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

CD15 for me, flashing smiley and a darker line, so on track to peak tomorrow or day after!
Eaten my flax and pumpkin seeds lol 😂 I think I’ll be able to write a book about all the things to try, supplements, etc. by the end of this!

This month my partner is away so we are focusing on DTD on the peak test and ovulation day. :)
I am less stressed so far this month as I’ve been preoccupied by work and my child and getting in the festive mood.

I am sure I’ll lose the plot again around 8DPO 😄

Does anyone else go through wild feelings through the TWW? I've gone from completely believing I'm pregnant to fully believing I'm not and I'm only 7DPO 🤣 I'm losing the plot!

@ljb23 yes!! It’s a wild ride isn’t it ?

I have booked plans around that time so there’s distractions. WFH doesn’t help as every toilet break is a dilemma - to test or not to? Haha

Ahh it's hell. After 2 mmc, I kind of feel desperate for it now! I'm 7DPO and I was naughty and did test, I do kind of find it fun though, so that plays a part 🤣🤣

Hello everyone, may I tentatively dip my toe in this thread? I say tentatively because I'm not sure whether we will try in December, but we are both desperate try again.

We first started trying December last year. I fell first time and we had a MC in early January. I then fell again immediately and had a MMC in mid-March. After my D&C, it took 8 weeks for my tests to turn negative and I had no proper cycles during that time, just a few random bleeds, so we got on with life assuming nothing would happen until my cycle went back to normal. First week of June, I felt weird and found out I was pregnant again. Tragically, our beautiful little boy arrived due to premature labour at 19+3 in September.

We've had quite the wild ride of a year and it has been truly awful. All the tests came back clear, so our son's loss is being put down as unexplained. We are both mid-late 30s, so time is a pressure and we've no living children. With all of this in mind, I don't think we are really to go full gung-ho info TTC, but we might just come off contraception and see what happens. We are in a very strange place of being absolutely desperate to have a baby on the way again, and absolutely devastated beyond description over the loss of our son and two previous pregnancies.

Today is CD2 for me. I ovulated last month on CD18, and I usually ovulate on CD16. So, going by that, I can probably guess the week that might be fertile for us. I don't know what we'll do yet, but we've got a week or so to decide.

Hey everyone - I am on CD18, think I ovulated at the weekend but not entirely sure as we were away with friends so DTD was tricky but we found some time! Whether or not that will be enough as it was only once but we DTD on the lead upto ovulation too so time will tell.
My AF is due on the 5th December - were on holiday with family so either it arrives or we get an early Christmas pressie. If no luck this month, I'm going to track everything properly next cycle, I do feel a lot less stressed by not tracking but equally I know its not very helpful when ttc!

Good luck everyone and congratulations to those who have had positives already!

@Peonies94 hi!

I just read that it took around 2 years to conceive your first. I can't imagine how that was for you. Do you mind me asking if you had any medical intervention or it happened naturally? I've been TTC number 2 for 17 months now and have been prescribed clomid (I already ovulate) but holding out hope that everything works as it should and just hasn't been the right 'time' for us.

Hi all ☺️ CD17 and think i’ve ovulated today. That would mean AF due afternoon of 8th Dec. We said we’d DTD less this month as we have been doing it every day on previous months with no success! But ended up DTD the past three days on the trot as I thought I would ovulate sooner 🤦🏼‍♀️ we’ll see what happens but my ovulation pains were soooo much stronger this month… not sure if that’s a good thing or not! Good luck all x

So hard, everyone tells you to relax but how on earth can you when essentially there’s 1 week in 4 when you can conceive and even if you aren’t tracking you’ll know where you are in your cycle

Cd12 for me, flo has still got me as ovulating tomorrow Premom moved it to Friday but after todays lh test it’s moved it forwards to weds. After seeing such a surge from yesterday 0.13 to 0.89 I’m going to test again later tonight don’t want miss my peak.

we both aren’t feeling so good so chances are no dtd tonight to 🤞 we feel better tomorrow

Officially CD1 of our first cycle trying for baby no2! I'm going to start off not tracking temp/ovulation testing and see how it goes just off off EWCM this month. We'll be testing 22nd so hoping for a christmas miracle🤞🏻🎄

I’m so so sorry @KittyFantastica that you have been through all this. Virtual hugs 🤗

im so confused right now - I just don’t know if I’m coming or going. I have ovulation tested and gotten smiley faces three times now (CD, 5, 11 and now 16) since AF finished. Reason I keep testing is because I had a MC and operation and since my periods have been up and down. We are trying SPEM this cycle so don’t want to miss my ovulation. Tomorrow should be last day on SPEM (thank God) but thought I’d test ovulation to make sure I didn’t miss ovulation (if I was on a 28 day cycle I’d be ovulating around now according to SPEM). Anyway point is according to test im ovulating today, but this is third test this cycle. Should we DTD just in case or ignore and go off previous result. Pre miscarriage I ovulated around day 8-11, I don’t think I’ve ever ovulated this late before.

another thing - I can’t remember how soon you get pregnancy symptoms because today my nipples are super sore, esp the left one. Is that an ovulation thing or early pregnancy symptom?

would really appreciate your thoughts. Sorry for long message x

Got my peak today CD15 - yesterday was 0.23 and suddenly jumped up to 1.87 today! I thought I just wasn’t going to ovulate this month haha. Fingers crossed this is our month 🤞

We are doing SMEP, today is CD15 and we have DTD every other day from CD8.

Today ovulation test is positive, so if I'm right we'll DTD today, tomorrow, the next day. Have a day off then DTD again the following day. So CD15, 16, 17 and 19. But we also did 14

Is this right?

@JB2021 I think so x

Just wondering if that's too much!?

From what I gather it’s every other day from cd8, then 3 consecutive days from your peak, skip a day and once more. So for you I think that’s right, it would be yesterday, today and tomorrow then Friday?
It does seem excessive doesn’t it 😂. We’re doing smep too and will be shocked if I actually manage all those specific days

We tried SMEP one cycle and felt burned out by peak/ovulation day.
I think it’s important to not just do the motions but still be in the mood as then it’s no fun

@KittyFantastica Really sorry you have been through all of that 😞🌻

I’m so sorry you’ve been through all of this. Absolutely unimaginable and I hope you’re looking after yourself 🤍. Really hoping you get your miracle baby soon.

I think I’ve been on a thread with you in the past (I recognise your username).

Take it as it comes and decides what’s best for you in the moment x

@Marie1990x I think if your peak/ovulation is an even day it's not too bad but if it's an odd day it's a lot

We did SMEP when we conceived #1

Currently cd 27 2dpo. Premom app has pushed my period back to 8th Dec which would be a 38 day cycle. Normally my cycles are 32/33 days so I'm thinking start of December but we will see. Too early to symptom spot/guess. I really do hate the 2ww! Will likely start testing around 10dpo as I've had positive tests that early before

Hi ladies! Will be Beginning to TTC in December, I’m booked in to have my copper coil removed on the 19th of December and hopefully baby no 3 will be conceived not too long after!😂 had 2 early losses both last November and last December and got the coil put in January this year as I felt I needed to process my losses before trying again.. now it’s been a year since my first loss I feel ready to start trying again and I’m so excited! Baby dust to all you lovely ladies and here’s hoping we all get the best Christmas present ever ;) 👶🏼 👣 🤍xx

Had a little cry today as I am finding OPK/TTC/timed intercourse, supplements, all of this overwhelming.

deep line on the clear blue today but still flashing, so it will be again day 17 peak. Next month (if I am not pregnant yet) I think I’ll save myself 30£ and not buy a new kit, as it’s always peak on CD17.