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From the community

Recent discussions

Evaporation Line?

Hey guys - is this an Evap line or a positive?
This is my first pregnancy so I’m unsure what to expect from a test - all previous cycles have been a stark nothing - I thought I saw a line straight away but this is now after 15mins
10DPO (confirmed with Oura Ring and LH strips)
Thanks x

But im not finished.

You ever been so horny you just want to get off multiple times break a sweat and just get f***ed but then your spouce cums too quick and then the baby starts crying so you just stay pent up? Me too.

Ive had men tell me to "tell them what I want" okay well I told you not to c*m yet and then you c*me quicker. Wtf.

Conceiving after birth (post infertility)

Hi, I’m just looking for some advice, I’m only 20 weeks pregnant atm with my first but we’ve had so many issues conceiving in the first place, it’s taken 6 constant years of trying with not even one positive test until this baby! (No losses thank god)

After a few years of trying with no success we did find out I have an under active thyroid and PCOS and got diagnosed as infertile but now I can’t be happier!

Everything said I know I haven’t gone through the birth yet and I do want to give my body the time to heal but honestly we’ve always wanted a big family and there’s so much anxiety about being able to conceive again.

I know after you give birth you’re most fertile which is great but I just don’t know how long that lasts. I obviously don’t want to get pregnant 6 weeks after I’ve given birth but if that’s the only choice so it doesn’t take 6 years again I would do it :/

Is this a faint line?

I took a test and within 1 minute it showed this. As I wasn’t sure I ended up taking another test 30 minutes later and it was negative. What do you guys think?

Heartbroken 9dpo negative!

I’m so heartbroken! Tested at 9dpo and it was clearly negative after trying for 6 months after a loss. Anyone else test negative at 9dpo and ended up pregnant 😭 I’m feeling defeated!

Peak day but burned out :(

We’ve been TTC for a while now. However this is only the second cycle that I am tracking LH/ovulation. A couple months ago I had a health issue which threw off my cycle a little bit. So I wasn’t certain if my LH would have a high peak this month. As you can see from my attached chart, my husband and I kept at it and had sex in the days leading up to CD14 which is when I thought I would ovulate, however here I am on CD18 with a dye stealer ovulation test (second photo attached), but with an incredibly burned out husband since we’ve had sex for 2 days in a row after only 1 day break following 4 more days of sex. But today is officially ovulation day and he is so tired the poor thing :( He is a free spirit and likes to keeps things spontaneous but has been such a team player with trying to time sex this cycle. It’s just come to a point where it feels cruel of me to ask him to do it again tonight. What would you do? Should we just count on the sperm from the last two days? Is there a point in having sex tomorrow in the hopes of catching the egg?

Second baby

Hi everyone I have a 8 month old little girl and I am 18 I am definitely not ready for a second baby yet and I am not financially ready either but I just want to know your opinions on when I should start trying for a second baby me and my partner are thinking around 5 years from now but is that age gap to big ??

second baby??

so i’ve got a 5 month old and im a first time mum, ive been debating weather to leave him an only child or have a second baby, was thinking of trying in 5 months so little man will be 19 months when the second baby is born, i want them to be close in age. what are your experiences with going from 1 to 2? i want what’s best for my baby i know i can afford a second one but im still unsure

hi mamas!

as a soon to be first time mom, i’d love to hear, what’s one piece of advice you wish you knew before having your baby?

Can you re use a pregnancy test

I did it and it came out positive the second time?

Could I be pregnant?

Hi everyone, my period is due tomorrow the 24th but I tested negative today. Is there still a chance I could be pregnant if my period doesn't come tomorrow? Who has been in this situation before and how many days after a missed period did you test positive? 🙏

Sadly Desperate

I’ve been a step mom for over 6 years now and it seems like this year it has all went to hell. My relationship with my step kids, my feelings as a stepmom and everything else in general. I love my husband and he supports me every way he can I just don’t have anyone else in my situation that can help or understands what I’m going through. If anyone is willing to listen or just give their thoughts I would greatly appreciate it 💜

Defo negative

Dola the app said she said see faint faint line I can’t

Negative at 8dpo

Has anyone had a negative at 8dpo and ended up pregnant after?

🍃 test tomorrow!! I'll be 47 days clean!!!

And yes, I'm the same poster as before lmao. It says it on the picture but 1 line=positive for thc. 2 lines=negative for thc

Anyone had a super early postive ?

Hi am i seeing things ? It's only 6 dpo. I had a chemical pregnancy start of February then a period then a positive ovulation strip a week ago Could this be the left over after the chemical ? It just seems so early. This is an early detection test. This came up within 2 minutes of dipping and it says to wait 3 minutes. I've taken two after that arnt as early detection but still what I think are faint positives ? All appeared withing the recommended time frames xxx

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