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EmCha · 2024-12-30T01:22:41+00:00

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!

MB1619 · 23/04/2025 15:58

Hi all, I have a 5 year old gorgeous boy and after a false alarm health scare earlier in February decided to come off my pill. Got a little worried thinking age wise and the thought of never having another child and too large of an age gap with our boy. Time has just run away! The thing is I had a chat with hubby about coming off the pill and letting fate decide, he had concerns over us coping with two and that I suffered from quite severe post natal depression (without realizing until I was out the other side) he was worried it would put a big strain on our relationship and not cope. We never really ended the conversation or went on contraception so assumed he had decided on letting fate happen if it was meant to be. Earlier this month my friend asked us both what we used for protection and he answered the pill, I corrected and said nope not anything for a few months like I said which he seemed surprised but hadn’t brought it up again. I felt a bit off this morning, due on this weekend and I’ve done a test on the second wee and there is a line!!! I feel super happy but I’m really worried about my husbands reaction or how to approach it. I know he is a worrier and over thinker about everything.

sorry for the long post, probably seems so ridiculous after 17 years together we can’t seem to communicate in some areas properly! I would be due 4th January 2026!

chlxe97 · 22/04/2025 20:12

Best of luck ladies!!! I was a week late so I had some hope but I’m trying to remain positive, I won’t have a December baby and there’s always next month 🙏🏻 With PCOS even getting a period somewhat regularly is a blessing in itself

SureLook · 22/04/2025 20:10

Fingers crossed @TTCFC91

TTCFC91 · 22/04/2025 20:06

Please send some baby dust my way. Dtd every second day from CD 9 to CD 21. So seven times. Currently on CD 21. Never got solid smiley on clearblue digital ovulation kit but hoping it just never picked up my LH surge. Period is due in 4-5 days. Really hoping for my rainbow baby.

TheOneGodLoves · 21/04/2025 21:19

SureLook · 21/04/2025 08:04

AF came this morning. I'm glad I didn't test now and I just waited. I'm not feeling down like I felt last month. I had some quite strong cramps on Friday and Saturday which is unusual for me before AF. I think things are still settling down after my MMC.

Sorry @SureLook I pray for better news next month for you.

LeafCorner · 21/04/2025 17:52

Really sorry to hear @SureLook, glad it’s felt easier this month. Onto the next cycle! I use the easy@home strips from Amazon and the clear blue advanced digital. I’ve been using both, but once the clear blue ones run out, i’ll just use the cheapies.

SureLook · 21/04/2025 08:25

Thanks @Wiggleyfingers I ran out of OPKs right when I started to get some colour in my test. I'm going to properly track next month and see how it goes. I won't let myself run out again 😂 I didn't properly track at all with my other two pregnancies but clearly I need to now. What tests do you all use?

Wiggleyfingers · 21/04/2025 08:19

SureLook · 21/04/2025 08:04

AF came this morning. I'm glad I didn't test now and I just waited. I'm not feeling down like I felt last month. I had some quite strong cramps on Friday and Saturday which is unusual for me before AF. I think things are still settling down after my MMC.

Sorry @SureLook, am I right in thinking you didn't track ovulation this month? Crossing everything that next cycle sees you with a positive.

SureLook · 21/04/2025 08:04

AF came this morning. I'm glad I didn't test now and I just waited. I'm not feeling down like I felt last month. I had some quite strong cramps on Friday and Saturday which is unusual for me before AF. I think things are still settling down after my MMC.

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EmCha · 19/04/2025 00:21

Wiggleyfingers · 17/04/2025 17:47

Found this interesting...Top two tests were yesterday, the bottom three are every 3 hours ish today. I wasn't going to test again today as the one I took at 3pm was fairly light. I would have missed my peak if I hadn't! Wonder if it will be light again by tomorrow morning.

It’s so interesting to see! My peak lasted for two days! It’s gone light again now.

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SureLook · 17/04/2025 18:04

@Wiggleyfingers it's crazy how quickly it shoots up! Time to start BD 😌

Wiggleyfingers · 17/04/2025 17:47

Found this interesting...Top two tests were yesterday, the bottom three are every 3 hours ish today. I wasn't going to test again today as the one I took at 3pm was fairly light. I would have missed my peak if I hadn't! Wonder if it will be light again by tomorrow morning.

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EmCha · 17/04/2025 10:08

Wiggleyfingers · 17/04/2025 08:00

I'm ovulating too, but waiting until next month to start trying. It's so tempting but I know it makes so much sense to hold on a bit longer. We can do this!

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Glad I’m not the only one! 😊 I just hope that I don’t ovulate when I’m away from home next month! If my period can hold off until 1st May then I should be fine but I think it’ll come sooner. 😂

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Wiggleyfingers · 17/04/2025 08:00

EmCha · 16/04/2025 21:36

I know! 🙈 My body is screaming at me with all the ovulation signs 😂

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I'm ovulating too, but waiting until next month to start trying. It's so tempting but I know it makes so much sense to hold on a bit longer. We can do this!

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EmCha · 16/04/2025 21:36

Wiggleyfingers · 16/04/2025 18:49

Woaaaah that is a hell of a line!! How exciting! Must be hard to resist temptation to try this month...

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I know! 🙈 My body is screaming at me with all the ovulation signs 😂

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EmCha · 16/04/2025 21:35

TheOneGodLoves · 16/04/2025 18:29

Hello ladies. So I have been a ghost reader on mumsnet since I had a chemical in Feb but now I'm ready to jump on the ttc train again. My period ended yesterday although I am still spotting after the fifth day which has been the occurrence since the chemical. My per has been less than days for as long as I can remember. This is my first ttc. Still trying to get used to the acronyms😁😁😁 I haven't used any ovulation kits but I track my EWCM so I know the possible days of ovulation. My fertile window begins on Friday! Let's see how it goes.

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Exciting!! Good luck 🥰

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EmCha · 16/04/2025 21:34

TheOneGodLoves · 16/04/2025 18:34

So does it mean that you already ovulated with the lines being so dark?

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Nope, so with the ovulation tests, it’s only a positive if the test line is darker than the control line. Once you get that it means you’ve got your peak and will ovulate within the following 12-36 hours. 😊

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SureLook · 16/04/2025 20:48

@TheOneGodLoves sorry to hear of your chemical. There's quite a few of us on this thread who have had losses. When the test line on the OPK is darker than the control line, it means that ovulation will most likely happen within the next 24-36 hours 😊

Wiggleyfingers · 16/04/2025 18:49

EmCha · 16/04/2025 00:52

So I thought my ovulation test at midday was dark, this evening’s one is even darker! Defo got my peak which is exciting! Bang on 14 days into my cycle. I wonder if next month will be the same.

Woaaaah that is a hell of a line!! How exciting! Must be hard to resist temptation to try this month...

TheOneGodLoves · 16/04/2025 18:34

EmCha · 16/04/2025 00:52

So I thought my ovulation test at midday was dark, this evening’s one is even darker! Defo got my peak which is exciting! Bang on 14 days into my cycle. I wonder if next month will be the same.

So does it mean that you already ovulated with the lines being so dark?

TheOneGodLoves · 16/04/2025 18:29

Hello ladies. So I have been a ghost reader on mumsnet since I had a chemical in Feb but now I'm ready to jump on the ttc train again. My period ended yesterday although I am still spotting after the fifth day which has been the occurrence since the chemical. My per has been less than days for as long as I can remember. This is my first ttc. Still trying to get used to the acronyms😁😁😁 I haven't used any ovulation kits but I track my EWCM so I know the possible days of ovulation. My fertile window begins on Friday! Let's see how it goes.

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EmCha · 16/04/2025 00:52

So I thought my ovulation test at midday was dark, this evening’s one is even darker! Defo got my peak which is exciting! Bang on 14 days into my cycle. I wonder if next month will be the same.

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SureLook · 15/04/2025 18:34

@chlxe97 you should be sorted with the wide ones so!

chlxe97 · 15/04/2025 17:42

SureLook · 15/04/2025 12:25

@chlxe97 sorry to hear, baby dust ✨️ I've been using One Step from Amazon. But a girl on here told me that the thinner ones have much lighter lines. Apparently the wider ones are more reliable. Sorry, not a great answer 🙈

This is so interesting as a friend said the same about tests generally? I’ve ordered 100 wide ones 🙏🏻😭

chlxe97 · 15/04/2025 17:37

Oh wow exciting times!!! I’m going to order these as the easy at home ones are quite expensive for the amount you get! Good luck 🩷