First month TTC

[Pixiedust018]

Hi ladies,

I’m new to this and would really appreciate your help. This is my first month TTC. I’m currently on CD4 so still middle of my period. Just wondering what helped you all conceive in your first month of trying and any tips you have. I have clearblue OPK ready and have been tracking my cycles for a which vary from 27-34 day cycles with 2 random 45 day cycles one of them being my last cycle.

Anyone else TTC this month?

Thanks in advance x

Hope you ladies don’t mind me joining, have been watching for a few weeks. My DP and I decided to start TTC in December and are on our second cycle. I took a test this morning and think I can see a very, very faint line, what do you think? I think I’m about 10 DPO.

@Sauerkrauted

Hope you ladies don’t mind me joining, have been watching for a few weeks. My DP and I decided to start TTC in December and are on our second cycle. I took a test this morning and think I can see a very, very faint line, what do you think? I think I’m about 10 DPO.

@Sauerkrauted I can see a very faint line! Tomorrow morning hopefully will be clearer. Congrats 🥳

AF is here... bloody knew it! Oh well. Im going to treat myself to a glass of wine tonight, looking forward to that actually. Let's see how this cycle goes...

Could this be a false positive in any way??? The control line doesn’t look right and the test line is it grey ?? Can’t tell if my eyes are playing tricks on me

@LiGigi sorry to hear that 🥺but sending you lots of baby dust good luck with your new cycle. And enjoy your wine you deserve it!

Oh @LiGigi sorry to hear pesky AF arrived :( Hope your glass of wine was good!

I finally got my peak reading today - on CD23!! I feel this is so late compared to every one else. And worried that my LP will be too short for implantation - I guess we'll see. This TTC business is annoying haha! So many worries and unknowns!

How is everyone else getting on?

@Pixiedust018 how are you doing?

Hi Ladies,

Hope you don't mind me gatecrashing, but it's nice to hear from some people who are in the same boat. First month TTC ever - complete newbie! Congratulations to those ladies expecting :)

I came off the pill in December, and CD1 was 19th January. I started using CB OPK on CD13 (perhaps a bit late) CD14 and 15 I had a "high" reading. Not sure if this is right or if I was a little late to start testing but I guess it's worth DTD anyway. I wonder if I will get a peak result or if i've missed it??

Hi @RoseP123 welcome :)

I think if it's your first cycle it's hard to know when you ovulation and when your peak is - and it changes every month. I'm in my first month TTC and am CD23 - I gave up thinking I'd see peak this month as thought I hadn't ovulated or maybe it missed my peak as apparently it can do that first month, and today I got peak...seems so late! We have been DTD every other day just incase and will DTD today and tomorrow as well, so I'd stay stick with it to give the best chance :) Keep us updated!

Hi @Chels139

Yeah I think it will be a bit hit and miss this month, but hopefully it will give me a better idea for next month I'll try a few more tests and see the results. At least you have seen a peak, and hopefully it will be lucky!

CD48 and still no AF. Will probably test again in a few days.

Hope everyone's okay x

@RoseP123 yeah I had got used to the idea that I wasn't going to see a peak this month because it was so late and then saw it today. Finger's crossed you see yours! I'm finding it quite interesting finding out what goes on in our bodies - even if I do worry a lot haha.

Are you doing anything else in your TTC journey? Like supplements etc.

@Chels139 I know me too, I didn't think I would be this into it I thought i'd be more relaxed but now I can't stop reading things! At least i'm not the only one haha.

I have been taking folic acid supplements, along with COq10 and DHA. I had read it helps so thought why not - are you doing anything ?

Hey all, how’s everyone doing? Where’s everyone at on their cycles at the minute.
AF due tomorrow for me - got a BFN at 12dpo so pretty sure she will be arriving.

@RoseP123 I'm taking conception supplement and omega tablets as apparently they're a good idea - can't really tell a difference but I figured folic acid and vitamin D are helpful!

Hope you're doing well @ims0rrydarlingg!
Good luck @Chels139 - sounds like you've had a good crack at it this month!

@BubblesNSnuggles I'm CD20 and looking at some inconclusive OPKs (starting to wonder if I've a bad batch)! I think this one has a faint line (appeared after two minutes) - I did another which looked the same - opinions? 😅

Turns out you can get a negative at 12dpo and a positive at 13dpo!

@glassacorn I’d say it’s looking good but not positive so far. Keep doing one or two day for the next few days and hopefully you’ll spot that peak 🤞🏻

@BubblesNSnuggles

Turns out you can get a negative at 12dpo and a positive at 13dpo!

This is awesome!!! Congratulations! 🎶 "What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours!" 🎶

@BubblesNSnuggles eeeee congratulations, that's so exciting!!!

Honestly @glassacorn this feels like the longest cycle ever!!!

@RoseP123 I'm taking quite a lot of supplements but have done for quite a while for various things and now when reading up they help with conception too so fingers crossed. I take folic acid, omega 3, B12,B6, magnesium and selenium (only just started but apparently it prevents MC for when the time.comes)

Used preseed for the first time.last night. Very strange injecting it up you 🤣

@Chels139 we used preseed for the first time this month - it could just be a coincidence (we didn’t use it when I conceived my little boy) but It may well have helped!
It does feel a bit strange doesn’t it but it was easier than I’d expected.

@BubblesNSnuggles I've read quite a lot of people getting their BFP after using it so fingers crossed. How much did you use?

How did your partner take the news?

@BubblesNSnuggles congratulations!!! So very happy for you! So encouraging to see another BFP on the thread :)

@Chels139 excited that you saw a peak! It may seem late but a peak is a peak so I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.

I'm CD3 so fertile window is way off still... boring! Actually looking forward to the TWW :D

Thanks everyone!

@LiGigi the first week is always boring isn’t it but no idea how you can look forward to the TWW - I dread it every time! 🙈

@Chels139 I’d heard good things about it too so its certainly worth giving a go. I think I used 2.5/3 whatever the measurement is and I want to say we used it five times as we Did the deed/ babydanced (whatever expression we like) five times over the fertile week.

He was watching the football so already quite on edge 🙈😂 he took it well though he did say he felt the same way he did as when I told him my waters had broken at 1am in the morning so think he was a mixture of emotions. He seems to have calmed down now.
I was shaking and crying so not exactly the picture calm of either 😂

@BubblesNSnuggles congratulations! Amazing news !! Fingers crossed the good news continues and there are some more BFP's in the group.

@glassacorn @Chels139 there's so much choice with supplements isn't there. Hopefully we're on the right path with what we're taking.

CD17 for me today, still getting a high reading on CB OPK - perhaps just a trial and error this month and see what happens next month!

Huge congrats @BubblesNSnuggles ! 🎉

@RoseP123 I'm sure we are. I've been reading how to get pregnant in 3 months naturally and all of the things said on here are what she suggests :) There are ALOT she suggest though and I'm like I already spend a fortune on OPKs haha! So just taking the most heard of ones.

@BubblesNSnuggles haha yea so many expressions. I had 'high' on OPKs for 9 days which felt like the longest time ever to DTD even though we only did it every other day. Ready for a rest now