Thread 2. #Ttc1. We weren't supposed to start yet, but the starting pistol (penis) has gone off. Join our journey as we navigate the ovia boat, pissy sticks and symptoms spotting

Leonie, i think if its still stretchy you should be ok?

CONGRATULATIONS! EXTREMELY HAPPY TO SEE THIS, MOR!

Runner - try not to worry too much. It's early days yet and it might be a marathon rather than a sprint so you've got to try to live as normally as possible, says the girl with a newfound fascination with working out her CM and trying to figure out what it means.

TMI - CM is more wet/watery/slippery and less stretchy now (but still a little bit - breaks more easily) - it was more like EWCM on Sunday/Monday. CD 16 of a presumed 29 day cycle... Do you think this means I'm over my fertile window or is this still fertile CM?

Phew, glad its not just me with the anxiety (not that I wish it on anyone, but I am glad to have anxiety buddies). I'm trying to put it out of my mind but sometimes I just can't.

Starky - OPK sticks are the work of the devil and absolute genius both at the same time. I spent all day today thinking "must resist the OPK sticks, must resist", then I decided not to drink too much this afternoon, hold in the wee, and I caved and tested as soon as I got in . Today's is a bit darker, so that's progress enough for me - onwards and upwards to the fertile window I say!

Aware that it is far too early to symptom spot but I just went to the fridge and couldn't walk away without cheese. I haven't had cheese craving since the end of my chemical pregnancy.

Right up until the line faded all I wanted to eat for breakfast lunch and dinner was cheese. After the line faded I bought more cheese but had no desire to eat it until now.

yup, I am mental

Aaahhhhh I go meet a friend for lunch and look what I miss. Huuuuge cj grays Mor. We're bfp buddies!!!

When was your first day of your last period? You date from that until the dating scan. So I ovulated around the 20th but I'm counting from the 6th as that was the first day of my last period.

I did believe it (and I had a much fainter line than you) but everyday im worried I no longer am so i've tested every day since apart from today (such progress )

Have you told OH yet?

Right there with you Pink, Shelb and Ni

I thought this month I would be more chilled after the excitement and disappointment of last month but nope. As soon as I closed in on that fertile week the crazy came back.

The annoying thing is that I do worry the anxiety about everything that goes through your head while ttc will reduce my chances but then I realise that worrying about it may also reduce my chances and I start worrying about worrying... And you can see where this is going, right?

All we can do is keep shagging and hope for the best I suppose... Well that and just go with the crazy use up every one of the 30 ic pregnancy tests I bought as soon as it's not insane to do so

Yeah pink I agree. Trying to watch what you eat, drink, stress levels, dtd regularly.. It all means that it is at the forefront of your mind the whole time, even if you try not to think about it!! I'm trying to schedule some social stuff (but of course even that has to be ttc appropriate!) or nice activities for myself or with the OH just to distract me a bit. I tend to get anxious and overthink things anyway...That's a given. That's why I said I'd start going to Pilates, Yoga and Acupuncture. I'm hoping that'll balance out any stress in my system! At least they give me relaxation time!!

Pink - I hear you. It is all consuming, especially if you get addicted to things like I do. I'm allowing myself to go through this anxy obsessive phase though and not giving myself too hard a time as I think all women - regardless of what they might say to your face'yeah we just gave it a go and it happened' do exactly the same. I was thinking I was on here too much though and might have a few days break but then I thought - nahhhhhh!

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Ladies, a question. How are you all feeling day to day about TTC? We've been trying less than a week and I feel anxious constantly. Kind of that excited and nervous feeling you get all in one. That makes me worried that the anxiety will damped chances of conceiving, I need to calm down but I can't!

I've got the overwhelming urge to do OPKs every day now as well, even though there is no point today when yesterday's clearly showed I'm not ovulating.

Sorry, just needed to get that out

mor congratulations a strong line I bet you are smiling from ear to ear.

I'm at the end of my AF I have been missing DTD which probably makes me sound like an obsessive freak lol but as I was poorly we haven't been our usual active selves. Fingers crossed the happy news continues on here ladies x

Lol, I know Mor I just can't rant about it IRL so I have to come on here and to voice my irritation with it all

So who is testing next? Need to look forward to harassing someone into testing lol

Congratulation Mor!!! Fantastic news!

How exciting?! Who's next??

Ok, thank you!

But you will get pregnant Runner We're all willing you on!

I think it's the docs definition Mor as everything is counted from there as there's no way (until dating scan) to exactly pinpoint any other date.

I've never heard that about sore nips. I always thought they were supposed to be a good sign

You know it's quite shocking really to think back at how OCD I was about contraception before I wanted to get pregnant... Now I'm sat here thinking Mrs nurse you lied! I will not get pregnant if I'm a couple of hours late with my pill and a sperm so much as looks at me

Can I ask, so I'm technically 2 weeks gone, although the doc will count from the start of last AF - so that's 4 weeks.

So will I start throwing up in 4 weeks time or 2 weeks time?! i.e. actually 6 weeks, or doc's definition of 6 weeks? And same with 12 week scan etc.? Do I go with the doc's definition?

Runner nah - think it was just really hot on the train. Also, I read got to stop reading shite that sore nips post ovulation means it's not your month, apparently. All to do with the estrogen and progesterone.

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Aw Runner - keep going this month, I think it's difficult to pinpoint what's going on (tell me about it!) so don't write this month off just yet.

Shelb boobs feel tender but that's about it at the moment.

Sounds like you have a couple of positive sounding symptoms

mor woohoo!!! Congratulations there's no questioning that line it's a definite BFP.

As to what you do, tell OH, do a couple more pregnancy tests just to convince yourself and call the dr to arrange your first appointment with the midwifeOh and download Ovia pregnancy :-)

Ni, Pink no worries, I'm not doing any more opk's until next month. There's no point I just wanted to track my hormone spike and degrease and that does change dramatically based on time of day. I was always planning to do a second one today but I did it a bit earlier than planned.

I'm just deflated because the two week wait is upon me when up until yesterday I didn't even think my fertile period was going to start until today so I hadn't started dtd eod and in the end I only dtd once during my fertile period instead of the three times I aim for. Feeling cheated lol

Just saw your later post runner why are you deflated?

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Nope, not at work Shelb!! Never great wanting to throw up on a train, but hope that's a good sign for you!!

Here's hoping you all get your BFP's soon!! dances around madly in a kind of rain dance type thing