At least we avoided Christmas babies!

[SureLook]

Hi all. Moving over from the Christmas due date thread to continue the chats and support x

@GrizzlyTheBear I’m not sure to be honest as I always put more emphasis on clear blue so I don’t have much experience with the cheapies but I’ll try and use them more over the next few days and set a timer like @SureLook said.

@Onwardsandupwards2025 when was the closest to ovulation? We always just do every other day and it works really well. So we're not exactly at it the whole time!
@SureLook yes, just BBT for me. I've done it for five years now. Because we just have sex every other day we don't need to know when I'm about to ovulate as we'll catch it anyway. But I do like to know when I did ovulate for certain so that I can predict when AF is going to come and so I can accurately date pregnancies. My follicular phase can be irregular so I wouldn't know otherwise. I also find it helpful to reassure me that my hormones are doing what they're meant to. Charting is great for that.
And that was more info than you ever wanted to know 🤣

@GrizzlyTheBear I love the information, keep it coming 😂 I've never done BBT but I might consider it over the next while if I don't catch. I would also like the reassurance that my hormones are doing what they're supposed to do. I think I mentioned this before but my cycles have been different since my MMC so it would be good to know as much as possible!

@SureLook I think you'd only need a couple of cycles before you could start spotting patterns and any potential hormonal issues. So well worth it. It's much easier than OPKs too 😉

@GrizzlyTheBear it was four days before then what I think was the day of ovulation so I think chances are low this month but you never know!

How is everyone’s 2 week wait going?

@Onwardsandupwards2025 I'm trying not to think about it too much. I don't wana over analyse and make everything a symptom 😂 how are you finding it?

I’m having such mixed feelings this TWW, messing with my head a bit! Part of me feels optimistic it could happen this cycle, part of me feels a sense of “nothing” and like it’s never going to happen again. I’m only 6DPO and want to avoid testing until 10DPO 😬

I’m thinking of having some acupuncture - has anyone tried it?

I think today is actually ovulation day for me. Positive clear blue and positive yesterday so tww only starts for me tomorrow!

@SureLook yes I’m trying not to think too much about it, trying to be quite chill about it. We haven’t really told anyone that we’ve decided to start trying so that helps, the only pressure I’m under is from myself!

@Muddysocks1 I started off optimistic but I sort of think it won’t be this month. It’s hard not to test, I’ve told myself I’ll wait until my period is almost due. I haven’t tried acupuncture but someone I follow on Instagram had it when she did her fourth round of IVF and she had a successful pregnancy.
@Clara202 good luck! 😊

@Onwardsandupwards2025 no one knew we were trying when we conceived in November, MMC in January. But everyone knows we're trying now 😂 just cause the people who knew what happened asked if we were gonna try again. I've been very airy fairy with it though but they know. They just have the sensitivity to not ask me, thank god!

They all know we're trying too unfortunately. I couldn't lie after the MMC! I've never had everyone knowing we're TTC before, it definitely adds to the pressure.
I feel like @Muddysocks1 , like this is not our month. But then I thought that when we conceived DC2 as well, so who knows.
@Clara202 hooray! Now you can relax for a week 😊 The best bit of the cycle!

I got my positive ovulation yesterday too so we are at the same point :) - my cycles are longer than average so I ovulated on cycle day 20 - we have been doing the deed every other day since cycle day 8 and then we did it last night and will do it again tonight and tomorrow - and then fingers crossed !!

Sounds like you've got it covered @VanessaShanessaJenkins99

Omg this is only cycle 1 for me and the TWW is draggggginggg. How am I only 5dpo?? I keep feeling twinges but maybe it’s my imagination? I had my coil taken out last month so maybe that’s something to do with it. Hope you’re all doing okay!

@FarAwayBird I'm 3dpo and I'm just trying to pretend it's not happening 🙃 also telling myself every little twinge is all in my head or just gas!

The TWW is such a mind f**k ! I saw something yesterday that said i wish you could ovulate and then find out the following day yes or no and then just have the next 2 weeks waiting for your period without any stress! I think i am 1DPO - its going to be a lonnnnnnng 2 weeks!

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 100%! It's the over analysing of everything that gets to me. Interpreting every little thing when if you weren't TTC you wouldn't even think twice about. It's all consuming!

Oh gosh I love the two week wait! Am I alone? I love that you could be pregnant, there's a little bit of optimism there. Best of all there is nothing you can do about the outcome, so you can relax about it.
I get really really annoyed during the time between period and ovulation though 🤣

I think I’m the same… first week of TWW is a bit dull and I just want it to hurry up, then second week I’m obsessed and it’s all I think about and I get through a million tests. Then immediately after period arrives I feel really annoyed/irritable that it hasn’t happened, then im just willing ovulation to come around again! I wish the cycle went quicker, too much waiting

I think I'm just glad I don't have to have forced timed sex anymore. I can do it if I feel like it 😂 I do feel you can relax a bit alright.

I hate the tww, not knowing whether I can chill out and have a few drinks etc, though I equally hate dtd week! I did get some advice from a nurse recently to just do it every 2nd day from cycle day 8, which is what we were doing but also did it every day for 2/3 days around ovulation day, but she said every 2nd day was sufficient. I think we might just go with that next month and forget about ovulation strips etc, might be less pressure on us.

@Clara202 I also heard that advice. Keep going every second day from CD8 until AF is late/shows up. You'd probably have it covered then.

How's it going everyone? Are you all in the TWW now?
I'm 12dpo today. Normally I get period cramps on 12dpo but nothing today. I did an IC last night because I realllly wanted a G+T! Only a 1 hour hold but it was negative which I suppose was pretty likely. I drank the G+T 😁

I am 6 DPO - I had a telephone appointment with the Dr on Saturday Afternoon - I just wanted to make sure i was doing everything i should be, instead of waiting 6 months for example to then decide to see if there were any tests i could have - she she has prescribed my a higher dose of folic acid as i am a bigger woman, she said on day 21 of my next cycle (if there is a next cycle) they will do blood tests to check all of my levels are ok - she said being 42 obviously isn't ideal but there is absolutely no reason why i wont get pregnant if everything is ok :) so that put my mind at ease a little bit.

Oh that sounds like you have a helpful GP @VanessaShanessaJenkins99 Shame you can't get the day 21 bloods tomorrow though since you'll be 7dpo.
Are you TTC your first or do you have DC already? Sorry if you've already said that upthread, I can't remember!