TTC December

[AussieMum888]

Hi everyone,
Thought I'd create a new thread as the TTC Oct and Nov we're so helpful to me :) There were so many BFPs in the Nov group so statistics doing their thing there will be lots of BFPS in this Dec thread too which is super exciting.

Im currently on CD3 of my 5th cycle TTC #2.

@HannahLouD That looks good it's levelling out 5DPO would be too early to tell so I think that looks good so far. Ooh do they not? I didn't know that! I'm so new to BBT and tracking etc so I'm constantly learning haha.

Do you/your partner take vitamins?

@Floralsandsmiles I wish I also had an answer for my spotting before period. Never happened when I was younger, only since coming off pill over a year ago..
Going to ask dh to do sperm analysis too if still no luck in next few months. Try to be patient as only on month 5 of ttc although feels like forever..😑
Heard Maca root is good for men. My dh purchased that to take recently.
Have my fingers crossed for you too! Xx

@Angelselevenx I don't think everyone has one, no... just like not everyone has a temp dip before ovulation (although I do have that one 😅) I think the most important thing you're looking for with bbt is that it rises after ovulation (obviously) and then once it's risen for 3 days that pretty much confirms it's happened. Then you want it to stay above the cover line until/after af is due... if you haven't conceived it will drop back down again around when af is due.

I take vitamins, yes - just the Pregnacare ones. My partner takes nothing (and has a terrible diet tbh - he eats farrr too much chocolate 🙄😂) I do worry that his swimmers aren't in the best shape as he is overweight but we managed to at least fall last month so at least they made it to the egg and fertilised it I guess 😂

O I feel you @Jennifer89 ! It feels like forever and the months are longer because you are testing or counting each day during fertile period (my O was CD18 last month), then the tww kills you. Lol the whole month feels like forever and then when it's a BFN, you pray for AF. To start the torture all over again! Lol xxx

I have my fingers crossed for you too @Jennifer89 .. never heard of macca root. What does this do? Xxx

@HannahLouD that's good to know! So hopefully mine stables itself out again and continues to get higher 😂.

Ah me too, I take Vitl though including omega 3 and their fertility tablet which comes in a pack (makes my life easier as it's a subscription). I've been making him take the well man conception tablets 🤣. You got pregnant so you know you can get pregnant, hopefully a sticky one this month! 🤞🏼

That is one perfect looking chart @HannahLouD ! Mine are all over the place but usually manages to catch the right points. Which thermometer do you use?

I use natural cycles one (but not the app). It’s a few years old so might upgrade it to see if that gives me more reliable readings (read: prettier looking charts 😂)

Two months, which I know is nothing but when all you hear is everyone managing in a few months you start to question things. Esp. as we're timing things and most of my friends say they haven't. I've got a feeling something's not quite right as I spot a lot (Dr is investigating) and there's a few other things and age that work against us.

How long have you been trying? I spot for up to a week and at random points as well. Have been referred for scan but not for bloods as Dr says they don't do bloods if LP is 10 or more days.

I don’t have advice but just to let you know I’m in the exact same boat - my spotting has actually been worse the two months we’ve been trying.

From what I’ve read it can be low progesterone. Can you let me know how you get on at the Doctors?

@Angelselevenx ah thank you! Fingers crossed! And to you too! 😊🤞

@Sierra26 it's so satisfying isn't it 😅😂 I honestly think the reason is because I'm temping vaginally this month. I know people say it's not necessarily more accurate than temping orally, but if you look at my oral chart from last month, compared to my vaginally temped chart this month, I would beg to differ! 😂🙈
I'm just using an easy at home digital one I got off Amazon (I think it was about £8 so nothing fancy!)

@Floralsandsmiles yes exactly, you have explained it so well 😅..
I watched a youtube video of a couple who had trouble ttc who said that maca root supplements are especially good for men as they can help improve sex drive and semen quality so it's meant to have some good benefits..
https://www.thevegannutritionist.co.uk/benefits-of-maca
Xx

Congrats to those who have got BFP already! I'm 5dpo and trying to hold off on testing until af due as I got obsessed with it when I was TTC my first!

Just curious if anyone has their partners taking anything to help with conception? With my first I gave him high strength vit C the month we finally conceived but no idea of that was a coincidence or not!

@Beth191 my partner is on wellman conception x

@AussieMum888 Oh amazing 😍 congratulations!! That’s looks like a great line!! When did you start drinking pomegranate juice? All throughout your cycle or after ovulation?

@Un7breakable just over 6 months now and because of mine and DH ages, they want to investigate.. my LP last month was only 8DPO and the 9th day I started spotting... xxxx

Aww nice! Thank you @Jennifer89 xxx

My DH takes wellman conception, omega 3 and olive leaf extract xxx

Fingers crossed for you

Aww thank you @Un7breakable ! You too! Xxx

Woke up to spotting and slight temp drop. BFN.

10/11DPO. Tiny part of me is optimistic it could just be late implantation, but I know it’s not. Going to stop testing now and give myself a break.

on to cycle 7 and a convo with DH about SA and what next :( so frustrated

@bringmearainbow temp still high but it's moved my O day to CD22 meaning now I'm only 2DPO and I didn't DTD on the day 😖

@Sierra26 I'm 12 dpo today I thought I had vvvvfl at 10dpo but its not developing into anything 😕 I had a slight temp drop this AM too so I think I'm out this month also 😩 I've got a pack of FRER being delivered some point today if it's a BFN I'm going to stop testing and relax now waiting for AF... its hard this month after month isn't it ❤️

@Angelselevenx I would still say your ovulation was the day before lovely it's only because you've had a sharper rise it's changed it but the apps are not all knowing you have to look for the other signs your positive opk and the time of that. You had a temp drop the day before which is a classic pre ovulation sign when your temping. Did you track CM at all? If it was me I would still say you're 3dpo you dtd plenty before ovulation so you'll still be well covered

@bringmearainbow ah so true thank you! Yeah I had EWCM on CD20/21 so maybe I'll still go with 3DPO 🤣. How are you doing?