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Tips ✨

Hi all,

I’ve found that on this TTC journey I’ve been searching for some little extra habits to help promote a potential optimal ✨environment ✨ for a bubba as well as my mental health and would love to know if you have any recommendations or habits you’ve picked up along the way at any phase of the cycle! (I’m a bit woo woo so open to anything!)

Personally I have:

  1. Started drinking spearmint tea (only during early cycle and stop a few days before expected ovulation). Hoping this helps with some PCOS symptoms.

  2. Bought fun warm socks for the TWW (ladybugs on them of course for fertility maxing).

  3. Bought some bone broth to add to meals!

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u/Upper_File5115 — 8 hours ago
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Anybody 7 DPO?

Hello!

Starting this thread to find people like me. I'm finding the TWW quite challenging and lonely, so would be nice to start a little thread up on here of people going through the same. 😀

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u/-lily-the-pink- — 12 hours ago
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MOD POST: Verification Thread is HERE!

We have an exciting announcement: r/TTCSummer2026 will be going private on Monday, September 7th. Going private increases a community's level of safety and allows users to feel more comfortable sharing personal details and feelings in a closed group. To further increase our community's safety, we are asking that members verify themselves in the comments below.

This verification process will be for members who fit into the group's stated TTC timeline (TTC start dates between April 2026-Sept 2026). If you are outside of the group's timeline, you can discuss your situation with a mod, as exceptions may be made at mod discretion. That said, if you are already an active member of a neighboring cohort group, we will likely encourage you to remain in your original group. This is intended to keep each group centered on the experience of those starting their journey together within the cohort window, and to set each community up to be as tight knit as possible. For now, we are asking that you write the following information in your comment:

  1. Your username
  2. When you began TTC

Please aim to comment and verify yourself by Monday, August 31st.

We will be going through the comments one by one to approve users. Approval is based on the parameters above + account history/activity in our sub. If you have very limited activity in our group, or have been lurking fully but would like to join, please reach out to the mod team to discuss. We may need you to provide us with a few more verification steps. Once approved, users may receive an automated notification from the subreddit letting you know that you have been added as an approved user.

Thank you again! We appreciate your patience with us, as we are a small team. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us through modmail!

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u/AutoModerator — 1 day ago
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What did you genuinely need from your friends after having your baby?

Hi ! I'm not a mom yet, but several of my close friends are, and I genuinely want to love them well through this season.

One of my closest friends recently had a baby, but we now live across the country from each other, so there are definitely limitations to how I can physically help. While I had her in conversation today, I sent her this:

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I've seen quite a few posts from new moms saying they felt forgotten or that friendships changed after having a baby. I also know there are limits to what someone without children may naturally understand.

So I'd love to hear from you if you're on you 2nd+ pregnancy:

  • What did your friends do that made you feel genuinely cared for?
  • What do you wish they had done?
  • If your close friends lived far away, what kinds of support actually meant something?
  • Were there things people assumed you needed that weren't actually helpful?

I'm not looking for a checklist as much as I am trying to understand your perspective better. I'd love to learn how to show up well, even from a distance.

TL;DR: I'm not a mom yet, but several of my friends are, and I want to love them well. One of my closest friends recently had a baby, but we live across the country now, so I'm looking for ways to support her beyond just physical help. For those of you who've had babies, what did your friends do (or wish they'd done) that made you feel genuinely cared for, especially from a distance? What was actually helpful vs. what wasn't? I'm just hoping to learn from your perspective!

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u/East-Artichoke54 — 1 day ago
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Pregnancy Thursday - July 02, 2026

✨ Welcome to Pregnancy Thursday! ✨

Let us know how things are going this week.

How far along are you now?
What are your symptoms/how are you feeling lately?
High and low (or rose and thorn) of pregnancy this week? 🤰
How did your appointment(s) go, if you had any?
What else is on your mind?

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u/AutoModerator — 4 days ago
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Fun Stuff Friday - July 03, 2026

✨ Welcome to Fun Stuff Friday Weekend! ✨

  • Tell us about your hobbies and anything else fun going on this week!
  • If you cook, bake, or garden, what recipes did you try/how are your plants?
  • If you read, play video games, or stream TV/movies, let us know what you've been into lately.
  • If you craft or create things, what did you make?
  • If you're active or outdoorsy, what are you proud of from this past week?
  • If you enjoy traveling or socializing, where did you go/what events did you attend?

"Fun Stuff Friday" is for anyone who wants to chat about their hobbies, achievements, travels, social lives, or extracurriculars outside of TTC/pregnancy/parenting.

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u/AutoModerator — 3 days ago
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WTT Wednesday - July 01, 2026

✨ Welcome to WTT Wednesday! ✨ Let us know how things are going this week.

  • What (if anything) is left on your to-do list?
  • How are you feeling about WTT this week?
  • Any anxieties, excitements, joys, fears, etc. to share this week?
  • What else is on your mind?
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u/AutoModerator — 5 days ago
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TTC for the First Time

My husband (29) and I (27) are roughly 4 weeks and 4 days pregnant at this point. This is such an exciting thing for us as we’ve been wanting this for years, but really wanted to set and meet a lot of goals prior to even entertaining the idea. We have a home, reliable vehicles (only owe on one) and have really set ourselves up financially to take this on full force. To essentially say it’s the most amazing news is an understatement.

We’ve been VERY hush hush with our timelines and goals with everyone in our life. So everyone knows eventually it’s in the cards but they never have known when we would actually go for it! With that in mind, we are going to share the news with our direct families (parents and siblings) at the end of this week/in the very short coming weeks! We are only worried about the reaction of a couple of them due to potential for them to think we are taking away something from a very important time in their life.

I had an IUD for roughly 8 years but have been on birth control for well over 10. We removed our IUD in April and fortunately got lucky early in trying. I did some test progression from 8DPO to yesterday, at which time my test appeared to be darker than my control. I am SO hopeful despite it being so early!

Good luck to you all and I can not wait to see how everything pans out for you in this group!!! ✨

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u/Think-Degree1707 — 4 days ago
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BFP Thread - July 2026

Congratulations! 🎉 If you got a positive pregnancy test this month, please feel free to use the format below to record those details with us.

TTC #:

Cycle/time trying:

Age + partner's age:

Typical cycle length:

Ovulation cycle day:

CD/DPO of positive test(s):

CD/DPO of any negative test(s) before positive:

Tracking methods and app(s) used:

Relevant days of intercourse, sperminating, and/or method:

Health conditions/medical tests:

Supplements and medications (yours and/or your partner’s):

Birth control history (if relevant):

Cycles/time trying for previous children (if relevant):

Link to chart:

Link to lineporn:

Symptom spotting:

How many weeks you are now:

Other/miscellaneous:

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u/AutoModerator — 5 days ago
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July Book Club

Welcome to the Monthly Book Club thread!

Use this post to discuss this month’s book, share thoughts, reactions, favorite quotes, and suggestions for future picks.

Please use spoiler tags where appropriate.

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u/Reasonable-Soup- — 5 days ago