Join The First Time Frolickers, trying to conceive their first child. Plenty of moral support, fun, dietary advice and most importantly, BFPs!!

Pink I found out that my lack of cycles were due to PCOS - I waqs sent for blood tests & scan but the GP first sent me to a fertility specialist first - it can take up to 6 months to get an app with them so start sooner than later!

You need to buy yourself a book or get googling.

raspberry Have a good rant!

Sorry to hear about BFN! Someone needs one soon!!!

Sorry about your bfn nearly. Are you still waiting for af ? Im getting very impatient this end! Lots of pain but still no sign for me.

Booo sorry to hear that Nearly

BFN. gutted i was so excited

Would it be advisable for me to go to GP so soon, after only 2 months of seeing what happens? Really? think I need to pull my socks up on the matter

Really Fairy? but what will the GP do? Am totally naive about all things ttc!
Do I need to google what clomid is? Never heard of it.

I've heard that with long cycles things like fertility monitors are ineffective-can anyone shed light on this?

Any advice on what my ttc strategies should be if ovulation doesn't occur at a regular time every month?

Sorry to ask so many questions.

Hi Pinkflipflop- if you're already having irregular cycles I'd get to the GP - I did 4 years ago & lied about how ong we'd been trying (said a year but only 6 months). 4 Years on am still not pg after clomid & various other things - I have PCOS so irregular periods are one of many symptoms I have. I'm 31 and glad we started 4 years ago!

wow Rasp - what a lucky girl you are!!! I'd love a house!

teaching

Can I join? Am very casually ttc this month for the first time. Teachin job made permanent in September so considering I am 32 seems like time to get on with it!

I haven't read all the tips over this thread but I am looking forward to doing so. My only ttc worry is that I have very long and irregular cycles ranging from about 43 - 84 days, I know this will make things trickier.

Not really sure where to go with ttc other than:

downloaded the fertility app on iphone
taking folic acid every day
Obv regular sex!

Anyway looking forward to getting to know people on here

Sorry Josie, I just saw your comment.

I have felt so 'alone' and 'wierd' in the last few months, and so it's very comforting to know that I'm not the only one with these feelings. I have to keep a distance at the moment for my sanity, and with friends I'm perfectly comfortable 'oohing' and 'aahing' at their babies because I can also say 'Please don't put them on my lap' etc, if I'm feeling a bit delicate at that point. There is no offence taken, and they all understand that whilst I think babies are amazing and cute and terrific, I don't necessarily want them thrust at me right now.

Earlier in the year I sent my sister in law a short email saying I found being around small babies very difficult and that she wasn't to be offended. I didn't get any reply, but I still feel whenever I'm with them there's this ridiculous expectation on me to pick him up, swing him around, play with him for hours. And I just can't, nor can I be particularly natural around him, which is very sad, but it's just the way it is right now.

The 'cold' comment made me laugh! I spent the run up to Christmas hoping I'd get a cold so I could keep my distance when we went to stay with the in-laws! Gosh, the things we do, eh?!!!!

Hi Beeblebear,

Yes, I have done all of the above. My life for the last 2 years has involved 'I hope by my birthday/Easter/Christmas/the cat's birthday or any other random date I can come up with' I'm pregnant,....

On the good side I finally have put some clothes and some of OUR stuff in a spare set of drawers I was keeping for baby clothes. Kind of hoping the more I carry on with my life the more likely it'll happen for us! :-)

P.S. Nearly I've got my fingers crossed for you!! Keep us up to date!

JNO is the transvaginal scan the one where they use the probe with a condom on up your jacksy? If so, I've had that too and it was nowt to worry about Raspberry, not even as uncomfortable as a smear like JNO says.

Raspberry the photo shoot sounds amazing, and fab news about the house!

Lou it's comforting to know someone else feels like me around kids! I really want to get involved and I have slowly (it's taken 7 years to be able to look and smile at them) started interacting a teeny tiny bit, but I'm also scared of getting hurt, I know you'll understand that. I too had a miscarriage so I know the added pressure. MiL used to force the kids to give me a kiss goodbye. Luckily she eventually got the hint and gave up, plus the boys got to the age they didn't want to kiss anyone goodbye so I was off the hook. A good pointer I found - pretend you have a cold and that you don't want to get too close incase you pass it onto the kids She always used to say we need to get used to it for when we have our own (very painful in more recent times) and now that they know what we're going through they've started doing it again

Nearly. Woo hoo ! I think I see some more testing in your immediate future.

Ok i tested..... im looking at the test now and their is a faint pink line.... is that a positive? i mean its as faint as faint can be but it is there.

Ok, please let me know I'm normal.

Put your hand up if you have done the following..

A. Turned sideways and looked In the mirror and arched your back, sticking your tummy out to see what you might look like a little bit pregnant.
B. Bought our acquired some baby things already and have them stashed away for"some day"
C. POAS even though you know it's probablyo early too early to tell anyways , or were using contraception bet were sure that you had conceived anyway somehow, only to get a BFN
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Oh wow that's amazing Raspberry! What a great weekend!!

I did a photo shoot as a present for my DH before we got married. He loved it and I felt the same, was so nervous but it was fine when I got there. Bet you can't wait to see the pics. Looking at houses and thinking about moving will hopefully give you something else to focus on for the next few months?

After our good news with the scan yesterday we've spent the day decorating as we really want to put our flat on the market and buy a house. It's been taking my mind off the fact I'm in the 2ww anyway. I'm 7po today. My boobs are so sore but this happened last month too so not getting my hopes up at all.

No need Nearly. I had no clue about that one until I googled it!

Oh now i see feel sill now

If you google "TTC Acronyms" then there's another website that lists them all. AF is aunt Flo! That one made me laugh x

Oh and raspberry, revision going ok but very tedious! What are you revising for? Its so easy to get distracted (hence on here!! Oops).

Sorry to hear that littlemiss fingers crossed for next month