TTC Feb 2025

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Hi everyone, I'm on CD 7 (I think.. last month was a very weird cycle for me) and going to start ovulation testing with the easy @ home strips and use the app they have.

I've used the clear blue smiley face tests the past 3 cycles but wanted to try something different this month.. but I'm worried I'm going to read them wrong as the clear blue ones were very straightforward!

If anyone has used these strips, what time of day did you test? I've read not to use the FMU so plan to test at 6pm (due to work) until I get a line and then try and test at 12pm too..

And did you not drink/wee for 2 hours before doing the test? With clear blue I left it 4 hours but struggled!

Would be great to chat to anyone who's also hoping this will be the month🤞🏼

Hi girls, hope you all had a lovely weekend too.

I had a little sulk before the weekend, then put my big girl pants on, been doing a lot of research as i've come to realise my periods are super short after coming off the pill a year ago. Been doing lots of googling about what that can mean and how I can try and improve that, as a thin uterus lining is definitely not ideal, got lots of supplements lined up now in the hope that might do something.
I think youre right about planning, I spent so long waiting for different events to be over before we tried, now ive decided we need to be selfish and just do what works for us x

CD4 for me today - still waiting for AF to calm down. Seems a bit heavier than usual.

Weirdly, I've seen a big spike in my BBT the last couple of days. Had a couple of restless nights and haven't been that consistent in the time I'm taking my temp, so putting it down to that and trying not to read into it that my hormones are cray-cray.

Not feeling work today. Mondays are the worst, am I right?!

Fingers crossed for your next fertile window, @Mama09876! Sounds like the timing is good for you guys this month so keeping all fingers crossed. @LuckyDuck93 - chin up, lovely. Let's give it our all this month and fingers crossed for some positive news. I definitely feel like I could do with just being healthier in general. Since cutting out alcohol, I honestly thought I'd bounce back into my previous shape and fitness, but it hasn't quite worked out like that..! All the Minstrels probably don't help..!

Hello xxx Day 27 here but I'm pretty sure I'm out. I'm feeling pretty down, but also feel very lucky to have you all - love the positivity and humour in this group xxx

@Taysonic strangely I also had a couple of spikes, CD2 I woke up and it had gone back up by 0.4, not sure what was going on there!
I said the same to my husband about just being healthier in general, I wouldn't say we're unhealthy but could definitely improve our eating habits I think.

@Mama09876 good that hubby is back just in time this month, fingers crossed for you!

@ToysRus56you're very much allowed to feel that way, its rubbish when you want something so badly and it feels like nothing is working, look after yourself over the next few days ❤

@LuckyDuck93 @Taysonic that’s strange with the slight spike? I need to start tracking mine again! Plan on temping this week.

What supplements have you started?

I feel you with being healthier! My snacking has got out of control 😂 I’ve usually pretty good and have been trying to be a lot more conscious on eating better but I gave up alcohol a while ago and similarly was hoping for a miracle and I’d just slip back in to how I felt in my late 20s/earlier 30s but I’m still knackered and not go round to working out 🙈😂
My other half could really have a better diet but he’s been very stressed with work at the moment so don’t really wanna bring it up.
I do worry a bit more as we get older, needing to look after ourselves a bit more!

@ToysRus56 if af hasn’t arrived you’re not out yet! Got everything crossed.

I hoping to go in to this month feeling positive girls! So I’m going to try keep spirits up! This will be our month 💪🏻

@Mama09876 love that positivity!!
I'm going for high dose vitamin C & E atm, been reading about vitamin B6 and l-arginine too, but going to try C & E first and see where that gets me, supposed to promote blood flow to the uterus...watch me have the heaviest af next month!!

I hoped for the same when I stopped drinking..if only it was as easy as when i was in my 20s

@Mama09876 thank you! I'm CD21 today so a week to go! Really keeping it crossed this month as I've planned a girls weekend first weekend in April without looking at dates and I ovulate the Sunday 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ We said if nothings happened by May we'll go back to IVF so I really can't afford to mess with dates - and will have to tell my friend I need to cancel/reschedule 😢

How are you? How's everyone?!

Morning ladies,
How are you all? I think we're probably all coming up to ovulation or at least fertile week now, once again convincing myself that i'm going to be chilled out about it, husband was planning to be away with work next week...I swiftly cancelled those plans 😆

Erm... So I have an update.

So last week on Wednesday evening I had some spotting. And by Friday, AF had turned up in full force. Ate all the minstrels. You know the score.

Today, my flow hasn't seemed to slow as it would usually by this point and my temp was still quite elevated so just to rule it out more than anything... I took a pregnancy test this morning.

I'm pregnant.

Don't know what to make of all the bleeding... No idea if this little bean is going to stick. Head is RACING. But I'm obviously thrilled. And just... Keeping all my fingers crossed.

@Taysonic omg!!! You must be thrilled and confused all at the same time!
Got absolutely everything crossed for you ❤

That's amazing, everything crossed for you @Taysonic! Maybe they were magic Minstrels? 🥰
I've been lurking, but almost exactly the same happened to me. The period I thought I had at the end of Feb apparently wasn't a period, and after 7 days of blazing OPKs I took a test to rule it out on Sunday there...and I'm 7+1 today 🤯

Based on my last 'proper' period, I'm 5+1 today but just very nervous about the bleeding I've had. Difficult to not get carried away... Took a digital test yesterday evening that said 2-3 weeks (which would be about right) and will do it again in a weeks' time in the hope it has changed to 3+ weeks.

Did absolutely puke my guts up yesterday afternoon which I'm taking as a 'good' sign but may have just been coincidental.

It hasn't sunk in at all.

@Taysonic oh bless you, your head must be all over the place, how confusing for you!

Hey ladies! Sorry I’ve been MIA, life has taken over and just been very busy!

omg @Taysonic what fantastic news!! After thinking your af arrived there is not mistaking that positive test! Contractions!!

How is everyone else? I’m currently in ovulation weekend. Pretty much got my peak today, I’ve had it darker before so I think by tonight it will be peak. Managed to dtd on Friday and try again tonight! And then just hope for the best 😂 maybe even Tuesday as well if we’re for the energy! 😂

Get busy @Mama09876 ! Keeping fingers crossed for you - desperate for you all to get lucky this month!

I genuinely think it was the BD'ing after ovulation that did the trick for me. Every other time, I think I'd been stopping too early. That's the only thing I really think was different compared to past attempts.

I'm quite nervous at the moment as I'm still bleeding (not much, but it's bleeding none the less) so trying to stay hopeful and be patient to see what happens over the next week.

Sounds like you're being very positive @Taysonic- keeping everything crossed for you 🤞🏻
I've been bleeding since Friday and feeling pretty shit. Wish I knew one way or another what's going on but EPU have just said to wait and see 😔

@Taysonic @lynzmb you must both feel like you're in an awful limbo at the min, so frustrating that you've just got to wait and see!

@Taysonic I actually did think last month that maybe we stopped too early, supposed to be ovulating friday so just going to dtd every other day until a few days after ovulation is confirmed I think, worth a go anyway!

@Mama09876 my tests are just starting to get a bit darker, CD11 today, so probably expecting them to get darker from tomorrow, hopefully this is a good month for us all

Girls I just already feel deflated and I haven’t even ovulated yet 😂🙈 ovulation predicted tomorrow with peak on the LH stripes yesterday.
We’re both finding it so difficult to get the energy & time to dtd, when you work full time, have a 3 year old, busy weekends. When one of us is up for it the other is knackered!

Only managed to dtd on Friday & I think that’ll be to early as if ovulation right then it’ll be 4 days before. There’s no hope.
Was planning tonight but Mr doesn’t seem up for it, only thing that’s making me think a bit more positively is waiting and doing it tomorrow instead which will be ovulation day based on what you’re both saying @LuckyDuck93 @Taysonic maybe just carrying on. Me thinking I’m out by dtd on or day after ovulation might actually work!

Who knows 🤷🏼‍♀️ but we’ll see. This trying for a 2nd is proving so much more difficult! Where do people get the energy or time 😂😂

Oh no @Mama09876 its too early to be getting that feeling yet!
I agree though, i dont even have any children and still wonder how people are finding the energy 😅 maybe today and then after ovulation is the way to go!
Think ovulation will be Weds/thurs for me, tests started rising this morning so will probably get peak tonight or tomorrow.

Hello all!
Congratulations on BFPs!! How are you both feeling? Also starting to feel post ovulation is the way forward! If you've the energy 😅

I'm now two days late and still negative tests! It's the worst cliffhanger 😮‍💨

@LuckyDuck93 you’re right it is far far to early for my negativity 😂 I’ve had 2 mornings of increased BBT and a slight dip on Monday so I’d say ovulation was Monday/Tuesday.

that means we only managed 3/4 days before ovulation 🤦🏼‍♀️ chances are slim but let’s see! 😂🙈

Good luck this fertile week ladies! Hope you do much better than me! 😂

im going to have a chat with OH and we’ve got to try much harder next month if we want a 2nd!

@Mama09876 dont worry, im feeling that negativity today too 😅
Didnt manage last night, hubby is away today and I think ovulation will be tomorrow, so really could've done with managing yesterday or today but also trying not to put too much pressure on, im all in my head about it this month, it literally consumes everything doesnt it. Gosh its probably too early for a pity party already!
@LivingonaPrayerandGin I wonder if maybe you ovulated later this month?

Been thinking of you @Taysonic, hope everything is ok!

@LuckyDuck93 it really does! You range from trying to play it cool to thinking about nothing else!!
Who knows, I didn't really track ovulation cause I'm fairly regular but did a random OPK towards the end of my expected fertile window which was darker than I guessed it woulf be so we squeezed in another BD the 2 days after my expected ovulation . So maybe your right 😮‍💨

@LuckyDuck93 we have these best interests ready for a new month then life takes over and before we know it it’s only been 1 dtd and it’s the day before ovulation 😂🙈
I sometimes wonder how the hell did I get pregnant first time round?! Even then thinking about it we only did it 3 days before and day of. Maybe that’s where I’m going wrong like you ladies said I need to try the day of ovulation or day after?!

I’ve read a few posts on here and there’s actually a lot of people saying they fell pregnant when they only managed 3 days before ovulation so that’s keeping my hopes up! 😂

@LivingonaPrayerandGin that sounds like you could possibly of ovulated later than thought? Hoping this is the case and you get your bfp!

Hi all.

It looks as though I'm back in the mix with you lovely ladies. The bleeding had settled down but after waiting a week and taking another pregnancy test, the line has gotten fainter. Gone from 2-3 weeks on a digital to 1-2 weeks.

Have a scan at the EPAU on Monday. Which I'm hoping will give me some idea whether to expect future bleeding or if its already over.

Emotionally and physically exhausted.