TTC Feb 2023

[ukMummyof1]

Can't find a thread for this but I'm TTC #2. In on CD1 as AF arrived this morning... feel free to join this thread xxx

I see you guys talking about FRER lines, this came up within the time yday on FMU. No idea when I ovulated but I’m breastfeeding…. I see it but it’s SO faint, took two first is FMU second was the evening

@ukMummyof1 that sounds really promising! I’m now 11dpo and did my first test at 9dpo and I had a very faint positive - it’s getting darker slowly so hoping it’ll stick! Trying not to get too excited too early on in case it doesn’t work out. I had the same thing you described though this month, a few days before I got my positive I had a sharp feeling almost like where my ovaries would be and it was when I coughed or came up quickly from bending down. Keeping my fingers crossed for you xx

@Caths456 this looks positive to me. It’s got colour to it and doesn’t look like just a shadow! Maybe try again tomorrow and see if it gets darker. X

I tested again on a one step and negative… so weird. It’s 14 days since o last DTD, not sure what is going on, I’ve had cramps on and off like period is coming for 4 days now, it’s cycle day 32 today. Cervix is really soft. Temps are still high? I presume it’s just a messed up cycle but I can still defo see that line too! And it was witching 3 mins 😩😩

I think af is on her way.

I feel a bit off, I've a weird cramp-y feeling and my boobs are really tender. All my usual af signs so I'm calling myself out for this month.

Good luck to everyone in the tww, sending baby dust to you all!

Calling myself out this month.
AF due in 2/3 days and still glaring white BFN on FRER. Here's to next month. I don't think I'm going to track my ovulation next month. Going to give my mind a bit of a rest.

Is mentally draining isn't it. Are you fairly regular when you ovulate? If you are then dropping tracking and just having a nice easy month of no OPKs might be a nice break

@lemonyfox I've actually only tracked my ovulation for 3 cycles as I had a miscarriage before that. I just need to stop tracking for this next month to just give myself the headspace not to be constantly thinking about it.

Hi all! Please can I join? I'm CD6 and I'm supposed to ovulate on CD14. I am now tracking via ovulation tests and BBT. However I feel like I didn't have a proper period this month and was mainly spotting over the 5 days. Normally I have 1 (sometimes 2) very heavy days. So this is weird! Also my stomach is so painful like I have constipation and trapped wind.
I'm worried this was not a normal cycle for me and it will effect my ovulation day on CD14? What do you all think? Xx

I caved and did a test. I think I'm between 10 and 12dpo. There's a vvvvvfl, but what do we think, evap?

@RaindropsOnRoses22 no I think that looks like a positive! Congrats!

I’d buy a non cheapie and use that tomorrow morning, my lines never really got dark on the cheapies.

@RaindropsOnRoses22 it had colour so I would say positive. Congratulations!xxx

@Floralsandsmiles have you done a test? I only say this as my second pregnancy (which sadly ended in an ectopic) I had a period about a weeks before I found out I was pregnant and sounds just like yours xx

Just tried a frer in the same fmu that I used for the IC and I'm 99.9% certain it's negative.

Not getting my hopes up, but maybe I jumped the gun thinking I was out this month.

I was supposed to add that I'll carry on testing and see who wins the race, af or bfp!

Hope it is okay to join. We are TTC #2. I am not 100% on the exact day I ovulated but I think I am around 7/8dpo at the moment. Did anyone get any symptoms around this time? Also when is the best time to test? With my 1st I tested on the day my period was due, had no symptoms before that but just had a 'feeling' I might be.

I have been feeling super tired, my boobs feel a little swollen and my anxiety is a little heightened and no obvious reasons why I would feel anxious.

On CD17 and second day of flashing smiley. Expected my LH surge today so a little disappointed. Will test again tonight with one of the cheap strips and hopefully will be rising. Maybe my chemical last month has delayed ovulation slightly. I hate this waiting although the 2WW is worse!

Hi @ukMummyof1 I did one this morning to rule it out and all negative. I think my cycle has changed due to supplements being taken and constipation due to not enough water (which is like me..) xxx

Hi Ladies, hope you don't mind if I join. We are thinking of TTC no 2 this month. But I am not hopeful. DS is 7 months old and I am still breastfeeding. My period has not come back and OPKs are all really low!

But I enjoyed following these threads last time I TTC, especially seeing everyone's good news, so said I'd pop in.

I think I might have had a squinter this morning on a Frer, but I can't even take a photo because nothing shows up. I'm trying to convince myself there's a line there, I'm going mad 😭 I'm 7-8 DPO why do I do this to myself lol send help

I had so symptoms with my first other than the same cramps you get when your period is due on. I've been having mental weird vivid dreams the last couple of days which has made me wonder

Hi, I'd also love to join the thread!

we conceived July last year but unfortunately ended in October with a MMC, medical and surgery.
been trying again since December.
I think I'm 7DPO today. The last few nights I've been waking up at 3/4am and also having vivid dreams. Does anyone think it could be a good sign?
its so hard even letting myself consider that I might be pregnant again as the loss last time hit me so hard, I'm not sure I could go through all that a 2nd time.

I took a FRER test on Saturday (5 DPO , BFN, I don't know why I bothered 😂)

I really want to hold off as long as I can before I take another one.

I have had what feel like AF cramps on and off for a few days.
boobs feel normal

I'm sorry about your miscarriage, that sounds tough. Were you waiting til December medically or because you just wanted a break to recover?

I do wonder about the vivid dreams, maybe it's because we're subconsciously thinking about it so much that it translates to our dreams!

@lemonyfox thank you 💕

i was told to wait for one period, which took 4 weeks to arrive, and then started trying , but I think my last two cycles were still a bit messed up as were much longer than pre MC. This month I think (hope!) is a more normal cycle in terms of when I O'd

Fair enough, fingers crossed for you! X