Whose trying to conceive baby no2 this year?

[Mummysparrow]

I have a 2 year old and looking to start TTC later year. I made great friends on here last time when trying to conceive in 2020 so thought I would start a thread for anyone who is trying to conceive whilst looking after another child (in my case a toddler ekkk)

Does anyone have any experience with testing with wondfo cheapies?
I’m 8 dpo (probably too early to test I know) and just had an urge to test now and got the faintest of faint lines x

Can i join? Been trying a while for number 2 but nothing happening. On 5dpo of yet another cycle.

Me too as of this morning.

Feeling very disappointed but want to get on and try again asap.

I'm going to wait longer before testing next time I think, I took an early test and I regret it now.

Sometimes I think these early detection tests do more harm than good. I would never have known just assumed a late, heavy period. Sorry you're going through it too.

Good luck going forward, hopefully it happens for both of us xx

I agree with you. I was just walking my dog and thinking, I wouldn't be so sad today if I hadn't taken that early test.

Good luck to you x

Sorry to hear that @RedRobyn2021 and @Twdfn123. It's definitely hard when we test early as we wouldn't have known otherwise

I got my positive this morning at roughly 12dpo so fingers crossed it sticks

@RedRobyn2021 & @Twdfn123 so sorry, that’s very hard. I am sending you so much luck for next cycle.

@PerfectPairOfPlums congratulations and very best of luck to you!

@Mariex1989 I haven’t used wondfos but I do use easy@home ones. In my experience, I’ve never had so much as an evap on those internet cheapies so if a faint line popped up in the time frame I’d be inclined to think it’s positive. At 8dpo it’s possible but very early!

@TheDuchessofDubai welcome, and good luck! When you do plan to test?

I’m CD13 today and usually ovulate CD15/16/17. I have a feeling it’ll be either earlier or later this month as my period was a bit odd, and I’m worried as DP is definitely coming down with the nasty cold I’ve had! We’re away for two weeks as of Fri and I have a big work deadline so I’ll be testing when I get home.

Thank you @deliwoman1 still early but now want to surprise my husband with the news

Do you reckon I could have missed my peak yesterday? I had an almost peak at 8pm.

Congrats @PerfectPairOfPlums!

@Throwawy it does look like yesterday was your peak, but that still leaves tonight (and tomorrow to be safe)! I’d keep testing just in case.

@PerfectPairOfPlums congratulations!!

Anyone know if it's ok to try again asap or if I need to wait a little while after the chemical pregnancy?

@RedRobyn2021 I heard it's worth trying straight away but not had a chemical myself so not sure

I am so confused as I am on day 12 but I think I have just ovulated really early as I had thick mucus yesterday.
I am not starting to try this month so not too concerned but I will be if things continue like this. I will be using ovulation strips when we do start

I would try ovulation tests before you start trying so you can gauge your cycle better

@RedRobyn2021 So long as you’ve totally stopped bleeding and spotting (due to risk of infection), it’s fine to begin again. Sad as it is, I think you count the first day of your chemical bleed as the first day of your cycle and go from there. Your cycle may be a bit different so I wouldn’t wait to ovulation test once a day, and would increase to twice a day as you approach your ‘normal’ fertile period. It’s also recommended to make sure you get a negative test, so that you know for sure it’s a new pregnancy. xx

@Mummysparrow Was the mucus like egg white? Sorry if tmi, lol, but if not it could be something else like a very low level infection maybe? Sometimes exercise can do it too, I think. I wouldn’t worry yet, as the OPKs will give you more to go on. Probably a good idea to get going on those before you start ttc though so you can find out what’s happening.

Yeah I think I may buy some more as I think the ones I have left from 2020 are now out of date.
It has come and gone so don't think it was an infection but I will keep an eye on it.
I miss the pre child days when ovulation was day 14 and period was day 28, so straight forward

@Mummysparrow I got my peak yesterday, 3 days early so completely caught me out. I've never been 14/28 days but have been very regular (for me) for ages but since TTC my body is doing some strange stuff.

I have ordered some more easy @ home tests as the ones I have are now out of date. I did try one of the out of date ones this morning and got a 0.29 which to me suggests I haven't ovulated as I had thought and it might be on its way up which makes more sense as I am day 14 today

@Mummysparrow hard to be confident with the expired tests, but they probably still work fine. If that level seems right for you, that's good. My levels really spike then plummet - so easy for me to actually miss it altogether!

I'm 1DPO today so officially back in the TWW. Here we go again! 😅

Hello 👋
Just thought I'd jump on as also made some friends on here when I fell pregnant with my first in 2021 who is now 2 as well @Mummysparrow 😊
We've just started TTC baby number 2, quite excited but in a different way this time and already forgot how expensive ovulation tests are when you're irregular as hell 😳
Hope everyone is doing okay x

Welcome @FirstTimeMumma2021 I've used IC OPKs and they've always been pretty accurate, I think I got 50 for £5, I also use Easy@Home, Amazon have offers on quite regularly & you can use the Premom app to scan them.
Wishing you lots of luck ✨