6 months plus ttc (continuation of 6/7 months ttc) all welcome

[Twinkletoes85]

Hi everyone just another continuation thread 😊

@Fifol @dsc1 @aokbaby @Dbop100 @lamby12 thank you all I appreciate the support ❤️

@beachbum85 sorry you've found something that's wrong but hopefully it's given you some answers and a plan to get it all sorted. Xx

Hi @lamby12 and @Dbop100, good luck!

@swifty2 Thank you for the Big Fat Negative podcast recommendation. It's a really good listen, and I like the mythbusting section particularly. I think it's likely I'll need some medical help to conceive and feel a lot more prepared for and knowledgeable on that that now.

@Tink2019 I am going to try Wondfo OPKs next cycle. I'll need the big pack as my cycles are so long. The clear blue ones are so expensive, especially seeing I need two packs a cycle. I think this is a long anovulatory cycle for me, cd27, all blank circles so far.

Commiserations to those who are out this month and good luck for the newly started cycle.

@beachbum85 I have an under active thyroid, I’ve taken medication for 15+ years and will do so for the rest of my life. If your thyroid is under/over active the medication is pretty quick to start working - I also got seen regularly by a consultant when pregnant to monitor my levels closely. Good luck, I’m sure you will be sorted soon.

Cant remember who asked but yes I had 2 bouts of spotting but wasnt tracking this month and had a uti so thought it was connected to that x
Then I randomly took an lh and was positive for 4 days before I got the courage to take hpt which was also positive

Hi @Baileys123 it was me who asked. I currently have a UTI I think, still waiting on results to come back, should hopefully be here before wed. Had some spotting yesterday, brown blood when I wiped and a small bit today again. Like you I think it's related to the UTI as I have bad back pain too. Don't want to get my hopes up but was interested in your experience, thanks!

Thanks @DSC1 that's good to know! I have mildly elevated TSH, so possibly subclinical hypothyroidism. Not that I really know what all this means, but that does make me feel better to know it might be easily fixed

Hi ladies. For anyone using clearblue advanced opks get onto Amazon asap! @Nat4392 has just noticed they're the bargain price of £16 at the moment! Worth stocking up before the price goes back up, which I'm sure it will!

@Tilly1403 thanks for that, £16 for 20 tests is great!

Thanks @Tilly1403 just ordered some, hopefully these are better than the one step. Do you just use afternoon urine?

@aokbaby first morning urine until you get a flashing smiley, then you can do morning and afternoon to test for peak (static smiley)

@Tilly1403 Thank you that’s a brilliant tip! 🙌Those things are normally like £28 a box!? I’m totally reliant on them as I can’t read the cheap LH sticks to save my life.

@Aokbaby I use them with my first wee in the morning. It says on the instructions the best way to use them.

Also to add that the Clear Blue Digital pregnancy tests are also only £8 on Amazon at the moment, only about £2 quid cheaper than normal but still a good price and useful to have in stock x

@Tilly1403 @Dbop100 thankyou, should arrive by sat 🤞🤞

Just saving my spot before it drops off my threads.
Welcome all newcomers! I’ve ordered the tests before they go back up again. Surely it’s a mistake being that cheap!

@Aokbaby like @Tilly1403 says use first morning urine and then you can test more than once a day. I only test more than once a day when I am expecting the surge as you can have 9 days of flashing smileys - my cycles are regular though so I know more or less when the surge should be.

@Twinkletoes85 I'm sorry to hear you're having a bad time, this whole TTC journey gets a bit much to be honest. Sending you hugs x

Thanks for spotting the clearblue bargains on Amazon, I've stocked up! Wasnt going to test but I'd rather order them at that price for next month!

Hi all, hope you don't mind if i join? Af showed up today so that's me onto cycle 3 TtC #2, I don't quite qualify for this thread but took a year with #1 and just know we're in for a long wait again Have been trying to be relaxed 1st two cycles but af showing up has got to me today so here I am back on mn for some advice and support

Welcome @merrz sorry to hear AF has arrived, just spend the next few days taking care of yourself. I hope you're not in for a long wait this time around!

Hi ladies, hope everyone is doing ok.

I went for my scan this morning and saw the fertility consultant - I had previously had a low AMH result (egg reserve) but when he scanned me I had plenty of follicles and could see my egg for this month (should ovulate any day). Feels like a big relief. Dr suggested DH gets checked if I don’t get BFP this month but feel I have a new positivity about it all and it will happen again for us, it’s just taking a bit longer.

@DSC1 that's good news and fingers crossed for you this month. Thanks ladies for the tips on the amazing OPK price. I have stocked up.

I got my positive this month but no celebrating as it was very short lived. I was around a week late and had lots of negative tests with a couple of faint lines so it was all very confusing but deep down I did feel pregnant, I was fairly sure I felt implantation around the right time earlier on in my cycle and no AF symptoms.

I got my faint line within the time late on Saturday night and confirmed another faint but visible line (both confirmed by OH) first thing Sunday morning. I was just gearing up to get excited and mid morning went to the bathroom to lots of blood. And I mean lots so no uncertainty and it has continued so I'm very much out this cycle, to say the least.

This one has hit me a lot harder than the last chemical and than all other AFs arrivals because it was really without warning, no cramps (TMI but I even had the CB digital in my hand when I went to the bathroom to finally confirm my BFP, I felt so sure. I think that was the worst bit of all, having the test in my hand!). And I was right in my feeling pregnant, but I should have maybe realised something was not right from the lines still being faint at 1 week late.

I had day of devastation yesterday, feeling slightly human today and with less puffy eyes but it's difficult to know what to do next! OH is keen to move on and try again (whilst still being very gutted too) but I just feel I've wiped myself out from this cycle's anxiety and the epic stress of the end of it... I can't even thing about getting in the mood to DTD in a weeks time!?

The main thing I've taken from this month is I really need to knock the early testing on the head. (Easier said that done obviously) I tested every day for the last two weeks and none of it changed the outcome for me this month, it just made it an enormous all-consuming focus that made the fall even bigger. I'm going to try this month and focus on what I can control - taking my vitamins, testing with OPK, eating healthy, and getting a doctors appointment to start exploring if there's a problem now we're in month 10, AND no early testing.

I didn't do any of this in June. And I'm sure the outcome wouldn't have been any different but I may have felt different. Good luck to those still in this month. I'm not sure I have it in me to hope for July yet, but I'm sure I will in another week.
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@dsci1 that's great, good luck!

@lamby12 I'm so sorry this happened to you. You take as much time as you need and I hope you can do something nice for yourself. I dont have experience of your situation but I'm sure you'll know when you feel ready again. In the grand scheme of things, if you give yourself a break for a couple of cycles it won't make much difference and your you bfp is only around the corner. All of us are here to support you. Sending lots of love x

Hi PCOS ladies, I've just been reading a very interesting article (which I can no longer find but will share it when I do find it!!) that suggests that taking a myo-inositol supplement significantly increases your chances of conceiving with PCOS, more so than Metformin! In the study quoted 18% of people taking metformin got pregnant within the 6 month trial period compared with 30% of people taking myo-inositol! I'm already taking it but thought it was worth sharing for those of you who have PCOS or think you might have PCOS!

@lamby12 wow what a difficult time you’ve had. If you don’t feel up to going all out on the TTC this month then don’t - we all need a break from time to time and you need to allow yourself time to heal. The most common reason for a MC is chromosomal abnormalities, that little bean just wasn’t unfortunately meant to be. I’ve been through a MC and understand about feeling like you now have something missing but you can get pregnant and it will happen for you. Sending lots of hugs and please take the time you need xx

@lamby12 I'm so sorry you've had to go through that again. As others have said, taking a break won't make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things but it might make the world of difference to you emotionally. Sending lots of love x

@DSC1 that's great news the scan looks good, fingers crossed for you!

@Swifty2 thanks for the Myo-inositol info - do you mind me asking which you are using?

Oh @lamby12 how awful, I'm so sorry you are going through this. Chemical pregnancy is such a clinical term and doesn't really give any indication of how emotionally devastating it is. I hope you're ok. Take your time, feel your feelings and be kind to yourself. If you need a break from TTC that's what you need to do.

@DSC1 that's wonderful positive news. So happy that you've been able to get some reassuring answers. Sounds like its time for you to go gogo!