TTC for the first time - anyone else?

Sorry to hear that dogonaleash but if its a really early mc which it looks like it was then at least you can take the comfort that you can get pregnant xxx

And I'm out this month ladies.

Cramping turned into AF arriving this morning so it looks like an early mc for me. Bit sad but way too good to be true that I would get pregnant on our first try!

God haven't had cramps like this since before I went on the pill, now I remember why I went on the pill!

Aww TiggeryBear you're not overreacting at all! I can't imagine the pain of mc and just hope I never have to - but have a couple of close friends who have had them, one of them had 3 in a year and is now 6 months pregnant with a healthy baby - but I know the agony she goes through as she is still terrified even though all of her mc were early on. Can totally understand you being scared of putting yourself through any pain again but hopefully this time you will be absolutely fine, just go for it and then when you get your BFP take each day at a time, lots of luck and hugs to you.

Hi all!
Thinking about ttc#1 following early miscarriage back in August (bfp was a total surprise though as not having been ttc), but feeling apprehensive as I'm not sure if I can go through all that again. OH was great, supportive but I could tell that he didn't really "get" my pain as I guess that he didn't really have a chance to get used to the idea. Not sure. I guess that I'm just looking for reassurance that I'm overreacting, making a mountain out of a molehill. Good luck to all of you hoping for a bfp this month

Batfish. - I can't believe this board is technically full of women telling each other how much sex they are getting/ planning and that this evening after reading this board - I am aware of several ladies getting down and dirty- and I don't even know them!

Hurumph. Forgot how much pain and cramping I get with af.

Yay to those who have AF and wanted it!

How annoying for you DogOnALeash - no fun being in limbo! Really hope you get a clear answer soon and even more hope that answer is a BFP!

Hi crazypuglady exciting for you that you may be TTC soon! They say that you can never really be ready for a baby - and that if everyone waited until they were ready then there would be no babies! So hopefully your hubby will not worry about the finances too much, some people have hardly anything and manage - I know you need to buy a lot of gear for babies but then my hope is that we will save loads of dosh on going out for dinner and wine and buying new clothes for aforementioned dinner and wine!

So I have a question - does ovulation have to be accompanied by egg white CM? Still can't believe it's suddenly become acceptable to discuss bodily fluids with strangers on the internet Or can you ovulate and not have any? I'm just trying to get an idea of whether I'm ovulating so I know what to look for in future months. I am on CD16 so if I was straight back into a normal cycle after the pill (wishful thinking) then I would have ovulated yesterday. So either I haven't yet, which is entirely possible, or I have and didn't see any signs. With us all being newbies I don't know whether anyone will have an answer but feel free to share your mucusy knowledge!

I'm hoping to be joining you all on Saturday. I'm coming off the pill after 10 long years. DH is worrying, thinking it will happen straight away and panicking that we need to save some more money first. Most of the time he ignores his head and goes with his heart and says 'lets do it' but then he has a wobble so I've left the ball in his court. Last pill is tomorrow night, after that if he wants to wait then contraception is his responsibility while I try to get my body back into some normal rhythm.

DogOnALeash I heard the CBDs are less sensitive than the normal tests so maybe try again in a couple of days with FMU. The tests you posted definitely do have lines on them though so I'm going with congratulations

Good luck this month to everyone else.

Sorry for AF arriving innersanctum and toots, good to know you can get going now :)

I did another test and got another faint bfp but then did a CB digi and got BFN!?! Totally confused the hell outta me so I'm waiting until Saturday to do another one and hopefully by then I'll get a clear result.
Do you reckon maybe that the CB Digi just wasn't sensitive enough? I didn't do with FMU either so maybe that was it too.
Still no AF and 5 days late so only good signs really. Although I am getting cramps, which I've read is a symptom of pg but I hate feeling like AF is going to show up any minute and if that stays all 40 weeks then holy crap this is gunna suck lol

Well my af must have felt guilty about me talking about her absence... And today on cd 44 she appears to have started her entrance! Am soooo happy! Except that I had booked a weekend break in Cambridge this weekend and now no dtd can happen but will take that given now I am
Officially on cd 1 on cycle 1!

Oh and I joined slimming world last night and got the shock of my life when I weighed in- heaviest I have ever been and 1.5st more than November last year! Healthy eating begins!

How are all the other newbies?

I haven't heard of vitamins delaying AF but then I haven't heard of a lot of things! Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will be along soon

Delaying our proper TTC by a month doesn't seem to be stopping me searching for signs of ovulation! If I was lucky enough to get straight back into a normal cycle after the pill then I would be ovulating today but who knows!

I am still waiting for af - stopped pill and according to ovia I am cycle day 43 after a quick short withdrawl bleed.

Waiting to kick off properly is boring but getting dtd practice in and joining slimming world this eve for the first time as bmi is 26 and want to be 24 ideally to ensure I stay healthy if I get a bfp one day. Also I need something to distract my obsession with wanting to have a baby!

Anyway what is the rumour that pregnacare conception vitamins delays af? Have read this a few times now and getting worried that my must start conception vitamins is actually stopping af visit.

Any thoughts on this? Struggled to find any threads on it by searching ...

Stats- toots,31 ,ttc #1 , cycle 0 ( can't even say cycle 1 yet as no proper af to date!)

I have been off the pill a couple months now - I am so impatient!

Oh wow possibly 2 BFPs! Hopefully we are a lucky bunch

I don't want to be taking things easy this month, I'm feeling left out! It seems silly to try hard to get pregnant this month when it would mean missing out on maternity pay but the next month is going to go by soooooo slowly when I had been excited about TTC this month! Hubby seems a bit disappointed too, not sure if he is looking forward to us starting a family or just starting to shag a lot more

Thanks inner and kirsty I am going to do another in a couple of days and then a digital one so I can see the words 'pregnant'...it's taking a bit to sink in but I suppose I shouldn't really let it sink in until the safe time is over.

This cold seems to be doing to rounds, I've managed to escape with just a sore throat but the whole family has been thrown down by this god awful thing, you can just tell winter is well and truly on it's way!

kirsty is this your first month off the pill? If you have been on it ages then it probably will take a while to settle, even though some say otherwise, I gave myself 3 cycles off the pill to adjust before TTC and even then before that I hadn't been on it for very long, DH liked to used condoms as they were cleaner and I must admit I did too!

Ohhhh keep us in the loop DogOnALeash! Exciting times
I am not hopeful for BFP this month I think my cycle is still all over the shop from being on the pill too long.

I have also had a horrendous cold, now I just seem to be cramping

Ohh umm now you're asking the question.....I think it's about 14/15dpo If I did actually Ov on the day I thought I did.

I have a 32day cycle and I think I Ov'd on 28/29th Sept...ohh that means I possibly conceived on my birthday :D thats nice

How many dpo are you blimey?

How many days post ovulation did you test dogonaleash? Just curious as to when I can test but won't be for a while!

Hi Ladies how's everyone doing today? Don't count yourself out Blimey I did and well so far I'm still getting faint BFP's

I went out this morning and got 3 more tests, 2 with red ink cos for the life of me I cannot see the blue ink on Clearblue!!! And I got a digi one to take just to make sure

Took one this avo as I'm really terrible at waiting and got another faint bfp, it's far easier to see in real life than in the pic...

If this is true puts my EDD at June 24th

Oh and Dogonalead I defo see one on the black and white one! Eeek so exciting! X

Oh my goodness this thread is getting rather exciting and sounding positive! My boobs are very sore but they are pretty weird at the best of times so defo don't think I am but would be rather exciting! Trying to get dh excited about it and failing miserably!

So so happy for those getting bfps! X

Ooh good luck and please keep us posted xx

Ahh this is madness, I wasn't even going to test but then something told me to.

We will se again tomorrow/day after when I can go get more tests and use with fmu

I can see a line too