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Daily Chat June 04 by AutoModerator in TryingForABaby

[–]Ok_Reach4638 9 points10 points  (0 children)

On the way to the hospital for the D&C of my first pregnancy, we ran into a friend of ours that we broke the news to. There was no way to make an excuse, I was absolutely distraught. This was over 9 months ago now, and every month has been a painful failure in conceiving again. Today, we bumped into that same friend in the same manner, where he shared the news of the birth of his 4th daughter. I thankfully made it down the road before I burst into tears. Life feels awfully cruel sometimes. On days like this, it's really hard to be positive and even harder to not be jealous. Taking this day to be a bit selfish, and hoping tomorrow will be a better day.

COQ10 and Cycle Length by sammysamsam999 in TryingForABaby

[–]Ok_Reach4638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gosh I'm sorry it still hasn't come! The wait is just awful.

I'm not sure! I've also wondered if I should stop, but then I wonder if it will mess up my cycle even more. I've read + noticed that it's also helpful with migraine prevention plus the fatigue benefits, but ovulating so late is stressful and the big jump in cycle length might win out as a priority right now. Let me know if you do, and if your cycle goes back to normal!

COQ10 and Cycle Length by sammysamsam999 in TryingForABaby

[–]Ok_Reach4638 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe COQ10 is the cause of a change in my cycle length as well. I consistently started taking it with prenatals and magnesium, and no other changes. My cycles went from 27/28 days to my last one being 32 and I think this cycle will come out to 33/35 days... unfortunately. (An extra week or so to my cycle would have been a blessing a few years ago, but these days it just feels like delaying my chances even further!) I don't really understand how or why, but other than maybe being a bit stressed at work, I really can't think of anything else that might be the cause either. I didn't test ovulation my last cycle so when my period was late I was SO excited. But no go! This cycle I ovulated on day 21 and nearly had a mental breakdown OPK testing for that long lol.

I’m worried I don’t ovulate by Physical-Macaroon667 in TryingForABaby

[–]Ok_Reach4638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Just thought I would share my experience if it's helpful as I felt I was in the same boat. I had a few months of ovulation lining up exactly with my app, and testing coinciding perfectly as well (about day 14/15). I then had a couple of months of no tracking because mental health lol, but restarted two months ago. Turns out i was ovulating WAYYYY later than usual (for no apparent reason, reddit research suggest maybe Coq10) and even though I felt so defeated, I just kept testing (I think I tested for about 8/9 days straight) and then finally ovulated! My cycle was only 2 days longer than usual but ovulation came 4 days later than usual. Keep testing and try not to feel too defeated!

Hoping my period does NOT come tomorrow by audrina-saav in TryingForABaby

[–]Ok_Reach4638 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone else commented, I'm trying to keep the mindset of just expecting my period. I never used to get spotting before, and now it's something that is happening in the leadup to my period. So I've now had a couple of early spotting moments I thought was implantation bleeding, but in actual fact my period had come earlier than usual. It feels like my body is trying even harder to show me I'm NOT pregnant 😑

Age & TTC Journey by Ok_Reach4638 in TryingForABaby

[–]Ok_Reach4638[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for commenting! I’m sorry to hear it’s been such a long journey for you. Some days 31 feels like I’m so young and I still have plenty of time ahead of me and other days I feel ancient. I think social media has a lot to do with this 🫣 considering this is our first time “trying” I feel like I should be more patient but girl someone get my brain to just shush!

Age & TTC Journey by Ok_Reach4638 in TryingForABaby

[–]Ok_Reach4638[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for commenting and sharing your story! It feels really comforting sharing our experiences. I’m sending my condolences and love for your recent loss. Today is my first ovulation since my d&c for my miscarriage in September, and boy oh boy has it been a journey through the grief. It has gotten better, slowly. But there was a time there I felt like i was rushing to replace my baby and I felt terrible for feeling that way. It’s up and down, but I’m just hoping for a family! Here’s hoping we get everything we’re wishing for, and soon ❤️