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TTC no 3? Anyone just started / about to start / about to start thinking about it?

461 replies

bonzo77 · 06/11/2013 14:59

I am absolutely not going to go nuts about it this time like I did for no 2. Because my kids have each other and won't be alone looking after their ancient parents in years to come. But a 3rd would be a bonus. And part of me doesn't care either way, and another part cannot wait for a lovely little snuggly new born. And part of me is enjoying getting my nights back, and my body, and is worried about the money, the lack of bedrooms, the need for a bigger car, having another miscarriage, or high risk pregnancy, a 3rd CS, a baby in intensive care. But then 5 months of no contraception and nothings happening..... The baby is 11 months, and we said we'd start putting more effort in once he is 1....

Anyone in the same boat? Want to hang out and worry / pretend not to worry?

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bonzo77 · 13/12/2013 06:44

bunny a BFP? Amazing. Congratulations!

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BunnyBaby · 13/12/2013 06:25

So I tested today just now with a tesco cheapy one (the £3.50 for 2), there is a very faint second line that both DH and I can see. Usually I don't test until 3 days late so used to a strong second line.

I'll take it easy on the booze tonight (i.e. 1) and try again tomorrow.. Ahhh the suspense...

Anyone else in the same shoes?

woodhj · 12/12/2013 14:09

My only symptom I noticed was my boobs seemed bigger, didn't hurt anymore but my coat pulled a bit when I did it up. As soon as I knew I was pregnant my boobs started to hurt in a different way to normal.
I never went off tea or coffee, I never went to the toilet more or felt sick!
It proves sometimes we look for symptoms when its far to early to even get them.
The only other thing that happened was a thick discharge (mucus plug forming) but even that I thought at the time was a normal but thinking about it it was different.

BunnyBaby · 12/12/2013 12:51

Ooh Crumbs, I'm sticking my fingers in my ears going la-la-la (yes I'm due AF tomorrow).. but daren't even mention it..

Usually I would start spotting today, so will give an update later should that start happening.

My cat has been curling up initially on my tummy, but given restless DH in bed, the cat moves in the night from my tum to behind my legs and the last few mornings has been wedged up, on the top of the duvet (me underneath) right under my bum?! Blush what a Blush early pregnancy symptom if there ever was one?!

I can't decide what to have for lunch, very unusual for me, and have a few stretching feelings and white CM which is runny. Also constipated with sensitive nips,

However all except the CM and food confusion are usual PMS symptoms for me.

So, I'll have an idea if I start spotting later, and will test tomorrow AM if not as DH's christmas party and don't intend to get steaming drunk if I have precious cargo. On board, in which case I'll have to get used to a pet cat with an attraction for a warm derrier!

Catch you all later! x

Cakecrumbsinmybra · 12/12/2013 07:09

Congrats woodhj!

Cakecrumbsinmybra · 12/12/2013 07:09

Well bunny, you must be due to test?

Bumble, I am pretty sure that if your mother had an early menopause then you are likely to have one too - but obviously there are always exceptions to the rule. My mum started relatively early too, I need to ask her more about it as I'm not sure when. In answer to your other question, yes my DH was VERY reluctant earlier this year, when I first mentioned it. But now he feels the same as me, so your DH might just need a little time. Good luck.

Commiserations orange - tbh, I am 8dpo and again I have no symptoms whatsoever. I imagine I will have AF next month as usual. Ah well, maybe New Year, new BFP?

BunnyBaby · 11/12/2013 23:04

Not sure what's going on with me . I was looking at the list, and orange was on it, and now isn't so adding back on..

My cut and paste skills are crappier than usual.. If I've missed anyone else off, it isn't intentional

Bunny x

2lilGirls, 30yo, (2xDD), Cycle 5
Bonzo77, 36yo, (2xDS), Cycle 6
BunnyBaby, 37yo, (2xDS), Cycle 4
BumbleandBumble, ?yo, (?DC), Cycle?
Cakecrumbs, 38yo, (2xDS 7&3), Cycle 5
Cherieblossom, 35yo, (2xDC 5&3), Cycle 1
Claryrocks, 36yo, (DD & DS), Cycle 1
ELR 36yo, (DD11, DS8), Cycle 4
FlipFlippingFlippers, 28yo (2xDD 4&5), Cycle 2
Leons, 42yo, (DS6, DD3), Cycle 1
MmmBacon, ?yo (DD & DS2), Cycle 1
MrsW2809, 27yo, (DS & DD), Cycle no: 0! - coil due out in 9 days!
Nordicmom, 38yo, (DS8, DD1), Cycle 1
OrangeFizz99, 33yo (dd1 3.8, dd2 21 months), Cycle 3

WTTC:

Seasavage, ?yo (2xDD), begins Jan

Graduates:

13/12/10 - Woodhj, 35yo (DS7, DD3) Cycle 4

bonzo77 · 11/12/2013 14:04

Sorry to hear that orange. At least you'll be able to have a drink or 12 over Xmas.

bunny the iPhone app drove me bonkers. I'm using the mobile website on my phone instead. You can book mark it in safari then save it as an icon on your home screen. Works better for me anyway.

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BunnyBaby · 11/12/2013 13:59

You'll have a very happy DH!

I'm not sure what was going on with my last post, it doubled up and then posted a Envy instead of the

OrangeFizz99 · 11/12/2013 10:11

Well that's perfect timing then! :)

I am going to exhaust dh next month.

BunnyBaby · 11/12/2013 08:21

Oh orange, so sorry to hear this, I hope that you get an extra Christmas present this year, we are 14 days from Christmas today. Envy

BunnyBaby · 11/12/2013 08:21

Oh orange, so sorry to hear this, I hope that you get an extra Christmas present this year, we are 14 days from Christmas today. Envy

OrangeFizz99 · 11/12/2013 07:08

Af got me, I'm out. I'm never late and I have never had a 29 day cycle ever before. On to cycle 3!

Fingers crossed for all the others due to test soon!

BunnyBaby · 10/12/2013 22:54

Just updated the list, so welcome also Bumble, Clary, Mmm and Sea!

So, so excited to be able to have a graduate.. Wood! Congrats, looking at your last post when you were late you must be about 6w along! How exciting.. how are you feeling? can you provide a run down of early pregnancy symptoms for us 2WW girlies? :-)

Bumble - Bonzo and I were discussing the fertility thing and it looks like it can be influenced by both sides of the family..

Here's to more BFP's, I think a few of us are due to POAS in the next few days.

Nighty night all!

TTC:

2lilGirls, 30yo, (2xDD), Cycle 5
Bonzo77, 36yo, (2xDS), Cycle 6
BunnyBaby, 37yo, (2xDS), Cycle 4
BumbleandBumble, ?yo, (?DC), Cycle?
Cakecrumbs, 38yo, (2xDS 7&3), Cycle 5
Cherieblossom, 35yo, (2xDC 5&3), Cycle 1
Claryrocks, 36yo, (DD & DS), Cycle 1
ELR 36yo, (DD11, DS8), Cycle 4
FlipFlippingFlippers, 28yo (2xDD 4&5), Cycle 2
Leons, 42yo, (DS6, DD3), Cycle 1
MmmBacon, ?yo (DD & DS2), Cycle 1
MrsW2809, 27yo, (DS & DD), Cycle no: 0! - coil due out in 9 days!
Nordicmom, 38yo, (DS8, DD1), Cycle 1

WTTC:

Seasavage, ?yo (2xDD), begins Jan

Graduates:

13/12/10 - Woodhj, 35yo (DS7, DD3) Cycle 4

OrangeFizz99 · 10/12/2013 16:15

Wow, congrats woodhj! How are you feeling?

Oo bumble, thats hard, dh was reluctant but now if anything he's more into the idea than I am! I tried to help him see all the positives and how exciting it could be.

woodhj · 10/12/2013 14:29

Hi Ladies, posted last Saturday as TTC#3 and didn't dare do test in case negative.........well it was positive!!! yay.
Would of never of thought I was, was expecting to come on. So don't all be disheartened keep jumping on your man until the test makes you happy x x x

bumbleandbumble · 10/12/2013 14:05

does anyone else have a reluctant partner?

I feel really strongly about wanting number 3, but my husband keeps saying 2 is more than enough and worries about money and about feeling so tired all over again…but mainly about money.

Yes we are in a very fragile money situation, I am at home, desperately trying to find a decent paying job and he is not making much.

But we are getting too old and I am terrified once we are more secure, I won't be able to have more.

My mother had early menopause…is it hereditary? does anyone know?

OrangeFizz99 · 10/12/2013 13:25

oo mmbacon, don't know whether to say fingers crossed or not. At least you're aware of the possibility?

Another bfn this am with fr but still no af. Keep running off to the loo convinced its happened but zilch. My boobs hurt, like really stinging on and off and my tummy feels like its upset but both could be af I guess.

My mood is ridiculously good which is very weird as I get PMS for a day or two with af and for about a month with pregnancy :)

I am thinking not pg as bfn 14 dpo is surely impossible? Especially on a frer. Not normally late though. However being late not bad as would shift fertile window for next month to after pils visit.

I will stop the me me me now! Although, one last thing, I did just buy a three isofix seater car so I really do need to get pg again now!

bonzo77 · 10/12/2013 13:18

mmmmbacon. Welcome. If you do get a BFP there will be some envious ladies here. On a more serious note, what would you prefer to happen? (Don't say if you don't want to). And if you don't get pg will you start ttc? Difficult to know I suppose. I stopped the pill 8 months ago I think, because I felt it wasn't agreeing with me. Still no BFP, yet.

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Mmmbacon · 10/12/2013 00:17

We are on the wait now, we have dd and ds the baby who is 2,
We are not trying but I needed a break from pill, dh knew this, we ended up having a big fight, didnt talk for two days and then had mad make up sex completely forgetting that I was not taking anything

Part of me is freaked out, god only knows how we would afford cc for 2, but ds would be only in fulltime creche with a new baby for a year or so,

The other part of me would love another baby, and the fact that we would find out christmas week has me hoping that I am,

I said to dh that I only realised that we went bare back last night and he.just laughed and petted my tummy,

Are we behaving like a couple of teenagers, we did get carried away last night, and I know the chances of us getting pregnant off a one nighter is slim, but it is still a big possibility especially when it took us only 3 months to conceive ds,

Feel like a silly twit, but needed to tell someone,

bonzo77 · 09/12/2013 23:15

God. I sound optimistic don't i?

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bonzo77 · 09/12/2013 23:14

Thanks orange. He had no idea!

bunny Both my grandmothers had their firsts in their 30's. My mum had my youngest bro at 39 (conceived him at 38), and oy really entered menopause in her late 50's. But our obstetric histories are so different. She went into spontaneous labour at 42+1 with me, induced at 42 and 43(!) weeks with my brothers. High forceps with me, sneeze births with my brothers. Me?! A failed early induction with a crappy placenta, a mmc that wouldn't shift for about 8 weeks after it happened, then another crappy placenta. I discussed this with my mum. She reminded me that I get my genes from my father too, my maternal grandma had 2 CS's in the 1950's when they were not undertaken even as lightly as they are now, and the pregnancy takes some input from the father!

Symptoms.... Where to start? Cough. Generous CM... I really cannot work out when I ovulated. Charting pissed me off this month so I stopped when I got I'll as it just confuses things. If I believe the OPK I'm about 7 dpo. Sunday would be CD28. I guess though if AF hasn't appeared, I could test a week tomorrow.

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BunnyBaby · 09/12/2013 13:52

orange - fingers crossed, perhaps you conceived later than you thought. I got a negative with ds2 as had to have a root canal, then got BFP a few days later

Bonzo - my gp said age not as bigger factor in fertility if you've been proven as fertile (ie had previous dcs), and more relevant if trying for dc1. Also age your mother went through menopause nay give clues. We have lots of 40+ mums in our family, and you and I gave several years to go to even get there. I'm optimistic for us all :-)

I've got 4 days to go till af (would usually spot in 3 days), and noticed creamy/Ewcm a few dpo, and for past 2 days creamy discharge has got more abundant but watery and a teeny tiny hint of yellow. Normally I dry up by one so trying my best not to symptom spot and madly looking into it all..also cat buried near my tummy at night.. We'll see!

I want to see a grad on this thread so good luck for those poas and fingers crossed for some sticky little Christmas babies xx

OrangeFizz99 · 09/12/2013 07:01

bonzo - keep forgetting to say happy birthday to your ds2. Hope you all had a great day.

OrangeFizz99 · 09/12/2013 06:58

Have decided to use my second fr test tomorrow am if no af today

With both dds I got bfp s in the day before af due...

Anyone else in the results bit?

Hi claryrocks, that's my consolation, if I'm not pg then August isn't an ideal month anyway!

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