March 2025 TTC support group

[Room4onemore]

Hi everyone
moving over to March now as AF has arrived today. That means my last cycle was 26 days. My cycles haven’t been the same since being on the depo injection. I’ve had 33, 28, 31, 29, 21 lol. As long as I ovulate then I’m happy.

Is temperature the only way to know if you have actually ovulated?

Whhyyy is the tww sooooo looooong. 7DPO tomorrow and honestly I feel like each day is a week. I have felt so enormously shattered today, think it might be a symptom then remember my daughter was up for 2 hrs in the middle of the night last night 🙃. Anyone else going to be testing next weekend?

Sending babydust and hopes the rest of the TWW goes by fast for you 🥰💕❤️

I’m on my 2nd month of TTC. Got pregnant with my daughter very easily and am convinced I won’t be able to get pregnant again. Trying to leave it up to Mother Nature and not get too consumed but it’s difficult! Can’t DTD every day due to my husband’s work so am hoping it’s been enough and can’t do much about it. How often do you all think you need to DTD over ovulation week? I’m using the clue app to track.

7DPO here too!

very random but just noticed both my nipples are flaking - that has never happened before, a bit odd?! No idea if it’s a symptom or just totally random!

I knoooowwww😬
I think I might test Sunday at 10dpo, you?

I'm gonna try and hold out for 12 or 13 DPO, my luteal phase has been 15 days last couple of cycles. I am debating just waiting to see if AF turns up but WHO AM I KIDDING. Am away this weekend so physically can't test until Monday.

@muddysocks1 any change in colour? Soreness? Never heard of flakey nipples being a sign but in my first pregnancy my nipples were one of the things I was most surprised by. They changed so much so early!!

@AlbatrossSociety I never normally test early but really want to start thrush treatment (tmi) so think I might, also don't want to get my hopes up too much to be crushed again, plus I want to control when I get the negative, I can't keep getting it at work, I don't function well!
(Also it's my birthday on Monday 😬)

I get you, I also personally would rather get the negative and know that AF is coming, but I find when I test early I still get my hopes up as I think oh maybe it's just too early for the hcg to show up 🫠.

Don't think there's such a thing as tmi when ttc!! Was it asymptomatic?

Every second day should cover you!

Nope no other changes! Which suggests it is just random and unrelated I think

Is anyone ovulating now? I got a static smiley this morning earlier than previous cycles. Worried I've missed a day when we could have DTD. Will baby dance tonight and tomorrow and hopefully that's enough!

So I've heard back from the GP and after he spoke to the fertility clinic they said that there is no evidence that progesterone lengthens luteal phase so won't prescribe. I've booked in for acupuncture. Any other tips?

I use OPK strips and had my peak yesterday so should be ovulating around now 🙂 Plan to do the same as you!

Feeling sad as I'm 6DPO and unwell with a fever, and I've read that can having a fever can affect implantation.

I've just being taking paracetamol the past few days but ran out this morning and the fever was so high I had to take ibuprofen, which can also have a negative effect.

Feeling a bit hopeless for this month now :(

No tips from me but please share any you find out! I have an 8 day luteal phase which I'm convinced is too low as we're on month 5 TTC. I'm booked in for a 21 day progesterone blood test but that is going to be out of whack as it won't be day 21..

I think the advice is test 7 days after ovulation, not just day 21. I asked a fertility person on Instagram and she said do it between days 5-7. But definitely not just day 21 as that’s likely to be inaccurate ☺️

@Muddysocks1 oh that makes me feel better thank you! I've booked them in for multiple days next week so will go with the one closer to 7 days after ovulation - for me that will be 1 day before AF would normally be due but hopefully that won't affect anything

I will do. I've done a little research today and bought some vit C and a magnesium/b6 supplement too.

It definitely can hinder fertility as a short luteal phase can make it harder for implantation as the lining is thick enough to support it before shedding. I've had this issue since a MMC last June.

@AlbatrossSociety I am going to test next weekend too.
I'm maybe 6/7dpo. I'm sure I've got some symptoms.. Sore nipples, tired and in a bad mood! Who knows though maybe that's just me!

B6 can help with the luteal phase, I've been taking it for about 10 weeks.

@carolinep3 ive bought some today. Plus there is a little in my conceive multi vitimins.
I get worried I'll be taking too much of something. I'm now on.

Asprin 75mg 4 times a week
Multi vitimin with folic acid
Magnesium+B6 supplement
Vit C 1000mg
Soya supplement

Did look at Q10 in the pharmacy but wasn't sure if i should add anything else 😂

I don't know how to feel...
found out today one of my co-worker is pregnant, I'm absolutely over the moon for her, she's amazing and I love her! Very close in work with her too. I'm 5DPO currently and I feel quiet down about it 😞
I did get worried when I was in my fertile window ( before ovulation) that I can't ovulate but I did and I was so happy but now that over I'm getting the same thoughts about what if I can't get pregnant 😭

This TWW is killing me 😂 we've been trying since December

That’s a good idea! So hard to get the timing right particularly when it’s not an at home test. Costly but another option is buying some online and doing over a few days - but £30 a test (I did Superdrug’s) is adding up to a lot!

I caved and took a test earlier (8DPO), thought I could see a faint line whilst it was drying but when I looked again after it dried (had to go out!) it was stark white. So maybe just the dye settling rather than a whiff of a positive.

CoQ10 has so many benefits, especially for egg quality. Have you read the book - it starts with the egg?