Relaxed TTC Feb/March/April 2016

Good luck, bippers!! Hats off to you for even trying when your DD is that age, and happy birthday to her!

Annoying, alice!! Hopefully May will be your month, then.

Checking in. Amazing news Avril!!

I'm about to hit my fertile window, not sure I've got the energy! Dd turns 1 on Sunday so we've a busy week. If no luck this month we are holding off to mid June.

Sending eggy-spermy vibes everyone's way!

Checking in. I'm annoyed I'm having a month off. Looks like the job I'm going for wont interview for another few weeks so I'll miss April's fertile window too. So annoying.

Just checking in, had fallen off the thread. Nice to hear some good news.

In my tww. Think I'm 12 dpo. Haven't tested yet. I feel convinced that I'm not, all prepared for arrival of af on Weds or Thurs. Except I had an odd taste in my mouth earlier when eating jelly babies and right now I have a burning kind of sensation below my belly button. It's not painful burning, just a pressing kind of feeling, if that makes sense to anyone! But I'm trying desperately not to read too much into it; I'll be so sad when af arrives.

Thanks for the recommendation wispa, I'll definitely check it out!

That's lovely, avril!

I'm not sure if call myself a guru, it's just that I like to know as much about what I'm doing as possible and I'm a bit of a research fiend. I know loooooads about pregnancy safety (as in its safe to have far more caffeine than they say and statistically children of mothers who drink moderately in pregnancy have higher IQs than those who abstain entirely or those who drink more than a few a week- just highlights that alcohol has no effect on a foetus unless you drink a lot- for example).

Oh, as you're pregnant I can totally recommend the only pregnancy book I liked- Expecting Better by Emily Oster!

Thanks Avril - glad you and DH will be able to celebrate tonight!

Thanks everyone!!

I ended up telling DH on the phone, I couldn't keep it in! I kind of wish I'd waited till tonight but he said he was planning on working late cos he's so busy so maybe wouldn't have been home till 9ish, there's no way I could have lasted till then! He's going to come home early so we can have a nice evening together!

Devgal you're def not out till you're out, I had cramping 4-8dpo then nothing, I'm now 11 dpo and cramps have started up again. I did a test on Friday which was obviously bfn as far too early. I never normally cramp before AF so suspected something might be going on which is why I tested again this morning.

Wispaxmas you're the threads conception guru, Im impressed with your knowledge, I don't have a clue about any of it!

Saying that though, my cousins birthday is the day after Valentine's and she hated it as she got older. All her friends where always busy with their partners around her birthday so now she doesn't bother with her birthday much. Also know people born in July and August who hated that their birthdays where always in the summer holidays as people where away for their birthdays. Ups and downs to most months I guess x

If I don't take my next pack of pills and fell pregnant my due date would be between 24th and 27th December lol.

My brother is 14th December and sisters is 16th. My brothers not bothered at all, quite likes it actually. My sister isn't so keen on it though x

wispa I think you should plan to give birth on 24/12 and call her Eve!

My friend growing up had her birthday on Dec 22nd and hated how it merged into Christmas hmmm

Thanks Wispa - I know you are absolutely right! The only other annoying hurdle now is I have irregular cycles from PCOS, so not even sure I will know when AF is late!
That looks really interesting. I can see how it is proabably more beneficial than OPK because as you say you are learning how your body works rather than accepting a positive OPK as 'Go time!'.

highhopes, I wouldn't mind a Christmas baby EXCEPT for the fact that our surname is Christmas. It would be a little much really.. My mum's birthday is 17 December, but I don't think she ever had her birthday just lumped in with Christmas. She hasn't ever mentioned it anyways, so it couldn't have done her any lasting harm

Oh, and as for temping I am finding it interesting. This is only the second cycle I've temped - the first was over 2 years ago when I got pregnant with my DD. Since I've never had a temped cycle after which I got AF I'm interested to see the signs of it approaching (falling temp) and also want to confirm how long my luteal phase is. When I temped back in 2013 I ovulated on CD15, this cycle I ovulated on CD16. My cycles are always 28 or 29 days long and I just assumed that when I fell pregnant with DD it would have otherwise been a 29 day cycle and my luteal phase would have been 14 days. Now with this cycle I think it's more likely I have a 13 day luteal phase, but I'm interested to see next cycle as well.

I think temping is honestly keeping me from going insane and deciding we need to TTC RIGHT THIS SECOND, because I feel like I'm educating myself and learning about how my body works.

Congratulations, Avril!! If it was me I would wait until after work and tell him in person.

devgal, it's not over until it's over. Symptom spotting is so pointless as all symptoms that could be pregnancy could also be AF at this point as the only difference will be that you'll have minute levels of HCG in your system - it's the progesterone that will be giving anyone symptoms during the TWW and you get that every cycle. Equally you could have absolutely no symptoms and be pregnant and that's not even rare.

Congratulations avril!

High hopes- at first I had said I really wanted to avoid a Christmas baby. More so for the fact I don't want to be in hospital on Christmas as I already have children and want to be with them on the day. Now though, I wouldn't really mind, I just want a baby! Lol. My hubby is saying we have to wait one more month though as I'm having a party for my birthday in a few weeks x

Congratulations Avriljen ! I would wait till tonight to tell him in person if you can- how exciting!!

Ovia says I am in my fertile week 22-29 Mar and I've worked out if we did conceive, my due date would be 17-24 Dec. Not sure whether to go for it or wait till next month?
What's everyone's opinions on a Christmas baby?

Congratulations Avriljen. Let us know how to managed to tell your DH in the end.

Wispa I just have this niggling feeling that I might be out. I was all cramps and bloating last week, but now 8dpo and not feeling anything now. I caved this morning and did an POAS - BFN. Not that I was surprised at all as it is still too early. I really am now going to wait until Friday and use a FRER. I do feel more prepared for another BFN now though so that's one thing!
Have you found the temping useful for this cycle? I am thinking of doing it next, but just to see if it tally's with OPK and ovia!

Hi Jenny, Unfortunately not, he's working away from the office today. Then I'm meant to be out tonight, thinking of cancelling that and just being here when he gets home. He's driving for most of the day so even if I did get him on the phone I'd be worried the shock would cause an accident!
I'm off work today, only work part time, so I'm just going to have to do something to distract myself, other than bulk buying frers from boots so I can test every morning to be sure!
Fingers crossed for your job, must be a stressful time. I think it's def a good idea to let cycle settle once off the pill, at least you'll have a better idea of tracking by the time you come to ttc.

Avriljen - are you able to meet your dh for lunch & surprise him? That's what I did when I found out I was pregnant with dd. Dh secretly knew there was only one reason why I was meeting him for lunch (as he knew I was seeing the doctor on that morning) but he was really happy when I confirmed his suspicions.

Congratulations avriljen!

haven't posted anything for a while, as definitely won't be ttc until end of April/early may (if not made redundant!). Had my 1st af since coming off the pill at end of January so I think it'll be good to let my cycle get in sync a bit before ttc.

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing okay?
I haven't posted for ages cos I was trying to make my first ever tww as relaxed as possible, and I find if I'm on here I get a bit obsessive! But now I need your help again - I've just done a frer and I'm pregnant!! Just a faint line, but definitely a line, I even did the 2nd one in the pack to be sure. I'm freaking out a little! a lot My dh has already left for work and has a very busy stressful day ahead so I don't know if I should phone him to tell him or if I should wait till tonight. But what do I do with myself all day if I don't tell him, I'll go crazy!!
Sorry, feel bit cheeky having disappeared for ages and now asking for your support again.

So how is everyone?

Anyone actually trying this cycle and in the TWW aside from devgal and maybe pointless? Any more symptom spotting, devgal?

I'm get really itchy to not wait until May now, I can't believe how loopy I'm going yo-yoing back and forth between trying now and waiting. It's a total head vs heart thing - I definitely want to lose a bit of weight, and I want closer to a 3-yr age gap (DD born in June 2014), but I'm getting so broody!