TTC FOR JANUARY

This is my testing

@LuceNumberTwo you always make me laugh as your on one like me 😂

I’ve had a light tests when apps say I was ovulation so I’m starting think my darkest test was when I OV. I’m cycle day 17 today. So I’m either 5DPO or still waiting! Been ill with a cold since New Year’s Eve.

Good luck @starryx !!

I'm having brown spotting/stringy discharge today on CD15 of a 27 day cycle. Weird.

@LuceNumberTwo ahh im really hopeful for you!! Im keeping my fingers crossed! Keep busy and and the days will fly by. By Monday you will be 11/12 dpo and can test! Im also about 5dpo but AF is due 11th so Im holding out until then 🤞🏼✨

Hey ladies!
How are we all doing?
5/6 dpo here, & the urge to test 🙈🙈 I'm not going to I know that implantation might not have even happened yet!
So I ordered the ultra early clear blue digital (with the flashy end) and purposely went for the ones that don't come until Monday when I should.be around 11/12 dpo. Even then I really want to stick it out until AF is due either 8th or 10th.. (premom says 8th, flo 10th) but I'll most likely not 🤣🤣

I do genuinely have this feeling, I've been symptom spotting like mad.. having a sort of stretching feeling down there, but I'm not really looking into it all.. I know early pregnancy symptoms feel the same as pre AF symptoms. Who knows!
Anyway just clearing out the Christmas clutter, keeping myself busy!
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@starryx exciting!! It will come round quick hopefully, being a short week! Is that when AF is due. Im holding out until AF this month as I dont feel confident. Honestly i thought I would just fall the first time 🙃but it will be what it will be. Not going to stress at all. Im thankful for what I have already i must keep that in perspective X

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@starryx im really hoping you get your BFP this month. When are you going to test?

@elleaddams oh it's so draining and exhausting, both physically and mentally. The back pain sounds horrid. Hope the massage does the trick 😆 and leads to a BFP!!!

Can anyone recommend affordable ovulation strips please?

Hello all, may I join?

I thought I got off to a false start and didn't ovulate in December as my Clearblue fertility monitor never detected a peak. We DTD around my predicted ovulation time anyway just in case. After 20 days I'd predicted 'high Lh', I tested the machine with water and it still came back high, so there is actually still a chance I ovulated.

This puts me somewhere around day 7 or 8, I recon. AF due 7th January, so we will see. The error has certainly helped with the wait as I didn't find out the machine was broken until quite a few days in.

I wouldn't say I've had any symptoms thus far, but I did have some weird feeling in my abdomen yesterday and a lot of bloating with some nausea today. If AF arrives on time, I'll be back in my fertile window from the 14th January.

I did think that would be it. LH surge hasn't happened yet but the back pain today following yesterday's cramps has been UNBEARABLE. I'm also so fatigued.

The lead up to this month's ovulation is a physical struggle, especially considering I'm due to dtd tonight as we're doing smep method this morning. My partner has offered a sensual massage when we get in bed to soothe my pain and help with the mood 😂😂😂

Good luck @Peonies94 !

Checked Flo and thought I'd be having a 27 day cycle this month but my past cycles have been:

27 days
28 days
26 days
26 days
29 days
29 days
24 days
30 days
26 days
26 days
24 days
25 days

So who bloody knows at this point 🤣 been tracking periods since Feb because of my endo but not ovulation etc.

Flashing smile for me this morning! I’ve been known to have flashing ones for ages though, but hopeful it is a sign of ovulation ahead 🤞🏻 cycles very from 35-50 + days! I’m also temping so 🙏! Month one ttc baby 2, after trying for a year for our first! Good luck everyone!

Hey @elleaddams I have endo too. Yes, I get cramping like this mid cycle. The only relief is a tens machine for me, best money I have ever spent! I hope your cramping disappears soon. I've had strange light brown bleeding when I wipe this morning and seened to spot brown blood for about 4 days after my period earlier this month. All very weird. I'm very confused by my body/cycle! I DTD 27th, 28th, 31st and DH has come down with the flu so think I'll miss the next couple of days x

Hello all,

joining this thread TTC this year I’m 32 on Sunday and DH is 31. We eloped in October 2023.

had two weird cycles this month and last where five days before I was due on I had brown discharge.

rang the doctors and was basically told go away and come back if you don’t see any charge in 3 months.

Nice to meet you all.

Sorry tmi but does anyone feel like when they DTD, when their partner pulls out it all just comes out with him? 🤣 drives me mad but don’t know how to stop it!

I broke and tested today at 12 dpo...negative. 10 months TTC now after a MC last March. So so frustrating! Starting to think there has to be a problem.

Hey everyone, quick question

I'm due to ovulate in the next 3-5 days. I always get cramping a few days before. Usually after cramping, my LH peaks like 48-72 hours later, like clockwork.

However this evening the cramping has started and been so unbearable and painful. I have endometriosis but I don't usually get issues with that since my surgery until a few days post-ovulation up until I'm on my period.

Does anyone else get cramping before ovulation and has anyone else ever had it really badly? No pain relief or hot water bottle is working so I don't know why but I'm slightly concerned. Like I said I usually get some cramps but never this bad.