Trying to Conceive 2016 onwards Chat Thread

RubyXI

Thanks. I'm not letting it sink in yet because I am still getting spotting so it feels like there could be a problem. I was at the doctor last week to get full bloods and tests done to see i was getting the bleeding. Didn't know I was pregnant then so I'll have to wait for the results of that and see what they say.

catrionanic

phi3 wrote: »

Thanks. I'm not letting it sink in yet because I am still getting spotting so it feels like there could be a problem. I was at the doctor last week to get full bloods and tests done to see i was getting the bleeding. Didn't know I was pregnant then so I'll have to wait for the results of that and see what they say.

Congratulations and best of luck with your pregnancy. Spotting is super super common in the first trimester so hopefully all is okay. I remember you posting before you started TTC about all the mixed emotions that can go with it. You still have plenty of time for "sh*t to get realler", because pregnancy is the longest 40 weeks of your life!

RubyXI

catrionanic wrote: »

Congratulations and best of luck with your pregnancy. Spotting is super super common in the first trimester so hopefully all is okay. I remember you posting before you started TTC about all the mixed emotions that can go with it. You still have plenty of time for "sh*t to get realler", because pregnancy is the longest 40 weeks of your life!

Yes I think when I hear back from the doctor and see how things are I'll be able to get my head around it a bit better. Very early days too.

Toots

Congratulations!! Try not to stress too much about the spotting - it's super common in early pregnancy; I bled for about 2 weeks between weeks 5 and 7 on my son. An early ultrasound can help put your mind at ease, however they recommend not doing them before 6 weeks because the heartbeat is only detectable from 6 weeks onwards. Sh*t will get real for you throughout the whole 40 weeks, but then when you think it's all finished, it gets SUPER real when they hand you the kid :pac:

babybaby2017

Ladies
I'd like to get yer opinion please. I had a missed miscarriage in May.. 35 days til my next period.. . Next one 17days.. Next one 29 days. I'm now on day 35 and took test on cd33 and it was negative.... for 2 weeks I'm been feeling like my period is coming ... but no sign yet..really annoying me!! Had the tiniest bit of spotting when I wiped about 10 days ago and nothing since.. all dis is driving me mad!

mirrorwall14

Congratulations Phi3!! A line is a line or so they say!

Cycles can be completely mental after miscarriage tbh. Mine have varied from 24-37 (I'm 6 months post miscarriage).

We ended up giving it a try this month but we're way more relaxed about it- more a case that the timing happened to be good than obsessively tracking and timing it. We figure whatever happens we'll get over the maternity stuff if it arises

babybaby2017

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Congratulations Phi3!! A line is a line or so they say!

Cycles can be completely mental after miscarriage tbh. Mine have varied from 24-37 (I'm 6 months post miscarriage).

We ended up giving it a try this month but we're way more relaxed about it- more a case that the timing happened to be good than obsessively tracking and timing it. We figure whatever happens we'll get over the maternity stuff if it

Sorry to hear you miscarried too ... were ye trying long? Have u been tracking ovulation since miscarriage? I'm thinking of starting this month...stop me from guessing every ache!!

Cakerbaker

Have decided to start TTC for number 2. Thing is I'm totally freaking out! Things with No.1 were pretty much text book. Lucky on 3rd month trying, grand pregnancy other than **** morning sickness during first trimester and was very relaxed about the whole thing. We now have a happy healthy toddler. This time I'm totally stressed. I think It's cos this time I know what I'd be missing out on if anything went wrong If that makes sense. I know it's completely irrational but can't help it! Have mentioned it to OH but don't really have anyone else to talk through it with as I don't want to tell anyone we're about to start TTC.

GalwayDonegal

Hey hope everyone well.

My story is this. .. so me and hubby Ttc since January. I was due my time of month yesterday ( friday) but it has not arrived. I feel fatigued all well and o Thursday and last night my stomach felt at times crampy. So today is Saturday and I still don't have period. . In the afternoon I had to pee and I noticed the tiniest bit of brown discharge..it was the tiniest amount.

Done a pregnancy test and not pregnant.

Now bed time on Saturday night. . And no sign of my time of month. Normally my period is on time. Please help

mirrorwall14

babybaby2017 wrote: »

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Congratulations Phi3!! A line is a line or so they say!

Cycles can be completely mental after miscarriage tbh. Mine have varied from 24-37 (I'm 6 months post miscarriage).

We ended up giving it a try this month but we're way more relaxed about it- more a case that the timing happened to be good than obsessively tracking and timing it. We figure whatever happens we'll get over the maternity stuff if it

Sorry to hear you miscarried too ... were ye trying long? Have u been tracking ovulation since miscarriage? I'm thinking of starting this month...stop me from guessing every ache!!

No, I tracked before/on my first (little boy-2.5) and got pregnant on the first cycle trying so I did the same this time. Tracked the month before we started, used BBT and OPKs once I started and we got pregnant on the 2nd cycle. To be fair, we knew we had missed the window on the first. Miscarried at 7 weeks luckily without hospital management required

I have found the TTC after the miscarriage in April to be horrible. Tracked BBT the first two cycles and were in the fertile window, nothing doing. Then took a month off tracking and my body went mental with an unexpected 37 day cycle. Despite this we had actually hit the fertile window but nothing doing. Cycle 4 again BBT, confirmed ovulation, hit the fertile window. Nothing doing. At least I've got my head around not testing before I'm late now and I'm not loosing my mind for a week a month.

Cycle 5 this month. I'm 8DPO now. Not testing until I'm overdue so Friday or Saturday for me if I my period hasn't arrived. The idea of hitting Cycle 6 is completely terrifying me considering I've never had trouble getting pregnant on my other two pregnancies

mirrorwall14

GalwayDonegal wrote: »

Hey hope everyone well.

My story is this. .. so me and hubby Ttc since January. I was due my time of month yesterday ( friday) but it has not arrived. I feel fatigued all well and o Thursday and last night my stomach felt at times crampy. So today is Saturday and I still don't have period. . In the afternoon I had to pee and I noticed the tiniest bit of brown discharge..it was the tiniest amount.

Done a pregnancy test and not pregnant.

Now bed time on Saturday night. . And no sign of my time of month. Normally my period is on time. Please help

They have a saying on the reddit forum trying for a baby "You are regular until you are not". Are you temping? Did you have confirmed ovulation with BBT (Basal Body temperature)?

Edit: Tone maybe a bit abrupt-I was there in July. Being late and not being pregnant is horrible. In my case I must have ovulated nearly 10 days late. It was totally pants looking at white tests while being overdue

RubyXI

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maryclaire17

phi3 wrote: »

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Hi Phi3,

Just wondering how you got on with the doc re your spotting? The reason I ask is because I'm on my two week wait and I've been spotting since ovulation last week. So it's been 11 days now. Any insight would be great. Thanks.

RubyXI

maryclaire17 wrote: »

Hi Phi3,

Just wondering how you got on with the doc re your spotting? The reason I ask is because I'm on my two week wait and I've been spotting since ovulation last week. So it's been 11 days now. Any insight would be great. Thanks.

I still have a bit of spotting but it's almost gone. I got tests done at the doctors but I haven't got results back yet. It's coming up for 2 weeks despite the fact that they told me I'd have the results in less than a week. I rang last week and will be ringing again tomorrow. I am so stressed about it to be honest. It's so frustrating that they won't give me my results. I have don't 3-4 pregnancy tests and they're all positive so I really need to talk to the doctor.

Heyholetsgo!

Hi ladies,
I followed this post last yr. About 10Dpo I got brown discharge and thought period was coming. 2 days before period I was super hormonal so chanced a pregnancy test...it was positive! I got the faintest of pink lines. I did about 10 in total before I truly believed it! I continued to spot, mostly brown discharge on wipe, until about wk 7. I'm now the proud mama of a healthy 11 day old baby girl!
Every pregnancy is different, sometimes the more you read the more your mind can hurt. Listen to your body and sometimes a break from internet reading can help.
The very best of luck to you all xxxxx

maryclaire17

phi3 wrote: »

I still have a bit of spotting but it's almost gone. I got tests done at the doctors but I haven't got results back yet. It's coming up for 2 weeks despite the fact that they told me I'd have the results in less than a week. I rang last week and will be ringing again tomorrow. I am so stressed about it to be honest. It's so frustrating that they won't give me my results. I have don't 3-4 pregnancy tests and they're all positive so I really need to talk to the doctor.

I think I have my period now, unfortunately! It's very confusing as the spotting has been mostly light pink then sometimes red but it's gotten more like a light period in the last few days so I think it is now actually my period as I had some light cramps last night and I would be due my period now.

I have had regular spotting between periods here and there over the last 7 years but this was a bit different as it has been constant since I ovulated a week and a half ago.

That must be so frustrating for you but I hope you get some answers soon and I wish you the very best of luck!!

mirrorwall14

Cycle 6 arrived yesterday for me. Super frustrated with the whole process. Another day, another cycle. Another month tracking. But hey, thats the "worst" two months of the year for a teacher to have a baby with over. So I guess if I'm lucky I'll be one of the ones "avoiding" those months from a thread I was reading lately "Have you ever heard of a teacher having a baby in May"? Yes. And Yes I tried to. But my troll body refused to compute

lunamoon

I'm trying again this month.

Question that has my head wrecked. Do you count the first day of your period from the day you see spotting or the day you get an actual flow?

mirrorwall14

lunamoon wrote: »

I'm trying again this month.

Question that has my head wrecked. Do you count the first day of your period from the day you see spotting or the day you get an actual flow?

Depends on the month for me but mostly my spotting is flow by the end of the day and I count it if you get me? Otherwise I go by the "if I need a liner/pad/cup/tampon" then its day 1. If its only on wipe I write spotting.

I'm a bit head wrecked starting this cycle tbh. I think its because its cycle 6 and almost 6 months trying since the miscarriage. Everyone seems to be pregnant or have new borns around me

Neyite

lunamoon wrote: »

I'm trying again this month.

Question that has my head wrecked. Do you count the first day of your period from the day you see spotting or the day you get an actual flow?

The general guideline I've heard of is the first day of red flow. So brownish pink discharge would be not counted. It's no harm to log your spotting - I've the Ovia App and it's fairly good.

lunamoon

Neyite wrote: »

The general guideline I've heard of is the first day of red flow. So brownish pink discharge would be not counted. It's no harm to log your spotting - I've the Ovia App and it's fairly good.

I've already got 3 tracking apps:D

This month I'm trying by having sex every day second from day 8. However, I classed my first day of spotting (which started 8pm Friday night - the spotting always happens late in the day for me) as day 1. I think I should have counted Saturday as my day 1.

Neyite

Possibly, I've never had the spotting thing so I'm not fully certain. Being a day out on your count shouldn't be a big deal. Ovum have a 12 hr lifespan, Sperm has up to 5 days, so as long as you are doing it every other day you are still doing what you need to do to get pregnant.

babybaby2017

this month ive taken a very planned approach to TTC.. im tracking cycle with ovulation kit for the first time..which showed a smiley face on CD13 & ive done acupuncture last week and ive planned to do it for the next 2 weeks to see how things go. im hoping since I got the smiley face on cd13 my cycle might be regulating a bit....last month it ended up being 37days .. should be on 1dpo now so fingers crossed for 2 weeks time !

Straten

Hi all, we've decided to actively start ttc after a few obstacles in summer. I had the mirena coil out in may and got af from 19th June to 3rd August with two days stopped in the middle so that was tough going. Got a normal af for 7 days the end of Aug until early sept but I think we missed the ovulation window this month so just waiting for af again should all go to plan. I do have pcos but hoping it doesn't raise its head!! Looking forward to the journey ahead

mirrorwall14

babybaby2017 wrote: »

this month ive taken a very planned approach to TTC.. im tracking cycle with ovulation kit for the first time..which showed a smiley face on CD13 & ive done acupuncture last week and ive planned to do it for the next 2 weeks to see how things go. im hoping since I got the smiley face on cd13 my cycle might be regulating a bit....last month it ended up being 37days .. should be on 1dpo now so fingers crossed for 2 weeks time !

Fingers crossed for you, shorter cycles are a little more manageable I think! I’ve only had one 37 day and I was tearing my hair out

mirrorwall14

Straten wrote: »

Hi all, we've decided to actively start ttc after a few obstacles in summer. I had the mirena coil out in may and got af from 19th June to 3rd August with two days stopped in the middle so that was tough going. Got a normal af for 7 days the end of Aug until early sept but I think we missed the ovulation window this month so just waiting for af again should all go to plan. I do have pcos but hoping it doesn't raise its head!! Looking forward to the journey ahead

Fingers crossed it doesn’t come up. Good luck with it all!

Newlymrs

babybaby2017 wrote: »

this month ive taken a very planned approach to TTC.. im tracking cycle with ovulation kit for the first time..which showed a smiley face on CD13 & ive done acupuncture last week and ive planned to do it for the next 2 weeks to see how things go. im hoping since I got the smiley face on cd13 my cycle might be regulating a bit....last month it ended up being 37days .. should be on 1dpo now so fingers crossed for 2 weeks time !

i've just started acupuncture too, have my second one this eve

babybaby2017

Newlymrs wrote: »

i've just started acupuncture too, have my second one this eve

Wat did u think of it ?

RubyXI

Hi all. Just a bit of info I thought I should share with ye. I had a scan thinking I was 7 weeks pregnant but they told me I am actually 11 weeks. Which means I got a normal period the first month I was pregnant. I have also had further spotting and bleeding but the baby looks perfectly healthy at the moment. Just sharing this in case it helps any of you. Good Luck.

maryclaire17

phi3 wrote: »

Hi all. Just a bit of info I thought I should share with ye. I had a scan thinking I was 7 weeks pregnant but they told me I am actually 11 weeks. Which means I got a normal period the first month I was pregnant. I have also had further spotting and bleeding but the baby looks perfectly healthy at the moment. Just sharing this in case it helps any of you. Good Luck.

Wow, that's really interesting. Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your pregnancy, glad to hear it's all going well!

babybaby2017

Wow phi3.. that's great ,,,, you are nearly at the 12weeks unknowns to yourself!

RubyXI

babybaby2017 wrote: »

Wow phi3.. that's great ,,,, you are nearly at the 12weeks unknowns to yourself!

Yes it was a bit of a shock but once all is well that's all that matters

mirrorwall14

phi3 wrote: »

Hi all. Just a bit of info I thought I should share with ye. I had a scan thinking I was 7 weeks pregnant but they told me I am actually 11 weeks. Which means I got a normal period the first month I was pregnant. I have also had further spotting and bleeding but the baby looks perfectly healthy at the moment. Just sharing this in case it helps any of you. Good Luck.

Oh wow that’s completely amazing!! Congratulations.

If you don’t mind me asking, were you temping?

RubyXI

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Oh wow that’s completely amazing!! Congratulations.

If you don’t mind me asking, were you temping?

No I wasn't doing anything. Only started trying in May so was just seeing what happened for a while

mirrorwall14

phi3 wrote: »

No I wasn't doing anything. Only started trying in May so was just seeing what happened for a while

Thanks. The very best of luck and I hope everything goes well! That’s like my best case scenario-lose a month of worry 😜

mirrorwall14

Body seems to be having a wtf moment this month. ECM for my 5th day straight today. My OPKs aren't actually working (bad batch), I ran out of the ones that were. My temps are very strange. I'm testing out a yono in parallel to my thermometer. The Yono temps are proper nuts low e.g. 95??. My normal thermometer is bobbing down load in the 97's. Am I ovulating this week? I'm supposed to be. But who really knows! lol

Toots

Just have loads of sex anyway! Everyone's a winner :pac:

Hopeful2016

Hopeful2016 wrote: »

Hi everyone,

Currently going through CP # 2 and have previously had a MC. All consecutive, no successful pregnancies to date.

Has anyone else been here? Is there any hope? Was on progesterone and baby aspirin this time but didn't make any difference. Going to my GP next week to discuss where to go from here.

Can anyone offer any hope? 37 and low amh but seem to get pregnant reasonably easily. Just can't sustain one.

Was trying to believe it really was just bad luck but I think it's unlikely at this stage.

Edit to add had all the standard blood tests after 2nd loss but nothing showed up and have also had a full thrombophilia screening too which was normal.

Just to give an update on this post, unexpectedly got pregnant again on the next cycle and will be 7 weeks tomorrow. Have a scan booked for next weekend and am crossing everything that there’s a heartbeat! Nervous times m, wishing away the weeks.

Best of luck to all x

xDisneyDivax

phi3 wrote: »

Hi all. Just a bit of info I thought I should share with ye. I had a scan thinking I was 7 weeks pregnant but they told me I am actually 11 weeks. Which means I got a normal period the first month I was pregnant. I have also had further spotting and bleeding but the baby looks perfectly healthy at the moment. Just sharing this in case it helps any of you. Good Luck.

That is great info- thank you for sharing. Congrats! any tips for rest of us?lol

Lol @ Tootsz, gotta say that's what we are trying this week!haha!! He came back to bed and got down to it- was a bit weird I gotta say cuz we couldn't kiss with this cold sore but he seemed determined lol which is nice in a way I guess.

Congrats hopeful2016!!! Everything crossed for you and keep us posted x

mirrorwall14

Toots wrote: »

Just have loads of sex anyway! Everyone's a winner :pac:

Lol. My horribly low libido is pissed with me. Four times in a week and not sure if that’s actually hit the window?! Meh :eek:

xDisneyDivax

Four times in week should hit it though- if you want to boost chances you can always force your libido to shut up and do it lol

lunamoon

My period isn't due until Friday/Saturday but I'm getting my usual pain in my right shoulder before it comes so think it must be coming early this month.

lunamoon

Got my period I know I haven't been trying very long but I'm already feeling really deflated, drained and like there's something wrong with me.

I think I'll take next month off from trying.

Neyite

Really sorry to hear that luna. It can get very mechanical and stressful very quickly, and it's probably the most unsexy you feel at the time.

I had 29 unsuccessful cycles, and for the last three, was on Clomid. So for the third, I was already resigned to the Clomid not working and doing my research on the next fertility ladder. I actually didn't realise how much of a mental load it was until.. well.. I got the positive test and that mental load was gone. It is hard and if you need to just be kind to yourself and not think about it, that's what you need to do.

How long are you trying? do you think it would help after your break to start the GP bloods/ preliminary referrals? Sometimes it can help to 'do' something about it - other times it doesn't but you are the best judge of how you feel right now.

mirrorwall14

lunamoon wrote: »

Got my period I know I haven't been trying very long but I'm already feeling really deflated, drained and like there's something wrong with me.

I think I'll take next month off from trying.

I’m sorry lunamoon, that’s tough.

Cycle 6 nearly over for me and the temps and negative test this morning tell me i’ll be on my period like clockwork on Wednesday. Cycle 7 here I come.

Currently playing with a Yono an amazing Canadian sent me for free. Temps have been decent, clear ovulation. My own order temp drop is with customs unfortunately so I guess I’ll spend cycle 7 playing with data. The maths teacher in me likes data

mirrorwall14

Cycle 7 for me, 11 since we started. Tempdrop arrived and I’m disappointed because I really don’t like it, it’s uncomfortable and leaves a mark on my arm. Way too much money to not try it I guess

GaGa21

Another failed cycle for me. 10 months of tracking, opks, timing sex. And that's not including the months of whatever happens happens. I started accupuncture 2 months ago thinking that would do the trick so it's hard to take.
I had my AMH blood test done yesterday and booked in for internal scan on Wednesday. Go from there then and see if there's anything else I can do. It's just so disappointing.

lunamoon

GaGa21 wrote: »

Another failed cycle for me. 10 months of tracking, opks, timing sex. And that's not including the months of whatever happens happens. I started accupuncture 2 months ago thinking that would do the trick so it's hard to take.
I had my AMH blood test done yesterday and booked in for internal scan on Wednesday. Go from there then and see if there's anything else I can do. It's just so disappointing.

I know the feeling

I'm not actively trying as long as you but I feel so disheartened already. We needed to take this month off for a medical reason and I hope the break from a schedule will do us good.

lunamoon

Has anyone here been diagnosed with endometriosis? And if so did you go on to conceive?

GaGa21

lunamoon wrote:

Has anyone here been diagnosed with endometriosis? And if so did you go on to conceive?

I have endo and am still trying to conceive, I am stage 4 and in my late thirties. But I know of plenty of women with endo who have conceived naturally. Have you had a recent diagnosis?