TTC DECEMBER 2021 🎅🏼

[SantiagoSister]

Hi all, just thought I’d make a lead on thread from the TTC NOVEMBER 2021 group for us all to continue on. Wishing you the best of luck for a lovely little Christmas miracle ✨🎅🏼

Hi there!

First post - hope you’re all well!

I came off my pill in June 2021 and ever since then me and my partner have been TTC. I think ovulation only occurred about 11 days ago though as I’ve been tracking.

On Friday morning (2 days ago, day before period due), I did two cheap strip tests and the faintest line ever came up, I thought I was going mad at first but there was definitely something there.

Saturday morning (yesterday - period due) I did two more tests, still cheap but a different type and not a normal strip. Again two VERY faint lines came up, but this time visible enough for my partner to see.

Today I’ve done another test, no period, still a very very faint line.

What does this mean, could I be pregnant? In a few days could this disappear? I keep reading the worst about chemical pregnancies etc!

Thanks so much

Abby x

@Abijane02 congratulations Abby! I would definitely say if you have a line on all of them then yes. It's likely your HCG level is increasing and it does this every 2 days so you should see the line gradually get darker. With a chemical pregnancy you would most definitely have a bleed, and then yes the levels would come down and the test would be negative eventually.
Hope all goes well, it's a worrying time preganancy!

@Anotherboy thanks so much. Your bleed sounds exactly like mine and I'm also still breastfeeding so wonder if it's that? I know it can contract the uterus. I have been feeling so tired and a bit sick the last couple of days. So fingers crossed its still sticking!!! If it does I'll be anxious the whole time. My first one delivered at 30 weeks, so he was 6 weeks in hospital. No reason for it just went into early labour!!

Congrats @Abijane02 it sounds like you are pregnant. Such an anxious time but wonderful. Honestly try and enjoy it!!

@Purple29 gosh 30 weeks must have been scary! Teeny tiny I imagine. Congratulations again. I'm still BF so it's nice to know others are too

@Cmacq32 yeah he was just 2lbs 8. So really tiny. Not sure if it's a family thing my sis had a spontaneous delivery the year before at 30 weeks too. Some scary moments but hes doing great now.

@Purple29 I presume you get extra checks and care throughput this pregnancy?

@Cmacq32
Last night I started feeling flue ish, clogged nose, lots if sneezing, and I’m in a very bad mood, not hiding it from anyone around me 😂

No backpain still. no more cramps, no big boobs.
But I have been eating tons of chocolate abd carbs all week.

Do you or does any of you ladies monitor your temperature?
I read sometimes there’s a drop after implantation, mine is still high - 37,04

@alexalexalex18 I don't temp (tbh I'm lazy in relation to what I do, I just use opk's to identify fertile period and that's it).

With all 3 pregnancies I became stuffy nosed and sneezed alot. Particularly in week 4. Its a tell tale sign for me as the nose blood vessles swell due to increased blood flow in the body. I don't have anything like this at the moment either!

I've had cramping today and very bloated. The flo app says AF is due tomorrow which is a load of rubbish as my cycle is 27-31 and tomorrow is CD 25. I have no clue why it is predicting early. Last month it predicted 6 days later and I got AF on CD 28 not 31 like it predicted.
So I'm not using anything anymore, just plain old wait it out for AF 😂

Imagine us going through all this and one the kid starts acting out 😂

@Cmacq32
What app are you using?
I’m using Natural Cycles.
It’s very nice, though I haven’t tracked temperature that well

@alexalexalex18 I am using FLo I have done for 3 years. Before I started using it and Opk's we never conceived but once I started tracking we fell the 2nd cycle after using both!

@Cmacq32

Do day 9/10 for us. Should we test with cheapies? 😂

@alexalexalex18 with all 3 pregnancies I knew I was pregnant around 11dpo but I got a BFN on day, 11, 12, 13 and got the BFP on day 14. I'm going to hold out and see if AF arrives instead this time!
Have you got any tests at home?

@Cmacq32
I just have this first response one but I might get some cheap ones from Boots today.

@Cmacq32
I have friends who also say they knew they were pregnant.
HOW?? How do you know?? 😂😂

Ah I see from previous posts these are good ones. I have only ever used cheapie from asda 😂

How did I know? Well I had cramping 8&9dpo with each preganancy (only spotted with 1) headache, stuffy nose and fatigue. I think when you know your own body, you just know! There's a reason women keep testing even when you get a BFN, that's because you know something doesn't feel right. For me the fatigue is So bad, it's obvious!

Well its been a week since I got my first bfp, and I have stopped spotting so i thought I'd test again. I know the early pregnancy unit told me to wait 2 weeks but it was torture.
Still got 2 lovely lines, so fingers crossed it stays!!!!
I'll use the expensive test next week again. I'm really hoping it was implantation.

@Purple29
Fingers crossed!! I didn’t even think there’s doubts after a bfp :))

Congrats @Purple29! Xxx

Anyone else only just embarking on the 2 week wait and wants to keep me company?!

I'm CD30, no sign of AF but having AF like symptoms (cramping mainly) tested yesterday and today and BFN. I have been so bloated all weekend which is strange for me but still nothing.

Just want AF to turn up now to put me out of my misery so I can start again!

@newjourney21 what day is AF due usually?

@Cmacq32 not 100% sure. Flo app predicted Cd28, but my first month off the pill so I know that it might take a bit longer. I've been having cramps on and off for a week now so keep thinking it's AF then nothing! I had EWCM CD14 so assuming I ovulated after this I would've thought I'd get a BFP by now so ruling myself out this month

@alexalexalex18 there usually wouldn't be but because I had some heavy spotting after the bfp it could be a chemical pregnancy (horrible term, basically an early mc) so the early pregnancy tell you to wait 2 weeks and test again. That gives hormones time to settle if it has been that, or if its just spotting (also common in early pregnancy) it would still come back positive. So it's like another TWW!!!

@newjourney21 there is nothing worse than not really knowing when your due 😩 hopfully you will get a BFP in a day or 2. 🤞🤞

@newjourney21
I don’t think you ovulate right after you go off the pill, it takes a couple of months for the body to get back on track.
I suggest making an appointment with your gyno to check everything is alright, I know hormones can go cray.
I’ve been through it.
I also know that you might release more than one egg per month when you start ovulating again after you stop the pill 😁