Feb Bus 2021 - no more TRYING to conceive, let's blimin do this!

[BubsNumber2inTheMaking]

Here we go again girls! 💕 Wishing you all so much baby dust for this cycle! 👶🏼
CD4 for me today, cycle #60000000 at least. 🤦🏼‍♀️ TTC bubs #2 since Jan 2020.
2 miscarriages, umpteen national lockdowns, at least a stone heavier 🙄 Let's do this 💪❤️

@Sparkles512 when do you think you ovulated? Are your cycles often long? I've read about people getting 2 peaks in a cycle but I can totally see why that would be confusing! Do you have any other ovulating symptoms? X

@bubsnumber2inthemaking I've got my numbers all muddled up!
I ovulated around 18/19th January and took a pregnancy test CD 37 BFN and I'm currently CD 44.
So if my last period was 2nd January then I would be around 6 weeks pregnant now so surely it should have picked it up on the test last Sunday at 5weeks?

So im not due my period until 22nd and all along this month I've planned to wait till a missed period to test so why have I spend the last hour googling earliest pregnancy can be detected 🙈

I blame lockdown with not.much going on I have too much time at the weekend to think about it...doesnt help my 2 year old has been playing babies with his teddies today looking like the cutest big brother!

Im not even sure if we have dtd enough/on the right days...definitely going to get some opks.for next month if AF does make an appearance!

Hope everyone else is having a good weekend/valentines!

@Sparkles512 oh that's very confusing! Did you keep dtd after your suspected ov date? If so then there's a chance you got pregs later than you thought? I'd probs do another test to be sure but I'm a bit POAS obsessed! 🤦🏼‍♀️x

@GreysEmma I've heard of some people with short cycles getting bfp on 7/8dpo but for me, 10dpo has always been the magic number! I think I've tended to implant roughly 8dpo so need enough time for the hcg to build up after. I've just started my 2ww...10dpo will be next Sunday so going to try and keep busy till then! 😬 x

@bubsnumber2inthemaking we try to DTD throughout my cycle but sometimes have days where we are too tired etc so might have missed it?

@GreysEmma I’m with you, I can feel myself wavering already! My 2 yr old is obsessed with babies all of a sudden? It’s so cute to watch isn’t it, all the teddies have to get nappy changes, given milk and put down for naps!

@sunshineandshowers3 no I don’t mind at all, I’m 33 and DH is 35 (genuinely had to take a minute to work that out then 🙈) what about you guys?

I hope everyone’s having a nice relaxing valentines

@Sparkles512 is your period always irregular? Have you had it checked out?

@BubsNumber2inTheMaking we’re both 37 and the age is freaking me out...at least I know I’m ovulating! Are you taking fertility medicine? I don’t really know much about it...we’ve decided against the full blown ivf route if we have difficulty but I’d def be open to a GP prescription for anything that might help! This is the first time I’ve used OPK’s and I’ve basically convinced myself that it’ll mean I’m preg this cycle...which is probably very over optimistic!

@Incrediblytired is this your first child/ttc? No I'm not on any fertility stuff yet. I've been reading 'starts with the egg' though and it's fascinating stuff about egg quality and how it diminishes with age plus the things you can do and take to help. I think there are quite a few things to try and investigate before the IVF route. I'll report back if my chat with the clinic on Thursday throws up anything of interest!x

@incrediblytired I've always had troublesome periods (irregular bleeding etc) and have always been told by the Dr's it's something I have to deal with!

@BubsNumber2inTheMaking we’re trying to conceive number 2 but haven’t used contraception in 5 years since number 1 with no accidental pregnancies...and took a while to conceive number 1! So add that to being 37 and we’re not hugely optimistic... We’ve started OPK’s this month so fingers crossed but I was wondering if it’s worth speaking to GP if the options are IVF or carry on as we are...

@Sparkles512 yeah my cycle is pretty regular, 25-29 days but usually in the middle...

I really want EVERYONE on this thread to be preggo by March

@Incrediblytired me too! How great would that be 🥰 Baby dust to all xxxx

@incrediblytired that would be the dream, a 2021 baby 😍
Fingers crossed for us all 🤞

@Incrediblytired that's lovely, I hope so too!

I'd already called myself out for this month after my string of BFNs, but AF has yet to arrive and is 2 days late. It's annoying as I was completely sure I am not pregnant, but this now planting some doubt / hope. If it doesn't arrive tomorrow then I'm testing again.

Just want it to start so I can get going on the next cycle!

Sending lots of love and luck to everyone xx

@MgW1 I used those opks last month for the first time 🙂

Holy crap.

AF now 3 days late. About 5 BFNs up to this point. Tested this morning using a cheapy.

I'm not going mad. That's a line?!?

@organised5
Go and buy a better test to confirm , you prob ovulated later than you thought good luck 🤞🏻🤞🏻 xxx

Just found a First Response Rapid Result test. The one I bought by accident as it had the same packaging as a FRER.

I can't believe it. I must have ovulated late.

@organised5
Oh wow congratulations xxx
When did you last get BFN? What cycle day are you? Im a day late now xx

Hurray! @organised5 that’s a very strong line! Congratulations lovely x

@organised5 A massive congratulations!! Quite a strong line - that’s brilliant! ❤️🥰

Wow! Congrats @organised5 !! Did you have any symptoms or just late period?

@sunshineandshowers3 hope you’re feeling a bit better today. We’ve been TTC since July but been off the pill for a year before that. I was blissfully unaware of how TTC actually worked for a while 🙈 We did private testing last year, DH pretty much has super sperm (!!), I also have no issues and had lots of healthy follicles when they checked, so really not sure what the hold up is!! Luck of the draw I suppose! But frustrating! 😅

@MgW1 I had a BFN on Saturday with a Clear Blue digital. That was the day AF was due. Had a BFN on Thursday with a FRER so 2 days before due. I am so confused about the timings now but I must have ovulated late..

@Clapham4 I did have sore boobs for 3 days last week but no other symptoms. With my first I had an implantation bleed so I was looking out for that but didn't have anything. I'm so confused about my dates now.

@dunkedbiscuit @sunshineandshowers3 thank you xxx

I wish everyone could get BFPs too xxx

Congrats @organised5. What a rollercoaster for you!