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11 dpo, negative am I in denial?

11 dpo, tested today negative. Feel like I am pregnant this month. Is there still a chance or should it be positive by now 😭

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When to stop testing?

I’m now 5 weeks and 2 days and have been testing for 2 weeks now. When should I stop? I know I’m driving myself mad. I decided to buy a completely random test in the shops this morning and now I’m panicking it’s not dark enough even though I’ve tested every day with other tests that are clearly progressing. Someone ...

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Early response test

Testing very early! Am i crazy or is there something there? I have all the symptoms going, which after a miscarriage 💔 is actually quite comforting.

Incognito
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9dpo

I’m 9dpo and having such terrible nausea and headaches. Taken a test but think it’s negative Anyone else similar?

Incognito
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Ovulation

Help!!! I just don’t understand!! Will put another pics in the comments.

Incognito
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CMPA

Anyone having a really hard time with this?I just feel like I never know what to do for the best 😔.

Incognito
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I need to vent!

I was diagnosed with PCOS 5 years ago, and in the scan 5 years ago I was told there there was lots of cysts in my ovaries and in my tubes and that it would be a very, very slim chance that I could ever have children. Obviously I have now had a baby. Since having my baby, all of my symptoms from before have come back...

J
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PCOS and weight loss

I have lost appx 10kg after my gynaecologist told me I am not ovulating, so I took it into my own hands to make changes. I decided to do an ovulation test yesterday (CD19) and to my surprise, this is the darkest lines I’ve ever had! I even had to do 2 tests to ensure it wasn’t faulty. My question I guess is, is it...

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questions to ask consultant after failed ivf cycle?

hi all. i’m hoping for some advice from people who may have been in this position before, please? i’ve just had a failed ivf cycle (poor response to stims, uneven development of follicles, only 2 mature eggs collected, both fertilised, one transferred at day 3, other didn’t make it to day 5, day 3 embryo didn’t st...

K
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Tracking HCG levels!

Hello Mamas! I’m not sure if this exists - but if it does I would love to know where I could purchase it! Is there a product you can buy that will track your HCG levels without doing blood work? I know I could keep making sure the pregnancy test line gets darker but am hoping for a more technical way. Help! I would ...

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How cautious are you guys during the waiting period?

I’m currently 5dpo, waiting to test for the first time and I’m wondering if you guys start cutting out alcohol, sushi, etc Would love to get all your experiences, advise or thoughts on this ❤️

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Am I going crazy??

So I took 3 first response all very very very faint lines.. then I took a Walmart blue dye digital test and it says no pregnant I’m one day late and I’m NEVER late. I’m also having symptoms like nausea at smells, extremely tired and sore boobs (but I’m still breast feeding my 1 1/2 year old so that’s probably not ac...

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Confuse

Never make it to the control line. That was last week. After that i took a lots of test and they all became negative . Still not have my period. 6 days late .

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FET after endometrial biopsy?

I am considering doing an endometrial biopsy before my FET considering I only have 2 embryos frozen from 3 retrievals. I was wondering how soon after the biopsy can the transfer happen? I am eager to get going with a transfer but realize I would rather discard any implantation issues soon, but worried it will be an...

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16 DPO

Should I get a red dye test? My period was supposed to come yesterday but didn’t..

Incognito
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TTC

What’s the best app for TTC?

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Sorry if this is a silly question

Hi! I am 7 weeks tomorrow. I’ve been doing IVF privately and all being well tomorrow we get handed over to the NHS. Do I need to ring my doctor and tell them? How do I register - do I just call the hospital I want to go to and say ‘hey I’m pregnant’ - as you can tell this is my first and I feel like I’ve done so muc...

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Very faint line?

I’d be four weeks and two days. I did not test first thing in the morning - does this look like it could be positive? ❤️

Incognito
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Period 4 days late but tests all negative

Can’t think of any other reason period would be late. I’m going crazy!

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Baby #2

Tested positive yesterday, estimated due date at the moment is June 19. Currently have a daughter that’ll be 6 when baby is born.

J
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