TTC #8 A great adventure is about to begin…

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Qwerty12345678910 said:
Had anyone come off clomid? What did it do to your cycle? My first month without it and I’m having a longer cycle, currently day 29. pre clomid I used to have cycles used to vary between 26 ti 32 days but with clomid I was having 26 day cycles.

Did a test 2 days ago and it was negative and I don’t have the heart to test again. Thoughts welcome please
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where are you getting clomid from please
 
Anyone got any recommendations for the best early pregnancy tests please? I’ll be 10 dpo on Friday and we go on holiday, I know it’s still too early to test but I want to take a few with me !
 
Just having a nose said:
Anyone got any recommendations for the best early pregnancy tests please? I’ll be 10 dpo on Friday and we go on holiday, I know it’s still too early to test but I want to take a few with me !
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First response are supposedly the ones that show up earliest, but lots of reports that the amazon listing are counterfeits, and boots withdrew it from sale. The boots own brand early response also picks up quickly, or any cheap red dye test from home bargains/poundland
 
Period is due today and so far no signs. After my positive tests that turned negative last week I’m trying not to get my hopes up too much. I have irregular periods anyway (but they have been bang on the last 2/3 months!) so it doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I have some more tests being delivered today from Amazon so I will anxiously wait until tomorrow morning to do one 😅
 
4DPO and yet again driving myself nuts second guessing symptoms 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve been working on fixing my own issues as the nhs has been no help, I need to raise progesterone so I’ve been hammering as many foods and vitamins that I can to try and get those levels up, definitely had some signs progesterone has increased but I don’t know if it’s enough to sustain implantation, so it’s a very nervous TWW this time!
 
Meg78 said:
4DPO and yet again driving myself nuts second guessing symptoms 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve been working on fixing my own issues as the nhs has been no help, I need to raise progesterone so I’ve been hammering as many foods and vitamins that I can to try and get those levels up, definitely had some signs progesterone has increased but I don’t know if it’s enough to sustain implantation, so it’s a very nervous TWW this time!
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Good luck! Where did you get the info about foods etc for progesterone is it just google?
 
12 dpo for me today! Managed to resist the temptation of testing so far, I’m going to try and hold old until Wednesday/Thursday as I’d rather no drive myself crazy with line eyes! No symptoms of period or pregnancy so far other than a little bit fuller boobs and a strong craving for pickles? 😅
 
User767676 said:
Good luck! Where did you get the info about foods etc for progesterone is it just google?
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Many maaaaaany years ago I did a nutrition course so have a base knowledge, there have been multiple studies that link vitamin c, b6, magnesium and zinc to increased progesterone, but also the thyroid and progesterone are intrinsically linked, so low progesterone suggests sluggish thyroid or something imbalanced within the endocrine system, and that is where I can use food to try and tip the scales back. It’s a bit like when someone is anaemic and told to eat more iron, iron and vitamin c work really well together and help you absorb more, iron and calcium hate each other and you absorb way less, so eating a beef burger with a slice of tomato instead of a slice of cheese you can absorb 7x more iron from that simple switch. Same happens with most vitamins and minerals, you can use food combining to get more or less absorption for your needs, so now I’ve figured out I have a shorter luteal phase and it’s because I’ve not enough progesterone to keep it going, I’m ramping up what I eat and supplement with from ovulation onwards, if it works I’ll hopefully have a spoiler BFP here soon 🤞🏻
 
Meg78 said:
First response are supposedly the ones that show up earliest, but lots of reports that the amazon listing are counterfeits, and boots withdrew it from sale. The boots own brand early response also picks up quickly, or any cheap red dye test from home bargains/poundland
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Ah that's interesting to know that Boots withdrew it, I'm sadly far too familiar with the test section of ours and it's looked ransacked for ages with all empty First Response sections and not much otherwise tbh (I assume to deter shoplifting). So that makes a bit more sense
 
Meg78 said:
Many maaaaaany years ago I did a nutrition course so have a base knowledge, there have been multiple studies that link vitamin c, b6, magnesium and zinc to increased progesterone, but also the thyroid and progesterone are intrinsically linked, so low progesterone suggests sluggish thyroid or something imbalanced within the endocrine system, and that is where I can use food to try and tip the scales back. It’s a bit like when someone is anaemic and told to eat more iron, iron and vitamin c work really well together and help you absorb more, iron and calcium hate each other and you absorb way less, so eating a beef burger with a slice of tomato instead of a slice of cheese you can absorb 7x more iron from that simple switch. Same happens with most vitamins and minerals, you can use food combining to get more or less absorption for your needs, so now I’ve figured out I have a shorter luteal phase and it’s because I’ve not enough progesterone to keep it going, I’m ramping up what I eat and supplement with from ovulation onwards, if it works I’ll hopefully have a spoiler BFP here soon 🤞🏻
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Oh wow that’s so interesting ! Fingers crossed it starts to make a difference for you ! I’m going to have a look into it!
 
Day 35 of my cycle and no period. Haven’t done a test for a few days but last time it was negative so pretty sure I’m not pregnant. Blood tests and ultrasound came back clear for PCOS. So frustrating after having 2 regular periods I thought my body had sorted itself after years on the pill. Got a doctors appointment booked for 22nd to discuss what’s going on :(
 
So we are hitting the 1 year mark trying for no2.
I feel awful having a grumble as I know a lot of you on here still are waiting for no1.
It took 3 years for us to conceive our first so I don't know why I'm surprised its taking this long, I'm just starting to feel a bit down with it all and I'm starting to feel it's not going to happen.
 
Cheekyp33 said:
So we are hitting the 1 year mark trying for no2.
I feel awful having a grumble as I know a lot of you on here still are waiting for no1.
It took 3 years for us to conceive our first so I don't know why I'm surprised its taking this long, I'm just starting to feel a bit down with it all and I'm starting to feel it's not going to happen.
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Don’t worry there’s a few of us trying for #2 and struggling here, at the end of the day having a child already doesn’t make the pain and longing for another any easier to deal with ❤️
 
Hi guys,
I’ve now had a period since our missed miscarriage in July. I am Cycle D13 and recently bought the clear blue digital ovulation tests. Have people found them to be accurate? I’ve done one earlier tonight and it’s a flashing smiley but also did a easy at home LH which is soooo light on the second line. This is my first cycle using the digital.
 
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