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TTC August 2026

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inkgirl · 22/07/2026 11:55

So I'm pretty much put this month, giving up all hope its happening this month. I know August is still a week away but thought I'd start a thread for the August TTCers.
How's everyone doing?

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Springcloud26 · 26/07/2026 16:53

Oh that’s frustrating for you @inkgirl, when did you come off the pill?

I’m sorry you went through one too @Silverglass, that is reassuring sign with CM! I was still testing positive strongly on Thursday so will wait a week. How long did it take to get your negative, if you don’t mind me asking?

Silverglass · 26/07/2026 16:49

Springcloud26 · 26/07/2026 15:49

Spotting after MMC seems to have stopped and I’ve started to see a little CM so I hope my cycle is returning. 🤞 I’m expecting it to be irregular so think all I can do is DTD every couple of days until I can use ovulation strips again. Treating today as my personal CD1 😊

I’m actually feeling quite energised today, so off to the gym later which I haven’t done in a couple of months!

Hope everyone is doing okay? Anyone else at the early stage of their cycle?

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I’m the same point as you, no idea when I’ll ovulate but my pregnancy tests are negative now so I can use lh strips. Cm is starting to come back so I’m hopeful maybe in the next few days!

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inkgirl · 26/07/2026 16:45

Springcloud26 · 26/07/2026 15:49

Spotting after MMC seems to have stopped and I’ve started to see a little CM so I hope my cycle is returning. 🤞 I’m expecting it to be irregular so think all I can do is DTD every couple of days until I can use ovulation strips again. Treating today as my personal CD1 😊

I’m actually feeling quite energised today, so off to the gym later which I haven’t done in a couple of months!

Hope everyone is doing okay? Anyone else at the early stage of their cycle?

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Sorry to hear about the MMC, glad to hear you are feeling energised.

I'm still waiting for AF to arrive. Had yet another positive OPK today 3rd one since coming off the pill so not sure what's going on with my body at the moment

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Springcloud26 · 26/07/2026 15:49

Spotting after MMC seems to have stopped and I’ve started to see a little CM so I hope my cycle is returning. 🤞 I’m expecting it to be irregular so think all I can do is DTD every couple of days until I can use ovulation strips again. Treating today as my personal CD1 😊

I’m actually feeling quite energised today, so off to the gym later which I haven’t done in a couple of months!

Hope everyone is doing okay? Anyone else at the early stage of their cycle?

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inkgirl · 25/07/2026 19:17

HelloDarknessmyoldfrenemy · 25/07/2026 18:22

CD16 and my Lh tests are still resolutely negative. I keep hoping for a shorter cycle, I’d had a couple of 35 day ones before I started trying, but it just isn’t happening! Dtd every other day just in case as well. Feeling a bit rubbish as 8 months feels like a long time to be disappointed for!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
8 months dose feel like such a long time. Hope it happens soon for you

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HelloDarknessmyoldfrenemy · 25/07/2026 18:22

CD16 and my Lh tests are still resolutely negative. I keep hoping for a shorter cycle, I’d had a couple of 35 day ones before I started trying, but it just isn’t happening! Dtd every other day just in case as well. Feeling a bit rubbish as 8 months feels like a long time to be disappointed for!

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inkgirl · 25/07/2026 18:09

dancingbroccoli · 25/07/2026 18:07

Hi ladies, hoping I can jump onto this thread as I am out for July as AF arrived today. Cycle 7 for me, I feel less hopeful with each month. With my first we were extremely lucky and managed to fall pregnant in the first cycle so I naively assumed this time would be the same!

Hoping August is a lucky month for us all ✨

Hi welcome.
Sorry to hear AF arrived. I know how disheartening it came be when we dont fall pregnant as quick as we'd like, took over 2 years for my eldest.

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dancingbroccoli · 25/07/2026 18:07

Hi ladies, hoping I can jump onto this thread as I am out for July as AF arrived today. Cycle 7 for me, I feel less hopeful with each month. With my first we were extremely lucky and managed to fall pregnant in the first cycle so I naively assumed this time would be the same!

Hoping August is a lucky month for us all ✨

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inkgirl · 25/07/2026 10:59

Silverglass · 25/07/2026 09:38

Looking like another heatwave on the horizon, make trying nice and sweaty 😥.

i can tell from my cm I’m still at least a few days from ovulation but I end up doing a lh test anyway. Should just be buying shares in easy@home at this point!

Oh I really hope there isnt another heatwave coming. I really struggled in the last one. It reached 37 here apparently felt like 43. I hated it.

I feel like that. Thankfully they are cheap for the amount you get

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inkgirl · 25/07/2026 10:57

Babydustthisyear · 25/07/2026 09:26

Everything crossed for you, it’s so confusing, there’s literally no way to tell until u kiss a period and get a test 🙈🙈 ❤️❤️

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Thank you. It really is. At the moment I have symptoms but tests are coming back negative. I did read that it could also be withdrawal from coming off the pill. I dont remember feeling like this last time I came off the pill.

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Silverglass · 25/07/2026 09:38

Looking like another heatwave on the horizon, make trying nice and sweaty 😥.

i can tell from my cm I’m still at least a few days from ovulation but I end up doing a lh test anyway. Should just be buying shares in easy@home at this point!

Babydustthisyear · 25/07/2026 09:26

inkgirl · 25/07/2026 09:15

Sorry to hear AF arrived.

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive but apparently that can take awhile after coming off the pill so we'll see

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Everything crossed for you, it’s so confusing, there’s literally no way to tell until u kiss a period and get a test 🙈🙈 ❤️❤️

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inkgirl · 25/07/2026 09:15

Babydustthisyear · 25/07/2026 09:06

Hello ladies joining in from July thread AF arrived I’m a mum of one DD who is 2yrs I’m 36yrs old and im now onto cycle 5 trying for baby number 2. Baby dust for us all this month.

obviously I’m gutted AF arrived but reading all ur messages really does make you feel less alone ❤️❤️

Sorry to hear AF arrived.

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive but apparently that can take awhile after coming off the pill so we'll see

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Babydustthisyear · 25/07/2026 09:06

Hello ladies joining in from July thread AF arrived I’m a mum of one DD who is 2yrs I’m 36yrs old and im now onto cycle 5 trying for baby number 2. Baby dust for us all this month.

obviously I’m gutted AF arrived but reading all ur messages really does make you feel less alone ❤️❤️

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inkgirl · 24/07/2026 15:39

ASpTTC · 24/07/2026 15:27

Hey, AF arrived today. Cycle 2 trying for baby no 2. Wishing everyone luck this month!

Sorry to hear AF arrived

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inkgirl · 24/07/2026 15:38

Peedthebed · 24/07/2026 13:23

Checking in again for another month! Expecting a positive opk in the next two days I think
good luck everyone

Fingers crossed for you

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ASpTTC · 24/07/2026 15:27

Hey, AF arrived today. Cycle 2 trying for baby no 2. Wishing everyone luck this month!

Peedthebed · 24/07/2026 13:23

Checking in again for another month! Expecting a positive opk in the next two days I think
good luck everyone

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inkgirl · 24/07/2026 07:35

Springcloud26 · 23/07/2026 23:05

Joining as I hope cycle to come back in August after early miscarriage this month. May struggle to track ovulation so will DTD every other day until I can track. I’ve been trying since January for first at 39.

Sorry to hear about your early miscarriage. Fingers crossed this is your cycle and it sticks

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Springcloud26 · 23/07/2026 23:05

Joining as I hope cycle to come back in August after early miscarriage this month. May struggle to track ovulation so will DTD every other day until I can track. I’ve been trying since January for first at 39.

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inkgirl · 23/07/2026 21:58

HelloDarknessmyoldfrenemy · 23/07/2026 21:23

Sorry to hear that you still haven’t had your period! I remember seeing your vfl on the pregnancy test, sorry that it hasn’t turned into a strong line. Are you still Lh testing?

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Thank you, I am yea, had a positive one about a week or 2 ago, I had a positive one a few days after coming off the pill than another one about a week later. So if I ovulated with the 2nd one then I'm due on next week. Pregnancy tests are now negative so thinking the vfl was a false positive

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HelloDarknessmyoldfrenemy · 23/07/2026 21:23

inkgirl · 23/07/2026 19:34

Welcome. Fingers this is your cycle, it must be so frustrating having long cycles. Before I had my kids my cycles were all over the place. Came off the pill beginning of the month still no af but no positive test either

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Sorry to hear that you still haven’t had your period! I remember seeing your vfl on the pregnancy test, sorry that it hasn’t turned into a strong line. Are you still Lh testing?

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inkgirl · 23/07/2026 21:01

StillWingingIt97 · 23/07/2026 20:57

I learnt it from the July thread. From day 8 have sex every other day then when you get a positive OPK do two days in a row, miss one day then do again

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Ohhh, i remember seeing something on there about doing that, didnt catch the method name though

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StillWingingIt97 · 23/07/2026 20:57

inkgirl · 23/07/2026 20:52

Welcome. Ive not heard of that method before. What dose that entail?

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I learnt it from the July thread. From day 8 have sex every other day then when you get a positive OPK do two days in a row, miss one day then do again

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inkgirl · 23/07/2026 20:52

StillWingingIt97 · 23/07/2026 20:50

Joining from the July thread, on cycle 3 and attempting sperm meets egg method this time

Welcome. Ive not heard of that method before. What dose that entail?

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