Relaxed TTC Feb/March/April 2016

Hi Jenny, sorry to hear about the potential redundancy. In my opinion,it will never be the 'right time' so don't hold off. You don't know how long it might take to fall pregnant, nor do you know if you'll definitely be made refusing. Just a lot of what ifs. I'm sure you are financially comfortable enough to bring up a child and a baby wouldn't be a total disaster.

I think you can buy folic acid on its own, it might be easier to get 500mg on its own!

I know I might be a bit mad to still consider preparing for ttc when facing possible redundancy but am trying to stay positive. Plus I think (or hope) that taking the vitamins will give me a further push to get back on track with diet/weight loss.

Still feeling very broody!

On a different note - i'm planning on buying some conception/pregnancy vitamin tablets and I wanted to get some recommendations. Am over 35 so understand I need to take 500mg folic acid but all of the conception packs i've seen only have 400mg folic acid in them.

Hey there. Haven't checked in for a while. Hernia wound still hasn't healed fully & should find out in April whether i'm going to be made redundant! Diet has gone out the window. Put on 3lbs last week & didn't have the heart to go to my weigh-in this week.

Not the best start to 2016!

Bless you wispa, thank you xx

lemon, good idea with the 10k motivation!! I'm trying to shed a bit of weight, too, probably about a stone before TTC, though I'll still be overweight then.

pointless, I'm intrigued, how have you been calculating your cycle wrong?

cheeky, I'm so sorry for your loss

Hi everyone wow there's been lots of posts since the last time I was on!

I finished my last pill pack on Tuesday so it's going to be interesting to see how my body reacts over the next few months coming off the pill, like someone else said here I've been on it almost 17 years 😮 We aren't going to properly TTC until May, plan to use condoms till then. Hoping my skin and weight doesn't go haywire from the changes.

Zeetea- I'm the same there are no grandkids in our family's, we are together so long that I think people were expecting it for a while and have almost given up on it now 😂 My parents got themselves a dog last year I think it was a consolation prize for having no grandkids 😂 I think both would be so excited but I know what you mean about feeling the pressure. Altho my sister in law is getting married this summer and I wouldn't be surprised if they had a honeymoon baby as I think they are keen to start a family soon, so that might take the pressure off a bit!

Inspectorpenguin - I'm the same too hoping to just take folic acid and refrain from the temping etc as long as possible - will see how I get on.

I don't know about anyone else but the weather lately just has me hibernating and eating....I'm afraid to step on the scales as need to get back into good habits. I've signed up for a 10k run in April to motivate my lazy ass!!

Good luck to the ladies on the 2ww!

Hi everyone just checking in again. Theresa I recognise you from when I posted a while ago on this thread, well done on your weight loss! You are putting me to shame. I have about a stone to lose. Had a lot going on recently including a miscarriage last month so not beating myself up about it.

Just finished my first period post miscarriage, it was quite normal thankfully. I still feel a bit emotionally erratic though. I don't think we will
bother using contraception but am not going to actively start trying yet if that makes sense. Just take it easy for a few months and see what happens. I do feel more positive about it all and it's nice to read how excited people are about this new journey

Feeling more positive this evening. Realised I've been calculating my cycle slightly wrong!

I like FF, think it is the most scientific one.

AliceScarlett Thanks, for some reason it didn't click that your period was the end of your cycle. Have started tracking on FF.

Day one of blood not just spotting is cycle day one :)

First post-Cerazette period arrived last night (I didn't have any bleeding after coming off and seemed to have signs of ovulation - EWCM, tender breasts). I didn't have much warning it was starting - a slightly grumbly tummy but I had eaten meat (which I don't normally eat) so I was a bit surprised.

25 days between last pill and period - historically my period has lasted 3 days. I start temping after this finishes, right?

Probably not going to try this cycle in the unlikely event it happened right away (interfering with teaching) but pretty excited that things seem to be working normally!

I think I'm going to wait until April before I start temping just because we're going away over Easter and I want to relax without stressing about it, plus I'll have been trying for 4 months by then.

SoozC ditto again! Still got it but BFN for me this morning. Wtf!

Remember though that not everyone has a temp rise, Professor Robert Winston says less than half! You can get a false negative.

I'm so confused. From age of about 15 until I conceived DD I have always had EWCM and sharp ovulation pain so always known when ovulating. Then I was pregnant, then breastfeeding so had no periods for almost 2 years. Since they have returned they have been heavier but shorter, no CM whatsoever and no pain. I get a bit of light spotting about a week after my period which I think could be an ovulation sign but it occurred to me at 4am that I might not be ovulating at all. If I'm not is that it for me? Or will it start again eventually, like coming off the pill??

thisisbloodyridiculous - still got the feeling this morning but a BFN. No idea what's going on anymore!

wispa - I really find decaf not as nice. Bit sad! But I do drink a lot of coffee so have to cut down somehow. It'll be good for me even if I don't get pregnant!

Just checking in, some people are.quite close to testing now will have my fingers crossed for you. I've got two pills left in this packet then just two packs to go, eek! Lost another 2 and a half lbs at weigh in yesterday so definitely on track, only 20.5lbs until my goal now!

I personally don't track anything really when ttc. We just try to dtd as often as possible but I understand for others it's not.always as easy as that. I normally have very regular cycles to so pretty easy to know if I'm ovulating. When I am we dtd most days. X

stumbly, I really can't recommend Expecting Better enough! It's the only pregnancy book anyone needs, really.

sooz, I drink looooads of coffee as well, so I did switch about half to decaf. I think I bought 300 decaf Nespresso pods last time I was pregnant