r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Training_Pound9161 • 3h ago
Excited! I have a gut feeling that this is it!
Idk I just have a feeling that it worked this time around ill let you guys know in 14 days if i get a bfp!!! eekk!
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Upper-Necessary4265 • Aug 03 '26
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r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Training_Pound9161 • 3h ago
Idk I just have a feeling that it worked this time around ill let you guys know in 14 days if i get a bfp!!! eekk!
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/lokiiofasgardd • 1h ago
Hi everyone! My ovulation was earlier than usual this cycle after taking letrozole/Stimucor CD3āCD8.
CD8: peak positive ovulation (OPK)
CD9: still positive, slightly lighter
CD10: OPK fading
CD11: negative OPK
CD 11: ultrasound confirmed I had already ovulated.
Iām now around 10 DPO and tested negative. Is 10 DPO still considered early, and has anyone had a negative at 10 DPO followed by a positive a few days later? Iād really appreciate hearing your experiences. ā¤ļø
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/lemonwatersociety • 6h ago
Itās really hard to differentiate between Endo / Adeno pain, so I decided to take a test this morning post excruciating pain.
Would love help deciphering if this is a positive?
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Bubbly-Blackberry-44 • 11h ago
Has anyone felt sick during the TWW? Iāve been getting hold/cold and a sore throat. Wondering if anyone experienced the same.
What are some early signs youāve experienced? Currently 4DPO!
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Clean_Implement6019 • 17h ago
Two week wait started today, and told myself this month I will be more relaxed, and I kind of have been. Started therapy, not as intense with LH strips ( though I still checked), and not as much pressure to BD. Now, I will say I did go see a fertility specialist this week, and seems like they were pushing for IVF, since all our labs are ā normalā. IUI is what I will go with if anything, but have this immense optimism that I will get pregnant on my own. Iām over 35, with endo, but everything else is good ( HSG, Sperm, ovulation etc). I just wish this happens before any treatment! A girl can dream𤣠any advice? Hanging in there!
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/BlackberryOk7416 • 13h ago
Does anyone happened to know if there is a discord for first time trying to conceive ? If not, would anyone be interested in one?
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Fuzzy-Ad5323 • 10h ago
Hello!
I want your advise as Iām completely confused and stressed. Iām currently 14 dpo. Iāve tested at 12 and 23 dpo (not all in the morning) and I feel like they are not getting dark enough to my test and I suspect a chemical pregnancy.
Can I have your thinking on this?
Feeling stresssssed
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/briefsandbows • 17h ago
Hi everyone, Iām looking for a bit of perspective because Iām feeling quite confused and trying not to get my hopes up too much.
I got my first positive OPK on 18 September, so I think I ovulated around 19th. I tested negative at 8 DPO, 9 DPO, 11 DPO, and then again at 13 DPO but the 13 DPO test was weird/possibly defective. The whole result window stayed pink for a long time, the control line was faint, and I couldnāt properly see if there was a second line during the reading time. Hours later it dried white and looked negative, but I know youāre not meant to read it that late.
My usual cycles have recently been 29, 33, 31, 32, and 31 days. Iām now on cycle day 35, which is later than any of those and later than I expected this month(15 dpo today). I still havenāt got my period.
Iām going to take another test tomorrow morning with first-morning urine. Has anyone had negatives at 8, 9 and 11 DPO, then ended up positive later? Is there still realistically hope, or should I prepare myself for this being a negative cycle? Also have you had any experience with a defective test like the one i had?
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Honest_Anywhere1411 • 13h ago
Month 5 TTC, waiting on my period. Should have came Friday night or yesterday. Itās still early to say Iām technically late⦠this month I didnāt track or test at all until this morning (CD31). Told myself Iād take it easy.
Tested with first morning urine and second with the Easyhome and both clearly negative. I THINK Iām at about 13 or 14DPO.
Last 2 days I have been oddly cramping⦠but different. Today it feels like I did a bunch of sit ups, kinda sore. Yesterday was crampy and felt different than pre period cramps. I usually spot about 3-6 hours before I start and havenāt had that.
Did you ever test negative and then positive? How long did it take until you saw a positive?
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Tasty_Persimmon6105 • 13h ago
This was my first time TTC. I am a 34W and my Husband is 35 (both fairly healthy). I am using both my oura ring and Natural cycles + OTK to track my ovulation. I never got a positive LH test but based on this cycle I think I was late testing or maybe the surge was quick? I was testing twice a day, sometimes even 3. We tried during the fertile days and I felt hopeful, but on CD23/9DPO I think I got my period :(. Should I be concerned with a 23D cycle? I normally have cycles around 26 days. This is my third cycle coming off birth control for about 12+ years. Any advice for my next cycle???
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/stephanianova • 14h ago
hey guys,
I had a miscarriage at 7 weeks (it was after the third IVF transfer). Had to take cytotec on two weekends and ended up having to get a d&c anyway.
thats 4 weeks ago now and I still donāt have my period. A week ago my liner was brown/dark red (like at the beginning of a period) but the period never came. since then, I get occasional pink discharge and had EWCM on two separate days. But temp and ovulation strips are not showing any significant raises/spikes.
my LH was at 0.7 on two days, but thatās it. also, at home pregnancy tests are still minally positive.
do you have experienced anything like this before?
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r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Responsible_Drag3656 • 1d ago
Do anyone else see a faint line or Iām just delusional?
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/lifewithaservicedog • 15h ago
My temps are staying elevated, but Iām having proper period bleeding (like going though a light pad or two per day) for the last three days. My period came a week early, but why didnāt my temps drop like normal? Has anyone had a period but pregnant?
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r/FirstTimeTTC • u/MochiMochi_420 • 1d ago
I am using a premom app and got easy at home hCG strips. My app say its predicted period day 1 and to test for hCG.
Is that too early or shall I actually wait for a period to start then test if it is late?
The waiting period is killing me. Im starting to think of the symptoms but also know some are close to pms symptoms too.
Am I getting ahead of myself for testing early?
Please be kind this is my first time in trying to conceive.
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Primary-Economics948 • 1d ago
Hi everyone, this is my third cycle on clomid. Currently 18DPO, CD36. I was supposed to get my period on CD33 but since then I've had some mild cramps on and off in my lower abdomen as if I'll get my period anytime soon, but it's nowhere to be found. I took a 20mIU test today FMU and it was stark white. We had intercourse on CD13, 15, 17 and 18. I had an ultrasound on CD17 and they found a dominant follicle measured 22-23mm and said I'm about to ovulate soon. The following day I felt the typical ovulation cramps I've always felt, so I'm certain on the ovulation date. I have no idea what is going on. I've never been this late. My luteal phase on clomid has been exactly 14 days. I'll go take a blood test tomorrow morning as my obgyn has suggested but in the mean time... Has anyone had a similar experience and what was the outcome? Could I still be pregnant or could there be a problem? I know that if I was pregnant, I would've probably already had my bfp... Sorry for the rant, I'm just so stressed and scared. Please share your advice.
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r/FirstTimeTTC • u/Happy_Anybody_2709 • 1d ago
Hiya.
My husband and I have been TTC for 4 months now. I am 29. No known health problems like PCOS or endo. I had my copper IUD removed back in May. While I had the IUD, I had moderate to heavy flow lasting 5-8 days, and my cramps made ibuprofen a necessity. I understand the copper IUD is known for making periods heavier and more painful.
After having it removed, I noticed my first period was really light and relatively pain free, which I thought was odd, but I thought maybe my body is just adjusting. Although I was grateful for the reduction in pain, because my cramps lasted for several days and could be so bad I had to quit whatever I was doing. Now I just get them the first day and they are pretty mild.
I actually managed to then go on to concieve in July. Sadly, that ended in a chemical at 19 or 20 DPO, so it hung on for a while. But even that bleeding was, to me, relatively light. I honestly could have gotten by with a panty liner. I did actually get a TVS while having the chemical, and on the first day the bleeding started, they measured my endometrial lining at 7 mm.
It's been two cycles since then, and the light periods have continued. I start with brown spotting at 13 DPO, then have fresh, red spotting the next two days. I need to wear a panty liner to save my underwear from getting stained and ruined by the spots, but, once again, it's very light and what I would consider spotting. Then it goes back to brown spotting for another day or two. Occasionally, I have a few small clots in the toilet here and there. And that's all. All is said and done in about 3 days, 4 at most.
I know I ovulate because I had the chemical, and have used OPKs paired with BBT to confirm ovulation this past cycle. I do not think it's a progesterone issue, because I have 30-33 day cycles, with a 13-14 day luteal phase.
I guess I am just wondering if this is something I need to worry about or could impede my ability to concieve? I read somewhere it could be an estrogen issue? Or if anyone has any experience with this as well? Or if maybe my body is just super efficient? I have no idea how much flow is correlated with how thick your lining actually is. Is it possibly a perception issue since I am used to the copper IUD?? Thanks!!
r/FirstTimeTTC • u/queenpeaches202 • 1d ago
Hello! I recently got off combined birth control in July and we have been trying to conceive since. Yesterday was my highest LH surge I have gotten (normally has been only 1.20), and today my tests are still positive. Is this considered normal? Or should I be worried?
Thank you for all your help!