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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Anyone TTC Dec 2023

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Cantcareless · 18/11/2023 13:47

Just looking for some company with ladies planning TTC 2023. There's already a thread for Jan 2024 but would be nice to keep company for Dec :)
Initially planned to start TTC 2024 Jan but it's feels time is going too slow and too broody now.
Also, worried about age turned 34 few months ago and feel clock is ticking(just my opinion).

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4LeafCloverBaby · 27/12/2023 12:17

@KittyFantastica this is the one I use which I really like. Has a backlight & the beeps aren’t too loud. Takes about a min & a half to temp.

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KittyFantastica · 27/12/2023 12:42

@jossiwood I very much have my fingers crossed for you! I hope you are right about the late ovulation too, it's just so unusual for me as I have relatively short cycles of 25-27 days. Keeping the fingers crossed, but today is day 17.

@4LeafCloverBaby Ohh, thank you very much for the recommendation! I'll purchase one today.

onetwoandthree · 27/12/2023 14:47

I’ve got this one too. So far so good. Seems easy enough to use.

jossiwood · 28/12/2023 10:25

Any updates @4LeafCloverBaby , @KittyFantastica ? Af now late , no usual pmt symptoms, boobs really hurt which they don't usually but bfn ! Run out of ICs now so just a waiting game to see when af arrives - is there a link to the Jan group?

4LeafCloverBaby · 28/12/2023 12:20

@jossiwood i came on yesterday :( Everything crossed that you will get you bfp!! 🤞🏼🍀 Do we have to move over to a new group or just keep this thread going? 🤷🏻‍♀️ I like our little group of ladies 🥰

jossiwood · 28/12/2023 12:22

So sorry love ❤️ but at least this is fresh start for you . Yes let's keep this group I love it. Feeling very annoyed that nothing is happening my end, thought I'd have at least a vvvvv fl by now . Kinda wish af would just show so I can focus on Jan

LittleEmmaLou · 28/12/2023 13:38

Hey guys does anyone else see a line? I’m 12 dpo according to the flo app and I think I’ve officially got line eyes!! I have sore nipples and boobs which is what I had with my first.. but with him I had a positive at 10 dpo so I don’t know if it’s negative and I’m just wishful thinking! Not a sniff of a positive so far other than this picture 🤷‍♀️

Anyone TTC Dec 2023
onetwoandthree · 28/12/2023 14:32

I joined the Jan group but would love to stay here with you guys for support 👍🏻

@4LeafCloverBaby so sorry 😢 the disappointment is horrible. Here’s hoping next month is ours.

@jossiwood no af is a good sign. Hard to be patient but I really hope it ends in a bfp for you. Will you buy more tests or wait a wee bit?

@LittleEmmaLou i think I might see something really faint…!

Linalou12 · 28/12/2023 16:01

@LittleEmmaLou i think I can see it too!

Linalou12 · 28/12/2023 16:04

@jossiwood im in a similar position to you- I tested at 11dpo and was so disappointed to get a BFN, dont want to test again til AF shows up! Can tell AF is coming and just want her to hurry up so can have a fresh start in January!

jossiwood · 28/12/2023 16:12

@Linalou12 I'm working today and obsessively checking to see if I've come on 🙄 half of me doesn't feel like I'm gonna come on, the other half is adamant it's gonna be any second

Linalou12 · 28/12/2023 16:49

@jossiwood aw the waiting is just the worst isn’t it. Are you taking any prenatals? I was late coming on last month and I think it was because I started taking them then, saw on some other threads people think it might make them a bit late

jossiwood · 28/12/2023 17:31

@Linalou12 no prenatals but really irregular and it's sooooo hard !!!!

KittyFantastica · 28/12/2023 18:30

jossiwood · 28/12/2023 10:25

Any updates @4LeafCloverBaby , @KittyFantastica ? Af now late , no usual pmt symptoms, boobs really hurt which they don't usually but bfn ! Run out of ICs now so just a waiting game to see when af arrives - is there a link to the Jan group?

It's been awful for us. Day 18 of my cycle and I'm still yet to even ovulate. It sounds a bit dramatic but I'm devastated. Not a flashing smiley in sight and we are exhausted by constantly having to DTD to cover the bases just in case I do ovulate at any point.

I've been tracking for four months previously and I ovulated on day 13 or 14 like clockwork every time. I still have absolutely no symptoms of ovulation at all, and I usually get really sore boobs when I'm ovulating. The two trackers I'm using - Clearblue fertility tracker and Clearblue advanced digital, have given different outcomes, but that's because I had to reset the Clearblue fertility tracker last month as I ran out of tests unexpectedly and it uses the first cycle as a baseline to set up. It gives a 'High LH' reading for a long period.

I first got a 'high' reading on 19th December on that one and we have been DTD almost every single day since. We are exhausted and so disappointed because it's so typical that the one time we need to be able to count on clockwork ovulation it's decided not to bother.

I've run Google dry of all the reasons why it might not happen this month. My cycle has been like clockwork since I had my implant removed two years ago. I have a very good BMI, don't smoke, hardly drink, have a very healthy diet as hubs is a Type 1 diabetic, we gym 2-3 times a week, been taking pre-natal vitamins for four months now, no real stress currently, I don't suffer from PCOS or irregular periods. I just don't know what has caused this.

I didn't expect to be this sad or disappointed, it's only the first cycle, but it doesn't feel like we've got off to a very good start. I can't even join the January thread as I've still not seen AF and don't expect her until probably mid-January now going by how late ovulation is. Sorry to be a downer!

4LeafCloverBaby · 28/12/2023 20:24

@KittyFantastica how long are your cycles usually?

ttcbabyno1x · 28/12/2023 22:39

Still trying to figure out my cycle after having a random period 2 weeks early at the start of December. Started ovulation testing yesterday (cycle day 17) but don’t know if I’ve already missed the surge!!

Congrats to everyone who’s had a positive! 🤍

KittyFantastica · 28/12/2023 23:02

4LeafCloverBaby · 28/12/2023 20:24

@KittyFantastica how long are your cycles usually?

25 - 27 days. I had variation on two cycles as I had Covid earlier in the year and it caused an early period twice, then a later period both times after. No Covid since though, so I don't think it would be that. I'm stumped!

I'm running out of tests and will be at the in-laws' until new year in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere, so no way to get more.

BeWhereYouAre · 29/12/2023 10:41

@KittyFantastica

Try not to despair, if you've been ovulating like clockwork the last 4 months before, chances are this month (if indeed you didn't ovulate) was just a blip, and next month will be running smoothly again. Take some deep breaths, know your body has got this, have faith, you never know... what feels like an obstacle right now could actually be guiding you to a healthy future pregnancy.

I also read here and elsewhere online that DTD every single day can actually be overdoing it, every other day may make for a more optimal sperm delivery. Remember they can live inside you for multiple days. It's important not to exhaust yourself or add high pressure, as this can cause stressful adverse effects. Its such a tough balance I know. I've been there!

Well I'm definitely out of the Dec TTC. After being overdue by 2-7 days, I'd had only negative early OPK tests, but was kinda still hoping. Then Boxing day night I was so horrendously sick with a stomach bug (picked up from family) I even fainted in the bathroom and wacked my head hitting the floor (got a nice purple eye bruise). Next morning my period showed up. I guess it was coming anyway, and I doubt I was pregnant, but the Clear Blue tests I'd ordered to be sure, hadn't yet arrived (they only had cheaper brands in stock in my village shop).
Anyway... on to January 🤞 Now we are 1 year into TTC babyno1. Let's do this 2024!!!

jossiwood · 29/12/2023 13:43

Update- af arrived 😭😭😭😭 onto the next cycle - can we keep this thread ?

KittyFantastica · 29/12/2023 14:16

@jossiwood Sorry to see AF arrived, on to next month and hopefully some New Year luck for you!

@BeWhereYouAre Thank you so much, I think this is what I needed to hear. It's so hard as I can't talk to anyone in life about this. I've never knowingly experienced it before. My main concern now is how it will affect my period dates going forward. If it's late ovulation, I'll likely miss it as I've almost run out of sticks and my thermometer broke this week as well. If it's not late and I simply don't ovulate, it means I have no way of predicting when my next period will even be. Either way, it feels like I'm going into next month totally blind and, after the last four months of getting all my ducks in a row with it, it feels incredibly unfair.

We were planning on doing the SMEP, which was was why started DTD every day. It should only have been for 3 days when I got my high reading from the Clearblue fertility tracker, then the pause, then another afterward. Except it's still reading high ten days on. I think we are basically giving up and hoping AF arrives on time first week of January so we can try again.

4LeafCloverBaby · 29/12/2023 14:52

@jossiwood at last!! 🥳 Time for our fresh cycle 😊 Yes I’m sticking on this thread… currently on CD3 & due to ovulate on 13th Jan x

onetwoandthree · 29/12/2023 16:00

@jossiwood so sorry. Like @4LeafCloverBaby said, on to a fresh cycle together. Glad we’re sticking on this thread. I’m cd5 and due to ovulate on 14th Jan.

4LeafCloverBaby · 29/12/2023 16:21

Very similar ovulation to me then @onetwoandthree 😊
@jossiwood any idea what date you’ll be ovulating??

jossiwood · 29/12/2023 16:24

No bloody idea! Flo says 5th, premom says 9th and clue says 12th 🙄🙄🙄😂 plus my partner is away working a lot so gonna have to be a January miracle for me to get pregnant ! Gonna start using opks straight after period. On the plus side we get another month having this ttc family !

Linalou12 · 30/12/2023 09:52

CD1 for me - AF arrived in the night! Congrats to all those who got BFPs this month and good luck everyone for January!

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