TTC October 2025

[bluepears96]

Hi everyone,
I’m a bit early but I liked having people to chat to last cycle who were going through similar. It can feel isolating having nobody to talk to about it other than DH when it’s taking up your every thought.

CD5 for me today. Will start uploading LH strips to Premom from CD 10.

Going to try the ‘sperm meets egg’ method this month to see if a bit of structure helps.

sending everybody lots of luck!

No, I ran out of any others at 10dpo

I'd suggest buying some other type, I have the one step strips and although they are showing progression well, they have also started out really light.. This is where I'm at today at 19 dpo, the pink cap one is 25 ml and the one step should be 10, yet the pink one is showing a much stronger line, in real life it's almost the same darkness as the control line

Went out and got a clearblue ultra early (same one I posted a photo of here at 10dpo with fmu) did it with a half hour hold and you can clearly see a big difference between my 10dpo fmu and 12dpo half hour hold, right???

Yes it looks really good! Especially with a half hour hold

It started to form before the pee got as far as the control line... so I feel reassured. Just shows that cheapies are cheap for a reason!!

I’ve annoyed myself and tested too early … but I’m sure I have a squinter but maybe wishful thinking- thoughts??

@Tes004i think i see something! How many dpo are you?

The photo is a little blurred. Have you got a clearer one??

Now we are getting somewhere!

@MountainMummy95very nice! How are you feeling? Any symptoms?

@Tes004Fingers crossed, have you tested since then?
@MountainMummy95Looking good! Dont worry, I've stopped testing with cheapies now, as they show progression but are much lighter than normal ones
If all goes well, I'll stop testing once I see a dye stealer, lol and also bought one more digital clearblue, just to see that 3+ in a few days x

@Anya23 hello there !! How’s things with you ?
I have done ic today and I’m 9dpo and it’s a bfn I know it may still be too early but hopes now diminish with every bfn day after day - time is not on my side and I did make an agreement with dh that if not success this year to stop 🙈

Yes it's still early!! with both my pregnancies I tested negative on 10 dpo😊 I'm feeling good, with the occasional bloating and aching back haha, but the fatigue is worse now.. I'm not even five weeks yet, so I'm just waiting for symptoms to come, then I'll have my first scan in two weeks 🤞

@Anya23 still a couple of days hope left then 🤞
how exciting !! Will make it feel so much more real once you see little one on the screen !!

Was going to start properly trying next cycle. Took this today at 10DPO, not expecting it to be positive, given how few times we DTD (see my chart!). Being cautious, as after our son, we have had 2 MCs and chemical.

Congratulations!

Congratulations @Curiousrobin
im out again I think - all bfn and pretty sure I’m 13dpo - this morning I temp and was a huge dip - never had it before where it’s fell under my baseline and then pink cm - was holding on to a small amount of pathetic hope that this could be implantation dip and maybe I ovulated late (I have pcos so lh not always accurate) but I’m just clutching at straws - I think af will arrive in full force soon 🙄
next cycle I’m going to do without clomid. I have been pretty regular whilst using this but worried it maybe affecting the other hormones needed.

Fingers crossed for you still.. If you've actually ovulated later, there's still a chance 🤞