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🤞🏼

I've had a bit of a wobble this week too @0rangem0nster@Taysonicabout continuing to try since my miscarriage. We are so lucky to have DS 7. He's the best kid and getting more independent and I'm thinking in 10 years we could be done with the school years etc (we'd be 50), Vs another 18 years+ and being nearly 60 by the time we'd be at that stage again with potential no2. Plus the thought of heading into perimenopause with a young child. But DS has no cousins on either side so I'd love to give him a wee pal, and I'd love another. Neither of those things are guaranteed either though are they? Having a bit of a pity party tonight and wishing I could have a crystal ball 🥺

Brrr AF due on Thursday. I'm very much assuming I'm not pregnant, don't know whether to get the test done sooner rather than later. Feeling quite down his evening :(

It's only Monday. There's still lots of time before Thursday. I think it's so natural in that TWW to begin very hopeful, and then the closer it gets to period due date, to start to curb your hopes and protect yourself against disappointment. We all do it!

Just try and keep distracted and busy with whatever you can, and see what happens at the end of this week.

As for me, I think I'm in TWW territory now... I'm really not expecting much this month. I looked to have a OPK peak, but not as obvious as last month and my temps are all over the place so... just letting time tick on and see what happens. All feels very raw and alien since the MC last month so feeling a little distant from it, if that makes sense? I don't know. Just looking forward to a long Easter weekend and enjoying the sunshine.

Off on a big hike on Saturday followed by canoeing down the river back to the start... and I can't WAIT!

Hope you're all doing ok ladies & hope you enjoy a nice weekend to take your mind off things @Taysonic
I'm CD6 today, so hoping a nice long Easter weekend might make us both feel more relaxed leading up to ovulation!

Hello ladies, sorry had a busy few days after camping at the weekend. Think we managed 400 outfits in 2 days according to my laundry basket 😵‍💫

How's everyone doing? On the countdown to the long weekend! I started off trying to BBT but I'm rubbish at it 🤣 i think I should've started alot early to get the baseline, and then the camper was so hot I guessed there'd be zero accuracy. We managed to DTD the day before and after expected ovulation so can only hope the timing was right 🤷‍♀️

@Taysonic that sounds lovely! Where are you??
@ToysRus56 did you manage to gold out testing? It's so hard, but you feel none the wiser a few hours later wondering if it was too early to test...we're our own worst enemies!!

Hello! I did test... mainly because my temp dropped and I just thought f**k it I already know. Had a blubbery cry and now onwards. I do generally feel more relaxed than I did - but 7 months now... we're doing some investigations to see if everything's working as we're on the older end. Hope you managed to get your laundry basket sorted @LivingonaPrayerandGin - not fun!

Feeling a bit bluergh today...

I reckon I'm about 10DPO. Had some spotting last night (probably wouldn't have noticed had we not had sex). Temp has dropped too so presuming this means AF will soon follow...

But, don't really like how similar this is to last cycle when I did get pregnant. When pretty much the exact same scenario happened.

Dont want to get hopes up but also, finding it difficult that the chain of events so far as so similar that led up to the miscarriage.

Got a difficult week ahead at work too so... Could just do with fastforwarding a week and being clearer on all fronts!

@Taysonic your head must be all over the place! Hopefully if AF arrives it'll give you a fresh start for a new cycle, although i'm sure it doesn't feel that way!