TTC Feb 2025

I am only 6dpo, been a long week!

Sorry @PoppyGirl222 just laughing at I smell a rat 🤣 not heard that in ages.

I think a line is a line! That’s also a good sign the bleeding has stopped. Best of luck for when you next test ❤️

It’s completely away again, nothing when i wipe. After that wee “whoops my period has come” moment that was it, a brown smudge on the tampon after two hrs. It really felt like that was it starting to come, it was proper red and definitely liquid not discharge. I’ll do one in the morning. I’d quite bad cramps too which have gone away 🤷🏼‍♀️. Hope you’re doing well?

When it’s happened it’s always been light pink/pink when i wipe but tonight i thought “ohhh has my period came?” and there was about half a teaspoon of a pretty decent red colour on the toilet paper. I thought it was it here and i’m out so put a tampon in and went out. Two hrs later come home and there’s literally a brown smidge on it (tmi sorry lol) barely anything on it. Now it’s back to being clear again when i pee and wipe 🤷🏼‍♀️ nothing.

@PoppyGirl222 I’m with the others - that does look positive. I’ve had indents before and they wouldn’t show like that on a picture. Do another one in the morning.
what’s the bleeding like? Is it heavy like period? Or different? Got everything crossed for you lovely ❤️
also, I’d get a first response pink dye test to take - they’re much clearer xx

@PoppyGirl222 i really don’t want to get your hopes up but I would totally take that as positive! That looks positive to me! I can see 2 lines no squinting.

The bleeding is it full on? Or just brownish/light ish?

ive got everything crossed for you that it sticks xx

I didn’t think it’d be this difficult, the mental side of it is so so tough. I’m actually ok with the ttc part but it’s the tww that i’m going to find insanely hard 😬🙈. I’m gonna do another one in the morning sure why not lol i’m invested now hahaha 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m not 100% sold for now 😕. Don’t you think it’s a little bit too clear, shouldn’t it be even slightly pink? Plus the wee episodes of blood? I dunno i smell a rat 🔎🕵🏼‍♀️ all is not what it seems lol.

@PoppyGirl222 definitely a line on there!
hopefully the bleeding will calm down, so frustrating as only time will tell but I know that’s easier said when you’re not the one going through it.
maybe test in another couple of days?

@PoppyGirl222 that’s positive! Congratulations 🥳

@Mama09876 i’m bleeding again ffs 🤷🏼‍♀️ this is an awful part in the game of life 😔. I feel like i’m out but literally it’s not due for seven days and I’ve never had a 20 day cycle in my whole life.

These are this morning and this evening

It does take while for the algorithms to sort of understand your cycle. So there are a lot of ‘red days’ compared to green at the start but after so many years of using it, it has my cycle down to a tee!
very clever these apps! 😂

How clever!!
id be too scared it didn’t work if I was using it for preventing pregnancy 😄
Glad it works for you though!

@PoppyGirl222 I’ve got the function to post photos again!! Have you got pictures of your test?

THIS IS EXCITING!! I wish we could see the picture. I might have to set up a Facebook profile just to join the group 😂
it sounds promising @PoppyGirl222 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Sorry that should of said ‘could of been pregnant’ not couldn’t 🤦🏼‍♀️

So ive used natural cycles app since 2018. You do have to pay for it but i use it as a prevent pregnancy and plan pregnancy. I stated using it as I didn’t want to use protection or take any pills.

I’ve found it much easy to do when I didn’t have a toddler 😂 it literally sits next to my phone on my bed side table and when my alarm goes off I grab my thermometer and take my temp whilst I’m still lying down. Difficulty with having a child you’re up and down in the night! I think it says you must have 4hrs of continuous sleep for it to be actuate.

There’s a link to it:
https://www.naturalcycles.com/refer-a-friend?name=Tmlh&code=referralid20&referral=qsgdm77qf138t3h1

but I also think you can buy the bbt thermometer off Amazon and there might be free apps you can use?

I’ve made a private FB group called TTC Feb 2025 MUMSNET … if anyone wants to join and share pics. It’s private and I won’t allow anyone in who isn’t on this thread. Xx

Is it easy to do the bbt?
do you have a link or app that you use?
id just need a temperature monitor?
x

It was practically clear both times tho 😕 would it be like that at 8days? Shouldn’t it be pink? I put it through the invert picture thing and it showed up white but would a faulty test or evap show as white too? It’s so annoying when you don’t have the knowledge 🤯 you dead stupid. The test was exactly the same at 10am and 14:20. Two faulty ones in a row who knows 🤷🏼‍♀️. How are you doing today?

OH MY GODD!!! I really wish the photo function was on too...! Keeping all my fingers crossed for you that this is it. A couple more days and I'm sure that line will darken and be unmistakable. Ahhhh!

@Mama09876 Yea i actually do think it’s went faster than last month. I caved this morning 🙈. I’m doing my LH and thought “f%#k why not” There was a line i kid you not! It’s so faint practically colourless. I am definitely off my head because i did it again there now just incase it was a dodgy test and it was exactly the same. Unless the who box is dodgy 🤔 but i used some of that box last month. It probably wasn’t anything i’m only 8dpo and there was no pink to it, but i did i caved in. I wish you could see, I hate the no photos thing 😡. All that you described could be either 🤷🏼‍♀️🤞🏼. Hoping for the best for all of us.

@Taysonic completely agree! There was a few months we didn’t try and I knew 100% I couldn’t be pregnant yet if I was symptom spotting I had all the slight pains in groin/headaches/triedness etc all the same as early pregnancy sign yet I knew I couldn’t be. So just shows how easily they’re the same. I’ll be holding off to test on 14th as well 🥰

the only thing that made me think I couldn’t be pregnant was with my first, my bbt kept going up and didn’t drop below baseline so I kind of had an idea I might of been but still a shock seen the positive test. I suppose it’s not a symptom but tracking bbt gives a better idea if period is coming or not.
@LuckyDuck93 good with the high temp! Let’s hope it stays high! I’m going to start tracking it again on Monday so I can see if I get that dip before af.

@SCK2024 got everything crossed for you. Hopefully just late implantation.

Loved your read 🌸
So very true!
we have been trying I’d say almost a year now.
Symptoms spotting last 2 cycles and using the ovulation kits.
I did more reading on lubricants as I read a post here on MN about spermicides, which turned out that we had been using one the last year!
This cycle we have used conceive plus lubricant, which I read high reviews on, but we shall see, time will tell ☺️

So both our due testing dates are the same!

I tried not to test but I did this morning with BFN, feeling a tiny bit achy lower and but also read IB can be anywhere between 6-12daysDPO so who knows!

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From my pregnancy with my first, I didn't really have any symptoms before my positive. Which I took that to mean I hadn't gotten lucky: took a test too early, got a BFN and was so upset about it. Cried at work. Really embarassed myself - my boss joked about me being pregnant because I was so teary at work, which didn't help...! Only for the next day's test to show a faint line, and then used a digital two days later that confirmed I was pregnant.

So many of the very early pregnant symptoms are the same as premenstrual symptoms. You can drive yourself mad. Especially when you're being hyper aware of your body because you're desperately looking for signs.

That said...

I am KNACKERED. Feeling super tired and have very sore, heavy feeling boobs. Which can sometimes happen before my period. But, also, had really sore boobs at the start of my first pregnancy. So who the hell knows! Roll on the 14th. Definitely going to try and hold off testing until then.

Going off Flo it’s due around 10-12th...usually accurate.
💦💦🚽 loads last night and today
I always get PMS spots on my chin and feeling more sensitive, strangely nothing this month but loads of BFNs

Ive never symptom spotted before, wish I hadn’t started! 😂🌸✨