Hoping for a BFP October/November

[Purple29]

Hi all just creating a new thread since the other one is almost full!!! Really really hoping this is our month, but not hopeful, DH is away with work for most of my FW and only comes home the day before I think I will ov. I've also injured my back!!!

@Saribon I’m 36 in January and overweight which is not in my favour!
I have an 8yr old who was unplanned whilst on the pill, my 4yr old took 6cycles and my ectopic was totally unplanned. A week after finding out I was in hospital with severe pain. I had a mirena coil in October 2020 which was removed October 2021 and I’ve been ttc ever since. I don’t think I ovulate regularly, I’ve had some bloods done and my progesterone is a bit off… once was too low for ovulation, another borderline and the third confirmed ovulation. I may check again this cycle.

I take lots of vitamins, currently using conceive plus, CoQ10 300mg, vit C and D (on top of the multivitamin amount), omega 3 and vitamin B complex I’ve restarted this cycle. I read Vit B is good for luteal phase and increasing progesterone. I didnt use starflower oil this cycle which increases EWCM and could tell I hadn’t used it as wasn’t as much as it had been.

my luteal phase is now 12days, think it was pre coil aswell. My supposed ovulation day has been moving all over the place though, anywhere between CD11-15 based on OPKs. Im blaming having covid or the vaccines for this, I never had an issue before until now, and I’ve had three vaccines and three lots of covid since the ectopic.

@Mummyme87 so was the coil prior to the ectopic? I read that they can cause small abrasions to your uterus and that can increase the risk of ectopic. They can also introduce micro infections that clear up on their own but leave scar tissue?? I don’t know, I just wouldn’t recommend one for anyone without children I don’t think.

i wonder if I ovulate consistently. I’ve never tested progesterone but last cycle for instance I peaked on a test and there was no gradual increase just one high and back down again 🤷🏻‍♀️ I do seem to have a peak every month though

thank you for listing your vitamins. I’m going to buy some bits this month if I’m out. I’m taking folic acid and aspirin. The aspirin I just thought might help with blood flow to uterus which can help lining apparently

I did one month on Angus cactus and then panicked because I just didn’t know enough. I started worrying that I could be doing more harm than good in my ignorance. I’m going to read more about vitamin b6 because I heard that’s good for some reason or other

There is so much to this 😬

I've just had one of those ready-made dessert (chocolate mousse) from my local shop, and I thought it tasted a bit alcohol-ey, then I check and lo and behold, it was 1,3% alcohol! (the pot was 90g), so I consumed about 1 gram of alcohol, surely thats not enough to affect a potential embryo? (If I do turn out to be pregnant)

@Saribon no, I had the ectopic in July 2020 and mirena coil October 2020. Abdominal surgery increases risk of ectopic, I have had gall bladder removal and Caesarean section.
I’ve spent a fortune of vitamins! My OH also takes a multivitamin, he’s just finished conceive plus and moved on to wellman conception again.

I always get a LH rise and peak, but it doesn’t confirm ovulation. I’ve tried doing BBT but can’t reliably do it, so many variables for me

yeah @Mummyme87 oh right! We have to go through some crap don’t we! I’m overweight too. I’m tall but heavy and I’m sure it’s another tick against me. I think I’m royally messing the BBT up because I wake up at a different times each day and I have had terrible sleep recently. It was good to see that my ovulation test correlated with the temp though

@Olegia in sure it’s fine. I don’t mean to be flippant but some people get hammered because they haven’t known they were pregnant and some don’t care and are fine. It’s such a negligible amount I’m sure your fine. Drink extra water if it makes you feel better to dilute it down maybe.

xx

@Saribon I take bud female fertility capsules (Holland and barrett) then I take omega supplements with dha, CoQ10 and thinking of starting red clover as well. I also used to be 28 days bur since having DS im also between 24-29 days, mostly 27 days. How strange, so similar. Again also tall but overweight!!

@Olegia no that won't affect it. For the first few weeks an embryo lives off the yolk sac anyway so alcohol would be unlikely to pass though. They take on more from us when the placenta takes over.

@Purple29 too weird 😂 thanks for the vitamin list. I’m going to do more research and make a shopping list for next month x

@Saribon i did Angus cactus at the start of this cycle and got my BFP - took every morning until ovulation but not after the LH peak. It's good for people with irregular or long cycles but isn't advised for people with normal 28day regular cycles

@ScaredSally its probs not wise for me with a shorter cycle then do you think? I am sure it prolonged my cycle the month I took it but can’t remember which month I took it now. I’m going to look on my Amazon history and look at my stats tonight at what it did. I took it hastily because I heard a lot of success stories but I didn’t know if it was the right thing for my given circumstances so I ended up not buying more. I really need to do some decent research. If I’m out this month that’s what I’m going to focus on next

Congratulations on your positive love 😍

x

@ScaredSally I took it all month so that’s something I need to consider as well. I clearly didn’t read enough about when it would work. I watched a YouTube video and the woman on that took it all cycle and continued to use it in the early days of her pregnancy but I’m betting she did her research and had a good reason to do that …….unlike Mrs Impulsive here 😃

@ScaredSally I’ve just checked and I bought the Angus cactus the month after the chemical and that following month my luteal phase lasted a day longer than usual! Which is what I need to achieve. That’s probably why I took it at the time and maybe need to try again.

My chemical was really weird cos I ovulated on 13th and tested positive on 15th ! I still haven’t worked out what happened. Whether I ovulated super early or if the bleed I had at the start of the month had been implantation and I’d got caught the month prior. My tests progressed for a week then started to lighten and I eventually had a period three days later than it should have come

Joining! Month 3 of TTC baby #1.
Currently 1dpo, and my luteal phase is usually 10 days so my period is due 9th November!

Hi all. Was on his earlier but all notifications switched off! Trying for my 2nd and even though it’s only been 2 years I’ve forgotten everything.

I got my first peaks static smiley on 21 Oct - would that make ovulation 22nd? (although it felt like it was 21). If so, today I would be 8 dpo? I had some thick / creamy / sticky discharge on 6 DPO didn’t feel for it, but it was in my underwear - is that good news?? TTC like mad. Boobs have felt tingly for a few days in the way they feel before AF arrives. No nausea or tiredness. Lower back has felt dull too but I’m thinking / talking myself into feeling all the symptoms I think. Can anyone else relate to the discharge?

@Mammamia23 I’m 8 dpo I’m sorry anything other than EWCM confuses me. It all seems the same apart from when it changes to EWCM for a couple of days and I can never really tell where I am at based on discharge.

What day will you test? I’m hoping to wait until Friday if I can

xx

@Mammamia23 my cycles are only short so I’m due AF Friday

Yep, all confuses me too, so perhaps I should be old fashioned and just wait rather than keep guessing! Wow, we pretty similar then! Cycles are 24-26 days long, which means AF is due 1-3 nov. To be sure, I will hold off testing until Friday 4th. Then if it’s negative I know for sure. In previous months I’ve tested early, blamed the test and been so angry for a few days! Or I get AF and assume it’s spotting, so again get very angry! Is this your first? Any symptoms?

@Mammamia23 no I have three teenagers! I’ve also had a miscarriage at ten weeks, an ectopic and a chemical so a mixed bag of experiences 🤣

I haven’t had any symptoms , my uterus felt heavy and firm the other day but that’s it. Usually, I know I’m pregnant because my boobs really hurt but I can’t remember how early that starts and when I got pregnant earlier this year I wasn’t sure on dates so I’m trying not overthink the lack of boob pain.

I’m trying really hard not to pay attention to any symptoms , I never had strong sickness with my other pregnancies. I tended to go off tea and coffee but this was a later thing I think and I sometimes got headaches.

I’m trying to be really chill and nonchalant this month ✌️ 😃 if I can get to Friday without testing I will be mega pleased with myself

is this your first did you say?

@Saribon omfg! 3 teenagers!! My superhero! Sorry you’ve had hard experiences lately. I’ve got an 18 month old, and have forgotten everything - I even bad to remind myself when the fertile window is!

ive never had a heavy uterus feeling, but I do feel twinges here and there - but that could be because I’m lazy, getting old, and tired and the toddler!!! Yes we need to be super patient to hold off until Friday 🤞🤞

@Mammamia23 I think a toddler is probably double the work of three teenagers. If I’m lucky enough to have another baby I will have the help of my 14 yo daughter which is nice.

The uterus thing felt like a braxton hicks contraction, like the same really tense feeling but I don’t think you get many braxton hicks with your first. I think they get worse with every pregnancy so maybe I am pregnant and it’s my poor old uterus screaming at me to get a grip and act my age 😂😂

lets hope Friday is both our lucky days love

x

Good luck to everyone @Saribon and @Mammamia23 hope you get your BFP and stay strong in the next coming days so you can test later!

TTC begins again, been exercising more and eating healthy food plus vitamins. I feel very calm about this cycle and not feeling any pressure really like I did last cycle.

I feel like since AF finished I have not been on here or thinking too much about ttc but just to get myself healthy and also getting my second blood tests done this week. I keep asking for different blood tests, I want to be 100% and know more about my well-being so that this time I am more knowledgeable.

I hope everyone is well and @Olegia you will be ok that’s not a lot of alcohol to affect the embryo/ baby. Don’t stress yourself out that’s not good x 💕

@ScaredSally I had come to check up on you and I hope you are ok!

I am so happy for you and I can imagine the feelings you are having as we have had the same journey, I hope and pray you will have the healthiest pregnancy journey ever you deserve this and I am sending you so much love! ❤️

@Daisy155 thank you! My nausea is just about starting which gives me peace of mind. Im having an amniocentesis as soon as I can at 16 weeks to rule out them having the same terminal diagnosis as their brother, though that feels ages away I'm keeping everything crossed
i wish you the best pregnancy too! Pregnancy after loss is fucking awful, especially after third trimester/full term losses, there's no 'safe zone' to get to

Happy Monday everyone <3

I dreamt that night that I had a strong positive.... Why do brains do that to us? (I've had a similar dream a few days ago too).

I'm 11 DPO now and I think I'll cave and do a FRER (period is due Friday, I have a long-sih luteal phase of 15 days)... I won't be too upset if it's negative, given that can still turn into a positive later on.. Good luck @Saribon and @Mammamia23 , you're much stronger willed than I am!

@Olegia good luck! I really hope you get a positive. Let us know xx

@Saribon Thanks! I'm really not expecting anything at 11DPO though... let's see