TTC #2

[Eatsleepbakerepeat]

I've noticed a lot of us TTC number 2 and struggling after getting pregnant fairly easily with number 1!
Thought I'd start a thread so we can all support each other 💕💕

@2BabyOrNot2Baby Keeping fingers crossed those positives keep coming! 🤞🎉 It’s SO hard being in limbo and wanting to protect yourself from getting your hopes up too high.

@Eatsleepbakerepeat I’m in a very similar position! 3dpo and going to try and wait and see if my period is late before testing. Easier said than done of course! I was thinking about why I want to test early every month and realised I don’t actually gain anything from it so trying to wait and distract myself as much as possible this cycle. Totally agree about testing later to avoid the painful ups and downs of a CP too. I’m nervous about how I’d cope with another early loss. Sending you lots of positivity and solidarity! 💪

@Eatsleepbakerepeat I’m 15dpo today, AF due today but no sign just yet. I’m not hopeful as I tested 9dpo & 13dpo and both were negative! I’m worrying that my cycles are getting longer as I’ve always been 28 days until last month. Last month was 29 days and today I’m on day 30.
Good luck for this cycle, hope the tww passes quickly for you 🤞

Congrats to all those with their BFP’s ☺️

Bookmarking as we're going to start TTC #2 after my current cycle (CD24 today but I usually have V long cycles and convinced I haven't ovulated yet this month)

It's so hard isn't it! I just get impatient and want to know but actually with my DS I didn't test positive until 1 day after my AF was due ans he's now 3 and a half! I would have counted myself out unnecessarily that month!
I agree about the pain of loss, last months CP was my 2nd loss (my first being in January at 6 weeks) and I sobbed at the thought of going through it again! :(
🤞🤞 for us all

Youre not out yet! I posted above I didn't get my BFP with my DS until 1 day post AF! So you never know!

I need to have a rant... I'm really struggling today, got a Hycosy, semen analysis and amh test results on Thursday. I'm really worried it'll be bad news in some way and just feeling depressed about it all. I just feel like we left it all too late. Before we had our first we only wanted the one child and didn't start trying until I was 35. After she was born we decided we absolutely wanted another as she was much easier than we expected and we just love her to bits and want to go through it all again. I then fell pregnant before we were ready to try accidentally but it was ectopic, lost a tube but started trying immediately after, we're now on our 11th cycle and nothings happening. I'm now 38, and I'm worried I've just left it too late, and just regret not having tried sooner. I met my husband when I was 22, married at 30 so it's not like we couldn't have sooner, we both stupidly prioritised careers, houses and cars over starting a family.

A couple we know recently announced they were accidentally pregnant with their second after they really struggled with caring for their first and were categorical they weren't going to have another, and it was made me feel so angry like life is really unfair. I want to be happy for them, but all I feel is anger.

Hi ladies can I join? TTC no2 for 2 years now and in that time iv had 2 miscarriages and 1 chemical 🥺 havent been able to get pregnant since the chemical in April last year! It's so depressing, we have all testing done and all ok apart from low progesterone and my AMH is now low.
This is my second cycle doing tamoxifen & trigger shot! Triggered today so should ovulate tomorrow. 🤞🏻🤞🏻 it works, it's a long road and don't want my son to grow up alone! I'm 35 now and completely relate about wishing we hadn't left it as late to try!

Day 1 for AF arrived.. again!
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Hi ladies! I recognise some of the names on here but I'll briefly explain my situation. We decided to try for our second last year, fell pregnant first cycle and sadly discovered a MMC at our 12 week scan in Feb. Devastating. From my surgery, the most recent cycle was 46 days long and I only had a very very light period lasting 3 days so I'm waiting to get another period again before ttc in hope my body has healed a bit more. Desperate for a sibling for my DS. Hopefully things will return to a bit more normality and period will arrive around Friday.

Don't think it will be it this month. Done another test this morning and pretty much the same result. All symptoms have pretty much gone but still a tad bit crampy and (tmi sorry!) had a bit of light brown cm today. AF is due today though 🙃 but thank you! 🥰

AF was due yesterday and still no sign of her. I’ve always been super regular. I tested on two easy@home tests yesterday and both were positive but I think they were faulty tests as all I’ve had is BFN’s since. Really hope AF arrives soon so we can get back to it. I hate being in limbo 😩

How are you getting on? I know it’s so hard to balance being optimistic with not getting your hopes up too high in these early days. I’m keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you ❤️

I’m so sorry you’ve experienced a loss and a CP, especially in such a short amount of time ❤️ To me it feels like the only way to move forward is to be pregnant again but getting pregnant feels scary too! I’m glad I have a buddy to wait out these next two days and avoid the temptation of testing! I know it’s WAY too soon for any symptoms etc but I definitely googled if the spots on my chin today could be related to pregnancy 🤦‍♀️

AF turned up! Started very lightly yesterday afternoon and still hasn't set in properly I'd say. Though it is frustrating that it's come and I'm still waiting for a normal flow 🙃 thank you for checking in 🥰 how are you?

I'd be lying if I said it wasn't hard, it's been a rough 2024 but our good news will come when the time is right I'm.trying to be positive about that
I feel like once I'm pregnant then around 8 weeks pregnant have heard the heartbeat then I can relax!
But that's a long way off 🙈🙈

How are you feeling, when is AF due?

@Eatsleepbakerepeat definitely agree about staying positive and looking to the future! I do feel like it will happen. I just feel a bit silly for being hung up on ideal age gaps etc before. After my mmc all I’d like is a healthy pregnancy and baby, whenever that might happen. I feel grateful that I’d be able to get early scans with the EPU this time but that all feels a long way off! I’m sorry 2024 has been such a tough year for you as well but hope things will turn around!
I’m expecting my period in ten(ish) days but I ovulated early this cycle so who knows… I hope you’re doing something nice for yourself in this tricky TWW

Argh Im sorry AF turned up! Make sure you do something nice to look after yourself this week ❤️

It's hard, is happened so fast with our DS that this timr we were like let's start now cos I like that month as a birthday and I'd get 2 Christmases off work, like the arrogance
I'm not feeling overall positive this month, I believe I ovulatee Monday and am due AF next Saturday so who knows what will happen

How you feeling about this month?

Ah thank you, think I'm gonna take this week as a breather and try to get myself into a more relaxing routine 😅

Also don't feel silly about ideal age gaps. I think we're all a bit like that. My son is 19 months next week and ideally I wanted to have had 2 by the time he was 2, but overall I'd also just love to have a healthy pregnancy & baby. I think we just put too much pressure on ourselves sometimes with timelines and such 🙃 we'll get there. Hope you're doing well x

@Eatsleepbakerepeat Hope you’ve had a lovely weekend! I was thinking of you because I felt the urge to test a few times this weekend, even though I know it’s too early. Have you been holding out too? My period is due next weekend so will wait until then.
I feel really positive this month but I always do so that means nothing haha. I need to learn to manage my expectations a bit. How about you?

@2BabyOrNot2Baby I’m trying to see the longer age gap as a positive because it means a longer time for it to be just us three! A few of my mum friends are pregnant with their second and my son told me this weekend that it was ‘his baby turn’ 💔

Did you hold off?
Do you think you've had any symtpoms yet?

I'm trying to be chill and calm and it'll happen when it happens etc but man I want this bad, I feel like I'm symptom spotting like mad, the list is long and I'm trying to not get my hopes up but it's hard cos I think in reality symptoms aren't normally that intense pre af? But mind games are 🫣🙈

Yes holding strong but very tempted! I’m the same with symptoms, was just telling my husband my boobs were very ‘zingy’ 🤣 Feel free to list any symptoms to a fellow crazy over here! I’m with you and can’t seem to find the balance between being positive and getting my hopes up too high. This week is a busy one for me so hoping that helps! Crossing fingers and toes we get good news soon

It's so hard isn't it! We've said Friday as my app I always use say that's when I'm due, no idea what's happening with the changes from my smart watch

So symtpoms, boobs! Don't get me started on boobs haha, I've convinced myself they're getting bigger, veiny, some discomfort. Then feeling full, indigestion, nausea, generally feeling rotten, tired, sense of smell

I mean I think half of them aren't even a pregnancy things but who even knows at this point haha
Science head says its not this month as my hr has dropped and my temp Is elevated but stable, think if I was then these would be rising/ higher

We shall see, Friday will tell

Oh and back pain! That's been brutal. It actually woke me the other night cos I was trying to roll over and it hurt so much!