TTC#1 - Looking for Others in the Same Boat PART TWO THE SEQUEL WHERE WE ALL GET OUR BABIES???!

Thanks for the well wishes on the scan - I had it this morning and it went really well. Measuring exactly 7 weeks with a strong heartbeat, as good as I could have hoped for so I'm feeling very grateful and relieved today. Still cautiously optimistic though. And the support on this thread getting to this point has been amazing ♥️

@MocktailMe everything you're saying is totally valid. Struggling with fertility is just absolutely shit. I lost a few close family members over a short period of time a few years ago and to be honest the grief I was starting to feel after not being able to get pregnant for so long was very similar to that, and I don't think I'll fully stop feeling it until I'm holding my baby. None of us expected to go through all of this when we started.

I'm not the best person to comment about IVF but I was starting to wrap my head around the idea that we might have to do it, and I get where you're coming from. It's an overwhelming thing to think about going through, but you're not 'damaged', if anything you'll be stronger for having gone through it. I hope your appointment helps when you have it, I suppose it's more unknowns at the moment but hopefully once they've guided you through the process it will feel a bit more manageable.

@MocktailMe that’s a positive step that the appointment has been requested. Like I said to Char above, I think mentally once you have that first appointment it just feels like ok I am
doing something positive that’s moving us in the right direction. Well done for catching your later surge too. 8DPO is still very early, don’t count yourself out yet. It’s all so unfair and I completely feel you, 2 years is a really long time we just hit the 2 year mark as well. I hope this will be the year for us all 🤞

@Tater05 thanks for your well wishes and the very best of luck for your scan I hope all goes well!

@KT199 thank you ☺️ hopefully all will go well. Yes my husband knew from my second test because I couldn’t keep it in haha. He’s very excited but also guarded after everything that happened the first time, so we are just taking it day by day. I’m testing like a maniac but it’s the only thing that brings me any comfort at the moment, at least until I get my bloods done on Monday!

Congrats @Waitingformiracle how lovely to see 🥹. I’m sure official test day will be nerve wracking still waiting for the beta numbers but not as nerve wracking if you didn’t test beforehand at all. Did you tell your husband?

@CharLdn It must be reassuring there are still ways and means of trying if natural doesn’t happen in the near future, but I also understand it may also be scary.

@Tater05 Good luck for the early scan, it’s amazing seeing your baby on the screen for the first time. But it is definitely a nerve wracking time and I found the scans didn’t really provide much reassurance beyond a day or two but I do think that was mostly due to my own past experiences.

@CharLdn me too, I didn't ovulate until day 21 the month it worked. I wonder if it gives the egg that bit longer to mature. Just means sex week is longer 😅

I'm doing well thanks, 7 weeks today and things seem to be going ok. I have an early scan booked for next week so I'm apprehensively looking forward to that, keeping myself guarded though.

@CharLdn it’s great that you still have the IVF as a back up plan, I found it just felt like a positive step even having it there in the back pocket if we needed it. I think sometimes in this process you just need to feel something is moving forward because everything is so slow. Fingers crossed for you this month though and hopefully you won’t need the IVF but great to know you could if you needed to 🤞🤞

@Tater05 not yet I’m day 16 and still waiting but got EWCM… temps still low. the month I got preggo I ovulated later so I think that my body’s just doing its thing…

How are you getting on?

Ahhh @Waitingformiracle this is what we like to see!!! Huge congratulations, I hope the bloods go well.

@CharLdn it's good to know you're still eligible and have that as an option, but let's hope you won't need it! Have you had your LH peak yet?

@Waitingformiracle that’s a BFP!!!!!! Good luck with the bloods 🤞

I actually spoke to the ACU people today to see if we’re still on the IVF list and apparently we’re still eligible. So this is giving me hope as a back up plan.

Thanks for checking in @KT199!! Things are looking good I think, naturally I’ve been testing like a crazy person but here are my lines up to today which is 7days post transfer / 12 DPO (I have zero chill as you can see 🤣). Hoping this is a good sign. My blood draw is on Monday which will check my betas so just anxiously waiting for that!

How are things looking @Waitingformiracle? Been thinking of you!

Good luck to those coming into or in the TWW 🤞

@Waitingformiracle how exciting!

I’m good it’s sex week in our household so bonking away as usual! Not sure if I’ve ovulated yet I’m CD 15 and no LH peak yet…

Had a good catchup with another friend who’s unfortunately on the fertility struggle bus too on Monday which was really nice. It’s good to have a support network as this journey isn’t for the weak!

Thanks so much @CharLdn 🥰 tests seem to be progressing so I’m trying to stay positive and manifest some good news into my life 🤣 how are you doing?

@Waitingformiracle omg ❤️ one step closer ❤️ and in the right direction everything crossed 🤞

Thank you so much @MocktailMe @lavafield I really appreciate the well wishes ☺️ and you’re right, today I am pregnant so I just have to keep the faith 🙏

@Waitingformiracle It is happening! Very nice lines for 9DPO and yes early implantation has been proven to have somewhat higher chances of success than implantation at a later stage closer to 12DPO and further. Fingers crossed the embryo develops well! ✨

Thank you so much @MocktailMe and @KT199 it’s so surreal, I am already terrified of a chemical but will just have to see what the next week brings until my blood test! Yes this is equivalent to 9DPO so I’m hoping that early implantation is a good sign 🤞🤞

Oh @Waitingformiracle this is lovely news. I second what @Tater05 said in relation to the boots early detection tests, they were great for me.

Keeping my fingers crossed all continues to progress smoothly for you!!

Ok I’ve tried two other brands just to be sure (I bought about 5 different brands in preparation) and these lines came up 🙏🙏😭

@Tater05 thank you 🤞🤞 I’ll be straight to Boots at lunch time to pick those up 🤣

@Waitingformiracle This is looking positive 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 especially having a faint line on a clear blue as well! I reckon you're safe to still have the mindset of pregnant until proven otherwise, congratulations!

I recommend the boots early tests if you want to triple check your line, they seem to be more reliable than the frers.
So exciting!!