Anyone else ttc #2? Thread 2

[Chanel05]

New thread ladies!

@Chanel05 all the best for you this month! I wonder if I feel a different kind of desperation as I don't want a big age gap and it just keeps getting bigger so I feel a different kind of sad 😕 but still trying to look at the positives of a bigger age gap than expected.

@Tjsmjs I'm so sorry 😟 loads of hugs. That's is so so hard and I don't blame you at all for feeling miserable. That's why these places are great to post especially when you don't have anyone in real life to talk to. Is there a friend you could tell you're TTC so you have someone to talk to if you need to? I also find I need a break sometimes from anything to do with TTC so maybe that would be good but here if you need to vent or chat. X

@lovesT Thank you. I’m trying to be kind to myself- that it is ok to be sad and jealous. I know what you mean by the gap. I think this month is hitting me harder as the gap is just getting bigger. I wanted a 2-3 year gap and now we are looking at a 4 year gap now. Also knowing I won’t have a baby this year. Unfortunately most of by friends with children are either pregnant, recently had a baby or going through their own crap. My childless friends aren’t TTC and don’t really understand.
Sorry I’m being negative.

Thank you for being so kind.

I really do hope you get your BFP soon. I’ll come back in a few weeks and hopefully you both will have your bfps. X

Hey all

@Tjsmjs totally understand. I hung out with my sister in law yesterday (pregnant) and it was actually really nice but I still find my heart dropping when I think of her being pregnant and I'm not 😥 especially as we started trying before them. But he's, definitely have a break but as Skylark says feel free to vent and don't apologise for being negative, that's what these threads are for some times!

@Skylark1990 I hope they all help!! The first time Pregnacare Conception seemed to work (or just coincidence) as we conceived the following month after taking it but I'm on my 4th pack now. I only started tracking last month and it was 10 days 😕 it was a super stressful month so I don't know if that's normal or a one off but from what I hear that is on the shorter side which is why I looked into these vitamins to see if they help. A few months ago I started getting sore boobs after ovulation (which didn't happen last night which is why I wonder if stress had a big part to play) so I think that might be a sign of progesterone as that happened after ov when I conceived my daughter too?

I haven't heard of those other vitamins! Might have a look. I think if it doesn't happen this cycle I'd be tempted by progesterone cream but I'm not sure! I'm pretty sure the gp wouldn't be up for testing my hormones at this stage so it all feels like guess work.

@Skylark1990 also, fingers crossed for you! But we're all here if it's not positive this month. I feel the same, I feel a bit stupid for not thinking it might take some time to get pregnant again! Kind of regret not starting sooner but can't change that so trying to stay positive that it will happen and hopefully soon. The wait is so hard!! It doesn't help that pms symptoms and early pregnancy symptoms can be so similar. With my daughter I felt like I was coming on! So confusing x

@lovesT - Yep so annoying the symptoms are the same. I am having mild crampy feelings today which could be implantation or could be pms! So hard to know.

Yes 10 days is on the shorter side but like you say may have just been due to stress. Hopefully you have a longer cycle this month! It's so random isnt' it... even when everything lines up it sometimes doesn't happen. xx

Hi hope it's OK to join, hi ladies I'm 35 birthday was Jan I'm also a bigger lady size 22/24 I've already lost nearly 2 stone so far so between my age and being bigger built I've convinced myself I will struggle ttc anyone else a larger lady tia my DS is 12 and I got my mirena coil removed monday xx

Another test today and it's a BFN 😔 I'm thinking I'm out this month. It's 11dpo today so I guess it may still happen but just not feeling positive about it anymore!

@CCPink15 hello 😊 welcome to the thread, it's good to have support 😊.

@Skylark1990 how are you doing? Did af arrive? Sorry if it did 😞.

Soooo frustrating, my husband is away today until Wednesday which is when I should get my peak 😭. We dtd last night and tried this morning but it just didn't happen (toddler in front of telly lol) but we tried haha. We'll maybe dtd when he gets back on Wednesday too but not sure if it will be too late then. So annoying! I suppose we still manage every 2/3 days almost but I'm not that optimistic for this month 🙄.

Hello! Yes AF arrived today 😔
Is really weird as had lots of cramping last few days and I swear I never used to get cramps pre period, only on the day it arrived and during! But maybe I just wasn't paying attention before.
I don't think we will try this month as now that I'm not pregnant I need to do some medical treatment, so will get that out of the way and hopefully try again in April 😔😔 ❤️ shall see ....
Sorry to hear your husband is away @lovesT! Super frustrating! But if you DTD on the day of your peak you still have a very good chance! Xx

@Skylark1990 sorry 😟 I get ranking before my period too, it's funny what we don't notice until we're paying attention to everything!

I'm not sure we will get to do it on my peak, I've had darker OPKs but not my peak so think we'll probably miss that. So annoying! But we've done what we can and might do it again when he's back then that's all we can do. Oh well, it's frustrating but nothing we can do 😕

I'm back again, miscarried at the weekend 8w3. 😥 So I'll be loitering in the side wings while I get my mojo back and my cycle readjusts.

Sending sticky baby dust vibes to you all in the meantime!

@Margo34 I am so so sorry 😟😞💔 that must have been so difficult, we're here for when you're ready again ❤️.

Pretty sure I'm getting my peak today, had a nice dark line this morning so it will probably peak this afternoon, all I can hope is that doing the deed last night was enough 🤷 so I'm likely to ovulate tomorrow I guess? I'll keep testing!

Wow sorry 3 posts in a row, the good thing is it's happened a day earlier this month so I hope that means I'll have a longer luteal phase!

I'm so so sorry @Margo34💔💔💔😔😔😔 I hope you are feeling ok and having a lot of rest. A miscarriage is so hard to go through.

@lovesT great news about the dark line today! I hope this means you ovulate asap too! What CD are you today?

This period that arrived today is weird it's SUPER light brown...... I have had one cycle where this happened before ( Dec 2021) but it's never happened aside from then and I also think it turned into a real period sooner. It's just been very light and not at all red all day.
Expecting it to pick up this eve but can't lie, part of me wondering if implantation bleeding. 🤔🤔👍

@Skylark1990 I'm on cycle day 16 today 🙂 so I don't think that's too bad as long as af arrives at the normal day (or not arrive - even better 😅). Last month I think I got my peak in cd 17 so it's a day earlier which I'm taking as a good thing 🤷.

Oooh keep us updated please! 🤞

AF arrived in earnest today so onto another month.

Not sure whether we will TTC this month due to various things such as medical treatment & travel... shall see!

How are you going @lovesT?

@Skylark1990 sorry 😟I hope you're okay and not too disappointed! Hard not to be though!

I'm pretty sure I ovulated today, I woke up to bloating which I get at ovulation and then had a sharp pain (which was very noticeable and a one off, different to other niggles in that area) and then EWCM so I'm pretty sure! Whether doing the deed 2 days before but not the day before is enough I don't know, I guess we'll find out! Maybe we'll try when my husband is home tomorrow but it won't be until evening so I think it will be too late by then x

@Margo34 I'm so sorry this must have been heartbreaking grieve and do what you need to work through such a loss sending love x

@Margo34 sorry for your loss . Miscarriages are so emotionally painful.
@Skylark1990 what cycle are you on?

I'm 7dpo today and have had vivid dreams, weird tastes, hungry and also my boobs looked bigger this morning! However, whenever I've had symptoms before I've never been pregnant so it's probably just the progesterone from the tww.

Hi Ladies,

Ok for me to join? Would love to surround myself with some friendly support a little bit of distraction through this TTC process!

I am 32 (33 in July) and TTC baby no.2, my son is 5 in July and starting this process all over again is starting to feel so daunting..

I have been on the pill for the last year or so and I'm finishing off the pack I'm on then we will be officially TTC, April will be my first testing month

I remember getting quite worked up about it last time, my son took 6 months to conceive which now doesn't seem very long but at the time it seemed to be so frustrating!

Hoping everyone well and we can all see some BFPs soon!

xxx

@Graceybaby welcome! 6 months is frustrating: I am currently in month/cycle 6 myself 🤦‍♀️

[quote Chanel05]@Graceybaby welcome! 6 months is frustrating: I am currently in month/cycle 6 myself 🤦‍♀️ [/quote]

It is, I feel your frustration but this may be your month like it was mine! Fingers crossed for you xxxx

@lovesT

Hello everyone 😊 how are you all doing? I've had a break from conception things as sometimes it all gets a bit overwhelming!

But today I've gone conception mad 😅 I just want to get pregnant 😭 I've bought yet another pack of Pregnacare Conception, got a vitamin B complex, raspberry leaf tea, vitamin C and also taking magnesium. These are all things I have read about that seem to have worked for other women.

Before I was only taking Pregnacare Conception and last month omega 3 and just generally eating much better.

The only thing I've seen other women have success with is vitex and progesterone cream. I'm really tempted by progesterone cream as I have suspicions that mine might be low due to breastfeeding but 1, it's expensive and 2 it feels weird to add hormones even if natural?? The other things I'm taking are supposed to help with progesterone production anyway.

Seriously TTC feels like it can drive us to madness 😅 I feel sad as I feel like I'm avoiding seeing my sister in law as she's pregnant but I don't want to do that 😥.

Anyone else feel like they're a bit TTC obsessed ? 😬 I'm feeling more positive and trying to keep that way.

Loads of baby dust to us all as this is not an easy journey and often very lonely xx

Definitely feeling TTC obsessed, just starting out again so I think you always are a little obsessed in the beginning! Have started preconception vits and also a high dose of vitamin C again which I took the cycle I got pregnant the first time round, supposed to help with progesterone levels! Also eating lots of Kiwis and pineapple (which I was also doing the month I conceived) Im pretty sure I was taking a higher dose of B6 vitamin too the month i conceived but just going to wait and see how it goes before I do that again. I had a short Luteal phase of 10 days so was trying everything recommend to increase it!! Looking forward to starting tracking my cycles again tbh, really hoping I start ovulating straight away after stopping my pill - anyone have any experience with coming off the pill? How long did it take for your cycles to be 'normal'? xxxxx