TTC #8 A great adventure is about to begin…

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Renegade said:
😂😂 my personality would be quite similar, so I am *trying* to be chill and enjoy for a while. It’s difficult to know what to do, I have a few big events in the next 3-4 weeks and if I didn’t drink, there would be questions and speculation, which I reaaaally don’t want while I’m not pregnant. If I was pregnant, I’d go full covert and pretend I was drinking.
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I ended up with an app and eyeing up ovulation tests. But now my mental health is so firmly in the bin for other reasons, I’ve kind of pulled back on it all again. And the silly app and it’s silly notifications are really winding me up 🤣
 
I found out on Wednesday that I'm pregnant again after my miscarriage in May. Super early as my 8dpo test on Wed was positive with very faint lines, confirmed with an early digital Thursday and I'm 11dpo today and tests are darker. So unbelievably scared but happy. I only tested so early because I just knew I was.
I haven't had a period since my miscarriage on 14th May but I've been tracking my BBT with the Ava fertility bracelet and it confirmed I ovulated on 1st August so I've fallen pregnant before my first period. They're going to have fun dating me with no period to go off 🫣 I think I'll have to have an early scan but I'm too scared to refer myself to a midwife yet. Pregnancy after loss is tough 💔
 
Crb250 said:
I found out on Wednesday that I'm pregnant again after my miscarriage in May. Super early as my 8dpo test on Wed was positive with very faint lines, confirmed with an early digital Thursday and I'm 11dpo today and tests are darker. So unbelievably scared but happy. I only tested so early because I just knew I was.
I haven't had a period since my miscarriage on 14th May but I've been tracking my BBT with the Ava fertility bracelet and it confirmed I ovulated on 1st August so I've fallen pregnant before my first period. They're going to have fun dating me with no period to go off 🫣 I think I'll have to have an early scan but I'm too scared to refer myself to a midwife yet. Pregnancy after loss is tough 💔
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Congratulations! This is pretty similar to me. Had a miscarriage on 12 May and I’m 8/9 weeks now. I did have a period between but I ovulated late so my NHS dating is 9 weeks but I think I’m actually 8. I suppose the NHS dates will just be off until the 12 week scan. It’s so hard after loss and difficult to feel excited. It’s so sad that you can’t really enjoy early pregnancy anymore! Look after yourself and hope all goes well for you 💕
 
Sorry for tmi, but when do people class the end of their period? 🤔 I’m one of the lucky ones with short, light periods for about three days and then I will just have some brown spotting for a day or two after and im not sure when to put in my app that I’ve ‘finished’ my period? I hope this makes sense 🤣
 
Bingobango said:
Had such a down day yesterday about it all. We spent the day with family with two of the little ones and my partner whispered "it will be ours next" and I just pretended to be happy. Feeling really pessimistic about it at the moment.
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I know exactly how you feel. Our partners are trying to be optimistic and positive, but if you're like me it just puts pressure on me to make sure it happens.
All we can do is keep trying but remember to be kind and patient with ourselves xx
 
Bingobango said:
Had such a down day yesterday about it all. We spent the day with family with two of the little ones and my partner whispered "it will be ours next" and I just pretended to be happy. Feeling really pessimistic about it at the moment.
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I hear ya, went to a party today and sat next to a newborn, everyone else was lamenting how much they hated that phase and I was like I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE
 
Bingobango said:
Had such a down day yesterday about it all. We spent the day with family with two of the little ones and my partner whispered "it will be ours next" and I just pretended to be happy. Feeling really pessimistic about it at the moment.
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I feel you. It’s soul destroying at times.
 
Just having a nose said:
Sorry for tmi, but when do people class the end of their period? 🤔 I’m one of the lucky ones with short, light periods for about three days and then I will just have some brown spotting for a day or two after and im not sure when to put in my app that I’ve ‘finished’ my period? I hope this makes sense 🤣
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I could be wrong, but I don’t think documenting the end of your period really matters in terms of timing. Ovulation / future periods are all calculated using CD1.
 
Does anyone have any recommendations for ovulation strips/testing? I have only just started my journey this month so picked up a five pack from Boots just to see how it went. Each one has tested negative even though I'm pretty sure I am ovulating as I have been tracking my cycle in Flo for years and it's pretty much always spot on.

I had a look at the reviews this morning and they weren't great so just wondering whether I should just continue or are there better options out there? TY 🙏
 
littlenoodle said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for ovulation strips/testing? I have only just started my journey this month so picked up a five pack from Boots just to see how it went. Each one has tested negative even though I'm pretty sure I am ovulating as I have been tracking my cycle in Flo for years and it's pretty much always spot on.

I had a look at the reviews this morning and they weren't great so just wondering whether I should just continue or are there better options out there? TY 🙏
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I would try the premom strips off amazon or ebay, recently started using them and they seem good when paired with the app. Not sure how accurate the ratio numbers are that the app registers, but I've seen a gradual increase in my LH with them. Kicking myself though as I think I missed testing when it was my peak as I was on holiday. Dying to see that dark line!! Ill try again next month.

Good luck also, <3 I've only been off the pill since March and already finding myself getting stressed out. Really trying to relax from now on. Be kind to yourself.
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littlenoodle said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for ovulation strips/testing? I have only just started my journey this month so picked up a five pack from Boots just to see how it went. Each one has tested negative even though I'm pretty sure I am ovulating as I have been tracking my cycle in Flo for years and it's pretty much always spot on.

I had a look at the reviews this morning and they weren't great so just wondering whether I should just continue or are there better options out there? TY 🙏
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Flo gives an average estimate of ovulation based on the length of your cycle, in reality it can be days or more than a week outside of that, every woman is different. There are lots of signs with the way bodily fluid and temperature changes that really help to pinpoint, and they are free to track at home alongside strip testing. Easy@home test strips with the pre mom app is the most popular option, test once a day sometime in the early afternoon until you start to see the line darken, then test every time you go to the loo, you should hopefully see the first line become darker than the second, which means ovulation is imminent. Sperm can live for four days so once you have a few months under your belt and know roughly which days of your cycle to target you can pre empt and have sex ahead of time to increase your chances, as trying to chase down the exact day an egg releases can be tricky to catch!
 
littlenoodle said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for ovulation strips/testing? I have only just started my journey this month so picked up a five pack from Boots just to see how it went. Each one has tested negative even though I'm pretty sure I am ovulating as I have been tracking my cycle in Flo for years and it's pretty much always spot on.

I had a look at the reviews this morning and they weren't great so just wondering whether I should just continue or are there better options out there? TY 🙏
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I use the easy@home ones from Amazon then you can upload them to the Premom app and it calculates your ratio level for you. I only started using them nearly 2 weeks ago and got my peek ovulation on the 8th day of using them x
 
littlenoodle said:
Does anyone have any recommendations for ovulation strips/testing? I have only just started my journey this month so picked up a five pack from Boots just to see how it went. Each one has tested negative even though I'm pretty sure I am ovulating as I have been tracking my cycle in Flo for years and it's pretty much always spot on.

I had a look at the reviews this morning and they weren't great so just wondering whether I should just continue or are there better options out there? TY 🙏
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I’m no expert as I’ve only just started ovulation testing this month, but my Clue app estimated I would ovulate around day 18 of my cycle (I’ve got over 2 years worth of cycles on there) but after using the premom app and testing, I actually hit my peak on cycle day 11 which really surprised me! I’d recommend the easy@home tests from Amazon.
 
Householdmystery said:
I’ve never tested for ovulation before; so I have a few questions.
Do I test every day from the end of my period until I get a positive?
How many tests should I get?😂
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I would test once per day in the afternoon/early evening until you start to see that line darken then you test more frequently, you need to catch the first line being darker than the second, that’s when your hormones are highest and hopefully about to drop an egg.

The average is that peak happening at day 14 in a 28 cycle, in reality it could be realistically a week either side of that (I’m day 18 for example)
 
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