TTC first baby thread 24

[Anny27]

Hi ladies,

Setting up the new thread for us as we approaching the end of the old one!

@whatsthecraic91
@validuser
@lozzlepop
@orangeloo
@timswifey
@MIW01
@1990shopefulftm
@lottiepink

And a few others who I can't remember their username from memory so please tag yourself :D

This one is better

@lizzie198 I do think I can see something, I suppose all you can do is leave is test again tomorrow perhaps if AF doesn't show. Do you have any FRERs?
Is it the case that even when you get a peak OPK you don't necessarily ovulate on that day? So maybe it's slightly earlier than you think,hence the super faint line? X

@lizzie198 I can see a shadow lovely but not sure if it has a colour. I would Deffo get a frer and test tomorrow or with diluted urine today if possible

hi @Narwhal88 welcome back :) have you had any spotting today? Hopefully not!

Thanks @Annny27 and @Etonmess20 I'm not a see lines everywhere sort of person. I'm very good at acknowledging a bfn when I see one but this is the first time I've had a hint of anything.

I haven't got any first responses in but will show DP when he gets back and if he sees anything sure he will go and get some 😊 x

@lizzie198 it's definitely worth an FRER I'd say. Have you got any symptoms?

@Annny27 thank you! Aww I know it's totally rubbish but, I just expect it every month now tbh! Are you enjoying wfh? I like it 😊

@Kiza he takes the well man and extra vitamin c, I started him in the ashwaghanda but our fertility dr said to stop it as it's useless. But I'm in 2 minds on that one 🤔 we're you recommended it? Ahh sorry to hear that, good that the spotting is later than usual though!

@Narwhal88 yeh I think that's basically what she's saying then, as his levels were fine 🙄 it's so complicated isn't it! I know I've taken the extra 3 month wait as a good thing to get ourselves as fit and healthy as we can be 😊 sorry you think af is on its way! Haha May put the lottery on today 😂

@lizzie198 I feel like I can see a faint line too, but hard to fully know, Fingers crossed for you!

@Etonmess20 not really today sore nipples but had those for days. Heavy feeling in pelvis has stopped but I had a really vidid dream last night and just felt different.

Found a frer in the back of the cupboard and it looks bfn as only line I can see is very very thin and possibly just an indent.

Oh well it was a nice possibility while it lasted 😊

@lizzie198 don't lose hope just yet, it's not over until AF arrives, it could still be a bit early just yet x

@Anny27 had the tiniest amount so far today, but sometimes it starts like that so not hopeful!

@Lottiepink I've done the lottery 3 times this week 🤣🤣

@lizzie198 I can see something very faint on the cheapie but it could be an indent. Just wait a few days as like others have said it may be too early. I never even test now for this reason and I can't bare to see negative tests! Don't think I've used a test in 6 months!

Thanks everyone I've ordered 2 more FRER's from Amazon for tomorrow and if AF not arrived will do one on Sunday morning 😊

Got fingers crossed for everyone else be lovely to see some bfps xx

Good luck @lizzie198 keep us updated. Got me fingers crossed for you x

Hello! Mind if I join this thread?

Hi @Teadrinker30 welcome! What's your story so far?

@Etonmess20 thanks! So we've been TTC for just over a year now, I'm turning 30 in June and OH is 26. I've had the hormononal blood tests because I feared I wasn't ovulating, every period I've had in the last year was super light! However all tests came back normal and showed I was ovulating. My OH has had a sperm test, again came back normal. I've been using the clear blue fertility monitor for over 2 months and still it hasn't showed a peak...anyone else had the same? I've got a telephone consultation on the 25th June with a fertility specialist so now anxiously awaiting that. Just concerted it's all unexplained.. I also haven't told anyone we know that we're TTC so it feels like a huge worry that I can't share.

My mum went through 3 rounds of IVF to have me and i feel guilty I haven't told her about my issues... Just worry eveyrone will tell me its not the right time to be having a baby etc! We're renting at the moment and I've got a demanding job.. I've always wanted to be a mum though..

Welcome @Teadrinker30 👋🏼 sometimes it can just take a year or more so I think it's positive that so far all your tests are normal. There have been a few BFPs on this thread that have taken over a year. I think it would be a good idea to share with your mum, especially since she went through IVF so will have a very good idea what you are going through. What makes you think she would tell you it's the wrong time? Lots of people have demanding jobs with children and if you've been trying a year then that was way before covid (I also don't think we should be letting covid stop us trying either!)

Welcome @Teadrinker30 I agree with @Narwhal88 I think it might be good to share with your mum. Also it's no one else's business when a couple want to have a baby. And I don't think covid should stop anyone - Especially those trying before it hit. Hopefully all our BFP's are round the corner.

Thanks @narwhal88 and @orangeloo! Bizarrely I got my first peak on clear blue this morning! Literally just after I posted that message. I think you're both right re my mum and I'll have the chat with her 😊. Fingers crossed for you and all the ladies on here that we get a BFP soon... So glad I've got some people who understand and don't say things like "just stop trying and it will happen" haha Xx

@Teadrinker30 that's really good about your positive, where you on the pill or anything before you started TTC?

My doctor told me it can take 12
Months or more for some ladies cycles to settle properly if they've been on it for a while.

Fingers crossed you get your bfp soon and I'm sure your mum will be really pleased and happy to support you through this xx

Morning ladies, so a fertility acupuncturist reached out to me to let me know they are back up and running so maybe worth asking around for anyone who is interested.
AF arrived in full flow today so onto cycle 21 for sure!
Welcome @Teadrinker30, hope the chat with your mum goes well and we are definitely not stopping trying after so long. I just ignore people's comments of 'corona babies' 🙄 we have been trying for over a yeah and half, and have been told there's no reason why we can't get pregnant but have also been referred for IVF. I know it's disheartening at times but I hear success stories all the time so try to hang on to those.

@lizzie198 good luck for tomorrow's testing

@Narwhal88 nice to hear from you ☺️
@Lottiepink Ashwaghanda is one of those 'hippie' supps so most clinical doctors don't know much about it. It's for reducing toxins in the body as oxidative stress causes issue for both men and woman so we take it for that as my Accupuncturist recommended it a long time ago. It's kind of in the same bracket as Maca root, western doctors don't believe in its efficacy so up to you really.

@Kiza thank you although I've been getting cramping last few mornings for a little bit then it eases off but pretty sure AF is on its way so I'll be joining you next month.

Think the test yesterday was probably just an Evap or fault but it was a nice feeling while it lasted lol 😊

I've always been tempted by acupuncture as have a few joint issues but the needles thing puts me off. Do you feel any discomfort when they put them in?

@lizzie198 I've had Accupuncture a few times (eczema and fertility) and I can honestly it works. I'm pretty sensitive so feel the bizarre 'dull ache' with Accupuncture I ask them not to 'twizzle' the needles as I can't stand the sensation (they twizzle them to connect to your energy). The needles going in don't hurt at all as they are so thin, it's just a bizarre feeling when it connects to your energy but that sensation settles within 30 seconds and then your left to relax and there is zero pain. I use that time to visual myself pregnant and my uterus being a place filled with loving energy and a beautiful place for my future child to be (can you tell I'm a hippie! 😆).

@kiza I really want to try acupuncture but just not sure about the cost 😬 especially when my cycle is regular and if my DH is the only issue if it will actually help! I think if we end up doing IVF I may try it though.

@Narwhal88 yeah I completely understand and I only chose to do it after a year of slightly irregular cycles and issues with spotting. It really helped so I stopped, after a few months problems came back so now definitely going back. Also I need to prepare for IVF. Accupuncture helps with guys issues too so he could go?