Anyone going to TTC in April?

[zeromango]

Hi all! Just looking for some TTC buddies! We have planned to start trying in April, we already have a DC who is 2.5. Would love for somebody else to join!

My goal is to lose a bit of weight first as I've gained about a stone back during the 3rd lockdown and want to be as healthy as possible. I've also started taking the Seven Seas Trying for a baby vitamins! Feeling nervous but excited (DC was a surprise )

Hey. We recently had a MC too. Hoping TC soon. It's such a minefield isn't it. Constantly googling and then confussijg myself with conflicting answers etc! Are you going to be using opk or just going with it?

@MammaJ21 Welcome! I'm so so sorry for your MC - I've had two and they're just devastating. Big hugs and keeping everything crossed for you.

For now I'm going to just go with it for now - I find the OPKs really intimidating but if we don't conceive within the first few months then I'll probably be persuaded! I'm using the Flo app and I usually have a lot of EWCM around ovulation so I'm hoping that will be a good indication!

Good luck!
I've used opk test but not sure how reliable they are...even though they say on the pack haha! had a positive and then a few days later another positive! So confussing. Af isn't exactly the same each month so hard to know for sure when

@MammaJ21 do you have a period tracking app at all? I'm finding it so useful as I add my period in each month and it basically works out my average cycle and it's really useful as I'm
Now working out a pattern of when I see EWCM. I might buy some cheap OPKs from amazon anyway just to see if it tallies up!

Wow @zeromango you sound exactly like me. We are going to start trying in April due to me also wanting to loose a little weight first! (Dam lockdown). We already have ds 12 and dd 5 so time for our last I think. I’m 33 now so wanted to get it done. ☺️

Me! The time has finally come

I am using Flo to track my cycle, which is long and irregular, and am trying soy isoflavones for the first time this month to try and pull ovulation forward and make my cycles more normal... we shall see if it works!

I'm very excited and looking forward to spending too much money on OPKs and cheapy tests... DS is 6 now so it's been a long while

Welcome @Pinklemonade16 and @katewitch!! Just a couple of weeks to go! I've been taking the Seven Seas since Jan and since using them I've had loads more EWCM each month - could be a coincidence but we shall see!

@Pinklemonade16 how's the dieting going? Me and DP eat pretty healthy anyway but our lovely DD is disabled and so some nights we definitely end up ordering a takeaway that we shouldn't which isn't helping! I know weight is a massive factor in conceiving but this lockdown has felt so hard hasn't it?

@katewitch How exciting! Flo is great isn't it, I hope I'm almost tempted to get the full subscription just while TTC. I won't be buying OPKs just yet as I find them a bit intimidating and I'm very lucky I have regular periods, but if we have no luck over the next few months I'll definitely look into it!

Getting close! AF is due to arrive on the 2nd of April so will be glad to get it out the way ready to TTC!

Hello all! We are trying for #2. DD is almost 15 months. Had a CP in Jan first month trying again which was pretty devastating, but excited to go for it again this time! Would be great to have some people to talk to going through this crazy process, my husband is so annoyingly chilled about it all

Welcome @Rudyroo! Just waiting for AF to arrive so we can get going once it's over - typical that I should've started today! Hopefully it won't be much longer (definitely not pregnant!)

So sorry to hear about your CP how upsetting, keeping everything crossed for you! Are you doing anything to help the process? I've been taking conception vitamins and thinking of trying the conceive plus lube too. And I've stocked up on grapefruit juice to get good EWCM It's worth a shot!

@zeromango hello! Did AF arrive for you? You just want it to be done so you can start over don't you...TTC is basically a waiting game!
So I'm wel prepared for this month, got some pre-seed which I think may have helped me conceive last time (although may have just been a coincidence) started taking Agnus Castus (again may have helped last time) and got the OPK's ready to go! I'm CD9 today I think so I think I'm gonna start testing tomorrow just to be sure!

@zeromango af arrived today for me, will be trying again this month (cycle 4 ttc), would love to join you all :)

@Rudyroo Yes it did, woohoo! First and last time I'll be happy to see it. 28 day cycle exactly for the last 4 months which I'm really hoping will help.

Good shout on the Pre-Seed! I think I'll try that instead! (Haven't bought any yet, but both seem to have pretty good reviews on Amazon) Have you used OPKs before? I find them a bit daunting so I was just going to wing it for now and see how we get on, keep us posted on your OPKs!

@hullabaloo19 Welcome! Will be so nice having others to chat to about it, and we will probably be testing at a similar point too! Fingers crossed April is your month - Spring is making things feel a lot brighter isn't it

Hi everyone!

We finally decided time to try for the last baby. I have 2 toddlers but I'm nearly 38 and I've had 3 MC's and a chemical pregnancy so I'm hesitantly optimistic about it all.
I've just started taking the seven seas tablets (I took them for low progesterone initially) and I use Flo which is pretty much to the day accurate for me.

Wishing everyone an exciting TTC journey 😁

Hi everyone,
Hope you don't mind me jumping in.

We're going to start TTC from the 17th. (Honestly never knew time could go this slowly, haha)

Little back story - I'm 37, so I'm a little anxious things could take awhile.
This will be DC#3, although there is a bit of an age gap this time. DC#1 is almost 10, and DC#2 is 8 this year, so it's been awhile and all feels very new again.
I was on Cerazette birth control since DC#2, which stopped AF altogether, while this was (seemed) great for the passed 7 years, its now meant I have no idea where I am in a cycle, making tracking anything near impossible.

Let's hope April is our months!!! 🤞🏻🤰🏼

Hi Everyone 🥰
I hope you don't mind me jumping over from the March TTC Bus.

This is Cycle #2 for me after having my Copper Coil removed the end of February 2021.

AF showed up yesterday (1 day late) which was a little upsetting as I was super positive for last month.

We'll be TTC again from April 12th
My Cycle is 27/28 days.

I'm 30 and this is our first time TTC.

Does anyone have any TTC tips ?
Currently I ...
• Take Prenatal Vitamins
• Track my cycle and symptoms

Sending positive thoughts and baby dust to everyone for this month. ♥️

@ohhisammi my period also arrived yesterday 1 day late so we really are in sync from afar 😂 though my cycle length seems to vary a bit.. fingers crossed this month is our month!

I'm 31, ttc number 2 (I have a dd who is 9 and a half). I use opks to track ovulation and take conception vitamins.

@hullabaloo19
Nice to see a familiar name !
Hahahaa amazing 😂♥️
Hopefully this is our month !!

So glad there is a group of us now!

Good luck everyone! AF is tapering off and tomorrow is our first day of officially TTC! My weight loss has gone completely out the window with bloody Easter but hoping to be back on track this week once I've scoffed them all to get rid of them

@ohhisammi I'm doing exactly the same with Flo and conception vitamins - I'll also be drinking lots of grapefruit juice around my fertile week as it's supposed to help create lots of EWCM - I also read drinking plenty helps with making lots of EWCM too (which sounds really obvious but I'm rubbish at drinking enough in the day!)

@zeromango maybe I need to make sure I'm drinking loads, I don't seem to get any cm at all really 🤔 I'd try grapefruit juice but grapefruit is the only fruit I hate! I use the Premom app but only because the ovulation sticks I use are linked to that app. What's flo like?

@zeromango yes I use Flo too.
Oooo good tip with the grapefruit juice ! I'm 100% buying some !

Hi everyone, I'd like to join in too! We are going to start trying for DC no.2.

I'm still bf our 19 month old and AF only came back 4 months ago & is irregular at the moment. Had a 23 day cycle one month then a 42 day cycle last month!

I've been taking vitamins and losing some weight - using an app to track ovulation but that's it at the moment. I ovulated last month but not the month before so just going to wing it for now! I think it will take longer this time round but it will be good to hear how everyone else is doing and read your top tips!

@hullaballoo19 Could you add some grapefruit juice to a smoothie to try and hide the taste a bit? I used to hate it as well but it's definitely grown on me! Flo is pretty good, it's free although they have a premium version that I'm too stingy to pay for  it tracks your periods and predicts ovulation based on your previous cycles, you can also add days you had sex, CM changes etc

@Appletreehat welcome!! My cycles were off for ages after coming off the pill last year, since taking seven seas a few months back things really seemed to have evened out finally

Hello everyone 👋🏻 jumping on the bandwagon:

• 34, first baby, cycle 1, af due 12th April
• use Flo app, take folic, dtd every day or every other day
• I potentially have pcos (AHM levels 70 😳)
• I'm a bit of an anti-early-tester 😂 mostly because I'm too much of a wuss to see a negative
• had bloods tests and I ovulate as per Flo app

Deep down if I'm honest with you - I'm confident I conceived this month. Not sure why - prob as I struggle to see why not 😁 I've been healthy and calm and covered all bases and I ovulate. 5 days till I find out! Good luck to us all x