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Thread 8, TTC #1. Change my FW one more time Ovia, I dare you! TMI Warning throughout.

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 26/01/2016 14:09

Symptom spotters, tww - ers, slightly hysterical hormone laden ladies! Regs, lurkers, intermittent posters! Our raison d'etre is 'am I pregnant?' Depending on how much Ovia (Whybird) has pissed us off/messed with our fw she is either the oracle or a sanctimonious charlatan.

Just a warning, we move FAST! Our threads last on average, about a week before they're full.

Thread 8 , 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, stories about cervical mucus, pooing, cysts and nausea equally welcome. Although normal conversation is also encouraged.

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

We like acronyms, we make some up: PET = Proper expensive test. We love the d(h)...which can of course mean 'dearest' or 'dickhead' why, what were you thinking?

Thread 8, TTC #1. Change my FW one more time Ovia, I dare you! TMI Warning throughout.
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Confusedcat1 · 29/01/2016 20:05

Thanks everyone, I feel pretty gutted.

Oh well, onwards and upwards on the fab bus.... Right? (going to cry in a corner now)

Feefeefs · 29/01/2016 20:03

Oh sorry kathrino I forgot you were an accountant! Teaching you to suck eggs!

Sorry confused cake for youChocolateCake

Kathrino · 29/01/2016 20:02

Oh confused, I'm so sorry.

Cthulhoo · 29/01/2016 20:00

Sorry, confused. :(

KatOnATinRo0f · 29/01/2016 19:59

We've done nearly 900 posts in 2 days

StarkyTheDirewolf · 29/01/2016 19:56

cat sorry you're out bro Flowers crack open the wine.

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Confusedcat1 · 29/01/2016 19:53

Confused is officially out :-(

StarkyTheDirewolf · 29/01/2016 19:49

kat Im with you, it takes me ages to catch up these days. And you poor thing with the constipation! That sucks! If I go anywhere other than home/my dps I end up backed up. Change of water I put it down to. Have you tried a strong coffee and some star jumps?

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KatOnATinRo0f · 29/01/2016 19:43

Hi everyone!! Checking in :) had really interesting day of lectures.
I haven't read through everything yet but will try to if internet connection stays okay (am in country park hotel type thing)
I have developed some symptoms - constipation but this could be because I am not at home (but I haven't been since TUESDAY I am literally full of shit. Also sore boobs, and watery CM last 2 days. I think this is what happens after ovulation when not on the pill though, as I had this last month too and it didn't amount to anything.

Sorry to talk about myself and not comment on anyone else but I need to catch up.... Hope everyone is good! X x x

Kathrino · 29/01/2016 19:40

Yeah, I think you're probably right Starky. He's not known for his forward planning and, as you say, he probably doesn't spend most of the day thinking about his cervical mucus. Or at least I hope he isn't!

Kathrino · 29/01/2016 19:39

Fee, we have done that and worked out what savings we need for me to take the full year off etc (and we don't have enough for that and whacking £10k in the mortgage). We're both accountants so there is, it goes without saying, a detailed spreadsheet involved! It seemed to work at the time but now he seems in total denial. I think maybe we need to go through it all again at some point...

StarkyTheDirewolf · 29/01/2016 19:39

kath he's probably doing that thing that some men do which is 'not believe it till it happens' it's also probably not at the forefront of his mind like it is in ours. I literally wake up every day and go 'I need to check what cycle day I'm on, am I ovulating, what's my cm like, how many opk's shall I do today' I wouldn't worry, he maybe just hasn't connected the dots yet.

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Feefeefs · 29/01/2016 19:36

Jesus the message is full of typos. sum not some and mortgage not moderate

Feefeefs · 29/01/2016 19:34

Good stuff FX! That's very helpful.

I pulled out My works maternity leave policy kathrino and went through the the whole thing with DH regarding mortgage payments outgoings etc I think it really helped him if that would help your DH? My DH would still want to do the lump some thing tho because the amount of money spent borrowing money is less than the difference of paying of more moderate

Bananarma · 29/01/2016 19:28

Fx ipatches

I've checked the settings star and ipatches FW has moved!! But also my testing day which is now 1 day which means Tomorrow!!!! Grin

Kathrino · 29/01/2016 19:26

Ugh. Just had a 'discussion' with DH about whether to transfer a lump of our savings to overpay the mortgage. Obviously that's better in the long run as interest rates are so low on savings but I think ready access to our savings is more important at the moment especially if/when I go on maternity leave. DH seems to be in complete denial about TTC though - he actually said that after we go on holiday in April, we 'won't be doing anything big this year'. I'm not sure if he just hasn't put two and two together yet and/or just hasn't got his head round what might happen but it doesn't make me feel like he's particularly overwhelmed by the whole thing.

ipatches, keep everything crossed for tomorrow!!

Ni4444 · 29/01/2016 19:14

Fx I got positive opk Sat, dtd Sunday and then temps later confirmed that I ovulated Monday. The timing varies for everyone, and for each cycle potentially! couldnt just be straight forward and easy! So basically when you see that positive opk dtd every day, or every second day to flood those tubes with swimmers and that's the best you can do seeing as we can't predict when egg will be released or how long it'll hang around! #notanexactscience

FXSkip · 29/01/2016 18:58

ipatches fx for you - let us know 🙌

iPatches · 29/01/2016 18:57

Banarma You can definitely change it, but Ovia changes your FW based on what you tell her anyway, so BEWARE!

Star I have all my fx and toes too!

FXSkip · 29/01/2016 18:56

Sooo.....For future cycles the takeaway is when you get the temp dip, DTD ASAP, and also when you get +ve OPK, then DTD thereafter for fun/2% chance....I like a good lessons learned debrief.

stardusty5 · 29/01/2016 18:55

Banarma, my cycle length has adjusted over time, but i've been entering it for over a year now before i started TTC

I think you can alter it though in settings?

stardusty5 · 29/01/2016 18:53

That sounds promisin ipatches! Hope this is another BFP!

Feefeefs · 29/01/2016 18:50

Nothing going on here no symptoms to spot bar mind numbing tiredness. Having a prosecco tonight and watching Mr Selfridge(had to catch up on last weeks) exciting times

iPatches · 29/01/2016 18:36

lauren I don't have a photo SadAfter routing through the bin I don't think I can see it now, the light is all different. Will definitely be trying again tomorrow.

Laurenowls · 29/01/2016 18:34

ipatches Do you have a pic?? We could have a squint for you xxc