2DPO 12th Jan - anyone with me?

[Babydust82]

As the title says, I’m 2DPO on 12th January and TTC baby no.2. Feeling chilled at the moment as it’s 1st cycle and it took 4 months last time. Going to try and hold out from testing early!

Not yet, I will leave it a couple of days to see what happens, as i think it's playing tricks on me - If no AF tomorrow i will order some online x

Hope it works out @Aandk64 ❤️

Time between cycles seem to move so slowly! Yet also I'm dreading being back in the tww 😞 Think I'll ovulate around the 7th so still a while to go.

Hope everyone is getting their positive vibes ready again 🤞

Similar timescale to me for rough ovulation date. Good luck!

AF arrived Sunday night FINALLY! I have to say I was very happy with that because I was just so confused!

I should ovulate 7th/8th too 🤞🏼

Thanks, unfortunately got BFN today, so had a chemical this month.. just waiting for AF to arrive now 😪💔 x
Fingers crossed for the next cycle 🤞

@Aandk64 I'm so sorry to hear this. It's so unfair when this happens. Let's hope this next cycle is the one!

@LouLou0505 Glad your period arrived! Not knowing when it will start is the worst.

I'm only on CD2 today! I spotted for ages but it only turned full flow yesterday. I've never spotted so long before a period before so this must be a fun, new pattern post MC. This has been a much heavier period than the last one so I feel maybe there was still some clear out left. I'm due to ovulate on the 10th and we'll BD a lot more this month!

Making the most of lots of wine these next few days before all the stress begins.

AF finally arrived yesterday… a full week late! No idea what that means for when I’ll ovulate this month. I think I might just follow the SMEP method and cover all dates that way 🤦🏼‍♀️

Ah @Aandk64 that is rubbish. Sorry you didn't get a better result.

Currently due ovulation on the 9th but I think that could well move. Will start testing tomorrow (cd7) as that was about the start of my fertile window last month. My periods are a day longer recently too so fingers crossed it's not peri causing issues. My little boy is 20 months and was the result of literally once not that long ago. Hope it's it's not changed too drastically since then.

Has anyone used the wondfo ovulation confirmation sticks? I'm trying to do bbt but my sleep is all over the place thanks to the aforementioned 20 month old.

I am sorry to hear of your CP @Aandk64 mine last month really did hit me so be kind to yourself.

I should ovulate around 10th - trying to distract myself!

Thank you, so hard isn't it... I'm just trying to keep busy with work.. I''m on CD2 now, so got to keep positive for this cycle.
The GP called me yesterday and has referred me to the recurrent miscarriage clinic and going for blood tests - not sure what to expect from the clinic though, hopefully something works or they can some answers.. Good luck for this cycle I will also ovulate around the 10th :) hopefully see you next month with our BFP's x

@Esssa Not Wondfo, but i've bought the One Step ovulation sticks and trying for the first time this cycle. Previously i only used the cervical mucus method so interested to see if that tallies with the sticks. Will start peeing on them in 8 days unless i see EWCM before then. Last cycle i saw it the day after after period ended on CD6 which threw me.

I’ve been seen in the recurrent miscarriage clinic. It was essentially a very long wait, to have some basic blood tests and be told it was “unexplained”. I hope it works out better for you but personally I found it quite frustrating

I've had basic blood test done before, but at least the EPU will see me earlier going forward and i don't have to wait until 12 weeks or go private like i did in October for a scan.

@Aandk64 at any of your scans did the sonographer mention seeing fibroids or polyps? The private places don't normally tell you but EPU would. My friend had a small polyp they missed on her first EPU scan and needed it removed before she could ttc again as it can cause MC. They spotted 1 fibroid on my first scan and said not to worry as it wasn't near the embryo. After my MC, a different sonographer saw a second bigger one and couldn't tell me if the first sonographer had missed it or it was hidden by the embryo previously and could have caused the MC. So worth getting the clinic to scan you before pregnancy in case an embryo is hiding one, or doing a private scan for fibroid/polyp detection (lots of the private places offer these and it's more experienced sonographers).

The NHS is very relaxed about fibroids unless you have terrible symptoms (which I don't), but anything in the uterus could impact implantation or babies growing to term and should be investigated really. So defo push for that with the clinic.

I had a good full check about a year ago after not conceiving for more than 2 years.. everything came back fine.. I will mention it again though thank you.

After my private scan, the EPU had to do another too and said everything looks fine, but i will ask for a 2nd opinion next time i have one x

@houwseevryweekend I use easyathome opks. The ones I meant are ones you take about 5 days after you think you ovulated and it confirms through measuring progesterone I think. I've no real reason to think I'm not ovulating except not being pregnant but is it worth £17 for 5 sticks is the question.

How is everyone? I’m CD16 and my EWCM seems to have dried up today but I still have no LH surge! Was expecting the surge today or tomorrow so this seems really strange to me and makes me wonder if I’m not ovulating this month

CD9 today. Was going to try SMEP this month after some irregular cycles to try and make sure we don’t miss the window. However DH has been an idiot today and I’m not sure I want to 😂😂

CD9 today and I started testing OPKs the first time this cycle. It's left me confused as I had EWCM on cd7 which dried up but my OPKs are still low and decreasing further. I guess they could always go up in a few days, as I've read some women can have a short, sharp surge rather than gradual increase. App predicts ovulation on cd 14 but with my shorter cycles I don't think that's right anymore. So ignoring it and just DTD regularly to cover all bases. We are just wrapping up a major renovation and moving house this week so should be a nice relaxed time 

@IDontDrinkTea I had this last cycle where DH was being infruriating and I had to bite my tongue so we could still DTD. But I fumed the entire time! For the greater good and all that, i deserved an Oscar for that performance.

@Babydust82 Could you have missed it (do you test a few times a day)? It could also be delayed I guess?

I'm on cd 14. Still waiting on an LH surge but it is rising now. This is a more normal cycle for me but it feels like it's taking ages as I got a suprise early peak on cd12 last cycle. Predicted OV on Saturday cd16 but we shall see. Trying to bbt this month but I have a toddler that wakes me a lot still so not sure how helpful it's going to be.

@Babydust82 is your LH still rising or is it falling now?

@IDontDrinkTea I'm doing something similar with at least every other day covered not sure we can manage 3 days on the bounce though so I generally decide as we go which days are more important. Hope you managed to BD with the idiot.

@houwseevryweekend I'm still testing low and I'm 2 days out from OV so I don't see a problem with that. Had 5 days just rumbling along at 0.22-0.37 before it's finally started climbing yesterday. Be interesting to see what today comes back as. Was 0.6 yesterday. I'm using easyathome opks and the premom app.

@houwseevryweekend @Esssa
looking at past ovulation dates I wasn’t due yet but my CM started earlier. Now think ovulation just hasn’t happened yet as had more CM last night. I’m testing twice a day and no sign of a rise yet so hopefully in the next couple days. I get a surge really quickly

Fingers crossed for you @Babydust82 the constant waiting for something just drags when TTC doesn't it.

Thanks @Esssa that's useful to know. I had lots of EWCM this morning but my OPK is even lower now. They're dropping consistently every day from 0.2 to 0.05 today which seems really low. So will keep testing and hopefully like yours it will rise in a few days. Yet another thing to wait and worry about!

You could potentially have not had a surge at all yet and those fluctuations are just a case of how hydrated you are at the time of testing :)
no rise at all yet for me this morning so I reckon will get my big surge tomorrow

So agree with waiting feeling. I'm feeling like currently i have one carefree week a month (post AF) and then the rest I am constantly waiting /overthinking everything and feeling generally rubbish. TTC is so much mental effort!