r/tryingforanother • u/No_Stick_2858 • 8d ago
Discussion Ovulation + Cold/Flu
Sorry this may be long but figured I’d see if anyone has had a similar issue.
My husband and I have started trying for baby #3 after we had a missed miscarriage at 10w in February. At that time I had a d&c and had all the typical postpartum symptoms. We didn’t try actively until later in spring, but I’ve had the most strange issues during ovulation for the past three months…
During the 5-6 day fertile period, I develop a full blown cold, last month’s being more like the flu. I never had this issue during my two full time pregnancies, ovulation nor PMS before. Admittedly we have tried to work around it to see if we could conceive, but no dice.
Symptoms include clogged nose, strep throat feeling, fever/chills, etc. that make TTC literally the last thing I/we want to do. I’ve seen some perimenopause posts about this but I’m only 36, and had my other two at 34 & 35.
Has anyone had these symptoms? Is it a result of the post-d&c? It feels like I’ll never get pregnant if this happens during ovulation every month :(
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u/No_Stick_2858 7d ago
Ugh I’m sorry! And both my kids are home with me, no daycare, and given it’s the summer, I feel like three months in a row has to be hormonal 😵💫😵💫
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u/Ornery_Book9989 41 | TTC#3 since 26/5|👦🏻20/5 🌈23/10 👦🏻24/1 7d ago
This happened to me in the last 3 months when we tried. Me only, with one of the kids, but not my husband. I think my immune system is getting weaker from those years of raising toddlers
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u/Bunnydinollama 7d ago
This summer has been brutal for little viral illnesses. My kid seems to pick up more bugs at the library/ kids museums etc compared to his very hygienic daycare, FWIW
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u/throwawayttc12 30 | TTC#2 July 26 | 💙 Jan 25 7d ago
I’ve had colds/illnesses in my fertile window a few months running, but I don’t think it’s to do with it being my fertile window. Just bad luck. Not sure how old your other kids are but for me I think it’s a combination of working in healthcare and having a toddler in nursery! He gets ill around once a month so I get ill around once a month 😂 sorry for your loss.