Preparing to TTC in 2022

[WingingIt09]

Thread number 3 - hopefully lots of BFPs to come! How are we all?

Pregnant
@Four0Clock #3 (32) - Due 14/11/22
@Worryant #2 (38) - Due 18/11/22
@TheOnlyException1 #1 (29) - due 6/12/22

Actively Trying
@OCM19 #2 (31)
@Bear486 #1
@Cavylady #1 (33)
@Nyxxie #1 (34)
@QueenBee22 #2 (31)
@Lj2022 #1 (27)
@Trixie22 #3 (25)
@MrsGrealish
@PinkButtercups #2 (29)
@DanceWithYourBalloon #3 (37)
@BrightonBelle87
@Heathenplayinghouse #2 (36)
@Cheeky peach #2 (29)
@Hevann #1 (35)
@Gizzy93 #1 (29)
@Dasher789
@Babyjellyfish #2
@Alwaysseeingstars #1 (33)
@Carlswhite29x #1 (29)
@Lemonzestsribbles #2 (33)
@Tryingtryinggone #2 (27)
@LucyLoopyLu #1 (33)
@PrettyPolly92
@tropicana1 #2 (31)
@Anibendod #1
@Sarahshorty #1 (34)

Waiting to try in…

May
@WingingIt09 #3 (30)
@Dreamingof3 #3 (34)
@Notjustafurmum #1 (28)
@Vasectomyreversalhopeful #2 (33)
@Summerbreeze111 #1 (31)
@Amber17 #1 (33)
@Springblooms08 #1 (29)
@BellaNutella88 #2
@Superstorefan123 #1
@Duckandsarah #2
@Tonkabean22 #1 (30)
@Keeponsmiling2019 #2 (32)

June
@Blueberrymacaron #1 (30)
@DanisEndo #1 (26)
@Sunshine0987 #1 (30)
@HippeePrincess #3 (34)
@Jennifer89 #1 (32)

July
@Narniejoy #1 (25)
@Tanners22 #1 (35)
@TrillianMurphy_
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August
@Dearhummingbirds #1 (30)_
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September
@NotARegularMum #1 (32)
@Nypie (29) #1

congrats @LemonZestDribbles - I def see a line on the top one!

@FourOclock Thanks - I’m 13DPO. Trying not to get too excited cos it’s so early but also googling how to book in with the midwives etc.

@Sandcastles24 welcome and lots of luck!

@Amber17 that's so exciting to tell him 😍

Thanks everyone! Trying not to get too excited. I'm only 10dpo. Cd26 and they've been 28 to 32 days recently. I'll test again with frer over the next few days and hopefully see a better line on them. Dh is fed up looking at tests now 🤣

@LemonZestDribbles @Amber17 congratulations!! Very exciting!

Hi all, can I join? 🙂 This is CD2 of cycle 1 TTC for baby #2.

My daughter was born late November 2020 so she's 17 months, I'm 33. We conceived her first month trying so I have no idea how long it might take this time or whether that was just a fluke!

I had my copper coil out last month and I'm using Natural Cycles again (used it last time both as contraception and to TTC). I'm still breastfeeding once a day but I got my period back 7 months ago so hoping that won't impact on fertility.

Congratulations @Amber17 you'll have to let us know his reaction later!

@LemonZestDribbles I definitely see it on both! Congratulations 🎊

Congratulations @LemonZestDribbles and @Amber17! Fantastic news!

I spoke to the GP and he claimed that I had said Mefanamic acid, not Metformin. Which is not only wrong, it's a load of bollocks- if he really thought that, then why did he prescribe Metformin in the first place before going back and changing it?

He said he would refer it to the other doctor to decide, but when I told him that she wouldn't prescribe it to me, he basically gave up and said there was nothing else he could do.

So I'm just stuck bleeding until I see the hospital, whenever that will be. I just bled over a bench taking my DS to play at the park. Thank god we had a huge amount of baby wipes.

@LemonZestDribbles I can see the one step and the faint FRER line too! Fingers crossed it gets stronger the next few days!! 10dpo is early too - I think I got my first positive FRER at 11dpo with my first

@Amber17 congratulations!!

@mumone88 welcome and good luck!

@HeathenPlayingHouse I'm so sorry you had no luck with the Gp! What a load of rubbish, he clearly heard you say metformin otherwise wouldn't have prescribed it in the first place!

@HeathenPlayingHouse I'm so sorry the GP isn't giving you any help and that definitely doesn't sound right if he initially prescribed metformin - he must have heard you. Although when I had metformin it was to improve my cycle length variation and ovulation predictability from PCOS as I was going 3+ months sometimes without a period, rather than anything to do with heaviness or duration of bleeding, whereas I have mefenamic acid to reduce the length and heaviness of my bleeding. Are you hoping that metformin would affect your actual bleeding volume?

Congrats @Amber17 and @LemonZestDribbles - they look positive to me! Lovely news.

Hi to @Sandcastles24 and @mumone88 👋

@HeathenPlayingHouse sorry about the GP, that sounds like rubbish and how horrid for you. The 'nothing else we can do' line is just rubbish.

@Amber17 @LemonZestDribbles 🥳🥳🥳
Exciting times! Keep us updated

Thanks all 😘

@Tropicana1 The heavy bleeding started over a year ago, but I seem to be swinging between 3 months without a period to 2-3 months of constant bleeding.

I had an ultrasound last September which ruled out fibroids, and when I spoke to the other doctor in January to ask for something to induce my period after 3 months of waiting, she said I just had to lose weight because it was down to the PCOS. That period eventually showed up and lasted nearly 2 weeks but eventually stopped with the Tranexamic acid/Mefanamic acid combo.

Then when I spoke to her again in March because those tablets were no longer stopping the bleeding, she again told me to lose weight because the PCOS was causing it. She mentioned Metformin as an option, but then because the scan in September hadn't shown active cysts and at that point I had just about had 4 periods within a 1 year timeline, she refused to prescribe it to me.

I only asked about the Metformin because they're telling me it's likely the PCOS causing the issue. I just hate that I'm being made to feel like a nuisance to them when my quality of life is being affected so much. Which then makes me feel like a drama queen for complaining, I know I could be so much worse off.

Oh god @HeathenPlayingHouse this all sounds so bloody frustrating! Why is women's health not taken seriously?! You should not be having to manage with not being able to go out with your child at the risk of bleeding heavily. I really really hope the hospital appointment comes through quickly and you start to get some decent help and answers

That's so frustrating @HeathenPlayingHouse and like @FourOclock says it's so so awful that women's health issues are so often not taken seriously enough or just explained away as "normal" or to be expected.
Really hope your hospital appointment gets brought forwards quickly and someone is actually able to get the ball rolling on helping you x

Early congrats @LemonZestDribbles and @Amber17 🥳

I went to the Dr here in France today who has booked me in for a load of blood tests ahead of my midwife appointment in June.

I've also been getting horrendous upper right abdomen and back pain so he's also put me in for a gallbladder test. 🙄

@LemonZestDribbles @Amber17 congratulations to both of you such exciting news

@LemonZestDribbles and @Amber17 .. Congrats, how exciting!

@WingingIt09 thank you!

@Amber17 and @LemonZestDribbles congratulations, so exciting! Keep us posted on partners' reactions!

Tentative congratulations @Amber17 and @LemonZestDribbles, fingers crossed the lines keep getting stronger!

@DesertSnow welcome! I’d want to be either in the first month or after the first trimester to reduce the chance of morning sickness - but no guarantees either way I guess. Good luck whatever you decide.

@Anonymouslyposting Thank you for the welcome, and also for your view - really helpful. I think current plan is to stick to trying the month before the wedding. Then if it happens, amazing, but if not I will focus on enjoying the day and continue ttc afterwards. As you say, no guarantees!

DH is in shock and has gone out for a walk to process it 😂 As far as I can tell, he’s very happy but also slightly gutted that TTC was over so quickly.

@Amber17 😂 it might take a while to sink in. How did the baby outfit reveal go?

@Amber17 😂😂 bless him, bet he was hoping to get a bit more 'trying' in

@Amber17 bet he was hoping for a bit more 'trying'. My DH made a similar comment when we caught quickly with our previous pregnancies 😂

We've DTD unprotected for the first time today 😳 my fertile window isn't for another few days but still feels a bit daunting!

@WingingIt09 ah, so exciting! Bet it felt so strange to do the opposite of what you’ve been doing for years.