TTC November

Congratulations! Wishing you the best of luck.

I know exactly how you feel. Only got a positive test yesterday and already got an appointment booked in to check this ones not ectopic like my first pregnancy which takes the edge off the excitement a fair bit. Trying not to get carried away but I admit I’ve already gone on Pinterest for tips on turning a box room into a nursery! It’s a strange feeling.

@Veryxonfused well that’s definitely pregnant! Congratulations!! I have a friend who got pregnant both times first time of trying 🙄😅

I’m so sorry for your miscarriage, it’s so hard because I find it makes you worry and not just feel excited when you get a positive next time. Fingers crossed for you that this all stays in place and grows healthily

Update, I’m definitely pregnant! This was our first month trying for baby no2 so feels too good to be true. Especially as I got pregnant first month with baby1 and had a miscarriage, then it took a few months conceive again. Trying not to get my hopes up, whilst also being grateful/excited somehow at the same time haha. I’ve also not been taking any vitamins, because they make me feel sick. So I need to get on that (and probably get different vitamins)

@LaurLou22 I’m the same 😂 let us know how you get on x

It’s defo there!!

@HansBanansah thank you I didn’t even consider this - it would perhaps make sense because I am possibly the worst person in the universe for hydrating 😂 so usually by the evening I’ve depleted my liquid stores! But then I have a huge glass of water before bed with my vitamins etc so maybe it’s that. Fingers crossed! I’ll maybe take a few more tonight x

This is positive right?

I’m shocked, I did a test (less sensitive brand) yesterday and it was stark negative. Getting a digital now. I’m either 9 or 10dpo I think

Definitely not imagining it! I can see a faint line on each one

@Veryxonfused I get pains every month and it switches sides so I’m sure it’s ovulation. But I’m not sure exactly what days it hurts. I think I might have a cyst or something because it sometimes hurts over a few days and sometimes for just a few very sharp minutes on one day. Sorry that’s not much help 😔

@LaurLou22 not necessarily frer, but all tests in general, I’ve found I get fainter lines with fmu. My afternoon pee seems to give me a much better line, hopefully it’s the same for you 🤞🏻

How do people find FRER? I took one this morning after some faint lines last night at 9DPO but the line is barely visible, I thought it would probably show up darker than the others? I’m concerned this might turn into another chemical this month which is so devastating :(

I tend to get pains the day before according to my app!

I’m trying to figure this out too, I get ovulation pains but I’ve never tracked exact days! I’m thinking the ovulation pains come just before or during.

I have only had pains once so far but that was my cycle where I did conceive (ended in chemical). I’ve always put that down to ovulation pain on the day of ovulation as that tracked with everything else, but it was literally a pinching pain that started that night and disappeared in the morning.

Looks positive to me!

Hi everyone,
Does anyone else get ovulation pains & if you do and you track, is this usually the day before/day of/day after ovulation? I get very distinctly obvious pains at around the same time every month, I’m trying to work out how many DPO I am. I’ve assumed I got the pains on the day of, and that I’m 9dpo but as I tested negative I’m hoping I’m actually 8dpo

Nice to see you here! Got my fingers crossed for you xx

Hey all, had a little mental health break from the internet last month but have gone through this month and am now 9DPO. Can anyone see lines on these? Feel like I’m imagining it!

@PessimysticMeg congratulations! I can also say the cb digital helped me this month, had no joy with the traditional opk strips

Thank you! I’m 14DPO. I have wondered whether it should be a dye stealer by now but I am trying to be more chill this time round so pushing those thoughts to the back of my mind!

9DPO is still early so there’s still time. Fingers crossed for you!

@PessimysticMeg amazing!! Congratulations!! What DPO are you? Sending you healthy sticky bean energy ☺️

@TTCjourney2025thank you! So I’ll be 9DPO today. I’ve been testing solid negatives on E@H test strips, but I’ve only had a positive at 12DPO both times previously (one was my 3 year old and one ended in a MMC). I’ve got some FRER to use tomorrow and Tuesday so fingers crossed. Still convincing myself I’ve got symptoms, but then my rational brain tells me I’m being silly and there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for them 😅

Put it off for long enough but had to test today. In a bit of shock that it’s positive.

Had an ectopic previously so keeping my fingers crossed the next few weeks go smoothly but can’t believe it.

Would recommend the Clear Blue smiley faces for tracking ovulation as I couldn’t work out what I was doing with the strips prior to this.

Still no AF for me! Not testing just yet as no filthier preg symptoms right now x good luck all x

Hi all, I'm on my 4th cycle TTC our first. Had a chemical pregnancy in our first cycle, and since then absolutely nothing, all BFN! Have recently been diagnosed with PCOS, and started LH testing for this cycle as I'm not sure I'm ovulating every cycle, awaiting referral for this. Currently CD13, from my previous cycles based on other signs I tend to ovulate (if I do actually ovulate) around CD16 I think.

So far my LH strips have been very low, I've been using the premom app but find that even when I think the test line looks darker than before (still lighter than control line) it still reads really low so I've been doing the manual colour rather than the auto if that makes sense? For example, they were all 'auto' reading between 0.08-0.12, whereas when I use my own judgement where you drag the colours I'm getting between 0.3 to 0.48. Not sure what everyone else's experience has been with the automatic readings but I don't trust them! So far no sign of peak although I do feel ovulation (if it happens) is soon as having some changes in CM to suggest it's on its way. Due to my work patterns I reckon I'll only be able to do LH tests either FMU or later in the evening at 7/8pm which isn't ideal so I do think I'm at risk of missing a peak if I even get one. Wishing all the baby dust to everyone! I'm sure I'll update once I get my peak (if I do) and then entering my TWW.