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!

Holy balls! How is it only Tuesday and I've worked over 26 hours already!? Sorry for the quiet. I had so much I wanted to say but only Tony snips of time!

Sorry to the ladies I didn't tag on the first page - I just put the link in so you could always find us! Just put the most recent commenters. Hope everyone is okay and welcome to the new ladies! Hope some fresh faces can bring us a bit more baby dust all round hahaha 😊

@els10 how was your dating scan and everything? @Halpmer so excited for you. Good luck for 2 weeks time! Did you get early scan or you being patient?

@kaylsd #1 FFS will your in-laws just get themselves a hobby or something?! You should get some sunglasses because they obviously think they're centre of the F-ing universe as well as sun shining out of their you know where's! #2 good luck to Mr Kayls tomorrow. Hope his headphones and reading material help the process go smoothly and that he doesn't make a cock up (sorry couldn't resist the pun) with writing his name and date! Did you manage to get your grievances heard by the management? Was Monday okay? God I love all those films! Maybe we should have hunger games theme for the graduation 🤣🧐 Has witch gone now, you just waiting around for next steps? The book is quite boring - not really many fun stories but it's good to listen to in the car and some good knowledge on there like one of the supplements I'm taking to try thicken my uterine lining could actually be rubbish for egg quality so I'm going to scrap that and it was helpful with doses and stuff so I'm going to up my coq10 to twice a day. Gonna get dhea as well for my geriatric ovaries unless there's a mini miracle this month! It's good she says which ones are better for your 'thing' like dhea not good for pcos.

@minthumbugs any twinges today? Maybe I'll be cycle triplets with you and @MammaJ21 but I'm not sure. Got a dip on OvuSense today which should signify ovulation but it was so messed up last month I'm not even thinking about it. Have you thought any more about your masters?Did you work out how you could chase those 4 month results? Do you think you'll try following up on potential endo? Did you say your mum had or was that @Iloveoreos

iloveoreos how are you doing? How is your ovary pain? Did you decide to start up the Myo Inositol again or focusing on Metformin? The book I'm reading really strongly suggests both for annovulation. Don't want you going through a month like this again.

MammaJ I don't think I'd bother with the CB to be honest. I think they just stressed me out more than anything but they are good if you find yourself agonising over whether a line is dark enough or not!

Ooooooh @ren26 spotting on 8dpo sounds promising 🤞🤞🤞🍀🍀🍀

Hello @lunalove14 you know us now! We're here for you! I didn't get first proper period until something like 9 weeks after coming off pill and since it's been up and down too. Are you certain you ovulated when you thought? I had a double peak month last month bit definitely ovulated late. That's one of the reasons I'm not opking this month!

Hello @tangfastic91 @hopingtostartfamily Hope it's a nice smooth journey for you!

@kitty0389 good luck for Mr Kitty on Friday! May the sperm be ever in your favour also 🤣 Glad he's being optimistic because it really needs someone to be to keep you partially sane. My hubs starting to tip over the edge now after my amh results but we're same have to wait the 12 months though we can't even get his SA until then! Did you get to look at your blood results yourself or just what doc said? I think 5 months is still very normal. Hope your cycles end up lengthening naturally. Have you thought about b6/vit e at all? Was it you with the fibroid as well (sorry if not) just wondering if there was any news on that front.

Loads of love and baby dust to everyone. I'm knackered. We're taking it easy this month but still trying not to let BD stretch any more than 3 days apart. Think I'm set up for having a few months with increased supplements and then get amh tested again, see what NHS fertility clinic says in the summer and then maybe start IVF October November time if nothing has happened and wait times are no good. 🤞🤞🤞

@lunalove14 you will find this perfect then! We are a big bunch with various complaints and journeys, everyone has certainly kept me going and thinking positive during a tough few months. How long were you on the pill previously? Hopefully you are one of the lucky ones that get a normal cycle back quickly and it's not too much longer a journey for you!

@ren26 oh it's a nightmare trying not to symptom spot when your body is throwing symptoms at you. Have you had anything else, any cramps or anything? Is there a possibility it's implantation? It's hard not to get your hopes up. I hope this is it for you 🤞🏻✨

Oh god @CycloGoose that is a lot! One of my friends is a teacher and I was chatting to her on the phone at the weekend, she was almost in tears with how much she has to do. How long is it until your summer hols? I know it's a bit different in England. I had some pains on one side late last night (the good side!!!!) and had a shit ton of EWCM the last few days 😬 if it's not now it's definitely very soon. But just been the same as you, trying not to go beyond 3 days but not going crazy like previous months lol.

I definitely want to do the Master's, I think I'd be daft not to grab the opportunity while I have it. My OH is supportive whatever I decide to do, but it's all dependent on if we are lucky and if dates allow. Haven't chased up results yet. Sorry if this is a bit grim but we opted for a post mortem too so the results of that would be discussed at the same time, so it's almost like I don't want to know as well. It's all a bit overwhelming. And yeah, I said my mum has endo! I know it's one of they things they might investigate regardless of timings but it's a bit off putting having to get surgery to investigate and having to put a pause on TTC for that. I think I might contact the docs if I speak to them again about TTC. After my ectopic the surgeon told me I would be able to get a referral after 6 months rather than 12 but I don't know if that will have changed now because I've managed to have a child. It's all just a lot isn't it!

So did you have a chat with your OH about IVF? I hope you don't need it but it's definitely good to be prepared for all eventualities. Solidarity to you to get through the rest of the week and get a good rest at the weekend! 😘

Oh and yeah good luck to mr @kaylsd 🙈 you'll need to take a book to entertain yourself while you are there for moral support! Wonder if we will have any funny stories from it tomorrow 🤣

@CycloGoose
I couldn't wait - I've had 2 early scans 😂. Saying scan is on 28th May though so not long to go now!

Thank you all for being welcoming! Will catch up abs get properly involved today. Was considering getting a clear blue ovulation testing kit but my partner is very hippy in that way saying no let’s just leave it and try for another few months “natural”. Eyeroll!! Haha. I’ve been struggling to track ovulation due to periods being a bit all over.

@minthumbugs @ren26 I’ve simmered down this morning thankfully but they haven’t got a clue sometimes in the shit what comes out of their mouth, I felt like it was abit of a mask moment when Jimmy Carey’s face dropped when I heard the words jealous 😩 if anyone knows me and my hub as people we are the most laid back of all! Just gonna let it pass by me and not give them the satisfaction of letting me be upset, I do believe in karma though so they’ll get theirs in time! Thank you for the good luck wishes today, he’s just got out of the shower and started signing what a beautiful day to beat my meat, my face is like 😫😂😂😂

@Lunalove14 hey there lovely lady and welcome! Your period you speak of post pill might have just been a withdraw bleed and not an actual period as it can take a while for your cycle to get back to normal from post pill life, fingers and toes crossed the witch turns up soon or a BFP for you 😘

@CycloGoose you’d like to think they’d have enough to focus on in their life’s right now but nope, obvious got too much time on their hands! I’ve passed on your well wishes to hubs I absolutely howled with that pun of cock up 😂😂😂😂 so that’s really made my morning! Me and one of the girls from work haven’t got our issues sorted with the management, the manager actually disclosed that one of the other girls wrote an email to her of complaint in front of the whole team which broke confidentiality which I was like oh hell no!!! So yeah it’s abit of a storm at work at the moment, im on that waiting list though for the new area and I keep checking the NHS site for new posts so I could go out with an external post which is the second option which I also look out for, the right thing will happen at the right time I’m a firm believer of that 💁🏼‍♀️ fingers crossed you see some improvement with your ovaries I’ve got visions of your ovaries with Pearl white beeds for a necklace and glasses on string with grey perm 😂😂😘 mines just in a giant cotton ball with two eye holes just to be there to nosey but not much other use ;)

I’m hoping everything goes smoothly today and quickly, it’s abit awkward to think I’m lurking round the hospital waiting for him for moral support, he did ask me if I could go in and help him out and said no we would get done for indecency😂😂😂 it must have been on my mind today though as my strange dream saga I was making my own sausages in a sausage machine? Never done it before in my life but I thought it was quite fitting under the circumstances!

Have a lovely day ladies 😘🥰❤️

Hey hope everyone is well :)... I had no idea of the torture that is the TWW. Curious about every twinge but my mind is just saying 'nope not this month'. Have quite a few social events coming up that would be impossible with nausea, so if it's BFN this month then that is the silver lining I will take 😂
@kaylsd sorry you have such insensitive in laws!!

Wow everyone is so busy at the moment! I’m struggling to keep up.

@kaylsd good luck to your OH. I hope it all goes well. Mine was like ‘I don’t have to book a room, I’ll just do it in the car’. I thankfully managed to talk him out of getting himself arrested!

I’m on CD2 with really bad endometriosis pains this month so I didn’t sleep last night 🙄. Cycles seem to be sticking between 23-26 days. So short but not silly short.

@CycloGoose I didn’t get to see my own results, just a phone call with the doc. In terms of the fibroid they’ve said no further investigations until 12months trying. Thankfully my GP told them I stopped the pill last summer so it’ll be earlier than the actual 12months (I stopped in November).

I think we’re going to try and throw ourselves into the extension project for the next few months and hope for the best in terms of the baby but maybe make it less of a priority. I think I will still track OPKs but that’s all I’m doing at the moment. The rest is too stressful. Only problem is building work makes us too tired to BD!

Fingers crossed to all the new joiners, let’s hope you have an easy journey of it 😊.

Hi, hope it’s ok if I join! I’m TTC baby no2. Don’t think it’s going to happen this month though as OH has had 4 days of fever (not covid) and I’m sure that has an effect on sperm count/quality 😫
Good luck to everyone else though and I’m excited to see lots of BFPs!

Hi All,

I have been reading lots of posts the last few days, and I hope you don't mind me joining.
I am TTC number 3, and this is the first time I have tracked anything so it is all very new!
I am finding it very hard to think about anything else at the moment 😆

Fingers crossed for everyone, I can't wait to see lots of BFP's.

@lunalove14 my partner is the same, I have the CB OPKs but I don't tell him about it (or the price) 🙈 I'm having a break from them this month, when I used them for the first time I got really stressed about it. While you wait on your cycles returning to normal just take them with a pinch of salt! They are good for being really easy to use and clear though 😊

I'm glad you're feeling better @kaylsd! Haha your dreams are so crazy 🤣 when will you get the results back from today?

@Tangfastic91 there's always a silver lining! I think when you have things coming up you have it hanging over your head thinking oh how would I hide it, would I tell people, would I enjoy it etc and it can be quite stressful before it's even happened! I'm so bad for planning out dates in my head during the TWW 😩 hopefully it's a BFP and you enjoy all the events, best of both worlds 🤞🏻

Omg thank god you talked him out of that @Kitty0389, what was he thinking 🤦‍♀️ ahhh sorry AF is so tough just now. They are the worst pains ever, give yourself a wee break from all the work with comfy jammies, hot water bottle and some chocolate! Hope the extension work is going well, definitely an amazing project to put all your energy into and TTC can be less stressful if you're not thinking about it as much.

Hi @Purpleshoes123! Oh no, sorry to hear your OH hasn't been well. Was that during your FW, what point are you at in your cycle? We've had a fair few BFPs on this thread, but none so far this month I don't think. Maybe you can take one for the team? 🤣 Good luck ✨

Hi @PositiveVibes89 the more the merrier. I'm trying for #2 (4th pregnancy) but never fully got into tracking before either, so this year has been a learning curve for me. There are so many people who can keep you right! What day of your cycle are you on? Baby dust ✨✨

Hi @minthumbugs think I’m ovulating today according to OPK and CM but I’m quite new to tracking so don’t know how accurate I am. Anyway bd every other day since Thursday and I’m going to try and convince him to do it tonight but he’s still not feeling that good so he’s exhausted afterwards 😂 He started with fevers the Sunday before we have been bd. I’ve read a lot of stuff saying fevers can affect sperm up to 3 months afterwards but thought there’s no harm trying 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Tangfastic91 ah don't worry about the inlaws they'll never change, luckily I married their son and not the family and that's the bit I always remember, kinda got used to their ways now after 8 days :')

@Tangfastic91 8 years not days 😂🙈🙈

Thanks @minthumbugs
I think I am 4dpo (but I could be wrong)

It is nice to talk to people that are in the same boat 

@Purpleshoes123 that is interesting, I didn't even think about the effect illness would have once they feel better. Fingers crossed all is good though

I just accidentally ordered some CB ovulation tests and pregnancy tests. I blame the Amazon one click button!

I am so shocked by the amount of time I have spent on Mumsnet

[quote minthumbugs]@lunalove14 my partner is the same, I have the CB OPKs but I don't tell him about it (or the price) 🙈 I'm having a break from them this month, when I used them for the first time I got really stressed about it. While you wait on your cycles returning to normal just take them with a pinch of salt! They are good for being really easy to use and clear though 😊

I'm glad you're feeling better @kaylsd! Haha your dreams are so crazy 🤣 when will you get the results back from today?

@Tangfastic91 there's always a silver lining! I think when you have things coming up you have it hanging over your head thinking oh how would I hide it, would I tell people, would I enjoy it etc and it can be quite stressful before it's even happened! I'm so bad for planning out dates in my head during the TWW 😩 hopefully it's a BFP and you enjoy all the events, best of both worlds 🤞🏻

Omg thank god you talked him out of that @Kitty0389, what was he thinking 🤦‍♀️ ahhh sorry AF is so tough just now. They are the worst pains ever, give yourself a wee break from all the work with comfy jammies, hot water bottle and some chocolate! Hope the extension work is going well, definitely an amazing project to put all your energy into and TTC can be less stressful if you're not thinking about it as much.

Hi @Purpleshoes123! Oh no, sorry to hear your OH hasn't been well. Was that during your FW, what point are you at in your cycle? We've had a fair few BFPs on this thread, but none so far this month I don't think. Maybe you can take one for the team? 🤣 Good luck ✨

Hi @PositiveVibes89 the more the merrier. I'm trying for #2 (4th pregnancy) but never fully got into tracking before either, so this year has been a learning curve for me. There are so many people who can keep you right! What day of your cycle are you on? Baby dust ✨✨[/quote]
@Kitty0389 everything went well darling from what I gather! I actually had a chuckle to myself for the time period of it all but needs must ;) I advised hub to take his headphones with him which said was useful as the room was next to the Reception desk at the hospital and he could hear everyone walking by 🙈 but all in all no problems he said he didn't know why he was so nervous when it's hardly anything to worry about the actual process and now we wait for results :)!

@minthumbugs everything went smooth as can be chicken! Looking at 5-10 days for results, I'll just stalk the system everyday and when I see the report present I'll tell hub to ring up in and get his results 🤞🏻🙃

I posted a funny vid on Snapchat story of this lady trying to park up at hospital and one of my friends inboxed me saying that hospital gives me bad memories from when her husband had to do his sperm sample there in a private room my face was like 😳😳😳 that's what my hubs doing right now! Turns out she had her baby girl recently through ICSI :')! Just shows how infertility is affected by so many just little talk about it ✨

@Purpleshoes123

Hi, hope it’s ok if I join! I’m TTC baby no2. Don’t think it’s going to happen this month though as OH has had 4 days of fever (not covid) and I’m sure that has an effect on sperm count/quality 😫 Good luck to everyone else though and I’m excited to see lots of BFPs!

@Purpleshoes123 hey there lovely lady welcome! Fingers and toes crossed your journey is a smooth one for you, it sucks when other halfs are poorly, as I'm a nurse my hub knows how to try play the sick role very well.. 9/10 times I tell him to man up take paracetamol and stop moaning 🙃😂 hope your loved one feels better soon thou sweet 🥰

@PositiveVibes89

Hi All,

I have been reading lots of posts the last few days, and I hope you don't mind me joining.
I am TTC number 3, and this is the first time I have tracked anything so it is all very new!
I am finding it very hard to think about anything else at the moment 😆

Fingers crossed for everyone, I can't wait to see lots of BFP's.

@PositiveVibes89 hey there lovely lady and welcome! Fingers and toes crossed you have a smooth process for your next edition to your family 👶😘 I know how you feel sometimes it makes you feel like your consumed in it all and dr google gets the better hand over me with the TWW! Least being on here makes you think your not crazy with it all as we are all in similar situations 😘

@kaylsd thank you for your lovely message. Yes I don’t give him much sympathy to be honest especially when it’s my FW and he’s got a job to do!

Thanks @PositiveVibes89 😊

Fab @Purpleshoes123! I will be somewhere around the same as you then in the TWW I think and there are a few others probably around this stage in the cycle too. Can't say you're not dedicated! Wow, didn't know that about the sperm. If he's otherwise fit and healthy hopefully it doesn't affect any quality. X

@PositiveVibes89 almost halfway through the first week then! Woop woop! Hopefully you won't be needing the tests. Honestly I don't know where I would be without this forum. I've been a lurker from when my LO was born - I was constantly reading through old threads for every single thing and I've finally committed now this time TTC. It's honestly a god send when you don't have people in the same situation in real life, and some girl chat is necessary as OHs just don't get it!

That's great @kaylsd, perks of you being able to get on and see when results come in. What a coincidence! That must have been so nice to have heard a positive story - surely it's fate finding out about that today?!

In my hippy dippy fate-esque type news, was out a walk this morning with doggo and a squirrel ran right across my path (squirrels were my sign!). The dog nearly pulled me off my feet but I was happy to see it

Evening ladies.

Welcome to the newbies.

so I thought I had posted on here this morning a big old post...but I've lost it. (Apologies if I double up and it is actually on here somewhere!)

Just asking for some help with prenom. I keep getting '0' but the line is darker than before.

After a few triesi do then get a reading , but I would expect the level to be higher than what it's saying.

I've tried moving to diff locations etc to work out where's best for the photo. Just finding it a bit confussing. the lines definitely darker than before but still a low reading

I also used the sam strip a minute apart and got a higher reading the second time (line was same darkness both times in real life) Wish you could delete the 0 results (or can you?)

@MammaJ21 sorry I have literally no idea! Absolutely rubbish with apps and tracking 🤦‍♀️ hope someone can help. X

@MammaJ21

Evening ladies.

Welcome to the newbies.

so I thought I had posted on here this morning a big old post...but I've lost it. (Apologies if I double up and it is actually on here somewhere!)

Just asking for some help with prenom. I keep getting '0' but the line is darker than before.

After a few triesi do then get a reading , but I would expect the level to be higher than what it's saying.

I've tried moving to diff locations etc to work out where's best for the photo. Just finding it a bit confussing. the lines definitely darker than before but still a low reading

I also used the sam strip a minute apart and got a higher reading the second time (line was same darkness both times in real life) Wish you could delete the 0 results (or can you?)

I would say it's negative that but your positive just looks like it could be a day or two around the corner? It looks like it's getting ever so close for you hunny 🤞🏻

Had the worst day at work ever today so sorry for being so quiet! One more to go and then the weekend off where I'm having a bbq with some of the girls so I'm hoping the weather holds off!

I had a text from the doctor to make an appointment as some of my bloods have come back abnormal, from what I see they are looking at my AMH? Even though it's at 52 which I thought was normal for my age? But apparently dr google says to me anything above 48 can be considered as higher than normal range and can indiciate.. you guessed it.. PCOS, my bloody ovaries strike once again 😂😂😂😩

but then another website says anything above 53 is higher than normal so haven't the foggiest 🙃 but I have my consultation with my GP next Wednesday at 2 so hoping by then hubs sample is back and they can finally refer us in for help! 🤞🏻

I'll do a big reply tomorrow. Drowning in work.

Was going to say @kaylsd that your amh likely to be high. Can I have some of your extra? 🤣😂 Sorry you had a shit day! Prob for the best that it's come back just a little over. Be ready annoying if it was borderline and they wouldn't treat you because of it. The good news is that pcos likely treatable so hopefully they'll get you on some meds and you'll be away!

@Kitty0389 good luck for tomorrow's swimmer deposit xxx

@Kitty0389 good luck with your other half's SA today hopefully it goes smooth as can be under circumstances 😘