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

Thanks for being lovely peeps, have a biscuit

Mor sorry the witch got you, enjoy wine and cheese and all the things you couldn't have had if she hadn't turned up and come out fighting or more to the point, shagging once she's pissed off
I was slightly concerned when you said about doing it in the window... Your poor neighbours

Deb hope your symptoms are symptoms. I've got a few flutters, aches and oddities but I've decided I'm not going to symptom spot any more as I'm driving myself crazy!

Must look up 4 year old thing. Might do that tomorrow

Leonie I have an upset tummy, cramps and flutters (All could be related and could also be a bug) so kinda hoping they are early symptoms and I found upset tummy can happen from 6dpo which I am.

Thanks pinklily am hoping it is a good reason otherwise I am wanting to be better after a decent sleep starting to forget what they are.

Ah, I just checked and it's gone up to 7.5. Shame we aren't trying yet.

Deborah - sorry to hear you aren't feeling well, but fingers crossed its for a good reason!!

DrWhy - fingers crossed with your job offer!

Runner05 - lots of tea and flowers for you. And biscuits. Please be kind to yourself. I hope that you get the time that you need and that your counselling session helps.

I've not got any fertility apps yet. I'm quite relaxed about when we conceive in the next few months.

I've just bought some Tesco Multiplus Pregnancy multivitamins online while I was doing my grocery shopping because they were £3 (and 3 for 2) so significantly cheaper than the Pregnacare or Seven Seas ones. They say they are also for women planning a pregnancy and have the levels of folic acid (400 micrograms) and vitamin D (10 micrograms) the NHS recommend. I think they will be OK for the time being! Looking forward to seeing DH's face when they arrive tomorrow... It seems that you should take them for a month before conception so now seems like a good time to start. (We're TTC after Christmas, once we're back from our winter sun holiday! [santa] Counting down the days...)

shelbTa - I watched this last week. It was really entertaining! I'm recording it to watch later!

Deborah89 - what symptoms are you experiencing? Fingers crossed for you too!

Yeah saw 4 yr old last week and loved it! That's our future!!

Sorry to hear AF arrived Morwenna. Why wont any of our AFs just pee off!!! What are you gonna do to console/make the most of it?

Fertility score goes up to 10 pink. I'm recording secret life of 4 year olds - loved the one last week. Just watching the hangover which we recorded last night (letting DH have his way). Can't believe I've never seen it before.

So many posts!
Runner you aren't mental at all! And I'm sorry to hear how stressed you are. I have had group therapy and 1:1 therapy and it does help. I still keep in touch with the people from group therapy over 2 years after it finished.

If I could work out when to use ovulation sticks and how I would be obsessing over them!

I have had a really upset tummy today (sorry if tmi) so had a look online and found that it is common from 6dpo . . . I am 6dpo!!! Trying not to get my hopes up. I know it's early days but I am definitely keeping my fingers crossed that it isn't a bug I've picked up from the children at work!

Is anyone else getting early pregnancy symptoms?

Shelba I have recorded the secret life and will try to watch it later! Xx

Sorry to hear there are a few of us feeling down and having crap weeks. At least tomorrow is hump day (probably in more ways than one for some of us!)

It's weirdly warm here today for November, it doesn't match with the dark nights and gale force winds.

I'm staying away from ovulation sticks for now, I know I will become obsessed if I get them.

I've got a fertility score of 5 on Ovia today, this is the oresicted fertile period. Does anyone know if it goes higher than 5?!

Oh, and I really don't mind if it's a boy or girl tbh - as long as it's healthy

I hate dark mornings! God only knows what I'll be like when severely sleep deprived!

Skittle tits is my new fav phrase.

Wow, missed lots again! Hello newbies

I went quiet as I thought things were looking up, but she's landed!! The Hag has landed. Currently feeling sorry for myself as I feel like crap. I actually put my cycle history into Clue going back a few months and it updated itself. Predicted AF with 100% accuracy, so I'm hoping the fertile window period is right too! I do get EWCM at the time it says. Not charting. Yet.

Other things: I like Philippa Gregory and castles and GoT :) He's written a prequel?! There was me waiting for the next book to come out!

Pissy sticks - I got mine off Amazon (cheap ones) although I think they are mid stream ones? Also got First Response off Amazon as well.

Definite increase in sex drive after coming off the pill, doing it every other day is exhausting, but making a concerted effort in the window!!

That was a scary story about car seats....we can't know everything ladies, it's a learning process, right?! Can we just focus on this TTC marlarky first of all and then find out how to be perfect parents?!

I hear you re stress Runner. I think I've been underestimating how stressed my body is. Need to do more to unwind this month -any suggestions ladies? Booked myself in for new yoga class tomorrow...trying to push myself to be good... but why do most relaxation things cost money?! Acupuncture, yoga, pregnancy tests...gonna be penniless!

Heading away Thursday for a few nights with the other half. Hope we both leave everything else at home and just enjoy ourselves and dtd a lot!

I find myself looking at Ovia (and my 2 other fertility apps) loads in a day, and do lots of counting (how many dpo / days to AF / days to test. I need to stop really as I'm just building myself up for disappointment.

Sorry to hear you're both feeling down runner and happy.

I saw the sun shining today for what feels like the first time in weeks which boosted my mood a little.

I'm sat on the sofa whilst DH cooks dinner - and I've just heard him start vacuuming ! This is the life!

Thanks Bunch and yes, become a slave to Ovia like us

Runner you don't sound like a mental patient at all. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression a couple of years back and went for private therapy sessions. Worked a treat and not had an episode since.

I really think I need to get on this Ovia app!

Happy I'm obsessed with it too. I sware I check it at least 5 times a day, I don't know what I expect to have changed lol

I am having a really stressful day, not ideal when I'm supposed to be de-stressing

I actually feel worse now I've been signed off but I think that's just because I've acknowledged that I'm not coping and need time to breath.
I'm going to try to get signed off until my therapy session on 1/12 makes me sound like a mental patient hopefully that getting counselling combined with knowing my mothers prognosis whether she's got more than a year or two to live or not should take some of the worry away. At least I hope so!

Hope your all having a better day than me! Been in a horrible mood all day, was up a lot of the night with my poorly dog so am sleep deprived today! God knows how I'll cope with it on a regular basis when we have a baby!! I need sleep!

I haven't bought any ov tests yet, gonna give it a while using my app and see how I get on. I'm already obsessed with checking ovia!

Well my job offer will apparently be made on Wednesday, I'm currently on my pill break and if I get the job offer the plan is basically not to take it again on Monday as I should - eek!
I should probably just confirm it with DH but because of time difference we can only talk without one of us being at work at the weekends!!

Hi Ladies

I haven't used OV sticks yet, I'm just using an app to track my cycle at the moment.

My sex drive has always been fairly high with the OH (we are well matched hehe) but since I stopped the pill it has increased even more. It's all fun and hopefully it will result in a pregnancy.

The clear blue one I got is for first morning pee! uk.clearblue.com/clearblue-ovulation-test-range/clearblue-digital-ovulation-test-with-dual-hormone-indicator I had to double check that

I wee in a little Gu pudding glass pot!!! Not ideal but for me cheapness wins.

I only just found out that you have to do it in the afternoon which is prob why I never got my clear positive. At least I've learnt for next time!

Yep I got some pissy sticks from super drug.

5 ov sticks for £16 oh my god
2 high sensitivity red in pregnancy tests for £8

I would have got the cheap internet pissy sticks but you have to collect a cup of wee for them which I didn't fancy. The ones I bought were mid steam.

As a side note I looked in Wilko's and found cheap pissy sticks for £4 or clear blue digital for £18. I went for super drug because every one seems to agree that their own brand are good.