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TTC baby #2

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MacK91 · 13/06/2023 10:56

Heya, it is good to be back. I joined mums net in 2020 and fell pregnant after 1 year of trying in 2021. I am now back again trying for baby number 2 (slightly earlier than anticipated as it took so long last time) and looking for a new group of lovely people who are sharing a similar journey :) x

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CurlyWurly1991 · 20/06/2023 07:18

@SRyellow thats great to hear! How are your cycles now, do you still use the herbs?

ajayelbee · 20/06/2023 08:13

@RosieS22 I know right! I’d forgotten what the tww feels like 🤣 I’m a bit nauseous this morning… I know it’s far too early to symptom spot but I just can’t help myself!

SRyellow · 20/06/2023 08:31

@CurlyWurly1991 I haven't used herbs yet but I'm only on cycle 2 and I think if I don't have any luck this month, I might try herbs again. I took them alongside acupuncture before. I was ov cd21 before but after herbs it became earlier and now since tracking again this time around, it's still around cd16 now, which is great.

@ajayelbee tww is the worst! Will you test soon?

ajayelbee · 20/06/2023 08:51

@SRyellow I’ll be 9DPO on Sunday, which is when I got an exceptionally faint line with my DS. So I’ll probably test then even though I know I should wait for a bit longer!

I had acupuncture the cycle I got pregnant with DS! Even if that didn’t actually help I always found it so relaxing!

SRyellow · 20/06/2023 08:55

@ajayelbee - I'm 9po tomorrow and will probably test then! And same! I got pregnant with DD on the cycle with acupuncture and herbs. No idea if it was that but like you say if nothing else it's relaxing which I think we all need when ttc!! Will be crossing fingers for you on Sunday x

justkeepswimming2701 · 20/06/2023 09:16

Hi! We had a DD in January 2021 and are now moving on to cycle 4 of ttc baby number #2. Glad to have found a thread like this as it’s good to talk to people in similar situations!

ajayelbee · 20/06/2023 09:24

@SRyellow ooooh, good luck for
tomorrow! Yeah, relaxing is absolutely what we need to be doing… but I’ve got NO chill in the tww 🤣

@justkeepswimming2701 hi! Whereabouts in your cycle are you? ☺️

justkeepswimming2701 · 20/06/2023 10:12

@ajayelbee hi! Had a bfn this morning so am expecting my period tomorrow. Trying to move on from the deflating feeling of the whole cycle of waiting starting again (waiting for my period, waiting to ovulate, waiting to see the outcome…🤦🏻‍♀️) where abouts in the cycle are you?

Pandabumbles · 20/06/2023 11:46

BFN for me this morning at 11dpo on a frer. @justkeepswimming2701 completely agree, deflating is the word! And this was only the first cycle TTC#2 for me so shouldn't be too surprised but there's always a bit of hope isn't there. On to the next cycle!

CurlyWurly1991 · 20/06/2023 12:32

@Pandabumbles @justkeepswimming2701 sorry to hear that you didn’t get your BFP this time. Hopefully it won’t be too far away for you both.

@SRyellow good luck for testing tomorrow. Good to know the herbs moved ovulation forward. I am getting to know my cycle on herbs atm, I was only recording periods and ov pain before. Kicking myself for not temping before TTC but it was quite a bolt-from-the-blue unexpected decision!
on CD 14 and my 6th day of EWCM and getting lots of odd pains, hope ov is near!

agree with all the waiting being pretty draining. Try to keep my mind on other things but it’s hard.

SRyellow · 21/06/2023 08:13

ive enhanced the photo but does anyone else see a line?!! I think I do!! DH says he can't but I can see it really faintly in the right light

TTC baby #2
RosieS22 · 21/06/2023 09:10

Saw 3 magpies on two separate occasions on my way to work this morning. 😬
Let's hope the universe isn't just playing tricks on me with stuff like this and how I'm feeling!
And still, we wait....

ajayelbee · 21/06/2023 09:41

@SRyellow I see something! How exciting! Hopefully it’ll be stronger tomorrow ☺️ or can you get hold of a more sensitive test?

ajayelbee · 21/06/2023 09:47

@justkeepswimming2701 @Pandabumbles sorry about your BFNs, it’s so disheartening ttc sometimes.

I’m 5dpo today and just trying to not think about it all the time!

SRyellow · 21/06/2023 11:48

I really shouldn't test and just wait until the right time.

@RosieS22 3 magpies for a girl 🤞 @ajayelbee not too much longer to wait - it's impossible not to think about!!

RosieS22 · 21/06/2023 11:54

@SRyellow I see a faint line too! Will keep my fingers crossed for you! 🤞🏼

Haha I know! Me and DH saw four at the weekend too. Let's hope it's not twins or even triplets when it does actually happen! 😅
Could you imagine 😳

CurlyWurly1991 · 21/06/2023 12:36

@SRyellow that does look promising! Only 9dpo? Fingers crossed it gets stronger and this is your month. How are you feeling?

SRyellow · 21/06/2023 14:19

@CurlyWurly1991 yes 9po, I got a faint around this time last time I was pregnant. I haven't felt anything at all but I have had some cramping today, I'll try not to test for a few days if I can help it.

CurlyWurly1991 · 21/06/2023 14:23

@SRyellow ahh it’s so tempting though isn’t it! I’m the opposite and had a long wait for a positive with my first child. Spotting and negatives until 18dpo on a frer (and that was only faint). Everything was fine just took a while for hormone levels to pick up. However because I was temping before I got the bfp I knew I was probably pg as my temps stayed high.

ajayelbee · 22/06/2023 10:07

@SRyellow did you manage to hold off testing this morning, or did you cave and do one?

How’s everyone else getting on today? x

SRyellow · 22/06/2023 13:00

I caved of course... it's a bit stronger. Still only 10 dpo but I'm just going to have to wait to see if hcg continues to rise. How are you feeling?

@CurlyWurly1991 temping is such a good indicator. I haven't done it this time as DD usually wakes me really early and I just forget to do it but I did it religiously on first pregnancy.

CurlyWurly1991 · 22/06/2023 15:50

@SRyellow exciting !! Congratulations to you !!!
can you lay off the tests a bit now you have the bfp?
something that seems to be new (compared to when I was pregnant 10 years ago) is that people test every few days to check how much the line progresses… seems v stressful to me but I do understand that we want the reassurance.

ajayelbee · 23/06/2023 08:29

@SRyellow congratulations! Fingers crossed the little bean sticks ☺️ how have you been feeling?

I’m alright, apart from a bit of nausea the other day, nothing unusual to report at all.

SRyellow · 24/06/2023 14:57

@ajayelbee had nausea and migraine yesterday but feel normal today. How are you? Have you managed to wait to test?

How is everyone else?

ajayelbee · 24/06/2023 16:04

@SRyellow glad you’re feeling normal (good!?) today!

I did a ridiculously early test at 6dpo, but it got rid of the urge 🤣 the tests I have at 10miu, so I probably won’t get anything on that tomorrow either, but 9dpo is much more reasonable to try!

@Pandabumbles @justkeepswimming2701 how are you guys getting on?

Hope everyone is enjoying this lovely Saturday!