October 2025 - Halloween 🎃, colder weather and hoping for our BFP’s

[Iris2024]

Here you go ladies!

October TTC thread 🧡 I’m still to get AF and test but set up the group

Sorry to hear that @LuckyDuck93 I think I’m about to join you 😞hopefully by the end of this month we will be posting positive news 🎉🎉

Morning @summertime94! We are at similar points - I’m 3DPO today on cycle #3. We also got married earlier this year. It’s nice to have someone else for support! When are you planning on testing? 🤍

@DaisyKGahh we can keep each other company! I'm going to try and hold out until 12dpo which is when my period should be due. I tested early when I had a chemical pregnancy in cycle 1 and really struggled with that so trying to protect myself. What about you? Is this your first baby?

Hi, I've been following these threads for a while but I think it's time to pop up and say hello. I'm 37 and stopped taking the pill back in December but no luck yet. I've been relying on dtd every 2-3 days each month and taking vitamins. What ovulation tests and trackers would you recommend please?
Good luck to everyone this month!

@MsPussinBoots I really recommend the easy @ home strips, you can buy them in a big box off amazon & then use the premom app to track, its useful because you can scan the strips and gives you a figure which is helpful to see when your LH is increasing

AF has arrived 😞here’s to month 12!!

@AMBM6040so sorry 😪😪 at this point it's just like wtf! I'm not far behind you...if AF comes Tuesday I'll be into month 12 too x

AF arrived yesterday here, so onto cycle 19. We’re getting close to 2 years now. I should be having a baby in December - it’s making me really fixated on being pregnant by December and that I’ll be gutted if I’m not. Genuinely not sure I want to do any family Xmas stuff if not, might just go away and hide!

@ChaE05 yeah some months are better than others but every month I’m still so suprised that it’s not happened! I hope AF stays away for you Tuesday, at least we can go through October miserable together x
@Muddysocks1i think the same way December feels like happy news should come before the end of the year! Your doing great for 19months well done for persevering it’s tough, I have been in hiding too somehow it helps, let’s hope by the end of the year we all get good news 🤞🏻

Left this lying around and my poor partner found it and got very excited, I’m quite offended that he’s not equally excited that he has to have sex today!

Af arrived for me this morning so I'm going into cycle 2. I was fairly obsessive last cycle with it being my first so I'm hoping now I can settle in to being a bit more measured about things now I know what it feels like to be disappointed!

I feel you @Muddysocks1. It's coming up to the due date of my first loss earlier this year, and I REALLY had it in my head that I wanted to be pregnant again before that due date. But then, I had a second loss and now can't TTC again until end of October because of the ectopic treatment.

I had hoped a new viable pregnancy would negate or offset the anticipation of what I imagine will be a really difficult day/time period... but, if I'm really honest with myself, I think even if I was pregnant again, that due date will still be difficult and hard.

There's a VERY very small, tiny little chance that the timings work that I could become pregnant again before my original due date (20th November), but even if that happens, it'll be a highly anxious time and I'll be fearing and protecting myself from the worst.

I'm trying to shift my efforts into what I can do that I CAN CONTROL to make that time easier. It's my own birthday on the 22nd Nov so I've planned a big trip to London to hopefully fill the weekend with happy new memories that will be nice... but I think I'm also going to think about what time I need to myself, to just rest, reflect and allow some of the processing of those difficult emotions too.

We can go through it together.

This is such a good way to look at it!! I know I need to find some positivity and distraction as think it might help.

Im feeling a bit frustrated with the fertility clinic process though. Had a brief phone review but need to do second cycle of meds and test progesterone to see if it’s high enough (I have borderline low progesterone so letrozole will hopefully improve ovulation and boost progesterone).. but the next appt I’ve got is after I finish the third dose. So I’ll do second dose (started this week), it might not work, and I’ll have to do another round of meds on same dose before it’s reviewed? I might ring and query it, but just hate feeling like I’m asking for too much or being demanding. Maybe if my progesterone blood test is a bit low they’ll contact me before the appt but I imagine they’re really busy so thinking maybe not. Just don’t want to “waste” another cycle of the dose or plan isn’t helping.. every cycle feels so long!

10-12 days past ovulation and a BFN for me this month! Not surprised, we probably missed dtd on actual OD due to getting sick. I also have had no symptoms. So now I’m waiting for AF to come so we can move on the next month. Hopefully October will be our month 🤞

@Taysonic im always amazed at how you're able to think of things in such a logical way,
@Muddysocks1 sometimes I think you need to put yourself first and be demanding to them, im sure you'll not be the most demanding patient they've got by a long shot

Got a call with my doctor in a few weeks to discuss my borderline low progesterone & thin uterine lining, just really worried that they're not going to be able to do anything for me and will have to refer me somwhere which of course takes more time. getting frustrated because I swore I wouldnt let ttc take over my whole life, but its become my whole personality these days and its such a drain

That is very true!!!

Hope you call goes well 🤞🏻 Tbf my referral to fertility clinic was much faster than I expected and they suggested a treatment plan straight away

Hello!! Joining from the last thread! Feeling very frustrated, my ovulation lined up with a trip my husband has! So he’s away now! Has anyone any experience of getting pregnant where they were only able to try 3 days before ovulation?? Or am I already out this month 😂

I am so disappointed with our efforts this month, partner has worked a couple of evenings this week (unusual to get two in one week), I went out (even more unusual) and we just never seemed to match up. NC hasn’t confirmed ovulation yet, but it does think it’s been and gone, between that and the ovulation test. And we had sex once. So I already feel like it’s not going to happen this month :( At my age we can’t afford to skip a month but ideally I wouldn’t want to get pregnant next month either as new baby would arrive very close to other baby’s birthday. So I’m feeling really quite despondent today!

Hello ladies, so I'm going through a miscarriage right bow at 6 weeks 6 days. This was hard but it is what it is. ❤️ Just waiting for it to clear so we can go back to ttc.

Sorry to hear that @Mash0917- I was the same last month and now AF has arrived after a few positive tests so suggesting a chemical for me this month. Last night was pretty dark for me but feeling better this morning. On to cycle 7 💪
also sorry for the ladies who’s ov dates conflict with life - it’s very frustrating as the gaps between fertile days just seem to drag on and on, I feel you!

Tight hugs. We can do this. I don't even know when to start trying after having a miscarraige. :-(

Thanks @Mash0917 it will be entirely dependent on your body and how you feel emotionally. I was ready to try again straight away but I did convince myself that I’d get pregnant again immediately (I suppose I was right but wasn’t prepared for the chemical) my only advice would be to test periodically/frequently on cheapy test strips and ensure that the HCG drops to zero. That way if and when you’re ready to start again you can be sure it’s a new pregnancy. I ran out of strips and stupidly changed brands and it added a layer of confusion in for me.

@Mash0917 I’m so sorry! Hope you’re doing ok x

Oh I’m very sorry to hear that

@Mash0917 I’m so sorry to read that x