TTC #1 and lost the plot

Here's hoping

Eeee i'm sure, saying it out loud to others must be so exciting and kind of confirms things and makes it seem more real - Diamonds you have an actual appointment at an actual doctors because you are actually pregnant!!!!

And i'm going to try my hardest to listen to your wise advice, will just sit on my hands for the next week

Thanks

Well if i can hold out I'm planning to test on 2nd Sept when AF would be officially late. She arrived bright&early last month so i didn't get to poas but in some ways think that was good with what you said about getting BFNs beforehand - not sure i'd be very good at handling that and think knowing how i am i'm better off waiting and knowing for definite either by the arrival of AF or a BFP at the time it should show for sure. That's the plan anyway..asked me again next week when i've caved early

So so pleased for you, wishing you lots of luck with it all. When will you get in touch with the midwife??

And crying at the wrong restaurant choice is totally called for..food is very important!!!

Hi Diamonds, that's great! Do you mind me asking how many dpo you were when you got bfp and how many when you first started testing? Thanks.

OMG Diamonds that is fantastic news! Lots of whooping and cheering from me

Gives me hope too that it might happen quickly as keep having to have a word with myself that this is only our second cycle of trying so must be more patient! I'm half way through my 2ww, it's been a looooooooong week! Not feeling anything this time, had a few crampy pains last night but had those last time with a BFN so would be shocked if it is anything this time round. But the good news in our house is that DH is no longer away with work during my fertile week next month so I'm feeling much happier about that as no way could I have waited two months to try again.

How did you feel during your 2ww? Not that i'm trying to symptom spot or anything completely want to know any signs or symptoms you have so can see if i'm having them too

p.s...i cook and take the dog for long walks and try to catch up with old friends in my 2ww... xxx

haha...well BIG FAT FINGERS CROSSED for us all....... i missed my ov day but dtd the day before so i dont hold my breath but you never know....hopefully this month (sept) will be our time.. i've given up testing early as it got so expensive so as hard as it is, i try to forget about it until its late...but boy is it hard...i wake up thinking of it, think of it all day , dream about it, you name it....2ww is torture..lets keep busy and pray!!!!! goodluck!!!!!!!

Thanks layla1976, good luck to you too. I'm not testing til September is here. I didn't get to poas last time as af showed up, so will wait til she's late before doing anything. In the meantime i'm keeping my fingers crossed...wishing on a star...playing I spy....counting sheep...watching paint dry...

Actually I went to a charity shop yst and bought a big thick classic, Middlemarch by George Eliot as it was the biggest book in there with the littlest writing so it's going to become my new best friend to help me along the 2ww (alongside all you lovely ladies) Figure if I don't get my bfp this month at least I will have become a tad more cultured

Any other distraction tactics you'd like to share?

onelifeonce... my 2ww now.....goodluck...keep me posted ...baby dust to you... you must be doing your pre test about the same time....heres fingers crossed for us both..... best of luck... i'll eep you posted too.... xxxxxx

Well my 2ww starts here...anyone know any good books?!

Onelife - yep, I'm a symptom-spotting freak as well. If I had accidentally got pg and had all these symptoms, I would have forgotten about them and written them off. Now,it's like as soon as I have a headache I'm convinced I'm three months pregnant with twins or something!

hi all.....i've completely lost it...every time af arrives i cry for days, i have imaginary syptoms mid month and before af i'm convinced ..this is it this time and to top it all my DH has just NOSILY read a post on here to someone else and read me ranting on about how its his fault ( and its not) and its my ovulation time now so now he's not up for it and thats another month wasted...i've turned into an unreasonable monster....at this rate i'll be single soon and using a donor instead... its so stressful dont you think!!!! masses and masses of baby dust to you all that are TTC

So looks like I'm not the only mad one, all I can think of at the moment is babies. I already know that if I don't get caught this month then the next possible chance of giving birth for me is July. Already have a girls name picked out... how crazy is that!!! Drives me mad. Ive done exactly the same as you onelife when it comes to spotting symptoms and I'm pretty sure I will carry on doing it to. :/

Likewise - when AF arrived in full flow i spent the morning trying to convince myself it was just 'spotting'!

Problem with google searches of 'symptoms' it that absolutely ANYTHING can potentiallly be a 'sign'..constipation/loose stools...tiredness/not being able to sleep...urinating frequently/less frequently...period cramps/no cramps at all...sore boobs/happy boobs. I have sworn to myself i'm not going to symptom spot this time..but why i've even bothered to type that is a mystery as it's soooo not going to happen

Haha onelife, that made me laugh!

Diamondsareagirls - It is as though we are twins! Everything you have written in your thread is me! And v glad to hear the other girls saying they feel the same - hello all - as it helps to know i'm not the only one losing the plot a little! Also ttc #1 in cycle 2, came off pill in Feb and cycles have ranged from 23-26 days since then. We started trying in July and even though i thought i was completely sane and prepared that it may take a good few months for a BFP i was utterly convinced i was pregnant the first month because i felt twinges and cramps (obviously must've been wind! ) to the extent that i was even planning my annual leave to coincide with my 'maternity' leave! (please tell me i'm not the only one to have had this thought?!) Then when AF turned up and i burst into tears my poor DH wasn't quite sure how to handle things..and to be honest neither i am. I completely put my hands up that i am now officially obsessed - my name is onelifeonechance and i am a BFPoholic

Diamonds,

I totally know how you feel. We weren't really trying but just did it sans rubber about four (I know) times last month and then AF arrived a couple of days ago. I was surprised at how disappointed I was. So now first proper cycle of ttc. I am now obsessed. Have even had a peek at the infertility sections!! Aaarrggh. (slaps herself).

diamonds
Me too. Now I've learnt that every bloodysymptom is a simple PMS one... Buggery annoying too!
Why don't you come over to the just shagging thread, it's full of neurotic likeminded shaggers, and it's a grand old place to obsess be!
Look for the topic title about twotting and the orange unicorn!