TTC August 2026

Oh, it can take a few months for your periods to fully regulate, so hang in there! I’m sure it’ll pounce on you before you know it. Are you doing LH strips to see if you’re ovulating? I know you can still ovulate before you get a regular bleed, so it might be worth keeping an eye on.

Hi everyone, ttc our second. We had a surprise April 2025 baby. I’m currently in my fertile window but due to the heat I think I’ll be out this month

Only managed to DTD once, which im a little disappointed by. I dont want to put pressure on him, but i dont think he realises how time sensitive these things are😫

It was definitely reassuring, and I’m really glad I had it done. It also ruled out endo and all the other potential issues I’d been worrying about, which was a huge relief. The sonographer was really lovely and took the time to answer all of my questions and concerns.

I think if you have any worries, it’s definitely worth doing as it can put your mind at ease. What are your main concerns that are making you consider having a scan? Not that you necessarily need a reason, I think it’s always good to be proactive when it comes to these things!

that looks v strongly like you peaked on the 7th so probably ovulated 8th. 🙂 it’s supposed to be the first positive but I don’t think I’ve seen anyone have super strong lines for more than about 24 hours.

the only way to confirm you ovulated though and won’t have another peak later is to track bbt as it’ll increase post ovulation.

Hey ladies,

Just catching up on everyone’s updates! Congrats to those who have their BFPs, and sorry to those who are moving on to another cycle!

I should be ovulating over the next few days, so I’ll start testing tomorrow 🤞

In other news, I had a Well Woman scan recently, where they check your uterine lining, ovaries and look for things like cysts, endo and fibroids. I knew I had a tiny fibroid from a scan about 10 years ago, but I was surprised to find out that it’s now grown to 7cm, apparently around the size of an orange! 😮

Funnily enough, I’ve had absolutely no symptoms. They think it’s a subserosal fibroid, meaning it grows on the outer surface of the uterus, so it’s generally less likely to cause fertility issues as it doesn’t affect the uterine lining or, therefore, implantation. However, it is causing some downward displacement of the endometrial cavity.

I’m now, of course, Googling everything and from what I can see, this type of fibroid seems to be less concerning from a fertility perspective. I’ve shared the report with my GP to get their opinion, especially as we’re currently in the process of starting the ball rolling for possible IVF towards the end of the year.

I wondered if anyone here has had any experience with fibroids, particularly larger subserosal ones? Would be really interested to hear your experiences! ❤️

Im confused do you go off your first positive ovulation test or the peak? Photos of my testing i had a miscarriage on 21st july so these tests are from cd9? Still testing to make sure i dont miss another lh surge (ive had that before)

congrats to all of those who have had their BFP and sorry for those who are out be kind to yourselves 😊

Negative at 9/10 dpo so am probably also out, I’ll test again tomorrow but then just wait for my period (feels like it’ll hit soon).

Sorry that you are out too @WonderingAboutBabies @BigGirlPants01 @DancingThroughLife02 TTC is really really shit. Can’t even feel positive about next month as there won’t be anything different so why would I get a different (positive!) result?

Good luck @Babydustthisyear @Silverglass @Springcloud26 and thanks for the commiserations ❤️

I’m sorry to hear that @HelloDarknessmyoldfrenemy it is so disheartening.

Take care of yourself, I’ll see you on the September thread 💐💐

@HelloDarknessmyoldfrenemy @WonderingAboutBabies I’m sorry this wasn’t a positive cycle for you both, be kind to yourselves x

Sorry you didn’t get a positive 🙁 hopefully it means you can out it down now for a few weeks and focus on life instead of testing.

Also out at 11DPO. Hoping my period actually arrives as last time it didn't and so this cycle has been soooooo long! My hormones need a fresh cycle 😆

Aww I’m so sorry you’re out, it’s so hard the months going past! I’m in the tww of cycle 5 due to test next week but it’s just soo upsetting everymonth, be kind to yourself, give yourself a little treat, and I’m hoping u get to share BFP news with us all soon xx

Look after yourself
I think I'll be joining you. 12dpo today, didnt bother to test as all the symptoms of AF arriving.
See you in September's x

BFN 12 dpo, I’m out! God im so sick of this. Into 9 months of trying now. Good luck to those still waiting to test and ❤️ to those I’ll see on the September thread.

Hope everyone is doing ok. Exciting to see a few positives since I last checked.

I caved and tested yesterday at 9DPO. I have the worst line eyes but I can see an indent which is so annoying as it does kind of give you hope!! I have been feeling really cold-y and so run down in the evenings and my husband is like you have got to be pregnant which doesnt help 😕

I'd definitely ring back and ask to speak to the other doctor again. Even when I was 29, my GP said 6 months as I have PCOS. 2 years is rubbish.

Eas6@home. To be fair they are very faint, would never mistake one for a proper positive but maybe the start of something if they hadn’t stayed the same! Not sure you can even really see it in a photo but they’re basically like this.