TTC October 2020 Bus

[SarahMumof1DS]

Welcome all, current and new ladies TTC!
Let's keep each other positive on our journey to our BFP's! 🤗

Not really but i know when i do ovulate due to my cervical mucus, i have decided to track it going forward though so hopefully thats helps. Im also wanting to try some supplements but there are so many out there. I used 7 seas trying for a baby but i think it messed with my cycle and my period came early one month then late the next!

Thanks @MamaPheebz, it's not a great situation but I'm trying to stay positive and see the good that might come out of it. It could have been so much worse, my DH could have had paralysis or major brain damage. Got to keep faith that things will get better and we'll get our #2 when it's time 😊.

Yes I'm keeping my fx that this is your month. If you do decide to take a break and you still want to stay on the forum during it, we could compare notes. Hoping you will be taking a 9 month break instead! x

@BuildingThings well you never know you can still get your BFP!
You might not have to move to November bus! Fx for you. x

I really don't know how long the break will be this will technically be our 2nd month of not ttc but it's down to how my DH health goes. When he's ready to think about ttc again. I guess that could take months. x

@SarahMumof1DS I’m still here. Holding out hope! Lots of AF signs but she hasn’t arrived yet. I’m hoping to test at the end of the week again if she’s not here. My last cycle lasted 36 days, the one before that 17 days, so I’m all over the place. I might even wait until I’m Cd36 to match last month. Currently CD27. How are you doing?? Xxx

@Theawkwardblonde hope you’re doing okay haven’t seen you pop up in a while! Xx

@Emc16x hello! I'm good thanks. Was it yourself that said you live in the north east? I recalled you had tagged me but couldn't find the post to read it.
I'm doing okay. Devastated AF arrived this month so I'm on to cycle 14 TTC 😞
How are things with you?

@ACNass I'm sorry AF came. I'm glad it has given you some hope for November though with ov.
I definitely recommend a thermometer with 2 decimal places. I got mine with my natural cycles subscription but I would imagine any brand with 2 decimal places is good. Look for one that's for measuring bbt. Mine is an oral one. You'll get better charts with a more accurate reading and less fluctuations. Hope this helps x

@Theawkwardblonde yes! I said if you ever needed to meet up and talk I’m here you. Sorry AF came. I’m just waiting for mine! I know she’s coming! I really want to get a BFP before the fertility clinic in January. Have you had more blood tests? X

@SarahMumof1DS Your new plan sounds like such a good idea for you both. I can imagine it must be hard for you. Thinking of you. I hope you and DH get some good news.

Congratulations @jessicalouise10! Praying for a sticky bean for you!

@Ttcbm8687 I'm 39 TTC baby no. 1! I've had two miscarriages in my past, from accidental pregnancies. This month is our second month TTC. I'm taking pregnacare conception. I've heard that seven seas has messed with people's cycles on here.

@BuildingThings that's such good advice.

Fingers crossed for you @Emc16x!

I'm sorry @Theawkwardblonde, that really sucks.

Thank you! I have heard good things about them so i will give them a go

Thank you @Sunflowers81 that's really kind. Will try let you all know if we get some better news or a diagnosis. Yeah, just got to make the best of it. I'm trying not to think of it as not being able to ttc, but just a temporary break and time to get ourselves in a better place. Looking at it that way is helping me not to dwell on the stuff that's out of our control at the moment. Hopefully things will start looking up soon and DS will go back to his normal self eventually.
How are you getting on? x

@Emc16x got bloods booked in again for day 21s. Husband is referring privately for male fertility testing, although I've been nagging him daily for a week and he still hasn't booked in.
I'm in a foul mood as close family friends have had their baby. Which im obviously happy about for them, but at the same time I'm royally pissed off as it's just that massive kick in the teeth that there is likely something wrong with us.
Go between feeling guilty that I feel bad, then happy, then bitter and angry again.
Here's hoping you do get a BFP and that you don't need to join the November bus!

@Theawkwardblonde I know how you feel. I feel exactly the same with my friend. Her 12 week scan is in two weeks and then the announcement will be all over Facebook which I know will make me so sad. Happy for them. Sad for us. Feel so much guilt for feeling so annoyed at her.

Have your docs mentioned anything about fertility clinic yet?? I’ve been looking at private fertility clinics as I feel like January is forever away. I know it isn’t. Xx

Anyone on here currently on TWW? And if so what dpo? Xx

@MgW1 hiya! Just started the TWW, I’m 1DPO, what about you?

Hello all, hope you don't mind me joining in. I've just joined mumsnet and still get confused by all the acronyms, but I'll do my best. DH and I are TTC, it's only our third month but i'm more anxious about it than I expected. It's hard for us to find time alone as my mother lives with us and works from home. Mood killer, you know? It'll be nice to be able to talk to someone else about this, i don't feel like my friends would want to hear about it tbh. Hope you're all having a nice evening x

@Kg87
5dpo , first month of trying following mc. Had some cramps and back ache yesterday but nothing today , I don't think il catch on straight away , but you never know , you have to be 'innit to win it ' I guess 🤞🏻
@GeorgiaMcGraw I know what you mean about mood killers! I have a 17 year old ( makes me sound geriatric !!) So i know what it must be like living with your M.I.L , you can't have the odd weekend or night away at the mo either can you - nightmare!!!! Xxx

@MgW1 ahh I’m sorry to hear about your MC. Yes you defo have to be in it to win it, this month feels like the first time I can confidently say we’ve DTD at the exact right time as we made sure we did every day during the fertile window, fingers crossed we both get our BFP 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@kg87
Thank you, at the time we were devestated but thinking future now and its given me a bit of a boost. I am expecting it to take up to 12 months as I am older (37) and I think my body is at the back end of getting over the mc , psychologically I feel ready though now so 🤞🏻, good luck , will you test prior to Af due date or wait ? Did you use OPK's ? I did but binned what I had left over 🙄 xx

@MgW1
I’m 9dpo (i think... opks still confuse me) and so fed up of the 2WW. I’ve been testing with those cheap internet tests and no positive yet... although i think the tests are crap so can’t imagine one will show a faint line early anyway. They showed negative when i got a faint positive on my first response last time so not sure why I am tormenting myself with them.
Have you got any other children?

@MamaPheebz
Hi , i ditiched them because I have got a bit obsessed with testing! Just doing my own way of taking my vits, dtd every other day mid month x4 times , enjoying my wines and waiting for mother nature to be kind to me! Only just started trying again this month. I have 17 yr old daughter , 6 yr old daughter and 4 yr old son. Got broody earlier this year with the thought of my son going to school! So suggested to my husband that we have another! ( Ds is 40) Anyway to my suprise he was up for it! Got preg 2nd month and sadly had mc @ 3 months later. So here we are giving it another bash ... and thats me , fingers crossed for 2021 bundle 🤞🏻🤞🏻 xx

P.s i am not an alcoholic! Lol Just enjoy a few glasses on a weekend until positive test! 😊 given up caffeine now completely due to what iv read which i didnt do before , just cut down to 1 cup in the past xx

@MgW1 ahh that’s good that you’re ready again, I can’t even imagine how that must feel when that happens. Yeah I think I’ll test around 7th Nov (12DPO) just because I’m very impatient 😂 what about you? Yes I used OPKs but I ovulated around CD22 so i was starting to think it wasn’t going to happen this month but I had a positive on Sunday just gone and then back to negative on Monday, I also had my cycle monitoring scan on Monday and the doctor said there was evidence I have ovulated. I always find OPKs quite stressful and disheartening, I never get a build up - it’s either positive or not so it’s hard to catch, what about you?

@Kg87
Morning! I got some this month, got obsessed with them , test 4 times one day! So not using them again because I think they will stress me out! Im recording my temp on the pre - mom app but only just started that this month. I have noticed a rise in temp though but only v.subtle. Its quite common after mc ( depending how far along it occured) not to get any EWCM which is what has happened to me 🤔 I think when I notice it again mid cycle Il know things are back to normal. How did you arrange the scan? Through GP? Xx

@MgW1 yeah I completely understand how obsessive OPKs can make you, I was testing 3 times a day! I started temping one month and then realised the thermometer I got wasn’t accurate enough and I haven’t got another one yet, I’m hoping I won’t need to but I defo will if AF comes. I don’t really get much EWCM ever so I use preseed lube, takes the fun out of DTD sometimes though 🙈 My GP referred me to the NHS fertility clinic way before the recommend 12 months which was nice of her, so the fertility doctor started me on cycle monitoring in October where they assess the progress of your egg development and ovulation and take blood tests etc. This was how they diagnosed PCOS which was a shock as id already had a scan in Feb when I had bizarre cycles and the scan showed everything was fine inside. Either way I’m just pleased things are progressing for me as I know it can take months for women to be taken seriously, especially when they know something is wrong. So interesting looking at your ovaries and eggs on screen 😂 Getting cramps this morning and wondering what they mean, this TWW is going to drag I can tell! 😂