TTC June 2024 ✨♥️

@Nataliebella ah ok, if you’re 10dpo/12dpo then you should be able to test soon. It is entirely possible to ovulate a bit later in your cycle. The first part of your cycle (1st day of period until ovulation) can fluctuate a little bit, but the second part (ovulation until period starts) tends to be fixed for each individual. Obviously there can be some hormonal imbalances at play.

from what you have said it might just be a slight variation from cycle to cycle, sometimes boobs hurt and sometimes they don’t! It’s always stressful first few cycles because you look into every little twinge in your body, but the further you go on you won’t stress so much. Hopefully you won’t be waiting much longer tho 💖

@CoolSummer89first of all fingers crossed for you an thanks for the reply ❤️

I believe I'm 12 but could be 10 because of the ovulation date it was darker later than I added to my calendar. Haven't had spotting yet but got a sore tummy left sided lower abdomen and I know my uterus is on the left from a smear I had before. An yeah sorry I wasn't very clear im new to the ttc journey an have so many thoughts in my mind. Last 2 cycles my boobs hurt throughout. But this time they didn't hurt till a week later maybe I ovulated late. Haven't baby danced for a week tho because I just didn't feel like it as we did it about 6 days in a row before an on ovulating sorry for tmi. But just curious this time it feels different. Sorry I'm all over the place I've been very emotional an struggling with over thinking. Hope some of it made sense 🤣

Baby dust to you all ❤️

Yeah I think it’s definitely made me ignore every twinge and cramp, to the point where if I do feel it I think I’m out.

Nope I haven’t tested. I’ve lost all confidence in it so genuinely don’t think I’ll test for a few days.

I think that’s a good idea - just focus on the wedding, enjoy every moment and then continue thinking about BFP’s after 😊. You don’t want to look back on your wedding and think your mind was elsewhere.

my previous post - you can tell I was typing quickly mid busy day due to the wrong wordings, hope you grasped what I meant 🤣.

I’m home alone, going through every emotion in missing DD, pissed off about not conceiving, then feeling positive about figuring out a plan, then pouring another wine 😂. All the feels over here right now

@CoolSummer89 thank you ❤️ really needed to hear those words m.

what great timing from your mum 😂 it’s a bit mad isn’t it! It’s mentally draining and likely does more harm than good emotionally. Before my first cycle I thought I was going to be soooo chill and not even take tests, just wait and see if my period comes or now…now I’m sticking my OPKs in a notebook and buying digital 😂 🥲 what’s a girl without an obsession anyway 💅

Good about the symptoms! Also stops you obsessing over symptom spotting which is only a good thing!

did you give in and test? 😰 I did an LH test and it’s gone down now to .39 so looks like it’s going as it should. I’m trying to keep an eye on CM but not really sure what it’s like before a BFP vs AF so bit of a fools errand 🥲

i think I’ll hold off on the test to enjoy the day! Probably enjoy myself knowing that it’s a possibility and I just think 8dpo is too early for me!

hopefully you’ve implanted or just about to 🤞🤞

@GreenPickle ah sorry to read that you feel your body has betrayed you. Our bodies do a type of quality control in early pregnancy, and if something is not quite right with the embryo it will make sure we don't put any more effort and energy into it. So as much as it hurts and causes anxiety, it is really doing the best for us in the long run. Hope you have the best wedding day, enjoy every minute of it!

There's a lot of chat here about how long it took people's mums to conceive. I am the result of a one night stand my mum had aged 30. I'm like HOW!? Here I am peeing on sticks and taking my temp every morning.

@KittyFantastica This all sounds so frustrating for you, I am so sorry! Really hope there is something can be done to balance your hormones soon.

@Nataliebella welcome! How many dpo are you? Are you wondering if they are early pregnancy signs? Implantation generally happens 6-10 days past ovulation, any signs before then are more likely to be caused by variations in cycles.

My update
I am 9dpo today, had a big BBT drop this morning which has sent me on a Google spiral. Also had a dull ache in my pelvic region in the left hand side. I think I actually had this before in a previous cycle (where I wasn't pregnant) but obviously I am reading into it too much! Anyway will know soon anyway as AF is due on Monday, will just lose my mind in the mean time!

Cycle 5 day 1 of TTC today. Praying to conceive this month and find out early July. Wishing everyone the best of luck

Nope, I just thought it was another month not getting anywhere with conceiving 😂. I started bbt at ovulation but thought I was out with my graph. But I didn’t have any symptoms at all either until around 8 weeks!

I haven’t tested today as I’ve just realised my Femometer strips are only 25MIU so pretty pointless 😂. I’d seen people are they weren’t sensitive at all but didn’t think much of it, until I looked at the sensitivity last night I thought there’s literally no point even bothering with these 😅.

Yeah I’ve heard the boots ones are good too! I never used them with a BFP, but seen quite a lot of easy lines on them on mumsnet!

You never know! Did you write any of your symptoms down last pregnancy? Tbh, all I remember last month was that I felt like I was going to get my period so my symptoms didn’t actually tell me much 😂

I love that for you! yess have a glass of wine and a takeaway and put a good romcom on… or love island 😂 try not to get in your head too much about it. I found that playing games on my phone or reading a book took me out of my head completely as I have to think above something else!

instagram didn’t help with a million pregnancy announcements either 😂

eeeek, I feel like last month I implanted 8dpo so I might just not do one and one 11/12dpo… if I can wait that long 😂 I have zero strip tests left after using 20 last month testing randomly. I did get the Asda ones before but the plastic screen is annoying. I did hear boots do good ones though!

Thanks! I’ve been on the pill since I was 15 so doesn’t help that I really don’t know what my “normal” looks like. Guess I’ll just see what the next few months bring.

good luck for your drs app xx

Sorry if I've hijacked anybodies post im trying to get used to using this site..

So last 2 times I ovulated my boobs hurt loads when it happend I have one with positive test an one before that was by cm but this time I took concieve plus and I had 3 days with high tests and then but my boobs didn't hurt I got turned on easily this time tho. But now a week later my boobs are killing me my period should be due 10th. I've also had tummy pains on an off like pms last day pregnancy test say negative but the ovulation test came up darker one test an lighter with in 20 min I've had really bad heartburn waking me up kind of bad and still fairly wet down there just curious as it might be too soon to test.

The tests was darker but dried out now.

4 months ago. First cycle after was 2 months, then 30 days, now 23 days. It was not like that before I started. My apt is next week.

Haha my mum said the same, no mention of checking fertile period but got pregnant quickly and easily 🙄.

I think I’m 7dpo, could be wrong, who knows 😂. My BBT chart has slightly gone up again, just above the cover line. But I’m convinced it’s not my month again.

Feeling a bit very stressed out by it all and other things, DH is away with work so mum if having DD so I can have a night to myself, and probably some wine.

Yeahhh just do a strip on at 8DPO? If not then just enjoy your special day and hopefully by the time you test again it will be your BFP 🥰

More uncertainty for me at the moment. I have an appointment for a blood test on Monday to try and get an idea of what's going on with my hormones as I've had irregular cycles since my MMC in March. I was always clockwork before and it doesn't seem to be resolving.

I had a false surge on CD9 on cheapies and 'high' readings on my CB monitor. No BBT rise, temps stayed baseline. Kept testing and I've had 'High' every day since but no rise in BBT or positive on strips. I know this is normal, I've had high readings for days before on previous cycles before a peak.

I ran out of sticks for my CB advanced tracker so ordered more. They come with a new wand, so I went through the motions of starting a new cycle on the new wand as well as the old wand. It has been 3 days of tests on them now and the old wand has given me flashing smileys for two days, while the new wand remains blank circle. Some consistency at this point would be great. I conceived with the old wand and the CB monitor previously, so I trust them. My last cycle was only 18 days, so I'm really hoping I'm not having another anovulatory one. FF thinks I've ovulated already but my temps over the last three days have been crazy, so I doubt it.

I never expected to be driven down mad by all this!

AF arrived today. Suffering from killer cramps (have not missed these!) and feeling a little disappointed but trying to reframe it in my mind - I’ll be able to properly track this cycle (which I guess is technically my first cycle since removing the implant) and fx we will see a bfp soon.

My mum said it took her 3 months and that was without knowing when her fertile window is… how hard can it be 😰 (quite hard actually!)

how is your chart looking today? Are you 7dpo?

Currently on CD37 😂 it’s a bit mad as my periods have always been regular between 30-32 days but oh well!

leaning towards not taking a test on the morning of the wedding as I’ll be 8dpo and it will more than likely say negative and not sure how I’ll feel about it 😰 I think it’s just seeing the words ‘not pregnant’ that do me in!

sending us all the positive vibes this week!

When did you stop the pill? I’ve been off for 2 months now and my cycles are all over the place. got a positive OPK last month but then no temp surge and then AF lasted 1 day?! It’s very confusing I might try speaking to the doctors too.

I haven’t but could you let us know how you find it? 6 days until I head into my fertile window I think (still waiting for my cycles to settle after coming off the pill in April). Feels like forever I’m so impatient!

Morning everyone, how is everyone doing?

I’m about to head into my fertile period and this month I am trying the Fertilily Cup, I tested it last night and had a slight panic when I struggled to get it out 😅

has anyone else tried this? I’ve seen some really good reviews.

xx

Can I join in? Just got AF on CD 23, which is way too early. I've got a meeting with my GP to talk about irregular cycles after stopping the pill. I'm hoping I can get some help for my short luteal phase.

So sorry to hear about your mc 😔. Hope you catch on again soon x

Haha I always think this, how did people manage to even get pregnant before OPK’s and all this testing 😂.

Yeah I believe (could be wrong) that your temp drops right before AF. Some people get dips but others don’t, again just something else you have to figure out how your own body works 🙄.

Eeeek yesss the wedding!!! You never know it could show! Yeah would have thought by 12dpo it would hopefully be trustworthy. But at least you’ll have amazing distractions

Looks like a few of us had a CP in April/may! Hopefully in a few months we can all come back to this thread with our + tests! ❤️ I found it incredibly hard to TTC again straight away because it was so demotivating starting from the beginning after knowing I was pregnant 😓

Ahh we are in the same boat ❤️ CP last cycle was month #1 and has enormously messed up this cycle 😫

I only ever stated tracking LH with strips last month so I don’t have any patterns that I’ve noticed but really interesting seeing and hearing other people’s experiences! I think bbt would stress me out but I’ll probably take it up if I’m not successful in the next few cycles!

I would take the premom’s numbers with a pinch of salt!

The lighting massively affects it! I’ve also noticed that if you try to take a picture in different lighting, it will come up with the same number but if you force close the app and do it again… the number changes 😂 I do sometimes change my ratios by looking at previous ones too but I find it very helpful visualising it all!

Me too! It’s a good sign we were able to get pregnant. But doesn’t make it any easier. Feel like my body has betrayed me a little bit 😫

i feel you! I’m only cycle 2 so can’t really complain (yet) but it is very very consuming! Even the LH strips have become an obsession. Back in the day none of this was available and people managed (I won’t stop doing it though😂).

ahh I see! But if you are pregnant, it stays high?

yess, 5dpo today! I may take a preggy test when I’m 8/9dpo before my wedding just to make sure 👀 but I think that is too early 😂 deffo taking one 12dpo though! We are going away so if it’s negative I can chuck it away in a faraway place and pretend it never happened!