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

Pink, this site with pics is useful for knowing the types of CM www.babycentre.co.uk/l1047500/what-cervical-mucus-looks-like-photos

Oh wow! Congratulations Bunch!

Out of general interest, how long were you "trying"/"not being careful" for?...

I know Starky - at times today when I've thought i'm loosing my marbles Googling all sorts of body/baby stuff, I have taken comfort that we are all in it together!!

Hey ladies... How are we all?

Congratulations Bunch!

AF is due tomorrow... But we shall see, gonna do a test tomorrow, but doubt I'll have a bfp as I wasn't completely sure if/when I was ovulating. I don't think I'll be too upset if it's negative, as I've decided to take a more relaxed approach as I was getting obsessed lol

I've spent the past hour Googling cervical mucas and now my head hurts! I've no idea how quickly its meant to turn from dry to watery to egg white like etc.

I finished AF on Wednesday. Now feel constantly 'wet' (sorry, TMI!) and having had a bit of an explore (oh the shame ) CM feels quite watery. Ovia says my fertile period starts on 12th. So somewhere between now and then, is it meant to turn egg white like?!! I never thought i'd be examining CM in such detail!

Leonie and Shelb - interesting that you are both feeling the same kind of things. I wonder what it means.

Leonie - what kind of weird and tight? Mine has too so it's good to hear you say that! Mine felt like a pulling above my pubic bone, and it is so so bloated where normally it is quite flat (with flab on top).

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Congratulations! Brilliant news to come back to see!

According to Ovia, my fertile window starts today. I'm not sure how accurate it is as have had one cycle of about 35 days and one of about 29 days, and I'm not doing OPK. DH thinks I am crazy because we've had "baby making sex" twice now and ever since the first time my stomach has felt weird and tight. He has been laughing at mu suggestions that I am either pregnant or allergic to his sperm. It's probably all in my head!

Pink - yeah opk and ovia. When I was on my fertile period according to ovia it was quite pink on the opks (I posted on here) but now I'm out of it I had some spotting the past few days then today quite a strong opk but nothing yesterday. But only only on cycle one off the pill so not surprised if it's all wrong

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Stark I guess you're just going to have to wait and see if AF turns up but if there's no sign by the middle of next week I'd test again just to be sure.

I've fallen foul of the lure of ovulation tests and bought a load of cheap ones. I've got a couple of Superdrug ones so I'm going to start testing on Monday using them then continue with the cheap ones when they arrive. Hopefully I'll be able to pinpoint ovulation this month but I'm also damned well going to jump OH at every occasion feeling very determined to succeed this month!! :-)

Maybe the bug has knocked things out a bit then. How long have you been off the pill? Could just be things getting back to normal too

Starky - when were you due?

Right, I shall be taking my own advice and putting a pillow under my hips and putting my feet up. To be honest at this point I'll stand on my blooming head of it helps!!!!

Thanks for the encouragement Shelb I really do think I'd be so much happier working for myself but it's a big step and there's so much to learn I was planning to start up in October but with my mum being so poorly that went out the window. Now hoping for a January start and with any luck I'll be able to go full time while on maternity... Fingers crossed!!

Bunch I bet it's really bizarre psychologically given that we've all been talking about it for a couple of months. Keep us updated on symptoms etc.

Haha. DH thought I was a loon but I now feel completely justified!

Shelb - are you using OPK sticks and an app? If so, are they telling you the same thing in terms of when you are ovulating? I'm using Ovia but not sure how accurate it actually is, so may embrace the OPK's.

Right, thats it, i'm totally sold on using a pillow now!!

Hi all.
Thanks for the congrats. We just picked up the new car, feeling very grown up all of a sudden.

Harriet pretty much yeah. I had EWCM for two days then got home (if you remember I was away working) and dtd that night. Id been awake 31 hours, look at that for commitment. And here we are!
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Runner* hope the meeting goes well.

With regards to feet elevated etc just so you know THE night I used a pillow under my hips for 15 mins. I say it did the trick

It's all feelings so bizarre. I'm walking around B&Q saying to DH "I'm pregnant" every 5 mins. In starving all the time but cannot stomach breakfast. Boobs sore and feeling full, bit of backache but other than that I feel normal. It's so weird.

FX you guys join me on this journey soon.

Eeekkk! Yey! Me and OH aren't together today but we DTD yesterday and will make sure tomorrow so that should cover it?

I work in a not too dissimilar field runner a lot of my friends do freelance web design, it's lucrative and you can command your own hours. Go for it!

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Shelb not that I know anything about Ov test but that look damn near as dark. I'd hop on if I were you!

I work in project support so kinda stressful more so as my assignment manager is shit my boss is talking about a staged return as she's concerned about me having a relapse if they pile too much on me in one go. Think that's probably a good idea as mum could get worse over the next few weeks due to treatment.
I want to eventually set up my own business in web design as I find working with people far more stressful than work (I'm ok with clients though) studying at the moment to get my skills up to scratch. Almost there

My lovely OH bought me a piano last year for Christmas. I've fiddled with it on and off but recently bought a new book which had really brought my playing on a lot! Really love practicing now where as with the previous books I used I found it quite frustrating

Hi Harriet Sorry to hear it was a rough one but yeah I know what you mean about it being bittersweet that body is getting back to normal. Can't say it has been accurate for me but I'm only on cycle one.

Ladies - sorry to go on, but I did another opk just now (I know I know) and it's the strongest one I think I've ever had. So am now assuming everything I'm feeling is ovulation stuff. What do you reck, almost positive?? I'm out all day so can't DTD either.

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Yay bunch!!!! Proper PREGNANT!!! Amazing I'm gonna go back on your posts and check your symptoms to drive myself crazy with checking!

Omg I've missed a couple of days and just caught up on all the excitement - it's been a gripping read!!
bunch huge congratulations!!!! So pleased for you! You'd better stay on here and tell us all what it's like!
And starky such a shame about the bfn - I was on edge of my seat for you! Next time lucky though.
My news (tmi, sorry) is that my mysterious missing period arrived on cd52 and it has been the most painful and heavy one I've ever had. Still no idea why it was so late/early? (I have 32 day cycles so it's come before I would've expected my next one) but pleased my body is kind of functioning again. Ovia has just predicted next period in 28 days time so not sure it's really taking into account my info. Do you find it's accurate for you? bunch did you conceive when you thought you would?

What job do you do runner?

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