TTC Aug 2024

[AlleycatMarie]

Hi ladies!
CD 1 for me today, so I’m moving over from the July thread and starting this one (don’t think there is already one).
Anyone else now ttc for a BFP in August??

Sorry to hear that 😔 but at least cycle is regular? Trying to find silver lining for you...

Hey could i please join this thread? Been ttc for 8 months now. I turn 36 in oct. I think im 6 or 7 dpo currently. Every month i experience sore boobs, cramps and nausea which is extremly frustrating. Every month i get my hopes up so high and met with such crushing lows x sending lots of baby dust to us all xx

Just taken clear blue and it’s negative but still no sign of period (1 day late so far)

i didn’t realise to get an accurate result it’s best to test one week after missed period. Can anyone confirm ?

I meant fertile window ! :)

my periods are regular as I mentioned

Also, it says online to wait a week after a missed period to test.

my period was due yesterday on the 12th aug, but no sign of it, and no period symptoms at all.
so I’m going to test again next week Monday 19th aug

@Janedoe3 35 day cycles here too! My period was 7 days late last month, exactly the same as you no symptoms of pregnancy and no symptoms of AF either so I felt in limbo. I was having BFN and then had once test that i swear i could see the faintest line with (no one else did so i must have had line eyes), and then AF arrived. Hang in there, our cycles always tend to mess with us when we want them to be consistent! Keep testing every day.
I keep both flo and premom up to date as i find flo can be unreliable

In some cases implantation may only happen as late as 12DPO, in which case pregnancy tests may not even spot anything till 15DPO, which is close to period due date for most women. That said, from what I see most with BFPs are getting faint lines from 9-10 DPO. When do you plan to test?

@rebecca199 @Amber17 Just read back through the thread before I posted something someone else has asked and seen your posts about LH increases in the first week. This has happened this month for the first time ever, I had a high reading on CD 7 & 8 and it went back down again in the following days do you find this delays your actual peak later in the cycle or not at all?

Hey! My peak actually ended up being a few days earlier than normal this month and was the strongest peak I've ever had! X

Thank you for giving me something positive to see 🥰

AF has arrived for me and oh she's a comin

The length of your luteal phase doesn’t change so it depends on when you ovulate. If you ovulate late , AF will be late too. x

I am sorry that your AF arrived however I hope the next one will be a positive and exciting one for you ! Good luck !

Oh Nicola I hear ya! I am 36 in Jan and have been trying for 7 or 8 months (lost count). Have you asked your GP if you can do a hormone panel? I got my results last week and all was OK, so has calmed me down a little bit and helping me ‘enjoy’ the journey more. Although I haven’t entered two week wait yet which is always more enjoyable 😅

Sorry I did see that you said they had regulated recently, what I mean is that if Flo still has your irregular periods in mind, it may not have got used to the regularity.

would definitely recommend some ovulation kits for next cycle (hopefully there isn’t one!) so you can get a sense of how long your luteal phase is, as that tends to stay fixed for each woman. Best of luck with the tests next week! 🤞

Booked in for day 21 bloods this thurs but she hasnt requested a full hormone panel. Doesnt look like lile my amh or lh will be getting looked at only my progesterone. My partner has his bloods done and was all ok. Folate was oddly a bit low but they wernt concerned. He is booked in for a seman analysis next month. We were lucky getting that slot due to a cancellation as the next slot was months away x

I tested today and it was negative. (My period was due yesterday)

however, it says on the period app to wait a week until after a missed period as sometimes hcg can still be low for some women even on the day they missed their period

so I’m going to test exactly one week from now on the 19th august

Hello hun,

There is a slight difference though , the difference we have is I have symptoms of pregnancy . I’ve been spotting on and off (brown/light pink since middle of July until yesterday.)

I will quote my original post in case anyone missed it

Here’s my original post

and to update: I’ve taken a test today = negative

but I will test again next week as that will be 1 week since my missed period

Oh that’s good. My DH got in touch with his GP in June (he had an undescended testicle as a child) for Semen analysis and has an appointment booked for end of October.

Best of luck with your bloods, will you also be getting day 3 tests done? From what I have read amh levels aren’t that important for natural conception, it’s more for if you go down the IVF route which is why private clinics tend to test for AMH to see if you’ll be a good candidate for that…

as I say best of luck and keep us updated 😊

Oh yes I get what you mean now!!!

well, to update.. I’m now using three new period apps . Downloaded them yesterday m and logged my past 3 months of regular 35 days cycle on the apps

New Apps: clue, Premom & modern fertility
Log: I only logged my constant 35 days cycle (so they have no recollection of my past irregular cycle like my Flo at least does )

both Clue , Modern fertility and Premom are saying my period is late (much later than what Flo is saying )
premom says my period is late by: 5 days
clue says my period is late by: 9 days
modern fertility says my period is late by: 5 days

im going to the gp next week Monday as I’m confused & I’ve also got another clear blue test I will take on Monday

No mention of anymore blood tests etc. Was just told to contact the gp receptionist for the results. My gp really didnt seem all that fussed...she wasnt horrible about it but didnt seem in too much of a rush for anything if that makes sense. I think ill phone for the results and then recontact the gp again once we get results from SA.

sending posive thoughts ur way 🥰

@ScarlettSloth i ovulated particularly late this month, it’s happened before and AF is always delayed. I worked out I get my AF about 15 days after my peak so if I ovulate later, my period is 15 days from that date xx

Thank you! I am hoping so hard everything works out for you and your sticky bean 🥰

Not really, I seem to ovulate CD13-14.

Hi all, first time posting! 5 months ttc. Currently dpo 10. Negative test this morning. Boobs hurting like they normally do before AF. Think I am out. Feeling very frustrated and getting obsessed with the whole process 😢 I’m 28, no kids. I had some bloods and US (private) - all normal. Husband will not do sperm analysis and I feel to awkward to have a deep discussion about this yet. He says he will after a year. I know 5 months is not long but would rather know sooner then later if there’s a problem 😢 I have been off contraception for 3 years and avoided dtd during fertile window. I didn’t track anything just had sex after my period for 5 days. Then stopped having dtd / withdrawal for 10ish days. Then had dtd until AF arrived. Probably been an issue this whole time. Anyway feeling like the baby I dreamt of my whole life is not going to happen. Probably the pms talking. Sorry for negatively.