TTC chat 2

[1992EM]

@apwilso @Tabbycat92 @laura2093 @TtcPhee @LRW26 @Highfalutinlootin @Mummy2girlz @laurielo @DNpink82 @Lozza85 @Dex1521 @Misty84 @Marcella84 @MiniBaker @Amy95 @MrsLauraM

I have made a new thread as the last one is almost full. I hope this ok @apwilso and have added as many people as I could find to it.

Hiya @Dex1521 yes I remember you. I did similar, joined in October and rejoined last month.
Nice to see you back, though I'm sorry you haven't had any success in the mean time!
Finger crossed, and babydust to you

@Dex1521 of course 💕 glad you have found the new chat. Good luck with opks and bbt. I haven't tried bbt yet, might give that a go next month if we aren't successful this month. I am heading into fertile week and will starts opks today. Usually start them earlier but couldn't be bothered this month 😅. Trying to get fitter and healthier and avoiding caffeine which has been hard 🤣. x

@apwilso aww wishing you all the best! Fingers crossed this is your month xx

@Tabbycat92 same too you. Hopefully get our BFPs soon

@1992EM I found it really helpful to know I’ve ovulated as I had doubts in my head I wasn’t but the rise in BBT and the cross hairs confirmed it. I’ve attached last cycles chart to show you how it can be helpful. I started OPKs too today just got a new box of 50 through the door this morning 😅 my fertile week is coming up soon too. Wishing you all the best for it xx

@dex1521 oh what app is that and do you just take your tempature in the morning? Thank you, I hope thisnis our lucky cycle x

The app is called fertility friend I find it the easiest to understand with bbt and I take it every morning as soon as I wake up. Don’t sit up or move or anything has to be straight away for accuracy but if you miss a set time (like mine is usually 7am) there is adjusters online which you can input info and will correct your reading so each reading is took at the same time...hope that makes sense lol

I hope so too fingers crossed for us both ✨👶 although I have just trapped a nerve in my back today exercising (did it in August too) so I’m in bloody agony. Hoping it goes away before I ovulate don’t want anything to ruin this cycle lol

@dex1521 that sounds really good . I think ill try that next month as think it will be too late this time. Sorry to hear about your back . Maybe try a hot water bottle to try and ease it up or a hot bath . I took my first opk this month and still pretty low so hopefully will pick up soon xx

@1992EM yep had a bath with some good old redox bath salts and now sat with a hot water bottle. Well we are in lockdown now so won’t be going too far I’m sure it’ll heal in no time 😂

My first OPK was today too it was low too 1.8 I think so yep it can only get better from here xx

@dex1521 yeah hopefully this lockdown is the one we become pregnant in 👍 hope your back is better soon xx

I can feel AF cramps starting to kick in (CD 27, due tomorrow) so I suspect I'm out. Just gets more disappointing each time, doesn't it? Ah well. Hopefully somebody else will get a lovely BFP this month

@GeorgiaMcGraw sorry to hear that 😔 Yes it is hard to take each time. Look after yourself xx

Thanks @Misty84, you too x

@GeorgiaMcGraw me too and I'm only CD22 😞

I'm testing everyday which I know is bad. My mental health feels like it's dropping and I'm becoming obsessive. I think purely because I've had a relaxing month for testing etc I'm making up for it now. I'm due in two days can't decide about currently symptoms!

@apwilso I know how you feel I did this last cycle from 5dpo 🙃 I thought I had a positive at 10dpo but it was an evap line and it really opened my eyes on why we shouldn’t compulsively test as I was heart broken and it really affected my mental health. I know it’s easy for me to say but try not to think too much about any symptoms as you’ll just get yourself in a tizzy

If the control line on a OPK is really faint would you say the test is invalid? I did a premom OPK just there now and don’t know if it’s a dud test as control line is very light and can’t see a T line?

@dex1521 I am not sure about those opks as haven't used them . Maybe do one in a bit just to be sure. Control line is usually always dark, well on the ones I use anyway.

@apwilso I know it is hard and I have been there and tested religiously but it doesn't help and either way you will question it. Try your best to not test until AF is due. As much as it is heartbreaking when AF arrives , I find it worse when I get a negative test and over think absolutely everything. It will get easier , I haven't tested in a couple of months now and I find my mental health is better, even though the day AF arrives I am devastated, I find day 2 I am feeling positive again and ready to start the next cycle.

Sorry for those who AF has arrived for. It is heartbreaking . Just think it won't be long until you can try again 💕 x

I was on clomid in december and have hcg shot on 20th december..my date was 2nd december but today is 5th january..on strip negative pregnancy but still no periods...how much i should wait?? If not pregnant then why my periods are stopped?? Please help

@ZaiNi sorry I’ve no experience with either clomid or hcg injections. You might be best starting a new thread with those in the title and people with experience of them would be able to help you x

@Dex1521 I know it's rubbish but hopefully my AF will come and stop teasing me!

@1992EM I'm going to hold of doing it from now on even though it's hard!

Two days basically to wait so fingers crossed!

@ZaiNi sorry I don't have any experience of either of those . Might be worth phoning your doctor and asking for a blood test .x

@apwilso try to destract yourself with a project 💕 x

Hi looking to see if I can join the chat I had my iud out November had the withdrawal bleed and now finally had the arrival of af this will be my 1st month use opks so hopefully it doesn't take long 🙂 baby dust to all you ladies 💞

@apwilso I’m due tomorrow but think there was some minor spotting today (usually I get that a bit earlier) so I think the most unwelcome AF is on the way again. So, so frustrating. Like what does it actually take to get pregnant?!? It would be so wonderful to actually have this incredible news! I haven’t completely given up hope for this month yet... Have you done any more testing? I will wait until Thurs if AF hasn’t arrived in all her glory before then!🤦‍♀️

@ToniRx18 Welcome, thank you for the baby dust! Much needed!! 🤩

I’m onto month four of ttc which I know isn’t a long time really but I just feel like it is a lifetime and everyone around me in get BFPs ... I’ve been thinking for a while now can being overweight affect you getting pregnant even though my cycles are regular and I’m ovulating each cycle?

I’m 23 I’m in the overweight bracket but I look after myself if that makes sense. I get a well balanced diet, eat under 1800 cals a day (my deficit), go out walking everyday and barely drink, but just feel that my extra “blubber” is what’s causing me to not get pg? Anyone know or had any experiences where this isn’t the case as it’s all I can think about recently

AF came for me :(
@dex are you sure you're actually overweight, or is it just that bmi tells you that you are (it's not always reliable). Being fairly trim apparently helps, so keep eating well and exercising. Four months is still early, but i know exactly how you feel. It's horrible waiting for good news. Keep going though, keep healthy, but be good to yourself!