TTC Feb 2025

Morning ladies, how are you all today?

Im not feeling as positive as yesterday, just got a feeling AF is on her way, cramps in my back are quite bad. Hope you're all doing ok!

Good luck girls! X

AF has arrived early! Oh well, on to March :)

AF still not arrived 3days late BFN 🤷🏻‍♀️

@LuckyDuck93 you’re right life does take over and I feel like I’ve had no energy at all for the past 4 years 😂😂
I was certainly fitter physically before my 1st and it was mid covid so I was on furlough so much more relaxed and had more time for sure!
Now life is a 100 miles an hour constantly! 😂

I’ve just ordered one of the AMH at home test kits apparently it’s a blood test and it tells you your egg reserves, out of curiosity more than anything.

Period has absolutely arrived now.

I’ve got everything crossed for you all though! They’ll defo be some more positives by the end of the week ✨

@Mama09876 sorry to hear that 😕
don’t forget with your 1st you’ll have had all the time (&energy) in the world to focus on ttc, now your focus is on raising a tiny human too!
@Taysonic that is a great saying!!

Thank you @Taysonic i love that saying! I’ve some left over cake from a family birthday that I’ll be tucking into once the little ones in bed.

We made a decision next cycle will be our 6th month of TTC our 2nd so if it doesn’t work then we’ll pay for some tests just to make sure everything’s all ok. Whys it so difficult with the 2nd? 😂 I can only assume it’s our age? 4 years older since my first. Or I have been extremely stressed with work that can’t be good either. Any way we gotta keep moving forward and staying positive as my friend says it’ll happen when it’s meant to 🤍

Oh @Mama09876, sorry it sounds as if AF has made its appearance. Fingers crossed you're okay. We have a saying in our house: 'Minstrels for your Menstruals' so I hope someone buys you a bag of Minstrel chocolates and they make you feel much better!

My period has arrived! Just been to the toilet and starting to get some spotting so she’ll be here full force tonight/tomorrow. Knew she was coming with that massive dip in temp yesterday! I think the higher temp this morning was cause of my fever with illness.

Anyway on to month 6! I can’t be down about it. I mean makes me a little bit worried but gotta keep trying and staying positive!

I’m sticking around to see all those positive tests by Friday ladies!! Got everything crossed for you all 🤞🏻✨🤍

@PoppyGirl222 maybe you ovulated a bit later which it why it isn't as dark as you hoped? Hopefully a few more days and you'll see a definite line! 💓
You're right about the what if's, its mentally so hard, even if you try to not think about it, its hard to put it out of your head.
I'm due on 14th apparently, but I don't normally hav a 14 day luteal phase, its normally 12/13, so thinking due tomorrow or thurs

Are we all due on the 14th or there abouts?

The what’if ing is so hard on us, it’s such a rubbish time yet it can lead to the best news of our lives. I don’t measure heart rate or temperature, i’m unsure if i will or not. I think i’d be rubbish at it and it’d only give me something else to work myself up over. I’m such a worrier wish i wasn’t. I keep feeling that feeling too of “right bet ya when i wipe this is it” but not yet. Thanks you for your positive energy you’re very kind 💛. It’s in the back of my mind tho that i might’ve missed the boat as i’m too old 😢🤷🏼‍♀️ hope not tho. Hopefully it’ll just take longer and i’m not closed for business completely

You're absolutely right. I am going to try and hold off until Friday now. I bought a digital test because I figure, I just want to know one way or the other on Friday.

Having said that, I didn't test for ovulation and AF was a week late last month so I'm presuming it's a 'normal' for me cycle this month but who knows. Hopefully you're able to keep your sanity more than me...

My mad moment of testing this morning came at 6am when my 8yo son woke me up to ask me to read him Harry Potter (left him on a cliffhanger last night at bedtime). So even though it was negative, I did then get warm sofa snuggles with my boy reading to him and that took the edge of any disappointment off... And then I went through all the emotions before school drop off, including yelling that he was 'GOING TO MISS YOUR WINDOW FOR BREAKFAST IF YOU GO ANY SLOWER!" and then getting all teary. Roll on Friday!

I can definitely see a line too... so just hold tight a bit and see what happens. Easier said than done, I know but, I'd be mildly hopeful if I was you!

I know everyone is different and cycles aren't the same and bla bla bla... but I'm fairly sure I was due on my period on a Friday when I got pregnant the first time. I tested on the Tuesday and it was negative. Had a very faint positive on the Wednesday and then got a digital positive on the Friday. There is still a LOT of time for you to get a 'clearer' positive and like others have said, there are lots of positive signs.

I’ve just looked back and you started getting some spotting from 6th I think that would have been 8dpo? Let’s just say that was implantation bleed it’s only been 5 days since implantation maybe shorter maybe the tests will be darker as days go on? Some peoples test maybe darker at 13 dpo as their implantation was earlier. I’m staying positive for you! I have a good feeling. keep testing.

Every time I go the toilet I keep thinking I’ll see blood I’m getting a few pains today so I really think it’s going to arrive this week. I’m not hopeful with my RHR dropping and my temp being lower. But period not arriving is keeping me hopeful for a bit longer.

I can see it yea 😕, awk i dunno wouldn’t it be a stronger line by now? I’m 13dpo today. Literally every test i’ve done has shown up white when inverted but the lines have been different widths each time. I love your positivity 💪🏼💛 you make me feel better

I’m like you, i’d now rather just see my period. I can’t deal with is it/isn’t it, nope not for me. I love routine & schedules and black & white. I’m not a grey area/surprise kinda girl lol. I’ve cramps & the odd brown bit of discharge it’s textbook period prep 🤷🏼‍♀️😔 definitely is. How are you feeling, any better? That’s been ages you’ve been ill you must be so annoyed with it.

@PoppyGirl222 I’ve inverted the photos and you can clearly see it’s picking up something!!

@Taysonic it really is a rollercoaster of emotional! I’ve been fine but today I can’t stop thinking about it! I think it’s cause it’s getting closer to Friday. I won’t test before though I’d rather period arrive than me see a negative test. Just for my sanity! I hoping your negative tests are just cause it’s still early on! 🤞🏻

@PoppyGirl222 i can see lines on your tests you know? Maybe LH is rising cause it’s picking up HCG? There is defo shadows in your pregnancy tests! Not to get your hopes up but I don’t think your out yet keep testing and hopefully they get darker!

Hey everyone. Sorry for being m.i.a been keeping busy and honestly i tried to pretend i wasn’t in the tww or even ttc to be frank 🤷🏼‍♀️. I’m so frustrated at the process & for some reason a bit down. I know it’s not been long but i can’t help it. I did test a couple of more times but absolutely nothing different (other than that is it a line is it not a line squinter). My period will come Friday i have no doubts about that but next month is another month 💪🏼. My LH is rising. I’ll add my tests, i find it always helps to physically see something and tell the difference. I’m so excited for you all, there’s so really promising signs & tests here 😀😀😀.

I did a test this morning because my willpower completely fizzled out, but it was negative. I knew it would be too early but tried anyway.

Got myself in such a spin yesterday around the elevated RHR and that my body battery hadn't gone up overnight over the weekend, and then last night, body battery went up as normal. Realistically, I know I'm unlikely to get any definitive answers until Friday, unless AF turns up early...

Told myself I wouldn't get caught up in it all as much as I have but that TTC rollercoaster is real, isn't it?

Keep bringing the good news everyone - it gives me hope and makes me more happy than it probably should. Ha ha.

@LuckyDuck93 Looks so promising!! I have everything crossed for you.

@Mossyslabs good luck for tomorrow test remember 9dpo is still really early!

I’m not doing well with avoiding tests lol, tested at 10am at 9dpo, negative 🫣

I had cramping and took two paracetamol but no bleeding. I tested because with my last pregnancy, I cramped a fair bit and took painkillers and then the next day BFP. Going to see what tomorrow brings. I’d be worried if I bled today as that’s like a 9 day luteal phase or something. Good luck everyone!

@Mama09876 had no idea I could view my HR like that, this is the last 4 weeks which looks promising!

@PoppyGirl222 how you getting on? Any more tests?