Preparing to TTC in 2022 part 4 - where the BFPs keep on coming!

[WingingIt09]

Wow guys thread 4! It's been lucky so far, let's hope the BFPs keep on coming! How are we all doing?

Pregnant
@Four0Clock (32) #3 - Due 9/11/22
@Worryant (38) #2 - Due 14/11/22
@TheOnlyException1 (29) #1 - due 6/12/22
@BrightonBelle87 #1 - Due 1/1/23
@Bear486 #1 due 1/1/23
@PinkButtercups (29) #2&3 - due 3/1/23
@DanceWithYourBalloon (37) #3 due 16/1/23
@Dollface22 #2 due 20/1/23
@MrsGrealish Due 21/1/23
@Lemonzestsribbles (33) #2 due 22/1/23
@Amber17 (33) #1
@Nyxxie (34) #1 29/1/23
@Cherrymarket #2 due 31/1/23
@HippeePrincess (34) #3 due 6/2/23
WingingIt09 (30) #3 due 9/2/23

Actively Trying
@OCM19 #2 (31)
@Cavylady #1 (33)
@QueenBee22 #2 (31)
@Lj2022 #1 (27)
@Trixie22 #3 (25)
@Heathenplayinghouse #2 (36)
@Cheeky peach #2 (29)
@Hevann #1 (35)
@Gizzy93 #1 (29)
@Dasher789
@Babyjellyfish #2
@Alwaysseeingstars #1 (33)
@Carlswhite29x #1 (29)
@Tryingtryinggone #2 (27)
@LucyLoopyLu #1 (33)
@PrettyPolly92
@tropicana1 #2 (31)
@Anibendod #1
@Sarahshorty #1 (34)
@Organictangerine #2
@Hjudge56
@Alice1608 (35)
@Keeponsmiling2019 #2 (32)
@LaVitesse2022
@Mumone88 #2 (33)
@Dreamingof3 #3 (34)
@Notjustafurmum #1 (28)
@Summerbreeze111 #1 (31)
@Springblooms08 #1 (29)
@BellaNutella88 #2
@Superstorefan123 #1
@Duckandsarah #2
@Tonkabean22 #1 (30)
@Theawkwarrdblonde #2 (30)
@Conniegray #1 (36)
@SylvieArth #1
@DanisEndo #1 (26)
@Sunshine0987 #1 (30)
@Jennifer89 #1 (32)
@ALR2 #2
@Sandcastles22 #2

July
@Narniejoy #1 (25)
@Tanners22 #1 (35)

August
@Dearhummingbirds #1 (30)
@Chanteuse #1_
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September
@NotARegularMum #1 (32)
@Nypie (29) #1
@Desertsnow (31) #1

October
@BluePoppies #1 (30)
@TrillianMurphy
@Blueberrymacaron #1 (30)
@Catscatseverywhere #1 (29)

Thank you everyone for the good wishes :0)

Good luck @welshgal85

Hi @WingingIt09 and @Summerbreeze111 hope you are both doing OK and nice to see you back 🙂

I've temporarily deleted my social media which is making me feel less stressed. I think all the baby content was making it harder for me. I'm just going to check a couple of times a week and hopefully needing to install the app and log in every time will stop so much mindless scrolling

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Hope everyone is well. Currently 9dpo. Af not due for another 5- 10 days as my cycles have varied recently. Do people tend to test early, test at 14dpo or wait until day period is due?

@keeponsmiling2019 my plan was to wait and see if af turned up and only test if I was late...tested at 9dpo 🤣🤷‍♀️

Hi everyone, I was hoping I could join this thread 😊 this will be our first month TTC #1. I'm terrified and excited. My DP works away alot of the year so we'll just have to see when timings are right. They'll be tight but we might just make it this month, he's home this weekend.

@Dreamingof3 😂this is such a mental challenge! If I make it until Friday with no AF I'll reassess my willpower!

Ahh good luck @Anna531

Thanks @Dreamingof3 we thought we had a BFP a few months back unplanned and when we weren't we were both so disappointed so now we're ready to start trying.

Wishing all you ladies luck!! 🧚‍♀️

Bleeding heavily this morning so I'm calling it a chemical. On to the next cycle

Thank you so much 😚 how are you doing? 🤗 honestly, I have done the exact same, my instragram was horrendous for photos of announcements, pregnancy and baby photoshoots etc. Myself and dp went to cafe Nero yesterday morning and it felt like every person coming in had a baby or child with them, since I've had the miscarriage, despite it being early I find myself really feeling something missing inside, it's awful.

On a slightly brighter note, I did a pregnancy test this morning which was negative, I felt upset of course, but hoping that means my cycle will start returning soon so we can try again!

I don't know about you, but it's all I can think of at the moment every single day!

@LucyLoopyLu I had to delete social media when I was trying for our DD. I had 6 friends all announce pregnancies in the space of a month, plus they liked to update the works daily on social media 🙄
It'll definitely help ☺️

@LucyLoopyLu thank you. I'm doing ok thanks. My cycle has retuned to normal and looks like I've ovulated as I usually would on CD13 (yesterday) as got a positive OPK on Saturday and then temp has started to rise this morning so I'm back in the TWW and 1DPO. Moving onto trying again has definitely helped. Praying for a successful outcome this cycle!

@keeponsmiling2019 my plan was to test at 11DPO (day before AF due as I have short cycles), but then ended up testing at 9DPO instead 🙈🙈 no willpower over here!

@Anna531 welcome and good luck!

@Gizzy93 I'm so sorry. Sending hugs

@Summerbreeze111 I was the same at first, once I knew my cycles were returning it was easier but babies and toddlers are eveeywhere!

Good luck for this cycle, keeping everything crossed for you 🤞🤞🤞

Morning from Copenhagen all. Just ovulated and now onto the 2 week wait (more like 11 days with my cycle).

Fingers crossed for some some round 2 luck!

On a related note, I’m an avid traveller, and planning a 2 week trip for later this year in November. Normally I wouldn’t think twice about it, and of course I may not even be pregnant by then, but does anyone have any advice for what to bear in mind while trip planning while potentially early pregnant? I know to avoid Zika outbreaks and anywhere with lots of malaria and dengue (goodbye, south east Asia and most of Africa) and to choose a country with decent medical care. But besides that, any advice? I’m considering Argentina, Mexico City, or Egypt, but especially for the first two I’m worried about the long flight times.

@Gizzy93 sorry to read about your chemical, take care of yourself.

Seems a lot of us have had a bad month this month. Fingers crossed for some sticky beans! Those that BBT track..is it worth it? I use opks but gave up first time around tracking bbt. Do any of you do it and find it helps pinpoint ovulation?

@Theawkwardblonde I track bbt and its usually pretty accurate at pinpointing my ovulation. Only thing is, you only know after a couple of days and not a few days before like with an OPK.
Can also possibly detect early pregnancy if your temps stay high rather than dropping

@Gizzy93 hope you're ok after your chemical 💜

Nothing much going on with ms, AF coming to an end. Wondering whether to get some fertility lubricant for this month but thinking it might ruin the fun and spontaneity of the moment slightly 😂
Anyone find it worth it for previous pregnancies?

@Wingingit09 fingers crossed for this cycle🤞sending you good thoughts!

Thanks @Summerbreeze111 and @LucyLoopyLu fingers crossed for you both having a lucky cycle too!

@TonkaBean22 cycle buddies! I have probably ovulated yesterday (just need BBT to confirm with 3 consecutive rises) and have an 11 day luteal phase so AF due Friday 1st July.

@Theawkwardblonde I find it useful to confirm I've ovulated. My temps tend to be a bit rocky as I don't always manage to take it at the same time but I still see a distinct shift usually x

Sorry about AF @LucyLoopyLu and @Tropicana1 - fingers crossed for you next cycle.

Congrats @Dasher789! Amazing timing!

@Amber17 Thanks for sharing re. exercise and tww - yeah, I can imagine psychology is a big part of it.

Good to see you back @WingingIt09 fingers crossed for you also. Hope you're doing ok. Good luck with the tww!

Welcome and good luck @Welshgal85, @Anna531.

Really sorry to hear @Gizzy93, hope you're holding up ok.

Good luck @TonkaBean22 - afraid I don't have any advice re. travel, but I was also wondering re travel - we're going to start tcc in the cycle before my wedding and have put off thoughts of a big honeymoon immediately (partly due to Covid and some other concerns), so we may look at one next year, but obviously we'd be hoping I'd be pregnant at that point so we might be restricted.

@Theawkwardblonde This is my second cycle tracking BBT - this week I've been pretty irregular re. timing (largely becasue I haven't been able to sleep in the heat 😓), but last month I was really consistent and found it really helped to pinpoint ovulation.

I've been getting really sharp pains where I think my ovary is today, peak on OPK yesterday and today so assume this might be ovulation (although tbh with me could just be endometriosis). Still holding off on ttc till September, but we're within the 90/100 day mark when I've heard lifestyle affects egg quality, so being mindful of that.

Any tips on anything I should be doing in the last couple of months before starting to tcc? I don't smoke, barely drink alcohol, exercise regularly and eat healthily apart from the odd treat. In terms of prenatals, do people tend to buy the marketed multivitamins? I was thinking of just getting some folic acid and vitamin d separately as much cheaper, but if anyone swears by a particular prenatal I'd be interested!

@DesertSnow I’m in the same boat as we’re starting in October. It’s so hard not to obsess already!

Currently starting to tackle caffeine and a bit too much wine on the weekend but at the same time don’t want to put my life on hold forever.

I’ve been using OTC folic acid and vitamin d, plus vitamin c with zinc (so three tablets).

id also be interested if any particular brands are recommended.

@WingingIt09 hey cycle buddy! Here’s hoping both of us have something nice to share on July 1!🤗

Hi @Mushroo ah that's cool we'll be starting ttc around the same time (ovulation will likely fall towards the end of September for me). Do you have other children or will this be #1? I know what you mean about it being hard not to obsess already! 😅

Good idea re. tackling caffeine and wine now - but agree with not putting your life completely on hold.

I hadn't heard about vitamin c or zinc being good for trying, maybe I should get some.

@DesertSnow we can keep each other company. It will be my first - how about you?

I’ve taken Vit C as I heard it can help your immune system so I started over lockdown and just carried on. The zinc I’ve heard can help with regulating hormones so figure it wasn’t doing me any harm!