At least we avoided Christmas babies!

[SureLook]

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

Ah thats what i was going to ask her - shes saying about doing my bloods on cycle day 21 - presuming that i am on a 28 day cycle - but this last cycle i didnt ovulate until day 20 so doing the bloods on day 21 isnt going to be correct is it? I might give them a call later just to see if theres any chance i could have them done tomorrow, like you say, 7 days past the date i ovulated! - She was lovely and so helpful which is a blessing.

I do have a 2 and a half year old :)

I’m 6dpo. I had the g+t at 4dpo, simply because I can’t see this happening at all at this stage so why not!

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 yep you definitely have to tweak the date if you have a non-standard cycle, otherwise the results will be meaningless. Good luck getting them tomorrow 🤞

@Clara202 I think it's generally fine to drink in the TWW so I'm sure you're fine. I think there might be a slightly lower chance of conceiving if you drink 'moderately' but it's quite a small difference I think. I just avoid because I have noticed that all the cycles I conceive are low/no alcohol cycles so for me it maybe does make a difference 🤷

@GrizzlyTheBear I’m actually unsure what counts as ‘moderately’. I think when ttc even 1unit is too much according to the ivf websites. I had 4 units.

Hi everyone. I’m 5dpo and going insane. Anyone with me 😭😭 xxx

@Clara202 this is the study I read (a while ago) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8561243/
I don't remember how good a study it was in terms of number of participants/peer review etc, but I found it interesting anyway. But you do have to strike a balance between maximising your chances and actually enjoying your life! So it is very personal definitely.

Im 6 :) the TWW is torturous isnt it!

@GrizzlyTheBear thank you, an interesting read. It might be time to embrace a complete teetotaller lifestyle for a few months.

6 also! When will you test?

I got a faint positive at 9DPO with my first born but i really want to try and wait until my period should come :/ but who knows!! When do you think you will start testing?

It's a bummer for sure. When I read it I really hoped it would say "don't get totally sozzled four nights in a row, but your Friday night G+Ts will be fine", but alas, no.
Giving up alcohol when you are actually pregnant is fine, but giving it up for months on cycles when you aren't even destined to conceive anyway is really flipping galling!

@Clara202 I'm on CD9 too! Usually ovulate around CD19 so waiting patiently and hoping this is my month for Baby No 2

Good Luck everyone x

@GrizzlyTheBear I'm 7dpo today and pretending nothing is happening. I'm hoping to test as late as possible to avoid disappointment! That sounds positive for you. I'm glad you had the G&T 👏🏻

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 sounds like you've a decent GP!

@Clara202 I'm glad you had the G&T too. We shouldn't put our lives on hold just cause we're TTC.

Hi all,

Can someone please tell me what the codes on this chat mean so I can keep up with that conversation please and also learn a bit? 😂 Apologies, new to the terminology. I know some but not all.

A little about me... TTC baby number 2 and finding it's not happening as quickly as the first time round which has me in a panic. I'm using the Clearblue fertility monitor as I felt it's what helped my get pregnant with my firstborn.

Good luck to all ✨

@Adca hi 👋 welcome
A few abbreviations we've used recently...
DPO - days past ovulation
CD - cycle day
TWW - two week wait
IC - internet cheapie (pregnancy test)
LP - luteal phase
BBT - basal body temperature
OPK - ovulation predictor kit (I think)
(M)MC - (missed) miscarriage
AF - Aunt Flo (period)
DC - darling child

Hope that helps!

Hi girls! Sorry I’ve been MIA. How is everyone feeling? I am 2/3 DPO today and luckily in Marbella until end of this week so I'm hoping that will take my mind off symptom spotting and early testing!

Does anyone have any hopeful symptoms yet? X

Thanks so much!

@HopefulCove lucky you! What good timing too! I hope you have a lovely restful time ❤️

No symptoms here, apart from a lack of symptoms, which is actually a good sign of pregnancy for me (although it doesn't rule out non-pregnancy either, as sometimes I do have symptom free cycles). Only 13dpo today so still got a few days until missed period as I have a long LP.

Welcome @Adca also TTC for #2. Taking longer for me than before after an MMC in January. Anymore questions about the abbreviations just ask!

@HopefulCove enjoy Marbella! I'm avoiding symptom spotting to protect myself from the disappointment.

@GrizzlyTheBear fingers crossed for you!

I'm feeling like it's not gonna happen this month. No particular reason, just a feeling.

@SureLookI know what you mean. I’m also having that feeling creep in a bit, but maybe it’s natural to feel like that after a couple of months of negatives? It’s hard when you don’t do anything differently to feel like it will work.

is anyone trying anything differently? I’m accidentally taking Aspirin (Anadin Extra) most mornings because I’ve been waking up with the worst headaches since I ovulated (assuming a hormonal thing) so I wonder if that will almost act as a low form of baby aspirin!? 🤣 I’ve heard that can help with implantation but not sure if that’s just a myth.

@HopefulCove I think that's what it is. I was so convinced I was pregnant in March. I'm not doing that to myself again. I've properly tracked with OPKs for the first time this month so at least I know I ovulated. I ran out of OPKs in my last cycle and hadn't ovulated by CD16. This time I ovulated on CD15 so I'm hopeful things are settling.

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 I’ll probably test from Friday which will be 10po. I have some first response tests so I’m assuming if anything was happening that test will pick it up. Never pregnant before so I have no expertise in the matter 😂

@GrizzlyTheBear that it, I have no problem with living the teetotaller life if pregnant, but month in month out and no baby on the horizon, and there may never be for all I know, it’s so hard putting all fun things on hold for no result.

@HopefulCove I'm not doing anything different. I'm on month 5, and one of my other kids took 5 months to conceive so this isn't particularly a long time iyswim. You only have about a 1 in 4 chance per cycle even if you're totally healthy and youngish, so taking a while doesn't mean anything is wrong.
@Clara202 implantation happens between 8 and 10dpo in most cases, and it takes a day or two for HCG to build enough for even a FRER to detect, so don't worry if you get a negative at 10dpo - IIRC about half of pregnant women get a BFP at 10dpo and the other half it's too early to detect.