TTC baby number 4!

Thank you, I hope so! I'm going to try and wait it out each cycle from now on, as easy as that is to say now, haha!

One time or not, I'll hold some hope for you!!

maybe try and hold out this cycle and see if AF comes in a few days.. then you've saved yourself a test ! Personally, I'm sick of using tests early now , Im holding off till 12dpo from now on 😂

Hey @laesosalt - have you tested? Sorry I forgot how many DPO you were but remember you said maybe you'd test on Saturday..?

I'm very much on my period now but, grateful in a way to know there's some sort of hormonal activity after so long without having any. This will be my second very obvious period since TTC number 4, so, sad it's come around, but, it's okay because it means the vitamins and healthier eating since November has been beneficial for my hormones!

Looking forward to hearing if you were lucky this month ! I have fingers crossed for you x 🤞🏻

I came on my period today 👎🏻 boooo.

Good luck ladies. 💛

I took a frer test this morning and negative so, I think I'm out. App says period in 3 days so will have to see how well that lines up with predictions!

How's everyone else doing?

It's still early in the cycle, @Creepyoctopus , test again in a few days if your period doesn't show!

I'm thinking it's going to be more of a hormonal thing because I've been so unregulated recently.

As for the semen situ. I've had the same at times.
Try and tilt your hips/bum up after, maybe have a cushion under your bum, to tilt you for a little while after so that you're angled upwards or, have your legs up the wall, in the air for about 5 minutes after 🤣 find a way to keep it in, like a human vase 💀

it supposedly only needs a minute or so to get into the cervix where it's 'safe'. Then the remaining liquid comes out.

@laesosalt Afternoon all!

I had some light, 'periody' feelings, and light cramps yesterday evening around 6pm,
followed by literally one tiny spot of pink blood on some tissue later in the evening after a wee.
literally the tiniest amount, think poppy seed size. I thought it was odd.

Then after another wee before bed, noticed two small perfectly pink spots of blood, again,
light and very small on the tissue.

I wasn't quite sure what to make of it as my cycle has been all over the place this month, from ovulation happening much later than my app suggested, but, I put that down to hormones having a wobble after having my first proper period in a long while, at the start of this cycle.

I'm unsure if it's possibly implantation bleeding, or just progesterone dropping and my period gearing up to start at some point, but so far nothing seen today, so who knows.

It's unusual for me, I've only ever noticed 'implantation bleeding/spotting' when I had a chemical in February, but not with any of my previous pregnancies.

I'm going to give it another day or two and see if there's any more progression or changes to note,
it's my husbands birthday on the 15th so, I'll probably test on the morning of the 16th so not to disappoint myself and him all day on his birthday, or waste a 'good' test! 🤣

How are you and @Creepyoctopus feeling today?

The waiting in the tww is like no other 😂

@laesosalt yes my youngest was a one hit wonder 😂 I had high and naive hopes this time around, clearly haha.

@Creepyoctopus I felt the same about having a baby around September - December, we have September and October kids and our wedding anniversary is October, then with Christmas in December.. it's all getting a bit expensive 😂 but, future cycles are clear with now being in and around the February due dates onwards, but yeah I think after this cycle, I'm going to stop buying pregnancy tests and just track the ovulation and write down any patterns I noticed cycle to cycle, rather than try and make sense of things online 😂

Every pregnancy I've had I've just 'known' before the positive test, because I could almost feel it, some how, super early on.

But oddly, this time around I just feel it's not happening, I think I'm worried more with the older I get too 😂

@laesosalt you're in the 3 boys club I see! 😂🫶🏻
And @Creepyoctopus two of each would be lovely for you,

I'm girl hopeful but I just want to be pregnant now, I know it's only my 3rd cycle (I think) but it feels like it's going to be a long journey.

I can't work out if I'm actually 9 or 10dpo today but, I didn't realise that my 'sensitive tests' were all used up so, I've had to order some so, I won't be able to test until they arrive, though, I'm losing a bit of hope on my end this cycle 🫠 I thought I'd have some symptoms or something, I'm a bit convinced my cycles are a little too wobbly to have a successful month yet.

How long have you got to wait , what do are you @laesosalt ?

Thanks ladies!

@laesosalt Thank you! Its been fun! 🎉

This is my 3rd cycle, Ive had one chemical since trying, but period to starting I hadn't had a period in about 6 months or so, so my cycles have been unpredictable! As for you, it only takes one time, well timed so! Fingers crossed for you. We only done it once when TTC our current youngest, as Ovulation lined up right when we decided to try! - I've always wanted boys to keep my other boys company, it's all I've known for 13 years, but now, I'm leaning towards a girl for my last, so, it really would be lovely.

What are your 3? Are you hoping for either or?

@Creepyoctopus

Thank you! 🎉

Yeah, it would be lovely to have a positive test this month, would feel very special!

I was doing BBT at the start, but I gave up because I couldn't consistently wake at the same time, and I couldn't tell whether I'd been moving around a lot at night as still night breastfeeding my 2 year old. So, it made charting too much of a headache 😂
The one I had connected the results to the premom app for tracking, I may give it another go if this cycle isn't successful but, I do find the more I add to it the more obsessive I get 😂