TTC October 2023

[beaniesunrise]

Couldn’t find a thread so thought to create one and see who else will join the community!

Preparing to start TTC early October based on my cycle.

TTC: baby no.2
Age : 29
average cycle is 28 days for me 😊

Ahh fingers crossed for you! We’re quite close then :) just a week behind you!

@Monkeymonkeymoo @Sitchervice welcome to both of you 😊

Good luck too @beaniesunrise it's just so nice being able to chat as I'm not telling anyone IRL about all of this!

@TTCnewbies you and me both sister! 😊

Is being up and down emotional a sign of ovulation?

Joining this thread as I think I'm out for September 😔

Took a test today at roughly 13 dpo, AF due in two days. Can't see anything on it.

Joining these trend am on cd 19 am not tracking ovulation I did not know maybe have ovulated or not

Hello! Never joined one of these threads before so apologies if I'm not doing it right.

Been TTC for over a year. Absolutely bugger all so far except two random out of cycle bleeds (no BFP so doubt they were chemicals). Had basic fertility tests at the hospital in May and finally have a follow up appointment scheduled for 31st October!

Pretty sure I ovulated yesterday. I never seem to get a positive OPK but I had a small peak on Wednesday and then had cramps yesterday. DH and I managed to DTD so I'm officially in the 2 week wait now. Hoping we might be one of those couples that it happens for just as they get to the front of the queue for help.

@wanderlustre this has happened to a few people I know! Best of luck

Fingers crossed for us all for a lucky October!!!

It might still be too soon. Wait a little longer maybe try again next week?

Goodluck everyone!

I forgot how much I dislike TTC, I have ADHD so trying to remember to take prenatals, test, log data etc is hard….but at the same time my slightly obsessive side is like ‘must….log….all…the….things’ 🙄🤪

My estrogen levels have risen then fallen a little, and then risen again the last few days. But my LH continues to be zip. So in short I have no idea what’s happening. I’m thinking maybe I’ll ovulate the first couple of weeks in October? Or maybe not 😅

Hi all,

hope its ok to jump in!

TTC #1 we’re on cycle 3 of trying. Got my LH surge yesterday so ovulating today/tomorrow at the latest so BD today and tomorrow to wrap it up, before we did every 2-3 days.

so officially on the TWW as of tomorrow!

been obsessing over it the first two cycles we tried but this month has been very chill. BBT is proving very accurate for me so far so I’m not planning to test unless temps stay up on AF day. Seeing negative tests is very disheartening so I’d rather not.

We had another thread going but most of us either got their bfps by now or we all in different parts of cycles even tho we started the same times a few months ago , just to show how different it can be for each person 😂

its nice to have others to talk to as we’re not telling anyone we’re trying either.

sending baby dust to all ✨

I can relate so much! I have ADHD too. The thing I will find hard is DTD more than normal. I always have a million tabs open in my head with things I need/ want to get done haha. And they often feel more important that DTD. I find doing it at the weekend I'm much more focused because I've got less going on.
I do love it btw... makes it sound like I don't. But I think people with ADHD will understand the struggle!

Hey! Hope its okay if i join. Its my first month ttc baby number 2. Im using easy@home ovulation tests like i did when ttc my son but im confused if ive ovulated or not! My test got slightly darker on CD16 i expected it to peak the next day but actually got lighter... now im worried ive missed my window and not sure if ive ovulated or not 😫 what do you think? X

Did you DTD at all over this time. You might have 1 more day?

Another ADHDer over here. I feel like I could have posted this myself!

ETA: Oops, meant to reply to @TTCnewbies!

@CatiaR - I got my surge this morning so I’m just a day behind you! We DTD a couple of times earlier this week and will go for it tonight and tomorrow and Monday if we can muster up the enthusiasm.

I’m having some fertility treatment so I had to call my clinic this morning to let them know about the surge. Weirdly, they told me we should “engage in intercourse” (as they put it!) every other day for the next two weeks! I clarified and said I thought the chances of conceiving after Monday or Tuesday would be almost nil - she sort of waffled a bit and told me to crack on….

Would be interested to hear opinions on this - surely once ovulation has occurred (which I understand is 24 to 48 hours post surge), the sex is a bit pointless (in the sense of baby-making - obviously if we feel like having sex, we will!)? Realistically, DTD every other night for two weeks (when we’ve done that this week as well) feels a bit arduous….

@PurplePops, I’ve never used the strips so can’t give a helpful response (except that I’ve definitely had a surge on day 18 and 19 before so you may still be building up to it).

I’ve found the digital clear blue tester really good - no room for ambiguity! It’s a scandalous price though.

Are headaches a symptom of Ovulation.
I use to get them during my period. I am irregular at the moment due to being post IUD removal. But this short amount of time would be stupid

I’m currently patiently awaiting my static smiley after three days of flashing on the CB test! If I follow the same pattern as last month this should be tomorrow. Husband isn’t complaining making time to DTD 😂

@DoloresOnTheDottedLine agree about the price…! Love how clear and easy it is but not sure how justifiable the cost could be longer term.

@DoloresOnTheDottedLine one day behind me yes! Nice to have more ppl around the same time 😊

that is odd, after tomorrow I’m not going to be baby making sex and just doing it when we want to, after ovulation as you said 24-48hrs that’s it for baby making so confused.com 😂

@PurplePops it depends, was it actually positive as in darker than the control line? It could be that you haven’t ovulated yet ( my last cycle I only ovulated on cd24! )

I’ve not tried digital ones as I’ve seen it’s expensive and been pinpointing easily with strips and confirming with BBT

@Sitchervice headheaches can be a symptom of ovulation I think? I had one the day before but not sure if it was related at all.

@MrsHousePlant hopefully you get it soon!

@TTCnewbies it’s certainly a challenge! I get so sidetracked I forget to even think about dinner or what not and then I’m left scrambling last minute 😅
My partner is low libido so that makes the whole thing extra hard, he always has some reason why he’s not in the mood.

@DoloresOnTheDottedLine yeah I was putting off buying one they are so expensive but now thinking it's probably worth it. I'm on CD19 now with no clear positive result, its my first month after coming off the pill so maybe this month might be all over the place!

@CatiaR it wasn't as dark or darker than the control line it so I am hoping I've not ovulated yet! 🤞🏼 Will keep testing and hope I get a clear peak soon! I've never tried tracking BBT but might give that a go next month, I'm not feeling very optimistic this month tbh. My boyfriend has been ill with covid recently so not been able to DTD much really but here's hoping my peak is still to come xx

@PurplePops ah if you just came off the pill your cycle could be a bit all over the place! Keep testing as it sounds like you haven’t ovulated yet. BBT has proven useful alongside opks and its not that expensive (thermometer only like £7)

hopefully your boyfriend feels better soon and you catch ovulation later but it could be that your body is getting back to normal.

i stopped my pill a few months before ttc so I could get back to a normal way just in case but at the time I wasn’t tracking so can’t say it helped.

fingers crossed for you

Morning Team, bit of a random one but a new piece of info that I learned today which I wanted to share - it may be common knowledge and I’m just behind the times.

Apparently ibuprofen should be avoided if TTC as it’s associated with a higher rate of miscarriage before 8 weeks. Unfortunately I’ve been taking it for the last couple of days (inconveniently timed exactly with my LH surge) as I’ve been feeling rough with a cold. Too late to do anything now so I'm going to try and put it out of my mind and hope for the best but wanted to share the info in case it is helpful to anyone else. Paracetamol seems to be fine.

Oh wow! I had no idea about that either. I am a very headachy person so do take tablets on and off (mostly paracetamol) but would take ibuprofen if to hand. I try my hardest not to take anything where possible but sometimes work is just too hard with a headache. Really good to know.