TTC 10 Months Plus, Supporting Eachother & Staying Positive :)

[mama31]

This thread is for anyone trying to conceive for a lengthy period of time who may be considering/attending further tests/scans or is about to begin fertility treatment. I hope this thread can provide information and support, alleviate fears and can help one another to remain positive during this difficult journey that can only be understood by those experiencing it.

Please join and share your story, knowledge, support, laughter and tears.

Awww lil, if you cant be arsed with it, then don't be! Every time TTC comes into your head, pretend the thought is a balloon and pop it. Sometimes I need to pop the TTC balloon like 15 times before it eventually goes out my head but it does work for me :) A bit airy-fairy, I know! Nothing wrong with trying not to think about it for a month here and there.

And mama?! You go, girl! You really have thrown everything at it this month! :-) I wish I had your inclination with DTD though! Only one night off in the last fortnight?! I run out of inventive ways to initiate and unfortunately DH's drive is a bit lower than mine so I would say I need to initiate it 3/4 of the time. It's personal, I know... but if you have any words of advice in this area, feel free to pass them on!!

Hi Lindsay i liked it for the control it gave me because I'm like that! After 10months just using noraml opk I thought I'd throw a bit of money at the whole ttc process so I bought one. We were just trying the smep plan etc before but with the machine as soon as I got my high we dtd EOD until I got a peak, then dtd that day and the one after and then skipped a day and dtd again and maybe one more if we could be arsed. We both work pretty hard, have a ds already so I know what you mean about being able to do it all the time! Good luck, it's obviously not a miracle worker but I liked it and was prepared to throw money at the pricey sticks for 6 months before thinking of a new plan!

Lil ouch 20 sticks a month is costly - I'm not surprised you are cross with it! I hope you have more luck soon.

Ginger think it's supposed to record more of a chance when to dtd....make you start earlier really by detecting more than just your LH surge. It is also supposed to get to know your cycles and therefore be more accurate. It is interesting because now I've had my scan and my EDD for the baby they have put me earlier than I thought, so maybe I do ov earlier and I didn't realise. You can often get them on ebay for a pretty good price. It's ok that they are second hand - the pee doesn't touch anything and you can reset the machine!

OH and I did drink the venos cough stuff that month too (which is rank by the way) but I found it massively increased my cm. I had so little before...

Also, hi mama so glad you are still having fun! Always keeping my fingers crossed for you x

Turns out it's just a normal period. Oh well

Morning people,

I am trying very hard not to poasvery very very hard

AF due wed/thursday if a 28 day cycle as normal it can vary a day or so though.

Had weird pins and needles pain in stomach for 3 days.

Has a little bit of creamy cm yesterday and quite a bit today.

Mega tired today as well and bottom of backs quite tender.

please please let this all be because im pg

Hope everyone is good today

Sorry that your fed up lil its not easy is it im worn out with it all

fx blueberry! try and hold out with poas until wed tho. early poas never achieve anything because you know its too early!

I am not a patient person, so I've had moments where I've really struggled with ttc taking so long. I an also a control freak, and the lack of control unhinges me! feeling better now that the weekend is here as that will fly by and it will soon be my scan on Monday!

off to research cough syrup!! at this point I may even try the grapefruit juice!

Im not sure why I put morning lol really not with it tonight.

broke some eggs into a cup ready to cook and then put that cup in the washing up water.

im very patient with most things but this is doing my head in so many unknowns just wish they could give an answer to whats wrong straight away

Bleurgh feels like I've been punched in the stomach, another preg announcement on Facebook.....

I know the feeling Victoria finding it hard to watch the buses at the moment

Af has arrived, onto cycle bloody 12

Someone share something positive, cheer us all up!

onelife sorry about the af.

im a little worried af is going to turn up 5 days early ive had cramping today in lower stomach.

Was getting my hopes up to high this month

Oh onelife I'm so sorry. How utterly shit, I can't think of anything positive to say either! AF is in full flow for me, (sorry bit graphic!) all I can think is that surely it will be our turn soon, every month is a month closer to being within the 'normal' 12 -24 months range.

Well I am stocked up on Maca powder, B6, Wellman conception vitamins, grapefruit juice, and have just bought a BBT thermometer. Don't even want to think about how much I have spent on this ttc crap so far.
DH had a dollop of Maca powder on his cereal this morning bless him, does anyone know if the man is ok to take it in powder form too though!? Can't hurt I suppose? or does it have to be the tablets?

Blueberry what a random old time you are having, hope they are all positive symptoms for you. So hard to not get your hopes up high isn't it, I had so many weird twinges this time and even some creamy cm, but no luck for me, hope it's a different story for you.

Absy sorry the witch got you too! What is going on this month?

Thanks for the CBFM info sazzles, possibly something to think about in a few months time....

Lindsay I like your balloon popping analogy!! Will be trying that one next month for sure!

lil for you for feeling all fed up with this whole bloody nightmare. I hope you treated yourself to that nice bottle of rose? I think I will go for the cough syrup next month if grapefruit juice doesn't bring me any luck! God do I hate grapefruit....yuck. I have bought some pineapple juice to mix it with to make it palatable! Don't suppose it will matter too much?

Right off to drink my cider and eat some maltesers, and watch OBEM - why do I do it to myself???

thanks ginger. hope u survived obem....why do any of us do it to ourselves! I can't not watch it!

sorry AF arrived onelife and others she's got again.

Hi all, I joined this site about 2 years ago but have been extremely inactive on here over the last year as the disappointment every month was just too much. I found out yesterday morning, 1 month before my referral appointment for ivf, that I am pregnant I can't believe it. I am so excited that I can't sleep! I genuinely believed that we was going down the ivf route and we were never going to get pregnant naturally. I only took the test yesterday because I was 6 days late and was going to start a diet on Monday which was a bit of a crash diet so wanted to be certain that I wasn't pregnant, never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be positive!

congratulations LisaC!! It's good to hear there are successes out there on this long ole road. Please come back and tell us how long you were trying, anything you did differently the month you got your bfp etc
enjoy every minute, you deserve it after waiting so long.

Congratulations lisa!!

I thought it would be a good idea to poas today bad choice why didnt I wait grrrrr now I feel sad

Have my nieces 4th birthday party to go to today its gonna be a long hard day

Have a good sunday everyone

Thanks lil and blueberry, I can't tell you how happy I am!

We were given our second round of clomid which I started this cycle and we also used pre-seed and it's worked. I don't know if it was the clomid, the pre-seed or a combination of both or the fact I had lost more weight that did it.

Fingers crossed that your bfp's happen soon. Don't give up hope

Hi all, just popping in to see how we're all getting on. Sorry to hear some of you are feel down. I think you always do when AF arrives and that harsh reality that it hasn't happened (yet again!), then after a week, dust yourself off, get back on the bandwagon and try and feel more positive ready for the next round of ttc. I feel like I'm constantly trying to chase something but don't feel like I'm getting there yet! Very frustrating however, it's lovely to hear great news from people like Lisa who show us that there is always hope.

Going to be busy dtd this week as my fertile window is coming up. Husband is off for two weeks and has his first acupuncture appointment tomorrow so will report back how he copes.

We've started the Maca this week and my pre-seed arrived yesterday just in time so hoping to give it a go. The packaging did make me chuckle on the front as it says "Seriously fun baby-making"!!!! Let's hope so x

Congrats Lisa! Thanks for giving us hope.

4dpo now, cycle 17, first month using opks. Everything crossed :-)

The sun is shining here and the blossom is out on the trees. Feeling a little more happy and positive than the last few weeks. Not looking forward to turning 34 tomorrow though, bleurch....

Lisa thanks so much for sharing your story and a huge congrats to you! That is so amazing, I'm sure you can't quite believe it. How exciting for you! Just what this thread needed, a success story. So come on ladies stay positive, it will happen! Just a matter of time :)

Well spent all afternoon running around with lots of children including my niece who is 4 today and gorgeous. Im always the one who gets given the children to look after and today was given a few month old baby.

had about 5 people talking about when we were going to have a baby etc etc at least I didnt cry.

Stomachs still a bit dodgy and had creamy cm plus really tired but not due af till wednesday I hate waiting

Happy birthday Victoria. Glad you are feeling better and fx the opks did their job for you so your birthday present is a bfp in a few days for you.

Sorry for those feeling low with af. Hugs to you all.

Fertile time for me and laid low with the flu so there goes another month. ..

Evening all,

I've been awol from here for a while. Cd5 of cycle 12. So edging into the 'average' range of 12 - 24 months. Really hope its soon. I get two goes at may.

Congratluations to Lisa and thank you for sharing your story.

I am finding the bfps on the buses a bit depressing instead of encouraging. its not fair!!!

Of course i am happy for all those lucky ladies who get a bfp in the first few cycles. I'm just jealous.

Just got back from the docs. More appologies about the delayed SA but it must have been the labs fault not hers of course, but she's going to give the lab a call to hurry things up. Sounds like guilt to me!

Another 4 months until I can have my repeat bloods before referral and plenty of time for DH to have his SA and the 3 month later repeat. Can finally get referred in a whopping 7 months time.

Im kinda regretting not continuing with dtd and opks after I thought I'd ovd on day 12. Day 18 today and I've got funny tummy feelings, like painful trapped gas but its central not on a side so it might just be trapped gas! I just keep thinking of 2 cycles ago when I thought I'd ovd on day 12 coz of pains but then my day 21 bloods showed it was day18 plus I had another set of pains day18 that month. Darn darn darn regrets for evermore

Also stupid idiot forgot to talk to the docs about all that spotting last month after the ultrasound! How stupid can you get Victoria!?

Hey everyone.

onelife sorry af got you. Hope you're looking after yourself. I'm currently on 5 days into spotting, think its getting a bit heavier and turning into af now.

Lisa what wonderful news, you must be so so happy, congratulations

may sorry you're feeling unwell. dh has it too, I was just thankful he got it post ovulation, but turns out it didn't make a difference anyway. Hope you feel better soon

blueberry any more symptoms? Have you poas yet? With af due tomorrow I know I would have got through a few ic's by now, but then I have no willpower! Fingers crossed for you.

Victoria happy birthday for yesterday, hope you had a lovely day.

nonconformist sounds like you're one of the few in the fun part of the cycle, make the most of it! Yes the preseed tube makes me smile too!

notta going AWOL helps sometimes I think, I love it here but it also helps to take a break from time to time to try and not just think about ttc all the time. I've totally ditched the buses now, can't handle it anymore!

Got my appointment with my gp this afternoon so making a list of things I want to discuss.

I'm starting cycle 11 of consecutive ttc, or 15 if we count the 4 months before we had to have an enforced break. 2 chemical pregnancies at the end of last year, with increased and earlier spotting in my cycle since then. Going to write out my cd ov dates, what CD spotting started and what CD af started for my last few cycles I think and take that with me. Other things I thought I might ask about are:

Possibility of low progesterone - I know I'm ovulating but chemical pregnancies and early spotting could be a sign?!

Check about fibriod on my uterus -epu weren't concerned about it hampering efforts?

Ask for her opinion of supplements such as vitex

Ask about weight

Ask about sa for dh

Ask about next step if nothing happens over the next few months.

Anyone think of anything else?! Want to make the most of the appointment, I know she's a gp not a specialist but she's all I've got at this stage so just going to ask everything!

Sorry for the essay ladies!