May 2025 TTC Support Group

[Muddysocks1]

Hope it’s not too early to start this! For anyone trying in May, and “out” for April.

By some miracle I did fall pregnant this month after over a year TTC but it ended in a chemical just before 5 weeks. I’d tried some new things last cycle (inc baby aspirin and L’arginine, using preseed and doing a daily morning walk!) so going to try all of that again this month and keep my fingers crossed 🤞🏻 don’t know when I’ll ovulate yet but I imagine it’ll be right at the end of April…

Thanks! @ThisZippyViewerdo you have long cycles do you mind me asking?

Thank you! I was worried it would interfere with anything that may be happening on a cellular level but thats good to know!☺️

It could suddenly just come up, mine usually hangs around 0.15 and then suddenly comes up over a day or two. I usually ovulate between cd13 and cd17 so it can vary a bit too. I really like OPKs because I feel reassured that I know better when I’m ovulating and not missing it by assuming it’s a certain day, even if it is annoying waiting! ☺️

@FlyHighSky72 mine were like that and then they started to increase again. I ovulated day 21 this month so still plenty of time.

Thanks @Muddysocks1and @ThisHangryTiger

That’s incredible self control! I can’t even pretend to myself I’ll last to something like day 10. I’m really impressed 😂

Bit of a long story reply 🤣🤣 normally I have 27-29 day cycles but I think pregnacare vitamins have thrown me off
The month before last cycle I was taking them and cycle was 40 days with ovulation around CD 29
stopped last month cycle was 28 days with ovulation around CD 17
started again this month and delayed a bit with peak CD23 - I think cycle will be around 34/35 days this month

ive stopped taking them now so im hoping back to some regularity next month! X

Oh no @ThisZippyViewerhow annoying! Fingers crossed you go back to normal! I’ve just taken an OPK and it FINALLY looks like it’s getting darker - still not a peak but I’m feeling a lot more relaxed now!!

This exact thing happened to me when ttc my first! I stopped taking them and switched to bit d and folic acid, and we conceived shortly after

That's great @FlyHighSky72 👏🏻

Thanks @SureLook- now got to work out how many I’ve got left so I can spread them between the days on the bank holiday weekend

Great ☺️
From what ive read the time to start DTD is when you start to see a rise rather than waiting for the peak - as can take some time for body to metabolise it into urine

Thanks @ThisZippyViewerBDed yesterday. Is the general advice to still alternate days in the fertile period or to try to do every day?? (Anyone!)

Or before! Because you’re fertile up to 5 days before ovulation (although the three days are best), and you could rise from nothing in short space like two days, and have missed a few extra opportunities. Ideally you want to start as soon as you see fertile cervical mucus which is a better earlier indicator, although not everyone gets much visible (I struggle sometimes!)

@FlyHighSky72 don't let them run out just as they start to get dark like I did last month 😂

I'm following the SMEP plan this month which says to start BD every second day from CD8. You start OPKs on CD10. Then when you get your peak BD that day and the next two days, skip a day and then again the next day. I think that will cover all bases 😂 but I think every second day will cover it. Like @Muddysocks1 said, when you see EWCM start!

And again like @Muddysocks1 said, start from before. I had sex once in my fertile window when we conceived our DD. I never got a fully positive OPK but it got darker towards the end of the week and we only BD on the Monday. My partner was sick for the rest of the week. So definitely before!

Thanks for the advice @SureLook! Planned sex is so sexy haha! Trying to work out whether I can afford to Miss tonight and just go every night from Saturday-Monday or whether to go tonight as well! Argh

@FlyHighSky72 the sexiest 😂 you could do every second night from tonight as well?

Thanks @SureLookits so complex! Apps think I’ll ovulate Monday which means we should BD Sunday and Monday I think??! It’s just whether we go for tonight and tomorrow or just tonight or just tomorrow as well 😂hilarious planning

@FlyHighSky72 I'd do tonight, Sunday and Monday. But keep doing the OPKs in the meantime!

I’ve just had 2 first response tests turn up from Amazon. My husband ordered them after me saying last night I’m convinced I’m pregnant this month. He obvs did not get my sarcasm that I think that every month and AF comes right on time 😂 he has no clue I’m only 7dpo and it’s wayyy too early. And now I’ve got the tests here… damn it 🤣 restraint is going to be hard 😂

Oooh the temptation @jelliebean9 how long do you think you'll hold out until?

@Muddysocks1 thank you. Oh the taste of the liquid is 🤑

I’m thinking Wednesday now 😬😬 that’ll be 12dpo, I kinda see that as a good time to catch late implantation at 10dpo. I’m pretty certain I’ve got ovulation right. But if it’s negative at 12dpo I generally count myself out! Thankfully got a busy weekend with the bank holiday so hoping it’ll go quickly 🤣

Yes, that is going to be highly difficult to wait for now you have them 🥰xxx