TTC November baby

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I'm already out of the October 2023 window so if anyone is in the same boat, join along

CD2 of cycle 10 DC#1 let's go!

@Floralsandsmiles so many hugs to you - allow yourself to process the emotions that are going through you now. You're now one cycle closer to your bfp, youll see xxx

12dpo and a bfn and can feel af getting ready to come. I am devastated
I don't think it's ever going to happen :(

Oh @Floralsandsmiles I’m so sorry ❤️ I hope you can take some time out for yourself this weekend. Try to stay off this thread as much as you can if it’s making things harder for you. We will be here again when you want to come back. Sending you lots of love xx

@Mrsrobinsonx oh wow, what a lovely story!! Congratulations 😍

@lottieb92 i also did a easy @ home yesterday at 9dpo..BFN! I think I’m going to re test tomorrow AM because I can’t get it out of my head that I feel different!

how is everyone else getting on?

@2021lady oh I’m sorry to hear 😞 when is AF due?

@2021lady I am so sorry to hear lovely :( maybe try again when AF is due? 12DPO can be early for some xx

Tomorrow or Sunday. I've given up now really on the idea of a second baby. We've been trying nearly 2 years..every month is just disappointment :(

@Seasidegirll In my head logically 11DPO is the best day!! 🤞🏻✨
I also feel different I don’t know why I just do 😭
I said to someone else today, I just have a good feeling about this month and next and that’s is pulling me through..

@madeofcodes @lottieb92 @NatGee @Seasidegirll
Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it. Going to take some time off the threads for a while. I'm struggling too much now. Wishing you all baby dust and good wishes and hugs xxxx

congratulations @Mrsrobinsonx

Hope its okay me jumping on the thread, im 13dpo today AF due tomorrow I got a BFN today😔Im not giving up hope until AF arrives as this cycle has been a weird one for me..

@lottieb92 @JJ2023 @NatGee @Seasidegirll @Mummyme87 thank you ladies! I’m praying for a sticky one this time 🤞🏻 but i think it’s a good line for 12dpo so keeping everything crossed ❤️

@Floralsandsmiles thank you lovely, I’m really sorry that af has come early. I hope the gp helps you with tests etc, praying for your healthy baby soon ❤️

@Mrsrobinsonx congratulations. Lovely line x

This is so nice of you @Mrsrobinsonx , thank you. Really over the moon for you on your news. So deserved darling xxx

I just did a test this morning at 11dpo, BFN 😞 so so upset, I was SOO sure that this was our month! I just feel different 😞 it’s clearly all in my head!!

@lottieb92 are you still testing today? I’ve got everything crossed for you!! X

I’m 5DPO, anyone else at a similar stage? (Would be a last week of November due date)

@Seasidegirll hey sweetie sorry about the BFN

still time as they say! 💐🤞🏻

mine always equally a negative … I swear I saw a mark on the one I’d left from yesterday, but threw it away as was highly likely an evap so didn’t fancy the torture today. So 10DPO BFN for me.

I put in my big girl pants and filled in a pre op questionnaire for a Laparoscopy. I put it off for 2 weeks as I wasn’t keen to have it. But the fertility specialist said sometimes there is something inside that is causing the issue.
So far I have normal LH, FSH, testosterone, progesterone, ovulation shown with bloods … uterus lining normal .. steady periods. ALL fine - so my secondary infertility is likely my largely stuffed PCO ovaries 🤣🤣 not releasing a good enough egg!

Im proud I did it .. it is still a 6 months wait list, but if I have to go under to figure out the issue. I am now more mentally prepared. I will do everything in my power now to grow strong eggs by myself ☺️

Congrats @Mrsrobinsonx 🥰

I'm out for November, fingers crossed I don't see any of you (those still waiting) over on the December thread. Baby Dust to all 💐

Sorry for the bfns guys. It’s so so heartbreaking. 11 and 10dpo is early though. You’re not out until af shows.

I’m 7dpo, I’ve done progesterone bloods today at work but sent off as routine so probably won’t get the results gahhh.

Yes I'm 5dpo too. I stopped tracking because it wasn't doing any good for my mental health but when I was tracking I learnt a lot about my cycle and I'm fairly regular with ovulation and when af arrives. How are you feeling? Did you do any LH or BBT testing?

@uop21 That’s totally understandable, all the tracking is extremely stressful.

I had a miscarriage in December and my cycle has been unpredictable since then, and I don’t seem to have much luck with OPKs, and I also have PCOS, so it’s not straightforward for me to know when ovulation is on its way.

I do track BBT though, so the approach I’ve been taking is to try every other day from the end of my period until I have enough raised temperatures to confirm ovulation has taken place.

I’ve had a little bit of cramping today, but I’m conscious how easy it is to read into these things and get my hopes up unnecessarily.

How long have you been TTC? I’m 32, no children yet, and started TTC in October.

I'm so sorry you had to go through a miscarriage. How did you feel? I could never get on with BBT as I don't have a routine so it was really difficult for me to track. I did LH test and did amazing with knowing when I ovulated and it also helped me find out how long my cycles were but at the same time I feel like in my case it will happen when it happens or if we're lucky.

I'm exactly the same, I'm 32 with no children. I came off contraception 2 years ago so we've been trying since then but seriously trying for the last year. I was very fortunate enough to be referred to the fertility clinic before 1 year because I experienced painful periods since coming off my contraception (I was on the depo injection so it completely stopped my periods) and they found some large fibroids which were removed.

DTD every other day is a good idea especially if you cannot pinpoint your ovulation, that's what we do. Sperm can live for 5 days so hopefully one of those will meet with your egg.

I've had no symptoms, I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing. I've read on some of these thread some women experience symptoms and are pregnant and other have no symptoms which is how they knew they were pregnant. It's all a blur and I hope everyday we will get our blessing.

How do you feel on this cycle? Do you feel optimistic that you've done what you can to hopefully conceive this month?

@uop21 Thank you - the miscarriage has been a really upsetting experience. I had only known I was pregnant for a week when it happened, so it was such a whirlwind of emotions in a short space of time and it’s taking me a while to come to terms with it.

Sorry you went through that with the fibroids. Hopefully now they are gone that will increase your chances. I’ve only been trying for 5 months or so, so I can’t imagine how it must feel to have had such a long journey.

Maybe this will be the month for us both! I go up and down in terms of optimism to be honest. Some days I feel really hopeful because I know I’ve tried on the day of ovulation itself plus several times in the 5 days before, but other times I remember what happened with the miscarriage and the fact my cycle has been really random recently (my last cycle was only 24 days which is unusually short for me), and I feel like will it ever happen?

Are you planning to test early or do you tend to wait until after your period is due?

I'm very similar to you, my emotions are very high and low throughout my cycle, I feel happy I've DTD every other day and then when I get my period I have a meltdown to my husband who is so so supportive, I couldn't go through this journey going through all these different range of emotions without him by my side because although he's not physically going through it, he is emotionally going through the journey with me so he has been my rock. We haven't told anyone we are trying so it is a bit of a lonely journey to be going through but at the same time it's nice to have something between us only.

No I tend to wait until I'm late on AF, there has been a few occasions where I have done a pregnancy test because I was late on by a few days but on the day of doing those test AF two idk turn up so I said to my husband the next time my period is late I'm going to wait a week before testing because it would be unusual for me to be late any more than 3/4 days.

Fingers crossed you'll get your rainbow positive soon 🌈 it will happen when you least expect it, I truly believe that which is part of the reason why I've stop tracking. How do you feel about being 32 and TTC? Do you feel like your running out of time with age or are you relaxed about it? Would love to know your thoughts on this as I feel worried but at the same time I know loads of women who conceive in their mid 30s with healthy pregnancies and then I relax a bit but can't help but have that thought in the back of my mind.

@uop21 That’s so good that your husband is really supportive. Mine has been amazing too, even when I’m having random spirals of anxiety he’s always there for me. Obviously he doesn’t have to experience the physical stress I do, but he does really in terms of trying to understand what I’m going through.

I hadn’t told anyone we were TTC originally, but I have now told some people about the miscarriage (and I have found it a relief to talk about it), so they’re now aware that we’re TTC.

In terms of age, I do sometimes have moments of panic about whether I could have left it too late, especially given that I’ve know for a couple of years that I have PCOS. But then I remind myself that I’m still several years away from 35, and even after 35 it is still completely possible to have a baby many years after that. And also, in terms of life stability, job, relationship etc, I wouldn’t have been in a position to TTC much earlier than we did.

I’m planning to test once my period’s late. Early tests are so tempting, but they’re expensive and on the month I did become pregnant I did one and it didn’t pick it up.