Trying to Conceive 2016 onwards Chat Thread

StarBright01

Definitely worth checking out Amazon too. I got ovulation sticks and presents on it yesterday and didn't work out too expensive. Also Just to check are any of you taking Agnus Castus (Vitex) I find it great to balance hormones. I've been taking it on and off did a few years but back on it now again as cycle was out of whack after chemical pregnancy. My question is do any of you take it and do you plan on taking it during the first few weeks of pregnancy (weening yourself off it week by week) one-off my friends took it for first few weeks & I also heard of some midwives giving it the okay in the case of recurrent miscarriages. Anyway Just to check anyway if any of you take it as I'm curious about it & have been reading up on it

Scousemouse83

StarBright01 wrote: »

Definitely worth checking out Amazon too. I got ovulation sticks and presents on it yesterday and didn't work out too expensive. Also Just to check are any of you taking Agnus Castus (Vitex) I find it great to balance hormones. I've been taking it on and off did a few years but back on it now again as cycle was out of whack after chemical pregnancy. My question is do any of you take it and do you plan on taking it during the first few weeks of pregnancy (weening yourself off it week by week) one-off my friends took it for first few weeks & I also heard of some midwives giving it the okay in the case of recurrent miscarriages. Anyway Just to check anyway if any of you take it as I'm curious about it & have been reading up on it

I seen all the Amazon deals so will be investing this month! U could end up broke!!
Have heard people taking it then stopping but will ask re continuing it!!

StarBright01

Scousemouse83 wrote: »

I seen all the Amazon desks so will be investing this month! U could end up broke!!
Have heard people taking it then stopping but will ask re continuing it!!

Typo I meant I got pre seed on Amazon not presents!!

Scousemouse83

StarBright01 wrote: »

Typo I meant I got pre seed on Amazon not presents!!

Haha! Well it could give you a present!!!

Meubles

I'm also slightly more hopeful as we tried the preseed too this month. 5dpo and of course I'm obsessing over how I feel. ...had some cramps yesterday which was weird for me but every month it's something new. I def recommend the temping as a way to confirm ovulation I was using just opk and getting dark strong lines for 3 days etc and having no clue when I was ovulating and now have a better idea!! I got some frer tests this month and was planning to test at 10 or 11DPO my ff app recommends the day after missed af...no way I can wait until then!

Gossipgirl24

So I posted the other day about getting symptoms I'm still not sure if they are pregnancy or period symptoms. I'm day 27 and my cycle is around 34 day . My boobs are heavier , broken out in spots , so tired , so hungry all the time and now since yesterday my hands are killing me. On my son I got pregnancy carpel tunnel it only came on the last 5 weeks of the pregnancy it wasn't very severe it was very uncomfortable though. What tests are best for early detection ? Has anyone got pregnancy carpel tunnel before even being able to test?

Hopeful2016

Meubles wrote: »

I'm also slightly more hopeful as we tried the preseed too this month. 5dpo and of course I'm obsessing over how I feel. ...had some cramps yesterday which was weird for me but every month it's something new. I def recommend the temping as a way to confirm ovulation I was using just opk and getting dark strong lines for 3 days etc and having no clue when I was ovulating and now have a better idea!! I got some frer tests this month and was planning to test at 10 or 11DPO my ff app recommends the day after missed af...no way I can wait until then!

I got a BFP previously at 9 DPO with first response, there's definitely no need to wait until after missed af. I believe it suggests waiting to reduce the risk of false negative but once you bear in mind the a false negative is a possibility there's nothing stopping you testing before that. The stats on try FR box indicate that a high % of pregnant women will get a BFP a few days before missed af.

greenttc

Hopeful2016 wrote: »

Have gotten BFP 2 months out of the 3 months that we TTC using pre-seed. Both ended in mc sadly but will continue to use it when we try again.

Really sorry to hear that hopeful. I suppose that is one of the "risks" of preseed that i had read about but that may or may not even be attributed to preseed. You have to weigh up the pro's and cons though and while it is awful to have those two losses you know that it works for you and that it will be successful for you, hope you dont have to go through that again.

Hopeful2016

greenttc wrote: »

Really sorry to hear that hopeful. I suppose that is one of the "risks" of preseed that i had read about but that may or may not even be attributed to preseed. You have to weigh up the pro's and cons though and while it is awful to have those two losses you know that it works for you and that it will be successful for you, hope you dont have to go through that again.

Thanks, I'd never heard that about pre-seed, guess you'll never know either way with an early mc but I must read up on that, thanks for mentioning it. Blood tests have identified low progesterone since the 2nd mc and am being referred to an early pregnancy loss clinic. Could be unrelated as every pregnancy is different and sometimes it's a numbers game. If not, hopefully the clinc can help. my GP is very optimistic, 2 mc isn't considered recurring but I'm happy enough to be referred privately at this stage just in case. Best of luck with your own journey.

Jen44

Im a great believer in preseed I defo believe it's the reason I got pregnant first time! I had been trying for four months and got pregnant the fifth month after using it!

mollybird

as i said earlier im hoping ot use my pres seed for the first time this month. we only have 9 sticks and they say you only need to use a small amount. can you get extra sticks for is with out the gel if you have exrta gel left over?

Hopeful2016

mollybird wrote: »

as i said earlier im hoping ot use my pres seed for the first time this month. we only have 9 sticks and they say you only need to use a small amount. can you get extra sticks for is with out the gel if you have exrta gel left over?

Actually we don't use it with the syringe thingies, we just use it as a lube, sorry TMI, I know! So maybe it's not actually contributing to our BFP and/or mc when we're not using it as described. We're also only using a v small amount.

greenttc

Hopeful2016 wrote: »

Thanks, I'd never heard that about pre-seed, guess you'll never know either way with an early mc but I must read up on that, thanks for mentioning it. Blood tests have identified low progesterone since the 2nd mc and am being referred to an early pregnancy loss clinic. Could be unrelated as every pregnancy is different and sometimes it's a numbers game. If not, hopefully the clinc can help. my GP is very optimistic, 2 mc isn't considered recurring but I'm happy enough to be referred privately at this stage just in case. Best of luck with your own journey.

WhAt i read in a few places is that the preseed helps sperm get to the egg but in some cases it was believed that it helped "bad" sperm reach the egg who would/should not have reached it under normal circumstances and so it ended in MC but i dont think i would be too worried about it to be honest.

greenttc

mollybird wrote: »

as i said earlier im hoping ot use my pres seed for the first time this month. we only have 9 sticks and they say you only need to use a small amount. can you get extra sticks for is with out the gel if you have exrta gel left over?

I read elsewhere that people sterilised and then reused their syringes so thats an option, i only used four so far so have more left over but i didn't throw the used ones out so i may just sterilise and reuse

mollybird

thanks for that greenttc. will def keep it in mind. think ill go with the syringes and see how i feel. if im not liking them i can always switch.

geez

So af was due yesterday still no sign today. Should I test this evening or wait til the morning? I'm thinking morning would be better I'll have to sit on my hands til then!

Sittingpretty

geez wrote: »

So af was due yesterday still no sign today. Should I test this evening or wait til the morning? I'm thinking morning would be better I'll have to sit on my hands til then!

If you're a day late Id test this eve if it were me. I've no patience

Ruailebuile

Oh geez, that's very exciting.... you are so patient. I am 6 dpo and already dying to test. I'm going to do one next Saturday, my cycle length varies but the Ovia app says I can test on Friday.
I used the syringes with the preseed once I got the solid smiley just to make sure I was getting the maximum benefit from it. I've also been taking NHP fertility support vitamins for the past month. Had been taking the pregnacare ones but had no luck so far so thought I'd try these ones.
It seems like a lot of us are in the same boat so fingers crossed for us all.

Toots

Sittingpretty wrote: »

If you're a day late Id test this eve if it were me. I've no patience

Lol, same here! I've yet to make it to the day AF is due without doing a test. I had trouble restraining myself from testing at 6dpo! :pac:

geez

So I tested this morning and got a bfn. All so weird my periods are usually very regular

Scousemouse83

Cycles are so unpredictable!
7/8 dpo and feel like I'm getting Af so who knows!!! Bloated and crampy. But 28 days since implant was removed so could be Af!
This ttc business is a head wrecker!!!

Ruailebuile

geez wrote: »

So I tested this morning and got a bfn. All so weird my periods are usually very regular

Uff that's so annoying, maybe test again tomorrow or the day after. The bfn is a heartbreaker.

Ruailebuile

Scousemouse83 wrote: »

Cycles are so unpredictable!
7/8 dpo and feel like I'm getting Af so who knows!!! Bloated and crampy. But 28 days since implant was removed so could be Af!
This ttc business is a head wrecker!!!

Couldn't agree more.. always thought when I was trying I would be completely laid back about it all and really enjoy it.... it's completely the opposite and not particularly enjoyable. I'm 8 dpo and over analysing every little thing, wasting so much time reading stuff online too.

I have a issue with recurrent thrush/BV (sorry for TMI) and read an article on Her.ie today that said that BV can stop women from getting pregnant... another thing to worry about

Scousemouse83

Ruailebuile wrote: »

Couldn't agree more.. always thought when I was trying I would be completely laid back about it all and really enjoy it.... it's completely the opposite and not particularly enjoyable. I'm 8 dpo and over analysing every little thing, wasting so much time reading stuff online too.

I have a issue with recurrent thrush/BV (sorry for TMI) and read an article on Her.ie today that said that BV can stop women from getting pregnant... another thing to worry about

I read that to! You could be driven mad! My oh is so relaxed, sure could take 6-12 months he says!
Google is the problem indeed! Dr Google never has good answers!!

Scousemouse83

geez wrote: »

So I tested this morning and got a bfn. All so weird my periods are usually very regular

Definitely test again if there no sign tomorrow! So frustrating!

Ruailebuile

Scousemouse83 wrote: »

I read that to! You could be driven mad! My oh is so relaxed, sure could take 6-12 months he says!
Google is the problem indeed! Dr Google never has good answers!!

So true... google is not our friend at the moment. Should we get the BFP I'm sure it'll be our saviour!

Toots

Ruailebuile wrote: »

So true... google is not our friend at the moment. Should we get the BFP I'm sure it'll be our saviour!

You'd think that, but then there's the 9 months of worrying if the baby is ok! :pac:

apple26

I'm really confused today! According to FF App I was due to ovulate on Wednesday 9th March so I started using OPK on Sunday 6th March just to confirm. I've been using the Tesco own-brand ones. The test on Sunday 6th was a faint positive, definitely not negative but not a full on strong positive either. I tested on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and all were negative. Now I'm not sure if I even ovulated this month, and if I did then I ovulated earlier in my cycle than usual.
Anyway, we DTD on Sunday 6th. AF due today (according to FF App) but no sign yet. Think I'll wait to see if it arrives tomorrow before I get my hopes up.

Ruailebuile

apple26 wrote: »

I'm really confused today! According to FF App I was due to ovulate on Wednesday 9th March so I started using OPK on Sunday 6th March just to confirm. I've been using the Tesco own-brand ones. The test on Sunday 6th was a faint positive, definitely not negative but not a full on strong positive either. I tested on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and all were negative. Now I'm not sure if I even ovulated this month, and if I did then I ovulated earlier in my cycle than usual.
Anyway, we DTD on Sunday 6th. AF due today (according to FF App) but no sign yet. Think I'll wait to see if it arrives tomorrow before I get my hopes up.

This was our first month using the OPK and I ovulated (hopefully) much earlier than I had expected, I had just been tracking using ovulation calculators which based on the OPK were way off. Maybe you did ovulate early and you got the end of it on the OPK or maybe you stopped testing too early?

Meubles

I also use OPK for 5 months but for the last two months get the positive the day I ovulate - very annoying. The day before is always negative. Although I have noticed the line starts to get darker a couple of days before but this can go on for days and then I'll have 1 or 2 days of very strong positive.

3 days until I test - it's driving me crazy already, I had to double check the low stats for testing at 7dpo to stop myself....sadly I have no google-worthy symptoms I feel great not sick or tired or achey de nada...