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 )

Definitely @zeromango ! Very similar cycles indeed, I'm also due af on the 1st. Today's opk was back to very low so was definitely ovulation yesterday evening. Dtd last night and this morning so 🤞

Hi 🙋‍♀️ to the recent joiners, and good luck to all this month!

Welcome @VixFromThe6ix sending lots of positive vibes your way!! Keep us updated - 7DPO, you're already halfway through the TWW! Always here if you need to get anything off your chest or chat about completely random symptoms!

@hullaballoo19 so glad there is somebody here who is in the exact same timeframe. Since OV I've been having period type cramping - this never ever happens mid cycle! My boobs were sore this morning and I'm so so bloated - I've checked the Flo app as I normally log symptoms each month and this is the only month I've ever had anything like this ... probably just my mind going into overdrive but it is weird! How are you getting on? Sounds like you DTD at the perfect time so keeping everything crossed! Ok back on the juice wagon apparently pineapple juice is really good to have during the TWW so ... of course I'll try it! Much nicer than grapefruit too!

Hey @zeromango and @hullaballoo19 my app(s!!) say I’m due af 1st aswell and have passed my ovulation date. but according to CB opk I’m on day 6 of flashing smily so haven’t quite ovulated yet. Mmmm.
Thank you for the advice, will just keep dtd every other day to try and cover ourselves. Xx

Will be nice to be in the tww wait with company @DeeDee20 😊 have you tracked your ovulation every month over the year you've been ttc? I ovulated last month on cd16 and this month on cd14, hopefully you'll get your solid smiley v.soon!

@zeromango my first few months trying I was so aware of my body and every twinge! The month I had my chemical was definitely different - I usually get sore boobs but that month they were sooo sore, tingly and felt really swollen (started around 11dpo). I can't for the life of me remember any symptoms from when I was pregnant with dd (9) as so long ago and wasn't symptom spotting! The only thing was that I was thinking about babies lots and dreamt about them, but this time because I'm ttc I'm obviously thinking about babies!

Really hoping to be more relaxed this month as the last couple of months I've found the second week of the tww really emotionally draining. At least we'll have eachother to talk to though :)

@VixFromThe6ix I'm so sorry about your miscarriages ❤️ my fingers are crossed for you this month!

@DeeDee20 Oh fab, will be great to be able to go a bit stir crazy in the TWW together  I hope you get your positive OPK soon! I think OV can vary month by month and it's not always as cut and dry as the apps say - I'm not 100% sure when I ovulated, I had a small amount of EWCM during my fertile week, and looking back at my previous months I had EWCM at the same time as each month. So I'm hoping I'm fairly consistent...Who knows! We just DTD a lot around that time, I hope it's enough!

I'm definitely doing OPKs next month for sure though, I found an excellent YouTube video explaining it really clearly so I definitely don't feel as daunted now!

@hullaballoo19 I can't remember any symptoms from having DD either the only thing was a missed period So sorry about your chemical I am so hoping April is your month! Always here to chat when you need, it's only month 1 for us and I'm already thinking about baby grows! Definitely need to relax. Does anyone have any tips to keep yourself distracted?

Oh and 3DPO today (well I'm just guesstimating haha!) no symptoms at all now, cramping has tapered off. It's now just a slight heavy feeling in my stomach and a bit of a sore throat! Anyone else have possible symptoms yet?

[quote Veronika13]@zeromango af started on Sunday. Was upset as it's like we dtd every other day at least, and I checked 21 day bloods the month before - I ovulate as per Flo app.

So you do wonder: why can't I get pregnant then? But then need to remind myself it takes a lot longer than 1 month for most people. Start having lingering thoughts like: what if it takes me years? What if I can never get pregnant?! But then obviously push those thoughts away

I ovulate next Sunday so this time I think I'll start using OPKs. How are you getting on? X[/quote]
I know how you feel! I was certain I was pregnant last cycle even though we only tried once so I was super disappointed when AF came
I think this is because all my other friends got pregnant their first time so I have unrealistic expectations!
Well we're trying 3 times a week this cycle but if it doesn't happen I'm going to start OPKs next cycle

I'm 32 from London trying for our first!

Thanks @zeromango 😊 I'm reading a lot at the moment to try and distract. I said to dp I'd like to keep busy from 7dpo so we should try and plan some stuff as the second week I find a lot harder. My app says 2dpo as it estimates ovulation as the day after the opk peak. Possibly actually 3dpo based on the ovulation pain, but I'm not sure whether the pain is actual ovulation or the ovary getting ready to ovulate 🤷‍♀️

Good luck @Elsbeth1, this is cycle 4 for me, the first few months are definitely hard because of the initial excitement of trying and hoping

@hullaballoo19 this is the 3rd time we’ve used the CB opk. Honestly though taking folic acid really messed with my cycles so I stopped and now hopefully back to normal. I know what u mean too about the first months being hard - I assumed it wouldn’t take this long or need a referral to fertility :(
Lots of cramps tonight. I’m hoping to get a static smily tomorrow..
How is everyone else? Hope we are all ok xxx

It's that time of the month where my brain is imagining things, I feel. Yesterday I had a second of nausea. Had another second today. I say a second cause it was so quick and more light lightheadedness. But then the weather has been very gloomy and rainy and I get migraines so I'm wondering if it's an effect of that.
I felt what I thought were light tickles in my lower abdomen today. Is this ovulation cramping? Am I imagining things? Is this just gas or something moving around?
Only true thing are my boobs are very sore, but this happens before my period too.
I made myself believe last month that these must be pregnancy symptoms, but I tested negative and eventually got my period.
I feel like I'm imagining things and hoping they are real. I tested yesterday at 8dpo and it was negative. And I'm going to test again tomorrow at 10dpo and then again two days after.
I'm frustrated at myself lol do you gals do this too??

@VixFromThe6ix Bless you! You've had such a journey already, my heart goes out to you.

100% know what you mean! I think it's very natural to feel hyper aware of your body at times like this, it's only natural. I'm feeling all sorts of things I never usually feel but the rational part of my brain is saying that usually I'm too busy to notice and if I sat down and wrote the weird things my body each day, there would be loads! Will you be testing early or waiting for AF? 8DPO you're still very much in the running, I really hope April is your month x

@VixFromThe6ix also good luck with testing today, from what I've been reading 10DPO I
Onwards is a really good time to test. And please feel free to post pictures if needed if you feel like you have line eyes! X

@DeeDee20 I'm worried now all this cramping is actually OV and we've completely missed our window - that would just be our luck definitely starting OPKs next month so there won't be any confusion! We spent all last week DTD and now I'm actually cramping we're too bloody knackered Sod's law eh. Let us know if you get your static today!

Mainly for my own records - potentially 4DPO, still cramping yesterday and still loads of bloating which I never usually get! Also getting a pain in my right leg which has happened with all my pregnancies ... but it does often happen before AF too. So again - none the wiser!

Ah @VixFromThe6ix it's so hard isn't it. I've done that every month! Keep us posted with your tests, wishing you lots of luck ❤️

Felt some weird pain and twinges this morning but trying not to read too much into it for now..

@DeeDee20 I tried using the cb ones but they're so expensive I was just trying to use them to confirm ovulation when I was having darker lines on the cheapies. But then I found out it actually needs a few readings to be able to judge the peak so haven't used them since. My cheapies seem good so may as well stick with them. Funnily enough, back in nov 2019 dp and I were trying for about 4 months and I was using the seven seas conception vitamins and my cycles got really long! I've been taking pregnacare this time and no noticeable change to my cycle. Let us know if you get your static :)

@zeromango might not be ovulation but a good idea to do the opks next month as it does relieve you of that uncertainty. I don't think I've noticed ovulation pain for me before these last 2 cycles, and interesting to have had the positive opk and then the pain. I'd think maybe I was imagining it following the opk, but it's actually so painful I'm sure I'm not!

@hullaballoo19 @VixFromThe6ix @zeromango so I got a static this morning on the CB opk but honestly feel like af is due, cramping hasn’t stopped and breasts feel tender. So confused but will dtd today and tomorrow.
I honestly thought last week was the fertile week and exhusted too with dtd every other day. I feel like it’s now a 2 weeks window
With the opk my ovulation date has moved around, cd 13, cd 16, cd 21 and now cd 20. Gosh this is exhausting.

This is what I ve got this evening, CD 14. But can only meet with DH tomorrow and dtd at night. Hopefully my body will cooperate well that I need to travel quite a distance since I am the one who is away for work. 😔

Any chance of me missing my fertile window here? 🥺

And is it true that tiredness and frequent travel will downsize my chances for a successful fertilisation? 😢

I try so hard not to let this TTC journey taking over my conscious thought. It feels like this journey is slowly dragging me down. I need hand to hold 😭

@beautifulinitstime you can only do your best here... Do the bd when you are able to and hope that it's still within the window. Ovulation could be 12-48hrs since peak. Keep testing throughout the day it will tell you if it's tapering off or getting stronger. Hopefully the latter. Good luck, love!!
I know it's frustrating. I'm there too. And you can hold my hand any time. ❤️

@zeromango @hullaballoo19 tested today and got a BFN. :( Dp10 according to the app. I'll test again in a couple day to see if anything at dp20.
Baby dust doesn't wanna land on me it seems :(

Dp12* not 20... I wish we could edit submitted comments lol so I don't sound like a dummy 😅

Will reply properly later but just want to say @VixFromThe6ix so sorry for the BFN my lovely - There is always hope until AF arrives ❤️ but it must be so disheartening. Big hugs!

Thanks @hullaballoo19 glad its not just me! Feeling a bit better about it this week but seriously hating the wait until I can a pregnancy test done

@VixFromThe6ix I feel I have pretend symptoms too I've felt cramping which I've never encountered before maybe because I'm hyper aware of my stomach area now or maybe its because I started taking folic acid who knows!
So annoying when it seems like forever until you can take a test! I took over the weekend anyway even though my period isn't for like 2 weeks