January TTC Support Group 💚

Congratulations @Lemonolive09
paracetamol is absolutely fine to take and it’s more important to keep any fever controlled, so regular 6hrly paracetamol would be more recommended than being unwell.
and plenty of fluids

Happy new year!
Fingers crossed for you @MyGardenDaisies

I had a faint line on boxing day and a stronger line on 28th, which was cycle day 29 of 31 for me. I've not posted in the group because I've been so ill with this flu like thing since Saturday including a high fever which has made me feel sick with worry about the pregnancy being affected, by either the fever or the paracetamol. I messaged the GP surgery but obviously they didn't reply, only time will tell I suppose! I could test again but need to buy a test and haven't been able to get out of bed.

I'll ask for an early scan about 7.5 weeks if I make it that far I think. Isn't the anxiety just horrible 😭

@Kateb149 thank you that's helpful and reassuring! I don't really get pain.. maybe will just take this as the window for the next 5/6 days to try and be on the safe side and not miss it. We were going for DTD every other day so hopefully will be covered anyway if do that for the next week!

Sorry to hear about your negative but as you say there is still time 🤞hope the next few days are a good distraction for you

Or the relaxedness has done it’s thing and lowered cortisol and stress hormones 🤞🏻 for you

I’m ignoring the numbers on premom app like I said and going by the fact my tests yesterday were nearly as dark as the control line and assuming that I am ovulating today. I’ve had all the right bodily signs ovulation is happening too. I’m CD12 but I have a 24-26 day cycle so that would make sense.

I think my only concern for this month is amount of alcohol we’ve both consumed over the festive period 🙈 we might have been a bit too relaxed in our efforts to not think about TTC too much after the CP!

@KittyFantastica i did lol, but we have this nasty cold that’s going around the house so not danced as much as I would have liked.

Happy new year x

Joining you all please as I'm 7dpo today and going crazy trying not to test! I had to run to the toilet to wee this morning as soon as I woke up so I would stop myself doing a test as suspect anything other than a FMU would be a waste of a test. Please help me stay strong ladies, hoping to make it to 10dpo prior to testing!

TTC my 3rd so you would think I would be chill about this having done it before but absolutely not haah!

Fingers crossed for all you lovely ladies for your BFP's!xxx

Sorry to hear you got a BFN this morning too 😕 hopefully it’s just too early for both of us 🤞

Enjoy the party and hope that keeps your mind off things for a little while x

Sorry to hear about the negative test @Kateb149. I'm in exactly the same boat, decided to test as we're off to a party, and it was BFN. Also my most promising symptom (tender boobs) has eased off so I'm not feeling too hopeful now. But as you say it's too early to know for sure 🤞

Happy New Year everyone ☺️ wishing us all lots of luck in 2025!

@Sunshine924 I usually get fertile cm a couple of days before I get my peak on an LH test, so 2-3 days before I ovulate. I think that’s fairly common so you might ovulate around CD11-12 which isn’t unheard of! But only you know your own cycles and everyone is different. Do you get ovulation pain at all?

I’m 9DPO today and gave in and tested as we go away for four days today. It was only a premom test but it was negative - I’m not overly surprised but a bit disappointed. I know I still have time to get a BFP though 🤞

Happy New Year to you all 🥳
I'm very confused by when my fertile window is... I'm only on cd9 but started having the fertile cm... Does that mean I'm about to ovulate? It seems too early (I have 28-30 day cycles...) don't want to miss the window!
Maybe I should have done OPKs after all!

Happy New Year everyone!
Sending positivity and baby dust to you all
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@CoolSummer89 thank you for your kind reassurance. Hope you have a lovely and chilled afternoon

I’m 5DPO today, I’m the same as you, first month TTC but wanted for a very long time.

We have been together 15yrs 🙈. I’m refusing to test until AF doesn’t arrive. I’ve put my test date as 11/01. It’s the weekend after AF is due to end.

Oh that’s a good idea about closing the app!

I’m all for the self care, enjoy! The month I got pregnant I had 3 massages 😂 can’t fit that in with a baby though.

You’ll have to let us know how you get on 🤞 oh my god why hadn’t I thought of that 😂 enjoy your massage and hope you’re holding up okay! X

@MrsH26 I know it's frustrating, but it is still early from when you had a bleed so as your cycle is still adjusting post-coil it's hard to pin down when a peak would be. I would just test once a day, ideally with your second pee of the day or before you go to bed just to monitor levels. And then hopefully you will either be successful this cycle anyway, or a definitive AF will arrive and then you can be able to track a bit easier next time.

@Kateb149 yes it is only a couple of bpm higher, so nothing major to get excited about. Ugh sending all the love your way 8-10dpo is the woOoOoOrst.

@Cinnamonbunn I've never bothered with early tests, just relied on the cheapies. Although people on here have had early positives with the easy@ home strips. I think the most sensitive are FRER.

@SarahB88 yea premom can go a bit skew whiff. I don't use it anymore, but the hack that others had would be to completely close the app (as in make sure it's not still running behind the scenes) and then take a photo of the strip again in good lighting. If you just take the photo again apparently it remembers it's first score.

Right, I am off to a head, neck and shoulders massage that I made my husband book for me during my last TWW meltdown, saying that I would feel bad at 8/9dpo. 😈

Does anyone else find that the numbers generated by the premom app don’t always make sense? My lines yesterday and today are almost as dark as the control yet premom is giving me a figure of 0.25 so I’m just ignoring the numbers and going by how dark the lines are.

Thinking of buying a test for the weekend. What tests would everyone recommend to use at 9dpo? That’s when I had a positive last time but can’t remember which brand I used.

@CoolSummer89
im testing 3 times a day at the moment 🤦🏻‍♀️ the numbers are just getting lower and lower! I keep telling myself I’ve got to be patient! I haven’t even had a proper AF since coil removal yet.
I work shifts so BBT isn’t a realistic option for me to track

@MrsH26 Hmm might be worth still testing with OPKs each day just to track. I guess potentially you could have had a peak between 23rd to 26th but it's hard to know for certain. All hormones fluctuate a little bit so having a reading of 0.3 doesn't necessarily mean that you have missed a peak, as that's still very low.

Oooh that could be a positive sign 🤞 it must be so hard not to read into it! I’m guessing it’s a bit higher than normal?

I’m 8DPO today too… I have all the usual symptoms that I normally get this time of the month so I think i’m out. I’m not going to test until at least Thursday if I can stay strong 😅 AF due Sunday.

I’ve no sodding idea tbh, I’ve had 3 bleeds since end of November! With coil out beg Dec.
CD10 from last bleed which lined up with potential coil cycle (had spotting whilst it was in situ monthly). Or CD19 (or 4/5DPO) from withdrawal bleed post coil removal

i know it’s very early to be guessing and im being impatient!

Are you only CD10 today. Or do you think you might be later on in your cycle?