Anyone else about to take the plunge and stop bc pills?

i'm trying not to think about it to much. should have seen AF 2 weeks ago but not ready to do a test yet as i don't feel any different. want to give it till the end of the month before i do.i highly doubt i'd get pregnant this quick.

any one else got any news??? good bad indifferent?

Oh that sounds promising catnip! Fingers crossed!
How is everyone else getting on? Anyone else due to test soon?

Glad you had a nice meal freedom!

ive had a raised body temp for a couple of days now plus other symptoms- v tired, bloated, sore nipples etc- so im hoping my test on Monday will be a bfp. Fingers crossed!

Oh I know they will be, but they are a bit intense and can be a bit overwhelming. They will be overjoyed though and think I will be sidelined when grandchildren do arrive Just a bit odd to imagine!

Feeling a bit disheartened tonight - AF is due on Monday and I feel totally normal (ie. not pregnant) so not feeling very hopeful, despite doing everything 'right'. Ah well, guess we will just have to wait and see! (oops not a deliberate use of my username!)

Hi everyone just checking in. Had a wonderful night with hubbie my last supper went well. Strange to be DTD without a condom. Hubbie had to get medication out of his system before we start trying so we're go to go now. It was really funny having sex "with a purpose" we were like nervous teenagers. he's all excited and asked if i felt any different. i had to laugh and I said to him it does not work that fast.

on the stretch marks note I agree Palmers is the best they have been around for ages and I remember my mom using it for marks from chicken pox when I was a kid. I've not used bio oil but have heard good things about it.

Justyouwaitandsee I would not worry about telling your parents.They will be excited and happy. They won't be thinking about the "how" they will be thinking about the baby itself. I know we always feel like kids to our parents and pregnancy is the one thing that screams " I'm having sex" but they will speed past that into grandparent hood.

On a final note if you have not tried reflexology give it a go. I felt so relaxed after 30 minutes and totally energized.

Hope everyone is enjoying the hot weather.

I haven't given stretchmarks much thought as yet, but guess I probably should so I can be prepared. My two main issues at the moment, is making sure I get pregnant in the first place, and secondly, how I will break the news to my parents. Funnily enough, I'm not worried about telling PIL (who already have grandchildren) but just know it will be a big deal for mine, and also basically feels a bit strange to share something which is actually quite private and intimate!

Makes sense. I am really tiny so the thought of a great big bump is a bit scary! Plus twins run on both sides of my family (DH is an identical twin) im not sure there's room for one baby let alone two (eek)

I think to prevent stretch marks as best as possible you want your skin to be moisturised and the best quality you can get it. If you get really big then of course you might get them anyway but the more you can do to try and make your skin supple the better :)

P.s. Its not vain squirrel we all worry about them! :)

I get bad stretch marks too at even the slightest weight gain. Ive been moisturising lots but haven't tried bio oil. Can it be used to prevent stretch marks? Try palmers cocoa butter body lotion, ive found it to be really good. i think they do a range of maternity products too

I've got some bio oil but I won't start using it until I get my BFP, I Also am going to invest in the Mama Mio products which I've heard are better (www.mamamio.com/uk/).

I had really bad ovulation pains last night and today my OPK has gone negative so I'm hoping I ovulated last night. I haven't had a rise in temp yet but I am really wondering if my environment isn't quite right, I might have to try keeping the aircon off next cycle!

Hi ladies. I have a question for you, may be a little premature and vain, but gonna ask it anyway! Are any of you doing anything about minimising stretch marks now? I used bio oil for some teenage growth spurt stretch marks and it really transformed the look of them. I know I'm susceptible to them and was thinking of using bio oil just to get my skin in tip top condition before hand and hopefully to minimise them when they come.

What are your thoughts or plans? xx

Hi everyone - wow thanks for the welcome, and good to know you're all finding the Ovia app useful. Feels good to finally share these things with people experiencing the same things, I have been lurking on the boards for a while now but nice to finally find a group to belong to!

teachermummy2b - glad to know I'm not the only one feeling a bit scared! Just feels so strange after so many years trying not to get pregnant. In someways I feel like I am focusing on the science of conception, rather than thinking that this will (hopefully) lead to a baby - although of course I know it will. I am trying to tell myself that marriage felt strange, until it finally happened and it now feels the most natural thing in the world, and I am hoping parenthood is the same!

Are we all trying for our first?!

Welcome justyouwait!

Gosh, that sounds wonderful freedom, what a great idea!

Thanks for the update siarie. It's a bit of a confusing time, isn't it? I get odd tiredness or other symptoms too, I'm sure it's just my body adjusting but it can be hard not to read into it.

Just been plugging all my stats into ovia (thanks justyouwait) and I should have my next af on 29th, so not long after you siarie. Fingers crossed!

xx

Just signed up for the desktop version- it looks really useful, thanks justyouwait much appreciated :)

has anyone tried reflexology or acupuncture to boost chances of conception? Ive heard it can help but not really sure how!?

Oops sorry, just saw that Windows is different to android. Please excuse my ignorance. Still worth checking though, and I think they have a web based / desktop version which you could use if they don't have a windows app...?

Hi catnip85- I am using it on iphone but it does seem to be available for android too. Search for Ovia fertility or Ovuline!
I tried a couple but settled on this one, and is definitely more detailed and responsive than other free apps I tried...

I didn't know that was possible so good to be aware! Thanks siarie and FX for you.

welcome justyouwait the ovia app, is that available for windows phone? Im trying to find a good one but it seems that fertility friend etc are only for iphone and android

Hi Siarie
Good to have others to share these things with, I try to keep my husband in the loop but he is struggling to keep up with what everything means.
I have found the OPK tests fairly easy to use, although I have got more relaxed about the times of taking the tests and the supposed waiting time before you test. Hasn't seemed to affect results.
I am using the Ovia app to track info, and that is really good because it is free and provides instant feedback/analysis about the meaning of any data you input and the impact on your chances of being fertile. It has really helped me make sense of everything. Fingers crossed for us!

So update ladies, it's been a VERY confusing time for me. Just to rewind I stopped taking birth control on the 1st of July. Then I started my OPK tests so I could work out when I was ovulating.

My OPK got dark but not as dark as the control line on the 4th of July, then the following days went light again. I thought Oh I must have missed the positive but hey ho we are DTD every other day so it doesn't matter.

So fast forward I have been POAS trying to work out what on earth is going on, waiting for AF that is still showing as due this Thursday on all my apps.

Suddenly yesterday I get a OMG this is for sure postive OPK test and loads of EWCM. Turns out I ovulated today, my temp dropped yesterday and have started to rise today, so I just need a few more rises and I can confirm ovulation this time. A lot of research and it's not unusual after birth control for your body to TRY and ovulate but not manage it, only to do it a bit later than normal.

All in that hopefully puts me at 0/1DPO right now so providing my temps follow correctly I will begin waiting again.

On the plus side, things all being well I should be able to test on the 27th so that's not too long away and still a potential July BFP.

I just wanted to update you so that someone might benefit from what I've had so far. All of the symptoms I had were from my body kicking back into action and preparing for ovulation after not doing it for so long. I had forgotten what it feels like and certainly I think you get used to it when you have that continue cycle of hormonal changes over the month.

So good luck everyone!

Oh and just to add, we weren't planning to start trying so early but agreed that as we didn't know how long these things can take, or what life holds that we might as well let nature decide the right timing for us. I was slightly nervous that we would then conceive straight away and we would think that we could have waited, but as it has already been three months then I think we made the right decision. Better to try now with no pressure, rather than feeling we're on a time limit further down the line. Good to have people to share this with, we haven't shared with anyone else in real life.

Hi all, can I join you please?

I came off the pill (Gederel) in April and started trying in May. Periods seem to have returned to a fairly reasonable pattern (30 days last month) and this month we have used some internet cheapie OPKs, which seem to suggest that I ovulated later that usual estimates (around day 19)
This means I am just starting my third two week wait.

I am 30, married and trying to conceive our first.

freedom that sounds so nice, in jealous! Enjoy yr evening and good luck :)

Happy anniversary secret squirrel. Nothing to report here ladies. First dtd night is Thursday so we are celebrating on wednesday. My last night of food freedom aka the last supper. The menu will be soft cheese, pate, strawberries (my little plants have yielded a bumper crop of 2) with champagne we got as a wedding gift last year.

Wish me luck ladies.