TTC October baby 🍁🎃👻

[BiscuitLover3678]

Well here we are again, day 1 of new cycle. It’s been over a year now (I’d ducked out of these threads for ages). Finally going to start with some private investigations. But not for a few weeks.

Anyone got any fun ideas for this month?

[BiscuitLover3678]

Oh and due date would be around October 6th

My fertile week is around 7-13 January

[BiscuitLover3678]

Cycle 16 and day 1

[Hummusanddipdip]

I'll join you, I've done the same, been n these pages then had to take myself off.
DH and I have been ttc number 2 since November 2021. We're in the same situation as we were with ds where, we were trying for over a year and not preventing for over 3 years, but all test results came back normal and acceptable then.
This last year I've had 2 super irregular cycles (3 periods in April and then no period from July to the end of September, again all blood tests normal and acceptable) and my cycles have gone from 28 days like clockwork to between 30 and 32 days.
Today is cycle day 6, fertile window 4th - 10th according to flo with ovulation on the 8th, cycle day 14.

Fingers crossed we get positives.

No fun ideas as such, but dh said let's have a January of sex, just do it every day but try something new each day for make it fun (god knows how you can find 31 different ways to have sex 🤣)

[AussieMum888]

@BiscuitLover3678 sending baby dust your way. I'm currently in my TTW, hoping for a BFP in Jan 😍

[Bluemilan]

Hiya! I'm joining.
I remember you from previous threads @BiscuitLover3678 , sorry you're still here too! Currently 10 dpo but not even a hint of a line so counting myself out and the cramping and blood hound nose must just be a new pms symptom.

[Natty83]

Would love to join - AF due today so could well also be CD1 🥰

[Maxime34]

Would love to join you. Waiting for af to show up but all tests are negative so just waiting for cd1 which is also so tedious!

[B93]

Please can I join? Cycle 10, CD 16. 1 early miscarriage end of May/beginning of June.

I have not done ovulation tests or monitored temperature this cycle. Some cycles I have done both, other cycles one or the other. I have irregular cycles 27-32 days. Although they are more regular in that window than what they have ever been as been months without periods. I ovulate quite late, based on ovulation tests, temperature monitoring and blood tests. I ovulate around CD18-20.

I have been taking the conceive plus ovulation tablets since September - recommend by someone on a previous thread. If nothing else I have noticed my periods aren’t half as painful.

[LucyLoopyLu]

Hi all 🖐 joining as AF just arrived right on time today. Starting cycle 10

[JJ2023]

Hi everyone, joining ❤️ Cycle 3 TTC, CD1 as AF has just arrived. Fingers crossed for us all x

[AussieMum888]

This is CD24 for me, about 7DPO. I'm spotting which I often do for up to 1 week before AF arrives. Anyone else experience this too? I'm convinced it's a hormonal imbalance but I've also got an ecropian which might be the cause.

[B93]

@AussieMum888 I usually spot 2-5 days before my period. Which I then question every month if it’s implantation bleeding 🙃🤦🏼‍♀️

[AussieMum888]

@B93 I'm the exact same!! Have you had anything checked out? I'm wondering whether to get my hormones tested to see there's not an imbalance?

[MrsCristianoX]

@BiscuitLover3678 hey missus nice to see you back ❤️ I'll join if I'm allowed (haven't checked possible due date..scared to jinx anything🙈 so might be September). Cycle 7 after miscarriage and think I peaked today at CD14, unfortunately DH is out for the count🙄

[Hummusanddipdip]

I've no idea about spotting @AussieMum888 the only time I've experienced it was the week before my period was due in August, I think I took about 20 pregnancy tests between then and coming on at the end of September.
Annoyingly I called the Dr's and was sent for blood tests 3 days before I started bleeding and they had me provide a sample to test, the same day I started bleeding, I told them there was no point, but they insisted.
They did my hormones in April after my freak 3 bleeds, but that was all normal and because they did the hormone test in April, it took me asking them to recheck for them to do that too (normal again)

I didn't know an ecropian could have an impact, so not sure on that one, sorry.

[Bluemilan]

@Hummusanddipdip and @AussieMum888 my understanding is that pre-af spotting is due to progesterone levels! Xx

[Bluemilan]

Sorry I meant to tag @B93 not @Hummusanddipdip 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[Bluemilan]

I'm 11dpo today due af on the 4th, have quite bad cramping/pelvic pain which doesn't usually start until immediately before af's arrival so that's new but fairly sure I'm out so kind of hoping she arrives slightly earlier than planned so we can just get on with the next cycle. I've ordered tonnes of supplements for me and dh which he's thrilled about lol

[Teaplease29]

I’d like to join. AF due in three days but BFN ok early response tests so we will be trying for Oct next month. I felt so convinced! Isn’t it crazy what your mind can do!

[Bluemilan]

@Teaplease29 it really is mental what we can convince ourselves of! I'm extremely aware of every tiny change in my body following ovulation now, whereas in my first pregnancy (teenager) I didn't realise until I was already 8 weeks and that was only because I hadn't bought tampons recently 😂

[Teaplease29]

@Bluemilan haha can you imagine not realising for 8 weeks now! I fell very easily with my first and I realise how lucky I am to be able to say that but I think it set me up into hoping the same would be the case the second time around and so I’m incredibly impatient.
I’m really aware too… ovulation gives me the most awful mood for one day - tearful, angry, end of the world type feeling and then the next day really sharp ovulation pains. So I feel quite confident that I know when I ovulated and would have anticipated a BFP around now if this were my month.
Fingers crossed for lots of lovely October babies!
I need to stock up on OPKs!

[AussieMum888]

@Hummusanddipdip yeah I'm thinking it's progesterone levels not being quite right too..however I've always spotted this amount and manage to have a healthy first pregnancy and although it took 9 months to conceive. Might ask Dr to write me up for blood work anyway?? 😊

[B93]

@AussieMum888 I had blood tests done to make sure I was ovulating after having a miscarriage and I’m sure that is testing progesterone levels. I have had these bloods done three times now and all has come back fine. They won’t investigate further until March now.

It took us 15 months to conceive our DD but was never timing, monitoring ovulation, etc. I have always had fairly irregular cycles too, sometimes spotting other times not. Not sure if I am just noticing it more now because I am more aware of my cycles 🤷🏼‍♀️

[MilkyAndFluffy]

Hi ladies, joining if possible 🤗cycle 5 of TTC #1. Convinced myself it worked last month, but got my BFN on 13dpo then my AF rocked up the next day. So back into CD2….. Sending you all baby dust 💓

[JD90]

I'm currently 1dpo on my 1st cycle ttc since recovering from a ruptured ectopic and surgery at the start of October. Am desperately trying to not get caught up in it all as I know it's probably going to take a while, 100% going to get caught up though 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️