TTC / TWW Jan 2026

[Anya23]

Hi guys! Opening a thread for those ttc in the new year! I'll be starting again after an MMC in November, fingers crossed that this'll be a lucky year for all!

AF due in 7 days and I'm around 7-9dpo, not quite sure. I took this test and then left it because I know it's too early to test really. Came back about 10 mins later and think I see a squinter but not sure! What does everyone think?

Yes - like little pulse / ping headaches. I had this with my other 2 pregnancies too and that’s why I thought ohhhhh maybe it’s happening!
how many DPO are you? I think I’m 7/8 - havent tracked properly.

I don’t know how many DPO I am because I’m using 2 apps and one says 27th December the other says 30th December so either 8 DPO or 3 DPO! I had these for the last couple of days though

Thank you. Embarrassingly, it hasn't been very long - we started trying last September and got pregnant first time, then had a miscarriage, and this is my first cycle trying again. I want to say the miscarriage has made me more neurotic but I was pretty bad in September too.

I do agree that he's probably not finding it fun and you're right that he probably has no outlets at all to discuss this - so I'm definitely going to try and NOT put this on him.

Part of whats making this really hard for me is that I'm not from the UK. My home country has a few cases of zika virus and as such I don't feel comfortable traveling there when I'm TTC or pregnant and would want to stop trying for two months before and after. Its already been over a year since I last visited because of this and I feel a lot of pressure from aging relatives etc. Again none of this is under any of our control or our fault but the hyper awareness of every date and every month slipping by is very hard.

It's not emberassing - I heard so many stories of people getting pregnant for the first try that I want nuts when I didn't fall pregnant the first and second cycle with DD.. we fell pregnant the third cycle luckily. With my MMC, it also happened in the third cycle, although I think it was because of hubby's work and me still breastfeeding in the first month. I feel you, an MC really f s with your head when ttc but I'm trying to focus on the positives as well, there are also many stories you hear where people had healthy babies right after their loss 😊

Just took this test with a two hour hold, tell me you can see this line?!

I see something, and maybe on the previous one as well! 🤞

Thank you @Anya23 you're definitely right.

@Anonna123 I can see something too!

I can see something too.
How many dpo are you?

Ah ok - and the pingy headaches, are those new and unique for this cycle?

I’ve been having cramps all morning and now feeling quite nauseous and really just exhausted. Thought I was just hungry for lunch / low blood sugar but my appetite just wasn’t there either. Im feeling like I want to test but I only have 1 clear blue test in which I’m not sure is sensitive enough? Which do people recommend for 9/10dpo? I might have to wait for them to arrive 🙃

Yes I don’t remember having them before now. I think I would notice because they stop me in my tracks when I get them

I'm not sure! I'm on cycle day 23 and I generally have 28-29 day cycle. I guess I ovulate around day 15 so maybe 8dpo? The line is definitely darker on the easy@home test so I'll use one of those tomorrow. The thin blue strips can be hard to read!

I see it! How exciting!

This is really positive! My headache pings are still happening and I’ve been getting them since 5dpo so two full days now.
Not sure I can wait another 4 days to test 🙃

8dpo today for me, cycle 3 after MMC with my first pregnancy 4 months ago

does anyone else get to this stage and feel very deflated? Zero symptoms apart from usual pre AF 🫠

@Utardelis It’s frustrating as pre-AF symptoms and no symptoms can also be how women experience early pregnancy. I remember feeling cramps and expecting my period only to later discover I was pregnant. If only our bodies were better designed to notice the difference!

@RoamingToaster I know so frustrating!! I keep expecting to feel how I did with my first pregnancy which I know doesn't always happen either

will know either way in a few days!

Hey everyone!

I think I’m around 12 DPO now and still haven’t tested 😂 the lower abdominal cramps are still persisting.

I’m maybe expecting AF tomorrow but can predict nothing right now as last cycle was my MMC …. All I know is that I got my ovulation test peak on 20th Dec. Lol.
if period doesn’t come tomorrow it might be worth me to finally do a test!

also,
@Anonna123tentative congrats, that looks really promising especially if you’re approx only 8DPO!

@EmeraldPie that is real strength!!!

🤞for you tomorrow!

Thank you but actually I’m being a coward because I don’t want to face up to reality and be disappointed, hence no test 😂

last time I tested as 12 DPO and was positive, but that cycle (my MMC) I was quite confident. Had a tiny bit of implantation bleeding, BBT had remained elevated etc…

this time… neither 😂 but, I haven’t been tracking my BBT properly when I wake up. Sleep has been poor too. And when I’ve tested my temp at erratic times it’s been so low! Which also isn’t hopeful, but yeah, I’m not measuring it accurately.
I have a naturally low BBT also…. Last cycle when I got pregnant my post ovulation temp was averaging 36.3 degrees or something! Pre ovulation way less….

@EmeraldPie thinking of you and hoping for the best!

FF has me at 3DPO today, so going to start my progesterone this evening. It says to test on the 14th so seems like a long oul wait until then, but I am not hopeful for this cycle due to timing.

@EmeraldPie thank you! And good luck with testing tomorrow 🤞 I'm sorry to hear about the MMC, they are awful 🙁

Fingers crossed @EmeraldPie!
I think my cycles are already back to being the same as before the MMC - LH started to rise today, and I think it'll peak tomorrow, on CD 11 as usual. Also ewcm has appeared, which is a relief after all the spotting lol
A bit bummed out because hubby is away for work all day tomorrow, so we won't be able to dtd, but at least we covered today and the last two days and we'll also have some time Monday morning so fingers crossed!

Thank you! Yeah I’ve been so down since the MC as it was my first pregnancy :(