u/AdMission1767

Hi everyone,

I’m really struggling emotionally right now and I just needed to reach out somewhere where people might understand.

My partner and I have just started trying to conceive. We only properly tried during this last cycle, and before that we had only one unprotected attempt a while ago, so in a way this was our first real try.

I didn’t get pregnant this cycle, and I know logically that it’s completely normal, but emotionally I feel devastated and anxious. I already feel like something is wrong with me, even though all my tests came back normal and I have a good ovarian reserve.

What makes this even harder is that I actually got pregnant about two years ago, but I chose to have an abortion at the time. Now that I genuinely want a baby, I’m terrified that it will never happen for me. I can’t stop thinking that maybe I’ve done something wrong or that I’ve “used up my chance,” even though I know that doesn’t make scientific sense.

I feel like I’m already failing after just one cycle of trying, and I’m scared of this process and of the possibility that it might never work.

Has anyone else felt like this so early on? How did you manage the anxiety and fear in the beginning?

Thank you for reading.

Hi everyone,

I’m 27 and have been trying to conceive for 2 months. My cycles are usually very regular, but since we started trying, things seem a bit off and I’m getting worried.

Last cycle, my period was 3 days late for the first time ever. And this cycle is even weirder.

I started with brown discharge with stringy bits (which I’ve had before), but this time my period isn’t really flowing. There’s some brown blood and a little red, but it’s very light and mostly noticeable internally rather than actually coming out like a normal period.

I took a pregnancy test and it was negative.

Has anyone experienced changes like this when they started TTC? Is this just a hormonal fluctuation or something I should look into?

Thanks a lot 🙏