JUNE 2025 Trying To Conceive Thread

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@EmPeEfmine are like that - second month here - first month had a quick peak on day 17 of 1.25 on premom. This month I missed my peak - but my baseline is def low

Hey 👋🏼

Just popping in. We are in our first month of TTC after a 34 week loss in February. Currently on cycle day 17 and 2dpo. Expecting this journey to be an emotional rollercoaster 🙈

Cd2 here, boo hiss! I didn't test HCG this month but I temp so I knew it was coming. A drop the day before and then a drop to below cover line yesterday. AF showed up in the afternoon. 5 weeks till I see the nurse led RMC at my local hospital. Feeling meh which is an improvement on the angry I felt yesterday.

Welcome @NatalieSF. So sorry to hear about your loss 😢. Good luck!

think i’m out this month @FlyHighSky72started spotting this evening so think af is on route! ah well onto next month, i’m thinking of switching prenatals, i only have 7 pregnacare left, any recommendations from anyone?xx

welcome @NatalieSFso sorry to hear about your loss:(xxx

@megan345 I really liked ovum before when I was taking them. I am just taking supplements separately now

@megan345i took proceive for the first time last month and it looks like it’s worked. I also did seed cycling (when I rememebered).

My issue (I think) was short luteal phase so my plan this month would have been to introduce vitex/agnus castus.

the final thing I did differently - and apologies for TMI - was make sure I orgasmed every day in Luteal phase. My reasoning was that it would help blood flow to that neck of the woods and relax me 😂

That’s awful @NatalieSF, so sorry :(

Yes that’s true, I’ve read lots of people say they have light periods and no issue conceiving. I guess because mine have got lighter over the years it’s a change for me?

I had a day 14 scan at Window to the Womb, they’re fairly affordable ☺️

@Muddysocks1i guess you can mention it to the gp if its a concern to you? ive always heard it should be 3 days+ but i know some people dont count spotting as their AF and if they did it would be longer

@NatalieSFreally sorry to hear about your loss, big hugs and baby dust

so i have a massive box of LH strips..should i use them?

@megan345im on naitre/proceive and DH is just on proceive but for men, i find when its 3for2 at H&B its not so bad. Ive spent a small fortune on supplements for this hypothetical baby already lol

BNF this morning and some light brown spotting. I’m only 9dpo but feel like I’m out for this month

@megan345AF arrived here too - overnight, great! I was on Proceive max from Jan-middle of this month and recently switched to ovum as it’s meant to be more ‘natural’

i may try one more month of pregnacare, my cycle length was more normal last month so think i’ll keep everything the same🤣 x

Makes sense @megan345!

I did cough medicine and baby aspirin after ovulation this month and nothing!! Not sure whether to try them both again this month or not - any views anyone?

will actually use my Proov ovulation confirmation kit this month now I know I need to test on day 5 of my cycle!!!

i also did cough syrup and nothing here, (plus it tastes vile) not heard of baby asprin? where do you get that from?xxx

@FlyHighSky72i thoight cough syrup is meant to be during fW/before ovulation i thought? Was gna try this month even if we dont end up dtd but tell me if im doing it wrong!? Lol

@megan345i actually really liked the taste of it.. got some for this month and gna take now anyway just incase and baby aspirin from boots for like 90p (if youre in the uk) But check with dr as its not suitable for everyone

thank you so much! you should use cough syrup during the fertile window only xxx

i didn’t like the taste so only took 45 mins before bd and still noticed a considerable difference xx

@peanutForeversorry yes the cough medicine is before ov it’s just the way I’ve written it!

yes baby aspirin from Superdrug or boots @megan345

Just jumping on this as i've had them really light since coming off the pill two years ago, we've been ttc for just over a year so i've mentioned it to my dr in the hope that we can have it investigated.
I've tried ALL the supplements to try and increase period length/flow but nothing seems to be working!

So I’m due my smear - when’s the best time to book it for when ttc?

@NatalieSFthis is 💔 I'm truly so sorry this has happened to you. And sending you lots of baby dust x

@FlyHighSky72just after AF!

I don’t think there’s a particular time that’s best, obviously not AF and I would also say not in the week leading up to AF as you might be pregnant which would mean your results may not be accurate. I was due my smear in Feb just after I got my BFP with what ended up being an MMC in late March and so booked it in for 12 weeks after that, which will be Wednesday this week and I’ll be 2DPO. I did some googling (obviously super accurate and scientifically correct haha) which suggested that a smear doesn’t affect ovulation or implantation as it’s simply the outer cervix. I’m not concerned about having mine on Wednesday but I might be if I was more than 6DPO. The timing for me just fell on a date I felt comfortable with but if I had the choice I’d probably go in my luteal phase before ovulation/FW if I could time it well enough