Community Posts, Tips & Support on Planning for a Baby

Has anyone gone against consultants advice who advised not to transfer, and pushed to transfer?

How long was the whole IVF process for you from start to finish? My fertility doctor told me around 3 months once we get started next cycle with priming my body but the total amount of time can vary on certain factors so I’m just looking for personal experiences.

So I’ve got two faint lines on strip tests but negative first response. Is this normal or do I have dodgey tests ? Heads gone 🤯

My last period was January I tested positive on the 24 February bled for 3 days. Kept testing positive after the bleeding my last test was the 4th march & I had a scan today but no baby was detected. They didn’t give me much information as why this could be is there anyone else that has gone through this ?

My baby boy is 8 months and I will not be having any more children. just wondering if anyone has tips on raising an only child? A lot of men I know that are an only child are self centered and not thriving. Ty!

Any tips or tricks to make the whole process of IVF any easier? We start priming my body next cycle…. So it’s finally happening! After two losses over two years, I’m excited (but SO nervous) to start this next phase. One step closer to our double rainbow baby!! 🌈🌈

Hi all Does anybody know how sensitive GP/Doctors pregnancy tests are? I tested positive a few days ago went to the GP and they’ve tested and only a faint line appeared.

Hey I’ve seen lots of people mention dye stealing on positive tests, I was just wondering is this something that happens in every pregnancy that’s progressing normal? I’m 18 DPO and my progression just looks like this and isn’t getting LOADS darker each day it’s really subtle if anything at all If you have had a dy...

I really thought this was my month, I just feel pregnant! 10dpo and negative test but when I keep looking I catch a tiny shadow but I think it’s line eyes 😭 opinions would be great!

Hi everyone. I’m having a super anxious week as I tested positive on Sunday but I’m not really seeing a lot of line progression (especially on the cheapies) and I’ve already had 7 miscarriages, 6 of which were in the first 4-5 weeks. I took this test a few minutes ago and in the same cup of urine did a digital. Thi...

I’m just looking for peoples experiences if they have had a second baby. My little one turned 1 at the end of January and my partner and I would like around a 2 year age gap so would like to start trying for baby no2 in June/July time. How has it been for anyone including in pregnancy with a 1 year old?

Looks negative right?

I’ve recently found out that I have fibroids in the womb. They’re very small and doctor said that they don’t need to be removed. Did anyone managed to get pregnant with this type of fibroids? My periods are irregular and I don’t even know if I ovulate or not. I’m trying to conceive but in three months I was unsucces...

I only started testing on day 12 so I'm thinking I might have missed it. But curious to know when other people tend to ovulate?

I was diagnosed with UC in December and we are hoping to start trying for baby number 2 soon. Any advice or information anyone has would be amazing thank you!

Soo a-bit of background info, I haven’t had a period since 2/1/25. I do have PCOS and hadn’t had a period for a year and half before having my daughter 2 years ago. Since giving birth my periods have been regular! I got a positive test (digital) this time last week. Monday I had numerous negative tests (these were...

I don’t normally take a lot of tests but something in my gut tells me it’s a chemical. With my last pregnancy I tested positive 9dpo and on 10dpo I had a digital test confirming and stronger lines on my first response. This pregnancy I tested positive 10dpo with an extremely faint line. I’m now 13dpo and my period ...

I’m 5 days from missed period so I know I’m early but I feel like I have line eyes and I had a dream last night where I had a positive!

i know clear blue is known for evap lines so i did another what do yous think? x

Has anyone taken progesterone pessaries after they’ve ovulated to help with conception? I keep having chemicals and miscarriages so I am going to try taking them after ovulation instead of waiting until a positive pregnancy test as seems it’s too late. My question is if you don’t get pregnant when do you take the pe...