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

Good morning! So this morning on CD50(!) I decided to do the last pregnancy test I had.... BFP!! I am freaking out.

No idea how to date this one. I didn't get a positive last weekend so guessing I ovulated randomly at some point. DH doesn't really believe it yet!

Morning everyone! How are all my crazy OPK people's today? (I'm still resisting!)

So. I feel sick. Last night I had a glass of wine. One of my favourites. And I didn't want to drink it because I felt "iffy" then I felt nauseous. I've woken up and I feel sick. Sipping tea is not helping

I'm about 5-7 days past ovulation (no sticks, just the app telling me) see, I'm still totally sane
Obviously I'm absolutely not symptom spotting, oh no not I! It's probably a bug, or being overtired, or something. I do usually feel really sick if I'm very overtired I slept really well

I'm off to Amazon some pee sticks

Pink don't panic. What time did you take the fainter one? Had you had a lot to drink beforehand? That use to really affect mine.

Omg runner!!!!!!
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If you did it Wednesday then his swimmers will be in position so I wouldn't panic too much

Getting myself confused here. We DTD on Wednesday night and now won't do it again until tommorrow night (assuming OH is better).

Pink when was the last time you dtd?

you know once upon a time that would have been an inappropriate question

Now OH is saying we can't DTD tonight because he feels unwell. So if I peaked OPK wise yesterday, we didn't DTD last night and aren't doing it tonight, I'm going to miss the window. Absolutely gutted. And I can't tell him because I've not told him I'm doing OPKs because he will think I am a crazy mad woman (he wants to just see what happens). Just had a little cry to myself and then got angry that I'm being so ridiculous.

I seem to have joined the gas gang too! Here's hoping it is a symptom in all of us! 5 days until ovia says I can test and am getting (tmi alert) sticky cm.

Mor has it set in yet that your pregnant?

Lan obsessively talking about tcc is what we're here for :-)

Mor I don't mind the gas, it's the volume when it exits that's the problem!!

I never thought I'd say this, but gas is good Runner. Gas is good!

Hi Runner thanks for that. I will download it now. I am already addicted to reading about everything over the past couple of weeks.
It's hard not to pester the OH with all the info and they just don't understand what the fascination is do they haha.
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Hi Lan download Ovia. Most of us are addicted to it. It will calculate when you should test for you. Also if you haven't already get some internet cheap (ic) pregnancy tests. Then you can pee on as many sticks as your heart desires... Trust me poas (pee on a stick) is addictive!!!

mor hope you get your appointment before Christmas. Would be so exciting to tell people then.
I'm hoping you're right about my poking pain this morning. My tummy area has been very unsettled and a hey this afternoon so I'm hoping that a good sign, also really bloated and gassy lovely!

Pink I'd do another opk tomorrow just to check otherwise it looks like your spike happened between the two tests. Keep shagging just in case.
From what I read most people have a spike that only lasts a few hours. It's only us weirdos who have spikes that last days (although I read somewhere that you're more likely to have twins if you have a spike that lasts several days gulp I hope that's just a wives tail!)

Ladies

I'm super stressed. Yesterday's OPK was fairly dark but not as dark as the control line. I've done another one today and the line is basically non existent! So does that mean yesterday's was as dark as it's going to etc? I've attached photos,the first one should be yesterday's and the second today's. We DTD yesterday and will again tonight but I just don't understand what's going on. I assumed it would get darker today. Ovia says that fertile week starts on 12tg.

Wow, haven't been on here on a while! Thank you hana and harriet

So I'm 4 weeks + 3 days, still testing everyday like a mad woman. I can reassure you all that the craziness of TTC does most definitely not disappear once you're upduffed, that's when the anxiety and the paranoia kick in. Feeling so vulnerable until I get to the 12 week mark....Excited and worried all at the same time

FYI - I didn't and haven't had an implantation bleed. Apparently this only happens in around 30% of women? Runner - I now know the left hand pelvic sharp pain I felt was most likely implantation! So Fx for you

Just waiting to see if I can get a doc's appointment before Christmas! Will be telling our folks (all being well) as will be v difficult to hide my not drinking over the hols! Just going to have to think up some good excuses the rest of the time

Other than that, trying to eat as healthily as I can and not drive myself nuts with analysing every sensation down there!

Hi Everyone

I am new to this whole mumsnet thing and am struggling with some of your abbreviations but I think I have the gist haha.
I have been off the pill since May but not trying for a baby. Last week we agreed to give it a go and I knew I was ovulating because I have been keeping a note of my cycles so I am super excited to try a test, when do you all think it would be a good time to?
I had a bit of spotting today and am hoping I am lucky and it's an implantation bleed. Fingers crossed.
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Second what you said about the baby name thing Stark but each to their own. I don't think I could handle being sidelined in any respect where my (as yet imaginary) child is concerned.

Well, after being certain all month that I am definitely not pregnant I'm not teetering on the not sure line.

Kinda light period type cramping has continued all day as has shooting boob pain and my tummy feels unsettled. I can also feel myself getting a bit hormonal. It's waaaaay to early for it to be AF so I'm hoping these are symptoms as the only other thing it could be is a cold coming on and that's no fun

I'm currently enjoying an afternoon tipple while wrapping presents and listening to Christmas songs. Until you know you are pregnant there isn't any harm in enjoying a drink or five lol.

Just have a drink. Most people don't even know they're pregnant until they miss a period or two and continue their lives as normal with no harm done.

Also. Bloody hell I can't keep up with this thread!!!

I'm looking at the Christmas drinks and wondering if we're pregnant... I really like mulled wine!!!
...Because as a teen and early twenties I was utterly convinced that I would get pregnant if I ever had unprotected sex and now I know that when you want to become pregnant it's likely to be a long journey.

How do I get from ovulation to testing without stopping my life every month?!!

Yeh 36 might be right Shelb I'm also thinking about the ewcm. I only had it for one day and that was the 4th. Annoyingly I have no way of knowing whether an opk would have been positive around then. Looking on line there seems to be an awful lot of women who get 4 to 6 days of clear positives so it's entirely possible it would have been.
I'm thinking that it's more than likely that I ovulated around that time but either way. I definitely could have been having implantation pains this morning.