CD1 entering 3rd month TTC (next fertile window 8th - 17th march)

[UnicornPrincessSarah]

Would anyone like to join me on the TTC for March 2024

Going into my 3rd month TTC for my rainbow baby after a loss in 2007 at 7 weeks, I'm now 34 (35 in June) and TTC for our first baby with me and my DH

The last 2 cycles my body has played horrible tricks on me, so i have been keeping a log of my symptoms.

I'm not ready to do opks or bbt just yet trying to do natural and less stressful but did have 21 day bloods and day 3 bloods done and the results come back good, i do have PCO cysts in my ovaries and my DH has good sperm he had this tested last year.

@Rosyposy26 / @MelonSmoothie yeah my app was marking my evaps as 0.24 on pregnancy tests so not 100% sure I believe it lol. Do your partners like DTD every other day or does that not work for you xxx

we tend to do it most days. Just because that’s usually what happens. Starts with just kissing and always leads on to more. I have a high drive at the moment. If we didn’t feel like it we wouldn’t do it and at the moment doesn’t feel like a chore so still fun. I know they say to do it every other day but I think it would make it more calculated.

I'm not sure what to do this time @Emilyx00 , if I use the clear blue digital I'm thinking maybe peak day and the one after? Neither of us have particularly high sex drives and it is a bit of a chore to do it on certain days tbh.. what are you planning on doing this cycle?

@Rosyposy26 ah that makes things a little easier then! How many cycles have you been trying if you don’t mind me asking?

& @MelonSmoothie will you use the cheap strips as well as the clear blue or just the clear blue? & I haven’t got a clue, I think I’m just going to have sex whenever I can for a bit and try and relax then next month I’ll try something else but I really do feel like my OH needs a little break from me nagging him after work/after gym etc when he really cannot be bothered xx

@Emilyx00 yeah it's so difficult when if feels scheduled and you've got life stuff going on too! Hhmmm honestly I'm not sure - I'm happy to throw money at the problem (for a few cycles anyway 😂), do you think it's worth doing both?

I came of the mini pill end of October and fell in December but miscarried 2nd February so we are just trying however I am
nearly 43 so I know time isn’t on our side. I have 2 children from previous marriage that ended over 10
years ago and they are now 20 and 17. My partner doesn’t but has been through various fertility treatments with his previous partner that didn’t work.

so I am just going with flow trying to track ovulation because I want to know where I stand, thinking about doing Hertility tests to see where I am at. But will wait a couple of months.

However when I fell in December I wasn’t expecting it so was drinking at Xmas parties. Not really paying attention didn’t know when ovulated. But this month just gone cut everything out and omega 3 everyday (Proceive max) and nothing happened but not sure my lining was thick enough as period very very light.

Hi everyone
sorry I have been quiet, after a few days of light flow/spotting my period arrived with a vengeance so hopefully I’m on the last day or so of it!
Been reading everyone’s messages and I look forward to having some cycle buddies 😃 Really impressed with people just going with the flow. When I fell pregnant before my miscarriage last summer it was a total fluke! Been trying since and had 6 unsuccessful cycles 😔
In terms of how often to have sex, I try and do every second day throughout but daily over fertile period.
My husband is delighted and is happy to do it as much as I want 😃
i will start OPKs around day 8, my ovulation and cycles have been a little unpredictable since my miscarriage but my app predicts it will be around the 15th of March which feels ages away. Trying to keep positive going into cycle 7 but this is my last chance before I pass the due date of my miscarriage 😔

@Shortcake06 it must be hard with your due date coming up. So many triggering milestones after as miscarriage. My little boy was due in June, I already know I will struggle with it.

Unfortunately my partner works away quite alot, so there isn't going to be much of an opportunity but hoping everything falls right. When I fell pregnant in October, it was after 1 time. I was lucky. Hopefully, I get that chance again.

@Ginny2018 I feel like any contraception that affects the uterus lining is going to affect the heaviness of periods. I had my implant removed in December so also just adjusting to my cycles and sometimes feel like I have no idea what's going on! I'd be inclined not to worry about it currently, periods can be all over the place but as long as you're ovulating you're in with a good chance.

@Shortcake06 hopefully this cycle is the one for you 🤞

My unexciting update is that I've been diagnosed with a UTI today so can't dtd until that clears up. Hoping ovulation doesn't sneak up on me too quickly, though I did get my first flashing smiley of the month earlier. Typical.

Hi Ladies happy Tuesday hope we are all doing well and good.

@YorkshirePeridot Hopefully the UTI doesn't mess up your DTD cycle too much, have they said how long you have to have an absence for?

@Ginny2018 I cant really remember if coming off an injection messed up my periods as i stopped any form of conception in 2012, i deff think docs can be wrong though about how it can affect you after etc.

@UnicornPrincessSarah Just until it clears up, which should only be a couple of days hopefully. I've only got three days of antibiotics so unless my ovulation test is positive tomorrow (unlikely on CD11) it shouldn't affect us too much.

@YorkshirePeridot Ah thats good fingers crossed for you that ovulation dont come early mine has ranged from cycle day 12 up to cycle day 18 before lol

Wondering if I could join. Been trying since August 2022. Three pregnancies - 2 were mc and last one was twin neonatal death.

I'm 7dpo today.

Welcome in @Ella31, so sorry to hear about your losses, wishing you a rainbow baby soon 💕

Thanks very much. 😀🥰

@Ella31 Welcome and sending baby dust for positive March. Sorry about your losses as well

@MelonSmoothie have you tested again or has AF started?

@UnicornPrincessSarah @ALB1266 @Adamsapple89 @Choc29 @Custardcreammachine @Ella31 @Flowerpot9 @Ginny2018 @Grace185 @Herewegoagain0 @Kitty337 @Rosyposy26 @Shortcake06 @Squirreljr28 @YorkshirePeridot @icallshade @mamataylor how is everyone? Where abouts is everyone in their cycle?

I’m CD2 today. I’ve deleted all the apps off my phone (except mumsnet) temporarily to stop me logging symptoms etc when my period stops. Really heavy this month, and really crampy. Hopefully it will start to tail off over the next couple of days. Got my vitamins and I’ve eaten healthy for the last 3 days so very proud of myself!!

I hope everyone has had an okay day. xxx

Thanks so much for tagging me. I'm 7dpo. Got cramps yesterday so was very upset thinking I'm out as I normally have cramps. None today really but trying to be hopeful. Af due in 5 days

Do you mean the ovulation tests. You test in the afternoon as lh is different to hcg which requires fmu. Lh rises throughout the day, highest in afternoon. I test around 1pm and 6pm leaving times in between not to pee as it will dilute it.

@Emilyx00 I'm good thank you I'm cycle day 7, I'm going to log my symptoms this month again but on paper as I like to compare symptoms each month so I can get an understanding of my body but not going to obsess over the symptoms lol
what vitamins are you taking this month?
I did read that eggs are on like a 3-month cycle so if taking supplements except for about 3 months for them to help the eggs etc, got me thinking if I'm now 3 cycles in have all my eggs have been released have been badly lol and roll on the next 3-month cycle for better eggs hopefully

Remember that an egg takes 90 days to mature before ovulation, which means that it can take three months for you to increase egg quality

Hey @Emilyx00 sounds like you've had a great start to the cycle with healthy eating and an app purge ☺️

Interesting to read about the 3 month egg cycle. AF not in full flow yet - Flo said due tomorrow, just had a bit of spotting the last few days so hoping it hurries up tonight / tomorrow morning so I can get it out of the way.

Got some clear blue ovulation tests to try this time to see if it makes a difference although a bit worried it's just something additional for me to obsess over 🥲.

Hope everyone is doing ok x

@Ella31 I am on CD7. Started with a bit of EWCM today and my Premom OPK is at 0.66 this morning.

Thank you. Yes I have noticed when I test when coming home from work it’s higher.

Not a worry. I'm literally the opk expert haha. Tried and tested all.