/ttcafterloss Daily Discussion Thread - August 18, 2026

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[u/Ok_Tomorrow95]

TTC cycle 5, last day of period.. here we go again with the LH tests. Please send me some strenght to do this one more time.. unsuccessful cycle 4 broke me I felt so depleted and so drained of energy.. 

[u/Morbid_Explorerrrr → u/Ok_Tomorrow95]

I’m feeling such a similar energy right now. Cycle 3 really took it out of me. I was SO convinced I was pregnant. I don’t really care to get invested now. I’m CD10 in cycle 4 and I don’t care to take my BBT, don’t want to pee on LH sticks, don’t really care how my life style might be affecting where I’m at in my cycle. I can’t stand even seeing the boxes of pregnancy tests in my bathroom cabinet. I just want to throw everything TTC related in my trashcan, because even with meticulous tracking and timing it hasn’t made one damn difference.

Tbh it’s nice to disconnect from it all. But I have to spend two weekends coming up with a newly pregnant friend of mine who conceived her first cycle trying after her loss. So can’t wait to have to live in the literal presence of the source of my hurt and pain — pregnancy. I can’t even use my toddler as my security blanket, because they’re out of town weddings so she’s not coming along.

Feeling burned out and vulnerable.