29/10/2023 18:58

@etaketak1991 @secondtimelucky87 hopefully mine starts tomorrow so we can all be synced again for the next totally relaxed cycle 😝🫢

etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 16:55

@secondtimelucky87 Blooming heck, I wasn't expecting that 😂 I was just thinking we'd be out of sync for once! Glad the vitamin C worked well for you. Fingers crossed for a lucky cycle 🤞🤞

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secondtimelucky87 · 29/10/2023 16:45

etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 16:08

@secondtimelucky87 Oh wow, it's doing a good job then! My AF turned up approximately 10 minutes after I posted that last message, ha, so I'm officially back on CD1.

OK that's spooky cos I just had pink spotting so guess mine here too. We really are all cycle twins (triplets)! Onwards to the next cycle! If nothing else I'm chuffed with a 13 day luteal phase so will stick with the vitamin c!

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etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 16:08

@secondtimelucky87 Oh wow, it's doing a good job then! My AF turned up approximately 10 minutes after I posted that last message, ha, so I'm officially back on CD1.

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secondtimelucky87 · 29/10/2023 13:44

etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 12:37

@secondtimelucky87 Sorry about your BFNs again 😞 It's hard, isn't it? Have you got any AF symptoms yet?

I've been SO hormonal this morning (my poor DH haha) so AF is certainly on the way!

Literally nothing! I'm so confused! Genuinely just willing it to bloody (no pun intended) start now. 🤣 I'm usually very grumpy in the lead-up, mega hormonal, skin breaks out etc etc!

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etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 12:37

@secondtimelucky87 Sorry about your BFNs again 😞 It's hard, isn't it? Have you got any AF symptoms yet?

I've been SO hormonal this morning (my poor DH haha) so AF is certainly on the way!

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secondtimelucky87 · 29/10/2023 11:09

Daniki · 29/10/2023 11:06

@secondtimelucky87 vitamin c can extend luteal phase, I wouldn't be worried about that because the longer the luteal phase the higher chance of pregnancy I think? I was taking it this cycle too, cycle day 27 13dpo and tiny bit of spotting this morn so seems to have helped me aswell! Xx

No doubt about it working for both of us then haha! I think I just want to stop now until AF shows up as I'm impatient to start TTC again! But yeah a longer luteal phase is still a good outcome 🤗

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Daniki · 29/10/2023 11:06

@secondtimelucky87 vitamin c can extend luteal phase, I wouldn't be worried about that because the longer the luteal phase the higher chance of pregnancy I think? I was taking it this cycle too, cycle day 27 13dpo and tiny bit of spotting this morn so seems to have helped me aswell! Xx

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secondtimelucky87 · 29/10/2023 10:56

Another 2 negative pregnancy tests here! I'm now on cycle day 29 and 13dpo. Think I'm going to stop taking vitamin C now and just hope my period makes an appearance soon. Just want to try again now! 🥺

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etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 07:37

@secondtimelucky87 It can't hurt giving the relaxed method a go, although what "relaxed" looks like with a 3 year old, I don't know 😂

It does look like the extra vitamin C might be the cause for you. Still, I guess you never know!

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secondtimelucky87 · 29/10/2023 07:24

Don't blame you ladies at all for not wanting to track this cycle! It took 3 years to conceive my first and then lockdown happened, we were both super chilled out, relaxed, drinking cocktails on our balcony every night and BAM: pregnant! So maybe there is something in that method 🤣

I'm wondering if Vitamin C is responsible for what's going on with my cycle? I took an extra 500mg on top of Proceive and it definitely seems to have extended my luteal phase. I surely can't be pregnant and testing negative at 13dpo.

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Daniki · 29/10/2023 06:59

@etaketak1991 definitely! Should hopefully take the pressure off 😁🙌 xx

etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 06:52

@secondtimelucky87 How puzzling! I guess that at least your luteal phase has extended which is good. Hanging in limbo is the worst though, you just want to know either way!

@Daniki Aw I'm sorry love. Might follow your lead and not bother testing ovulation next cycle and buy myself something nice with the money I've saved haha.

Daniki · 29/10/2023 06:36

@secondtimelucky87 hopefully your positive is still to come 🙌

Daniki · 29/10/2023 06:36

@etaketak1991 sorry lovely we move to the next cycle 🙌 I'm going to attempt to not test ovulation and dtd every second night to cover all bases! I'm out too, BFN still! X

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secondtimelucky87 · 29/10/2023 06:32

etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 06:00

My temp dropped well below the cover line this morning 🙃 Maybe next cycle. Hope you get an answer soon @secondtimelucky87 and keeping my fingers crossed for you, @Daniki !

I'm so sorry lovely!

No update here. Now 2 days late, temp remains high 36.85 and still testing negative on the Clearblue Fertility Monitor. What's going on?!

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etaketak1991 · 29/10/2023 06:00

My temp dropped well below the cover line this morning 🙃 Maybe next cycle. Hope you get an answer soon @secondtimelucky87 and keeping my fingers crossed for you, @Daniki !

etaketak1991 · 28/10/2023 19:53

@Daniki Yup, that's what I thought 😂 I've picked up some normal boots ones now anyway, so if my temps miraculously go back up I'll use those 👍

Daniki · 28/10/2023 19:13

@etaketak1991 😂 that's why I don't like them tests, mine all have that too it's like an indent! The older version of them used to be great!

etaketak1991 · 28/10/2023 15:49

Evidence of my insanity 😂

Anyone else 1dpo? Keep me company!
etaketak1991 · 28/10/2023 15:46

@secondtimelucky87 Aw that sounds lovely! The weather down here has been way too changeable for us to make it down to the pumpkin patch yet.

I've been busy filtering the photo of my test to within the inch of its life. I think I've found the line that premom was picking up, but if I need to filter it 4 times I imagine it's not actually positive 😂 I've just spent 4 hours marking. Not sure which activity is more pain inducing...

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secondtimelucky87 · 28/10/2023 15:36

Thanks ladies. Holding onto the teensiest bit of hope as I guess there's a small possibility implantation did happen but late?! I know it's unlikely though. It's only because of the random temp spike today - otherwise I'd have been sitting tight just waiting for AF to come!

Hope you're both OK? Took LO to the pumpkin patch this morning (annual tradition) and that was a lovely distraction 😊

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Daniki · 28/10/2023 11:20

@secondtimelucky87 oh I'm sorry! God it can be so cruel can't it? I haven't had any spotting since the other day and yet I'm due on tomorrow or Monday. I imagine Il be late and still negative, 🤯😂

etaketak1991 · 28/10/2023 10:03

@secondtimelucky87 Oh I'm sorry 😞 TTC is such fun, isn't it?