TTC 2024 Babies 🍼🤰🏻🌟🍀🤞🏻💕

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New thread for those of us now trying for the first babies of 2024, may we all be lucky this month!

I'm CD1 today of cycle 6 ttc my second.
Had a chemical at the end of February and lots of illness in March so revved up to give this month all I've got!

@moosey89 ok so got my results my progesterone is low, iv a prescription for letrozole iv to start next cycle. I'd say that means I'm out this cycle?! Suppose the miscarriages make sense now!! But wondering how I conceived my first pregnancy which was successful 😂

@Daniki did they give you letrozole to start straight away? I've got my CD25 test tomorrow (my ovulation is always later in my cycle, so mine are being done at weird times). Be interesting to see how mines looking!

@Angelselevenx yep, she gave me the prescription last week incase I needed it then emailed me this morn with the results so I just picked it up in the pharmacy there as we're away for a few days from tomorrow so I want to be prepared! X

@Daniki ah you're so lucky! I have to wait until an appointment with a consultant to get a prescription to proactively take! I can only get one from EPU if I get pregnant currently 😞

@moosey89 I actually ended up booking privately back in feb after my two miscarriages so I could get progesterone, but couldn't conceive since! Went back to her again 2 weeks ago and shes ordered all these tests etc, she's great! But if I was to wait public I'd need to wait until another miscarriage, the EPU won't prescribe anything and my GP not comfortable as he doesn't know enough! Its a minefield 😅

@Daniki Aah yes that makes more sense then if it's private! I've got a recurrent miscarriage clinic appointment end of November so I'm guessing that'll be the earliest I can get it through the NHS unless my fertility appointment magically appears before then!

@moosey89 feels like a long time but it will absolutely fly now until November! Be great tho if your app came before that 🤞🏻 all this waiting is so frustrating. It was a bittersweet result for me, glad there is something to work on but sad I feel like iv wasted the last year 🙈 can't understand how I fell pregnant so early twice last year!
And in true form, I'm 8dpo and noticed spotting when I went to the toilet 😅😂

@Daniki yeah would be great! October I'm super busy with work (I have a second job at weekends working on events) so I might miss most of my fertile window but at least it'll go fast!
Argh spotting is so frustrating! And I totally get the feeling of having wasted time. It's why I am so keen to get this appointment done with 😅

@moosey89 October will fly for ya then 😁 I lost my job in august, would like to start somewhere before I fall pregnant tho, wouldn't feel as guilty 😂😂

Just finished the three days in a row for smep and am absolutely knackered. Skipping a day now and then hopefully do one more time. I've given up temping for this cycle though as that just made me super obsessive during the tww reading into every small temperature rise. I think I ovulated today, had a positive opk on Tuesday so getting ready for the long tww

@Annie1295 I think not temping would stress me more as I would be less sure of ovulation and when period is due but I totally get the obsessive checking! I've not been able to get a positive opk or notice fluid changes though.

Back on day 7, last cycle I started taking maca and vitex part way through and ovulated the earliest so far (still day 30!) And had a more normal length luteal phase (12 days instead of 9/10) so they seem to have worked! (Also maybe less stressed and another cycle post pill so could be a coincidence) Hoping that continues to improve this month. I've also ordered a fertilily after seeing a recommendation so will see how that goes!

@Jess780 I used digital OPKs so that I can be sure there was a surge rather than guessing on the strips. They're quite expensive though

Great to hear things are slowly getting better for you and fingers crossed for this cycle!

@Annie1295 I might try the digital at some point but with long unpredictable cycles it's hard to know when to test or it can get expensive! Fingers crossed for you this cycle!

@Jess780 thanks! Fingers crossed for you too! At least this month we managed to do smep fully so gave it everything we've got. DTD on CD 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 18 so hopefully our chances are good

9DPO, taken this morning. I feel like I’m about to get my period.

@Babyhopeful23 that looks positive to me!

@Babyhopeful23 how are you doing?

11DPO taken this evening! I am in shock!

That's a strong line @Babyhopeful23. Congratulations 😀. Wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy.

@Babyhopeful23 congratulations!!!

I just tested - BFN. Not sure why I thought it would be different. AF isn't due until Wednesday and it wasn't even FMU

Congrats @Babyhopeful23
still lots of time @Annie1295 🙏

@Daniki I'm not too hopeful. Had mild cramps early this morning and on and off throughout the day. It's all a bit odd though because typically I get cramps pretty much immediately followed by AF but still no sign ... not sure if this was the case last time I was pregnant or if AF is coming soon

AF due in 2 days, I go on my honeymoon tomorrow and had a drs app today where we are being referred for fertility tests etc.
id love to get on my honeymoon and AF to not come but we shall see!

@Annie1295 hopefully it's not AF 🤞🏻 hate that dashed hope feeling just before you're due on 🥲