TTC April 2024…Christmas Babies! ❤️✨

[RW269]

Thought I’d make a new thread for those of us Ttc in April 2024. I know some of us will cross over from end of March to April ! Wishing everyone all the luck ✨❤️

Still lots of hope when testing at 8dpo, keep the faith!!!

Goodluck for tomorrow!

Hi all,

Quick update/non-update from me. We are now 2 days late for AF and on CD 31/14DPO. I’m away for work at the moment and purposely didn’t bring any tests with me until I’m back on Saturday. I’ve had to sit on my hands practically! Almost caved today though and was looking at Deliveroo for tests on boots 😂. I’m keeping everything crossed, I thought I’d be driven mad not testing but somehow it’s made it easier this time around. Last few cycles have been 29 days long so we will see, I’ve just tried to stay chilled.

Keeping everything crossed for everyone, I’ll update again on Saturday when hopefully I should know either way 🤞

@Suburbandreams FairPlay for not taking any tests with you! I would have caved already! Fingers crossed 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Hi all
7dpo today and have my usual sore boobs pre-AF so that's got me in a foul mood and convinced I'm out already😆
Trying to stay away from early testing but WFH tomorrow so will likely crack!
FX'd for some more BFP's soon.

Hope everyone’s keeping okay!! Nice to see so many little updates coming through!
I’m a total guess this month with the ovulation testing confusing me so hopefully we will have caught it at some point dtd! Not testing early this month as it’s made me so upset the last couple and now I’m getting closer to AF due day im feeling okay about the not testing, thought it would be driving me mad but it’s very much caused me less stress than testing loads to be disappointed every day haha!

Thank you! How are you doing post progesterone?

Oh tell me about it! I did track using Premom but also got stressed and last time I found the negative results got me so down. Especially when I tested early, I just kept losing faith so quickly. Hope AF stays away for you!

@Suburbandreams it's going good, no spotting which I normally would have had by now. Very nauseas this evening and also yesterday evening I vomited everywhere 😂🤭 not sure what it's about but hopefully it's a good sign!

Definitely heightens the upset doesn’t it!
I hope AF stays away for you too! Got everything crossed! 🤞

@Suburbandreams you have the willpower I could only wish for! sounds positive though, fingers crossed for you!

BFN today at 10dpo so think I’m out this time. I’m going to book in to see a fertility specialist as I have a gut feeling something isn’t right.

@RW269 lovely to hear from you and the non-testing is going well, I might try that next month.

@YaWeeFurryBastard ah I’m sorry you’re feeling like that 😢 really hoping all is well and it’s just one of those things taking its time!
@Daniki thats great news about the spotting and hoping the sick is something to celebrate!!
@Suburbandreams @RW269 i think you guys are doing this right with the not testing. It’s so nerve wracking doing tests then not believing them due to timing! I’ll follow suit this month I think

@Dogscanlookup Iv got myself in a tizzy this morning, my tests are so faint barely visible so trigger is basically gone out of my system but I would of thought maybe they'd start getting darker now if I was pregnant. Had the tiniest speck of brown spotting when I went toilet this morn but because I'm on progesterone I'm unsure what it is. I hate that I overthink and look into things so much as well, exactly what the doctor and my husband told me to avoid 😩😂

Planned to test this morning at 9dpo but woke up and just didn't feel like doing it strangely. I suspect I could really be 8dpo looking at my chart so might feel more motivated tomorrow when I'm sure it's at least 9dpo.

Had sudden, sharp stabbing sensations in my lower pelvis yesterday evening that have since gone away. Trying not to read too much into it and obsessively Google, I hate doing it but it's so hard not to, completely empathise @Daniki

@ThingsLineUp yea I agree don't test if you think you're really 8dpo as it will likely come up negative and it really eats a sombre tone for the rest of the cycle 😩 we truly are our own worst enemies 🥴

@Suburbandreams sounds promising, amazing willpower holding off, especially if you're late! Good luck for when you're home and able to test.

Sorry to those who've have bfns 😞

My update is that I got blaring positive opk yesterday, so seems like my body is making another attempt at ovulation. I'm starting to think I didn't ovulate last time and that's why I didn't have a proper period?

@YorkshirePeridot fingers crossed, it's crazy how all over the place ovulation can be sometimes...

9dpo (?) for me AF due in 3 days, negative tests so far lol. I would be surprised if I did concieve this cycle as 1. I wasn't properly tracking ovulation & 2. March was my first AF after stopping the pill so chances are I might not of actually ovulated as I read it can take up to 3 months for cycles to properly adjust after stopping BC. However I did have EWCM around the time of predicted ovulation.

It does annoy me how everything to do with conceiving has to he planned out, tracking ovulation, timing intercourse correctly etc. I so wish I was the type of person who had the mindset of ' if it happens, it happens'.

This would be my first month trying & I know there are soooo many of you who have been trying for a while so I really really hope you all get your BFPs this month, wishing everyone of you all the luck in the world ❤️

Oh @Daniki it is SO hard not to think about these things when you are literally living inside the body where this is all taking place. I know we say we are symptom spotters, but we carry the symptoms around with us 24/7! Sometimes you just need to let yourself think the thoughts without judgment or trying to resist them. Because thinking about not thinking is just double the thinking!

I really can't offer any advice at this time, but just want you to know that I'm thinking of you and you deserve all the good things 💕

Ah @YaWeeFurryBastard I am sorry, that is disheartening. Someone posted a link to the likelihood of testing positive on each dpo, and while you are more likely than not to test positive on 10dpo, there is still a significant proportion of people who don't

https://www.countdowntopregnancy.com/pregnancy-test/

If you can bear it, maybe don't test now until AF is missed if it's getting you down. But if you think not testing will make it worse, then I don't think there is any harm POAS every morning until AF arrives. It's just part of the TTC cycle, isn't it?

Sending love to you all. I will be joining the TWW tomorrow and I am NOT looking forward to it. I like my oestrogen and my deluded sense of hope :)

Thanks @CoolSummer89. Trying to keep myself busy and distract myself! I also prefer the stage before the TWW, it's a lot calmer time! 😂

@Parcou25 yea it does get a bit of taking used to. I think what's really important is getting your partner on board and letting them know that either it's sex every two days (which each to their own, but would be a LOT for me) or trying to be as targeted as possible. I think it's hard for them because they are not as directly involved in the tracking, but feel almost more pressure. So you want to have them informed but not freaked out! That took DH and I are couple of months to get right and I'm sure you will get there too once your cycles calm down.

@CoolSummer89 think that is a really good comment regarding allowing ourselves to think thoughts without judgement, because it is twice as worse if we try not to.

6DPO and minds everywhere but maybe need to just accept the thoughts and what they are

I held out hope for implantation bleeding but I think AF has arrived today 2 days late. Also had bad news at work so double whammy.

A shit day.

Thank you @CoolSummer89 thats really good advice 💗. My period is due on Saturday so I won’t test until Sunday if it hasn’t arrived by then. Best of luck to everyone ✨.