First time TTC 28 years old

[AmyOC]

Hello

My husband and i have been ttc for half a year. This is my 6th cycle. I know it can take healthy couples up to a year but I'm getting a little anxious. Anyone else in the same boat??

Hi!
I’m 25 and on to my 10th cycle TTC #1, I have conceived twice but MC both and nothing since then.
I can hardly talk telling you not to stress out as I posted a very stressed message on here on Friday when I got yet another BFN!
6 months is totally normal; you only ever hear the stories of the women who “got pregnant on the first try” but nobody wants to talk about it when it took them longer! That’s why it probably seems like it’s taking you ages.
Keep going xx

Hi I'm currently 17+4 weeks pregnant.

It took my partner and I 2.5 years to conceive

Hi I'm in the same position, 30yo and been ttc for 6 months. I know it can much longer but every month I really think I'm pregnant, and then af shows up. Feels like everyone around me is pregnant!

Yes that's true, my sister fell pregnant accidently 3 times, i'm timing like crazy and nothing yet, i don't know how she did it haha.
Ah yes I think I'm pregnant every month, last month my boobs were enormous and I was 5 days late, I was so sure and then the morning i decided to do a test my period showed
I got my first positive ovulation test last night and again this morning! First I've ever been sure of anyway, I can't figure out how to attach a photo though

Why does period always show up the same day we take a test! Happens to me too. I do feel like some people are just super fertile! Hopefully it will be out turn soon... I use the digital ovulation tests which are really easy to use but not cheap! I have a colleague who starred ttc at the same time as me and she's 6 months pregnant now. I'm really happy for her but it's hard seeing her every day when I wish I was in her position...

It's so annoying isn't it! I always save the expensive digital ones for when I'm late, otherwise I would be spending a fortune!
Aw I know how you feel, I feel like everywhere I go all I see are babies and baby related things! A colleague of mine just announced that she is 4 months along, it's so difficult talking to her, I feel so selfish being jealous sometimes but it's really hard not to.
We decided not to tell anyone we are trying and it's the best decision we made. Even keeping it to ourselves we still get comments like "aren't you getting on with it"? And "what's keeping you??". It can be so crushing

Same!!! We haven't told anybody either. My same colleague keeps asking if I want to have children soon too and I just say 'oh hopefully one day'. It is SO the worst when people keep asking you when you're going to have a baby, as they don't have a clue how you're feeling and it just feels like salt in the wound that you're not pregnant yet. I know it's only been 6 months and that's nothing compared to how long it takes some people, but it truly feels like a lifetime. Been feeling down today like it's never going to happen!

Before I wanted kids I probably did the same thing, I really feel like awareness needs raising, you only realise what a sensitive question it is once you are in this position.
It really does feel like a lifetime, before we properly started ttc I had already been off the pill for around 6 months and we were being sooo careful because I was under the illusion that it would happen the first time, boy was I wrong!
I just had my first positive ovulation test and we did the deed both days so I have everything crossed, I'm dreading this two week wait. I'm sorry you feel down and I completely sympathise, I have everything crossed for you too

Haha same here! We had been away and were trying not to conceive because of zika risk. So funny after so many years of trying Not to get pregnant you really do think you're going to hit the jackpot first time! Ahhh hope the two weeks go really quick for you, and it's the result we all want! I've still got another week before predicted ovulation. This could be the month for us!

Oh that would be so scary! I started off planning the exact month I was going to get pregnant because I wanted a September baby haha, now I couldn't care less. Me too I'm trying my hardest not to think about it this time. I really hope it is, keep in touch! x

Definitely identify, I wanted a January baby, not entirely sure why? (Maybe to try and get 2 Xmas's out of mat leave
But like you said, atm I couldn't care less! Do you symptom spot during 2ww? I've become really obsessed with monitoring my resting heart rate on my fitbit. Last month it actually went higher than ever before so I really got my hopes up, but must have just been coincidence

Haha I obsessively symptom spot! Last month my boobs got so big, and very firm, and I was so lethargic. My period was 5 days late so I was absolutely convinced, the day I decided to take a test af came, I had my first little cry that time . I did wonder if it was a chemical pregnancy because of the different symptoms but from stories I have read I think you need a positive test for that. I monitor my temperature every morning, that helps with pinpointing ovulation, however during the heatwave a couple of months back my temperature was higher so it can definitely trick you. I haven't heard of monitoring your heart rate, I assume its supposed to get higher when you're pregnant? I might give it a go!

Currently 39 weeks 2 days, me and my partner miscarried first in December and conceived last October. We've been together for 5 years now and it took us 4 years to conceive naturally. I think after 2 years if you haven't had any success doctors can do a fertility test for you both

I'm also 28 and TTC #1. It has been 17 months now, but I did have irregular periods and they are starting to regulate so I feel things are looking up. Like you I had my first definite positive OPK this month! It was on Monday so should have ovulated Tues. I am trying not to get ahead of myself but I'm so hopeful this cycle and its making the TWW even harder than normal!

Hi Triskaidekaphilia! Oh my positive was on Sunday so we are at exactly the same point, the 2ww is just awful isn't it?! I use the natural Cycles app which can be a little unreliable. I got my positive test on Sunday and I literally felt it on Monday so I definitely ovulated, but the app was trying to say I didn't ovulate this month, until a couple more days of temperature readings and then it backdated and said it was in fact Monday. I used to really listen to the app but now I'm trying to pay more attention to my body as I feel that's far more reliable. Also not obsessing over the app is definitely better but that's easier said than done.
It's been 4 days since ovulation and I've probably spent a good hour in total staring at my nipples desperately looking for a change haha .
My sister and my mum said that the first thing to change for them was the colour of their nipples, I don't know if it works that was (genetics) but it's not going to stop me checking.
I have a hen do and a 50th birthday coming up, so naturally I'm doing the "how to I hide the fact that I'm not drinking" obsessive planning(just in case) which I knooowww I shouldn't do, but it's so hard not to!

That's good that it caught up. I've been using Glow but it's using an average of all my previous cycle lengths so it keeps predicting 35-40 day cycles with ovulation on CD26. To be fair though as soon as I put in my positive OPK it readjusted to 31 days.

I do the same with events! I had a hen party last month but obviously I didn't end up being pregnant, but still have a wedding reception, house party and a fancy work dinner in the next month. House party would be easy because I can bring my own 'alcohol' and DH can help misdirect, and wedding he'd have to drink my drinks or something! Then with the work thing I think I can get away with not drinking or pretending to drink a little because I have work the next day. So yeah you can tell I'm overthinking it too!

Hi OP! At the risk of being the annoying pregnant person I always hated back before I got pregnant, please don't lose hope! I'm 27 and DH and I have just found we're pregnant on our 8th cycle of TTC. I had experienced cycles that were longer than expected, BFNs, and cried a lot. I was genuinely starting to believe it wouldn't happen - to the point that I put off doing a test this month, and when I finally did one just put it to one side as soon as I'd done it with a 'nah, that's negative'. Bit of a shock when I glanced back at it...

I'm not going to say 'relax', because that's a load of bollocks, but I did just want to provide a positive example for you - as before our BFP I felt like the only examples I could see were people who got pregnant in three months or less, or people who needed intervention after years of trying.

Also, I also found Natural Cycles quite unhelpful. I switched to Fertility Friend after a few months. I wasn't temping this month (because I was rubbish at it and my charts were all over the place) but FF at least have me a much better ballpark to aim for (CD16, so later than I'd assumed!).

I am trying not to symptom spot as I'm only 7dpo but among the usual pains and twinges and exhaustion I've had a ridiculous amount of CM today, never had this much since around puberty!

Congratulations TakingtheLeap! How is everyone else in their 2ww getting along?

Thanks Takingtheleap! You're right, the only stories I hear are the first cycle or after 10 years, and as I've missed the first I'm immediately filled with dread. I know that's expecting the worst but it's so hard not to.

I could say I'm trying not to symptom spot but that would be a lie. My boobs are sore and bigger than normal, af is due on Monday, so not too long to wait now.

I had a dream I got my bfp last night and woke up really gutted! My husband says maybe it's a sign, it's obviously not but he's very sweet to try and make me feel better as the two week wait is frustrating for him too.

How is everyone else getting on?

I had a dream I was heavily pregnant and starting to lactate the night after we started trying and DH was convinced it was a sign, but sadly not for us. I've had a few pregnancy dreams but the other night I dreamt I got my period early and was devastated. So I'm hoping for me it'll work the other way around! Hope its a good sign for you though!

Hi everyone! How's everyone's 2ww going?
TakingtheLeap so nice to hear a positive outcome, like you said most stories are either straight away or after years of trying. So I think I'm already out this month, I use CB digital ovulation sticks and it looks like I'm not ovulating this month.. which unfortunately isn't unusual for me as I've had a stressful time recently, and I have PCOS. Reallt frustrating feels like a wasted month. I will live vicariously through your 2wws!

Agggh I just had a wee and there is slight discolour. I don't think the timing is right to be implantation bleeding as af is due on Tuesday. I guess I'll find out in the morning. Gutted... But maybe not meant to be this month

Hi all, thanks @TakingtheLeap for your positive comment; reminding us that there is a light and the end of this TWW tunnel!
I'm 27 and currently in month 4 of TTC. AF is currently 3 days late, so far had two BFN but some bad cramping and very light bleeding today so it's probably back to square one for me! 
Can't help but symptom spot constantly!
Wishing you all well!

Sooo af arrived this morning. Gutted...It doesn't help that they way you find out you aren't pregnant is a bloody period, so not only that, but raging hormones to go with! It's nice to hear success stories, I'm hoping I'll be telling my own soon.

I think what's so frustrating is that I couldn't have done anything else, it's not like failing a test where you can identify what went wrong and try harder next time. On paper making babies is so straight forward haha, I wish it were so.