March 2021 TTC Bus!

[gracie2307]

Hey everyone! Thought I would start a March 2021 TTC bus. I'm TTC for first baby, cycle #8, CD12 hopping off from Feb 2021 bus. Wishing lots of baby dust and BFPs to all! Xx

That’s great news @SarahMumof1DS such a strong line- the break has really been good for you congratulations!

Thanks @AnonCharlie 😊. I really do think the break helped change my mindset. x

@SarahMumof1DS yeah I do, my ds woke up lots this week so I think it's messed up my temperature readings, my opk test turned negative this afternoon which is good, when you get a negative after a positive test does that mean you have already ovulated once it goes negative x

@amyannx It just means that your LH surge has ended (which is good) and that’s as much as you know. Ovulation can happen any time from 12 to 24 hrs after the start of your LH surge, so without telling you can’t pinpoint any more than that. It sounds like it would be impossible for you to temp this month so don’t put pressure on yourself about that. I guess this is the start of your 2WW! Good luck ✨

@SunflowerIris thank you! I had 3 days of positive opk and it went negative this afternoon so do I count tomorrow as 1dpo? X

@amyannx Don’t worry about getting the exact day right, as long you’ve been DTD in the lead up to the positive OPKs and on the days of the positives. You’re probably 2dpo but it’s impossible to know for sure 😊 Good luck on the wait, keep us updated!

@SunflowerIris thank you, I dtd on Wednesday and Thursday ( had positives on Wednesday Thursday and Friday) will it be ok if I haven't dtd tonight? X

@amyannx I'd keep temping regardless as my DS wakes in the night most nights too but I still manage to see a pattern in my charts. That's good you got a negative. As far as I know you're supposed to ovulate 24-36 hours after your peak so it's hard to say exactly but at least your negative opk indicates the end of your LH surge. You should see a temp shift soon whether it's a gradual or a sharp increase and then you should be able to get an idea of when you ovulated. Did you get any CM around your peak opks? x

@amyannx @SunflowerIris sorry I didn't read your posts below 🙈. x

@SarahMumof1DS oh ok I will carry on doing my temperature then, yeah on 25th I had my peak and the 23rd and 24th I had lots of ewcm x

Thanks to those who replied @MiniBaker @Secondtimelucky74 I really appreciate it! And great advice I think I’ll do that (if they’ll agree they seem to be making things a bit unnecessarily difficult...)
AF arrived today bang on time, really thought this was my month though despite the pending blood test results and now I guess I need to try and not overthink it all whilst waiting to hear test result outcome!
Good luck to those waiting this month!
I’m glad I messaged, besides partner I haven’t really talked to anyone and it’s been hard!

@yepstilltrying sorry for the slow response- for some reason I didn’t get a notification.
That’s excellent to hear. I’ll probably do the same as you and get it all done through the clinic 🙏

@MFHRC I am sorry to hear that AF arrived today. I’m sorry if I missed your earlier post, but how long have you been ttc? We’ve only been ttc for a few months and have kept it strictly between us as it is a sensitive and personal subject, but it feels so lonely when everyone else seems to be getting pregnant without difficulty and asking us well meaning questions. There’s more to it of course as 1 in 7 women struggle to conceive, so many women have gone before us and have been okay! I have found it really helpful to be here and read what other ladies are going through, it’s a comfort to have some virtual company on this journey. Sending lots of baby dust to you for this cycle lovely ✨

@amyannx I think it's worth doing. Oh that's a good sign with the EWCM. Sounds like you've covered the window. Fingers crossed for you!😊. x

@SarahMumof1DS thank you, I hate the tww everyday seems like it's dragging x

@amyannx I know it's easy for me to say but before I took my break from ttc I hated the tww too, and it would drag! But then when we took the break I forgot all about ttc and when we started trying again I promised myself I would keep that mindset and stop thinking about it this time around. And I did. Only thing I would do is look out for EWCM and I temped this month to see if I ov'd. Other than that I just got busy with life and would often forget when AF was due until I started getting AF symptoms. I even thought AF was was coming this month and the only reason I did a pregnancy test is because of the my heart palpitations and I was shocked when I got the bfp. I truly believe it had a good effect on me when I stopped thinking about it all.
I know everyone's experience is different but I hope it helps you in your journey. x

@SunflowerIris yes definitely in the same boat keeping it private and between us at the moment but it is hard when it seems like everyone I know is getting pregnant haha and the indirect questions of ‘ is there anything new’! Plus I’m a researcher in maternal and fetal health it doesn’t help haha!
Been ttc for 10 months now for first baby, hoping it’ll happen soon and sending baby dust to you too hun! X

@SarahMumof1DS yeah I agree as with my ds I wasn't this stressed or using opk's or temp checking,nothing! So I'm going to give it a few more months and if nothing I'm taking a break from all the stress testing x

@amyannx sorry I didn't meant to sound like I was saying not to test or track anything, it's more about the mindset like when I was tracking last year I was on my period app multiple times a day and I was desperate to pinpoint ov to the hour and googling symptoms all the time in the tww. I basically had it on the brain all the time and I don't think that did me any good. If you can find a happy medium where you track but not analyse I think it goes a long way. But again it's easy for me to say that. When I was going through it last year, trying to explain TTC to my family was so frustrating as they would just think I was crazy for even tracking anything. I had to join this forum just to feel understood, it's very isolating. I was so grateful for the girls on this forum it helped me through. If I can help support others going through it too, I would like to try 😊 x

@SarahMumof1DS ah yeah don't worry hun I knew what you meant, it's a stressful time ttc, only talk on this group about it and to my partner, we haven't told our family we are ttc as don't want the added pressure x

@amyannx yeah I don't think people realise what it's like until they start ttc. It's a lot to deal with. Keep us updated hun 😊x

Feeling disheartened today, had my second miscarriage of the year now. Got pregnant two cycles in a row and miscarried both at 5 weeks. Dont really know what I can do. I clearly dont have a problem conceiving, its holding onto the pregnancy. I have pcos so I think my progesterone levels are too low and the lining isnt getting thick enough. Im going to call the gp on Monday to discuss this but i keep reading you dont get investigations until you've lost 3 babies. Its so cruel, especially when it could be an easy fix of taking Progesterone. One day I hope to have my beautiful rainbow baby

Can someone help me, is it normal for my ovulation test to go back up again? My temperature chart is on track and I thought I was 2dpo today then got this test this morning? Stressing out x

Oh @frols I’m so sorry to hear that, that’s very sad. I really hope you manage to get your rainbow baby. Sending love and hugs! xxx