Anyone else due to test around 30th June/1st July?

[allgoodthings84]

I’m now 3dpo and trying to feel positive. My OPK peak times up with when I had EWCM and I’m sure I had some ovulation pain on Thursday. I’ve never realised it before now but I nearly always have a pain for a few hours in between AF’s so guess I nearly always have it but never paid any attention to what is was or why. Even though the timings all line up I still have a fear that I ovulated much later and missed dtd at the right time. I know it’s irrational 😂

@Angie2018 thank you, and sorry to hear about your chemical too. I’m 33 too and husband is 37 so feel like it’s our time!
let’s breed all the positivity and keep each other going 🥰✨it’s made me feel more positive about the long tww wait already!!xx

@Cdoc absolutely it's sooo nice to have others to chat to who know how horrible the TWW is! Thank you, I am just trying to see the positives and that's that we can get pregnant, the sperm met the egg and so the right egg will come along soon! Yes I agree, it's defo got to be our month this month! Will this be your first? How long have you been TTC for? This will be my first and cycle 6. But we had bad Covid cycle 3 & 4 so can't really count those as Covid is known to affect male fertility for up to 3 months and it certainly did weird things with my cycles. First cycle with good sperm back and it was a bloody chemical so I really hope this month is the month! Sending positivity, love & baby dust to all 💜 xx

I’m so glad I’ve got all of you to talk to. I haven’t told anyone we are ttc, have you ladies?

I’m 37 but my partner is 32 and he has no kids so hopefully we can have a baby together

my partner was poorly at the beginning of the month. A really bad cold but he still had to go into work etc as well enough to so he wore a mask and didn’t test for covid as he would have to go in anyway and he kept away from others and only went to work just in case. Now I’m thinking I wish he had tested as I’ve read it can effect sperm afterwards so would be good to have known. I’ve currently got a cold but not feeling poorly it’s just my nose. Started yesterday 2dpo though so hoping as it was after ovulation it won’t affect any potential implantation etc

I did test though and it’s not covid for me

@allgoodthings84 ah me too! It's so nice to hear other peoples journeys too it stops me feeling so alone!

We haven't told anyone either, I think people like my step kids suspect just because of the length of time we've been together and same with my family. Same with one of my close friends. But we haven't told anyone that's our plan.

Covid will defo affect male fertility, I also wish we knew so I could have written a couple of cycles off so I didn't get so sad for a couple of months. We had it BAD and it most definitely affected cycle 3 & 4. They say up to 3 months for men and for woman it's a bit hit and miss. I defo ovulated both cycles but first one was late ovulation by 4 days and the second was early by a day.

I suspect your cold won't affect anything. I think Covid may have a chance to. But a cold shouldn't be an issue. Fingers crossed for you!

Wow this thread moves quickly!! It’s so lovely to have a group where were all in the TWW.

@allgoodthings84 my step brother had a stillborn at full-term last January, and they’ve just given birth to another little boy 🌈

my mum friends know I’m TTC as this is baby #2, but parents etc don’t as i don’t want the pressure! I’ve just done an OPK and it’s low so hopefully a good sign ovulation has happened. We can stop DTD every other day now! X

I’m on cd14 and have a 26 day cycle. This is our third month trying. I had a positive ov test on cd11 and dtd that morning. Had also dtd on evening of cd9. Next period is due 1st July. I’m 39 TTC my first x not very confident at all given my age 😬

@Norfolk1983 have you tried SMEP? Apparently it's amazing and people swear by it! If you haven't heard about it give it a Google! You certainly aren't out of time yet, it may take slightly longer but it may not. My friend came off the pill age 37 & conceived her daughter in her first month of trying. She's now 5! X

Hi, @Angie2018 no I haven’t! Will give it a google now :) x

@Norfolk1983 also Google success stories as will give you hope! We are doing it for the first time this month... hoping it's our month! & yours too 💜

Sadly my other half and I have really busy jobs and dtd that often just won’t happen! He seems like quite a few guys in that he doesn’t want to ‘schedule’ dtd so not sure SMEP will suit us! 😞

@Norfolk1983 fair enough it's not for everyone! I understand the relaxed approach and not scheduling DTD, but I actually find this more relaxing so I don't worry if I've done it enough but we are all different x

Yes you are right :) give it a six months and he might change his tune! Men just think it’s far easier than it is!

@Norfolk1983 yeah exactly! My OH was no different to start with, just told me to relax and said one night could get me pregnant. I had to explain that I have a 24 hour window and it doesn't work like that... having sex once in a blue moon unprotected 🤣 now we are cycle 6 & had a chemical pregnancy last month, he's well on board with being at it like rabbits x

@Angie2018 yea I’m hoping he didn’t have covid, no way to tell now though. He was able to work etc on his feet all day so it wouldn’t have been a really bad case

@OCM19 im so glad to hear they have their rainbow baby 🌈

I think my partners family will be hoping we are/will be soon ttc as he’s not got a child but my daughter is 7 and when with my ex husband I didn’t want another so my family and friends will be shocked. I didn’t want another with him though because we weren’t working

@Norfolk1983 are you from Norfolk by any chance? Loads of 39 years old conceive. I’m 37 and keep trying to remind myself of this but I worry about my age too

Funnily enough when I conceived my daughter we wasn’t ttc just wasn’t always being very careful and only had sex around once a week but not every week so amazing that just hit the right time really. This time when I’m properly ttc I’m worrying that 4 times isn’t enough (2 days before ovulation, ovulation and day after) 😂 I keep thinking what if my ewcm AND my opk was wrong 😂

Hope it's ok to join! I'm due on the 30th, 3DPO!

TTC #2, we weren't planning to try yet for our second but I got pregnant in March ' by mistake' and if was a massive shock, we then were both really excited but unfortunately I miscarried. We decided to wait a couple months before trying again because we have a holiday planned for Jan/moving house in Jan so the timing wasn't right, so this month is our first month officially trying!

Hi @choccy140 your timings are same as mine. I’m 3dpo due AF on 30th (or maybe 1st as can vary by a day)

I’m sorry to hear of your mc I hope you get your bfp asap

@allgoodthings84 it's funny how when you are with the right person things change! I was the same with my ex husband, didn't want kids. Now with my partner of 4.5 years and want kids!!

Hopefully it wasn't Covid!!

I totally agree it's hard when you want it as you doubt all the signs. 🤣🤣

I'll be testing on 1st July, I'll be 14DPO. I try to leave it late enough to give my period chance to start if it's going to so I can avoid the heartache of testing!

We've been trying for around 2.5/3 years so not feeling mega hopeful but did try SMEP this month for the first time. Exhausting 😂

@pongom is this your first baby? We are also doing SMEP too this month! I will only be 9dpo on the first but I'm going to test early this month if I don't have PMS symptoms x

Yes, TTC baby #1, I have a DSC already though. Unfortunately, because DP has a DC already we aren't able to get any fertility help on the NHS so we've just got to keep trying! Hopefully it'll happen one month soon. Approaching the 3 year mark of trying feels scary because it feels more impossible with every passing year! Fingers crossed!

@pongom that's a shame they won't help you!! Have you been timing sex correctly? If you don't mind me asking what is your age? If you have children already both of you then surely it's just a matter of time!! X

Yes, we've been timing around ovulation the whole time we've been trying as well as having regular sex throughout cycle due to PCOS. Unfortunately I have PCOS and he has some poor sperm morphology. Sorry, my last post maybe wasn't clear, partner has a child, I don't have any children yet. I'm in my late 20s, he's mid-30s!

I'm remaining hopeful, I've lost a bit of weight recently (not majorly overweight anyway but trying to get BMI below 25 to try and help things along!) so hopefully that will work in our favour! x

Hi can I join? Today is day 4PO. I have 3 dc already who I got pregnant very easily with, then I had a miscarriage at 12 weeks in January and been trying ever since with no luck 😭. This month was my first ever using the OPK's so I'm hoping I have better luck this month.