TTC #1 coming off the pill in December - anyone else in the same boat?!

I couldn't agree with you more Ni my OH already thinks I'm a obsessive nutcase. He'd probably lock me up if he knew how true that is!

And Bunch when did you come off the pill (if you were on it to begin with!) Sorry you may have said earlier but I missed it!

Ladies, this forum is so helpful because if I kept going on to the Oh about all of this he'd probably be having second thoughts about me!!
Bunch of Bobs what date do you reckon you ovulated?

Oh and forgot to say headaches. For the past week now.

Eek I love how everyone is symptom spotting already. It's not just me!

Since DH mentioned he thought my dizzy spells could be due to BFP I now can't help but symptom spot. Though I know I can't be. Too early, too easy.
I seemed to ovulate a week early this month and we Dtd two days before (all signs of ovulating but no proof I actually did, must remember that) and during the time of fertile period/ovulation. Since then had dizzy spells( but have a history inner ear infections could be that), Tea tastes awful 50% of the time (but have changed kettle and I'm blaming that), hair seems fuller. Minor skin breakout, needing to wee all the time but I have NO sore boobs or heightened emotions etc etc. like I said I know in myself I'm not and I'm just setting myself up for disappointment. I hate that I'm being like this in month one of TTC but I can't seem to help it.

What a bunch of numptys we're turning out to be

Shelb, yeah I'm not someone who ever gets headaches usually but over the last yr occasional headachey days on my week off. I think I read somewhere that as you age your natural level of oestrogen drops so the change from the oestrogen level on the pill to your natural level on your week off prompts headaches.

Runner, I can't even bear to think it might be a symptom!!!... Although of course the optimist in me keeps thinking that! I reckon ovulation day was Monday so that would be a crazy early symptom!

Im starting to think I hang out on this forum too much as despite still being on the pill I appear to be symptom spotting
We also haven't even started TTC properly yet. And I spent the last two days partially convinced I was already pregnant. More chance of it being AF or wind that a baby!

Good luck with the nurse shelb

It's to late for me Bunch I'm too far gone to save myself from the evil that is symptom spotting and ttc addiction.

Symptoms include upset tummy, near constant peeing, over emotional and yesterday I had a metallic taste in my mouth... But to be fair I might have just put my lip balm through the wash again

Don't say things like that Ni you have me poas just in case! I'm just hormonal really af is due sat but I desperately want to start trying. No way OH would let me though as we agreed to be drinking buddies for the Christmas parties.

Headaches could be a symptom, when are you due?

(Mums net, where it's perfectly acceptable to ask virtual strangers about the intimate workings of their body haha )

Oh no Runner don't be joining me on the symptom spotting. I'm going mad here .
I definitely spend too much time on here I'm always reading stuff baby related. Or having a giggle at the Mumsnet Classic board.

Haha brilliant!! Well, it's not 100% effective so could be Runner05!! What have you spotted?! I've had so many headaches the last two or three weeks. It might just be coming off the pill as I know I started to get hormone headaches on my pill free week so maybe my hormones are adjusting. Mind you it could also be all the lurgy that's going around at the mo!

Morning ladies, how are we all today?

I'm starting to think I hang out on this forum too much as despite still being on the pill I appear to be symptom spotting

Extract from NHS website

"older mothers are more likely to have non-identical twins because they are more likely to release more than one egg during ovulation"

Sorry ladies age related non-identical twins has nothing to do with family history. At mid-thirties you become more likely to randomly release more than one egg. Both of these eggs can be fertilised and become non-identical twins.

I also have my fingers firmly crossed that this does not happen to me (it happened to a friend of mine though) I can't imagine how hard it would be to care for two babes especially first time round.

Have fun on your hols Purple

Apprentice night tonight!

Bergamotmouse I just googled that and you're right! What a relief! I never knew that! Don't get me wrong I think twins are a lovely idea, but I don't know how people cope with the dual feeding, changing, sleeping! And what a thing for your poor tummy to have to go through! One in there would be plenty!....... Have I just jinxed myself?!

Afternoon all,

Ni - isn't it that Twins run on the maternal side? As it's in the mother's genes whether or not she is likely to release 2 eggs. So you're probably at no higher risk.

For me though - my gran's a twin, her twin sister had twins and my grandad was a twin. So I don't have much chance if it skips a generation.

Wow I keep missing so much on here. Great to see so many of us now the support really helps me I know that!

Well the house offer was accepted yay got it well under the asking price so now it feels a bit go go go. Me and OH were so suprised it felt a bit surreal last night lol. Thanks for all the well wishes they helped so much.

Well both me and my OH have been poorly over the last week so DTD has been a bit less but normally we are every other night. I have to admit having quite a high sex drive I've been the same since meeting my OH. It's all fun and hopefully now it will create a new life.

We go away in 10 days so ready for it, it is stressful at work though it seems if you want a break you still have to do the work you would have been doing beforehand!

Ooh I've missed a few new joiners. Hi everyone!

Shelb you are very much correct. Sex drive does indeed increase after coming off the pill . DH today told me I am "obsessed" With a smirk but still! DH is unfortunately not in the same position as me, though I imagine the whole TTC fear is a good dampener for his libido.

I'm only going to get statutory mat leave pay due to being self employed which is why DH wants me to earn as much as I can now beforehand.

Eek Runner I daren't tell DH about the twin thing as they already run in my side and my mum is adament I will have twin boys. She had it predicted years ago - she's a bit woo like that. I want to be pregnant so much but the though of twins is rather terrifying.

My experience with the nurse was quite a positive one on my last contraception discussion "As you're recently married we wouldn't recommend the implant, injection or coil". I was rather pleased but if I didn't want kids I may have been quite offended. DH and I have been together 10 years, married 18months, I'm 29 and he's 35 (both coming up for a birthday).

Starky I second the call for photos!!

Runner, Shelb, same thing over here! OH reckons every second day may be too much for him! I read that sperm can survive in the female body up to 7 days, so I reckon we'll be ok!! ??

Apparently as you get older it's more likely that you will release 2eggs instead of 1. I've read about it and had it confirmed by a health visitor friend of mine too. Scary!

Was talking to OH about ttc last night and he told me the only thing he wanted to know about was all the extra dtd. I told him that it was a good idea to do it every other day... He looked a bit sheepish and informed me that might be a bit much lol

Really? I don't think I'd heard that about twins! Although, my OH did land it on me last night that his gran was a twin so it is in the genes on his side-yikes!!

In fairness the NHS is probably trying to save money on complications and IVF in older mother pregnancies! I think they are scaremongering a bit...but it's probably necessary to get people moving on with ttc! And it clearly worked on us!

Happy hump day ladies...living for the weekends with these dark mornings! (how will I survive the sleep deprivation a baby brings?! )

Interesting to hear it's not just me who had such a negative experience and I found it ironic that after the telling off the nurse tried to convince me to swap my pill for an implant or coil. Idiot.

We had been intending to wait until we'd bought a house and got married before babies but after I looked up all of the articles about fertility and health over 35, there was no way we were waiting.

Did you guys know that at our ages it's more likely to have twins, even if there aren't any in your families. I have fx that that doesn't happen to me

Ni and Runner, I can't believe your GPs were so doom and gloom! A girl at work was told pretty much the same thing when she went to her last doctors appointment and she is only 28! When I heard that it did make me panic a bit!