TTC APRIL/MAY THREAD 2

[RMS0209]

Hi Ladies!
2nd thread for this chatty lot...
Cycle 4 (May) TTC baby #1
The chat of no TMI or silly questions

@alwaysseeingstars thank you, I feel don't know sad.. I think being in the office today is helping though.. I'll have a cry on my way home and be ok.
Like I say its very light pink but that's how my AF has started last few cycles.. Knew it was too good to be true lol. but you are right a spring baby would be wonderful... staying positive and time to start looking into next cycle now.
Think of the money i've saved not buying any tests.. lol

@RMS0209 absolutely! I bought a few end of last week (before AF showed her face) which went straight into a packing box, which I've written on DO NOT OPEN EARLY haha as if it's a Christmas pressie!
Really feel for you though, you've had such a stressful month - I really hope this one isn't so long for us both. Treat yourself to something nice with that saved money to put a smile on your face :)

@alwaysseeingstars haha I love that.. a pressie, well hopefully you get to open it this month and get a present
Thanks! Ugh I'm fine, I'll have a sad 5 mins then back to the drawing board of which weird and wonderful things I can try for next cycle.
Im thinking about stopping the reflexology.. doesnt seem to be helping either and its £50 a session once a week?!

I just hope AF arrives and comes quickly and I don't have days and days of spotting again....

We can be positive pollys again! are you CD4 today or did I make that up? x

Ah bless, I'm sure your OH will be pretty happy about the excuse to have a lot more sex!! 😆and hopefully you feel more confident with the ovusense now?
I don't know much about reflexology I'm afraid.. seems a lot of money but depends if you enjoy it too I guess? Any thoughts on what else you'll try - do I recall you've got the fertilily but not tried it yet?

Absolutely positive polly 😃I'm CD5 today.. hoping it ends soon, seems v light so fingers crossed x

@alwaysseeingstars haha that is the hard part!
I do like the Ovusense and I am really happy it confirmed ovulation.
The reflexology was just a rabbit hole I ended up on through google, after the acupuncture oopsie.
Yeah I have the Fertilily I think I will give that a go this cycle.. it's not been looked at since I bought it in Jan 😀
What are you thinking for this month?
I hope I don't have a CD22 peak again... not sure what else to try... done the hot water bottle; the cosy socks - nothing but trying to say semi positive so tonight's bedtime reading will be what else to try.
Fingers crossed for you she's away soon CD5 is exciting woo hoo x

@RMS0209 it's crap sorry hun 😕

@MrsGrealish thank you! Silly little me actually had hope this month for all the dancing that was done... onto May cycle! How you doing? X

@RMS0209 I've just peed on an IC at 7dpo so the insanity is real..
Feel like I need to pee on all the stuff b4 going on hols 😂

Well you have a clear (er?) idea of your cycle now and I'll say a silent prayer you don't peak at CD22 again,

You never know it might be implantation bleeding 🙏

@MrsGrealish here was me thinking if I didnt pee on any sticks i'd have more luck HA who was I fooling!!

My cycle has been different every month from Dec to now...but still classed as "regular" so who knows.. I do know I get to about 13dpo and start spotting though, but I went looking for this lot hence 11dpo.

Thank you, I really don't think it is though.. this is how last month started too gosh I need a holiday and a break and a baby!! not asking for much.
You've nearly had 2 cycles in the time i've had one... oopsie

I hope you have a great holiday though how exciting x

@RMS0209 I'm not a huge believer in implantation bleeding either. It happened to me once but was like a solitary brown/pink streak with a massive amount of cramping (but every woman is different I know)

Yep holding it together well here even if I was pregnant with a litter it wouldn't be positive 😅😩

V excited for hols! Xx

@MrsGrealish that's the thing, I know each pregnancy is different but I haven't had the implantation bleeding (or know of anybody bar you!) that has so I'm not to hopeful.

Exactly, DPO7... early, give it time! You got this.

You will have the best time, Im thinking of dropping a day at work... think it would do me the world of good mentally! but we will see we will see, I'm just glad it happened while I was in the office today and not at home or i'd be even more down in the dumps!

Thanks to you bunch for being so fab, any tips/tricks for May cycle 5 are VERY welcome :D anybody... ha ha xx

@RMS0209 definitely feeling the same re wanting a holiday break and a baby! that's completely understandable re going down google rabbit holes, there's a lot of them! But in my opinion if you don't feel 100% confident in doing it, then don't do it :) and at least with reflexology you can always go back to it if you decide to - unlike vitamins etc where you're meant to try and be constant.
My plan is very simple (in theory, not so much in practice but will have to make it happen no matter how tired!)... DTD more to give the poor swimmers and egg a bit more of a chance 😂
Ahh @MrsGrealish bless you, when do you go? Are you going to be taking lots of sticks to pee on? 😂

So the ovulation sticks just arrived so thought I'd give one a go- now I 'should' be 7DPo, does this look a normal result? I've not used them before but surely they are positive like this at peak, have I peaked/ovulated late maybe? I did test positive for covid a few days ago so I guess anything is possible? Any thoughts welcome

@alwaysseeingstars haha noooo well I say no but im due on when away so will bring a solitary FRER to take if late. I do NOT want to spend holiday staring at tests😂😂 nor do I want to poison poor embryo with alcohol😢
This is probably the underlying reason for peeing on the IC today

@RMS0209 I can highly recommend cutting down a work day😊

@Clairey3010 oh my that's quite a high result! Did you download the Premom app?

@Clairey3010 I also peed on an OPK today and my result was way more faint..7dpo here too

@alwaysseeingstars Ohh i am on CD5 as well! I plan to resume the dancing from tomorrow 😁 and opks from CD8! Ridiculous, i feel like all i am doing is peeing on stuff all the time and having sex. I feel like i had more sex in those 5 months than i had in a whole year. Hubby's swimmers must be in a distress state now thinking what is going on 🤣 i am trying the angus cactus this cycle, i would try anything now. I was a bit upset today, i picked up my referral forms from the GP for the scan and bloods and on them it says "secondary infertility". Bloody hell, how did they come to that conclusion, they haven't even seen me yet and we are on cycle 5 ttc 2nd. I only contacted them to say i have a short cycle and LP and the doctor's put that on the letter. Awful thing to see, hope they are wrong. Well results will show! But yes, got me scared!

@MrsGrealish yes just downloaded it & logged it, it says 0.85, does this mean this 2ww isn't actually a 2ww yet?!

@Clairey3010 so I'm thinking you've either just ovulated or are about to ovulate and you're starting to catch the surge? Although mine got high at 11dpo last month as it can surge when AF imminent or randomly when pregnant. Bloody hormones it could literally be anything..and you're adding covid to the mix..
Though I'd be taking another one this evening and tomorrow..and maybe DTD just in case xx (mine was 0.2 today)

@Clairey3010 sorry that made more sense in my head than on paper 😂

@MrsGrealish don't worry it makes sense 🤣 I was sure I'd ovulated last week because of EWCM but maybe it's a late one or AF imminent like you say, I have got cramping & lower back ache so that would make sense, is it worth keeping an eye on the OPKs over next few days or just do a hcg at the weekend if no af?

@Clairey3010 sensible me would recommend an hcg test at the weekend if you know you've ovulated.

Crazy me would be peeing on another OPK tomorrow (just to see) 😅

@MrsGrealish yeah im sitting in the crazy camp right now 🤣

@Clairey3010 I'd be DTD just in case 🙈
@RMS0209 sorry to hear of spotting. Well, as they say, you are not out till you are out. Big hug.

I am joining the crazy camp. Still not 100% sure what's happening with my cycle, but I might have ovulated last weekend. Continuing to pee on ovulation sticks and harassing DH into DTD. It's exhausting 🤣

@alwaysseeingstars
I mean I'd easily give up/trade the holiday for a baby but you know... 😂🤞🏻
I think I've been doing it 1.5 cycles now... it's nice and relaxing but I think for £50 a week I could look into something else? don't know might try acupuncture again as found a clinic about 30ish mins away!
Yeah, going to stick to the same vitamins now and hope I don't get a late peak (still blaming wellwoman!)

That's a good easy relaxed approach plan - I'm all for it!
@MrsGrealish
See I think you are right... just even the thought of not having to stress 5 days a week would be a big help... we shall see

Now just the waiting game for this very light pink to turn into spotting and then into AF 😀 yipee 🥹🧐😂