TTC NOVEMBER 2021

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Well… AF came and got me in a big way today so on to the next cycle anyone else TTC November 2021?

@Curlywurly3 that's a positive alright!!

@CountryGirl189 I was 11dpo too but my lines keep getting better! My wife is demented with the amount of tests 😂
Looking forward to your progression 🥰

Oh the worry never ends @CountryGirl189 😂 it just changes to something else I find! 🤦🏽‍♀️

I’m with @mrsmw132, I just keep testing and I really do need to stop now 😂

@CountryGirl189 @mrsmw132 @SantiagoSister right with you all on the worry and poas obsession! I did another this afternoon and had to remind myself it was fainter because the test was MUCH less sensitive than a frer. I know it’s time to stop now, but I also know I won’t! 🤣

@SantiagoSister is the due in July/ August 2022 thread super busy? I find it hard to keep up sometimes, so maybe if it is we could make a specific August 2022 one? 😍

I’ve done ClearBlue this eve and got the below - eeeek! Remaining cautiously optimistic for a sweet little sticky bean 🥰

@ajayelbee it’s so hard to stop though isn’t it 😂🙈 to be honest I hadn’t looked at the July/Aug thread, I’ve just had a scoot through and it has 12 pages so far.. I know what you mean about when the threads are super busy, it is hard to keep up sometimes! Maybe our own specific August thread would narrow it down a bit, I’m happy either way, I’ll go with whichever you guys do, I’d like to carry on this journey with you all 😊

So lovely @CountryGirl189 🥰 keeping my fingers crossed for a little sticky one!

Quick question: is it normal to have on and off sore boobs?

I feel like mine were really sore yesterday, but today not so much! Being the worrier I am, I’m like “aren’t you meant to get worse?!”

And the cramps! Constantly feel like I’m about to come on and keep dashing to the loo! But it’s slightly different to period pain in that it’s really low down and almost in my pelvic bone and just generally feels really heavy…

Is this normal?! Thank you in advance!

Morning @CountryGirl189 my symptoms are coming and going as well. I’m also getting cramps sporadically, and TMI feeling wet like I’ve come on. I think it’s pretty normal as your uterus is stretching and changing to accommodate new little bean! My boobs only seem to be sore when I’m trying to sleep and I’m already getting random waves of nausea. To be honest, I’m pretty glad the symptoms aren’t constant! It wouldn’t be that much fun!!

@SantiagoSister I might wait for AF day to come and go and then start looking at making/ joining a due thread. My lines are getting darker, but I just want Thursday to come and go with no AF! How are you getting on?

@CountryGirl189 that’s completely normal, nothing to worry about but I do remember worrying about the same thing previously too. This time, my boobs don’t hurt at all yet and I’m like 🤔🤷🏽‍♀️

@ajayelbee I’m with you on that one, predicted AF today for me today, hoping it passes smoothly with no sign! Same for you tomorrow 🤞🏼 I’m not too bad thank you, things still don’t seem real for me yet, I don’t think it’s sunk in. Having zero symptoms is strange too! How are you doing?

@ajayelbee sounds like me, although my cramps seem a bit more constant - quite dull, but I can’t stop thinking ‘how can that tiny thing survive them?!’

I do have very, very painful periods though, so not sure if that’s why I’m feeling them more?

Oh god I hate this waiting and worrying! 12 weeks can’t come quick enough! 😅

This certainly does seem to be a lucky thread - I got a bfp this morning at 11DPO 🥰

I wasn't going to test again until AF is due on Friday after a bfn at 9DPO but I couldn't resist this morning. I did a FRER and saw a very faint line and couldn't be sure what the result was, so I used a digital and it said pregnant.

I know it's very early days so I'm trying not to get too excited yet!

Is anyone familiar with short leutal phase?
I'm still breastfeeding and i used to ovulate Day 14. It's currently 19/20. My period cycle is still the same 28-31 days. Is this window considered a short leutal phase?

Any thought welcomed.

Testing again at 11DPO, the line is the same as yesterday if not a smidge lighter. Cramping a lot and AF due today. I’ll see what tomorrow brings. Congratulations to everyone on their BFPs! X

Aw big congratulations @Welliboots! That’s great news, the bfp luck continues! So pleased for you ✨

Sorry @Cmacq32, I don’t know much about this, but hopefully someone can help you out soon 😊

@Curlywurly3 try not to panic, HCG only doubles every 48 hours (and at a different rate for everyone too) so it’s possible not to see much progression on tests the next day, the cramps are scary but can be completely normal I’ve been told. Keeping my fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼

Can I join please?
I’ve been trying for 7 months now,
Stopped contraception back in April (10 years on pill can’t remember how irregular period was)
Got my af day 37 of cycle in May
June and July af was non existent
started af on August 30th
Got af 8th November day 40 of cycle
Today is day 54 of cycle and af hasn’t showed up

Hi @Mumwanttobe, sorry to hear you’re having trouble with your periods being so irregular 😔 have you spoken to your GP about it? Hopefully they could help you get your cycles back in sync. Also, I think you may better to join the December TTC thread below so you can continue to have some support, as I imagine this thread will get a bit quiet now 😊

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/4411112-TTC-DECEMBER-2021

@SantiagoSister
Hey thank you for the reply I have posted on the new thread, doctor will not see me until a year it’s so frustrating not known what’s going on.

Well, I'm officially out for this month. It's just such a hard day when AF arrives. Anybody else just feel so annoyed at their body? I'm a teacher of young children and find it such a tough day to be around such gorgeous little things.
I spoke to my GP last week while getting bloods taken. She suggested ditching OPKs and just DTD every other day or every 3 days during my cycle, to ensure there's a constant supply of live sperm. I'll try it this month I think.

Hi ladies, I’ve been lurking on here and I may have benefited from this lucky thread as I got my Positive. I took a test an early test and it was negative waited a few more days and AF didn’t arrive so thought I do another test fully expecting a negative but thankfully it wasn’t!!!! So thank you all! And congratulations to all the BFP!

@Cmacq32 I am also still breastfeeding my daughter and my cycle is very very similar. I think it is considered a short leutal phase and I had got myself convinced It was going to cause problems but it worked for us this month so my fingers are crossed for you xx

@SantiagoSister congrats on your new pregnancy, I also suffered a late loss this year in May, I lost my son due to birth defects so I’m with you on the anxiety, trying to take it day by day but it’s such a rollercoaster, then I had covid 3 day after conception so that’s another thing to stress about . I hope you are doing ok and I desperately hope we both get out rainbow babies xxx

@ali2021 - sounds a bit crazy and probably TMI, but we DTD every day from the end of my period for about ten days (until the day after I ovulated) and used Conceive Plus lube too!

I also lay on my back (feet in the air not necessary and a bit of a myth!) for about half an hour after each time to let it pool around my cervix.

Not sure if we were lucky or if anything we did worked particularly, but just hoping and praying for a healthy, sticky bean now!

@Mumwanttobe sorry to hear that 😔 it must be so frustrating not having any answers, and having to wait so long before the doctor will see you, I really feel for you. I’m wishing you lots of luck for your bfp soon ✨

Really sorry to hear you are out @ali2021 😔 you job must make that dreaded AF arrival even harder. Good suggestion from the doctor I think, I never knew if it was true but it seems to work for a lot of the ladies on a TTC Facebook group I’m on, the month they stopped tracking was the month they fell. Let’s hope that’s on the cards for you next cycle ✨

@Tinks53 I am so sorry for your loss, and I’m sorry you’re in the same horrible boat as me 😔 I’m completely with you on the rollercoaster of it all. Pregnancy after loss is not an easy journey. Gentle congratulations on your new pregnancy too, that’s wonderful news. I will keep everything crossed for us that these are our rainbow babies ❤️ I’ll give you a private message if you don’t mind.

@Welliboots @Tinks53 congratulations on your positives! 🎉

I’m so sorry to everyone who’s out. Hopefully you’ll get the best Christmas BFP this December 💕

@Curlywurly3 I’ve got everything crossed for you, and looking forward to your update today. xx

@SantiagoSister how did you get on through yesterday? It’s my AF due day today, but I’ve just had a super strong positive. I don’t know why I’m still worried but I can’t shake it.

Morning @ajayelbee, thanks for checking in 😊 yesterday passed uneventfully thank goodness. I haven’t retested again yet but hoping all is well! Hope today passes smoothly for you too, it’s understandable to be worried, I think we all want this so badly yet we have no control over the outcome, which naturally causes worry I think. That’s great news you’ve got another strong positive, everything’s heading in the right direction 😊

My ovulation is all over the place. I've been tracking with opks since CD 7 and it has had no LH surge at all even yesterday. Then today I woke up and bam it was positive.
So we DTD this morning but is it too late already? Usually we would try a few days before but OH has been super busy with work and also I didn't think ovulation was close. I ovulate CD 19 last cycle and today is cd15.
Should we keep DTD tomorrow? How long will I 'be positive' for ovulation?

Urg, I hated doing this the first time around and now I remember the absolute stress it gives! I just feel my body gave me no clues and then today its all flappy!!