This is really helpful!
If you wear an activity watch like a Fitbit, Apple etc pay attention to your resting heart rate as well as this does tend to line up with your basal body temp and obviously you don’t have to record it as the device does it for you. I got really stressed trying to track my BBT and it started affecting my sleep. I’ll attach my Fitbit chart showing my RHR the month I conceived. 15th august was the day of my last period. I would say implantation was possible 8th September and I had a positive test on the 12th September. If you compare this to a BBT chart the comparisons would be near identical and it takes all the stress away from having to temp.
Do you take any medication?Well I’m out this month as I’ve not ovulated! My last period was almost textbook! God I hate pcos!
(after about 1,5 years of trying)Not insensitive or selfish at all, I can completely understand why you want to keep trying. I always wonder this too, whether there has to come a point where you just accept it’s not going to happen? It would be hard to deal with definitely.
This!! It’s embarrassing really how little I knew about ovulation etc before I started trying.
Thank you! Ive really never been interested in babies before! Then all of a sudden, it’s all I can think about!! We had always said no kids for us.the ttw is horrible. I love a good google symptom search too haha. Really hoping you get your BFP sooner rather than later. Keep us updated
Yes! I’m currently in TWW and it’s consuming my mind. I’m trying to keep busy but it’s all I can think about. And doesn’t help when family or friends tell you to “just relax”. If it was easy I would be relaxing right nowDoes anyone else feel they are stuck in this bloody cycle of stressing you arent getting pregnant but not getting pregnant because u are stressedi had a miscarriage in december. Everything seems ok we have had all checks, but i cant stop thinking about pregnancy. I somehow managed to distract myself a couple of months last year, stopped taking temp, folic acid etc and fell pregnant! So i definetely know stress is powerful! I just want to hide away from the world until i am pregnant again! Hate it. Feel a failure. Wish you could just switch your brain off certain topics!
CongratulationsI just took a test and it’s POSITIVE.
Bet you’re over the moon! What a lovely early Xmas present x
I was exactly the same and took a step back. I tracked but didn’t think about it much. Best of luck to you!!!Congratulations! I was wondering how you we’re getting on!
Thank you for sharing this, very helpful! I’m trying not to track ovulation or symptoms this month as it was all getting a bit too much. The disappointment I was getting on AF day is becoming overwhelming. Fingers crossed I get relax a bit more!
Omg I’m doing the same thingI just keep thinking if it's not this month, at least they won't be the youngest in their school year
. But because I’m a teacher I really wanted to get pregnant last month or the month before because it would have fallen in the summer holidays. 
. But how I’m thinking ooo they will be one of the oldest in their year now. Just keeps adding more desperation into me wanting to be pregnant tbhWow I’m impressed I wish I have self control like you. But last month I was better I only tested once. This month I’ve ruled out so will await AF.I generally don’t test for this reason. I know it’s an unpopular opinion in the TTC community but I’ve probably only tested maybe five times in the 2.5 years we’ve been trying. I only test if my period is late and isn’t showing any signs of arrival. Each time I’ve had the negative and my period shows up within the hour.
Currently CD28, no signs of spotting which I usually get the day or two before AF arrives. Have had 31 day cycles before so not super uncommon for me, though my last cycle was 26 days and I am usually a 28/29 day cycle. Ovulated late (CD17) this cycle though, so that’s probably why I’m late.
we’ll get there.
Same, I try to track as little as possible. It's too hard when AF is there..Congratulations! I was wondering how you we’re getting on!
Thank you for sharing this, very helpful! I’m trying not to track ovulation or symptoms this month as it was all getting a bit too much. The disappointment I was getting on AF day is becoming overwhelming. Fingers crossed I get relax a bit more!
It took me 6 years for my first child! Don’t give up hope - easier said that done I know. I’m 18 months in to trying for my second and it’s very disheartening. Baby dust xxxHi all, period came last night, it was early so I am now over a year and I will call the doctors this week.
I've had no hint of a positive and never been pregnant and I'm 28.i can't help but be worried even if it is normal. Are there any of you on here that had a first child suddenly surprise you after a year, after no previous pregnancy scares or anything?
I've been very positive about it with it being a new year and a whole year of hope. But when it comes I am just so miserable. I know I'll be fine later or tommorow and back to feeling good about next month, but I just can't help but think is it ever going to happen? I actually can't imagine my period not coming or actually getting a positive test. All my family and most of my friends conceived quickly and I just feel crap.
I know this is the period blues
I also know this is no time at all compared to some of you, and I feel awful for complaining. Just in need of some positivity today.
Hey I got a blank circle on cycle day 9 then 3 days of flashing smileys then static which stays for 48 hours. I think the flashing smiley is detecting an estrogen rise, some women's aren't high enough to detect but as long as you get a static I don't think it would be a problem x
Congratulations!Hi all,
just want to say a big thank you to those who offered support in my TTC journey. I took a step back this month and actually ended up getting pregnant for the first time. (test last night and this morning)