Cycle 2 of TTC - anyone else?

[Itsjustme20]

So I'm still awaiting AF (currently 13/14DPO according to my apps but I had no peak LH this month). I've taken a test on 11/12DPO and it was a BFN so it's just a waiting game for AF now I think.

Anyone else amazed when reading everything on here? Firstly the abbreviations and also how many things affect conception? 😩 I'm already petrified it'll never happen.

I'm 26, DH is 27. My BMI is over 50 (I'm working on this but it's a slow process) and have been pregnant before when BMI was around 53 but we had to have a medical termination 😭 It's taken me 2 years to get over it and we've now decided it's the right time to TTC and we've had the 'ok' that it's safe from the doctors.

Anyway, sorry for the waffling!

Anyone else about to start cycle 2? 🥰

Hi @Itsjustme20

Same here, I’ve been reading these threads for the past few weeks but just joined and I’m just going into cycle 2.

I have learnt so much about ttc from this group and it’s so nice to have people on hand to ask questions to.

Hope this is the month for you! x

@Coco9910

Hi *@Itsjustme20*

Same here, I’ve been reading these threads for the past few weeks but just joined and I’m just going into cycle 2.

I have learnt so much about ttc from this group and it’s so nice to have people on hand to ask questions to.

Hope this is the month for you! x

Ah nice to have someone else too! 🥰

Absolutely - everyone is so lovely and helpful. I've definitely learnt a lot about TTC as well. I wish they'd taught us more about it when we were at school 😂

Here's hoping this cycle is our month together! Xx

Hey @Itsjustme20 also on cycle 2! Roughly 4 DPO- not reallly sure when ovulation was this month as the OPK's were all over the place so gave up! My BMI is also too high but have lost a stone this month and keeping this going as I know weight can affect fertility. I'm petrified that my weight is going to be the main reason I won't conceive 😭 did you doctor have any advice- apart from the obvious? Xx

@hoola23

Hey *@Itsjustme20* also on cycle 2! Roughly 4 DPO- not reallly sure when ovulation was this month as the OPK's were all over the place so gave up! My BMI is also too high but have lost a stone this month and keeping this going as I know weight can affect fertility. I'm petrified that my weight is going to be the main reason I won't conceive 😭 did you doctor have any advice- apart from the obvious? Xx

Oh bless you! A stone is amazing!! Well done you 🎉

I've got health issues (not fertility related) so the doctors said about that as it was due to a medication previously that we had to have a medical termination as there were fatal risks for me and baby.

On the (minor) positive side, we got pregnant (annoyingly without TTC!) and my BMI at the time was very high.

I keep thinking that people who are very VERY overweight get pregnant and have children so it can't be the only thing.

Hopefully we'll get our BFP this month! We're going to try and DTD every other day this month and see what happens 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@Itsjustme20 thanks! Although I still have about a million stone to go yes I know of lots of women who have a higher bmi who haven't struggled to conceive but I just don't want to be in a position where this is a problem as I know the first thing the doctor will say will be lose weight! We only managed to BD once this cycle as I tested positive for covid the next day so I've ruled out this month! Hope you get your BFP soon! X

[quote hoola23]@Itsjustme20 thanks! Although I still have about a million stone to go yes I know of lots of women who have a higher bmi who haven't struggled to conceive but I just don't want to be in a position where this is a problem as I know the first thing the doctor will say will be lose weight! We only managed to BD once this cycle as I tested positive for covid the next day so I've ruled out this month! Hope you get your BFP soon! X[/quote]
Absolutely. It's not impossible to conceive with only 1 BD though! I hope you're feeling better after catching covid! 😔 Im due AF today but no sign and also a BFN so it's a waiting game for cycle 2 to begin properly 😩

I'm the same re docs if we need help conceiving.
I figure as well any weight I lose will be a positive for me and baby and also when they're born it'll be good to have a bit more energy!

I hope cycle 2 is both our time for our BFP! Xx

Hi
It's nice to see some other bigger girls having the same thoughts about fertility. My BMI is 37 and I constantly worry it'll stop me falling pregnant.
I'm on cycle 2. 8DPO if I ovulated at the right time. Im only 4 months after stopping the pill so my cycle is still sorting itself. Had a 50 day cycle, then a 40 day cycle, this month ovulated on day 18 according to OPKS. So it could be getting it's self a bit more back to normal.
Fingers crossed this is the cycle for us!

@MissLB

Hi It's nice to see some other bigger girls having the same thoughts about fertility. My BMI is 37 and I constantly worry it'll stop me falling pregnant. I'm on cycle 2. 8DPO if I ovulated at the right time. Im only 4 months after stopping the pill so my cycle is still sorting itself. Had a 50 day cycle, then a 40 day cycle, this month ovulated on day 18 according to OPKS. So it could be getting it's self a bit more back to normal. Fingers crossed this is the cycle for us!

Fingers crossed it's your month for your BFP!

Hopefully your cycle is settled now 🤞🏼 I can't imagine long cycles like that especially when wanting to TTC! Bless you!

Xx

@Itsjustme20 that is true! I just don't feel very positive this month but hopefully find out in a week or so. The waiting is the WORST I'm so inpatient I just want my AF to arrive so I can move on. I Analyse every "symptom" like some neurotic person. I never learn🤣🤣 x

@MissLB I'll be 7dpo tomo so similar to you! My cycles change so much each month and I'm sure they never used to! One month I'm 24 days then 29- apparently that's normal but it makes tracking a bit of a challenge! Do you use OPKs? X

[quote hoola23]@Itsjustme20 that is true! I just don't feel very positive this month but hopefully find out in a week or so. The waiting is the WORST I'm so inpatient I just want my AF to arrive so I can move on. I Analyse every "symptom" like some neurotic person. I never learn🤣🤣 x

@MissLB I'll be 7dpo tomo so similar to you! My cycles change so much each month and I'm sure they never used to! One month I'm 24 days then 29- apparently that's normal but it makes tracking a bit of a challenge! Do you use OPKs? X[/quote]
You never know though!

I'm waiting for AF still. Cycle day 35 (I thought it was 32 today but nope 😩😂) and still a BFN. According to my apps I'm 3 days late now.

I just want my next cycle to start 😩😩

@Itsjustme20 sorry you got BFN. Must be so much more frustrating when AF doesn't show too- I wouldn't know what to trust! How long are your cycles normally? X

[quote hoola23]@Itsjustme20 sorry you got BFN. Must be so much more frustrating when AF doesn't show too- I wouldn't know what to trust! How long are your cycles normally? X[/quote]
It's weird! Usually around 30ish. Vary from 28-35 over the last 6 months with one of 38.

I've had no CM this month but today I've had EWCM so I'm wondering if I've ovulated really late. I'm going to pop to town tomorrow for some OPKs but I don't know if it'll be too late now to see a peak 🤷🏽‍♀️

Xx

@hoola23 yeah I do because my cycle are all over the place. And I work shifts so difficult to do anything with regularity. I've managed to hit a peak at every month thkugh. I know a few people who have struggled with fertility never get a peak. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that's a good sign (well holding onto that). Xx

@Itsjustme20 I've tracked CM for a few months now and I can get EWCM even two days before AF as well as during the fertile week so I've given up monitoring that! I'd defo get some opk though just to make sure! I actually have very very mild period pain twinges which is defo not normal at 6dpo

@MissLB once you hit your peak, do you keep BDing after that?! I usually give up on that day but I think maybe this is where I've gone wrong as it could be up to 36 hours after the peak that you ovulate- god it's all so confusing!

[quote hoola23]@Itsjustme20 I've tracked CM for a few months now and I can get EWCM even two days before AF as well as during the fertile week so I've given up monitoring that! I'd defo get some opk though just to make sure! I actually have very very mild period pain twinges which is defo not normal at 6dpo [/quote]
Oh really! How interesting! I'll get some OPKs but maybe it's AF on the way. Although I'm very keen to BD if you get my drift which I'm usually like during ovulation 😂

Period pain like cramps 6DPO is hopefully a good sign as it could be implantation 🤞🏼 for you! X

@Itsjustme20 it's crazy what you find out when you start tracking all this stuff! I've been tracking for the last 6 months as I wanted to understand my cycles fully before we started trying. I'm pretty confident it's not implantation and I'm probably super over analysing 🤣🤣 the two week wait literally messes my head!

[quote hoola23]@Itsjustme20 it's crazy what you find out when you start tracking all this stuff! I've been tracking for the last 6 months as I wanted to understand my cycles fully before we started trying. I'm pretty confident it's not implantation and I'm probably super over analysing 🤣🤣 the two week wait literally messes my head! [/quote]
The TWW is horrendous isn't it. You really do super over analyse everything during it whereas before TTC it never bothered us I'm sure 😂 x

@hoola23 yeah I BD that day and the next two days. Then try to go back to every other day depending on my shifts vs his. :)
I've had absolutely no symptoms this month so I'm not keeping my fingers crossed xx

@MissLB maybe this is where I'm going wrong🤣 I usually do the last day of BD the day I get my peak opk! We rarely BD other than my fertile week as I'm so exhausted 🤣🤣 I'm clutching at straws at the mo but I still feel mild period pain almost like a full or pulling sensation and lots of CM which is ever so slightly yellow what could that be?!

@hoola23 I've heard you get a lot of CM during pregnancy but then sometimes you just get more some months than others so I don't want to get your hopes up too much! What DPO are you? Too early for an FRER? X

@MissLB I'm either 7-8dpo I actually took an IC and I'm prob going crazy but I can see something- no idea if it's an evap or just a dud test. And it is SUPER faint!

@hoola23 I think I can see something too! Test again in a couple of days! Let us know how you get on! Congratulations 🎉 xx

@MissLB I'm pretty sure it's just a dodgy test. Way too early for anything to show up- serves me right for testing this early but I never learn 🤣

[quote hoola23]@MissLB I'm either 7-8dpo I actually took an IC and I'm prob going crazy but I can see something- no idea if it's an evap or just a dud test. And it is SUPER faint![/quote]
I think I see something too! Have you inverted the image? Xx