Mood swings around the time of Ovulation

[luckysb]

Hi everyone,

We've been ttc for 9 months now and I'm really struggling with mood swings around the time of ovulation - which is proving problematic for trying at the best time. I'm not on any medication apart from prenatal vitamins.

Does anyone else experience this? I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to calm myself down. Sometimes I feel like my head is being taken over by my hormones.

[ashbb]

Oh my goodness, i was the same and it was affecting our relationship. I think it was the pressure.

What helped for me was asking my husband to become a bit more involved in taking responsibility for trying so that the onus wasn't always on me to say "ok, now!". I educated him on how the cycle works and was really open with him when I was doing ovulation tests, etc.

I also have the Ovia app which you can put in your husbands email address and it sends him a notification when you're supposedly fertile.

It took a while for me to broach all this because I fantasised about keeping it all a secret and getting to surprise him one day with a BFP. As time has gone on, I realised that pressure was only making me feel worse and being in it all together is what matters.

Hope that helps.

xx

[luckysb in reply to ashbb]

Thank you so much for your message.

I’ve been trying to get my partner more involved but I think he thinks I’m obsessed. He’s coming around to it a little bit but I don’t think he really understands the importance of trying at a certain time.

The Ovia app sounds good, it’s good that it gives him a nudge? I might try that.

I thought it was going to be really romantic trying but I guess I had my head in the clouds. Although, I think I have been making it stressful. I think I need to bring a bit more sparkle in the relationship.

Thank you xx