May 2025 TTC Support Thread

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Here's the May thread, good luck ladies 🥰

@Ash2345f I'd go ahead and live your life! A few drinks this early on wouldn't do anything. I had completely ruled out pregnancy before and went on a huge night out when I was probably about three weeks pregnant and everything was absolutely fine.

Hi @DownWithCremeEggs sorry about your losses. I'm also trying not to test until AF shows up/is late. I was much less disappointed last month when I did that. I know, it can feel like such a long wait in between trying can't it?

@mmp22 I can see something on the second test but it has very little colour. Definitely try again tomorrow morning with a FRER 🤞🏻

Not sure what's going on with my cycle, for months I've had an LH peak around the same time using OPKs, this month when we're finally ttc the lines are still pale and only around 0.3-0.4 on the premom app 😥 all the previous months my peak has been 1.7 around this time! I'm CD15 today.

Hoping O is just a little delayed due to having a stressful past few weeks and still happens this month🤞🤞🤞 has anyone else had a few extra days of lower LH than usual but still ovulated OK? X

hey! this exact thing happened to me this month, i was due to ovulate on 21st april, had a small rise of 0.7 (my baseline is 0.25-0.35) and had ewcm, ovulation pains and breast tenderness, then i kept testing and it went down, convinced myself i wasn’t going to ovulate then on april 28th i hit peak lh of 1.22, all symptoms stayed the whole time so was around for a total of 12 days.

my little one had been hospitalised 3 days before his birthday (made it out in time) and had just started nursery so i believe all this stress just delayed my ovulation! hope this provides a small comfort xx

Aww thanks so much it really does!! I'm the same, had ewcm and ovulation pains so was expecting a positive opk, think I just got my hopes up and was shocked to see it was still low 🥲 that's so good to hear you still got your peak even if it was a little later than expected, fingers crossed mine arrives soon! Xx

i was 2 weeks pregnant and drank unknowingly. She was ok.

@megan345 @cannynotsay @DownWithCremeEggs my first baby will be 3 this month, too! I feel like all of my friends l have a 2 year age gap so glad I’m not the only one going for (hopefully!) a 4-ish year gap. I definitely wasn’t ready before!

@SureLook yeah, it’ll be useful to know how long luteal is! I conceived with just a 10 day window so it is possible!

@FarAwayBird thanks for the reassurance, very helpful x

Thank you for the reassurance ladies I did in fact have a few Prosecco’s yesterday! Still hoping for a BFP when I test next week. My boobs are insanely sore and feel massive, they have never been this bad previous cycles trying not to look to far into it but you never know!

@Ash2345f sounds promising but I know what you mean when you say you don't want to look into it too much!

Ding ding ding ding 😂

Glad you got to let your hair down a bit @Ash2345f - everything crossed for you next week!

OMG @SureLook GO GO GO!

@FarAwayBird 😂😂 that's the plan. We already DTD this morning before the test. Gonna do the next few days as well and keep testing to make sure it's my peak.

Hi ladies, 14 dpo for me today. Negative on RFER yesterday. I know which day I ovulated because I had two strong positive tests on the Saturday and ovulation pain on the Sunday, followed by a temp rise a couple of days after.
I’ve been cramping since Wednesday on and off, quite badly at points and it’s getting very annoying! Had some spotting this morning, which is unusual for me but no AF yet and far too late for implantation. Just want it to start and get on with cycle 7 😩

Sorry @Objectiontime it's very frustrating x

Hi all sending lots of hope and good thoughts and baby dust your way! ❣️ Fellow TTC newbie literally on my third/fourth month, technically lost one month due to a three week period :( I'm currently waiting to ovulate and awaiting some test back so really liking these support pages to see that it's not just me dealing with the stress and frustration ❤️ sending all the good vibes!

Finally got mine today too!! Today was actually the first time I've ever had a smiley face on a ClearBlue ovulation test too...normally don't even get the flashing one!! Fingers crossed 🤞🤭

@TigerLily38 yay, ovulation twins! What CD are you?

CD16 today! Are you similar? 😊

@TigerLily38 CD14 for me. Fingers crossed for us!

@SureLook ahh looking forward to updates! 😊🤞

i think i’m 3dpo today! i hate the tww🤣😫

I know @megan345 it's hard! I definitely found waiting for AF to show up last month easier than testing early like I did the previous month. And trying not to symptom spot every little thing 🫠

How’s everyone feeling today, anyone started testing yet I’m getting so impatient!

@Ash2345f OD today so about to BD while DD naps 😂 what CD are you on?

Hey @Ash2345f I am ok how are you :) tested Saturday got a surge but still not ovulated. Tested this morning levels low going to try again this afternoon :) how's are yours?