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I’m 30 yo, periods have always been regular, I consistently get LH surges/peaks on ovulation tests and we have been consistently timing sex with fertile window/ovulation and still no luck. 
Anyone else in this boat and it still hasn’t happened yet? Feeling defeated and scared and not sure what to do. Thanks 🙏🏼

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Thank you to everyone for your kind words and support. Just found out today that I am pregnant! Hope this brings hope to everyone else feeling like me ♥️ ♥️

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Same! Was 30, almost 31 when we started trying. Had one early loss about 3 months into trying... was devastated, but thought it would happen quickly again... it didn’t. Went for a fertility workup, tried some IUIs, ended up pregnant naturally again exactly a year after the first... ended in another early loss. Then, we turned to IVF... had one devastating egg retrieval that left us with no blasts. Tried IVF again this March... ended up with 4 genetically normal embryos. Then Covid hit and we were waiting on a frozen embryo transfer... aaaand I found out I was naturally pregnant (on the same day I tested positive for Covid 🙄). I truly thought I would suffer another loss, especially because I was sick... but here I am 31 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby boy and a crazy story to tell! All in all it took us nearly two years on this crazy rollercoaster ride to conceive our sticky bean! I know how emotionally draining it is, but I swear I’d do it all over again to get to this point. Hugs and baby dust to you 💕

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I was 30 when we started. Regular periods.. always had a surge on lh tests and had regular sex. Took us 4 months to conceive the first which ended in miscarriage. Then took us almost 2 years to conceive again and we started right away. I spent so much money on LH and HCG tests.. preseed, fertility teas, etc. I obsessed over it. We finally decided to see a fertility specialist.. Tests all came back normal except I had a small polyp which they said could be “in the way” so I scheduled the removal. 
It was December and we were trying to get ready for Christmas- he was sick for a couple weeks and I was drained from all the invasive tests. We had sex once the entire month .. I remember it bc he was on his way out the door to have a beer with friends and I was laying in front of the fireplace and he asked if I wanted a quickie and I said sure and we ended up having really great sex in front of the fire 🙈 
The doctors office called like a week and half later to confirm I got my period and we were still on track and I wasn’t due for 2 more days so I said I’d call and let them know when it came. That night I went home and realized I didn’t have my normal PMS symptoms so I was like “let me just test to rule it out” so I don’t stress myself out and it come later. It was positive! I couldn’t believe it. I called the next morning and cancelled my surgery and they were just as shocked as me. My little girl is now 2 weeks old and I’m currently pumping as I type this 😂.
I really think what helped us what that we essentially gave up. We were exhausted and busy the whole month so I never took any LH tests.. I had no idea when I ovulated. The thought didn’t even cross my mind that one night we had sex. 
Try not to go crazy testing. It’s stressing you out more than you think it is!! 
Good luck !!

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I thought I was reading my life... THIS IS LITERALLY MY HUSBAND AND I EVERY SINGLE MONTH... But according to Glow I’m 4 days late so hopefully this is IT 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾....BABY DUST TO US ALL🤞🏾😍🥰😍

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I started at 35, had regular cycles-ish, all tests came in fine, was able to catch the surge, etc.. still took about a year with one early miscarriage to successfully get pregnant. I think the things that worked best for me both times were taking some time to myself and being on vacation 😋

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First time with preseed & lying on my tummy. Its never failed me yet! Xxxxx

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Don’t get discouraged. I eventually got pregnant via IVF due to MF. Through that process, I learned a whole lot about my body/fertility. Essentially, everything was working as expected but when you’re over 30, about 50% of your eggs won’t be genetically normal. (This doesn’t even factor in sperm quality). That means even if egg and sperm meet, it may not implant or if it does, it may not develop properly and you will have a normal period or early miscarriage. Which sucks... BUT it really means it will just take a little longer to get the right egg with the right sperm and it WILL happen in time. It’s really hard to be patient but you gotta have faith that your body knows what it’s doing. If you’re really concerned, get your initial hormone screening done. But I wouldn’t panic just yet. ✨🤞🏻🤞🏻

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Give preseed a go & lie on your tummy afterwards instead of your back xxx

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That happened to us our first pregnancy!  Make sure your luteal phase is long enough- once I got mine in check we got pregnant within 2 months (had been trying 6 before that).  Also, check out an acupuncturist (soo relaxing and helped us conceive! :)

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I feel the same. 
I feel drained TTC by monitoring all these things. I was told by my OB to try DPO9-10, and skip a day in between instead of TTC back to back days. Now I find my self “planning” to make sure I do this and try to make sure I have intercourse on that ovulation day ... as if I have to “land” those days... I also feel defeated. :(

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