May 2025 TTC Support Group

reaching 6wks tomorrow guys! managed to eat some bangers and mash tonight and so far it’s stayed down - only been about 10 minutes though. Been travelling all day, from Malaga, to Gatwick, to Reading to pick up my car, which actually died on me. Hadn’t been driven in over a week and the battery died!!! Then jump started it charged the battery and drove all the way home to sunny wales. Been a long day, just looked in the mirror and realised I’ve got SUCH bad acne, I’ve never had acne before and I’m just so spotty! All over my chin too. Hope everyone’s day has gone well 🫣

Thanks @jelliebean9! Fingers crossed for a darker line for you tomorrow

This is what I thankfully did with my son (3.5years). I logged really well on Flo what I was feeling! So with this month, I could tell something was different and with my husband saying ‘I remember you saying that before too’. Welllllll how could I not early test 🤣 so I def recommend writing down how you feel. It’s also useful to spot hormonal patterns unrelated to pregnancy too. I was surprised to find that I consistently log nausea 5 days into my cycle and the day after ovulation. It’s quite interesting to see your patterns!

I should add to that, I’ve had a BFP Monday and Tuesday just gone at 10 and 11dpo and have the exact same CM as I would before AF. In testing again tomorrow at 13dpo, I’m hoping it’ll be stronger lines 🙏 I’ll report back if any CM changes happen.

With my DS I had the normal drier sticky luteal CM until about 6/7 weeks when it really ramped up and a bit of brown blood in with it then too, accompanied by cramps. Which midwife said was totally normal for those weeks as it’s when lots of cervix changes happen!

@ThisZippyVieweri can’t remember anything about being pregnant with my son - he’s 9 so it was a loooong time ago! I also can’t seem to remember anything about what my cycle is like normally 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣 I’m trying to track everything this cycle so that if I’m not pregnant I can at least compare with it in future months! (Not really expecting to fall first month, I’m 37! But hoping!!!)

Me!! This is another reason I feel like I'm out. My last 2 recent pregnancies...both ended in miscarriage I had an increase in CM. As In sometimes I would wonder if my period had started. TMI but I felt quite wet. And I had this the whole way through my pregnancy with my son. I feel like it's a major symptom for me. And I just don't have it this month 😒

With my son I didn't notice any changes or symptoms (including CM) until about 5 weeks pregnant, when all of a sudden I got pretty much every pregnancy symptom going!!

@FlyHighSky72 @charlzz yeah, we can really let the crazy out here 🤪

@ThisZippyViewer I've conceived twice before (one DD & one loss) and I honestly can't remember. Probably cause I wasn't being psycho about it like I am now! I didn't need to track then. I just DTD in my predicted fertile window on my app and forgot about it. Different story now.

Can I ask those who have successfully conceived did you notice any immediate change in CM?

I started TTC with tracking CM so i feel like I obsess over it - trying to stop 😆
5dpo today and got normal luteal phase CM so feeling like I am definitely out this month

@charlzzditto @SureLook- exactly! So useful to have a place to vent and be a bit crazy!!!

Lots of love @charlzz xxx

Sending so much love xxxxx

@charlzz you're very welcome. That's what this group is for! It really is an emotional slog, such a 🎢

@SureLook @FlyHighSky72 to be honest I thought I might still be testing positive from my chemical with my tests being so faint and not getting darker! I didnt carry testing until it went negative after I bled. I know it's unlikely but with a bleed and then positive tests not progressing I just wanted to rule out an ectopic from my previous cycle (very unlikely but I'm a worrier!!). At least with such a low HCG I can comfortably say this is a new pregnancy, even if it is another chemical! Thanks so much for being so kind, TTC is a bloody emotional SLOG!!

@FlyHighSky72 I am grumpy and ratty today but I'm probably just moody 😂

@charlzz sending hugs ❤️

Sorry to hear that @charlzz- same as @ChaE05i’m not sure I know what the HCG bloods are for?

@ChaE05thanks! What did they say about being overweight - obv that it’s bad! But how overweight to be ‘bad’?

I'm only half way through at the mo! But will let you know. Not heard anything anout the asprin as of yet. Alot on toxins and being over weight etc etc. Very educated lady and been through 4 miscarriages herself before her 2 children x

Oh hun, the anxiety you must be feeling is just the worst. I'm really sorry if I'm missed something...struggling to catch up with all the posts. Is there a reason you have had your hcg tested? Will you get a repeat? Pregnancy after loss is torture. I'm not going to write it will all be okay, because ive been there and know how you feel. Sometimes in your gut you feel it no matter what others say. BUT thinking of you and just try your best to stay positive x

@charlzztry to keep positive ! If i could give you a big hug right now i would 😔❤️❤️

I'm probably 11dpo based on OPKs. So not completely out according to betabase but very unlikely. Last month I was hcg 23 at 12dpo and that was a chemical.

@charlzzdo you know what dpo you are?😔

HCG bloods are on my nhs app and they are a 9 😭😭😭😭 i know the doubling is important but I'm definitely not feeling hopeful with such a low number

So I’m 2 dpo and so bloated and gassy - feel like the top of my tummy is full of gas which is odd! Obv not a pregnancy symptom as waaaay too early but I now can’t remember what I’m normally like at this time of the month 🤪! Going to log it all in Premom so I can remember next month

@ChaE05 its confronting to see the figures like that but a healthy couple in their 20s have about a 20-25% chance of getting pregnant so it's all relative really. You're still very early at 9dpo so don't lose hope!