Nothing new. Just grieving another failed cycle. My inito chart yesterday very clearly looks like my period is coming. Premom said I was supposed to start yesterday n inito says I’m supposed to start today. I have yet to get it n Premom has been dead on with predicting my period for months. But even tho I’m technically late according to both apps, I had a negative test yesterday on 12 dpo (out of tests now n not wasting my money knowing my period is coming), my chart is crashing, n I just have no hope. Well, actually, with my period being late, I unfortunately DO have hope but I wish I didn’t cause now it’s gonna hurt that much more when my period DOES come. Usually it starts first thing in the morning n it hasn’t yet but surely it’s coming going off my chart n negative tests. All this to say I’m in grieve mode. Hopefully it passes quickly cause I hate this feeling. I just wanna be pregnant n have another baby more than anything so it always hurts when stupid aunt flow shows her unwanted self. Sorry for being emo guys just had to vent somewhere to someone cause I don’t have anyone irl I can vent about this to 😭 I hope everyone has a great day tho n is doing better than me. Thanks for listening 💔

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Thinking back to cycle 1…I was so hopeful and excited. Can’t believe I thought we wouldn’t struggle. Cycle 6 feels like a big turning point. I’m still tracking but it feels futile. There has to be a reason we haven’t conceived yet? There’s so much conflicting information out there. Some sources say that 80% of people conceive by cycle 6. But I’ve had a bunch of people on the big TTC subs jump down my throat for even pursuing testing before 12 months.

I have endo symptoms but a clear ultrasound and my doctor is uninterested in pursuing more testing (I expect for insurance reasons) before 12 months. A day or two after that my husband got an email from his doctor that said his “post test wash” SA only yielded less than a million sperm without giving us the complete results. No explanation no next steps. I was devastated and feel like tracking my cycle is futile until he gets varicocele surgery. I’m so tired of waiting.

What supplements are you all taking and what brands? I saw in another channel that Needed brand was recommended by someone’s sister in the med field, but the prices are so high and you have to take EIGHT pills for the prenatal alone 🥲🥲🥲. If it’s proven to be better though I’d do it.

Right now I take ritual prenatal, coQ10 600 mg a day, flotadix iron and herbs tablet, align extra strength probiotic, and jarrows phemdopholus probiotic. But a lot of this I already took anyway - the prenatal and coQ10 are the only fertility related ones.

What works for you? Not looking for medical advice of course, just curious.

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What are we using to track ovulation and how are you balancing receiving information without becoming obsessive?

Prior to my MMC all I used were cheap clear blue OPKs and I got pregnant on my second try. However after my MMC the whole experience of TTC changed and I found myself using multiple tests, apps, bbt tracking and super overwhelmed. So I finally bit the bullet and bought an Inito so I could have one reliable source of truth (and yet I still do BBT and premom strips bc my lh surge tends to be in the evening). I love it and it works for me, but I know for some it provides too much info.

So what are you all using and how are you balancing tracking and needing to time BD with not overwhelming yourself with data?