TTC Sept 2024

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Moving over from lurking on TTC Aug 2024, as AF just arrived yesterday. Anyone else joining?

Hiya, just a question for anyone else who has experienced similar. We’ve been TTC for a few months now, I’ve been feeling rubbish so I’ve been to the docs and been diagnosed as having iron deficiency anaemia so I’ve been prescribed tablets. Can this affect fertility? From what I’ve seen online it can but I’m wondering how long it’ll take to get levels back up to normal if anyone has experienced the same?

@lauraa39 I believe iron deficiency can affect fertility but fairly easy to rectify with supplements x

Hello,
I've been reading through allot of the comments here and noticing people are moving across to the next month etc.
I don't know if this will help anyone?
I conceived my 1st child on 1st attempt (5 years ago!) And was expecting the same for my 2nd but that wasn't the case. It took 9 months and by the 5th month I was starting to get a little anxious and upset about it all and of course stressing about it doesn't help!!
But as soon as we stopped using lube (specifically Durex aloe Vera in the lime green bottle) I conceived straight away that month!! I honestly do think the lube was stopping me getting pregnant. I just happen to read that some lubes slow the sperm down and block them from getting to the egg!!
I really hadn't thought much about it and was baffled as to why I wasn't conceiving, we had always used lube and just out of habit I guess, it was routine!
But the month we didn't use it, I got pregnant! So.... just to give some advice if anyone's like me and not even thought about it, try a month without lube or buy a lube safe for baby trying etc (they do exist)

Thank you for the advice @ChickP87
I also got pregnant first try with my son (didn't use lube back then!) but on my first cycle trying this time we did, as I find sex more sore since I gave birth to him (nearly 3 years ago!!). Got my fist negative! So this cycle we used Preseed lube, as i had read that other lubes can be not very sperm-friendly. I'm on CD7 and so desperate to test😅

Yes, both times when I think about it now I conceived without using lube.
I really don't know if there's anything in it and it's just a coincidence but I really do think it was the lube the 2nd time stopping it happening.
Good luck to you!! Fingers crossed your quicker than me 2nd time round 🥰🙂
I know how it feels all the waiting etc and the heart sinking feeling when your another month past, it really is so difficult.