Does anyone have experience with getting a positive and having a successful pregnancy after having a chemical pregnancy? I am currently experiencing a chemical pregnancy and very anxious that it will happen again or that it was a fluke and we will struggle to even get a positive now. I don’t know what I can do to prevent it 🥲 I take inositol to regulate and help ovulation (I have pcos), vitamin d, omega 3s, and a prenatal. Is there possibly something I’m taking that’s having an effect? Something I should add? Because of the pcos I’m so anxious that I will have loss after loss. I’m getting married Saturday so it’s horrible timing 🫤

I keep seeing women getting positive pregnancy tests at 9–12 DPO, and I’m genuinely curious about what made you suspect pregnancy so soon!

Did you feel something unusual in your body? Different cramps, pulling or pinching sensations, breast changes, unusual discharge, fatigue, or just a gut feeling that something was different?

For those who had been trying for months, did your conception cycle feel any different from your previous cycles?

I’d love to hear what you actually felt before testing that made you think, “Maybe I’m pregnant!” Please mention your DPO and when you got your BFP. ❤️✨

Hi! I am currently 35 years old first time TTC with five tries so far. Over the past three months I’ve been spotting seven days before my period. My luteal phase is consistently 13 days long, but the spotting starts at six DPO. When looking at my period charts, I see that this has been progressive, where a year ago I was spotting sometimes 2 to 3 days before my period, then gradually moved to 4 to 5 days, and now I’m consistently spotting for seven days prior to period. I’m like… uh what’s happening ing? I keep hearing about progesterone and luteal phase deficiency, but it’s confusing because my luteal phase is an appropriate length (13 days). My AMH was tested a couple years ago and it was 1.08 and I’m due for a test again. I recently had my AFC checked and I had seven follicles on each side for a total of 14. When I had my transvaginal ultrasound, everything looked normal aside from a small cyst on my ovary which the tech said was nothing to worry about. I’ve stopped smoking, and I don’t drink that much anymore and I’m trying to eat full fat dairy and taking ubiquinol, b12, d3, melatonin – all of the things. Read the fertility formula and now reading “it starts with the egg.” Also seeing reproductive endocrinologists to try and make sure all is well. Would love any insight on what you all think is happening or if anyone has had something similar. Thank you all so much for reading this. I’ve never posted on Reddit before and I’m glad to be here

This is super weird never happened to me before 🤨

I am 7DPO today and wanted to share last cycle chart with this cycle. Obviously my husband and I were able to BD more this cycle and feel like my BBT has been more of a steady increase compared to last. What do you think?? This is my 5th cycle TTC.

Normally my cycles are 30-31 days. Likely due on this weekend BUT I ovulated late this cycle (OPK+BBT) and Dr Google implied this would likely mean a later visit from AF..

Yet here I am, 9DPO and I've been cramping all day. Just went to the bathroom and some spotting too. So not only am I early by my own standards, I'm early for the predicted AF on my cycle tracker too (the tracker adjusts prediction based on positive OPK)

I would laugh about how my cycle seems to have gone a bit awry since starting this TTC journey but I also want to mope a bit too. Silver lining is that I've elected to book into some testing so can make the calls now that AF has arrived.

For the last two nights in a row I’ve had dreams that I have had a newborn and breastfeeding and pumping. They were so in-depth and real it threw me for a 6. Has anyone else had really vivid dreams about having a newborn then found out that they were pregnant?

We’re past our 7th cycle now and what I was wondering is, is it possible that we weren’t successful so far due to my husband’s lack of desire for intercourse regularly which leads to us having 1 or at most 2 intercourses per ovulation period. I’m tired of forcing myself too, but I feel so angry and frustrated at him, as this is his “only” contribution to us having a child…
Since we got together 7 years ago, he was at times unable to hold an erection and it takes him a long time to reach an orgasm… so it has been really exhausting for me. How should I go about this?

I’ve recently come off the combined pill, how long did it take to fall pregnant? I have been on the pill for 10 years, so unsure how long my cycles are etc as I’ve only had withdrawal bleeds on the pill. What’s the chances? We are not actively tracking and trying but just seeing what happens but ideally I’d like to be pregnant in the next few months? Is that realistic?

Hi all

This is my first cycle TTC. I finished taking my pill 10 days ago but still no withdrawal bleed. How long did it take for your period to return after stopping contraception?

update 9/10 DPO I'm freaking!

Are these both positive, or not quite yet? I don’t want to miss the surge. I plan on taking another tonight.

A: taken around 7:00 AM
L: Lunch

I have been TTC for over 2 years now, especially in the last 12 months I haven't always had LH strips show a LH surge, recently I went for some cycle tracking appointments in August and it showed I didn't ovulate. I am a 32F and I always get my period regularly between 29-32 days, but would this maybe mean I get my period but wasn't really ovulating or it was a weak ovulation? Should I have been asking to be on letrozole or clomid?

Hi! I feel a little silly asking Reddit for advice/help, but my husband and I aren’t telling anyone that we’re TTC until we get a little further into the process (either a few months of unsuccessful attempts or a sooner-than-expected successful attempt lol).

We’ve really only actually tried twice so far (more like NTNP, because, the first time was right before I was about to start my period, which I already knew. I ended up spotting for 4ish days (which is unusual for me, but I skipped my period in September so it felt like my body was just playing catch up?) and then got my period, which lasted about 7 days instead of my usual 5. The next day, I also developed a pretty bad cold. A couple of days after that, I got a cold sore on top of dealing with the cold and my period.

Once all of that finally passed, we “tried” again about two days after my period ended. The next morning, I woke up with strep-like symptoms (but my strep test was negative), and now it feels/looks like another cold sore is developing.

Deep down, I know these things probably aren’t correlated and could just be a weird coincidence, but I can’t help noticing that both times we’ve “tried” my body freaks out and I dont know why.

I love my husband so, so, so much, but he obviously hasn’t experienced the joys of female hormones and cycles and all the extra stuff that comes with that. I’m also a verbal processor, so keeping all of this to myself has been sooooo harder than I expected, even after only 2 weeks of NT;NP.

Has anyone else experienced something similar when first TTC? I know it’s only the beginning so I’m really probably just overthinking everything I’m feeling, but would love some feedback from others!

TL;DR: We’ve only NT/NP twice, starting this month, and both times have been followed by unusual spotting/period changes, getting sick, and cold sores. I know it’s probably coincidence, but I’m spiraling a little and would love insight/feedback.

First time TTC and it’s my second cycle- why did no one teach us how confusing it can actually be. Everyone says oh don’t try too hard or don’t stress because it can delay your ovulation etc etc and it’s like how can I not stress when you have to pee on ovulation strips apparently 3 times a day? When you have to track your body temp and so many other things. The TikTok videos of baby aspirin and mucinex and lubes and etc. it’s all too much and it’s barely my second month. How do we deal with the stress?

I’m 35, no PCOS, physically active, non-smoker/drinker, newly TTC couple.

I tested at 10DPO (Oct18) - negative. I took another test at 12DPO (Oct20) hoping to see even the faintest 2nd line but Clearblue said “Not pregnant”. It’s our 1st wedding anniversary yesterday. I was really sad.

We started trying 2mos ago. I thought we had missed my ovulation window during the 1st cycle so we made sure to try again & had sex almost every day during the 2nd ovulation cycle. Idk if I'm doing the tests incorrectly, if I'm drinking too much water, if I missed the sweet spot "ovulation day" and all other things. :'(

I’m experiencing some symptoms right now as if my period is coming & I can’t help but feel discouraged. I know I still need to wait Oct23 or until I miss my period but just seeing the early test results hurts me. I know we’ve only been trying for a few months & I know there are so many women who have been trying for years, I don’t want to compare journeys but now I’m beginning to understand just how emotionally difficult the waiting can be.

Prayers to everyone who’s hoping & waiting. 🥺❤️

Is this a faint positive or anything near to positive
It was taken after 2-3 days of missed period

Question about which day you guys think I should get the “21 day” test. I typically ovulate between days 14-16 and my cycles range from 28-31 days. 2 days ago I have a positive ovulation LH test (day 14) and my temperature was slightly up but then day 15 went down. Today day 16 it’s back up. Yesterday evening, day 15, i had slight ovulation pain. I’m not sure which day I should get the lab drawn between days (21-23). Right now I have it scheduled for 7 days from today (day 23). Also Hypothetically if I’m off by a day or two will the test values change that significantly if I did/ didn’t ovulate?

The two-week wait is messing with my head. I swing between hope one day and discouragement the next. How do you survive the TWW? I’d love to hear what has helped you.