TTC Jan 2025

[YKM2829]

Hellloo.
Is anyone else starting TTC for next cycle in January?
I've got a DD who's 6 but I do feel a bit like i haven't done this in a while so just wanted to chat. 🙂

Just wiping, it keeps changing between brown like at the end of a period or like almost pink water droplets on the toilet roll.

I know it can be normal, and i did do a bit of a vigorous workout yesterday so I'm wondering if it's that. And I know you can irritate the cervix sometimes too.
I've just done a digital clear blue. It says pregnant 1-2 weeks. Which by GP due dating they'd say 5 and a half weeks.
I'm wondering if when clear blue say their weeks indicator is from conception, do they actually mean implantation instead. 2 weeks ago was my implantation. But I know we conceived between the 24th December to the 3rd January.

I don't know.
I feel like my anxiety is taking over alot. At least the clear blue said pregnant. And I've already had 2 wees this morning before I took it so it wasn't exactly the strongest wee.

I just keep saying in my head please please 🤞

I think the clear blue go from implantation as my last pregnancy was 1/2 weeks and when I went for my scan that worked , they say you can exercise as normal so I don't know about that side of it but I think as long as it's not bright red and clots then all should be fine , I'm not going to bother saying keep calm don't over think as we are women and it's in our dna to

Hahaha yeah overthinking comes with the territory. Yeah implantation would make sense as that would be around the 12th and I defiantly had implantation pain and some spotting then.

I'm trying to just tell myself it wouldn't say pregnant if I wasn't you know

With the Clearblue weeks digis it's all a bit approximate. I think the weeks are meant to be read as from conception, but the different readings are triggered by different levels of HCG, so 1-2 weeks is based on 10miu, 2-3 weeks is based on 153miu etc. They can vary a bit from woman to woman, pregnancy to pregnancy and of course urine dilution, hence why it's a bit approximate.

I'm now 9dpo and of course I got a BFN. I hate this stage in my cycle. It's like I have the devil and angel on each shoulder:

Angel: 9dpo is meaningless- too early to count yourself out. You DTD on O-2 and one sperm is all it takes. Maybe Dry January and the cough medicine you've been taking for your rotten virus will have made all the difference. Plus Sod's Law - Oasis in September wouldn't it ideal if you've caught this cycle.

Devil: it's been 37 cycles of nothing. Why should this one be different? Yes, you DTD on O-2, but you've never had any joy this time on the cycles when you managed O day itself, O-1 and/or the entire fertile period, so why get hopeful about this cycle?

I wish I could squash the Angel tbh. I hate the false hope against all likelihood/experience...

Af has just turned up full force right on time , so I'm out again i hate this feeling

9po negative as well today. The angel/devil thing is sooo accurate. Kept promising myself I wouldn't test this month but here we are.

Tmi warning ⚠️ loss

So I'm currently staying overnight in hospital awaiting ectopic pregnancy surgery and the removal of a tube.
I'm only really commenting to see if anyone has been through the same. And to give an update. I'll keep this thread open for all the lovely ladies who have joined, and come back when we ttc again. Which ATM we both want to as soon as safe to do so. Xx

@YKM2829 I’m so sorry to hear this. Wishing you a smooth hospital stay and speedy recovery. I hope you are able to surround yourself with support. Take care and all the best wishes for when you start trying again.

I haven't been through your situation but I couldn't not comment to say how sorry I am for what your going through , I hope it all goes as well as possible and your recovery is smooth sending you all the 💐💐🍫🍫

Hi ,
I’ve googled like a crazy person all afternoon trying to find someone with a similar situation, that’s gotten answers .
I don’t do BBT, I used my Apple Watch to track my temp, it’s dropped from 36.9 to 36.4, like suddenly.
When I have had PMS on the way, it’s normally a gradual drop. This was suddenly and out of nowhere.
any insight?
im 27cd /13dpo

I am so sorry to hear @YKM2829 - I hope you're being treated well. Such terrible luck to have an ectopic. A friend had one late last year but had quite textbook symptoms - they told her that even with removal of one tube fertility isn't impacted so I hope you get similarly reassuring news. Her cycles were normal straight away and they have started trying soon after x

@YKM2829 I'm so so sorry to hear your news. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Im tracking my cycles but not ovulation via tests or temp tracking. I did try last time TTC with the ovulation sticks but could never catch it.

DD is only having 1 feed a day. As you say I think it's different for everyone. DH and I always seem keen to DTD in my fertile window so hopefully that's promising!

@YKM2829 im so sorry to hear your news. Wishing you a smooth hospital stay and recovery, crossing my fingers you will be with us ttcing as soon as possible xx

I tracked when ttcing for my dd and have started again this cycle, properly.
Whenever my temp and rhr dropped like that it meant AF was about to arrive. Hope thats not the case for you? Fingers crossed

Currently in my fertile window, seems to arrive so late for me now, used to be around day 15 and am on day 25.

In any case, we're DTd as much as possible but I noticed something happening: seems like DH doesnt always ejaculate? Its happened a handful of times recently and i dont know if i should be concerned for him? Obviously for conception reasons but more for health ones too.

Should i tell him? He orgasms but i sometimes see no sperm

@YKM2829 So sorry to read this, sending hugs 🫂 Hope you are been well looked after

@YKM2829 so sorry to hear this 💚 love and healing to you xxx

Currently in my two week wait - hope it’s okay to join the thread 🥰✨

Negative test today, day before period. Counting myself out now as AF symptoms have started. Onto the next month :(

currently cd27 and no sign of AF.
I consistently have cycles between 21&24 days. Not had a cycle longer than 24 days since having my daughter 3 years ago.
I don’t feel pregnant though. I’ve had 3 pregnancies previously and always kind of expected the positive test but not this time so I’m just putting off and expecting a late period.

@Wednesdayonline sorry to hear that - i may see you on the next thread x

I’m in the same boat as you, af was due today, always wake up to it on cycle day 25 seems to appear through the night, I’ve been having cramps on and off for a few days (unusual for me) then the cramps I’ve had last night and this morning I expected to see it this morning but nope, tested and bfn, will wait the day out and see if it arrives if it doesn’t I will grab more tests, I hope you get your bfp xx

I'm out this cycle I think. No surprises there, given we only DTD on O-2, but there's always that stupid hope. But I'm due on tomorrow, currently 12dpo and have stared at multiple BFNs on OneSteps and Boots tests 😢.

@Mummy1502 sorry for the bfn. Hopefully AF stays away & you get your positive soon.

I still haven’t tested. Helps that I don’t have tests in the house. Almost picked one up today but talked myself out of it

I think you should test xx