My husband and I are trying for our first baby, and I’m getting so confused. I have been eating better, taking my vitamins, and drinking water. Overall just trying to be more healthier. And since my fertile window supposedly started we BD at least every other day. I started taking ovulation tests after my period ended, and the app and my period tracker app are saying I’m supposed to ovulate today or tomorrow. The problem is, with the ovulation tests I’ve been taking- my LH is always low- Like under .13- and I’m getting worried. I have creamy discharge that started 2 days ago along with bloati ..read more

Hi everyone! My husband and I have decided to try for our second. I ended my birth control pack last week, and I got a period on Thursday. I decided to start testing my pee for LH a couple days ago just to start learning about my cycle again since birth control suppressed my period. My period this time lasted 3ish days, so pretty short. Well, today I’m technically on cycle day 8, and my ovulation test indicated that I have high levels of LH in my urine and I’m already in my fertile window! For reference, I am using the easy@home OPKs and I downloaded the premom app, so I got the reading from ..read more

Me (23F) and my husband (24M) have been trying for 13 months now and when we first started, my periods were regular and came like clockwork. (I had been on depo-provera for seven consecutive years before this and waited until everything seemed normal before trying) in August of 2023 I cut a tendon in my thumb and had to have surgery to repair it, after that my periods were 3-4 weeks late. In January I started provera to induce a period, which has regulated everything mostly, now my periods have been 2 and a half to 3 weeks apart, in this entire time I have never had a positive ovulation test ..read more

My cycle shifted from 37 to 26 days during my first cycle with fertility acupuncture (2 treatments on CD 10 and 17, plus some herbal supplements). I am a bit of an acupuncture skeptic, and don't know for sure the treatment caused the cycle changes, but this is the only major treatment or lifestyle change. This was my 6th cycle on letrozole, and since starting letrozole my cycle length has slowly shifted longer (with a similar luteal phase). My cycle has gradually shifted from ~32 days (10-11 day luteal) to 37 days (10-11 day luteal) over the past 6 cycles (all on letrozole). The shift to long ..read more

TW: Chemical, suicidal ideation I’m a second year associate at an insurance defense firm. There are two week-long seminars with nightly client dinners/bar crawls that I travel for and attend— I hate these, but whatever, all the lawyers attend and I grin and bear it. At least 2-3 times per month, though, there is pressure to attend sporting events/concerts/dinners/golf outings/fundraisers on nights and weekends. In general, I think this is ridiculous for a salaried associate who doesn’t even receive their own files. I’m already billing 40-60 nonbillable hours per month on various client webina ..read more

I'm 41F, partner is 40M. We're in the UK. We've been trying for 5 cycles. This week we went for testing, I had 12 follicles, 2 on one side and 10 on the other. The nurse said my uterus is tilted backwards and I was showing signs of having released two eggs this cycle. I didn't understand that, because I've been using LH strips and usually I get an LH surge but this month I didn't record one. I was travelling though and I think I might have missed it. I did get EWCM and we tried the next day but it was probably too late. We'll be getting my blood results and his semen results next week. I'm ju ..read more

Me (just turned 34F) and my fiance (35M) have just finished our 13th cycle of TTC. We have had every test done that my fertility doctor has offered us and is now saying all there is to do next is an IUI or IVF. We aren't ready for that yet. But I'm feeling sad, a little defeated and heartbroken. All of our test results have come back great. I'm tracking BBT with a tempdrop on the fertility friend app, using LH easy@home strips, checking CM and have been working with my naturopath as well. Between me and my partner we have had a sperm analysis, CD3 & 7DPO blood work, DUTCH hormone test, re ..read more

New to this and could use some help on what to do re: results for my partner (M38). We are first time TTC for 4 months and he just got a home analysis kit thru Fellow. Note: I did post in r/maleinfertility but was hoping for some input here as this subreddit is so helpful! I’m 37F and have endometriosis, two surgeries since 2022, most recently last year to remove many uterine polyps. I will likely have an HSG test in June. Now to the SA: Volume normal 3.11 mL Concentration normal 23 million/mL Motility below normal 22% we’re swimming Total motile count slightly below normal 16 million swimmin ..read more

I’m almost 35 and I have been trying for a second baby now for almost 5 years. I have a healthy almost 10 year old and I haven’t been able to have a child since. I’ve been with my fiance for almost 5 years now. My child was from a previous relationship. Had a miscarriage maybe a month after I had Covid. Since then, my periods have been coming late sometimes, like days late. Currently, I’m 5 days late. Took a test yesterday, negative. I’ll take another tomorrow if it my period doesn’t show. I’m getting too old. I told myself I didn’t want to have any more kids after 35. Should I just give up ..read more

TTC can be a very difficult time, but all of us have someone (or many someones) or something that helps keep us sane. Share what you're grateful for this week! submitted by /u/AutoModerator [visit reddit] [comments ..read more