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CD1 entering 3rd month TTC (next fertile window 8th - 17th march)

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UnicornPrincessSarah · 29/02/2024 13:22

Would anyone like to join me on the TTC for March 2024

Going into my 3rd month TTC for my rainbow baby after a loss in 2007 at 7 weeks, I'm now 34 (35 in June) and TTC for our first baby with me and my DH

The last 2 cycles my body has played horrible tricks on me, so i have been keeping a log of my symptoms.

I'm not ready to do opks or bbt just yet trying to do natural and less stressful but did have 21 day bloods and day 3 bloods done and the results come back good, i do have PCO cysts in my ovaries and my DH has good sperm he had this tested last year.

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Rosyposy26 · 15/03/2024 20:50

@mamataylor yes I think so I have a frer coming tomorrow so will save that. Had some cramping to day which I don’t normally get with AF never really suffered with them though AF beginning of this month was very light. Worried lining won’t be thick enough. Been drinking beetroot juice everyday to help.

mamataylor · 15/03/2024 20:31

@Rosyposy26 i wish I noted down my symptoms from when I got my positive test last October!! (Which also sadly ended in a loss) I do remember I had loads of CM the day AF was due but I can’t remember how many dpo it started!
Ha me too! A few more days and we’ll know for sure. Are you still planning to test on Sunday?

Rosyposy26 · 15/03/2024 19:48

mamataylor · 15/03/2024 19:27

7dpo today! I’ve had a tugging/pulling sensation on my right side all day & also a mild backache but could be nothing! I hate the TWW 😩 it’s honestly all I think about.

Hope everyone else is getting on ok!

That’s the same as me can’t remember if had this feeling before. Been checking my chart from December when I did fall. Unfortunately mc beginning of Feb. keep grabbing my boobs do they feel bigger sore etc 😂

mamataylor · 15/03/2024 19:27

7dpo today! I’ve had a tugging/pulling sensation on my right side all day & also a mild backache but could be nothing! I hate the TWW 😩 it’s honestly all I think about.

Hope everyone else is getting on ok!

Adamsapple89 · 15/03/2024 19:18

@UnicornPrincessSarah is there a reason you don’t OPK ? Just for clarity of ovulation I think that helps me

@Shortcake06 i actually got an even stronger one about 6pm that night. So we managed to DTD yesterday and will tonight as well but feeling like we’ve got lower chances this month. Fingers crossed you get your positive soon

Rosyposy26 · 15/03/2024 17:58

@Shortcake06 I have a million symptoms but don’t think even had implantation yet. so will hold off until Sunday to possibly test

Shortcake06 · 15/03/2024 17:46

Hello everyone! Hope you’ve all had a lovely week!
@UnicornPrincessSarah yes those are the ones I bought. I can’t say if they are the best or not but they don’t give you an upset tummy and my bloods were good!
@Adamsapple89 thats a strong opk! Did you manage to dtd?
@YorkshirePeridot @Rosyposy26 @Herewegoagain0 hope the two week wait isn’t too tortuous! Any symptoms?

I have had a boring week. No positive OPK but I think I am close to positive today. The exact same day as last month! I think I will get my positive tomorrow morning CD17.

CD1 entering 3rd month TTC (next fertile window 8th - 17th march)
jellyfish2 · 14/03/2024 22:06

2dpo for me!🤞

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UnicornPrincessSarah · 14/03/2024 21:47

Hi Ladies hope we all doing ok, another month with very little egg white ECWM had some random bits here and there from Monday to yesterday but was more just wet and slippery than egg white not sure if this is an age thing I'm 34 or an underlining condition I may need to be looked at,

Had possible ovulation pain on Tuesday the 12th and wed 13th Flo app had me down to ovulate on Tue 12th and pre mom had me down to ovulate today
DTD so far 5th, 8th,11th and Today, going to carry on with every 3 days and stop 3 days before I'm due as I don't do opk or BTT so cant fully confirm the ovulation date

Feeling carm no body weirdness yet and no tender boobs yet either but lets see what happens in these crazy 2 weeks, upping my fruit intake and going to try pineapple to see if myths work also been keeping socks on my feet more since period to as heard about cold feet and womb lol.

Still doing the home barre workouts as well wanted something less intense and stressful on the body

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Rosyposy26 · 14/03/2024 20:32

Im 6DPO holding off for weekend.

YorkshirePeridot · 14/03/2024 20:11

@Herewegoagain0 3dpo here so also in the tww! 🙋‍♀️

Herewegoagain0 · 14/03/2024 19:05

how is everyone? 1dpo here so have just entered the Tww! Anyone else? Xx

Adamsapple89 · 13/03/2024 11:12

Hi all, been super busy and had no fine for DTD this week but got this today so must be ovulating/tomorrow. Not even sure can DTD tonight bf working till 11pm

CD1 entering 3rd month TTC (next fertile window 8th - 17th march)
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UnicornPrincessSarah · 12/03/2024 22:54

@YorkshirePeridot Hahaha it's so funny that a lot of us are syncing up in fertile windows
Yeah I'm going to look at an iron supplement to see if it will help and make any difference.

@Shortcake06 Im predicted today by flow and Friday for pre mom have had some belly pains and back aches today and am also feeling a bit tired and have body aches like I have done a workout but haven't since Sunday lol (unless you count the 1 min in heaven pmsl) only thing that makes me not think I'm ovulating is I don't really have much egg white ecwm had some Sunday and yesterday and today just feel wet down there like wet myself lol

Yeah my husband finds he needs the 2 days in between to recover himself and get his energy and the swimmers back lol or the urge as he says lol

They didn't do my t4 on this blood test so I'm not too sure and had a look at that brand looks good is that the 14mg one you take?

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Rosyposy26 · 12/03/2024 21:31

I tested when I got home and it was almost nothing rated at 0.03 I’ve been for a steady 7 mile run did another test when back and nothing again 0.03 again but in wiping I had some brown discharge. I’ve passed along creamy white discharge on run also.

never had the brown discharge before and my period at beginning of the month was very light it was the first one after miscarriage.

confused.

Custardcreammachine · 12/03/2024 19:35

Thanks @YorkshirePeridot I'll maybe have a nosey to see if I can find any more. It's just nerve wracking thinking you could so easily miss that small window if you don't time it to perfection and work just gets in the way!!

YorkshirePeridot · 12/03/2024 19:23

@Custardcreammachine I've actually read that every second day allows for higher sperm quality but then again I don't know if the studies have actually been done or if it's just the standard advice 🤷‍♀️ Either way I don't believe that time of day affects conception chances so try not to stress about that x

Custardcreammachine · 12/03/2024 18:59

Hi everyone, hoping everything is going well for you all. Day 12 for me today and already ticked off dtd days 9 and 11. Due to work we're probably only going to manage dtd in evenings for the next few days. If I ovulate in the morning would that reduce our chances?.I know sperm can last up to 5 days but Ideally, if I could, I'd be trying twice a day to make sure there's always some fresh there waiting. Do we still have a chance if we only manage evenings for the next week? Is there any evidence to suggest daily is better than every second day? We've gone daily for the past few months without success and now wondering maybe it affects things by reducing quality/quantity? Sorry I'm rambling!!

YorkshirePeridot · 12/03/2024 18:24

@Rosyposy26 I'm no expert with opk strips as have never used them but I would keep testing. Another peak would definitely imply that the first attempt at ovulation didn't work and your body is having another go.

YorkshirePeridot · 12/03/2024 18:21

I assume it's been a bit quiet in here as everyone's keeping themselves busy in their fertile windows? 😆

Sorry to hear your gp wasn't very useful @UnicornPrincessSarah, sounds like an iron supplement could be a sensible idea.

I'm now 1dpo and headed into my tww. Have been spotting like mad for the last 24 hours which I'm trying not to worry about. It's certainly lighter flow than a period but very red in colour! I have been reading all about ovulation spotting so hoping that explains it.

Rosyposy26 · 12/03/2024 09:08

Shortcake06 · 12/03/2024 08:57

@Rosyposy26 im not an expert but could it be that you didn’t ovulate on day8 and now your body is gearing up? Is day 8 normal for you?
I’ve had a cycle where I thought I ovulated earlier and then I got a peak at my usual time. However my body was a bit erratic after my miscarriage!

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See I wonder if that is the case my period after mc was so light it wasn’t even anything but I had a much better peak in Feb than this one but was a bit erratic with testing this month. I had lots of EWCM around about the 8th and going on last month I’ve attached last months test so you can see. It’s all a minefield and confusing. 🫤

CD1 entering 3rd month TTC (next fertile window 8th - 17th march)
Shortcake06 · 12/03/2024 08:57

@Rosyposy26 im not an expert but could it be that you didn’t ovulate on day8 and now your body is gearing up? Is day 8 normal for you?
I’ve had a cycle where I thought I ovulated earlier and then I got a peak at my usual time. However my body was a bit erratic after my miscarriage!

Shortcake06 · 12/03/2024 08:55

@UnicornPrincessSarah oh cycle buddy!! Will see when we both ovulate, I was day 16 or 17 last month!
Every 3 days sounds more manageable. It’s hard when we are both working and have an energetic young child 🥴
Did your GP say if your free T4 was normal?
I take a small iron supplement daily that I bought from Amazon and on my last bloods my hb and iron studies were perfect. It’s called Lindens iron.
its a small dose of what the GP would prescribe for iron deficiency. If it helps I have been anaemic on and off my entire life and was found to be anaemic and when I fell pregnant with my first child.

Rosyposy26 · 12/03/2024 08:49

Morning ladies slightly confused when going to toilet I passed quite a bit of CM clear watery and stringy. I tested my LH levels and it appears to be on the rise. But I have already ovulated.. according to Premom and the tests I’ve already done.

I did a hcg test and negative

CD1 entering 3rd month TTC (next fertile window 8th - 17th march)
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UnicornPrincessSarah · 11/03/2024 22:55

@Shortcake06 Hi, hope you had a nice weekend, im also cd12 today supposed to be my fertile date flo predicts ovulation tomorrow and pre-mom predicts Friday so we will see, we have DTD every 3 days from when my period ended but Im hoping to change that to every 2 days for the fertile week, then back to every 3 days and stop 3 days before period is due as I don't do opk or btt

Not much else to update my end went to docs today but she was useless and no help my thyroid has gone from 1.55 to 3.28 still apparently a normal range so they are not worried but read should be under 2.5 for trying for baby and my ferritin is 40 normal is 30 to 400 so going to look into iron supplement as have a lot of food that contains iron but not rising enough really says should be 50 for ttc, its annoying as what they class as normal may not be normal for some people I'm always drained and no energy and feeling emotional. but according to gp everything is ok and I'm just making myself stressed for reading too much online and worrying.

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