TTC first child, anybody else in the same boat? Thread 2

I'm taking Folio Forte - I took it for a good six months last year when we had talked about starting ttc and then I came off it when we decided to wait... so I hurriedly started again the day after we unplannedly started ttc!

I POAS this morning (at bloody half past six because I woke up desperate for a wee) and got a BFN. I'm still at least 4 days off AF's arrival though so will try to be patient and save my crushing disappointment for the weekend!!

Thanks hazle. Thinking of getting Sanatogen Pronatal. .

yes, I'm taking those ones at the moment:
www.amazon.com/Natures-Bounty-Multi-Prenatal-Softgels/dp/B003UAA78W/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&qid=1349250625&sr=8-33&keywords=prenatal+vitamins

And also have a pack of those waiting
www.amazon.fr/GESTARELLE-IPRAD-Gestarelle-g3/dp/B008X7KHOQ/ref=sr_1_10?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1349250690&sr=1-10

I've heard that a lot of people have had issues with the Pregnacare ones, so read the reviews before you buy those.

Anyone taking any prenatal vitamins?

Oh sorry about the AF.
Nothing here yet and for some reason I don't think anything happened this month. Sigh.
We're renovating the kitchen and I find it incredibly stressful, so will just blame any non-happenings on that. It's dusty, we're cooking in the basement, can't find anything as everything is packed away somewhere. Oh and doing the stairs tomorrow and Friday probably, so wont have access to upstairs for a couple of days. The fun. A few more weeks to go until it's totally ready, can't wait.

Onwards and upwards elderberry pavlovas!

I'm not sure what is going to happen to me this month, my normal cycle is about 33 days, but this last one was 26 days!
Janey sorry to hear about AF.

Quod - welcome back? And belgium's supposed to be nice thus time if year, right?

Zombies - sorry about AF. Went to gym tonight and the old boot decided to join me there. Still, onwards and upwards! Hoping for third time lucky?

Alright ladies, I'm back off me hols - congratulations to Ella! And commiserations to all those who've not rolled a six this month.

Bunnie I had the same as you - AF turned up on holiday, arse arse arse.

Anyway, onwards and upwards. Oh, except this month if I want any chance of a crack of the TTC whip, I am going to have to go to Belgium for a couple of days to get anywhere near any sperm, as DP is away during the time I will likely be ovulating. Hard not to feel like this is some sort of cosmic test at times, isn't it?!

On another note does anyone else feel like their AF differs from month to month? I get some months where it seems to be heavier than other months, and some months with sore boobs, some not. Only me?

Ah AF is going to strike! Spotting so in the next day or two I hope? Onwards and upwards to the next cycle!

Right ladies, smiley face on the Clear Blue this morning and just DTD (glamorously typing this
lying down with a pillow under my arse while DH is in the shower) so i'm back in the game on the 2WW. Hurry up the 19th!!! :-)

Last month I got sore boobs but was testing negative, took I think 2-3 days before the BFP showed up.

Hazle - really made me laugh. I have one sore boob, which is odd, esp given BFN this morning. Maybe I'm half pregnant?!

Nelly - welcome!

Hello! Can I join too - I'm new to this.
Nelly, Married - just, 28, ttc cycle 2

Ok I have to stop grabbing my boobs to check for soreness, colleagues starting to look at me funny.

I know you're right hazle, it's just so hard not to get your hopes up! Especially as I used the CB ovulation predictor stick things this month too - got a smiley face on the exact day I'd expected... Hey ho....

When I came off the pill, my cycles were all over the place indeed. Maybe give it a couple of days before you test again (I know, almost impossible, isn't it)

So... No AF still. Another boots cheapie BFN this morning. Is day 28, I usually (pre pill - which I was on for about four months this year, but before that have been off it for about six years so know my natural cycle pretty well) have about a 25 day cycle, but it varied between 23 and 26 days really. It was NEVER 28 days or longer, never. So do I buy a more expensive test, or am I kidding myself? Do you think my cycle could be slightly screwed due to coming off the pill two months ago?

ella - love the pics, and the fact that you've done so many tests so you can actually believe your good news - think I would be exactly the same!

Hi Scraggy, welcome

Thanks for the reassurance, ella, you're totally right. The massage was meant to relax me, after all!! I'm not due on till the weekend but having been regular for ages, my cycle's been getting longer and longer over the last few months, so I'm not exactly sure when AF's meant to appear. I suppose since the test I have says I can test 4 days in advance then Weds at the earliest, if I really can't wait any longer. Eek!

Hello all,

I was wondering if I could join in...?

This was my first month TTC in earnest since stopping the pill in January. I'm 30 and married.

AF is due roughly, approximately, any time now....perhaps! Unfortunately, my cycle has been pretty irregular so it's fairly tricky to track. I feel as though AF might be nearing though, and have had some spotting for the last few days, which, much as I would love to be signifying something else, I'm fairly sure is just AF on it's way!

I've been using the cheap ovulation tests for a couple of months, but cannot fathom whether the line ever gets to the same darkness as the control line or whether it's always a bit lighter despite much studying!

So, I have just bought some of the clear blue tests in the hope that I am intelligent enough to decipher a smiley face .

Thank you bing :)

It is sounding really good for you! Fingers crossed - when are you going to test?

Haha, I wasn't sure if my nipples were normally like that or not. Looking back, last month I looked for veiny boobs as I'd read that was a symptom, so I'm thinking that if they are always like that surely I'd have noticed it then.

I'm still getting weird stomach feelings so try no to worry about them. And don't worry about the massage either as if they were gentle it shouldn't be a problem. People who aren't planning a baby do all sorts of stuff before they find out without causing problems.

Sorry to all of you who have been visited by AF or got BFNs :(

...but ella... CONGRATLUATIONS!! That's fantastic news :) Your list of symptoms is identical to mine bar the headache, so I'm trying really hard not to get my hopes up again. And thank you for describing your nipple symptom because you've described exactly what mine are like and I've been getting them out at every available opportunity just to see whether I think they're normally like that or not!! However, I've got really sharp pains in my tummy this evening which don't feel like they can be good - I've been really stressed lately so went for a back/shoulder massage earlier, had no idea that wasn't a good idea (I said I "might" be pregnant and they just said they'd be gentle with me) and so I totally freaked out when I got back and asked google - but, well, I'll suppose we'll see what happens...

Keep hanging on everybody who's waiting for AF not to turn up :)

Thank you! My husband just made me do a third (superdrug) test to be sure - still BFP!

Wow, congratulations Ella that's fantastic news! Well done you!

They're tiny though for some reason!

I've just changed my settings :)