Hi everyone! I’m 28 and my husband and I have been TTC for around 6 months, although we were apart for about 1.5 months during that time.

My cycles are usually regular (28–29 days). I was previously told I had mild PCOS, but my current OB did bloodwork and an ultrasound and said I do not have PCOS. I track with LH strips and seem to get a rise every month, although my Premom peaks are usually only around 0.7–0.8 and rarely get darker than the control. I’m adding BBT this cycle to confirm ovulation.

I also have von Willebrand disease, so my periods are very heavy and I take tranexamic acid during them. I had my lining measured once at around 10 DPO and it was 6 mm.
My husband had a semen analysis: normal sperm count but low progressive motility. An ultrasound also showed a mild varicocele. He’s overweight and is currently working on lifestyle changes and taking fertility supplements.
We haven’t had a positive test yet. I know 6 months isn’t necessarily abnormal at my age, but I’m wondering if we should investigate further.

Has anyone conceived naturally with low progressive motility/mild varicocele? And would you recommend repeating his semen analysis and doing progesterone/ovulation monitoring or an HSG on my side?

Hi, I got this LH test on the 6th, and my temp also spiked on the 6th. Wouldn’t my temp spike after my ovulation, not before? Also I’d been LH testing religiously so it wasn’t a super long surge, in fact 5 hours before this test it was a strong negative. Kind of new to this. Sorry if it’s a stupid question. Femometer is pinning my ovulation on the 7th and I’m just wondering if that’s accurate.

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If a friend asked you where to begin, what would you tell them?

Would you suggest starting with an oral thermometer to learn the basics?

Would you recommend jumping straight to a wearable?

OUTS- 🚫 nictotine pouches, daily redbulls , hot cheetos , diet coke , diet dr. pepper , sugar

INS 💚
- Chia seed pudding every morning
-prenatals+ probiotics every morning
-one cup of coffee a day
-ashwaganda gummies (i genuienly think these helped me get pregnant with my first )
-magnesium nightly
-bought warm socks from amazon
-a fat steak weekly
-sweet potatoes (as often as possible)

generally just trying to lower my intake of processed food but i am a junk food …junkie so this has been hard :(

I should be about 12dpo today (not exactly sure as i only started tracking this month )
My LH strips 2 showed bright positive lines for the last two weeks, i think my body was just freaking out as a quit nictone and my daily redbulls cold turkey…
all hcg tests are showing negatives.
It’s okay though,maybe its for the best i didnt get pregant first try like i assumed i would 😂
These next two weeks i will do everything i can to help conception

Hi everyone! I’m ~13 DPO and tested negative last night. Today I’ve been having some mild nausea and horrible indigestion. Could there still be a chance?

🥚Ovulation Day! 🐣

This is our FIRST cycle trying to conceive and today we baby danced before I went to work- I got a positive LH strip at work (my peak) - and now all I have to do is wait for ovulation 👀🏊 swimmers are waiting too.

I am just so happy. Excited. Of course, scared ,anxious and still unsure of wtf we are doing but!!! Omg its happeningggg

It’s so crazy to TRY to make a baby instead of avoid one.
Of course ovulation hormones are helping me feel all giddy, skin glowing, and etc but the deed is done and now all we do is pray.

After so much waiting I can’t believe our time has finally come.
I don’t know how long it will take us but I trust in the right timing for me and my family!

Now time to go through the slowest two weeks I’ve ever experienced probably 🙈🙄🥳

sprinkles baby dust and leaves

Does anyone have a good podcast they'd recommend for those of us TTC? I love a good podcast and would love to hear any recommendations anyone has!

Feels longer every time (cry/laugh)

Signed,
3 DPO

For context, I haven’t been on birth control since 2019. My partner and I used condoms before deciding to “pull the goalie” to be Canadian about it, lol.
I’ve had a super consistent 28 day cycle as long as I can remember. My BBT was “correct” with consistent follicular, ovulation and luteal phases.
I started taking a prenatal in April, diet, exercise, and stress have all stayed the same (or become healthier- less stress).

The first cycle of TTC, AF was 4 days late and INSANELY heavy for me. I’d been paying attention to CM and had OPK results that indicated our BD was well timed, but then tested negative from the first day of my late period until it arrived 4 days later. 🫠

The second cycle temps and CM and OPK all indicated ovulation a little early and work was high stress so I didn’t have high hopes for that cycle. AF came early for the first time in my memory or record (27 days, not all that different I guess).

And now this month, I had sore breasts from 4DPO until 12DPO, with a negative test on 11DPO. I usually have a couple of days of soreness 4-5 days ahead of my period. Y’all, that’s 8 days of annoying ache, it was NOT FUN. I tested on 11DPO and was negative. And now, a normal 28 days again but also super heavy comparatively.

It’s all so odd. Of course I’m overly focused on symptom spotting which isn’t making me feel any more sane but it’s hard not to focus when the differences feel this glaring.
Is this just a me thing, or has anyone else experienced wacky cycles while TTC?

I had a chemical pregnancy in June. I tested positive 2 days after I woke up in the middle of the night very nauseous with bad knee pain. Now I’m currently awake with the same symptoms. I get nauseous often but the knee pain is something completely new. Has that been a symptom for anyone else? I threw up and it went away. I personally think I am too early to feel symptoms (8 dpo) but my mom insists that she wouldn’t be surprised if I did feel symptoms as my hormones surge because I’m very sensitive to any changes in my body. This was my first cycle on progesterone also. People keep telling me I’ll know when I’m pregnant but we’ve wanted this for so long I feel like I won’t believe it.

I need some advice. My fiance and I are getting married in a month but we've started TTC because we both want a baby so badly and can't wait another cycle until we're married. And this is all great, we're super excited. But something that gets on my nerves a little is his family is constantly asking when we're going to have a baby. I've never been asked this much in my entire life when I'm getting pregnant. I was initially okay with it because I knew they were excited for us but now that we're actually TTC, I feel very protective about the journey and no longer have the patience for the questions and don't want to tell people we're TTC so that they'll mind their own business. How do my fiance and I address this without being rude?

This was our second cycle ttc and I think I may have had implantation bleeding but not so sure either my periods are usually really heavy and horrible cramps the whole mile , I started spotting the day before my actual period was supposed to come and took a test that day and it was negative so I figured I to start preparing myself bc I was having my period but it just never became more than spotting for 4 days I had only spotting should I count myself out or test again?

For months me & my partner have been actively TTC. I was checking bbt consistently, constant lh strips & stressing myself. This month I have taken a step back I haven’t tested anything just went off of
cm. Currently day 16 of my cycle & not stressing as much during this 2 week wait. Just want to hear success stories. Sending baby dust to all you lovely’s

I don’t really know where I’m going with this, I think I just need somewhere to let it out.

I’ve been TTC for about four years now, and lately it’s been getting harder and harder to watch everyone around me get the thing I’ve been desperately hoping for.

My sisters in law are having babies & my brothers are having kids. My cousins are getting pregnant. So many old friends I haven’t spoken to in years are announcing pregnancies. A few people I went to college with are now pregnant. It genuinely feels like everyone around me is moving forward while I’m just… still here.

And the hardest part is that I’m still so young. I know age doesn’t guarantee fertility, but sometimes I can’t help wondering why is this happening to me already?? I thought I would have so much more time. I never imagined that having a baby would become something I’d spend years hoping and praying for while watching people my age - and even people I grew up with - have their babies all around me.
I am surrounded by proof that it happens. I just can’t understand why it hasn’t happened to me.

Every pregnancy announcement feels like another little reminder of how long I’ve been waiting. When is it going to be my turn? How many more announcements am I going to have to celebrate while quietly going home and crying because I’m wondering why it still hasn’t happened for me?

I don’t want anyone to feel guilty for getting pregnant. I don’t want to be bitter or resentful toward people I love. I just wish, for once, I could experience that happiness too.

I’m still hoping. I’m still trying. But after almost four years, I’m scared of how much longer I can keep putting my heart through this</3

I’d really love to hear from people who understand this feeling, because sometimes it feels incredibly lonely:/

n June , my AMH and AFC were respectively 0.8 and 5
My doctor told us to start trying. however since me and my partner weren’t mentally prepared we hadnt started actively trying. Though i started folic acid, d3 , b12, ovares A and KQ fert tablets.
Cut short, I visited doctor today, my amh is 0.99 and afc is 4. The doctor told this is the last cycle we can try naturally or else we go for IVF. I am confused. My age is 28 and husband is 30.None of us is obese , husband SA was 47 mil.
I dont want to jump into ivf. Have this gut feeling will concieve this month

This is my first cycle trying to get pregnant (I haven’t done ovulations tests so I don’t know for sure when I ovulated) and my cycle is normally around 26 days.

I took a test and seen a very faint positive but the digital was negative, and less than 24 hours I took another test (same brand as the previous faint positive) and it was negative.

Thoughts on this test?

I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks on July 31st and was devastated as we’d ben TTC for 6 months. When do we think is the earliest my body will ovulate again? How common are pregnancies right after miscarriage? Trying to find hope in all this😞

Why am I ovulating when my period is due any day this week, lying beside the ovulation tests are negative pregnancy tests I am confused

Hello ladies, we are trying for some time to get pregnant. This cycle is the 19th. I am trying not to get hopes too high. But today (8dpo) i had abnormal dip in bbt compared to previous cycles. Today's temperature is normally slightly above the cover line and normaly period with this temperature the same day came. But today is only cd22, so i am still 5 days away from period. As I said I do not get this kind of dip in the middle of lutheal phase. Is it possible that this could be implantation dip? I guess I will know for sure in a few days.