August TTC thread ❤️

[SureLook]

Hi all.

Just setting up a new group to continue the chats and support.

@PeonyPatch aww, sorry ❤️

@SureLook I had been taking CoQ10 - it wasn't a particularly high dosage, but the highest strength I could find in Superdrug! I read someone on here that said their fertility doctor had recommended it for anyone over a certain age, but the dosage recommended was quite a lot higher than I'd been able to find. I figured something was better than nothing. But... hasn't necessarily worked out yet for me so not sure I'm the best test example!

@Muddysocks1 Nice to see you on here! Hope you're doing good. Have fun ba-doinking! Now's definitely the time.

@Taysonic thanks for that. I'm definitely gonna look into it.

Been prescribed letrozole to try for 6 cycles - doctor thinks our issue is weak/not great ovulation, which is also affecting progesterone, so trying this as first step. Only halfway through this cycle but feel more hopeful now we’ve got something to try if not successful this month 🤞🏻

@Muddysocks1 that's a great start. I'd say that's made you feel better.

gave me a laugh when I saw it on tv, basically how I dragged the husband off his work call a few weeks ago

@Andrasa brilliant 😂😂

Due AF yesterday and got two really faint positives. One last night and one this morning. Not sure why there so faint as I’m about 14 DPO. Off to buy a digital this morning!

That looks promising, keeping all my fingers crossed for you that a digital gives you some reassurance and that you've got a super sticky bean!

Got excited this morning as I’m a couple days past when my period normally starts, despite having all my normal pms symptoms (horrific cramping, stab a knife in my stomach not anything that makes sense for pregnancy) and saw a bit of red. Sadly this is so thick at the top and in the wrong place it’s p clearly an evap or some sort of other test problem. Hey ho.

I think it’s worthwhile that I started using Natural Cycles again this month. We aimed for the predicted ovulation date and were well covered, but the app said it couldn’t confirm ovulation so we squeezed one more go in. It’s now confirmed ovulation 3 days later than it originally estimated, luckily that means that we had sex the day before so perfect timing. Baffling that I got pregnant by accident last time! Fingers crossed @TwinkleStarLight - looking good so far!

Those brands both suck. I had a 1-2 weeks when my test on the left was barely visible. So hopefully you get a great answer! 🤞🏻

@TwinkleStarLight oh, looks promising. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻

@Andrasa aww, I'm sorry. It's looks like a bit of dye bleed.

@overwork that's great. I know what you mean, sometimes I wonder if my DD was a miracle!

I'm having a predicament myself. After I tested negative on Sunday I got my period later on that day. So I popped in a tampon and got on with it. But the "period" tapered off to nothing after a few hours. Like a psycho, I took the test out of the bin and saw the faintest of lines. I've tested every morning since. While there has been progression, the lines are extremely faint. Much fainter than I would like. I also tested with LH strips just for comparison.
So I'm guarding my heart and leaning towards a chemical. I've ordered some FRERs which are coming today so I'll test with them tomorrow. My head is fried!

Fingers crossed for you! Good sign they’re getting noticeably darker every day. Funny how everyone seems to be getting faint lines quite late on

Ooooohh!

@Andrasa thanks. I've never had faint lines like this before. This is my fourth pregnancy. All I can do is wait and see now.

🤞🏻 fingers crossed they keep developing.
they do look quite similar to my lines when I had a chemical, which got slowly darker but never got dark, then started tapering off after 15dpo. However at that time I read that some people do just have slow rising hcg so it could well be that 🤞🏻

@Muddysocks1 thanks for having a look. I'm hoping for the best but prepared for the worst 🤞🏻

They are getting darker and they say compare every 2 days rather than 1, and there is progress there 🤞🏻

Fingers crossed for you @SureLook You may have implanted later if vfl at 12po. Your hcg levels may also be starting off low after your previous loss. There is definitely visible progression there and the lh tests are picking it up too. Hopefully you can see better lines on the FRER!

@ForGiddyDreamer thanks for looking. I think I've had late implantation which I also had with DD. I didn't track ovulation then but I got implantation bleeding on CD31. Although, later implantation is associated with higher risk of miscarriage. Let's wait and see!

Ai does seem to think there’s a slight shadow on this test but I can’t see anything at all, I think it’s clear. AF due tomorrow and I have cramps so I think I’m out this month. still feeling hopeful that the metformin may make a difference in the coming months xx

They are getting darker!! Looking good. Keeping my fingers crossed for you xx

@MyPeppyLimeBear there's no picture of your test if you wanna post it again for us to have a look?
Thanks for your encouragement. I'll keep testing 🤞🏻