January 2025 ✨

Hi ladies, I'll pop in and also update on the December thread as we DTD over Christmas, so this would be a Christmas miracle indeed for us if it happens.

Hi @HopeB I've heard of great success with home insemination, and if it helps then it's a good idea! You may want to give inseminating a day or two earlier a go as well to improve chances. You're in with a good chance from the dates you've got. There's lots of research to suggest having plenty of sperm waiting for the egg from a day or two before ovulation can improve chances. I'm 36 and I track using digitals too, and strips, and am aware my surge to peak time is incredibly fast - like within half an hour - so I likely ovulate within the 12-24 hour period after it rather than the 24-48 period.

Obviously, not a certainty, it never is, but I might be that bit of extra help for the egg.

Hi all, can I join?

Currently 2dpo TTC #2. This will be our 4th cycle. I try my hardest each month not to test early but by around 8dpo I start getting antsy!

Also going to try my hardest not to symptom spot but again I say that every month!

Lots of luck to you all!

Hi Ladies, long time lurker here (from the December thread), and thought I’d make my first post as this thread has really helped me.
You all have been so open and honest, I felt compelled to give a little back by sharing my story too.

My DH (42yrs) and I (37yrs) have been TTC our first baby since July 2022. We took it easy for the first 18 months or so - we had a lot on (wedding + buying and renovating a house), but have really knuckled Down for the last 6 months.

I’m using the clear blue ovulation test kit to detect my LH surge, and my cycles have been 29 days pretty consistently - ovulating on around CD16

The tricky thing is; my husband suffers from ED, so it has been difficult for us with timings. We’ve communicated really well through it, as he (and I) come to terms with it. After much research, we are now trying self insemination.

Last cycle, we DTD (so to speak) on the day of the LH surge (CD15), the day after (CD16) and the next day (CD17/18).
I was positive that this would be our month, but got a BFN on CD28 and AF arrived bang on time. Sigh.

I’m now on CD4, and I’m really trying to stay positive.
We’ll try again, of course, but wondering what more I can do to help our chances. @LuxyLocket that’s very interesting about the aspirin. I’m going to look into if this would be good for me too.

Best of luck to everyone this year. Lots of baby dust to us all xx

@ThatNimbleOP yes it was private, we went to the Agora clinic as that was the nearest for us and had a couple of friends have positive experiences there.
It was £495 for a couples mot, so scan and blood tests for me and a semen analysis for my dh. Plus a follow up consultation afterwards.
Thank you and best of to you as well! Into a new cycle and a fresh year, new outlook.

Hello!

Cycle 4 for me, still going…I’m so bad at continuing these threads so do excuse me if I don’t really to anyone 😆

@LuxyLocket where did you get your fertility MOT done, was it private?

Glad to hear it went well!

Hi @Emiily887 and welcome ladies happy new year to all. Here we are into 2025 but let’s continue with the wonderful support 🩷✨month 5 ttc our first after a mc. Had a fertility mot last month which helped me feel more positive.
cd 11 today and we’ve dtd yesterday and will aim for every other day now I’m in the fertile window but trying to keep things relaxed.
only thing I’m doing differently from now is taking low dose aspirin as advised by my fertility dr.

I’m 6dpo so still early TTC for baby no 3. Eating disorder has haunted me so baby no 1 took a lot of work then conceived baby no 2 3 months after baby no 1. Old habits crept in so had to work hard to even get a period this time. I’ve tender boobs which are quite veiny and milky discharge so staying positive.
not an easy road and so grateful, I know so many women endure harder journeys