Preparing to TTC in 2022 part 6

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Hello and welcome to thread 6! You guys are all amazing, can't believe the thread is still going! Congrats to those with BFPs and baby dust to those who are trying! Xx

Afternoon ladies xx CD13 of cycle 6 for me today. I'll start LH testing tomorrow. Could be anywhere from CD18 to CD23 that I ovulate, which means the first high day will be anywhere from CD15 to CD19. My follicular phase length can be different by up to 4 days. I suppose at least my luteal phase seems to be solid.

@Bananatoast123 @BethSuz27 @DesertSnow and anyone else I've missed, much baby dust and good luck! xx

@SarahShorty thank you, trying my best to manage expectations! I think by tomorrow night if it’s not come I’ll start to have hope!

Sending you baby dust for your upcoming fertile time! I hope this is the one for you!

@Bananatoast123 thank you lovely xx

I bought a couple of boxes of baby aspirin (75mg) today to help prevent miscarriage. The data for its benefits for TTC and gestation is scanty but there's no harm in taking it. It's £1 a box of 28, so might aswell!

@Bananatoast123 hope AF stays away!!! Not long to wait and a lovely long weekend I think its worth getting test done before the year mark as those guidelines cover couples who do not track cycles so could potentially be having sex on non fertile days. But I very much doubt it'll come to that.

@DesertSnow he's not going to drs 😂😂 he says they take too long and they don't do anything...which tbh is very true in our area. He wanted to do the home test but I think they arent that reliable so if 3rd time is not the charm we'll be doing the test privately if all is well we'll wait a few months and test my hormones but hopefully all is fine and were just going through the motions

Good luck to everyone still waiting out AF!

@SarahShorty thats a good proactive thing you can do and you’ll feel like you’re doing whatever you can!

@Nypie Yes I have a call with the doctor on Tuesday anyway on some other stuff but she’s done day 3 tests and a general health check with full bloods for me anyway as a check! My day 3 were all good and normal bloods but they were checking if I was coeliac so waiting to hear on that! My OH said he wants to try lose weight and get healthy and if no good news by end of October / November we will go get him checked too!

I keep getting the feeling like AF is coming, like my body is like tired because it’s about to start! Eurgh! Don’t want to be pessimistic! hopefully it stays away!!

BFN for me. It’s day 29 and I usually start my period anywhere between now and day 34 so did a frer test. Will just see if AF arrives or not. Still getting stomach cramps and not feeling right so if I’m not pregnant a bit worried something else is going on!

Hey guys! Here to join you as I'm on cycle 1 for baby #2.

Can implant bleeding come and go? Thought AF had come back but it’s the same as Thursday with spotting when I wiped and a little bit after but not worthy of a pantyliner… I just trying to manage expectations but usually once it starts it starts!?

it’s quite pinky and watery when it happens and then after I just get pinky discharge

I don't know from personal experience @Bananatoast123 but sounds like it might be implantation - when were you due on?

We were meant to be starting BD every other day earlier on in the week but not made a start yet. Feeling absolutely knackered and not at all in the mood so it might be a struggle. I'm on CD12 - I think last month we did 7, 10, 12, 14, 16 - I guess this cycle will be 12, 14, 16, .. (?) (maybe 15 as well). In my defence I had 6 day AF not 4 days like last cycle, and my OPK is still VV faint, can barely see anything, so think this might be a longer cycle.
Fingers crossed it is just a lucky egg that needs a bit longer 🤞

@LucyLoopyLu I thought Friday but we didn’t OPK test though! My EWCM stopped by two weeks ago tomorrow so I pinpointed that I usually have a day after ovulation of it, and my luteal phase is usually 13 days. I’m thinking if it doesn’t come by tomorrow it’s a good sign. The only thing I’ve got is a bit of orangey pinky discharge starting which could be the onset now. This is either our lucky cycle or the worst disappointment yet!!

Don’t put too much pressure on yourself 🙂 it only takes one dtd! And if you’re OPK is faint you still get chance! You could just be ovulating a few days later this month too. Wishing you lots of luck this cycle!

Good luck to everyone waiting! Hope AF doesn't show for any of you!
AF just left for me so here we go again 😂

@Welshgal85 sorry to hear that! Fingers crossed the next cycle is the one for you!

I’m not testing for ovulation but now wishing I was 😩 I kept getting my weeks mixed up, initially thinking I should ovulate last Friday (9th) but then thought it was this week (16th - my birthday so would have been conceiving on my birthday and thought that would be special). But looked at the calendar again and now think it should have been last week! Talk about confused 🤣 I haven’t had any EWCM this month but had loads last month. I think AF should be due next Friday based on last month so shall wait and see what happens then, although several times in the last week DP has made comments that I could be pregnant and it keeps playing on my mind, what if I haven’t ovulated because I am in fact pregnant!! He has 2 children from a previous marriage whereas this will be my first so he knows a lot more than me and I’m wondering if he’s noticed any changes which are making him think I am! He did comment that my boobs were bigger a couple of weeks ago but he’s always saying stuff like that so I’m not taking that comment into account 😂

@Bananatoast123 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Fingers crossed!!!!!! I really hope this is the one!

AF arrived on Friday/Saturday. Gutting. But we talked it over and are going to take a more relaxed approach this cycle. We put too much pressure on last cycle and were DTD twice a day. Hoping it was too much and maybe once a day this cycle will work out better with no testing until AF due. If anyone has any tips on how often- fire them this way!!

Sorry to hear about BFN @Welshgal85 hopefully AF hasn't shown her face

Hi @CreatingLittlePudding good luck! Everyone here's really supportive!

How's everyone feeling?

Good luck to those all trying still.

I'm 25+2 now and have a 4D scan to see the pickles next Sunday. I had really intense pain the other day all over my bump and I thought oh no this is it. Luckily it wasn't and it went after about 10 minutes but I panicked 🤣.

@Anna531 AF came this morning! I knew it was too good to be true, it was definitely teasing me!

silver lining is that cycle 8 is now not out as my fertile window will fall a few days later to when my OH is back!

We’ve not had a positive yet which I know it may be that we are doing something wrong but we’ve OPK tested and not OPK tested, we’ve DTD twice a day to only once or twice and it’s made no difference! I think the one thing we’ve realised is to control everything you can, so DTD when you want / can, choose healthy lifestyles and keep stress low! We’ve genuinely got to the point where it’s down to chance or destiny and we just have to go each month until the world decides it’s our turn! I hope this helps x

Sorry to hear AF has arrived. Do you take folic acid?

Day 30 today and still no AF so we shall see! 🤞🏻Going to see how things play out over the next few days and maybe test again towards end of the week if AF doesn’t arrive

@PinkButtercups I do yes but it’s within a multivitamin. I take the 400mg amount though

AF is stupidly light which is making me second guess everything. I am going to just keep an eye on it. Not filled a pantyliner yet since this morning and only really there when I wipe. Hope a bit of a dull pain on my left but not my usual cramps. It’s so confusing. Usually it comes and the first two days I’m heavy.

Thanks @Bananatoast123 it will happen when it's meant too. Funny just how disappointed we were even though its early for us. Makes us know we really want it though.
Great news about pushing a few days later so this month isn't out. We'll try again this month if ovulation doesn't push back later than the app suggests or DPs away but if so then it just wasn't to be this month. Fingers crossed for us both this time round 😊

Good news can be no news @Welshgal85 🤞🏼🤞🏼

Feels a bit surreal to be in our first tww. I guess the good thing about a short luteal phase is that it's a shorter wait to AF... I ov'd either CD19 or CD20 and DTD 15, 17, 19, 20, 21. Hope that's enough to give us a chance, not that I'm expecting it for the first cycle trying!

Sorry about the BFN @Welshgal85, but you're not out yet. Fingers crossed.

Hi @CreatingLittlePudding good luck with your journey.

@Bananatoast123 gosh your body is keeping you guessing! Did you take a test in the end? Great that you won't have to count the next cycle out, if this isn't the one.

Fingers crossed for a lucky egg @LucyLoopyLu.

@Anna531 Sorry about AF. Taking a more relaxed approach sounds like a good idea. I would say maybe DTD twice a day sounds a bit much! Just once a day would be fine, or every other day. Need to give those swimmers some time to recover! But of course it's a very personal decision and whatever works for you two.

@PinkButtercups ah, you must be excited for the 4D scan! Sorry about the scare, but glad all ok!

Hope everyone is doing ok.

@DesertSnow I haven’t yet! I was waiting on seeing if AF came today before going to buy one! But I’ve been really light since 6am. Haven’t even filled a pantyliner again and it seems to have gone again! The colour is quite red but watery now and my sore boobs have calmed down so that’s whats also thrown me, as some part suggests implantation and others suggest AF!

I am so confused! Just googling what pharmacies are open near me to finally rule it out! Half dreading if I don’t get a BFP as to what is going on with my body!!

@Bananatoast123 How frustrating! Think if I were you I'd take a test now. Hope you find an open pharmacy. I see what you mean about it half seeming like implantation, half AF. Fingers crossed it's the former and you'll get a nice strong BFP, but either way I hope you get answers!

@DesertSnow I know! Pharmacies were all shut! My OH and I went on a big walk instead to try distract ourselves 🤣

Tomorrow we will tell if AF comes back stronger or if it’s something positive!!

I hope your first Tww goes quickly and wishing you good luck!

I’m CD27 now and AF is 4 days late, I’ve been having dull aches in my breasts, slightest amount of nausea, I’m super tired but just finished night shifts and I’m really thirsty, also have had an increase in discharge and some ewcm 2 days ago which I’m wondering if I can get in early pregnancy…. Have had several BFN, I did the last one a few days before my period and haven’t done another since, they were all cheap internet tests, planning to do a cheap internet test and a frer tomorrow

I don’t want to get my hopes up because I’m 16dpo now and I feel like it should’ve come up by now …