Relaxed TTC Feb/March/April 2016

They sell the ovulation test strips and pregnancy test strips in Poundland if anyone wants to stock up!

When I was TTC DS I was obsessed and I bought a pack of 30 cheapy pregnancy tests and was testing twice a day from 7 dpo!!

I didn't use opk strips but I have a feeling I'm going to get addicted to them too this time round

I've not gone so far as ov kits yet but i have been tracking my cycles for over a year now. Had a tentative TTC last month but my period came over a week early, which means we way over shot the fertile week! That'll learn us! I normally have quite a long cycle.

Clearly more DTD required!

I've bought a huge pack of cheap ovulation tests from Amazon, beardsrock. So far they seem to be telling me I'm not ovulating at all (so did the more expensive supermarket ones). I'm tying not to let that worry me, I have a fairly textbook cycle and I don't see what else that tiny bleed very month on day 14 could be. I've heard very good things about them from other people.

Just checking in with everyone to see how we are all doing?

Had two coffees today - bad but only small ones. Loads of water, steak and salad and veggies for lunch. Porridge and toast for brekkie, no bad snacks.

Been googling ovulation kits, I know this thread is relaxed but I might get some - anyone had experience of them?

Been dreaming about sex the past few nights so thinking this maybe a sign I'm ovulating - might have to seduce DH tonight

I think I'll have to restart the healthy eating tomorrow ladies as I just managed to work my way through half a packet of biscuits

Felipa, could you try switching to decaffeinated coffee and tea. My husband can't have caffeine and I started drinking his coffee when mine ran out. It tastes slightly different but not loads x

I've just done day one of healthy eating too... Lots of fruit and veg and no sugar. A bit too much caffeine but also a lot of water. Am panicking a bit about caffeine as I am definitely addicted! Although I don't have an excessive amount I definitely have too much for pregnancy!

I will just start to take folic acid about a month before I come off the pill. I never took any with my last two and thankfully fell pregnant first time and had no problems. Our next baby will be out last so want to really enjoy every aspect of it all. Not that I haven't before lol but just wanna really embrace it x

I'm taking the pregnacare trying for a baby as well as folic acid, did this before pregnancy with ds too and I didn't have any bad effects.

So funny seeing about people being bridesmaids as I have just been asked to be one in July! The bride is one of my oldest friends and only just got engaged so quick work ! She is well aware of my potential baby planning so not going to let it affect when we start trying!

Hi YogaYoga BTW. Diabetes sucks doesn't it. My hba1c was 8.8 when they referred me before pregnancy with ds, although 7.5 was my "magic number.' before being allowed to start trying. Hoping I am fairly close to that now. It is definitely doable as is being diabetic and pregnant but hard work!

Thanks Theresa. If it happens, then I won't be upset! But it seems like there's enough to be getting on with, and a couple of months isn't that long.

For those worrying about dresses, I used to work in a shop that did made to measure bridal and bridesmaids' dresses. The seamstresses were quite quick on the uptake, even if the customers were subtle. Customers would say something like 'my weight fluctuates a bit' and they'd suggest forgiving styles or make sure they left huge seam allowances so things could be let out.

Hi poison, hope you're well.

I was around 11 weeks with my first at my wedding. I Will admit it would have been nice to have a drink, wasn't to bad though as I now have my gorgeous girl.

I only started my healthy eating on January 2nd but am doing good so far. Limiting calories but not being silly with it, eating plenty fruit and veg.

I personally wouldn't put a hold on ttc for someone's wedding unless it was my own (and even then I didn't lol). When you feel ready to ttc I think you should go for it and let nothing hold you back x

Felipa I'm so sorry to hear about your mc and I'm sorry you've had to put off trying for a while.

I think there's always potential for dresses to be let out by an inch or 2, that's what I'm hoping anyway! If it comes to it then could you order a maternity version/larger size last minute? I'm considering quietly saying to the girl in the dress shop when she measures me to leave a wee bit of space just in case! (Would need to whisper so the others don't hear!)

I do think I'm maybe being too optimistic though - I have had health issues for 7 years, been left with ME although lead fairly normal life now, hoping it won't affect fertility but don't know, plus DH had mumps as a teenager so there's a chance he's infertile. So it may be that I'm fooling myself even thinking about it!

Can I join, too?

I'm getting married at the end of Feb, really want to start to TTC now, but I'm trying to hold off because I'm sure I'll want a drink on my wedding day! We made plans in August last year, and I got to work straight away losing weight. I had to stop in November, realised I was feeling awful on 1,200 calories a day. I hope you're all doing better at this healthy eating thing than I did.

Did anyone else find coming off the pill a bit of a roller coaster? I don't think I was very nice to live with for a couple of months.

It's nice to read about people in the same boat as me. Sorry to hear about
your losses Loki and Toffee.

avriljen I'm so glad that someone else is in the same boat as me... I have been going mad with this for months... I am also a bridesmaid in June and this is the main reason I have had to put off Ttc!! Had mc last year and then had to just stop trying.

The dresses are bought, although haven't been to dressmaker yet but there is not much room for putting on weight! If, IF Ttc works first time in Feb then I will be 16-17 weeks by the wedding. At this point I am desperate to get started after waiting so long.

I have had a lot of people saying that you can't put off Ttc for a wedding and I wish that I hadn't now

I'm not taking specific TTC multivits, but am taking: 5mg Folic Acid, Calcium, Iron, D, B, and C.

I wish my cycles would start to get back to normal already. It's my first month off the pill and I am pretty sure I didn't ovulate

Thanks girls - sorry I don't know how to tag you all! This will be my first and I have quite a strong core so fingers crossed would be able to still fit a dress, although I suppose everyone develops differently, but I'm maybe being a bit optimistic thinking it would happen first cycle anyway!

I'm taking normal multivits just now with some cheap folic acid just to use up my supply as took multivits anyway. I've got some seven seas trying for a baby to start in the next couple of week but it doesn't have as many types of vits as my usual multivits but obviously has all the correct ones for ttc, and no vit a. I was tempted by pregnacare as more of a range of vits but saw some posts on here saying it messed up people's cycles. Anyone got anyone experience of this? My cycle is long (35d) and sometimes irregular anyway so don't want to risk messing it up more!

Avril, I'm sure you could have the dress taken out slightly if you needed too, be worth it to not have to wait too long :)

I was sucked into buying slightly more expensive superdrug pregnancy vitamins, I was planning to take a multi vitamin and cheap folic acid but the multivitamin said don't take if you're planning to get pregnant!! So I got ruffled and got the expensive ones oh well.

Tomorrow is the day I'd normally put my patch on...now I'm slightly freaking out, typical, wanted this time to come for years and now its here I'm getting cold feet.

Afternoon everyone. Hope hose having bad nights start getting more rest. My 14 month old still gets in with me at least once in the night and my 3 year old often ends up in with us. We need a bigger bed lol.

I think a flowy dress will be fine Avril, will this be your first? With my first I didn't have a proper bump until around 16 weeks. second time people could guess from around 8 weeks though lol x

Avriljen I wasn't showing so that anyone noticed until about 20 weeks with DD but I was in maternity trousers before then as normal ones felt a bit tight. Obviously everyone is different but I'd have been fine in a flowing dress at that stage.
Writer we've been having awful nights with our 21 month old too, it is making me think I must be mad to want to go through it all again!

The other thing that I can't stop thinking about is that I'm bridesmaid for my best friend in June, there is potential for me to be 16-17 weeks pregnant, or not at all. We are looking at ordering dresses now but nobody knows I am ttc and I don't want to mention to bride in case doesn't happen quickly, don't want the pressure. But what if it happens quickly and then my dress doesn't fit? I've convinced everyone that the flowy dresses are the nicest so it won't be super fitted so should be ok, but still worried. What would you do? Would I be showing by that stage? I don't want to wait to ttc as already desperate to get started!!

I know this is meant to be relaxed ttc but I'm already overthinking everything! We are def not going to be trying until March (ovia says fertile period first week March) we are away on a skiing holiday so I know it would be silly/dangerous to be pregnant when we go, if anything happened then I wouldn't forgive myself. But I really want to try sooner, it's like a switch has flipped now it's the new year!

Wow - that's a good price!!

I had an absolutely horrendous night with DS last night (21 months) and am now seriously considering if I'm mad to consider having another

Have bought my folic acid! Asda had an own brand one, 180 tablets for £1 - bargain!