Ttc under 25

[chlx3]

I'm 19 and my partner is 22. Been Ttc since august 2022 with no luck :( currently 5dpo but not a lot of symptoms, to be fair it is still early. Had a few cramps the past couple of days. Been tracking bbt and opks and found my peak, and estimated I ovulated around 4am on the 18th. Got my peak at 9pm on the 17th, extremely bad cramps around 3am and then gone by 4:30. Opk was negative by 6am and has stayed negative since but my bbt chart looks all over the place. I take it every morning at 6:30 before even moving in bed but my chart still looks a bit funny compared to everyone else's. I'm usually between 35.9-36.3 but the day before ovulation my temp spiked up to 37.7. After ovulation day, it went to 37.1 and now sitting at 36.6 for the past few days. I really had a feeling this will be THE month but now I'm doubting it:( had sex 5 days before ovulation, the day before and the day after so I got my hopes up. Can't test Atleast until Saturday and period due on Tuesday. Fingers crossed🤞🏼🤞🏼
This is so much more mentally draining and more difficult then I ever thought it would be. Given the all clear for pcos but not ruled out endo. I was told it's not normal to have a high temp the day before ovulation and my temp isn't high enough now for implantation. Will attach my chart below! Let me know why you think! Also started taking folic acid and inositol on the 30th april as my last period only lasted 2 days and was closer to spotting than a period :/ 🤍🤍
The dotted line on my chart is ovulation day x❤️‍🔥

Hi @chlx3 I hope you don't mind me joining but I am in a very similar position. I am 26 and partner is 27 and we've been TTC since august last year too. My cycles are so irregular and I finally got a peak OPK CD35 meaning I am now 2DPO. This is my first month tracking BBT and I've convinced myself it's wrong and I haven't ovulated. What do you think? I am also telling myself it's unlikely to happen this month due to longer cycles. I was told I don't have PCOS too but struggling with irregular cycles right now.

It all sounds positive for you and would love to keep updated on your journey - I have my fingers crossed for you it's a BFP! 🩷

@chlx3 sorry here is my graph.

It just feels like it's taking such a long time! I went to the doctor and had bloods done and everything was fine, but as it is our 10th cycle Ttc , the 12th one they will be doing more tests 😩Your bbt looks a lot more stable than mine, and I would definitely say you got a peak. Apparently you have to have 3 days of high temps within 6 days to confirm ovulation? But also I was told not everyone has a temp rise with ovulation. I definitely think I ovulated as I had the cramping and spotting aswell as the Egg white cm along with a very high opk test. I will def keep you updated and Thankyou! I really had a feeling this month would be it and I just have this gut feeling it is, but as my partner has told me, I'm getting my hopes up and having to wait another week is driving me insane! I really hope you get your positive soon too! 🤍🤍xx

@chlx3 I’m in literally the same spot as you. I’m 20 and currently on 5dpo of cycle 10 of trying. I’ll be testing on Saturday as well. I always thought it’s gonna happen soon as we are very young but it’s been nothing but stressful.

When we first started trying in august, I was 18 and had been on the pill since I was 13, due to something that had happened. I came off of it in July and got my first period 1st august and been trying since. I just thought because we're both quite young that it was happen quite quick! Really hoping this is the month for us! I've been getting VERY very mild cramps today so really hoping it's implantation. On Saturday I'll be 9dpo so I'll start testing then, and hope one is positive! Wishing you the best x x

I never took any kind of contraception and my cycles are regular. I’ve had some cramping and ovary pain, trying not to look to much into it. But this tww has been dragging.

I've just been getting cramps on the right side. I know it's too early for symptoms so I'm not stressing too much, just hoping it's what I think it is x

Hi, I hope you don't mind me commenting.

I am in a similar position, I'm 25 and came off my pill in October. Like you I just thought it was happen much sooner, it's so disheartening.

I haven't been to the docs or anything, did you just go and ask them to test for pcos?

I am due on today but nothing yet, did a cheap test this morning that I had here and it was negative!

Fingers crossed you get a bfp, keep us updated! X

Hi! It really is stressful, I thought it would be so much easier like it is in the movies🥲 I went to the doctors because last month I was really bloated and nauseous and my doctor asked to do bloods for thyroid. I then checked my nhs app and the results were on there, including all my hormones. I also had a transvaginal ultrasound and a normal ultrasound to test for pcos and they said everything looked healthy. I'm going to test Saturday morning and will let everyone on here know the result! The cramping is so so light but can still feel it and getting backache now too🤞🏼🤞🏼! x

Also, do you know when you roughly ovulated? It could be that you ovulated later than you thought but you're never out until your period arrives! x

@chlx3 I think I ovulated around 10 days ago, according to my apps anyway. I should be using ovulation strips more than I am, I just can't get my head around them but I should prob start being a bit more hands on with it all now rather than just dtd often and hoping for the best 🤣 it's sounding promising for you though, fingers crossed this is your month! X

I hope so!🤞🏼 if you're struggling with the ovu tests, download Premom. You can take a picture and it will tell you if it's low high or peak! It's really helpful as just going by the colour of the lines is quite difficult x

@chlx3 I'll have to download that, I'm awful with them started doing them for around 3 or 4 days and since they were all negative I got fed up and stopped. I know that defeats the purpose haha so gonna have to start doing them religiously x

I did them twice a day, but then stopped as I was 2 1/2 weeks from my period and thought I wasn't going to ovulate, then had weird symptoms so I did a pregnancy test and an ovu test and the ovu test was extremely positive! It does get boring, and at one point I was obsessed with doing it just incase I missed my peak, but I'm really hoping it has worked this month! x

@chlx3 fingers crossed it has, I'll be waiting for your update on Saturday! Still no sign of my period but negative pregnancy tests... I'm usually like clockwork it's weird! Maybe it's stress 🤣 x

Apparently stress affects our cycles quite a bit, but I'm not too sure. I was really stressed a few months ago but my cycle was still on time so who knows!😅 just ordered some clearblue and first response early tests too as I only have strip tests, and feel like the other ones are more reliable! Will definitely keep you updated x

Last August I had a lot going on an was very stressed and ended up having a 41day cycle which has never happened before.

@chlx3 @roldog how are you both getting on this cycle? AF is due on Sunday and I have no symptoms and BFN yesterday at 10DPO. My BBT is starting to drop now too so think I'm out this month! Fingers crossed for you all though x

I got my period today a day late :( thought it had worked this month as we timed everything and tested constantly etc so onto month 11 we go🤞🏼 baby would be born right near boyfriends birthday in march if we conceive this month tho! If not, off to the doctors next months for tests😩🤞🏼 x

@chlx3 awww I'm so sorry it hasn't worked out for you this month - fingers crossed it happens soon! Next cycle will be our 11th and I am getting blood tests on Sunday (day AF is due!) to start the ball rolling. I would call them up now if you haven't already and try and get things moving just so you have that peace of mind. X

That's a really good idea. They said once it's 12 months they can start doing tests and things but it's just so draining every month when it never works! Ill definitely give the doctors a call in the morning and see if they can start getting things going as I don't want to go through another month of trying to do everything as best as I can just to be heartbroken again when period arrives! I really hope things go well for you! 🤞🏼🤍x x

@ABLOSSOM @chlx3 aww sorry it didn't work out both, fingers crossed for this month 🤞🏼I am now 2 weeks late on my period, but did a pregnancy test a few days ago which was negative. I thought my periods were back to normal after stopping my pill but maybe they aren't x

@chlx3 @ABLOSSOM how are you both doing? X

Just had the lightest 2 day period, if you can even call it that, so going to wait a few days and get a test. Also, I got engaged on the 12th June! And today is a year until the wedding🥰 but now onto cycle 12 if the test is negative :(. How are you? Did you get your bfp? x

@CAGH03 awww amazing news on the engagement, congratulations!! It's nice that you have the wedding to focus on now as well to take your mind off just ttc. Funny enough I also got engaged 2 weeks ago, what are the chances of that haha! still nothing for me but I am due on today so we will see. Fingers crossed for your bfp this time, when are you going to test? X