Ttc #1 - cycle 7

[rosiej95]

Really fed up of AF showing up month after month now 🤦🏼‍♀️ we've been taking the see what happens but dtd lots approach. But now going into month 7 so We've decided to use the clear blue opk's to see if it gives us a better chance. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Now to just wait for AF to disappear 😀

Any one else ttc #1? 😀

@Amy259 I'm so sorry to hear that! It is very difficult to keep hoping to find a line. I don't like testing for that reason. I've decided it's negative until its a clear line but that's me. Its not easy thing to do when you're an early tester. I think @rosiej95 would agree as I think I remember she's tested around 10dpo before and it's just sad knowing that it's like a waste of like 3 weeks of hope! I hope you and @AZ1992X are feeling okay today!

Morning all
How's everyone getting on? :)

Morning ☺️
I’m not bad thank you - just waiting for AF to make an appearance now so I can start ttc again.
How are you getting on @rosiej95 ? X

Morning! Not too good for me! Cd15 and was hoping for increase in opks but nothing! Starting to worry that I won't ovulate. Work is getting in the way of things again and getting stressful but hopefully the next few days it can get darker and I can get peak so I can try to forget it. How are you??

Morning,

@AZ1992X all good here Thankyou just starting to feel a little impatient now
Trying to resist testing early so just trying to keep busy 🙈

@Loops01 it could be in the next few days 🤞🏻 hopefully your not waiting to much longer ☺️

Cd16 and still nothing. Cd18 is the latest I've ovulated but there was quite a few highs before that. The last 5 or 6 days have give the same 0.2(odd) reading so I'm assuming this is another cycle with no ovulation. Meant to have day21 bloods so that'll say I'm sure. Feeling really down to the point of DH isn't even speaking to me. We are opposite shifts so that helps. SIL announced she's having a girl last night when I was feeling my worst. Well I thought it was my worst...! I've been strictly eating for the cycle so no reason for hormones to be so shit. Don't really know what else to do. I'm all out of hope

Hi everyone, sorry - no notifications so didn’t realise you’d been posting.

@rosiej95 what DPO are you now? 🤞🏻

@AZ1992X how are you feeling? All spotting spotted now and just waiting for af?

@Loops01 ahh sorry to hear you’re feeling like that ♥️ maybe postpone your cd21 bloods if you haven’t peaked yet? That’s based on women who ov at cd14 so you’ll definitely (probably) be disappointed with the results, they’re supposed to be 5-7dpo? I ovulate on cd18 and got my “day 21 bloods” on cd25 and they showed great progesterone levels, which my GP was confident they wouldn’t have on cd21? Worth a chat with your dr maybe?

CD5 here. DH had SA on mon so waiting on those results. Starting to think about more holistic approaches, like acupuncture. Have any of you heard of the pregnancy miracle method? It’s good great reviews but struggling to find any chat about it on forums etc, and I’m quite intrigued but not yet convinced (I think I’m finally fully losing the plot).

Yeah I ovulated Cd15 not the last cycle but the one before so thought 21 would be fine but yeah might have to change it. I just don't think I'll get a peak that's the issue. I genuinely don't think I'll ovulate.

I have started acupuncture with massage which has really helped relax me and I no longer get migraines etc but it is worth a try. Haven't noticed anything different that hasn't been negative to my cycle but blaming other things but I've heard some good things. There's a post on here about it that I'm part of. I think if anything it will help with stress. What is the pregnancy miracle method? I'm open to try something new next month if I can ovulate!

Hi @rosiej95 - I hope the wait doesn’t feel too long - how long until AF would normally be due?

@Amy259 Not great... so been spotting some days but then last few days was bleeding more but it was old blood - I think the hospital was wrong when they thought it had passed as sure it came out today. I thought that as I hadn’t seen anything suspicious. Sorry for the tmi.

Hope you’re ok? X.

@Loops01 what makes you think you won’t ovulate?
Yeah I was thinking even if it just helps me relax it’ll be an improvement, I’m back to feeling so consumed by it all. Which isn’t healthy! The pregnancy miracle thing is an e-book written by a woman who claims following her plan can and should get you pregnant within 2 months... apparently it’s worked for over 137k women. The website looks like a scam though, yet there are loads of reviews (inc. in publications) saying it’s worth a go, but giving away zero information. It’s probably a load of rubbish! And it’s £37 so I probably won’t bother, just wondered if anyone had heard of it.

@AZ1992X aww I’m so sorry, that must’ve been so hard today. I really hope that’s the waiting part over for you now, and that you can start to move on from it all. Yeah I’m okay thank you. Feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all just now, hoping DH’s SA is all good, and looking for a miracle to make me fall pregnant in 2 weeks time haha! X

@Amy259 that's not too bad. I'm assuming you don't know anyone with it? I'll see if I can find a copy somehow! Used to be good at this kinda thing but securities are better than what they used to be! So I've tested for ages now and I'm struggling to get above 0.2 odd. By now I've normally hit my highs and peaks and descending. I don't think I really ovulated last month but couldn't check but that chart was all over the place. This one is like a flat line!

@AZ1992X that's so sad to hear! I mean I'm glad it's natural and you don't need any procedures but that doesn't sound like good care from your docs. I hope this is it so you can move on. 😔

@Loops01 nah I don’t, we don’t have anyone in our lives who has even remotely struggled (that we know of, anyway!). All of our friends have gotten pregnant pretty much right away, we’re actually the only married ones in either friend group who don’t have a baby or who aren’t pregnant. Which makes it even lonelier! So I have no one to ask about crazy internet books that apparently get you pregnant in 2 months, except you lot 😂

viewer.joomag.com/pregnancy-miracle-by-lisa-olson-free-download-pdf-pregnancy-miracle-book/0471151001516731736

Could only find this but don't think it's that helpful really? It probably isn't the correct one sorry

I just uttered the same to DH tonight. I don't know anyone to struggle without an obvious reason. Even then they didn't really struggle! It's so lonely and horrible

Thank you both ❤️ , hopefully that’s it now 🤞.

I’ve had a takeaway tonight - don’t have them very often and never on a week day but decided to treat myself.

@Amy259 have they gave you any indication on how long it will take for the SA results?

@Loops01 got my fingers crossed your ovulation comes soon 🤞

@AZ1992X glad you treated yourself! Hope you enjoy it!!! And thank you. I'm not hopeful but I'll move on I guess

@Amy259 my DH was told 3 weeks until his results but he had to call the gp as they didn't call! That was nhs. Then he had to call again to discuss the results.

Ahh @Loops01 you’re a genius - that seems to be a condensed/summarised version, but confirms what I figured.. that we’d already know most of it!

@AZ1992X I’m here for the treating yourself 🙌🏻 I ditched booze altogether about 3 months ago but have a girls day on Sunday so I think I’ll be having some wine. I feel like the fewer situations that remind me about ttc the better, and sipping water whilst my friends drink Pinot would be one of them!

DH was told 2-3 weeks by his gp but the lab told him just a week, so he’s going to phone on Tuesday. Think he’s quite nervous about it, so will definitely want to know sooner rather than later.

How are you both today? I hate this bit of my cycle, cd6 and nothing really happening for ages now.

Yeah just keep calling to find out. No harm. And tell him to ask questions as they just said to my DH that all was 'normal'. Hence why I made him call again to ask more questions and we found out he was better than normal. Sometimes it's easier knowing there's an issue and you can aim to fix it. I know when DH found out he was then like ah well I'm fine so don't have to do anything. Cd17 and still 0.2/0.3 so I'm all out of tears really. I feel you, im now just wanting AF to come and pass and move onto the next cycle. Next FW is the last or 2nd last wk in June. Just wishing time away.

That sounds nice @Amy259 , enjoy the drinks! It’s meant to be lovely weather over the bank holiday too!

Sorry @Loops01 you’ve not had anything yet - Could it be late this month? Or has it never been this late before?

Much better today, not had any bleeding so that’s a good start 🤞 hoping that was it & AF is on its way soon. I’ve heard some say your MC can be classed as day 1 which would mean I’m about 3 weeks into my cycle so will see if that is actually right 🤷‍♀️.

Came of the pill early March. Had withdrawal bleed. Period in April as normal - 28 day cycle. Period didn’t come on 26th May so did a test and it was negative. I’ve had nausea starting about two weeks ago and lasted a week but seems to have eased now: I have intermittent pains in side of breasts and lots of hip pain. We are ttc but have been aware it’s going to take a while but being two days late is giving me hope. What do you ladies think?

I had a 0.6 this afternoon in work then 0.4 when I came home. Its recorded my 0.6 as being peak. The line isn't darker than the control though. It has never been this late in months and months and months! I think cd21 was the latest but that was like a 35 day cycle not long after coming off the pill. I have read on other posts that some folk have managed to get pregnant again not too long after a mc so fingers crossed for you @AZ1992X

@Loops01 I remembered you saying that about your DH’s SA so I’ve asked me to ask them to email the results through. We have different GPs anyway (don’t ask!!) so mine has asked me to get a copy of them for her.
My next FW should be starting about a week today I think. Just keep testing, you never know, you could be super delayed! I peaked on cd18 last month.

@AZ1992X great that the bleeding seems to have eased off. Fingers crossed for a fast few weeks until your next af. Are you tracking at all to see if/when you ov (even though you’re not trying this month) or just having a month off?

I’ve heard that too @Loops01 , fingers crossed 🤞.

No bleeding still so looking good so far.

@Amy259 I’ve been keeping an eye on my bbt and it’s gradually been going down everyday probably nearly back to where it should be. I don’t think I’ve ovulated yet as it’s dropping still - did one cheap opk this morning and was 0.2 so low.

@AZ1992X ahh so you seem to be right on track then, as if the mc was af?

I’m seriously considering giving soy isoflavones a shot next cycle, assuming we don’t catch this time round. So many good reviews!

Thank you everyone. I've got 0.5 this morning which has recorded it as high. I got a 0. 6 last night and it recorded it as peak but when I scanned it again it came up 0.4. I normally scan on white background and normally there's never much discrepancy. Still not darker or stronger than the control so I'm not holding out hope. Will keep testing.

I have read about SIs briefly so I might get some too and we can try together. Always up for something new. Actually liking the fertilily. Forces me to feel cervix and check mucus better when practicing putting it in plus no leakage which is a bonus. Will keep up with that when I finally get a good cycle back again!