January 2025 ✨

[Emiily887]

Hi ladies, a new thread for us to continue the amazing support into the new year.
Praying this thread will hold the key to many positives🩷
I’m currently on CD4 today and looking forward to a fresh cycle. We have now hit the one year mark TTC no. 3 so hoping for a miracle soon xxx

So many amazing people on here - I wish I had the time to reply to everyone!🥹🩷

How are we all today? CD 9 for me so still a fair while off ovulation…why do the waits feel longer and longer?! I hate having a later ovulation 🫠

Still floored with the flu here, need to try and get a doctor's appointment tomorrow I think. Thankfully ovulation seems delayed. Hope everyone else getting on ok!

Hi guys 👋 I am new here. Posted once or twice a while back but new to this thread. We are NPNT right now but might have had a happy accident on 1st Jan which also happened to be day after ovulation day when I checked my calendar (always follow my chart!) Meaning I'm only 6dpo. It's driving me mad thinking I might be pregnant. I've got lots of symptoms but think I'm imagining it all because I would love another child. I've only got clear & simple strips in the house but don't think they'll be any good when I do cave and test in a few days. Anyway, hi to you all!

@Emiily887 thank you, you did a great thing by creating this space 🩷

My scan went well today and I have a date for the embryo transfer - it's going to be on Tuesday! Exciting and a bit nerve-wracking!

@lynzmb Hopefully it passes soon! Dr appt sounds like a good idea. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery and hope you can catch ovulation!
@PennysBoat welcome! Although not planned it sounds like it would be very much welcomed! Fingers crossed you caught and you have a lucky January!
@dev86 it makes me so happy that so many of us are here supporting each others journeys, despite it being a difficult time for many! Makes it that much easier doesn’t it!
@MillenialAvocado so pleased that your scan went well! How exciting that you have a date! I can imagine it is nerve wracking - try and stay positive and I’ll be keeping you in my thoughts 🫶🏼

Hello!

Im on day 16, thiiiink I might have ovulated today. Fingers crossed for this month.

Does anyone co-sleep and temp? I have the natural cycles app but still co-sleeping still with night wakings and wondering how it would affect the temp. Anyone know?

Thank you @dev86 His name is George, thank you for asking. I miss him every second of every day.

A whole host of new, intense feelings this morning. My cramps came back yesterday and I also had - very briefly - sensitive boobs yesterday too, which is very unusual for me. I woke up with more mild cramps and back ache this morning, so tested. The lines came up immediately, and the shock is unreal. FF says I'm 10DPO, but it put O day as a day early, so believe I am 9DPO. I stood there shaking for a good five minutes. Awkwardly, the FRER is pretty much negative. I've had multiple early losses, so very much guarding my heart for the moment.

Tentative congratulations, I’m feeling exactly the same. Trying to guard my heart as much as possible.
I can see a vvvfl on the FRER though.

Congrats @KittyFantastica 🥳. @Emiily887 I am currently CD11 and like you I feel like the wait to Ovulation is so long! Fertile window opens in 2 days so nearly there.

Sorry I missed your posts earlier @Ncl31 and @SMD16, tentative congrats to you both. In a spooky twist, my husband also wrapped a small blanket I'd crocheted several years ago and forgot about, and put it under the Christmas tree!

@KittyFantastica tentative congratulations! That looks like my 9DPO! I'm at 12 now and so anxious. We also happened to wrap a blanket up under the tree on Boxing Day (1 year since first chemical passed and ovulation day)

I have spoken to the clinic finally and she is waiting for the consultant to get back to her regarding treatment plans for the positive lupus anticoagulant test. I've started on aspirin now too that I managed to get some!

These are my tests today 12DPO and I think this is the darkest I have gotten in a long time. Both FRER and Easy at home are from this morning.

Thank you @Renee33 Good luck in your fertile window ✨

Very please to hear you've had a good response @SMD16 That's great to hear. Your 12DPO test does look darker too! I hope the aspirin and extra help they can give you do the trick this time 🤞🤞🤞

Hello Ladies!

@Emiily887 thank you for setting up the board for another month. It's lovely to see us all still supporting each other!

I'm so glad to be seeing so many good news 💖

@SMD16 congratulations, I see a good progression there! Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

@Ncl31 I'm happy for you, and the blanket story just melts my heart. Wishing you all the best.

@KittyFantastica tentative congratulations, I really hope this year brings you joy and helps you heal.

Update from us is really boring this month, I'm just waiting to start the medication next week, the egg retrieval and IVF are tentatively scheduled for 10th February.

Not surprisingly, I'm not enjoying this month... It feels completely wrong to miss the ovulation on purpose. But at least there will be no TWW to fret over, so there is that, and I'm doing my best to remain hopeful and positive about the IVF itself.

Baby dust to all of you, I'll be cheering you on, eagerly waiting to see many more BFPs before the month is over.

Hi ladies, just catching up. I’m away with work this week on a school residential trip, it’s so busy it’s making time pass but my mind is still wondering and hoping has it happened this month 🤞I just get so disheartened as each month goes by.
so happy to see good news from @SMD16 and @Ncl31 tentative congrats and keeping everything crossed it keeps progressing.
nothing new from me for an update. 4dpo and way too early to know/feel anything.
I can’t reply to everything individually as it’s manic here looking after 90 kids but I’m reading everything and sending love and luck to everyone ✨💕

Hey, thanks for the warm welcome!
Yes, another baby would be very loved despite not necessarily planned for. I'm no stranger to MC and CP so I am not getting too excited, however there's something off about how I feel this month in the run up to the middle of my cycle. Like last night I had a pulling feeling rather than cramps under my belly button, and I have been feeling just odd. Could be nothing, could be something. I'm itching to test but still really early days.
Reading all your stories you are all amazing, I had forgotten how hard it is in the TWW especially with additional worries on top. Sending you all love and baby dust 💗

Hello everyone, it's so great to join this thread and hear all your stories, feels like a nice community 😊. We are TTC no.3, our 2nd child has additional needs and after a lot of indecision we decided to try for a 3rd last year but sadly had a MMC and CP. We are tentatively trying again this month, currently on CD7, also battling flu like many of you!
I was wondering, for anyone who had a successful pregnancy after a MC, was there anything you added on terms of prenatal etc? I have started taking CoQ10 alongside folic acid and vit D. My MMC was confirmed to be a chromosomal issue so I suppose I'm wondering if I can improve egg quality but I know it's not something we can really control. Thanks for reading and wishing everyone the best on their journey 🙏

Hi @Summerrose24 im so sorry to hear of your mc and cp. 💕I’m still hoping for a successful pregnancy after miscarrying our first baby, but to answer your question I have started taking co-q10 after to give us the best possible chance. I’ve been told by my fertility dr that co-q10 is wonderful for egg quality. I’ve also just stated to take low dose aspirin.

9dpo today and took these - can I have opinions please? I turned the brightness down because the lines don’t photograph very well…

I see shadows on both @FMc208! Tentative congrats!

I can see a shadow on both. I hope this is the start of a BFP for you

Congrats to those getting positives and sorry to hear about previous CP/MCs. Its such a journey isn't it just got to hold on to the hope and trust that it will come at the right time.
Meanwhile here no idea when / if I've ovulated and on CD17. Not sure whether to keep going with dtd every other day (we've lost the enthusiasm lol in a busy week!) ...
This evening gone for the f-it let's book a holiday approach. Sure I'll regret it if I do get my BFP this month (I'd be 6 months when we go) but if I don't I'll be sad I put it on hold for nothing!

I see something on both- fingers crossed and baby dust for you!
I was stupid and did a test today (waaayyy too early at 8dpo - so stupid) trying not to think about it being a BFN when I'm symptom spotting like a crazy person

I think I’m out this month.

I had some ewcm late last night and literally a tiny bit this morning and now nothing. I’m only CD9 today so suggests very early ovulation. Probably too early

I bled until CD8, ovulated on CD9 and had a positive pregnancy test on CD18 with my son. My cycle was abnormal due to D&C recovery, but it was the strongest cycle I'd ever had at that point!