Hoping for BFP's in January! New year; new start! Who's with me!?

[Hopingforarainbow27]

Hi everyone. Hope you can join me!

@ttcbabya thanks!

[quote ttcbabya]@BiscuitLover3678 yes it can hun! I had lots of cramping this cycle when ovulating. Never had it before until now but I have friends who do. That's how they know they're ovulating in some cases!! x[/quote]
Fingers crossed!!

@BiscuitLover3678 I get a ton of cramps when ovulating, but only since I had my child, before her, I didn't know I was ovulating. My first cycle I swear I felt my uterus move like it did post pregnancy. It was horrific. I honestly was forcing myself to DTD as it was painful and unpleasant. Good luck for your first month, hope the cramps calm down!

Separately, I think I may have a line today... 10 dpo, very very faint, took between 5-10 mins to come up on a FRER. Crossing everything it isnt a chemical or evap, but time will tell. Urgh. Waiting till tomorrow to try again will be the end of me lol. My husband found the test sitting in the bathroom and thought it was a negative until I showed him the line and he was very calm and like ok now we wait, and I guess I can drink the wine advent calendar I got you... what a positive reaction lol.

@madeleine85 ooh that sounds promising! Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏻 let us know tomorrow! I'm currently 1dpo and this waiting is killing me lol

@ttcbabya I'm thinking NYD and I'll be like 11/12 dpo then? You?

@madeleine85 Ooh, exciting! Please can we squint at tomorrow’s test?

@madeleine85, oooh exciting! Post a pic of the test tomorrow! 🤞🤞 for you!

I'm 7DPO and trying not to get my hopes up or symptom spot.

This was today’s... hoping it wasn’t a false positive, will report back tomorrow 👍

@madeleine85 I can see a line!

@madeleine85, I can see it too! Hope you get some progression by tomorrow morning!

How do you all feel about doing a calendar for when everyone will be testing on January!?

@Hopingforarainbow27 yes that's a fab idea x

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Hi everyone, new here. Been silent for a while watching this thread. Thanks for all your inputs as I have felt very alone on this journey.

I am ttc#2. Second pregnancy i naturally miscarried the start of October (9 weeks) cycle returned within 26 days so trying to conceive since.
I never imagined ttc was so hard work so early on especially! I mean it is taking over my life and i can relate to those mentioning not being able to do the deed etc on the right days the symptom spotting in the 2ww etc. I was convinced it was this month for me.
However, I personally am finding it so hard to even do the deed on the week i am more fertile, somehow i seem to feel so low and my libido well it seems to be gone as the fun is gone with this ttc malarkey and my toddler is such hard work in terms of sleep tbf. Anyway my partner luckily wants it most days but we are both so exhausted he falls asleep before me and sometimes i feel guilty for waking him up just to dtd to try to conceive whereas before i would lol . Then i miss my ovulation day. Then i don’t feel so guilty when i have missed THE day…joke or is it.
Also, my periods have been horrific since the miscarriage so heavy and labour like pains in my back! I normally always had a 28 day cycle but have had an early period with spotting three days prior this time. Maybe the vitamins as some mentioned? Strange ewcm after positive ovulation kit also maybe due to evening primrose oil? Also, the worst cold ever atm, both of us. I also work away on the weekends.
This month i got a BAD uti and i feel this ttc caused it with the lying down after sex. I also have had thrush on and off since antibiotics after the birth of my DD. Conceive plus really hasn’t agreed with me and i blame that as the Preseed seems so much friendlier on my ladyparts. No stinging.

Lots of obstacles and a lot of work i wish i could just go on holiday.
I will try my best to dtd on days leading to ovulation so the sperm are there waiting for the egg as some of you mentioned so thank you for that advice. This may be where i have gone wrong.

Good luck to all, congrats on the positives and i hope 2022 is the year for us. I will be drinking plenty myself of christmas I deserve it after this last marathon and cutting out caffeine too (i love coffee, the sacrifice!)

@RosyappleA, hi love, I'm sorry for your loss. For context, I'm another MC girl here, also ttc #2. I found out our little bean hadn't made it at our 12 week scan in late August.

Have you spoken to someone since your mc, love? To me, it sounds like you're still processing what happened to you, and maybe there's some grieving that needs to be done for you to feel good about ttc.

The Miscarriage Association have links to help you find some counselling services near you. I'd really recommend it - even the most supportive partner isn't the same as a professional.

Also, while I totally understand the need to start ttc again after mc, would you feel better taking a month off to just be? Bodies are very sensitive and it sounds like yours is crying out for some recovery and tlc!

Sending you an enormous virtual hug, hope your toddler rediscovers her sleep mojo and best of luck for your 🌈 baby - but please be kind to yourself on the way!

Thanks i will look into that miscarriage association as I really do feel worse for wear mentally and physically. I think will do just that and call this all off and book a weekend away for the three of us just to relax a little and to put a smile back on our faces. I guess the advice i always avoided on these threads was to just relax and not stress about ttc and I guess that is turning out to be the best advice for me! Good luck to everyone x

Hi @RosyappleA
Sorry to hear you’re having a rough time. I’m finding TTC #2 much more mentally tough then when we conceived our DS. How many cycles have you been trying for? My DS is 3 in March and I can just feel the age gap getting bigger and bigger.

@arianasky I always test so early. I'm a POAS addict. But I think I will try to wait until I'm due one so around 3-5 Jan ill begin testing

@madeleine85 I can definitely see a line too! So exciting! Hopefully it's gets stronger tomorrow xx

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@ttcbabya I'm jan 5th

@RosyappleA sorry to hear this. I'm another one on here who has suffered miscarriage, twice. Your not alone even though you may feel this way. I'm just hoping I get my bfp and it sticks this year. If not I don't know what I'll do. I'm trying not to think of that. Hopefully we get our rainbows this year guys @Shortmamashortcycles @RosyappleA

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