Anyone TTC from Jan 2024?

Omg congrats 🩷🩷🩷

Massive congrats @Willow89 🥰

Morning,

No denying it now got my BFP this morning! Actually can't believe it!

Best of luck to everyone for January 2024!

Thanks so much guys, I know only only time will tell but glad I'm not imagining things 😂
AF due on 31st of December, will be a fabulous start to the new year if positive.

Sending baby dust to everyone for 2024!

@Willow89 i can also see a vvv faint line! Hope it gets darker for you over the next few days!

@Willow89 I can see one too 👏 how exciting!

@willow89 yes I can see a vvv faint line but 10dpo is still very early! Test again in a couple of days and see what that looks like? Hopefully it'll be good news!!

Hi All,

Sorry to jump on, I'm 10dpo and took a test this morning. We are on cycle 4 and I've never even seen a hint of a line, but I think I can see a vvv faint one today. What do you guys think?

@skyerojo I've read a few things where folate is absorbed easier and is the natural form, however it is a bit more expensive than folic acid and my levels are ok from recent blood checks so I'm on the fence! I just love a supplement 😂

Me! DC1 is 14 months and AF has just come back after stopping BF. I am on cycle day 7. Good luck everyone!

Thank you @skyerojo and @Timeforacutie! it was a small gathering (we didn’t want a +200 people thing) but very lovely!

I also use easy@home, with the Premom app, just like @onetwoandthree. And record the same OPK in the Femometer app. I have been using Clue to register my periods since forever but it only allows to record “positive OPK” or “negative OPK”, rather than register values and monitor the trend.

Regarding supplements, I knew during the actual prep and TTC I only wanted to take what the doctor prescribed, so in 2022 I took CoQ10 (ubiquinol, not ubiquinon) and followed with 800mg of Folic Acid, because I read somewhere that the eggs start developing around 6-9 months before they are THE egg released. But we ended up setting the wedding (and thus the TTC plans) for later in 2023 😅

My husband is only taking Maca root and had him joining when I was having ubiquinol.

@Daisychain27 I used to use the clear blue digital ones as they’re really easy to understand but agree they are expensive. For the last 7 months I’ve been using the eaay@home ones along with the Premom app. You upload a photo every time and it analyses it for you. They’re much cheaper and seem to be working much better for me seeing as I have rapid onset so test twice a day so I don’t miss my peak.

We’ve used every conception vitamin there is on the market it seems 🤣 but this month we’re going back to pregnacare and coq10 for both of us. Never tried the coq10 so here’s hoping it’s the magic we need!

Thanks everyone, looks like a supplement I already take has the required folic acid in it anyway, who knew! So I’m good to go lol.

Does anyone else’s partners work away? Mine is away til Saturday now, that will be CD17 for me so I’m slightly worried we will have missed the boat, but I’m not testing for ovulation yet. Does anyone recommend any particular OPKs? They seem to vary a lot in price, not sure what to do? I’ve seen the clear blue digital ones but that seems like an expensive way to find out?

Me!!! We started trying in Dec but came on period 2 days ago.

Will try again this month.

@Daisychain27 i wouldn’t worry too much if you haven’t started taking any supplements. Think of the thousands of women who get pregnant who aren’t trying and go on to have perfectly healthy babies. If I were you, I’d start taking some when you can but I certainly wouldn’t put off starting TTC for 3 months just becuase you haven’t been taking them.

Good luck to you and everyone else!

Nothing to report here really, still tracking using OPKs, this will be third cycle of doing that, I never seem to get the peak though, but using 3 different apps (obsessive, me? Never!) my ovulation this month should’ve been sometime in this last week or is happening today, so going to keep DTD every other day until the last predicted fertile period has passed and see what happens.

Congratulations @Solyaire on getting married! How did it go? Did you have a lot of people?

Thank you @WonderingAboutBabies , I’m trying to cut down on my sugar and crisp intake which will be the big one for me and also eat protein breakfasts before my 1 coffee of the day.

But it’s hard around Xmas time to be good! 🤣

I’m using the clue app to track my cycles, clear blue ovulation tests ,the his and her pregnacare preconception vitamins and now I’ve done some reading I think I’ll add coq10 and omega 3,6,9 to that. I’m hesitant to start tracking BT because I feel I’m already getting obsessive and don’t want another thing. Last time I found it really hard to turn everything off in the TWW

Hey! Please can I join? 😊 really weird to actually be joining one of these threads but we will be ttc in the Spring, due to various reasons, for our first. 27/29. Had an (accidental) CP before so have done lots of research and already taking coq10, folic acid (think i'll switch to folate?), vit c and a whole lot of others 😂 also been cycle tracking since 2020 so know that side of things well. 2024 will be a big year if all goes smoothly!

@skyerojo thanks again! Looking forward to share this journey

@Daisychain27, studies say to take folate/folic acid at least three months before starting TTC as good levels help reducing risk of neural tube defects. Seems that neural tube is formed in the very first weeks of pregnancy.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26334606/;

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/folicacid/faqs/faqs-general-info.html;

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/vitamins-supplements-and-nutrition/

It is not always possible, but better to start as soon as you are able.

On my side, very little to report (other than we got married!). I will be tracking this cycle with OPKs.

Hoping I'm still in contention for a December BFP, but I have a feeling I'll be joining this thread. I've been taking folic acid for about 2 months now. Maybe a little bit more.

Room for one more? 😊

New to all this! This will be my first. Mid 30s, me and my bf weren’t originally going to try just yet as there’s a few things (like our living situation) we wanted to change first, but decided there’s no perfect time anyway, so here we are! Very conscious of age and I have a suspicion something is up with my body due to some symptoms like spotting a lot before period actually starts, so I’m waiting for a appt but serious stuff has been ruled out so far. I did have “borderline” pcos years ago but it resolved itself. I’m thinking maybe low progesterone or high testosterone but we’ll see.

Me and my bf have actually been DTD this month but due to my naivety I didn’t know I was supposed to be taking folic acid yet! Will buy some tomorrow, how important is it that you take it for 3 months first?

Anyway nice to meet you all! Looking forward to chatting

Hello 👋 can I join please? Jumping over from the December thread too. Ttc number 3 - Jan officially marks 2 years of trying. Af arrived yesterday. Been using opks to track ovulation the whole time so have a good idea of my cycles . Tracked bbt for the first time this month and it seemed to confirm ovulation which is good 👍🏻

Hello!!

Aw, that's difficult but as you said, it is only your first cycle! Hopefully it won't take too long for you (and the rest of us!).

Re. diet, yes I've had a lifestyle overhaul over the past 2 years and have dropped 3.5 st so I am now much fitter and healthier which I hope will help with conceiving! I still have the occasional treat/junk food but nothing compared to the amount I was eating before. Lots of fresh fruit and veg, mixture of meat and vegetarian meals, varieties of meat (not just chicken everyday), limited to one cup of coffee a day... very limited amounts of alcohol (1-2 glasses of wine a month??).

It's almost January now... hopefully this time next year we will all have our babies with us (either in our arms or bellies!) x

Hi 🙂

joining on… second cycle TTC. Just got AF today so jumping on this thread.

The first cycle I was convinced I was pregnant with all the post ovulation symptoms that are similar to premenstrual symptoms and spent money testing way too early so this time my aim is not to test until I miss my period, think it will be easier that way.

Surprised how sad I was with the arrival of AF today even though it was my first cycle trying and I know I can become obsessive (all or nothing) so I’m trying to relax more this time.

I also saw someone posted about the SMEP and so read about that, I think I’ll give that a go.

AF means the start of a new chance anyway so here we go! It’s been so interesting reading everyone else’s stories.

is anyone else concerned about diet / are you eating anything different to usual other than trying to eat less junk?

pros of AF now is we can enjoy a guilt free glass of bubbly for the Christmas period! X

I was pretty lucky with the others.

My first was the 2nd month; my 2nd was also the second month. Then I fell pregnant unplanned on a one off five days before I ovulated! But that was a fluke. Sadly it ended in a miscarriage, but it meant we finally talked about a third properly, so it helped us make that decision.

I am 38 now though, and still breastfeeding my 2nd, so I’m aware things might take longer this time.