Thanks for setting up the new thread @VixFromThe6ix . Good luck with the TWW. Hopefully this will be your successful one.
I can't believe she didn't tell you last time the triggershot has HCG.
Have you thought of maybe using some sort of light therapy for your seasonal tiredness?
I can't believe how many posts there are already!
So AF came on for me on Friday. She came in so incredibly painful. It's not been this painful for a very long time. Not since I had my son anyway.
It's been a really weird cycle generally. Even today I can still feel weird pulling sensations in my pelvic area that I can't remember usually having.
My bbt temperature are also still the same as at the tail end of my cycle, so it makes me wonder if I never properly ovulated.
Tempted to go out to get ovulation sticks and also to try SMEP. But then I promised my husband not to go crazy this time TTC. And just to take it as it comes.
Decided to go out and get us some supplements to ensure our egg and sperm quality is as good as it can be. Got Proceive Max Plus, Maca for me and Ashwaganda and Fenugreek for my husband. Apparently it takes 3 months though for the sperm and egg quality to be affected.
@MOGMOGMOG85 Sorry you are feeling so upset today. It's so difficult not to get your hopes up if your AF is even slightly late.
Might be worth getting things tested if it puts you in a better frame of mind.
But your signs are sounding good. Hope you get your BFP
@CurlyWurly1991 that podcast you mentioned sounds interesting. Might give it a listen.
It also took until 3 days after my missed AF last time to get a positive. All negatives before.
It's so hard not yo symptom spot though isn't it?
@MrsBP15 oh. I am so sorry about painful AF. It can be a real b can't it. Hope it's over for you soon.
@H0pefull Have you been DTD every other day for the full cycle? Probably a great idea. But not sure I have the energy lol
@JustTrying1 sorry AF arrived early. What a bummer. She really likes to mess with us. Is it proper AF or just spotting?
@El1988 Hope that all the symptoms are having do end up in a BFP for you. My BBT did start dipping a bit after AF iwas due even when I was pregnant. Got me really scared I was having a miscarriage back then.
@SouthwestSis You mentioning your toddlers tantrums putting you almost off made me laugh because I can totally relate
@Bumblebee413 Wow that sounds super difficult raising your kid pretty much alone. It will be good when your husband is back full time. Less stress is also good for TTC
I am with all of you stating that you sometimes feel ambivalent about having a second. When AF arrived I was really upset. But then I was also telling myself I wasn't sure if I was fully ready yet for a second. Birthday would have fallen close yo that of my son too.
I had a bad pregnancy and a disaster of a birth. So if I could skip forward and not have to deal with ttc, pregnancy or birth I would take ut in a second
@CharAStar Yeah you might be having an anovultary cycle. But doesn't mean they will always be. My understanding is that you only know the covering once you have had 3 higher temperatures in a row than the rest. This confirms ovulation. And your covering will sit just above the highest temperature before those 3 temperatures. Hope that makes sense.
I would recommend tge book Taking Charge of your Fertility if you are interested in BBT charting etc
@Foreverexhausted1 You should definitely take a test. It will take away the guessing. Just because it took a long time before doesn't mean it can't have happened fast this time.
@Bex4567 Welcome to the thread. You are not to old. All the girls in my NCT class 3 years ago where in their late 30s or early 40s. And now most of them have their 2nd.
@happytobemrsg Welcome to the thread! Sending you lots of babydust