January TTC Support Group 💚

App shows my fertile window started yesterday, getting a faint line on an ok today after nothing yesterday. My work do tomorrow so we'll both likely be drunk! Will test for peak before we go, may have to squeeze in a quickie 🤣

Same age as me! Even more reassuring to hear haha

Should have mentioned I was 35 when I conceived so certainly not young in fertility terms!

Honestly the nicest thing to hear, thank you :)

For those of you just coming off your pill have hope! My mum conceived me immediately after stopping the pill at 34, she’d been on it for years and years. I stopped my pill and had a really horrible cycle after that which we don’t count as there’s no way I would have got pregnant with whatever my hormones were doing! It then settled down and we were lucky on the second cycle so it may not take you too long 🤞

@EEB1989 Oh nice to see someone with a similar background also on this journey! Good luck and crossing fingers for both of us!

I’m treating this month like it’s the first I can conceive (which I guess technically it is) but I am conscious of the fact that my prediction days for ovulation could be slightly skewered if I only came off the pill two weeks ago. Either way if AF does come this cycle hopefully that will give me more of an idea of when I can start to expect now I’m off BC.

Thank you.
I’m no good at being patient! I’ll guess i’ll have to learn quickly!

🤞🏻 for you too

Hi all!

Can I join too please?!
I have a 16 month old and about to start trying for #2. Found my first thread two years ago with #1 so helpful.
I’ve only had two periods since giving birth and cycles have been 36 plus days long, so not holding much hope as my luteal phase has also been less than nine days each time. Natural cycles is saying I will be ovulating this weekend, but it might be much later. it will be our first cycle trying 🤞🏻. Trying to be more relaxed this time around but the OPKs have already come out 🙈 .

Let us know how you get on ☺️ once AF had arrived at least you know where you are in your cycle and can track things a bit better!

I have everything crossed it happens quickly for you 🤞

Hi, I’d like to join this thread.

@Marvelftw I’m also 35, I was on the pill for 17ish years, been off it around 2/3 years - using alternative contraception until now. We’ve decided this is the month we will try!

I’ll be O around 22/23rd, I track using the Clue app and it’s quite accurate for me. I’ve tested my LH in previous months and it’s been correct.

Patiently awaiting O week…

Joining here as I came off the pill about 2 weeks ago in preparation to start TTC for my first with my partner. Have been on the pill pretty much since I was 18 (bad cramps!) so excited but also a bit nervous to be beginning this journey. Recently turned 35. It is my ovulation week so we are trying but also not wanting to put too much pressure on ourselves at this stage so I’m just tracking using an app currently.

Hi hi 👋!! Thanks!! Good to know and let's keep company :)

Oh wow that's not textbook at all, to get bfp five days after AF late!! I would be very confused by it! 😅

@Aprilsunnyday I'm also 42, so you're not alone!

I didn't get my BFP with DS until I was 5 days late, any early tests came back negative despite me ovulating before day 11 of my cycle!

Well nothing’s happened so far, so I’m guessing it will be end of the month as I first thought!

Can’t quite believe I’m hoping to start all over again! Obviously it’d be amazing for everything to get back on track sooner rather than later, I’ve not got time to lose being older 😕

Hi,

Would like to jump on this thread please! 😊

I thought I experienced so many symptoms while in tww earlier... But/and was stark white so here we are!! 😂

Expecting af to arrive any time soon, actually looking forward to not thinking too much about ttc in the coming days until when needed.
Ttc for no.2 at 42...left it late didn't we! 😅
Hoping for a rainbow baby 🌈 soon.
Good luck everyone! 🍀

Thank you @Kateb149! Yes I’m hoping they’ve settled down a bit, they’ve been all over the place since baby no 1! 🩷

Hopefully we can keep our minds busy (until January at least 🫣)

Hi guys!! Wondering if I could join? I'm potentially 9/10dpo today, this month marks 1year of TTC baby #1 🩷

Hi @Lou98x and @Matildahoney ☺️ the more the merrier!

Sorry AF arrived for you @Lou98x but at least your cycles seem to be a better length now 🤞 I agree it’ll be nice to enjoy the festive period and hopefully it will take our minds off the TTC stresses 😅 x

Can I join please?
Just started to TTC #2. I'm in my fertile window now, ovulation tests have only come today so I've not done any yet. I know when we TTC #1 I'd ovulated by day 11 of a 31 day cycle so testing will be in Jan.

Posted this in the December thread by mistake but anyway!

Joining you over here as AF arrived this morning. Will be TTC over Christmas so just going to try and enjoy the festive season as best as I can! 🎄

Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 this is our month @MyGardenDaisies !

That’s a really nice idea, hopefully the wive’s tale works and your DS will be a big brother soon ❤️

Sorry to hear TTC has got you down. Honestly I think it’s so normal to feel like that sometimes, so don’t be hard on yourself. I definitely go through ups and downs with it, but it’s understandable to feel sad when it doesn’t happen and it is happening for people around you. Give yourself time to feel sad and look after yourself x

Hi all! Hope I'm okay to jump on the train. I'm out for December, AF arriving today/tomorrow (spotting already and lovely (depressing 😅) stark negatives on all tests I've done). On the plus side I'm due to ovulate in the first week of Jan so we can have fun over NY 😂😂

I read about this recently and I'm tempted - might dig out one of DS's old blankets and wrap it, along with the Big Brother sweatshirt that I'm really hoping he'll get to wear one day.

I don't know what's up with me at the moment but I'm an absolute state - I've been mostly coping okay with trying and failing to conceive, but last AF's arrival just floored me and I've been a weepy mess for days and feeling utterly shit. I have a meet up this weekend where everyone other than me has had a second child in the past year (and at least one is pregnant again with a third!) and I'm secretly hoping for some medical emergency to befall me between now and then so I have a legitimate excuse not to have to go.