August - first month of TTC? Join me!

babsH i know what you mean. when dh and i first started ttc this time round, i was so sure i would get caught straight away that i was straight in mammas and papas looking at all the gorgeous things i might buy. they will probably be out of the shops by the time i get pg.

must keep telling myself, 'this is the month. this is the month'

Congrats petitech hope everything goes well for you :)

Hope everyone else is well, my friend is eight months pregnant and having a grand time buying baby clothes, which is soooo tempting me to look at them too, just in case, but doing my best to resist at the moment....

congrats petitech!! So exciting! Never had a baby before but I think you call your GP as soon as you know and they'll schedule the appt at the right time.

Still SWI here... I'll be glad to be on the 2ww :)

OK sounds good, I registered today at the docs with local midwives as I had to go in and see the nurse anyway for something else so looks like the ball is officially rolling all being well!

i have never heard that before, as far as i knew i thought you were just supposed to let them know as soon as you do, just to get hte ball rolling to see a midwife and get dates, that sort of thing. when i first got pg with dd i went to the doctors after getting my first bfp, expecting them to confirm it, but he just said that tests nowadays were so reliable that they didnt feel the need to confirm it anymore

well... there's a story behind the five tests...first one was extremely faint... to the point of ridiculous then I thought I'd leave it a couple days (basically I wanted to know could I drink or not on holiday!)so I tried it again, bit darker...but then I started spotting so I thought oh well here comes AF early, then I bought a proper test in Spain (the other ones I had were the cheap stick tests you know the ones without the plastic casing) which came up positive but then I read that alcohol can affect the results and that the tests should not be above temperature of 30 degrees, so it was hot in spain and I had had a couple of sangrias!!! to be sure this morning I did a clear blue digital and another stick one at home in cold, non-alcoholic england :-) Am really pleased but also quite hesitant to get too excited as is v v v v v early days... does anyone who's had a baby before know when you should have your first docs appt, surely I should wait a month or so?!?!

petitech congratulations, thats brill news!! 5 tests you just wanted to be sure?

Hello all, back from Spain and although AF not due til tomorrow have got five BFP from various tests :-) I daren't quite believe it until the end of the week and have got past my AF due date... just in case... feel a bit bad as have spent the week drinking (only glass and half wine a day max but still) and walking up steep steps, hey ho... what will be will be. Hope everyone is doing well! x

Morning,

Hope you are well rested lizandlulu after your night away :o

Whatca know make an appointment to see the doctor and then the night before AF finally shows up!!! Back onto BD with the DH soon and fingers crossed there might be a BFP soon.

How is everyone else getting on? This board has gone a little quiet....

evening all. i am just back from a night away, now dont get thinking it was anything nice. i have been to a caravan site in mablethorpe in my cousins caravan. hubbys bright idea to go and spend the night, so there was 3 adults and 4 kids in a 4 berth caravan add to that the really strong wind, and you get the picture. on the plus side tho i have hardly thought about ttc for a whole day

although going to bed now for some much needed sleep

Morning all,

MummyAbroad Sorry to hear that the blood test was negative, thats pants, but hope you have a grand month trying not to think about the whole baby thing!

Wish me luck guys, have made an appointment to see the doctor on monday about the non-appearance of AF after much worrying and nagging from my DH. Doubt she'll be able to help much but at least I'm doing something about it all! Now, just need to get Tesco's to stop doing promotions on baby stuff in my local store, which just is'nt helping!

Whats everyone up to this weekend? I'm going to see Tamara Drew tonight, yay!!

Blood test was negative but at least it means I am out of that horrid wondering and waiting and testing bit. I hate the 2WW!

I am going to let the rest of my life take centre stage for a bit, will be back next month when its time to start it all again though!!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

mummyabroad what did your blood test say? Fingers crossed for you!!!

klou have a great trip!!

Does anyone here use a clearblue monitor? They are super expensive but since OPK don't work for me I was thinking about it. will try to give it a few more months though... or at least 1 more

Signing off for a couple of weeks all.

Hope a couple of you have some great news by the time I'm back.

BABY DUST EVERYWHERE!!! xxxxx

Hi all. Have been in hiding as BT have been messing about with the broadband. The waiting (to test/ovulate - not for BT!) is rubbish, isn't it? Hope you have a lovely holiday KLou and no sea-sickness! good luck MummyAbroad - any news? Madkatz I agree with that I don't think anyone is ever really ready - I'm ttc#2 and I'm worrying thinking about how we'll manage, impact on DS etc etc. But have decided to just go for it and hope for the best!

I've been loving my TCOYF book. I've just been doing the oral temperature thing. Have used my DS's thermometer as the one I bought specially didn't work [irritated]. I've been using the TCOYF tracking site - here. You need to go to the charting tab - you can do the online one for free or download the charts to do it on paper.

I tried the saliva thing. Actually less gross than I thought! But then I do spend a ludicrous amount of time pondering the difference in types of pant snot cervical fluid. So maybe I'm not the best judge of what's gross?

Well it's about a week before when I think I should be ovulating so I guess I should start spending less time arguing with BT and more time getting jiggy. Bye for now - good luck for all those testing and baby dust for all those about to join me on the two week wait.

God this waiting is doing my head in!! Feeling good now so hopefully goldmaple I am preggars, but knowing my luck......

I am totally nervous at the thought of success, it will be a humungus step I reckon! But it will be a whole new fun chapter that I and hubby are so looking forward to.

Got a friend coming off the pill Friday so we'll be going through this together. We are the only ones that know about each other coming off, didn't want the 'are you pregnant' yet scenario.

Going to do a test next week while on hols. Have packed 3 cheapy ones, so we'll see!

Let's hope that sickness is due to being pregnant, not due to sea sickness (going on a cruise with some friends).

Hope everyone is enjoying the BD-ing though besides!!!

I am 14 or 16 DPO according to fertilityfriend.com and my themometer. Still BFN so I am off to do a blood test today, cant stand it any longer!!!!!

Finger crossed that you get a bfp soon mummyabroad How many DPO are you?

Almost time to SWI... finally:)

eaglewings i know what you mean. i keep doubting myself about how i will cope with 2 and start to think shall i put it off till l feel more ready, then as soon as my period comes i am really disappointed and upset.

Hi everyone,

I am not nervous at the thought of success, I am DESPERATE for it!!!! (I think that has a lot to do with being post mc though)

anyway, its not happening today (BFN still) but bring it on, I'm ready!!!!!!

The only time i feel anywhere near 100% positive I'm ready to have a baby (for the next in my case) is when I know I'm not pregnant each month that I ttc!

Discovered today that I'm not, and have dug out my old Persona machine that I used to ttc # 2 & 3. Worked well then but that was 9 years ago.

Shocked that it costs over £12 a month for the test sticks. How does that compare with out 'sticks'?

madkatz and goldmaple i dont think no one ever feels ready enough to be 100% confident they will be ready for a baby ifswim? i know people whoare waiting till they have enough money, waiting to lose wieght etc etc before they have kids. i kept finding excuses to wait before my dd. but in the end if you have decided to go for it, then the time is now

actually just read that back and it sounded crap!

i am so determined this this month is going to be it. i stood in boots todat looking at the temperature thingy kits and very nearly bought one. but read the box and it said it was helpful to tell then ovulation occured so only tells you after the event. so have decided to wait till my book comes and read that through, see if it sheds any more light on to my cycle.

what i want is for someone to say 'yes today you are going to ovulate, go and have sex'

not much to ask is it?

madkatz I think your message was for me :) But in case it wasn't then thats how I feel too. I am also trying for #1, but I suppose no one ever feels 100% ready. Work went better today anyways so I'm feeling good.

mummyabroad I know what you mean about getting nervous at the thought of success. Have spent so many years trying not to get pregnant, worrying that I have been, taking the morning after pill occasionally just to make sure I'm not, etc and now we're trying I am nervous. I suppose its the unkown for me (#1) and also that I really want be a mum and I really want to be a good mum

klou111 I hope feeling like crap means that you are pregnant. The chances of getting pregnant are high in the first month off the pill (read that somewhere). In any case I hope you enjoy your holiday... 17 days very

mummyabroad I also didn't install the TCOYF software when I saw you had to pay. But I use 'iperiod' on my iphone to record everything. It graphs everything for you so its pretty nice. I don't know about fertility friend.

Does anyone else ever get nervous at the thought of success?? I usually don't but I had such a crap day at work that I feel like I don't even have that part of my life in order...:(

Ok, I'll stop being a downer. Good luck to everyone testing.