Preparing and TTC in 2023 - Thread 2

[DanisEndo]

Thread no 2 as thread 1 was so close to getting full!

As a reminder this is a positive support thread for anyone preparing and planning to start TTC in 2023 💖

If you join start by introducing yourself with your age. what no. you're trying for and when you plan on starting plus any goals you might have before then! for example:

@DanisEndo
Age 27
TTC No.1
Starting Sep 23
I want to:

• loose some weight (would like to get down to a healthy BMI by exercising and doing all home cooking, nothing to major or restrictive)
• do some decorating around the house
• get married (1st September woooo!)
• change job / company

I have endometriosis and PCOS, 2 surgeries down and hoping I'll still be all clear by the time we get to trying.

Theres a long list of us now so bare with me updating it as we go 😅

Good luck everyone!!!

@HannahLouD that looks like a BFP. Clear lines on both tests and a sign if any BBT rise! I would expect you could get a positive on a clear blue digital tomorrow

Yes @HannahLouD looks like a BFP! Eeep!

Do you think so? @LeopardLover bodies can be so strange can’t they. I didn’t track ov so can’t be sure of the date but going by CM and previous cycles it was somewhere between CD14-16, meaning I’m 7-9dpo. I might test on Thursday and see.

AF is in full flow today!! Disappointing after my multiple positives on easy@home this month, but can only assume they were part of a CP!!

Having my HSG in 10 days!

@happyfeet5 Definitely, you're still early and you aren't 100% sure when you ovulated! I've seen so many times when people test positive super early and others don't. There's no way I would've had a line before 12DPO when I was pregnant with my son! I didn't even touch a clear blue until I was more than a week late with my period. Fingers crossed!

@Tophy124 So sorry to hear this 😔 how are you feeling? The countdown is on then!

Good morning! 😊

Thank you so much to everyone for your support through this trying and then tww journey!
I think it's official... Now let the worrying about it being a sticky baby begin! 😅💕

Congrats again to all those with their bfps and all the luck and sticky baby dust in the world to all those still waiting! 🤞✨ x

Many congrats Hannah!

im sorry to hear that you had a chemical Tophy fingers crossed your next bean is a sticky one.

one week until my first appointment with the clinic, am so impatient but trying not to wish this week away as it is half term.

Congratulations @HannahLouD

patiently waiting for AF to appear today. No sign yet.

Congratulations @HannahLouD 🎊 xxx

Hi everyone!

I’m new here, and would love to join this thread. So excited to start TTC this year around May.

I came off the contraceptive pill a few years ago, mainly for anxiety reasons. Didn’t have a regular period until a year or more later.

Goals:

• Wedding in April!
• Better sleep habits
• Consistent exercise (taking swim classes)
• kitchen renovation after wedding…

Forgot to say:
I’m 29, 30 in June and will be TTC #1

Welcome Matcha

Thank you all for your messages! 😊

Told my partner this morning and he was less excited than I expected 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️... He says it's because it's such early days and anything could happen and he doesn't want me to get my hopes up too much to potentially be let down again... Which I know is true, but a bit of a downer for me 😅

I also (don't really know why) just did an opk as I'd still been tracking in the days after o, and it looked like this... So now I'm a bit concerned?! Anyone ever had a dark-ish opk and a positive pregnancy test? (I'm 11dpo and it went down to literally nothing the last time I tested at 8dpo) so... Bit concerning... x

@HannahLouD Congratulations! So happy for you 🌟 but step away from the tests now 😂I've never taken an OPK after a pregnancy test but I'm assuming whatever they show is irrelevant anyway!?

I was really cautious like your partner and everything was totally fine! I'm hoping to be more excited next time. Enjoy your excitement and try to relax. If you can't wait, maybe book in a private scan at 8 weeks (it's best to wait this long because there's a chance you might not see a heartbeat before and that could freak you out). Enjoy this, mama!

It’s just the best news @HannahLouD and such a clear positive. You must be so excited! Xx

@MatchaSpice Welcome! Some great goals here 😊 get that kitchen renovation done before baby comes haha. We haven't finished our house since having our son 🙈 I'll also be TTC from May unless I switch jobs. But we'll see!

Either 8-9dpo today

HCG strip negative today but this wasn’t FMU, it was done this afternoon

I am notably breathless today and everything feels like it’s taking extra energy! Had sharp, pulling type cramps two days ago for a couple of hours and a dull ache on and off ever since.

No idea what could cause breathlessness and if it’s related. Bodies are odd

@HannahLouD it’s normal to get high levels of LH in pregnancy. But yes, step away from the tests!!

AF hasn’t turned up. I did test earlier on a cheapie which was BFN.

AF has started for me this morning! CD1 of cycle 20, and we can restart ttc again now 💪🏻

Morning all, I’m on CD6 of cycle 1 following mmc
mum ready for the flashing smiley on the CBbovulation tests so I can feel like I’m proactively doing something. I’m hoping I’ll get one later this week

Is there a second line or could I be seeing things? This was evening, having recalculated I think either 8-9dpo.

I can see this @happyfeet5 ! Xxx

Thanks everyone! I'm the worst, I know 🙈
With my DD (she's almost 5 now) it was a complete surprise and so I took like, 2 tests - one Sainsbury's one and one digital to see it in writing and then that was it. I didn't really think about it after that or worry... No obsessive poas... Just waited for my 12 week scan and was happy when I saw her on the screen.
This time, planned, I'm the absolute complete opposite 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄

I was 23 with my first and to be honest I think a little naive about everything so maybe that helped 😅 (not saying that anyone who is 23 or whatever is naive about conception or pregnancy at all - I just personally hadn't really thought much about it before and certainly didn't know anything about opks or bbt or anything like that aha)

Anyway... @hahappyfeet5 - I can defo see a line!! Congrats! 🥳

Wishing everyone lots of luck who are waiting and sticky baby vibes to the rest! It's such an exciting but nerve-wracking time! x

CD3 for me so we’re probably similar timings :)

Wanting AF to disappear now - aiming to DTD every other day this time as far as possible. I’ve made DH go to the gym in case it helps 😂

TTC number 1, cycle 2

anyone else lurking who is looking to TTC shortly but not right now?

I’m due AF any day and looking to skip TTC this cycle but potentially be trying from April/May.

Hi all, I’m hoping that I’ve had a bfp, need to confirm in future days but thought I’d write a little log of my symptoms if anyone is interested:

CD13 9th Feb: noticed high amount of ewcm midway through the day, dtd late that evening
CD14 10th Feb: small amount of ewcm, assuming this was ovulation day (didn’t do any tests)
3DPO: headache (not unusual)
7DPO: large amount of white cm in one go (unusual), some period-like cramping. Assuming this was potential implantation day
9DPO: ~3 hours of cramping low down by my butt, very tender breasts (unusual, I basically never get this). Negative test (poas)
10DPO: potential positive test (pic below). Breasts less tender. Bit of nausea in the evening, could be unrelated as I’ve suffered from emetophobia in the past and anxiety presently
11DPO: potential positive test (pic below)

The tests look quite clear in the picture but within the 3-minute test window they were very very faint. So planning on testing with a digital tomorrow, though its level is 25mIU/mL rather than the 10mIU/mL so I’m preparing myself that it may say negative and try again in a few days!

Pics: top one is ~10DPO, bottom one is ~11DPO (today)

Any comments or if you think they’re not legit lines please let me know! Xx