TTC in 2025!

[EmCha]

Hi everyone, thought I’d make my first thread here to see if there’s anyone else planning to conceive in 2025? 🥰 I’m feeling so excited but also a little nervous as I have a cyst on my ovary. It doesn’t cause me any pain or symptoms but it’s being referred to as a suspected endometrioma so that causes me some anxiety! The gynaecologist told me I won’t know if it affects fertility until I try and he isn’t too worried. However that doesn’t stop my nerves! I really hope 2025 will be the year, I feel so ready to be a mum now. 🥹

My fiancé and I are planning to start TTC in April! Just started on my folic acid/vitamin d tablets and it’s starting to feel very real! Eek 🥰❤️ Anyone else in a similar position? I’d love to know any tips on how to best prepare my body in advance and any tips for my other half too!

@EmCha sounds like a great plan. They say you should catch if you DTD every other day 🤞🏻

@Furbsies sorry to hear ❤️ same question as above.

It was 10 days long. I'm defo on my period... :(

@Furbsies I think anything 10 days or less is considered a short LP.

@SureLook
Yes.i had hoped this would be different post baby but it isn't. Oh well. I just gotta make a plan for next cycle now

@Furbsies I've heard that high strength vitamin C can lengthen your LP.

Aw I’m sorry @Furbsies

Hey! How is everyone doing? I’m in the awful TWW! 6DPO today. Going to really try and avoid testing early this month. I know I said this last time and failed so let’s see. 😂

Hello! I'm 2dpo today. I didn't actually catch my peak. It looks like I peaked overnight on Monday into Tuesday morning so I'm gonna say I ovulated Tuesday. I'm gonna keep using the LH strips over the next few days just to make sure my levels are going back down.
I'm gonna hold off testing until 12dpo which will be the 17th. For me, early testing gives you a false sense of hope cause if it's BFN you feel there may still be a chance. But if you wait it's more definite.
When do you think you might test?

Hi! Ah you’re not that far behind me in your cycle then! :) That is so true! I think I’m going to try and do the same. 12DPO for me will be the day before my expected period so if I’m going to have a positive, I’d expect it by then. I really feel that it’s not happened this month despite us timing things really well. I wouldn’t say I’m stressing about it as I feel pretty calm but I’ve accepted that this is going to be a long road. I’d love to be proven otherwise. The last two cycles I was so convinced I was pregnant so now I’m just naturally expecting a no!

@EmCha when you test is so personal so whatever works for you is best! So 12dpo for you would be the 13th?
What makes you think it's not happened this time?

I have a LP of 10 days exactly every time. Had no idea that was short, I just thought that because I was regular it was good 😞

@Marvelftw aww, sorry. There are things you can do to lengthen it. I don't know too much about it but vitamin C and acupuncture are meant to help.
How long have you been trying for?

Hi all. Been a bit awol during my period but don't think I'll be trying this cycle, will be up visiting my family in Scotland whilst hubs is home.

But I guess time to work on luteal phase length. Will be working on that this month.

How is everyone

Actually I miscalculated, it’s actually 11 which some sources say is fine others say are short. Have decided to add some vitamin c tablets to my rota anyway just in case.

I fell pregnant before earlier in the year but lost the baby. This is my second cycle trying since then. You?

@Furbsies it's hard to get the timing right sometimes, isn't it? I'm 3dpo now. I'm gonna hold off testing until the 17th which is 12dpo.

@Marvelftw most things I've read has said 10 or less is short. No harm with the vitamin C anyway.
I have one DD already but I've had two losses this year. One MMC and a blighted ovum. Back to cycle #1 again now!

I’ve just convinced myself that I won’t be able to have kids so I’m just not expecting it to happen. My endometrioma makes me worry that I may also have endometriosis all over my womb. I just don’t know but it’s not like we can get any help until we’ve been trying a year so will just have to see what happens.

For some reason my reply went up twice!

@EmCha I know it's hard when you're in the thick of it but it's normal for it to take up to a year. It's just so hard when each month goes by without a BFP. But there is loads of help available to you if you do struggle. I doubt you won't be able to have kids at all x

Thank you. Today I’ve started feeling more hopeful! But I’m scared to be as I don’t want to be gutted again! I have already decided how I’d ‘surprise’ my partner with the news. 🥹 I don’t want to get my hopes up for nothing though!

@EmCha there's good and bad days. We all start thinking about the future straight away. It's impossible not to! But you will get there x

I hope so!

I’m 9DPO and it’s taken so much to not test this morning but I’m pleased I haven’t!

@EmCha ah, well done! Only three days to go. It'll be here before you know it.

Thinking of you @EmCha and hope it’s good news this month!

Thank you! I’m 11DPO today. Been tracking my temp in the mornings and it’s been higher than last months post ovulation temps.🤞🏼This morning’s temp was one of the most important to see if it had dropped for my period due tomorrow. Think I’ve messed up though because I woke up about 4am and struggled to get back to sleep. Disrupted sleep can affect the temp so I think today’s one although high isn’t reliable. 🙈 I’m so tempted to just take a test for more clarity. I’m at the worrying stage now, hence why I couldn’t get back to sleep at 4am!

Fingers crossed for you @EmCha