TTC September/October 26

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I couldn't see that anyone's started a thread for September yet. Seeing as it's tomorrow thought I'd start one now. Seems AF arrived for a few of us at the same time so looks like we'll be in sync over the coming months.
How is everyone doing?

Congrats @Kathi154 ans @ElJayH! I definitely see lines for both of you.

I caved and tested today at what I think is 10DPO and BFN. We’re off to stay with my in-laws tomorrow for a long weekend (even DH doesn’t want to go 😂) but I’ll be gutted if my period shows up while we’re there. I’m only going off ovulation for when I think it’s due, hard to know after MC but we’ll see! If it’s not arrived by Tuesday I’ll test again.

My partner wanted to wait until I was 2 weeks late to be very sure!! 😂🤪

If it happens again for me I’ll know I’ll be anxious!

I’ve never really noticed ovulation before but I’m definitely feeling weird pains today, I can’t pinpoint if it’s left or right.

It’s so hard isn’t it not to think about it. I’m trying to keep my stress down in the tww, work is going to be busy which I hope will take my mind off it to some extent. I also might join the leisure centre again and go swimming and classes. Any other tips?!

Thank you so much! I took a digital 2 hours later as I wasn’t sure and it was a BFP! 🥳 But I was testing completely negative last couple of days. Reckon I’m about 11dpo today so it can literally just happen overnight like that! Couldn’t believe that such a faint line this morning would register on a digital! Test again tomorrow and the next day, fingers crossed for you ❤️

It got better for me when I heard the heartbeat without seeing him on a scan! The private scans gave me peace of mind for about a day 😂 I think people that haven’t experienced loss don’t really understand either! It’s just one big rollercoaster

i never really notice pains either until TTC.. maybe yours is both and it’s twins 😂 have heard they are more likely after a loss because you hyperovulate (not really sure how true that is 😂).

hopefully you have some things to distract you over the next week or so!

I will definitely need some distractions! I’m currently putting all my thoughts into chat gpt and analysing everything 😂

The pain is more noticeable on the left hand side since this evening, it’s just very unusual for me as I’ve never had it before! Oh I hope my ovaries are hyperactive to increase chances this time! 🤞

Thank you. It’s still not started so guessing I ovulated later than I thought or maybe it was a cycle where I didn’t ovulate at all

Omg! congratulations @Kathi154 💓💕💐
I think the spotting must have been implantation bleeding. How are you feeling? Wishing you an uncomplicated and healthy pregnancy x

Can you test again with a pink dye test? I've had a positive on these every single time when I wasn't pregnant, from what I've seen these tests are horrible for faint lines/evaps/indents.

Oh glad to see the update! Congratulations and wishing you a healthy pregnancy 💐

Haha ChatGPT has been my best friend 😂 asking it questions until it tells me what I want to hear 😂 I have a 17 month old so there is zero room to think anymore! Although when I TTC with him, I noted down eeeerverything 😂 I keep going back to check and compare

oooo that’s good news. 1dpo today - at least the wait for peak is over! Closer to those positive tests!

Is there any chance you could be pregnant if you ovulated later? You may have been bang on the sperm meets egg method by accident!

Has anyone had a positive story from getting a 1-2 weeks on a clear blue weeks indicator, when you’re 4+4? I’d expect it to say 2-3 by now. I’m panicking because I’ve had pregnancies before where it didn’t progress to 2-3, which have ended in a MC

Are your lines getting darker? That was the one sign for me that it was a chemical :( If so I wouldn’t worry!

I was making notes on my Flo app with my early MMC pregnancy and I have already been comparing dtd patterns, symptoms etc! Last time we covered the two days before ovulation and day after, this time we’ve covered day before and day of ovulation. Not sure if have the energy to go again today, but probably should!

I’m going to test again this morning but with a different test. Yesterday was second morning urine with a 2.5 hour hold so probably not long enough

Sorry for going AWOL on here and congratulations for the BFP’s!

I had a faint line on Saturday so have been in some sort of frenzy since (do not want to count the amount of tests I’ve done). The line has got darker though and had a BFP on a digital today so allowing myself to believe now 🥰❤️

I think I was a couple of days out on my ovulation but I’m choosing to try not think any further into it as I know I will stress myself out.

It only takes one time so i think you already. have the good days covered - today could be one more for luck! Just goes to show how much the days before ovulation matter! I think the % of conception on 1dpo goes down a fair bit (but i guess it depends on when egg is released!).

I think we will try today and then have the next few weeks off...been at it everyday since 11th September 😂 I just keep finding nice underwear to spruce myself up a bit (which no longer fit but im desperate!)

that makes sense! the easy@home ones i found are pretty good in the mornings or the clearblue with the red light on if you are 10dpo+. Have heard it's best to do a 4 hour hold and limit water intake!

Back to cycle day 1; hopefully, cycle 3 is successful🤞 Got more vitamins arriving today, so will start taking them ASAP.

Congrats to everyone who go a BFP❤️

That’s a good idea with the underwear, I’ve just gotten used to wearing comfortable ones that I can easily check CM etc! 😂

@Springcloud26 work and swimming are great ways to distract yourself, I am preparing for a halfmarathon but I am thinking also organizing mini gateaways just for the 2WW. I use Claude and he is not as kind as Chatgpt. He is like "ok this is the third time you ask me the same thing, I think you need some human support" 😂so no more 3h converations like I had with Chatgpt

This mornings was negative. I then realised that maybe the spotting I had on Wednesday evening was implantation and not a cut from shaving like I initially thought and therefore HCG might not be high enough. I’ll test again on Sunday if AF hasn’t arrived. I just want a definitive answer

Thank you. The line has gotten darker but not strikingly darker (last time I tested was three days ago). I’m panicking as I’ve had previous losses and feel this is following the same path.

Haha! I have been told off by chat gpt before for overthinking!

I’m going to plan something nice every day for the tww, like go for a long walk, start a new book, go to the cinema… so hopefully the days pass fairly quickly 😊