r/FirstTimeTTC

I am roughly 7DPO (according to chat GPT). I am TTC - I came off combined pull on 7th April. I have had unprotected sex with my partner on the 9th-12th-15th-17th-20th of April to which he finished inside me. I am pretty sure I was ovulating during that week - I had my 5 day withdrawal bleed from the 11th-15th April.

I don't really know what to be looking out for. I have had mild cramping the odd time, and to one side. I have been really tired lately but not sure if that has anything to do with it. I tested this morning (23rd April) and again, negative. Don't really know when my cut off is as I thought I would be expecting something by now!

How do you manage the tiredness of the body? We really wanted to have a baby but the thing is that my husband is a servicemen (Military personnel), he is deprived in sleep most of the time as they have rotational midnight duties aside from the dayshift work. He’s waking up as early as 5am in the morning (or earlier than that sometimes).

I truly understand his situation because I do feel that way sometimes because I’m a working professional.

Recently, I got emotional because I felt like I was the only one who’s putting an effort and that we’re missing the chance to get pregnant since I’m in my fertile week (high chance).

I already opened this up to him and he was really sorry. I accepted his apology because it was truly understandable.

Do you have any recommendations or tips about our situation?

We recently got married by the way, and we’re both in mid 30s. I also went to my OB last weekend and had a general check-up, undergone laboratories, and I also have a scheduled ultrasound (TVS) tomorrow.

This is going to sound really weird, but can any of you share success stories of conceiving when the male partner works in a kitchen? My partner is a chef working 5-6 days a week in a large, very busy hot kitchen. His friend (also a cook) recently got diagnosed with low testosterone thought to be caused by the heat from cooking. Now my partner is convinced he’s not fertile. We just started cycle 6 and now I’m starting to get worried he’s right… do any of you have experience with TTC when the male partner works in a situation like this?? Are we crazy for worrying about it?

Hi! I am ttc and so far this is my 4th cycle tracking bbt and opk but have been trying for over a year. Last cycle I had a painful SIS and was told me and hubby are both super healthy with no reason as to why we can not conceive. These are my bbts and today i tested BFN. Any insight would be helpful /; getting really discouraged. Oura considers my baseline as 97.27.

Cycle one

OVU CD19 98.22

1 DPO 98.15

2 DPO 97.61

3 DPO 97.74

4 DPO 97.95

5 DPO 97.77

6 DPO 98.20

7 DPO 98.17

8DPO 98.22

9DPO 98.24

10 DPO 98.10

11 DPO 97.68

12 DPO 97.75

Cycle 2 

ovu 97.63

1 DPO 97.83

2 DPO 97.68

3 DPO  97.86

4 DPO 97.93

5 DPO 97.68

6 DPO 98.01

7 DPO 97.99

8DPO 98.24

9DPO 97.93

10 DPO 98.20

11 DPO 97.99

12 DPO 97.59

13 DPO 97.61

14 DPO 97.47

 Cycle 3

ovu 97.27 

1 DPO 97.61

2 DPO 98.01

3 DPO  98.15

4 DPO 98.20

5 DPO 97.88

6 DPO 98.10

7 DPO 98.20

8DPO  97.86

9DPO 97.68

10 DPO 97.93

11 DPO 97.79

12 DPO 97.97

13 DPO 97.68

14 DPO 97.14

 Cycle 4 

ovu 97.68

1 DPO 97.27

2 DPO 97.27

3 DPO 97.61

4 DPO 97.84

5 DPO 98.15

6 DPO 98.06

7 DPO 98.22

8DPO 98.49

9DPO 98.15

10 DPO 98.33

11 DPO 98.02 (TODAY)

I’ve been trying for a few months and nothing but negatives and it’s really taking a toll on my mental health. I am worried that there is something wrong with me. Is it too early to reach out to a dr for testing and if I should, what should I be asking for?

I can’t keep doing negative after negative after negative it’s hurting my heart

Hopes are breaking with each cycle

We have been trying with OPK and proper ovulation check from last three cycles, and before that from last one year, we were open to have a child and stopped protection, etc No luck till now. People often ask me that you did not even conceive like not even a CM.? the way they question this break something inside me, and I feel that is it something really very wrong that I never ever saw those two lines?? Before we started tracking ovulation we visited gynaecologist who performed basic tests. Everything is fine, although I am working on my weight, there are a lot of things we are doing and hoping for success. Each cycle, I feel that there are symptoms, but it ends up in periods. Then again start the tracking process. Do the thing, Wait, spot symptoms, get periods. I have just three friends and irony is that all three of them are pregnant at this point of time. My heart knows that I am happy for them, but deep down, This is really heartbreaking that I am the only one left. Even after doing everything that they might have not done. Sometimes I feel that will I really be able to conceive? I’m sorry for this long rant but I didn’t know whom to tell. although my husband is extremely supportive, and he always says that we will do whatever it takes, but you do not take any stress, ..But his parents died years ago..he lived with his relatives in younger days and have missed a lot on what we call family love. I feel so bad that I am not able to provide him that family feeling with a child till now, I feel that this pain is something that only a woman can feel and specially someone who is TTC so just sharing it with you all…

My husband (33m) and me (32f) have been having sex every other day during my fertile window. Sometimes we’ll do every two days if something comes up or we’re just tired. How often are you baby dancing when you’re in your fertile window?

Hi I hope this is the right place to ask this and sorry if it’s not.

I’m 20 years old and just started ttc this month. (Kinda) we sorta started last month but I tracked and timed it better this time. Before you say anything about my age, we’ve been together a long time and we’re married. Just starting young lol.

So this month we did the deed the day I got a positive lh strip. I also confirmed ovulation with my bbt temps.

I don’t have any issues as far as I know, I have very regular periods and no family history of infertility. However I’m still afraid that’ll be my case. What are my chances here of conceiving the first month or so?

Hi everyone, I’m 29 and this is my first time trying to conceive so everything is very new and overwhelming.

My cycles are usually around 31–32 days. My last period was Feb 22, then I didn’t get another until April 3, so I was quite late. It was definitely not my ”normal”.

A few days after that I started brown spotting, then had one episode of bright red bleeding with some lower abdominal pain, so I went to the ER/OB.

My blood hCG was 17. They repeated it 48 hours later and it was 18, then again and it was 21. My doctor said I’m in “limbo” and they can’t confirm if this is a very early pregnancy, a miscarriage, or something else yet. I’m retesting again in 5 days.

My bleeding has now mostly stopped and is just light brown discharge.

I feel really emotionally overwhelmed not knowing what is happening and I’ve never been pregnant before.

Has anyone had very low hCG like this (teens or very slow rise) that later turned into:
• a viable pregnancy
• a miscarriage / chemical pregnancy
• or something else?

What was your timeline like and how did it resolve?

Thank you so much for any experiences shared.

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