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

Sorry it has taken so long to reply, I was sorting my mums birthday and then hosting it.

Here is a pic of the test and it was a super drug early testing test.

Out for dinner then X factor. Now a nice bit of insomnia even though been shattered all day!

Could murder a mince pie!

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Would love to see a picture of the mince pies! I baked today too. Biscuits. But I got a bit confused and accidentally started making cake (butter+flour not butter+sugar and didn't realise until I had a sorta pasty crumbly mess. I pushed through though. Taste pretty good. X factor, crocheting Xmas decorations, eating pizza. Diet in January. Who starts a diet in December... Only a crazy person that's who! (Esp as no wine allowed until BFN)

stark they are known as mutant mince pies and are being treated with caution.

Sounds like you've been very productive... Please tell me you're making a reindeer cardigan lol

I made a cake this evening... Then I made mince pies and accidentally put self raising flour in them

Spent the rest of the evening practicing on my piano. Feeling so bloated and balloon like.

Going to do another far too early test tomorrow. At most I'll be 9dpo. But like I said. Testing does seem to keep my crazy in check as it makes me feel in control.

Doing some work (such a rock n roll Saturday...don't think I need to worry about a baby cramping my style!!) whilst I watch X factor and stuff myself with chocolate orange... I feel sick now, but it's terry that's to blame not any symptom spotting :-/

Stabbing pains back in my boobs and abdomen...I know it's going to be nothing but my body playing tricks on me but still thinking what if??!!

This evening I am grazing and watching Netflix. Grazing is helping with my nausea.

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Thanks ladies, I've been pregnant multiple times before but they were all miscarriages. I just want a baby in my arms, it's so hard! I think taking a test every day would actually ease the anxiety, I better stock up because I don't have any!

DP is quite submissive and black and white when I confined in him, and I'm fine speaking to you lovely ladies and my amazingly supportive Mum

Lol, I feel your pain Kat

Runner... I have had the exact same boob issue. Feeling at least half a size up. And my boobs don't change with monthly witch at all (they are v small and almost non existent anyway) so I've thought HUrrah! This must be it... Then I realised I've put on about 10lbs since August (urgh!! Why is good so good?????) so that's probably it :(

Tudor I think most people who ttc feel quite anxious about it first time round. Like Snow I'm in my mid 30s so I don't exactly have forever.

You just need to find a coping strategy to help you get by. I come on her to obsess and pee on sticks at every possible opportunity. I know testing early is pointless but it makes me feel in control and then I stop feeling anxious.
Do try to chill though as allowing yourself to get stressed makes it harder to conceive. Do you have anyone IRL to confide in?

Latest imagined symptom. My boobs feel massive. Like bursting out of my bra massive. I'm sure I'm imagining it though have eaten too much junk food and am getting fat(er)

Tudor I'm also feeling weirdly anxious/stressed. I think it's because we know how important it is to succeed and it's a lot of pressure even if you don't do OPKs and all that. I'm afraid my body doesn't work right as I've never been successfully pregnant and I'm in my late 30s. But I've also never really actively tried to get pregnant either so there's some excitement mixed into the anxiety. I'm glad to find this forum though so I can get comfort from reading others who are going through this too.

Thanks ladies. Maybe the slightly darker line earlier this week was just a blip. It's not a hardship to continue DTD regularly so we'll just keep at it and see what happens!!

Tudor, I'm still in the early stages of TTC but I do think it is emotionally draining. I was saying earlier this week that I feel anxious all the time, and I know it's down to TTC. Is your OH open to TTC discussions so you have someone to share with in real life?

My fertile window starts today til next Thursday. I like how Ovia gives me a score out of 10 with monday through Friday being 7.5 or above. Wish it was a done deal to just dtd when it's 9 or 10/10 and just have it work first time! If we dtd tonight, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday do you think that'll do it? My opk today is starting to get darker and I'm noticing a bit of ewcm so all the signs are there! One app says Monday is my O day another says Wednesday. I'm trying to be relaxed lol but it's hard to do once the big o looms!

I'm seriously thinking TTC is doing something to my Mental Health. I've never been so fixed on something in my life. I didn't even wait for Christmas like I wait to test, it's madness.

The wait is actually quite emotionally draining and dragged out. Am I the only one?

I think Ovia shows your fertile window as starting about five days before you ovulate and lasting for about a day after due to the length of time sperm/eggs can survive so don't panic yet.

CD 20 here. 7 days until I can test, according to Ovia. AF due on 22 December. Feeling like it's going to be a long wait...

In that case Pink I wouldn't worry. You'll probably get your positive some point next week

Tudor, Ovia is saying fertile window isn't due to start until tomorrow, so if that's right then I haven't ovulated yet (if I understand it correctly!). I just thought I would test this week to see if OPK's were in line with Ovia, and am not confused by the weakening line!

Pink I'm really baffled that they're getting weaker

Is there any possibility you haven't ovulated?

Ovia days CD 16, 1 day till fertile window, fertile score of 3.5 and 18 days till pregnancy test.

What cd are you Pink?