TTC May/June - may the eggs be ever in your favour

[CycloGoose]

A continuation from previous threads. All welcome! We've had some lovely graduates and there's some of us been here for a while. Join us for rants, ovary pep talks, motivational memes, poas addictions, freak outs, chill months and good old compassion.

May the eggs be ever in your favour!

@kaylsd
@minthumbugs
@iloveoreos
@Kitty0389
@els10

And many more - I'll post link in the old chat!

@Halpmer look at that beautiful bundle growing inside, absolutely lovely to see 🥰 I hope your pregnancy has been a smooth one for you darling ✨

Thank you @palegreenandbrightorange ❤️

@cyclogoose thank you for all your support ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you @soontobeamama. X

@kaylsd thank you, that's so lovely 😭 with it being the second I feel a bit less scared about it but not able to get surgical management this time round because of the position. I just really hope and pray the medical management works out 🤞🏻

Don't know where this journey will take me now! Need 6 months away from TTC so I think it might just be back to study for me. I don't know if I can go through it all again but maybe it will work out for us in a few years time if we ever decide to try again ☹️❣️🌈

@CycloGoose hope your keeping well sweetie, can see that it's been a busy at work for you which is never a good thing 🙈 I'm in for a busy one these next 4 days at work too, working the weekend and it's predicting 27 degrees 😩😩😩 might even have to brave wearing my dress uniform without tights and try not to kneel down in carpets full of dead skin & wee 🙃🤣

@minthumbugs
Whatever the outcome we understand whatever decision you need to take for it to be time out for you both physically and mentally as it's a lot to take in, if you are having a methotrexate injection please avoid the sun for a little while as it can cause sensitivity to your skin & anti inflammatory pain relief like Ibuprofen as it can affect the way it works (if you've not already been told this), even if you want to stop the TTC bus and come on as a later passenger I'm sure we will still be here (or I will be with my ovaries been known to be there just for decoration purposes ;)) but sending you the biggest hugs and loves to you both & a speedy recovery and I'm here if you've got any nursing questions too if I can be of any use for you xxx

@kaylsd you are literally the best.

@minthumbugs I'm holding you in my heart wishing for the best possible outcome for you. I don't know if I believe in all this stuff but it sounds like you might be meant to be taking that masters degree. Sending all the love in the world though I know it will never be enough xxx

@minthumbugs so sorry always here for you ❤️

So sorry to hear that @minthumbugs - take care of yourself ❤️

@minthumbugs sending love xxx

@CycloGoose 😘😘 you know I'm always here for you girls best I can!

@minthumbugs thinking of you sweet xx

Happy weekend everyone, hope everyone's alright as I've noticed a touch bit quiet but I know how busy life can be for us all!

Hope the ones who are in FW are having the best time (I was going to write banging but then I thought it was abit too much of a crude pun 🤣) those who are in the TWW are relaxed as possible, our graduates growing nicely and those rare cases of me being in the long cycle club, well what can I say what I'm doing just carrying on as normal baby dancing for fun and waiting for the referral fertility fairies when the time comes next month 🙊

My hubs started taking proxceed and is going to take it twice daily until the BFP day! He actually doesn't mind the taste of it to say he was gagging at the wellman tablets which he said tastes like cheap gravy 🙈 so I'm hoping for good things on his next SA as after our carvan week which is in 2 week time with the pooch away he's going t total too to help as much as he can 🙈🤞🏻✨

Without my struggle though I wouldn't have come across some fabulous people on MN who make it all feel better that we are not alone in our journeys 🥰

Nice to hear from you @kaylsd I'm delighted it's the weekend but you're working this one aren't you?

It's really good to hear all the steps your hubs is taking to try and boost his swimmers. When will he have his second SA hun? Have you had any other body signs or you just given up tracking all together?

I really hope everything works out for you and sooner rather than later. It doesn't seem fair that some people breeze through the process whereas others have everything awful thrown at them.

You are so strong though and I have been so impressed with how you have navigated your journey. Hopefully your time will be soon. I can't wait to celebrate with you.

I'm only just 5 weeks today so just slipping out of chemical territory xxx

Hi @kaylsd...happy weekend and thanks for checking in on us all. My ttc cycle #1 ended in a BFN so now on CD2 of month #2. Actually quite nice to not be tracking with OPKs or being in the tww so I’m enjoying these few days of AF which is something I never thought I’d say. Got myself some of the easy@home OPKs so I’ll give those a whirl this time round.

Glad to hear your hubby is happy with the new tablets and I’m jealous of your upcoming caravan holiday with the pooch.

@CycloGoose, 5 weeks that’s so exciting. Hope you’re not having any uncomfortable symptoms ✨✨

@CycloGoose I've worked this weekend yes darlings just wrapping it up now doing my documentation on the laptop in the garden, and the sun goes in! It's been a horrible weekend, we've been so busy with people who's been poorly and just can't stretch ourself between the areas enough! Going to highlight it to management tomorrow how hard it's been 😩 I'm presuming when hub comes to the first fertility appointment it'll be the first thing they'll request on his side of things? Otherwise GP said to contact in august for repeat as it'll be 3 month from the last one, he's absolutely loving the proxceed which I find so strange as I had to force him to remember the other ones last time 🙈 I'm always a true believer I don't know if it's the soft touch in me that there is always someone far off worse than me, I know it's not the route I would have performed and I know the journey ahead is abit Rocky but I know I've got some lovely people around me to help me get through whatever the best I can and they'll be more reasons to be strong and positive than not in my eyes ❤️ happy 5 weeks lovely lady, we will be looking forward to seeing your scan next week 🥺🤞🏻💖

@Mousey3 just keeping it going my darling lovely to see you check in! Im sorry that your first cycle ended up in BFN let's hope for better things this month! I honestly felt like a weight was lifted when I saw the positives on OPK as I knew I would be either BFP or period which is a rare thing for me, I also use the easy@home ones so they are pretty good! Do you have the premom app on your phone to take photos of the tests so it gives you a number reading and a chart comparison? Are you planning on doing anything differently this cycle :)? I hope you've had a lovely weekend in the sun! Been abit of an overcast day today to say it was meant to be 27 degrees 😳

Thanks @kaylsd...I was almost certain it was never gonna happen in the first month anyway so totally expected AF to arrive 🙂 ah glad to hear that’s another vote for easy@home. Do you test twice daily? I’m thinking I might for the first month at least just to see where I’m at generally. Yes I’ve downloaded the app as well so we’ll see how I get on.

Not really planning on doing much different this cycle. I’ve looked into BBT but thinking I’ll hold off that for now as it does seem like a little extra effort! I’m not a big drinker and I’m healthy-ish so if I have a few unsuccessful months then I might look at approaching differently.

Yes I know I was so prepared for a hot day! At least the sun’s come out a bit more this evening. Better late than never!

@kaylsd and @Mousey3 and anyone else who might know: I’m having some trouble with easy@home. I’ve used it since about January and this month it’s really confusing me... my OPKs are showing that I haven’t ovulated yet but the graph is ignoring the opk sticks and is showing an entirely fictitious ovulation cycle. I’ll upload the pics - does anyone know why this is happening?? It’s making me wonder if it’s worth bothering with the app at all if it’s just going to ignore the data! But maybe I’m looking at the wrong thing or have done something wrong... any advice appreciated!

@PaleGreenAndBrightOrange my Premom did that this month it's based on when you've ovulated before. Keep testing and scanning once you get a peak/high LH it will adjust

Thanks!

Hi everyone! Checking in as I've been pretty absent, works been manic and I've been seeing a lot of family. How are you all doing?

I was so sorry to read your news @minthumbugs sending so much love and this community is here for whenever you need it ❤

I had a strange one last week, first month using opks and I got a static smiley on 11th (3sh days after flo app!) So made a point of DTD all weekend lol which would make me around 2-3 dpo i imagine. Nothing much to report today other than ravenous I could eat everything, nearly stopped working to go to the local pie shop after wolfing down dinner! Weird!!! Xx

@PaleGreenAndBrightOrange just was about to write the same darling, it auto corrects the fertile time based on pos OPK the chart will change, it makes me laugh when it tries to predict my fertile week with my wonky cycles I get prompt notifications to add my periods when I don't have them and record OPKs 🙈

@Mousey3 yes darling when I track OPKs I test twice daily until peak and then a couple days to make sure they go negative :) I do recommend the BBT along side of the OPKs as it is a second way to confirm that ovulation as happened as you'll be able to see a clear dip then rise :) it's always something to check in the future for you if you feel like OPK is not working enough for you, they don't work for me at the moment but that's fine I'll be on them when it matters in a little while :)

I'm on a day off tomorrow after 5 in a row wahoooo! And it's predicted to rain.. typical 🤣🙈

@Aries491
Wooop here's to a relaxing TWW hoping for you to have a positive at the end of it 🤞🏻🥰 I'm unsure if the pie shop link has anything sinister but you never know :) I know what you mean with the crazy week, just had a rough 5 days at work over the weekend and before got a day off finally tomorrow! Back on the healthy grind for the fertility appointment had a slip last week eating out for tea twice and BBQ galore in the sun... so chicken salad it is for tea today 😋
Hope your okay too! Xxx

@kaylsd fingers crossed! Gonna aim not to symptom spot but easier said than done. Haha no just the unusual hunger I seem to have, I'm sure the pie shop are fine :)
Ah finally hope you enjoy your day off! I know what you mean about the eating tho lol we also had a bbq and ended up at the local ice cream shop last night and a couple of proseccos! Chicken salad sounds nice, it is salad weather at least haha xx

Went to have my scans and blood tests today and they said it all looks good - such a relief. They also said I’m about to ovulate and told me to go straight home ana BD for the next few days 😬 Having to cancel DPs sperm analysis as he won’t have done the 3 days no sex by Wednesday, but it’s so great having someone actually LOOK and see exactly when I need to BD! They even told me it’s the right ovary that’s providing the egg this month 😂 I wonder if they are expecting us to aim to the right?? 😂😂 Imagine you could just have a monthly scan around ovulation time - would be so much less faff in some ways!! Can’t wait for the days I never have to POAS again!

@Aries491 fingers crossed for you and your TWW!

@kaylsd glad you have a day off! Sorry the weather is rubbish! It’s scorching down here, not letting up for a few days yet. Think it’ll rain by the weekend though, typical indeed!

@Aries491 I think it's the weather once we see a little bit of sun all the vibes come out for BBQ life, glass of wine in the sun and just every efforts to eat better just don't come to light because good food takes priority or it does me 🤣🙈🙈🙈 how are you getting on with your TTC journey :)?

@PaleGreenAndBrightOrange fabulous news with how you got on with your scans and things hunny! Get baby dancing and even maybe try leave your legs in the air but on a right side tilt to make sure it's going right way 🤣🤣🤣🤣 imagine if we could have monthly USS! It could be useful for those with regular cycles for sure! When will you get your blood test results back have they said? It's abit annoying with the SA but least your getting the full benefit and you never know he might not need to go and end up with BFP.. we can hope for you anyway 🥰👋