TTC July 24!

@Moomoo20 ohh fingers crossed it's implantation... Would this line up with your cycle?

Oh no seems like quite the journey, Shame you had to go through that. My little one is 4 this year so I feel way behind lol. When I put him to bed tonight I had the worst stabbing pain in my left side it was so strange. If it wasn't implantation then I'm worried at what it could be as it was proper stabbing pain that lasted like 2 mins.

@Moomoo20 oh no, that feels like a cruel joke 😔
I'm prob not going to be able to symptom spot because since I stopped bf my first I've had a return of Hyperemesis symptoms with my period 😭 so 48 hours before my period starts I'll get light spotting and nausea, 24 hours before I start vomiting and the period shows up. First couple months it happened I thought I was pregnant when I wasn't ready to be 😅
My first is 2 now and I would have liked to have started trying a few months ago but it took ages to get an appointment to get my coil removed and then it was missing and then surgery so... Been a long road to get here!

How old is your first?

I've always had a pretty normal period no spotting before etc, but ever since we've been ttc for the last 7 months, I have spotting which can come 4 days or so before my period starts. It's like my body is tricking me into thinking it's an implantation bleed and I get all excited then AF comes full force 🥲

@Moomoo20 I remember getting crampy and convinced my period was going to show up when I conceived my first so fingers crossed it's your body doing the thing!

Well they say sperm can live in us for up to 5 days so fingers crossed for you. I'm 9 dpo, period due Thursday and I've had a bit cramping today, think I have the start of period belly 😡.

I lied, we dtd cd 13 😂 .. been a loong week!

Safe to say cd15 was deffo a peak, we dtd cd14, I didn't test later on cd14 as I forgot 😂 but I've had ovulation pains last night and this morning so fingers crossed that was enough 😂

I need to remember this come my tww this cycle. I started testing from 7dpo last month. Not helpful at all and definitely just drained me. Saving the tests for when premom advises to test which I think is 1 day before AF is due. May even hold out an extra day. Good ideas to keep you distracted!

I just saw the test you posted yesterday which wasn't a peak but today's one definitely is, which means your opks will probably be dark for the next day or 2. Then they start to lighten up again. It can take 1-2 days to ovulate after your first peak so best bet is to dtd the next 2 days if you can.
This month I tested an opk in the morning and it was a negative, then got a positive in the evening so I was glad I tested twice that day 😅

As you get closer to the peak opk lines get darker? Oh the other side of the peak do they get lighter and lighter again?
Im wondering as I've obvs had that bear positive opk this afternoon but this evening in having what feels like ovulation pains.
It's not a bad thing as we're going to have the chance to dtd again for a few days so if I am ovulating today it puts me at better odds?

@Moomoo20
Guess I tested at the right time 😅 let's pray yesterday was enough and hopefully I get ovulation pains sooner than later 😅😂😂
Gosh that's a lot of pressure for the next 6m... I feel you though. I wanted to be done with kids by 35.... Im 34 and 3months 😅

Husband is giving us until the end of the year to fall pregnant and he said that's it! He will be 40 next year and says the end of this year is our cut off (which tbf I kinda agree with. We have ttc 7 months and I'm feeling the pressure now arghhhh!!!

I would say this is definitely a positive, you will most likely ovulate in the next 24-48 hours if this is your first positive

P.s click the pic to view. I cropped to make it easier to load into premom 😂

So, did another opk today just to compare to yesterday's and I was really surprised by this!
Is this considered positive/peak? I've never actually seen one IRL as my previous was the darkest line I'd ever gotten.
Anyway, it's clearly darker than yesterday so even it's it's not positive it would indicate my ovulation is imminent/just passed?
I'm cd15, I had ewcm cd 12/13/14
We dtd cd14 so I'm hoping that's enough this month cause we have family visiting and definitely won't get the chance today or tomorrow 😭

As a PS to the above: I know some test early to kind of come to terms with them not being pregnant sooner rather than later - after the anticipation of waiting for their period. I guess it comes down to knowing what’s best for us personally.

Hi ladies. Been reading a lot about fertility and the menstrual cycle recently and I’m determined to not test until I miss a period by a couple of days this time round. Well, I will really, really try anyway! I need to remember that there’s not much point in symptom spotting in the luteal phase of my cycle post ovulation as the increase in progesterone (obviously “pro gestation”) makes our body think it’s pregnant so the symptoms are the same or very similar, regardless of whether I’m pregnant or not. I drove myself potty with my first pregnancy after having a very early positive test. It was the longest wait until missing my period and I was convinced it was going to arrive. That stress was definitely not conducive to a sticky embryo! Just wanted to share in case anyone else finds the whole symptom spotting and early testing really anxiety inducing. I am however going to do the things I enjoy that might help a pregnancy stick: relaxation, cooking and eating delicious but still healthy food, gentle exercise, reading…

@SkaterChick thats good it’s healed. That makes sense though keeping an eye on it when you get pregnant.

@Blue2020 so the hole in my womb has healed but there is a small star like scar at the back so when we do get pregnant I have to make sure my midwife and consultant know as that can put me at A "higher risk" for c sec apparently...
I needed keyhole surgery to remove it, had 3 incisions and needed to wait 2 cycles before ttc
Apparently I should have been informed that breastfeeding means it's more likely to happen when they put it in but they didn't 🙄

I’ve just had a bit of blood tinged discharge. Don’t know what to think. I’m ~7 DPO. Quietly optimistic.

@SkaterChick oh wow. Will your womb just heal itself because it’s minor or did you need surgery to fix it?

Well hopefully you will get good news soon. I guess DTD every 2-3 days? I know it’s easier said than done. We have just started ttc number 2 and we are not doing it nearly as much as we need to. I use lh and then bbt to confirm it happened. Even with all that we only managed to dtd once just before ovulation this time.

@moosey89 oh I’m sorry for your loss. Are you going to pause while you wait for the blood test? Is there any research on it, odds if it is genetic? Maybe researching it might help give you more knowledge in the meantime (or not it could do the opposite too).

Hi Moosey. I’m so sorry to hear about your loss and the news you’ve received.