Ttc.. any thoughts? Xxx

Hi all

Not sure why I’m posting this really but I guess needed to hear some positive thoughts/stories maybe.

So this is our story.. please no judgement..

So I have been with my partner for 5 years. When we were a few weeks into our relationship, we had sex once and I fell pregnant..For personal reasons we came to the decision to terminate the pregnancy.

2 years later I became pregnant again (Same partner) Straight after having unprotected sex just once. We had a healthy baby boy who is now 22months 🥰.

We are now ttc our second baby and are actively trying, tracking ovulation etc and this is our 4th month of trying. I am 35.

I stupidly took a pregnancy test this morning and it is negative. I am 8days past ovulation and due in about 4 days. I feel disappointed however I am also keeping a slight amount of optimism that maybe I just tried testing too early (pregnancy test is just a basic one, not an early testing one.)

I’m feeling despondent because I naively thought after becoming pregnant twice without trying after just having sex the once that we would become pregnant straight away, especially after actively trying and tracking ovulation.. I understand that I am slightly older now but I’m still feeling quite crappy.

Any thoughts much appreciated xxx

Maria