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Ttc#1 Thread 7. 'I've sneezed twice, dtd, drank 2 glasses of juice, ate some cheese and I want a cuddle, Ovia am in pregnant yet?' TMI alert throughout.

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 21/01/2016 12:23

Thread 7! Welcome one and all! Group of weirdos, wee hoarders, covert opk or okp, depending on what your autocorrect decides addicts with a side business in cm management!

We do not judge, we enjoy TMI, we i encourage waiting to poas nobody listens and all the grossness you can find from a group of intelligent, articulate ladies fart stories make us laugh

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kat, a resident piss stick queen runner, loaaaaaads of bfp'ers who keep us positive! We don't have rules, we love a good symptom spot, we try to stay grounded and not be hysterical sometimes we manage it aswell

Ttc#1 Thread 7. 'I've sneezed twice, dtd, drank 2 glasses of juice, ate some cheese and I want a cuddle, Ovia am in pregnant yet?' TMI alert throughout.
Ttc#1 Thread 7. 'I've sneezed twice, dtd, drank 2 glasses of juice, ate some cheese and I want a cuddle, Ovia am in pregnant yet?' TMI alert throughout.
Ttc#1 Thread 7. 'I've sneezed twice, dtd, drank 2 glasses of juice, ate some cheese and I want a cuddle, Ovia am in pregnant yet?' TMI alert throughout.
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Snowdog37 · 22/01/2016 17:13

My plan for cycle 3 is this: chocolate, Baileys, lots of sex, more chocolate, possibly a Big Mac, a bit more sex, a drop more Baileys. It will work PERFECTLY.

ZazzlesTheCat2 · 22/01/2016 17:08

starky you're so right about ttc & playing down how long. Particularly in work where people I've known have blurted out 'unplanned' and 'accident' without any prompting whatsoever! (And I'd never be so rude to ask anyway). And if I'm honest with myself I'll probably say the same thing at work, just to make sure people know I'm still ambitious etc (this crazy talk though!).

Feefeefs · 22/01/2016 17:05

Good plan confusedcat! I'm with you Smile although I might go temping before pissy sticks

Dubbya · 22/01/2016 16:54

Yay, fx that's the spirit.

Ooh starky you've reminded me I am long overdue a smear so I've just booked it and may do the same! Do you think it's okay to have it in the tww?!

miwelaisjacydo · 22/01/2016 16:49

lauren period due next Monday as in in like 9 days.

FXSkip · 22/01/2016 16:42

Thanks guys! Sorry. I lost it a bit there. I'm going to gym tonight, then I'm gonna go party all night (w/o booze) and forget all about this. Then imma jump OH when he gets in tonight :)

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 22/01/2016 16:31

Haha cat kath and cthulhoo Dh says I give a good pep talk too! Grin

I was stressing about that last month cat two lh surges and I missed both! That's why I'm taking no chances this month and opking every day from the end of af for the next 3 weeks! And aiming to dtd every other day! I'm inputting data into ovia but ignoring her for the most part as I got sooo invested into it last month I was treating it like the oracle of delphi! Definitely feeling more relaxed now I'm changed my approach up! That's my plan too, Im 30 on the 28th June oh lordy , so we'll have been trying for just over 6 months by then, of there's still nothing happening I'm going in with armfuls of data to my poor unsuspecting doctor! I've got to book in for a smear this month too so ill ask the nurse if my cervix looks healthy and welcoming! Grin

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Cthulhoo · 22/01/2016 16:10

That's so true, Starky. I've often worried that it takes so long because I'm getting close to 40, but I'm starting to think that it might not (only) be my age - it just isn't that easy.

As someone else said before, this thread helps me to vent and keep the crazy contained, so DP doesn't get the brunt of my symptom spotting/overanalysing/agonising/impatiently waiting for the end of the tww / no, the beginning of the fw / no, wait, end of the tww again ...

Confusedcat1 · 22/01/2016 16:05

And starky you give a good pep talk, maybe you should start a career as a Ttc coach 😂😂

Confusedcat1 · 22/01/2016 16:01

If I'm not upduffed this month I'm gonna start playing with ovulation pissy sticks. If I'm not upduffed the month after that I'm going to start temping. And if I'm not upduffed after six months I'm going to my doctor. I have a plan so I feel better! Xxx

Kathrino · 22/01/2016 15:56

That was an excellent pep talk Starky, totally what I needed to read this afternoon. Have been stressing about whether we totally miss ovulation this month which we might well have done but that has no bearing on what will happen next month other than giving me a bit more info to understand what is my body's normal cycle. We'll get there eventually ladies!!

Snowdog37 · 22/01/2016 15:47

I hate opks. They didn't work at all this month for me. The only thing that worked was temping as it showed a clear shift once I ovulated. It's a bit "after the fact" so you need to keep an eye on your cm too. I think the trick is to do it every 2-3 days from the end of af to the start of her next visit. I'm going to dh done Berocca. He's going to need it.

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 22/01/2016 15:46

I think watching the ttc videos onYouTube has helped me guys, because it's made me realise that it doesn't always just happen immediately! We spend so many years being conditioned to think that a whiff of jizz and we will be pregnant, that when it doesn't happen the first go we get despondent!

I do think a lot of people say "we weren't even trying!" When actually, they were! So you don't get a full picture! I'm guilty of doing it myself, I've told everyone who's asked "oh it will be a couple of years yet before kids!" Because I don't want people to think we're trying and failing! And it's not a failure, it's just a cycle when it didn't happen! Only you guys actually get my full and honest account of ttc! And ttc is so intimate, that it's not necessarily something we share!

There's so much mystery and intrigue! And it is such an emotional investment, we end up hysterical! Not wanting to tell people we're buying okp's and charting and the craziness of the fw! Because somehow not getting pregnant is shamefull! And it's not! It's just our bodies! We can't control it, it will happen when it happens! The negatives are disappointing but it means there's another cycle to look forward to! Af is our uterus having a clear out ready for the next go. And we can do it guys!

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harrietm87 · 22/01/2016 15:44

Sorry to hear that snow

fxskip I'm afraid I don't know the answer but can only say I sympathise! I completely failed to understand my opks this month and think I've prob half missed fw as a result. Argh.

Feefeefs · 22/01/2016 15:42

fxskip I really enjoyed your little emotional outburst Smile cheered me up!

I think I am going to crack a buy some wine on the way home, 1 glass won't hurt surely . . . Confused

Mileymoocow · 22/01/2016 15:42

....a tranquiliser. Especially as OH just spilt boiling coffee on me and made me press post.

Snowdog37 · 22/01/2016 15:41

Af might have arrived.... Just had some blood streaked cm when I went to the loo just now and cramps are ramping up, combined with the headache and crushing disappointment of her imminent arrival I feel like microwaved shite. Oh well, on to cycle 3 and the February Bus! Fertile week starts in about 11 days 😊

Mileymoocow · 22/01/2016 15:40

I'm having THE worst mood swing ever today. snow I think I'll have the same kind of party tonight because I just want to rip everyone's head off. Not sure wether it's because everyone is out to piss me off again or because I have an uncomfortable vagina and bad bloating. Can pms start this early?? I NEVER pms, I'm normally very laid back. I feel like I need

FXSkip · 22/01/2016 15:38

Ladies, can anyone help me out? Ovia isn't playing ball today and I need some advice. My OPK from Sunday was clear negative, then Tuesday, Weds and Thurs I had a second line, but none as strong as the control, then today the line is fainter still, suggesting perhaps I ov'd this week. This morning i had pains in my lower right abdomen, then some very mild cramps during the day. Last af was w/b 11th Jan, so not due again till mid-Feb. Is it possible that I ov'd yesterday and todays cramps are some sort of movement, therefore any further DTD is of no use? I don't seem to be able to make sense of this!!

Laurenowls · 22/01/2016 15:32

Loopy ha ha not loppy xx dont know what loppy means

KatOnATinRo0f · 22/01/2016 15:31

Harriet lol at "militant" sex! Haha!

KatOnATinRo0f · 22/01/2016 15:31

impy- I wish the apps wouldn't keep moving our dates around either... It's making list keeping treacherous.... I even missed off choc... Who I have now reserved a seat on all 3 buses just in case!!

Laurenowls · 22/01/2016 15:30

confused i just realised after i had my mental breakdown and cry that i just need to not stress over the fact that it might take a while... felt a bit shitty that i felt like was letting OH down but it'll happen when it does and body is working as it should be so no reason to panic xxx although sore boobs for nearly a week is driving me loppy ha ha xxx

Confusedcat1 · 22/01/2016 15:27

Ok ok we will stick to posting pissy stick photos here then....
😂😂😂😂
I'm about to order some Internet cheapie, they look blue, does that mean they're blue ink?

ImpYCelyn · 22/01/2016 15:20

Confused that would be hilarious! And totally fucking weird GrinGrin