If TTC # 2 has turned you into a nut job this thread is for you! (Part 4)

Me too fedup re age gap...DD will be at least 5 now if we have another....there's 5 years, 3 months between my brother and I, so that's my maximum level before I start getting really panicky

DH now very unwell with DD's bug, this really isn't my month

Oh the age gap is my obsession too. Big obsession. It freaks me out. IF I have a second child it will be at least three years gap now. I wanted two but no such luck :(

Thanks ladies, I passed all 4 exams so hurrah!

Hmm I think I might fork out and buy the clearblue ones next cycle then. I can't even be bothered doing an opk today, I was going to wait a few hours of not weeing/drinking but I thought sod it I want a cup of tea!! I also struggle to analyse my cm, I don't usually get much throughout the cycle so when I do get some, which is roughly around the time I would guess I ov it is clear and stringyish, so I presume that is what I would be looking for. I have been a bit crampy the past few days too so hopefully all these things point to ovulation.
Cake what day are you on? If it was me I think I would just take the strong line the other day as your go go go, I think you ovulate within 12-24 hours after a positive, is that the same with ewcm too ladies? So hopefully dtd last night will have been bang on for you I still feel a bit baffled with the whole thing but I'm trying not to get too carried away with it all and just have sex every 2/3 days and a bit more when I guess I'm fertile!
Glad I could make you smile Sebs! And I'm with you on the crazy woman front. There were pg women everywhere in asda yesterday, and I couldn't help but stare at them all. Also at buggies, it used to be that I was oggling the buggy to see if I liked it when I was pg with DD, now it's to see how old the baby is. Do you know what else I am obsessed with? age gaps between siblings. Everyone I meet now I want to know if they have a brother or sister, how big the age gap is, do they get along, do they wish they'd been closer in age or further apart. It's totally crazy, I obviously can't control what age gap there will be!!
Well done and good luck with your exams fedup!

Lucy I'm with you on opks, surely it's impossible not to drink or wee for that long unless you're a camel?! So I just did the opk at lunchtime, probably therefore not totally accurate but it's the only realistic time in the day I can. So did another one today and no line whatsoever. So I'm now wondering if I ov'd on Friday as that was the strongest line I've had? Or do you ovulate after you've had a strong line?? Anyway DTD last night but not sure if it was pointless and whether to keep going next week too? Any advice knowledgeable ladies?

Congratulations fedup on passing your exams and thanks also for the tip on digi opks, I can totally see the point in spending the cash on them now just for the convenience. I might do next month, but also like you worried they may just make me too obsessed!

Sebs, so sorry you were upset at tesco, totally know that feeling and have to stop myself staring at every pregnant woman i see. Getting scared that I'm so focused on the life I want that I'm forgetting to enjoy the life I've got....

Welcome mrs

Just a quick one this morning - as I'm back for day 3 of training (passed all Fridays exams -whoop! But don't know about yesterday's horrible ones) and I am shattered!!

Just a quick one re opks. I think the digi ones are so much easier as don't leave you analysing lines (there is always some LH in your system so can have lines on tests even if you are no way near ovulating!!)
Plus digis can be done in the morning (clear blues) so you don't have to worry about saving up wee (I too struggled with the 4 hour thing unless it was about 11 am and I didn't drink anything all morning!!) I used to test twice a day nearing ovulation to make sure i caught the surge too but you don't have to do that.

They stressed me out which is why I stopped but never say never to going back.

mrs dpo is days post ovulation and hello!

punky weird about the boobs too. Day 4 of my period today and tailing off - sometimes still sore boobs but not too bad. And spots getting slightly less angry!!

Right need coffee before day three starts. Caffeine cut down starts tomorrow

Evening all, I am the same Sebs, I can never remember what anyone has said previously, I have about 5 tabs open on my computer replying to people reading pack over the previous pages!! I do think psychics prey on us when vulnerable and tell us what we want to hear, but as long as it doesn't break the bank and you can take it all with a pinch of salt there is nothing wrong with having a bit of fun with it! So in other words, when your prediction comes true I will be having those details off you please !
Cake I am also utterly clueless with opks! Istruggle to even stick to a time of day to use them, so when I do the results are useless anyway. Does anyone else find it hard to go even 2 hours, never mind 4 without needing a wee/drink? I got a very faint squinty line the other day, and I have had some ewcm today so I'm going to guess that now is a good time to dtd!! AF due 2 weeks tomorrow if she behaves herself this month and sticks to her regular schedule, although I would obviously prefer she just f**ks off altogether this month!
Good luck with the exam results fedup, when will you find out how you did?
Punky I have also heard good and bad from supplements. I do think the best you can do for yourself is to eat healthily, cut down on drinking and caffeine and not stress, and other boring totally unrealistic things!! My moto this cycle is to just take a deep breath and relax whenever I can feel myself getting carried away with obsessing over it. Whether I will be able to keep that up for another two weeks....
Sebs do you think you will POAS in the next couple of days?
Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.

Hi ladies. I'm never new on here. What does dpo mean? Should I poas tomorrow 12 days after ovulation? Had a mc last no and really feel pregnant now. But prob all in my head. Xxxx

Positive opk!! I'm stupidly excited

Ok they were a 6-pack from Home Bargains but still, they're reliable aren't they?

Thanks punky, dd on the mend although still up a few times last night, yawn. Glad AF not as painful for you now.

Fedup, absolutely no idea if I've ovulated, given up symptom spotting as I just seem to drive myself utterly bonkers!

Did another opk just now. A much fainter line than yesterday, but still a line. So I wonder did I ov yesterday as that was the darkest line? I'm utterly clueless aren't I

Sebs, please don't give your hard earned cash to any more psychics, they're awful people who prey on the rest of us during our most difficult times IMHO. Spend your money on which is the answer to life's problems. Ok, so that's a lie, but while I'm eating it it feels like it

Thanks for the hug Fed up. Sending one right back at you and hope you're having a good rest after your training and exams. AF not as painful today, though also had sore boobs which I never normally get. Weird. I also think my body is still messed up from the EP, hence my weird cycles. Am currently obsessing over whether to start taking b6, raspberry tea capsules, etc or wait and see what next cycle is like.

Cake and Tap, hope your DDs are better today and you can DTD without interruption! DH prefers to DTD in the morning but as DS tends to wake v early sometimes we have to try to ignore him shouting for us... Yes, total mood killer!

Sebs, really hope your psychics are right! I know a psychic but she refuses to see about babies as she says that is up to a higher power.... Sucks :(

Just a quick one as zonked after my training and exams to give punky a hug. Stupid periods. Mine has been painful and heavy too but lightening up now. My boobs also still hurt which is unlike me with periods but assume it's just messed up after mc.

sebs haven't you seen about 3 diff psychics or all said you would get pregnant this year?? One around May?

Oh and exams were v hard

Keep going cake unless you think you have ovulated?!

Hope dd better now tap

I can't even count - realised I'm actually day 14 of this cycle. Hmmm, whether to carry on with opks or not?? Now I have started perhaps I just should, or will they make me even more nuts??

Welcome Tap and hi everyone.

Sorry to hear your Dd is poorly, definitely doesn't help you feel in the mood for DTD does it?! My dd poorly last night too, we go interrupted mid DTD by the sound of coughing and wailing - passion killer!

So day 10 of cycle here and succumbed to an Internet cheapie opk (was meant to be holding off til next month for that) and there's a definite line there, not as strong as the control line so i know technically that is negative, but a line nonetheless. However can't DTD tonight anyway as DH away and not sure I have the stamina for two days in a row. But hope to get back to that tomorrow after last night's interruption!! Got ridiculously excited about a pale line on an opk, can only imagine how ridiculous I'm going to get if I keep using these opk things saw my NCT group today and yet another one is pregnant with #2 - delighted for her as she is lovely but I couldn't help feel a massive pang of disappointment.

Fedup, hope the exams go okay and you're feeling a little better about stuff, really crap with your sister and NCT bunch

punky sorry to hear AF arrived, the bitch, and hope it's not too painful today.

Thanks everyone

Didn't get to DTD last night as DH was too tired, gutted! Then to add more fun, DD spent the night vomiting and is currently recouperating on the sofa with DH while I'm at work.

Not looking good for later either (or this cycle in general).

How is everyone?