Still trying for third baby - thread 2!

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@AnaReis @MrsPepper82 @AFeastforCrows @MacNut @WhattheEll @TT82 @Suchardchoccy

Please tag others I’ve blatantly forgotten! And welcome to the new thread!

@Christmas202 Have you started taking any new supplements? Sometimes things like Pregnacare can delay ovulation.

I got me pharmacy hcg test and it was negative. One step I have been using lately gave me second vague line also today, but since my bbt dropped a lot and so did rhr, also boobs aren’t soar anymore and I know one should not count herself out before AF but it doesn’t count if that one knows her body and signs.
Proov is still positive at least but now on their upper sode of their scale not over it.
So thank you for providing safe place to try and hope you all get your babies soon.
I will try to begin to get used to no- ttc life and must say that it is hard and I am even unable to tolerate my husband at this moment. So I will not follow this thread anymore as it’s just too painful 😣

@MrsPepper82 just want to send hugs and support ❤️🥺 I sent PM..

@MrsPepper82 So sorry to hear that 😔 I wish the whole thing had been easier for you.

I suppose your husband is right in worrying about the war happening close by and what might happen in the future. I hope that you can continue ttc when the time is right.

Thanks so much for all the messages of support you have sent each of us.

Good luck with everything.

Omg what a situation you're in 😖

@MrsPepper82 I'm so sorry you're going through such a rough patch. I don't know what I'd do in your situation as the thought of war really truly terrifies me 😔 I feel deeply sad for you and sorry to see you go, but I completely understand ❤️ do what you feel is best for you. Thank you for being a part of this thread and having read all our hopes, dreams, rants, etc, over all this time ❤️

And if you do come back I might still be here lol 🙋🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️❤️

I'm about 5 or 6DPO and feel exactly like I did the last 2 months I became pregnant. Boobs feel heavy and painful. Cramping quite badly last night. Feeling nausea.

Feel worried as our flight to Canada is today & it's an 8 hour flight. Really think that if I am pregnant, this is going to end in another chemical. Doing all this travelling is going to be hard. Last night we travelled for over 2 hours to get to a hotel (near the airport).

How's everyone else doing?

There isn't much that you can control in this stage. I know our brain keeps going around with the what ifs, I'd probably do the same 🤦🏻‍♀️I hope it all goes well with your hols and you manage to relax ❤️

If you end up testing keep us updated 😊

I'm on 10 or 11 dpo with my period about to show up tomorrow or Saturday. I feel absolutely nothing different so I'm certain I'm out. I tested today during the afternoon and it was negative...

I’m very sorry to hear of your situation @MrsPepper82 if you see this, and sending hugs. Hope you’re ok now in Canada @Rose38 and flight was ok. Fertile week for me…

Oh and meant to say sorry @AnaFox, you never know but I feel your pain at that stage when you want to hope but it’s fading.

Thanks. Just as I expected I'm spotting, so it will definitely come tomorrow, when I'm off to took to spend the day 🤦🏻‍♀️ the timing!...

Not took but York lol

I think I'm possibly having an anovulatory cycle, which is slightly worrying. I get a rapid LH rise, hence the number of tests. Thought I might ovulate early (for me) around CD15, but no. If I was going to ovulate tomorrow (as Natural Cycles predicts) I'd normally expect to see my LH raised a bit more than this by now, but it'sstill quite low. Tbh, even if I do ovulate in the next few days I don't think my luteal phase is going to be long enough. Its super frustrating!

I don't really understand very well how opks work, but what I've seen on a video said by a fertility Dr is that after you have the peak you stop testing because then lh can vary up and down throughout the rest of the cycle. Not sure if that's helpful or not, sorry 🤦🏻‍♀️
I know that if you're able to take your BBT with a thermometer with 2 decimals (specific for bbt) and chart it on an app it's much easier to spot ovulation that way, together with opk and other signs you can observe, such as EWCM and your fluctuations in libido, any breast pain you might feel after ovulation, etc.

I've been to an acupuncture appointment last week. The acupuncturist was really knowledgeable in lots of things, I loved chatting with her. She did the treatment and I have no idea if it did anything or not, but I'm going back next week.

I'm really feeling deflated and loosing hope that it will happen for us. Time doesn't stop and I'm already 41.

We've travelled to London and are going to visit some friends tomorrow who have kids the same age as ours and had a 3rd who is now 9 months. When she had the baby I told her we were trying for the 3rd too and it hasn't happened 😔 so I feel a bit sad and I'm not sure how I'll feel tomorrow, but oh well....

How did it go with the friend, @AnaFox ? I was cuddling a wee 12wk old unexpectedly today but it was just lovely. I did start asking her questions though about what it’s like having a third and reminded myself that I may not, that was sad for a moment.

I understand the deflated feeling. Hope you’re ok and the acupuncture helps.

@Welshcake15, pretty sure I didn’t ovulate one month recently, it’s frustrating, already feels like a lot of waiting.

I got told my recent bloods were all normal and then had to book a repeat discussion for 3wks away, no wonder they tell you to get help quickly if over 40 as the whole process of investigation is so slow. We only managed to DTD once during fertile week this month due to various things, and it was early on, so I’m counting myself out this month. It’s kinda nice to have a break from wondering during tww tbh. I think the signs are stacking up that we should stop trying but I’m just not quite there yet.

The plot thickens a bit in my case. It looks like my body has at least tried to ovulate (LH surge, ovulation pain, etc.), but as my BBT hasn't shown the rise in temperature the jury is currently out as to if it actually happened.

This has never happened to me in the past. Pre having my second child I was a textbook 28 day cycle, ovulation around day 14, kind of a girl! My LH and BBT charts looked like the examples they give of "normal" charts!

I hadn't had my LH peak yet this month, hence carrying on testing, and Premom (who I use to track my OPKs) advise that you should test for a few days after your peak so that you can see your levels coming back down.

I use Natural Cycles and their thermometer, which is to take decimal places. I also track other signs like libido, CM, etc.

It's just a very frustrating cycle!

I've heard good things from friends regarding acupuncture. I hope it does something for you!

Unfortunetely started my periods today. But maybe it's for the best as I have an 8 hour flight back to the UK tomorrow.

Hope you're feeling OK @Rose38

My BBT rose this morning and Natural Cycles has confirmed ovulation, but for the first time ever for me Natural Cycles isn't clear about when exactly I ovulated and has instead said it happened between CD 21-23. I'm currently on CD26. Premom are saying CD23, so guessing CD 23 is most likely, which would mean I'm currently 3DPO. It would have been better for me if I ovulated on CD 21 just because we managed to BD CD18-21 and then not thereafter just due to situation. However, I guess there is still a slim chance that this month is our month, perhaps!

🤞 for you @Welshcake15 . People do say it's better to dtd before ovulation so you never know. Hope this is your month.

Hi everyone! I hope you had a good weekend and a good start of the week as well!

I was with my friends and their baby and didn't feel sad at all. She's such a cutie, I was holding her and she was so happy all the time. My eldest was mesmerized by her and spent the whole day playing with her and cuddling. She has such caring/maternal instincts already, it just melts my heart.

Today I had a conversation with DH. Yesterday when we were coming back to the north he said he didn't think having a third was a good idea, that every month we're already spending almost all the money that he makes, that we'd have no time for our kids if we had a third... What if we have a child with a health issue?... He was feeling a lot of pressure on himself as well... It was a good conversation... We've decided that we definitely want another kid and we're going to do our best to get there.

I have wobbles about this all the time... I also feel the exact same fears as he does... I just feel like it's worth the risks... 🤷🏻‍♀️ Am I crazy? I feel like I'm pressuring him to do something he's not entirely comfortable with... He says he wants another child too... But at the same time I also don't feel 100% comfortable with this.... I'm sure I'd panic as soon as I'd see a positive test (as I've felt that panic after my 2 positive tests with my other children)... I'm so confused 😖

So, Natural Cycles predicts a 32 day cycle, Premom predicts a 38 day cycle, and Fitbit a 36 day cycle. Currently 8DPO according to NC and Fitbit, and 7DPO according to Premom. Anyone want to place their bets on how long this cycle will be??

Obviously pinning my hopes on there being a very long time until my next period! 🤞🏻