Community Posts, Tips & Support on Planning for a Baby

I ovulated on the 22nd September. I've been doing ovulation tests after and they got super faint until Saturday. Since then they've been really dark, no matter what time of day I take it, it's really dark, these are from the last 2 days. I'm due on next Tuesday. I took a test at 9dpo and 10dpo and they came back neg...

I am waiting for my FET. Because I had to have another procedure unrelated to IVF, my doctor gave me progesterone pessaries for a week to delay my period and start the FET cycle right after my procedure. The issue is, I stopped the pessaries a week ago, and no sign of my period whatsoever… I took the pessaries for ...

I had surgical management 3 weeks ago today and testing my HCG out since. It’s going down but not gone totally. I ovulated this week so we started trying again but I’m worried now about retained tissue..

Does anyone here have short cycles? I used to have longer ones 33-40 days but since my last baby they completely changed. They’re around 22-23 days now, are these classed as normal? I have been temp checking and I do get a rise so I think I ovulate but I’m going to start ovulation strips this month! I’m just concern...

Anyone else have grandparents that are obsessed with baby which is lovely but SO overwhelming wanting me come to see her or texting daily

I am 9dpo based on peak LH and BBT. I know this looks positive. I am just curious how many people have had evaporation lines on these tests? Or whether anyone thinks this could be? I used a first response and clearblue with my first at 15 dpo so I am sorry if this is coming across insensitive, I just haven’t used th...

hey guys I had just posted yesterday about my early positive faint lines, decided to retest today and yup it's definitely positive like you all told me❤️ thank you everybody for replying to me !! im excited to be in this group, this is actually my 2nd, my 1st baby is turning 1 on October 14th so i will be having 2 u...

Been trying to concieve for six months and tracking my ovulation… but it never seems to be high… yet the lines are pretty dark and clear (which if I didn’t scan on app I would perceive as high) 🙃 I already have a little one which I was extremely lucky to fall pregnant first time. Anyone else have confusing…

Just took tonight 6 days past ovulation period 12 days away, been cramping the last 2 days and tonight aswell

thoughts on owning a gun as a mother? i’m just curious. if you have it on your person can’t someone else get a hold of it? if it’s in your purse can’t someone else or your child access it? if its locked in your safe (where it should be) and you have an intruder, it’s not like you’ll have time to go unlock the saf...

It was negative 100% when I first took it, I fell asleep with my 8 month old 😵‍💫 and came back to this. I'm assuming Evan line?

Hello 🙋🏼‍♀️, I am getting very confused by my blood results and actions from the consultant and was wondering if anyone can explain it to me who is in the same situation. I used to have stable TSH levels for years (between 1.5 -2.5) on 100mcg LThyroxine. However, the consultant said it’s not enough and increased…

We’ve been TTC since my miscarriage in June, my period was due this week and we fly back from our honeymoon today so I thought I’d take a test with me to do before we left, and it came back positive 😮 I was in such shock, couldn’t have been better timed! I’m desperate to get home and try more tests to make sure…

Hi, I took a test at 6DPO knowing I was being silly but wanted to just do it to get it off my mind and I’m pregnant?! How is that possible? Has it ever happened to anyone? I also did a clear blue test which showed pregnant 1-2 weeks

About to a start our first cycle of ivf and will be doing ICSI - the number of eggs that fertilize and make it to blastocysts to go into PGT testing on average seems bleak 🫤 love to hear stories on how many eggs you started with and how many made it to blastocysts especially if over 40 (I’m 41) and how many were…

Is anyone starting ivf soon. We have first nurse appointment 22nd October and taking norethisterone till 25th so hopefully will be starting stims end of the month. Anyone else???

Hi could anyone share with me their ivf experience. I know I will not know exact dates abd everyone is different but just trying to get an idea for appointments as I'm going to be telling my work that I am starting ivf and I want to be able to give them as much info as I can. I have had 2 consultations with bloods...

Hey all! I’m just wondering if any researched the theories such as diet etc to eat before conceiving for a boy and if anyone did this and did it work?? Thank you 🤍🫶🏻

Can someone tell me if this looks positive or not? I’m only 10dpo (ish) at the moment so not sure if my eyes are playing tricks on me🤦🏻‍♀️ thank you❤️

I’m a white woman I’m 19 and I’m having my first child. The father of the child is still with me. And a lot of strangers when they find out I’m pregnant with a mixed race child assume that I’m just fetishising black men. And they also assume that I’ll be racist to my own child or that I won’t treat them the same. Is...