December TTC Support Group

[MyGardenDaisies]

Hey! Making a space for those that are :

• starting to TTC in December
• also had a negative in November and preparing to try again
• trying in November and will be testing in December

all welcome! 🤗

Hope we all get a BFP! x

@Sunch it's totally up to you obviously. I say live in the moment and buy for the present. It's always nice to get a bargain but if you do end up testing positive this cycle you won't begrudge buying your pregnancy vitamins at full price.
This reminds me that Holland &Barrett's Black Friday ends today as well!

Hello! Hope it’s okay if I join.
I am currently in my TWW, 7DPO according to my apps but I thought it looked more like 9DPO really, anyway will soon see! Had quite an increase in temps and my RHR today has gone wild, I dunno if noticing it has made me anxious? But I’ve not done much at all this evening bar relax on the sofa and it’s still scarily high! Charts for ref 😂

Good luck to everyone for December, my testing will probably start soon!

TTC Advice. Stopped the pill a year ago and still no joy. Ultrasound's all come back ok. OH booked in with the GP December. Anyway optimistic stories? ✨

Wow that's a strong peak!

@KT199 wow! Yes will be following your test results closely...

@glitter543 ah I'm sorry, I am also approaching the year mark with nothing seemingly wrong. I know a few people who took a year+ to conceive their first and then had their second one very quickly! My main advice would be just keep positive, it only takes one lucky break for it to work. And hopefully your partner's SA comes back all OK in the meantime.

Eurgh I need some hand holding please....

Promised no symptom spotting or early testing this cycle.... Ovulation may or may not have happened and if it did it was earlier than usual so definitely not able to dtd much at the right times so counted myself out pretty much and decided to not worry about it and just wait for AF in order to start again fresh in a new cycle.

Then something possessed me to possessed at 9dpo (BFN).

Now 11dpo AF due Monday (LP usually 11 or 12 days) had the tiniest amount of brown spotting last night literally just on wiping and then no more, and same again this evening slightly pinkish.
Had really uncomfortable pulling-cramping pain on Thursday at work on lower rhs and just mild cramping since and lower back ache.(I usually cramp for quite a few days prior to AF and get back pain but it usually ramps up day before to pretty severe not mild). Also electric shock type pain in boobs randomly which makes me jump.
I'm so confused, I don't want to get my hopes up that this is something when it almost certainly isn't. Why do our bodies do this to us? 😢

@glitter543 same over here girl 😭

@Nico89 turns out it 100% was! I took another test later this evening and it wasn't anywhere near as dark! So guess I will be ovulating imminently hopefully!! Glad I took 2 tests today otherwise I might have completely missed that peak! Although I've been having major ovulation cramps today so think I'd have figured it out anyway!

On that point though - anyone who's already had a baby and/or is getting older (I'm 38), have your ovulation symptoms changed? Before my 3yo I would get cramps for a few hours on one day and they were pretty mild whereas since coming off the pill (was on it for 2 years post partum) my ovulation symptoms are so different! The cramps are a lot more intense for starters and they tend to last a few days (once they lasted for nearly a week) and I get so bloated and uncomfortable now whereas I never had that before! I guess I'm just not sure if it's an age thing or a PP thing?!

@Nico89 my AF due Monday too! It’s so cruel isn’t it? AF symptoms and early pregnancy are almost identical so it’s just impossible not to symptom spot. I’m so sad as I thought I saw some pinky brown when I wiped last time I went to the toilet and now I’m convinced I’m out. Also a BFN at 9dpo.

Oh gosh lovely! Our bodies are bloody cruel! So annoying that the symptoms for pregnancy are so similar to AF! Just remember that implantation can happen anywhere up to 12DPO and then takes 48 hours for HCG to build. Fingers crossed what you're seeing is signs of implantation! Hang on in there, only a few days until you know. But I know if I was getting your symptoms it would be driving me mad too!! We're all in this crazy ride together! Sending baby dust your way xx

@Kateb149 second puberty is exactly what it is! Oh and the bloating was unreal coming up to my period last month. I had my coil out at the end of September.

@Nico89 I find it so hard not to symptom spot too. I have all of my fingers crossed for you xx

Hi all hope you don’t mind me popping in. I came off the pill in about August but now actively trying.

Last month I was away from my DH when I think my peak was. I have just been tracking from my Flo app. However I picked up some ovulation tests in the Black Friday deal. So I’m going to have to sit and read the instructions and learn when I’m supposed to do them. However on my period just now so definitely have some time before my December ovulation.

Have to say there are lot of acronyms in this thread lol!

@Nico89 I had pink bleeding one day last cycle and a faint line and was convinced last month I might be pregnant but AF came as scheduled and it was so hard. As PP said, AF and pregnancy symptoms are so similar it’s hard to tell.
If you can’t wait till AF missed, maybe get a digital sensitive test? X

It’s finally December ladies !!

Hoping it brings many, many positive results and healthy pregnancies this month! 🤞❤️

Hi! Hopping on as I very naughtily tested v early and got a bfp . I'm 6 days post transfer after ivf after two losses so I'm not celebrating overly, but I'm allowing myself grace and optimism alongside apprehension.
Good luck everyone ❤️

This is wonderful news

@Leafytwigg congratulations!

Aw thanks, it's been a long old journey. I'm just taking it in small chunks, next thing I've got to get through is the hcg to check it's progressing. Here's a pic of the v early test, I wasn't expecting a good line like this.

@Leafytwigg that's a lovely line! Congratulations lovely! Although I understand your reservations. I hope this one is your 🌈 xx

Aaaawwwww congrats ♥️

I am 7dpo now! Will likely start testing in a couple of days even though I know it's early!

The last few days I have been like a moody teenager, these hormones are making me nuts 😂 i’ve had the same… last month I was so bloated I looked about 4 months gone and my DH asked me to take a test as soon as he saw my belly 😅 but no it was just AF due!
Hopefully it calms down for us in a few months 🤞

I'm 33. 4 pregnancies and my ovulation signs got worse after my second son (third pregnancy) normally I get a really bad headache and awful lower back pain. Before that I don't think I ever really noticed ovulation

@leafytwigg what wonderful news! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Sorry for multiple posts the thread moved on more than I had refreshed!