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…

I use OPKs too, the first time around with DD6 we didn’t use OPKs and did 3 times in my fertile window and caught first time but were 41 now so I don’t feel that blessed 🥲 I think I felt ovulation pain last cycle but I keep doubting myself and wondering if I can even have a second.

Im 5dpo today, feel like I’m constantly symptom spotting even though it’s too early! Anyone else around the same?

Hi all! I’m day 1 TTW today so would find out early May, ttc number 2 after a very long and difficult journey to baby 1, hoping this time around it’s easier, had my first cycle back last month after stopping breastfeeding DS and had a chemical in that cycle so everything crossed for this month. Sending baby dust to everyone!

Hey everyone! We’re back onto LH testing, CD8 and last cycle i was in low low numbers at this time, this cycle im 0.24, thinking ovulation may be early?

i bought a clearblue digital but it only comes with 10 strips so im trying to hold out on using it until im a bit higher in numbers (or I cave and buy more sticks, but im basically bankrolling clearblue at this point😂) i tried to use it thismorning and peed on it before it was in the reader 😂😂 so it was a total wasted strip but we move on🤦🏼‍♀️

attached my rise so far, does anyone care to give their take on this? Is this a normal reading for cd 8? The strip looks quite dark to me

how is everyone else x

Hi all, best of luck to everyone TTC this month/cycle ♥️
I .started using the clearblue advanced ovulation tests and on day 5 of the flashing smiley ( started flashing on CD7) the test line on the stick is practically disappeared now though. I know we're not to look at the lines on these but curiosity gets to me. Does anybody know the science behind how these lines work . I have read somewhere that the test line dissapearsor fades before you hit the LH peak is this true .

I will be following any responses to this as trying to learn more about lh testing.

last cycle I got peak on CD17
but this cycle i had EWCM days 11&12 and nothing since! (Now on cycle day 14)
i wonder whether I peaked on CD12 but ive missed it as seem to be going lighter since then! X

Best of luck. I haven't used the strip ones like that but I think i will because the digital advanced clearblue is confusing me between the low, high and peak. I don't know much about them but it does seem darker on day12. Maybe test twice a day when it starts to darken ?

@devma mine usually hovers at about 0.2/0.25 from CD 7/8 and then rises quite sharply about 4 days later if that's any help at all?

@ThisZippyViewer I have a really fast peak with my LH, I find testing twice a day from CD10 helps me to find it, although on the (very) occasional cycle I ovulate quite late and don't get peak until about CD 20, so it may be that!

Hi can I ask what app you're using to track your photos of the tests please?! I'm also using strip opk tests and this looks useful x

What app do tou use to read the strips ?

@Katfluff21@HappyTTcim using premom and it has a part you can scan and take a pic of your LH tests

however after seeing everyones comments on LH testing inthink im going to throw it out the window and guesstimate, i figure DTD every few days around the time should cover it so im not stressing over a few lines on some tests! @Muddysocks1 pm'ed you re:prog

Thank you! Going to keep testing for the rest of the month to try and get an idea of pattern for next month! X

Hi lovely, with OPKs a peak can happen so fast and go back down low again. If testing 7am every morning you could be getting your peak in those 24 hours you’re not testing. Hope that helps.

It does thank you so much ☺️

I’ve tried testing late morning and afternoon a few times but always seem to get a super low result likely because i drink a load of water 😆
next month I think will go twice a day from day 10 to see if i catch it
the change is CM is making me think ive definitely missed it this month xx

Do that lovely, I’ve tested in the morning and it’s been low and then tested again and seen it darker so I will then test again to get my peak again in the evening usually. CM is a good sign though alongside LH tests. It’s a huge factor.

So I've been using premom too and the cheap ovulation tests from amazon.
So it seems a peak on the 18th, CD16, dropped off on 19th but then 22nd seems to be a bit darker again.
I have 1 more test to see if its any higher or lower 🤔
Could just be discrepancy in the cheap test, bad photo/lighting or the app info.
Other than the one in the 22nd, I did actually feel like I ovulated on the 18th as I was very symptomatic at that time.
What was interesting for me was, in January I had my left tube out due to EP, and my last cycle I felt my ovulation on my left side, but this time I felt it in my right, which apparently is healthy so I'm all hopes in the sky 😂😂🤞
CD20 today x

I have a feeling you ovulated the 18th too by the pic, I guess sometimes the LH swings but the real peak is what matters I believe 🥰 In case you don’t get a peak again ofc

Yeah me too, I did have a convo with gp regarding how bad my symptoms get with potential pmdd, and he mentioned "medication to essentially stop ovulation because it seems you may be producung too much of something" wasn't very in depth and I don't know if it poses more questions than answers 🤔😂 but I wouldn't be surprised if I dip up and down on a low level, unless that's normal anyway I don't know 🤷🏽‍♀️😅
I'm trying to not hcg test again until at least 8-10dpo as that's when I found out with Dd. 🤞

Morning all! AF arrived this morning, my first after last month's MC. Had secretly hoped might have caught again straight away so feeling a bit disappointed and emotional but... partner is keeping my chin up and saying at least we're on a 'normal' cycle again now.

And I've been using the PreMom app (I do like it!) and it was freaking out over the last month seeing as there hadn't been a period logged... but hopefully now, everything will be clearer and more straight forward.

For anyone OPKing and using PreMom - just a reminder that you can adjust the 'numerical' peak assessment. Sometimes I think it depends on the lighting used to photograph the strip and can make things look a bit weird. I always sense check mine and adjust if I feel it's warranted. I also don't OPK first thing in the morning - usually do second morning urine and then a late afternoon test as it gets closer to anticipated peak.

Hii @MrsF111 I saw my EWCM yesterday, increased consistency last night so we DTD past midnight. I will start counting PO from tomorrow. The timing seems close so let's see what happens 😊

Ah I noticed Premom was being weird and not giving me a cycle day as I tried to log miscarriage bleeding instead of a period!

On the topic of OPK/premom, I noticed since I had the chemical that my LH “baseline” is higher than usual. Usually it’s much more faint, and below 0.15, until closer to ovulation. This is CD3 onwards. Keeping a close eye as don’t trust when ovulation will happen and don’t want to miss it!

Ah sorry about your chemical @Muddysocks1 - if it helps, my baseline levels were slightly elevated after my MC but I was still testing 'positive' at that point so put it down to that. Had no idea when my peak would come or when hormones would return to normal, but, just kept testing twice a day (around 11am and 4pm) and it was obvious when that surge happened so hopefully will be the same for you.
Fingers crossed you get some clarity soon.

Ah thank you! Yes I’m wondering if it’s very low residual hcg, OR hormones a bit wonky/raised post chemical. Time will tell! Usually my surge is obv and I might start testing 2x a day now.. and keeping an eye on mucus too. Would be gutted to miss it 🙈

I’m too scared to use any of the temp stuff - worried it’ll make me get a bit obsessed!