November 2025 — snuggly jumpers, sparkly skies, and fingers crossed for our BFPs 🎇💖

Amazing, congratulations!

Turn of events, I’m 10dpo now and I’ve caved and taken a test with second morning urine. Took an easy at home and there’s a faint line. So of course I took a FRER and there’s also a faint line. So then I took a clear blue and there’s a clear line, very blue in person. I’m shocked. I was just thinking last night how I don’t feel pregnant at all, was really thinking this wasn’t going to be the month.

anyone else around 9dpo? I don’t think I have any symptoms at the moment. Not testing until 11dpo. Just not feeling very optimistic this cycle now 😩

This is definitely a thing. Some of them even mention it on the box if you read the small print. I was taking folic acid in.preparation and it caused my cycles to go from 28 days up to 34 and it's settling back down now I've stopped that. Honwstly there's so much about women's health that is vague or unknown, lafgely because no one cares about researching it.

Thanks @7nationbabyI stopped taking them for a few days and according to Natural Cycles I have now ovulated. I think I’ll go back on them until my period comes. Very confusing that the thing that’s meant to help improve egg quality can stop them from popping out!

@7nationbaby dropped right down this morning, can definitely feel AF beginning, so at least I know where I am now!

My pregnancy charts were both similarly unclear - the non-pregnant charts were always textbook! I know that doesn’t really help, but I guess you only have two options: wait or test

@LuckyDuck93hmm that is quite confusing as it’s neither a rise or a dip - what happened the rest of the day/this morning?

Ladies, help a crazy gal out 😆
This is my bbt chart, I’m currently CD27, so 13DPO, thought af had arrived this morning as was bright red when I wiped, popped a tampon in and now nothing…
I’m just a bit confused by my bbt to be honest, seems weird to drop but then hover around 36.4 for a few days, if af was coming i'd expect a drop every day.

Of course I know this could be solved by taking a pregnancy test, but I just don’t think I can hack looking at another negative this month.

Not even sure what I’m looking for tbh…gosh I forget how mad the end of my cycle makes me 😅

Yes @overwork I am convinced procieve and coq10 delayed my ovulation last month. I’m going to stop taking them if it messes me up again as I really don’t want this to drag on, my eldest will be 9 next year and it’s much more of a gap than I wanted
congratulations @Doodlestarhope you have a very happy healthy pregnancy ❤️

AF arrived this morning for me. Still not sure if I ovulated or not this month as didn’t seem to catch a peak. It’s a proper nasty one too, I’ve felt dreadful all day. Hope it passes soon and then onto the next cycle

Back again - CD10 here of Cycle #6 of trying for baby 2. Ovulation was early last month on CD12 (usually I ovulate CD14), so keeping a close eye on the LH tests in case I peak early again this month... still negative/low so far.

Really really hoping/wishing/praying I get a BFP before Xmas!

Can I join please? Currently around 4DPO - did ovulation induction this month and took the trigger shot on Friday. Taking estrogen and progesterone so I expect it's going to be hard to symptom spot, but will be testing late next week! x

Congratulations @Doodlestar what a brilliant story! And @ttcnumerodosI can’t believe all that you are going through! We put off TTC because we were living in a one-bed flat with our little one, seems a bit daft compared to everything you’re dealing with.
I started taking pre-natal vitamins this month and it seems to have delayed ovulation for me - anyone have any experience of this?

Thank you @LuckyDuck93 appreciate it! Hard not to be so aware of where you are in a cycle when you've been trying for so long!
How are you getting on this month?

Congrats @Doodlestar ! Lovely to see some positive news!

After my misadventure with an expired test last week I had another negative (or, faintest of faint lines/evap) on Saturday at 14dpo, then I tested positive (on a proper, in-date test) on Monday at 16dpo!

Found out while on a weekend away so that was nice to celebrate. Obviously early days but I'm delighted🤞🙏

Good luck to everyone for this month, and sending love to those who are out for the time being, hope time passes fast for you until the next shot...🙏✨️

@ttcnumerodos wow that is tricky, I salute you for even making the effort to try in those circumstances!! Yeah for my DH it was to dtd within the last 7 days but not within the 48h before,

@JAM22 I dont have any experience with that but just wanted to send you a hug, it sounds very tricky & its always difficult when there isnt a lot of info around ❤

Evening all,
Feeling a bit alone ttc just wondering if anyone else has had similar troubles. I have one DD who is 2 and a half, c section as she was breach. Took us about 18m to conceive a second time and during that I was diagnosed with a uterine niche due to very heavy and prolonged periods, but my GP dismissed this as an issue and wouldn't refer me onwards. When we finally conceived back in May I miscarried at 7 weeks and this took a long time to fully resolve, with an outcome of ectopic or PUL, because I wasn't scanned when I should have been, no one was sure. My HCG took about 6 weeks to come down and now we are TTC but nothing happening. Seems there is very little out there about niches and age is not on my side (39)! Cd 22 and 6/7 dpo but not sure how hopeful I am now!

Thank you @LuckyDuck93i thought it was longer. I'll keep a close eye on lh levels throughout the month. Added complication staying with my parents after a fire at ours, me and DH are sharing a room.with DS 🥴 so the logistics of actually dtd are...tricky 🤣

12dpo and had a lovely evap this morning!
I'm calling myself out now. Good luck to everyone else 💛

Hi ladies can I join please?

I have no idea what’s going on this month!
Usually I have a cycle of 31 days give or take a day or 2 and ovulate on cycle day 20 again give or take a day. However 2 months ago I had a 40 day cycle where I didn’t ovulate until cd28. I put this down to take pregnecare conception which, I’ll be honest, messed me up totally. I had horrendous acne, awful hair and was super emotional. Stopped taking them and back to normal, thank goodness!

So this month I’m on cd29. I’m not sure if I missed ovulation (I use the LH strips) or if it’s just not happened. I had a small rise on cd18 which would be my usual ovulation time but it didn’t reach high on the strips. It may have been a sharp surge and I missed it I guess. I’m just confused. If that was it I’d be 10dpo today and due my period in 2/3 days time. Testing negative so far.

My story. 1 child from previous marriage who is 6. Had a TFMR last year which devastated us and we stopped trying for 6 months. Then a missed miscarriage in June. I’m so desperate for our rainbow

Sorry it's not your month @Taysonic @ttcnumerodos hoping you'll both have lovely christmas baby news!

@ttcnumerodos It's only for 48 hours that you can't dtd before semen analysis, so hopefully you're still in with a chance before and after it? I know what you mean about everything conspiring against you though, sometimes it feels like nothing goes your way!

11DPO for me today, temp has risen again slightly but all symptoms have disappeared, its that part of the month where you wish if af was arriving it would just get on with it so you can start again

And there she is. AF arrived this morning. Back to CD1. Thankfully not feeling too disappointed as knew we didn't time things well AT ALL this month. Full speed ahead for a little Christmas surprise. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

It's so hard not to though, isn't it?! I'm 13dpo, had been telling myself I wouldn't test but caved earlier and stark whiter-than-white negative. But still, I'm STILL thinking 'oh, but you never know...'

The one positive I'm taking in that this is turning out to be a nice lengthed luteal phase for me - mine have previously been a bit shorter and feels reassuring that it does seem to be lengthening and I'm taking that as a good sign.

I'll cling on to any bit of good news!

Sorry you're out this month @ttcnumerodos - I think I'll be joining you shortly so we'll be in good company next month. The timing of the semen analysis is DEFINITELY frustrating, but you never know... keep doing some ovulation tests and maybe the timings might work out? Stranger things have happened.

10DPO for me today and despite telling myself (again) that I wouldn't get my hopes up, i am infact, getting my hopes up 😅
Really sore boobs, which is a symptom I never have, but my temp also dropped this morning so think af more than likely on the way, what a rollercoaster of emotions this journey is