Anyone TTC number 2 in your mid-30s and fancy company?

I also vote 12dpo! No idea how you're making it that far tbh, I'm gearing up to go tomorrow on day 7 for absolutely no logical reason

I'm feeling really moody today, not sure if it's hormones or ttc stress but I'm getting very annoyed at my 3 year old for being a 3 year old and then questioning why I want another one when they're such hard work even though it's the thing I want most and that's why I'm so ratty...I hate the 2ww

Ooo fingers crossed thats the first of many lines on here!

Still trucking along with low LH levels here. Only CD12 since miscarriage bleeding started so not surprising. I just wish I had a fast forward button and could go between LH surge/ovulation, bypass 2 week window, rest, move back to surge/ovulation again until positive 😂

Another vote for 12dpo! I tested positive when pregnant with my now toddler at 11dpo, I think it's reasonable! And you've considered how you'd handle both outcomes too! Good luck!

hi 👋🏻 hope ok to join we are month 2 TTC baby no.2 we have a 23 month old DS ☺️ had positive OPK cycle day 14 and in TWW now 🫣😬

@FlyingHighFlyingLow So sorry about your miscarriage The waiting is interminable isn't it...hope it comed quickly for you.

@wfcats I definitely relate to that - we've just started potty training and I wonder several times a day why I want to do this again! But then he goes to bed and I think..."aah isnt he lovely" 😅

Thanks to everyone who suggested I test on 12DPO, I will go with that! I've never made it that far before so we'll see 😂I'm starting to doubt myself now though, I've got no early signs.

Hey, I have just entered the TWW, am 2dpo today and this is the point of my cycle I find the hardest as I always feel in limbo and just wishing the days away until I can test 😅

I've definitely been there with the cycles of not tracking and then feeling lost as to whether timing has been like normal or not and deciding when best to test, especially when apps predict one thing and your body is almost telling you another. I got rid of all other apps a long time ago apart from premom as I use it just to track my OPKs and input when my periods are.
Go by what you feel is right and how you feel based on your normal cycle 🩷

Hey everyone!

@ThisNoisyLemur- "2DPO and wondering if it's too early to test" is literally my entire personality 😂 you definitely fit right in here!

@Mortima- No OH here, I'm going it solo via IVF (which is the same as I did for my daughter). My mother and my friend have been my confident. Bless my friend, I came home today to a beautiful bunch of flowers and a note about it being positive. Had a good cry! Ooh, I love both ideas but definitely 12 DPO for me.. mostly because the ability to wait that long is amazing in itself. 😂

@Hopefulbutexhausted- Honestly, with all the things I have learnt on this IVF journey, it blows my mind that I EVER thought that so much as touching a man would leave me pregnant!

@CatLadyH- Hi and welcome!! Wishing you all the luck.

@wfcats- We've definitely had some moments of "wtf am I doing?!".. then she goes to sleep and I look at her little face and it all makes sense.

@CasualOverthinker- you are NOT the only one. My best confidence crisis was when I convinced myself that the highly rated fertility clinic had accidentally left my embryo behind because I swore I could see a dot. Obviously they know better than me because that embryo is currently playing Paw Patrol...
It's beyond hard. I've always been super regular but the cycle before this one, I knew I'd ovulated earlier than Flo predicted because of the EWCM. I then came on early as expected with early ovulation. It's a huge thing and natural to want to be in control.

Sooo... my evening positives are still darker than my morning ones. However, this morning my 7dp5dt (or 12dpo equivalent.. well, 11.5 since transfer was the afternoon?) It was pretty obvious..

I'm obviously now ultra paranoid about chemicals and losses after my last couple rounds. But also cautiously hopeful that maybe, just maybe, I'll be bringing our little rainbow home.

@Orchid887 That's a great line! Fingers crossed for you - I'm in awe, sorry I didn't register about the IVF. Your friend sounds ace.

@CasualOverthinker Sorry you're struggling today. I think some of us aren't built to be chilled and laid back about this! I wouldn't say I'm a type-A personality but I'd definitely feel much more anxious about TTC if I wasn't tracking anything. Maybe expect the worst, hope for the best with this one? It's only cycle #1, and you can wee on ovulation sticks and temp to your hearts' content next time if you need to

@Mortima- Thank you! It all feels so tentative and amazing and terrifying and wonderful!

She is bloody wonderful!

Checking in...11DPO, and I'm going to test in the morning if my period hasn't beaten me to it. My boobs are a bit less sensitive today so I'm fairly sure my progesterone is dropping and I'm out, but we'll see.

Fingers crossed for all those testing in the next few days 🤞

My LH ratio reached 0.3 for the first time today on CD14 so hopefully something starting to happen.

Im not sure but I think i had a faint positive last night and this morning. It wasnt very obvious but you could just about see it. I'm hoping its not another false positive. Had false positives with superdrug own brand this one was a amazon one. Never had problems with it in the past.

Haha @CasualOverthinkerI also tested today at max 8dpo and was shocked and hurt that it was negative, mentally declared myself out etc 🙃 Wishing you self restraint on holding off for the next few days, I know I'll be testing daily from now because I am a clown and a glutton for punishment.

@inkgirlkeeping everything crossed for you, are you going to try a different brand of tests?

I will be yea, going to do a clear blue one in the morning, got one of those early response digital ones I'm going to use. Would be a lovely birthday surprise if I am

Ooh fingers crossed @inkgirl, keep us posted

@CasualOverthinker @wfcats Oof, the stark white tests do feel personallity insulting don't they! But at max 8DPO you're both definitely still in the game

@wfcatsand @CasualOverthinker- they really are an affront aren't they?! I can't remember the site but I was looking at the % of people who get a BFP on each day. Which helped somewhat!

When I tested at the 8dpo equivalent and got a BFN, I was obviously googling and saw a reddit post saying "I tested at 8DPO and hurt my own feelings" 😂

Are we all peeing on exceptionally expensive FRER's?
I've had my BFP a few days and still have more arriving today...

Congratulations everyone with the early lines and BFPs! 🥳

Is anyone thinking of ways they might distract/ console themselves if it's not their month? I was thinking sushi but having been recently diagnosed coeliac it's actually bloody hard to find some without wheat/barley randomly mixed in!

Still breastfeeding rules out some of the other fun things out of bounds when you're pregnant. Maybe some nice unpasteurised cheese?

I remember with my first I accidentally ate goats cheese without thinking about it at about 7 weeks pregnant and called 111 near tears 😂

Think I'm 7dpo according to Flo, managing not to test because I don't know where my tests are 😂 I don't have the discipline otherwise

Will do ☺️

I do love a FRER, will crack them out if I get a positive on am easy@home cheapie, as I find they show progression better. I'm assuming nobody on this thread is going to be the kind of person who can take one test and be content with it😂

Thinking of nice consolation treats is a great idea. Mine would be booze or Botox though, so not sure that helps you!