January Testers (TTC September/October🎃🍂)

[Roxybabe]

New thread for the ladies who are TTC from late Dec/Jan!! Best of luck to you all ❤️

@PrimarilyParented that's really helpful- thank you!

@bubblebab glad I can help. I would also not rely totally on cm and keep at it for a while after it disappears. I conceived #1 on cd23 thinking I was absolutely fine and well clear of my fertile period based on cm and my period app, but I obviously wasn’t 😳.

@PrimarilyParented this is interesting about the CM as I don’t track ovulation either.. my cycles are usually between 30-33 days long so my app usually puts ovulation at day 16-18. I’m currently on CD15 so ovulation is predicted tomorrow but I’ve had some EWCM since 29th December which was day 11! Starting to tail off a bit now. Been DTD every day or every other day since CD9.. starting to get a bit sick now but know we need to keep going as like you say I could ovulate late! What a minefield 🫠🤣

Hi all.
Im now in the TWW. AF due 15th Jan but I am going to hold off testing until 17th if AF not arrived as I can have shorter / longer cycles etc ... it is hard not to test but after reading about so many CPs lately I would rather not know / get my hopes up (if that makes sense)

Good luck to all 🤞 xx

Hi ladies. Think I missed my LH peak this month. Either that or I haven’t ovulated. Tested yesterday AM and it was 0.38 and when I got home late last night it was 0.75. This morning 0.57. Didn’t get chance to dtd yesterday either so might be out this month for both those reasons.

@Soda123x absolutely makes sense, I'm in the same mindset to be honest this month after reading about so many cps. My af due 16th so going to try hold off on testing, although I know what I get like nearer to the time. Silly really though as I'll either be pregnant or not pregnant in the end up anyway so may aswell wait til af misses to test. Going to try and not symptom spot too as I become obsessed with googling every little thing! Good luck and fingers crossed for your BFP 🤞🏼

Well I got a positive opk this morning. We dtd lastnight and will do again tonight and if my husband isn't fed up and exhausted then maybe the following day just to be absolutely sure we've covered all timings.

@bubblebab from my experience, when I have a short period my fertile days are earlier in my cycle, and I therefore end up having a shorter cycle. I test for ovulation and for example in August my period was 3 days, ovulated cd 14 and cycle was 28 days, but then in Sept my period was a week and I ovulated cd 17 and cycle was overall 31 days.
As the luteal phase (after ovulation) stays the same, the follicular gets shorter when the bleed is shorter - for me anyway!
Hope that's helpful, cm is a great indicator as pp have said.

I'm 4dpo and still feeling crampy like near my ovaries. Is this because I took femara meds this cycle? It feels like ovulation pains for like 4 days now. Never have this before

@Knov20 I know this feeling… we have decided that multiple nights on the trot aren’t doable for us and trying every other day instead.

I just did a cheapo LH strip and got a 0.89. My peak is usually over 1 so based on that I don’t think I’m there yet. But I did a clear blue digital opk straight after and got a static smiley.
Which one do I trust?!

@2021lady I had this last cycle. I did get a bfp but a week later I tested negative :( not sure what it was all about!! I also had ovulation bleeding about 7/8 days post ovulation just a tiny amount

My peak opk this morning hasn't lasted all day. Is that normal?

8DPO today and been very crampy this afternoon. Only other thing of note is a lot of cervical mucus - way way more than normal.

Trying to hold off on testing until Saturday (11DPO) but the urge is getting very strong now!

Told my fiancé today that I think it’s best that we wait a few months before trying again for baby#2.
So won’t be on the chat anymore

Myself and baby#1 are suffering from covid VERY badly and I know it’s the best choice not to TTC right now as my body is so run down and im struggling as can’t even eat.
And I don’t want to risk the health of a unborn baby with a history of miscarriages

I’m obviously upset as I was so excited to start trying but partner said not to get upset as it’s the best decision…

But I hope everyone gets their BFPs soon 🤞🏻💕good luck ladies

Hope you and baby feel better very soon @bubblebab and all the best for the future, never know might cross paths again.

@Laul89 if you’re not tracking ovulation I would definitely continue for several days after the last ewcm. I read loads at the time (in disbelief as I was sure it was the wrong time of the month) and there are other threads where people track and ovulation is 3 days after ewcm ends.

I hope you and little one recover soon ❤ and lots and lots of luck for when you are back on the train.
It's okay to be upset, something can be what's best for you and upsetting at the same time. Be kind to yourself x

@Knov20 thanks hun. Can’t believe if happened to so many of us 😥I’ve decided I’ll never test now until my period is 4-5 days late (ideally a whole week late). I got my BFP at 7/8DPO which I knew was just far foo early!!

@Laul89 thanks hun! Was pretty gutted! Fingers crossed for us this cycle!

Positive LH test this morning, rising basal temp and feeling very crampy. 🤞🤞🤞

Forgot to add: CD15 and natural cycles predicts ovulation on Saturday.

Feel like I'm gonna start my period any minute even tho im not due on for 10 days. I hope femara hasn't messed up my cycle

Weird one here, and I'm probably being thick but there we go.

I've a drawer full of OPKs of different varieties and a couple of what I think are pregnancy tests, though the packaging doesn't say, in the bathroom.

I did what I thought was an OPK yesterday and it came up positive, as expected. But now I'm thinking, the OPKs are in a purple packet and say on the sleeve, these ones are in a pink packet and don't say on the sleeve.

I had AF over Christmas.

Is it possible that high LH can throw a false positive on a pregnancy test? Or is it more likely I've done an OPK as intended?

Picture of the offending confusing article attached.

@ELJ1502 ooooh exciting, enjoy and good luck 🤞🏼

@2021lady how many dpo are you? Could maybe be implantation cramps.

@Lal33 I would say it's more than likely to be an OPK but you could always make sure and test with what you know is a pregnancy test.

I'm only like 5 or 6dpo so could do either way. I'll know hopefully soon anyway. Just feel so impatient lol

@ELJ1502 we will be TWW buddies 😁

@Knov20 fingers crossed for both of us and that it’s not too painful of a wait