The Hopeful Hearts Circle 1 - December 2025🎄💖

[Iris2024]

Hey! Welcome to the Hopeful Hearts Circle 💕

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Welcome to a wishful December 🎄🤍💞

@LuckyDuck93mine is due Thursday. I usually have a luteal period of between 10-12 days and this is day 9. I’ve had cramps for the last few days and some back ache. Mega tired today. I know what you mean about just wanting AF to arrive so that you can start a new cycle. I do want it to hurry up as I feel it’s coming but also I don’t want an even shorter luteal phase as I worry about that anyway

My chances this month are slim to none as DH has been away almost a week and according to my apps I'm ovulating today. I didn't bother testing this month as thought no point. Later today we both have a telephone call with the consultant to discuss our fertility tests. When I went in they seemed to suggest nothing wrong, just need time. We'll find out about DH's SA today. I might ask about progesterone and tubes checking and see what he says. Is it normal to spot a few days before AF when you haven't caught that month? I don't have a base line as I was always on contraception before TTC.

My answer probably doesn't help @ThisHangryTiger but I haven't been on any form of birth control for over 15 years now, and MOST of the time, my period arrives heavy and fast, but occasionally it will begin with some pre-period spotting. I think I notice any spotting particularly now because of TTC and hoping it might be implantation bleeding but I've had some irregular bleeds and odd-cycles over the past year which probably relate to the MCs and/or methotrexate treatment and/or large cysts.

Our bodies are such bloody mysteries aren't they?

Keeping my fingers crossed for those approaching the end of the TWW - hoping for good news still for you all but also hoping for a clear answer either way.

I've finished my miscarriage bleeding now and not tracking LH this cycle. I'm in no rush to try and conceive this month so will probably just wait until after my next proper period to decide what we do and go from there. Still reading and thinking of you all.

Oh flipping heck.

Girls I don’t know what to think. Now roughly 10dpo so took a test this morning with FMU. Negative. Got little one to school and came back home (I work from home) and looked at the test again before binning it and it had a mark on it that wasn’t quite a line but I’d put it back in the packet so thought it could just be transfer from the packaging and it was well over the time limit. Anyway tested again with another brand and I didn’t trust the first one and there’s a line. Within the time. And now I’m sat having palpitations because I think it’s real but I also don’t want to get my hopes up as I’ve been here before.

That looks very real! Those tests are very sensitive as they are 10mIU/ml. What was the other test you used as it could have been that it's less sensitive, and that's why you got a negative? x

CD14 for me and no positive OPK yet, even though I'm on my third month of letrozole. However last month my positive OPK was day 16 so I'm hoping that's the case here, even though the lines aren't very strong yet!

@Janey3090same strength but an Amazon cheapy test (not sure of the brand). I prefer the easy@home ones as I trust them more.

My LH strips are never positive until closer to day 20! I usually ovulate late.

incidentally I didn’t track this month, just went on feel and I think I only managed to DTD 3 days prior and then the day prior to when I thought I ovulated. I’m CD32 today and think 10dpo if I read my body correctly.

I’ve been complaining of period pain and feeling like it’s going to start for almost a week! So this felt like a pointless test.

@Taysonicbe kind to yourself this month. I can totally understand taking a month away from tracking to take the pressure off. Especially when you’ve just had a loss.

@ThisHangryTigerI usually just start my period. Light on day one but definite bleeding and not just spotting. Last month I did spot for a day first but I had a really odd cycle. Not my usual

That's DEFINITELY a line! Congratulations @Fullofconfusion I can imagine there's a lot of anxiety and worry going on right now... but just take each day as it comes. Try and test as little as you can - because you can easily drive yourself insane stressing over progression. Keeping everything crossed for you!

@Fullofconfusion a definite positive!! Congratulations ❤

10dpo for me, temp is dropping so I imagine af is on the way..no shock to me really!

@Fullofconfusionamazing line - congratulations lovely! Everything crossed for you ✨

I've just phoned the fertility nurse and turns out a number of things that were meant to happen, haven't. She's lovely but I can't help but be annoyed that we seem to have slipped through the net - I'm 41 so the clock is ticking! Supposed to get bloods tested for antibodies so that's now scheduled for next week and getting a referral to another obstetrician due to previous medical history. I remember someone commenting 'noone cares as much as you so you have to keep chasing' and that is so true!!

I mentioned short luteal phase but I have to wait for my next consultant appointment in March to discuss 🤦🏻‍♀️ I'm super indebted to the NHS so don't like to moan but this feels so slow 🥴

I’m interested to see how this cycle develops. Flo tells me that ovulation is definitely happening on CD14 (currently CD11) but the Clearblue OPKs are still low. Suspect that I ovulate later than the app would have me believe…

Congratulations @Fullofconfusion thats a definite line! A very strong one too 🥹❤️

I’m currently only 4DPO! Dragging…. If we catch this month baby will have same birth month as my partners son who’s 18- born October. Next month same as our daughter and then next is a December baby so we’re in dangerous territory now but refuse to have a break 😂 whatever is meant to be… 🤍

Hope you’re all okay 👌 I’m really struggling at the minute.

wow @Fullofconfusion that sure is a lovely looking line! Congratulations 💕 maybe I will take a leaf out of your book this month and try and listen to my body a bit more regards ovulation. Wishing you all the best, know it can be difficult to not be filled with anxiety!

No peak yet on the OPKs for CD12. My Flo app is getting very upset and telling me that it’s all going on regardless. I’m not so sure…! Hopefully I will see a change tomorrow

Ladies has anyone else had a positive LH and been pregnant?
I’ve probably lost the plot, but, I read somewhere about having high Lh in early pregnancy..for some bizarre reason I’ve just taken an LH test and it’s definitely positive. Now I’m annoyed that I’ve wasted that wee and I could’ve taken an actual pregnancy test.
2WW sending me FULLY insane!!

Yep. I conceived mid Feb, bled end of Feb, didnt test as thought it was a period. Starting testing LH early March and they were insanely high for over a week. Then tested positive on Hcg mid March. Mind was officially blown! Unfortunately it ended in miscarriage a week later but I don't think the two things are linked if that makes sense - possibly the early bleed was.

What dpo are you? x

@ttcnumerodos that’s so interesting! I’m 11dpo, I never normally test but I think if my temp is still up tomorrow morning I might have to do it, stop myself going mad!

@LuckyDuck93let us know how you get on. Everything crossed for you!

I’m still a small anxious ball over here. I’ve not told DH yet as I want to make sure it’s sticking before I say anything to him. We’ve both been through a lot and he struggles more with the idea of TTC again more than I do.

CD16 and looking like it’s trigger shot today! Time to get my DH busy 😂

Oh my goodness, will be keeping my eyes on this thread like a hawk for any news @LuckyDuck93 !

God speed to you and your partner @Janey3090 ! Have fun!

This might give you all a well needed giggle and show how I have very much never bought pregnancy tests..got 2 clear blues from the shop this morning, in my anticipation read the intructions on the side quickly..did the test..waited 3 mins..blank test. The clear blue virgin over here didnt realise that holding for 5 seconds is midstream urine..if you've got it in a pot you have to wait 20 seconds otherwise it doesn't work. So now ive wasted a test and a wee 😂

I will add I've gone back later and there are eventually two lines..but I'm also aware clearblues are horrendous for evaps, now to hold for a few more hours.

So I didn’t manage to wait 😮
I don’t think I’ve ever been as shocked and terrified about anything in my whole life x

Edit: wow mumsnet really makes the pictures less clear doesnt it

@LuckyDuck93wow!! Congratulations. That looks positive to me.

would you like to join my anxious disbelief club? As I’m still struggling to believe and hoping so much that this sticks

@Fullofconfusion yes please, anxious disbelief just about sums it up, just wandering around the office at work with my head in the clouds, everyone must think ive gone mad, its taken so long for us that im just so desperate for this to stick

@LuckyDuck93 Wow I am so so happy for you. That looks very clear and very positive to me.

Why did that ger me emotional for you in the waiting room at the fertility clinic? 🥹😄. I am waiting for an appointment for my second cycle of IUI and I am SO MUCH more stressed than the first time. I am going to ask for a medicated IUi as my cycles are so long and unpredictible. I am on C.D. 34 and still waiting, testing since day 10 and and still no peak.