TTC - July 2026

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Moving from the June thread, baby dust to all!

@DaisyDreaming92 Sorry to hear about your ectopic. It's so good to have people to talk to as no one really gets it if they're not going through it. Also I don't like to talk about it irl because I hate people asking how it's going. I stupidly told people when we were going to start TTC so when they ask for updates now I lie and say we're not as I've just started a new job. We're currently on cycle 9, possibly going in to cycle 10 next week. I have one friend that I didn't tell but I'm even finding her a bit much as she asks me if I'm pregnant every time I see her. As a mum herself you'd think she'd know better. I brush it off every time but if she'd have joked about it straight after my loss I think I would have burst in to tears.

@Riverofhope @Maomee Sending support to you both, cycle 9 here, soon to be cycle 10 this weekend. It's not easy being on this journey and I really hope for the best for us all <3

Hope everyone is ok and sorry to hear of your losses, it's so scary 😭 and then you are riddled with anxiety going forward, sending lots of thoughts and baby dust your way 💘

I had these two tests today, not sure if I'm seeing things - 10dpo xx

@ThereWereNoUsernamesLeftin the same! Sorry that you’re getting pressure from her, that’s not ok. I told my family that I had the ectopic as it was ongoing and I needed that support, I said a passing comment yesterday about how I’m starving and got the ‘do you think you’re pregnant again?’ Like, it’s literally just happened, give me a chance. Hopefully this is the cycle!

@2littleonesxthat definitely looks like a line!! Maybe retest in a couple of days, but that’s looking positive!

BFN for me at 9dpo. Feeling super shit about it. Plus my 2 year old woke me up at 5am (plus 4 times in the night) so feel exhausted and like another baby is a mistake. So feeling doubly awful. I hate TTC

Currently in the ttw. This could either be a nice surprise for my birthday, birthday in 2 weeks or a bit of an emotional birthday, regardless of the results my partner said he plans on making it a good one

Think this is the most negative lh strip I’ve ever seen 😂 I would still expect ovulation to be a week or two away, but before my loss I at least had a pale line pretty constantly. Hoping it doesn’t mean my cycle is going to be too messed up now.

Natural to have those moments when we haven't had much sleep. I'm sorry that you feel like that! ❤️

That's what mine looked like 1 and 2 after coming off the birth control patch. I need to do a test for today but mine have been 0.03, 0.04 past few days 🙃

@HelloDarknessmyoldfrenemyyou're not out yet! Not until your period! On my last pregnancy, I tested 2 days before my due period and it was negative, a week later it was positive. You’re not out yet. Sorry that sleep isn’t good at the moment, it’ll get better!

I agree with this, both my pregnancies I didn’t test positive until the day before or the day of

Thanks for the kind words and encouragement @TheUniqueMember @Pineapplechew @DaisyDreaming92 . Feeling a bit better today, though still got a BFN. I think I’ll try to book a GP appointment next week, just don’t want them to laugh and wave it away all as a breastfeeding issue, which is why I’ve been putting it off.
How are you all doing?

You’re still in with a chance @HelloDarknessmyoldfrenemy and I hope this month is your month

Im sorry if i missed it but are you breastfeeding much and did you say your cycles were semi regular? My understanding was that breastfeeding shouldn’t impact you too much if it’s just a few feeds a day and your cycles are happening - not even ‘regular’ as in the same, but just regular as in they happen often. And even if they don’t you can still get pregnant. I’m still breastfeeding too so I was looking into it alot. I was trying to shift some baby weight though and I read that calorie deficit isn’t ideal with ttc and this might be more of an issue if you’re breastfeeding too, not sure if that’s relevant to you.

But anyway, maybe just don’t tell them you’re breastfeeding?

I’m breastfeeding once in the day for nap, to get DD to sleep and then at wake ups in the night. So maybe 5 times in 24 hours? I don’t think it’s the reason im struggling with conceiving though, as I conceived my second very quickly when breastfeeding my first much more than this! Think you are right, simplest just not to mention it!

Not currently trying to shift baby weight as I had heard that too. My BMI is 24 so top end of healthy so hoping that isnt having too much of an effect. Have seen people recommend a reduced sugar diet for people with PCOS when TTC so I might try that next? Not with the of losing weight, just to reducing the effect of sugar on my body? Don’t know how likely this is to help though.

My cycle is all over the place due to PCOS. Since starting TTC I’ve had 2 super long cycles, 65 days and this current one of 77 days. Also had some much shorter cycles, more 35-45 days which is more normal for me, though I think some of those have been anovulatory as I haven’t found a peak of the LH tests.

I was thinking of going to the GP with the idea of requesting a referral to the fertility clinic and then getting Clomid/ Letrozole to help trigger ovulation. But given I have two children I not sure I’d qualify on the NHS? I’m a bit confused about it. I know they don’t offer IVF obviously but the website was unclear about Clomid/ Letrozole or if I’d need to go private?

Is anyone on here getting clomid/ Letrozole on the NHS? Or is the only option to go privately?

And thanks @HappyBlueDonkey . I’m trying to stay hopeful.
i really hope this is your cycle too!! 🤞

Oh I definitely wouldn’t mention it then
this thread is from a few years ago, but sounds hopeful about treatment for a second.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/infertility/3587983-Clomid-on-NHS-for-second-baby-Help-needed

fingers crossed you don’t need it anyway, you’re still not out for this month

Oooooh, that does look hopeful! Looks like it’s at least worth making a GP appointment and asking. Thank you ☺️

Can I join please? 2nd month trying for us (though not sure I caught ovulation last month) had a ridiculously dark OPK yday - lit up like a Christmas tree - so have made the most the 2 of us being on holiday! Now the waiting begins...

got my bfp today but lots of cramps so not getting too carried away!

@2littleonesx Congratulations!! Will keep my fingers crossed for a sticky beam for you. How many dpo are you now?

Congratulations! I had loads of cramping and spotting the day after I got a BFP last year and everything was okay (at that point).

@2littleonesx congratulations!!

Thanks so much everyone! So I think I am 11dpo! Hope you all get bfps too! Xxx