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TTC in 2025!

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EmCha · 30/12/2024 01:22

Hi everyone, thought I’d make my first thread here to see if there’s anyone else planning to conceive in 2025? 🥰 I’m feeling so excited but also a little nervous as I have a cyst on my ovary. It doesn’t cause me any pain or symptoms but it’s being referred to as a suspected endometrioma so that causes me some anxiety! The gynaecologist told me I won’t know if it affects fertility until I try and he isn’t too worried. However that doesn’t stop my nerves! I really hope 2025 will be the year, I feel so ready to be a mum now. 🥹

My fiancé and I are planning to start TTC in April! Just started on my folic acid/vitamin d tablets and it’s starting to feel very real! Eek 🥰❤️ Anyone else in a similar position? I’d love to know any tips on how to best prepare my body in advance and any tips for my other half too!

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Furbsies · 29/07/2025 21:05

@SureLook
Yes.i had hoped this would be different post baby but it isn't. Oh well. I just gotta make a plan for next cycle now

SureLook · 29/07/2025 20:59

@Furbsies I think anything 10 days or less is considered a short LP.

Furbsies · 29/07/2025 20:43

It was 10 days long. I'm defo on my period... :(

SureLook · 29/07/2025 19:50

@EmCha sounds like a great plan. They say you should catch if you DTD every other day 🤞🏻

@Furbsies sorry to hear ❤️ same question as above.

Wishingforfour · 29/07/2025 19:47

Ah I'm sorry AF came @Furbsies. How long was your leutal phase?

Furbsies · 29/07/2025 12:54

Cd1 for me. Just knew my body. The cramps were period like. Very much leading me to believe it's luteal phase defect 😭

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EmCha · 28/07/2025 21:15

Hi everyone, nice to have some new people in the thread! 👋

I’m CD12 and we are DTD every other day for the next week. Started on CD10. I’m not testing religiously this month, my body gives me enough signs that I’m ovulating so I’m going to try and not obsess over it this month and see if we have more luck. I’ve definitely been enjoying myself more this month by eating more of the foods I actually want and not said no to the occasional alcoholic drink last week. Feeling more positive this month.

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SureLook · 28/07/2025 14:04

@Furbsies it's so hard to know really. I think during TTC our minds play tricks on us!

Furbsies · 28/07/2025 12:04

@SureLook @Wishingforfour it could be. I wouldn't know I've had 0 symptoms whatsoever since then

Also wonder if it's normal cramping because with my son the implantation twinges were very different

Wishingforfour · 28/07/2025 11:31

@Furbsies could definitely be implantation cramping at 9dpo! Hopefully it is.

I'm 1dpo today I think so the long two week wait begins!

SureLook · 28/07/2025 10:00

@Furbsies hopefully it's implantation cramping 🤞🏻

Furbsies · 27/07/2025 11:22

@SureLook
That is funny.

Tested this morning at 9dpo and it's a negative. I'm not upset about it but upset about the slight period like cramping I've started feeling

SureLook · 26/07/2025 21:59

@Furbsies interesting. I crave McDonald's when I'm pregnant. I craved it a few days before my BFP. I should have known then 😂

Furbsies · 26/07/2025 21:43

@SureLook
Just a gut feeling although came back from work super tired and had a nap, woke up from it and said to husband I want sushi with soya sauce.... My husband just turned around and goes "are you pregnant"

I've never in my life liked sushi. Such a bizarre and random craving. Lol so who knows

SureLook · 26/07/2025 20:55

@Furbsies that is so unbelievably frustrating. You must have been so annoyed!
What makes you think you're out? Just a gut feeling?

Furbsies · 26/07/2025 17:22

SureLook · 25/07/2025 22:53

@Popping13 oh, wow. That is low. You must have been floored! Good idea with the GP, see what they say. I suppose it's a good idea to be as healthy as possible going into a pregnancy.

@Furbsies hello and welcome! Sorry to hear of your losses. Just finished my period and I'll be tracking OV with LH strips. I have a two and a half year old DD already and I've had two losses in a row since January. We're gonna try again and see how it goes. I've an appointment in the recurrent miscarriage clinic but it's not until March 2026 🫠 so we're going to look into private options.
When will you test? When is AF due?

Hello. My son is 20 month old now. The appointments take absolutely ages to come. It's so annoying. For us, we spent 4 months going back and forth only to be told that we'd done bloods 4 times but the correct ones have not been requested.. When we did ivf.

I'm 8dpo.so tempted to test but I know I've missed the fmu so wondering if I should test tomorrow but I have a feeling I'm out this cycle. Lets see I think I'll defo test on 10dpo AF is due 3rd August

SureLook · 25/07/2025 22:53

@Popping13 oh, wow. That is low. You must have been floored! Good idea with the GP, see what they say. I suppose it's a good idea to be as healthy as possible going into a pregnancy.

@Furbsies hello and welcome! Sorry to hear of your losses. Just finished my period and I'll be tracking OV with LH strips. I have a two and a half year old DD already and I've had two losses in a row since January. We're gonna try again and see how it goes. I've an appointment in the recurrent miscarriage clinic but it's not until March 2026 🫠 so we're going to look into private options.
When will you test? When is AF due?

Furbsies · 25/07/2025 22:21

Hi all. Just joining ttc no 2. This is first cycle. I'm 7dpo currently and got the itch.

After 3 losses we finally had our first after 2 rounds of ivf.
Atm I don't have much in the name of money after that so we are TTC with ovulation tracking for now.

How is everyone.

Popping13 · 25/07/2025 20:44

@SureLook yes, I think so - last pregnancy my iron was about 4 or 5, so very very low and was only picked up in 3rd trimester and I was absolutely exhausted. This time I think if I know in advance then it’s best to try and get the levels up beforehand. Seeing GP next Friday to discuss.
Not ideal, but trying to be positive.

SureLook · 25/07/2025 13:02

@Popping13 will you ask the GP to investigate further? Do you want to wait until you get it checked before you start TTC?

Popping13 · 24/07/2025 20:47

@AlleycatMarie Sorry to hear that 😔

Update from me:
wanted to try from next cycle (Aug) and decided to get bloods checked due to have low iron previously. Seems my thyroid is also on the lower side (normal lower range) as well as iron so I’m hoping the GP will want to test this further. Not quite sure how I feel about that and I think it’s only going to add to the anxiety now. But I guess we will have to postpone by another month.

hope everyone else is doing ok, otherwise?

SureLook · 24/07/2025 14:21

@AlleycatMarie sorry, sending hugs ❤️

AlleycatMarie · 24/07/2025 14:17

SureLook · 24/07/2025 11:25

@AlleycatMarie aww, I'm sorry. That's a shame. I thought FRERs were fairly reliable.

I’ve always thought that in the past, but the indent lines seem to be getting worse. I’m never using them again.

SureLook · 24/07/2025 11:25

@AlleycatMarie aww, I'm sorry. That's a shame. I thought FRERs were fairly reliable.

AlleycatMarie · 24/07/2025 11:17

@SureLook unfortunately I tested again today and nothing. Think it was a very nasty indent that got my hopes up for nothing!