January TTC Support Group 💚

[MyGardenDaisies]

Hello!

Since I created the December one, making one for January!

A supportive place to chat for those that are:

• starting to TTC in January
• will be testing ovulation/pregnancy in January

all welcome! 🤗

Let us know how you get on ☺️ once AF had arrived at least you know where you are in your cycle and can track things a bit better!

I have everything crossed it happens quickly for you 🤞

Hi all!

Can I join too please?!
I have a 16 month old and about to start trying for #2. Found my first thread two years ago with #1 so helpful.
I’ve only had two periods since giving birth and cycles have been 36 plus days long, so not holding much hope as my luteal phase has also been less than nine days each time. Natural cycles is saying I will be ovulating this weekend, but it might be much later. it will be our first cycle trying 🤞🏻. Trying to be more relaxed this time around but the OPKs have already come out 🙈 .

Thank you.
I’m no good at being patient! I’ll guess i’ll have to learn quickly!

🤞🏻 for you too

@EEB1989 Oh nice to see someone with a similar background also on this journey! Good luck and crossing fingers for both of us!

I’m treating this month like it’s the first I can conceive (which I guess technically it is) but I am conscious of the fact that my prediction days for ovulation could be slightly skewered if I only came off the pill two weeks ago. Either way if AF does come this cycle hopefully that will give me more of an idea of when I can start to expect now I’m off BC.

For those of you just coming off your pill have hope! My mum conceived me immediately after stopping the pill at 34, she’d been on it for years and years. I stopped my pill and had a really horrible cycle after that which we don’t count as there’s no way I would have got pregnant with whatever my hormones were doing! It then settled down and we were lucky on the second cycle so it may not take you too long 🤞

Honestly the nicest thing to hear, thank you :)

Should have mentioned I was 35 when I conceived so certainly not young in fertility terms!

Same age as me! Even more reassuring to hear haha

hello to all the new joiners!

CD6, so not much to report. Fertile window starts in a week, so enjoying days like today when I forgot about TTC all day until about 7PM. That was refreshing!

App shows my fertile window started yesterday, getting a faint line on an ok today after nothing yesterday. My work do tomorrow so we'll both likely be drunk! Will test for peak before we go, may have to squeeze in a quickie 🤣

It’s nice isn’t it! I’m CD6 today, and will probably ovulate next weekend so I’m just relaxing for now and going to focus on Christmassy stuff ☺️ good luck to everyone this cycle!

Haha a quickie has definitely been successful plenty of times so you never know 😂

Hey ladies, joining over from the December TTC thread. AF turned up today. So looks like another month of trying… this will be our 7th cycle now! Fertile window is showing 22nd-28th this month so will be taking pregnancy test around 10th Jan when next AF is due. Hoping we all get BFP in 2025. Enjoy Christmas everyone 🎄☺️x

AF today for me too following Mirena removal. If my cycle behaves itself I’ll be testing on my birthday.
I’ve bought some OPK’s to check I’m working. I wasn’t going to, but I’m too old to wait and see! I need to be more pro-active, I think

Hey 👋 so sorry to hear AF arrived, but you’re in good company here ☺️ hopefully a Christmas miracle happens for us all! Have a lovely Christmas and let us know how you get on x

Thanks ladies, hoping we all get our BFP soon. Well AF showing has given me the go ahead to buy a cheeky bottle of rhubarb and ginger gin and enjoy and relax over Christmas 😂I’m getting slightly annoyed though as this is our 7th cycle now and we didn’t have any problems conceiving before. I think if we get to a year of trying then we might just have to let go of the idea and accept that perhaps it’s not meant to be! 😞x

Hello, I'm jumping over from the December thread.

I'm 9 or 10DPO and tested this morning. BFN, which I expected, so it's over for me this cycle. I know 9DPO is early, but I had a strong line at 9DPO when I got pregnant with my son. My two early losses didn't show up until 11/12DPO, but I had feelings in the days before those positives even then. This time, absolutely nothing. Just waiting for AF to arrive next week.

Hello! Joining from December thread. AF showed up on Thursday so I'm cycle day 3. Has anyone tried Ovum supplements? https://startwithovum.com/

I'm already taking a load of supplements: COQ10, Vit C, Vit E, Folic Acid and Omega 3, but I wondered about trying something different in the New Year.

Hi @Tally89 and @KittyFantastica ☺️ welcome to the January thread! Which cycle is this for you both?

@Tally89 I haven’t tried the Ovum supplements before, but I always check the reviews for supplements and go from there. I’m currently taking Proceive and have ordered some Omega 3 to go with it as I haven’t been taking that before. Any my DH has agreed to take supplements too this month so hopefully that helps🤞 x

How is everyone doing today?

Im CD 14 and my app is saying today should be the day I ovulate. But the OPK this morning came up negative. Last month I ovulated two weeks later than expected. I’m wondering how others would approach this. Should we aim to have sex every two or three days until a positive OPK?

Interesting to see all the supplements people are trying out. I just have a multivitamin and folic acid right now.

@Cinnamonbunn I was about to come and post a question about OPKs as well as this is my first month using them, ive started on CD7 today as not sure when Ive been ovulating- mine havent seemed to clue app at all as ended up having a chemical pregnancy last cycle which only could have worked with dates if id ovulated CD9 compared to CD16 the app predicted for me!! So sorry cant help also confused 🤣

Hello ladies!! How's everyone doing? Looks like I'll be joining this thread from the December one sadly. I got a squinter at 10DPO and a half decent FRER on Friday (12DPO) but fully negative today. So looks like another chemical for me 😢 AF due today but not sure if CP will delay it. So waiting for me to officially start my next cycle

I am shocked this morning…last month I didn’t ovulate until day 27! The cycles before was always CD17. This morning I felt like I had more CM than normal, did an ovulation test (it’s CD13 today) and it’s positive! Result of 1.09!!! I wasn’t going to test as it stressed me last month waiting until day 27 as well as DTD constantly so was gunna wait until this week to DTD. Hoping I’ve just caught it in time and today and tomorrow will be enough!

@Floralcat I’d be trying now, even though that seems very early in the cycle. But based on last month’s chemical, it would seem you ovulated early. I’m sorry you went through that. How are the OPKs today?

@MummyV2021 sorry to hear about your chemical too. Hoping this is the cycle for you x

@Fashionlover123 sounds like today and tomorrow would be right! I think the tests show up positive the day before peak fertility?! Good catch.

Hi Ladies,
I just wondered, how often do you use LH tests? I’ve tested mine previously to see if my clue app is accurate - it usually is.

This is our first month trying, my cycles are usually around 29 days long, the clue app says O week is day 11-17 but pre mom days O week is day 14-19. I’m not sure which to believe…

Also, do you test twice a day? I’ve previously only tested once but I’ve got a decent stash of them so if needed I’ll test twice. Any advice welcome…