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Back to SQUARE ONE CD1! Anyone want to spend April with me?!

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Tee4me · 30/03/2016 16:59

So AF got me this afternoon!! Trying not to get down in the dumps (although I just watched 'one born every minute' on catch-up and sobbed!)
Dusting myself off and hoping for better luck in April! A few stats:
Age-33
TTC-5th cycle
DC-1 DS (3.5 years old)
Anyone else at the start of their cycle and trying something new in the hope of a more successful month?!

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Mimilicious013 · 11/04/2016 18:28

Better safe than sorry sucha,best dtd 1more time just incase.

Sorry for how u feeling tee .hope it eases off by tmrw. I get ov pains too. Cramps and nausea (as if I wr pregnant)

Jod1985 · 11/04/2016 18:25

suchaJem it won't hurt To do it anyway Wink

tee I'm expecting a BFN so that's why holding off isn't so difficult. I'm really feeling sick this afternoon and so tired. Boobs are on fire 🔥 The witch is likely about the appear with avengence 😒😡

SuchaJem · 11/04/2016 18:06

Hi nimisha what day of your cycle are you on? Do you know when AF is due? I would try and wait until then to test if you can, if you test too early you can get a false negative.

parney I'm impatient too this month. I was more relaxed last month and thought I had reached new zen approach to ttc. I haven't.

tee that sounds awful! Take it easy.

Still getting lots of abdominal twinges today. Might try and get on more DTD out of DH tonight in case it is ovulation. I think it's probably too late though - with a positive OPK on Thursday?

Tee4me · 11/04/2016 17:04

Thanks ladies, I've been off the pill since last summer, but we didn't start TTC until December. Never had this before. I'm in agony on both sides and shivering like a leaf. My weird rash is still hanging about too, it's like my body is going on strike and saying stop stressing!!!!!
Jod you're being very disciplined. FX everything is progressing nicely 😊

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Jod1985 · 11/04/2016 16:19

Tee I get painful ovulation too. It's like a stitch and it's so strong it makes me feel sick. I had to go to bed on 28th as I was in agony with it.
Thanks Parney! I think I would be due AF today and I still resisted ☺️

Parney · 11/04/2016 16:11

So many POAS buddies, what will we be like when the time comes?! I'm already impatient 🙈 well done Jod, keep away from the sticks!
Diet started today, going well so far. It's so easy at work but when I get home there is temptation everywhere! Feeling determined, hope it lasts.
Tee I can't help at all, although I did feel like that mid cycle for the last few months I was on the pill? Thought it was my body telling me it was time to quit!

Footprints1 · 11/04/2016 15:10

I get painful ovulation too. Can really feel the pain in my ovaries (generally only one sided) feels like AF cramp. I get bloating, sore nipples and aching lower back. How long u been off pill Tee? My gp says pain is because my ovaries might still be half asleep from the pill.

Tee4me · 11/04/2016 14:56

Footprints baby aspirin helps with implantation, for those that have had chemical pregnancies and mcs. I guess I should say it should be done under doctor supervision tho!
Hello newcomers!
I feel a bit crap today. Thought I would ovulate late yesterday (had a temp rise first thing) or early today, feeling really achy, crampy and generally pretty weak! Never felt like this on ovulation day before. Worried my ovaries are trying to release an egg but can't. I feel so faint and the pain is spreading down my legs. Can't face eating either. Anyone else experienced this around ovulation???

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Nimisha · 11/04/2016 14:37

Hello everyone, can I join?

Ttc# 3. Cycle 1.

Just had my coil out. I've been tracking my cycles and temping for the last few months and I was getting a temp rise suggesting ovulation but really short luteal phase (8-10 days) so I'm taking vitamin b in addition to folic acid.

I've got some internet cheapy opk sticks, planning on starting soon but I'm a bit dubious. My fw has been a bit all over the place but I usually get a temp drop the day before ovulation do hopefully will get some warning.

SuchaJem · 11/04/2016 13:09

Parney and mimi I'll be testing on the 23-24 too :)

Footprints1 · 11/04/2016 11:12

What does the baby aspirin do?

Yeah I'm starving already. Doesn't help having 6 Easter eggs around the house that the children are working their way through Confused

Jod1985 · 11/04/2016 10:00

Morning all, welcome opalscent
I didn't POAS today - go me!!! Doing a happy dance. Boobs still tender, aching back and tired but no AF....YET! I'm going to go as long as I can without testing now. I had a stitch like pain in my left side last night (was worried in case it was ovulation again). Good luck with the diet. I just had Nutella!! 😂 told you I have zero willpower

Mimilicious013 · 11/04/2016 08:50

parney will be your poas buddy on the 24th, if the wicked witch doesn't show. Hope we can diet together. Grin.have lost weight before on this diet but it takes a lot of willpower ((I love junk food)). On the other hand I already look like I'm pregnant, imagine when I do get pregnant..... .Hmm

SuchaJem · 11/04/2016 08:46

Hello opal
Thanks mimi good luck with the diet, I love a boiled egg snack. Make sure you don't feel faint - it doesn't sound like you are eating an awful lot.

No more needling pains this morning, it's all settled down. Nagging voice in my head says what if that was ovulation? If it was then we DTD Saturday and Sunday so should be covered.

But I really really hope it was some kind of implantation sensation. It was really definite and lasted over an hour.

Hopes up for this TWW already!

Mimilicious013 · 11/04/2016 08:40

Good luck with the acupuncture footprints .its worked for two ladies on other threads after 6sessions. A bit pricey but I guess worth it.

Good luck on the tww sucha and radder hope going back to work keeps your mind off ttc.

Mimilicious013 · 11/04/2016 08:31

tee,I'm on baby aspirin too, so I best stick to that and have pineapples when the diet permits me to eat fruit.

remember hope you got to dtd one more time. Dh was too lazy last nite Angry

Mimilicious013 · 11/04/2016 08:25

Sorry for af opal.hope u are lucky this cycle and you won't have to go through another heartbreaking period.

jod hope your line has become darker and we can start celebrating.

Mimilicious013 · 11/04/2016 08:21

Morning ladies
Day 1 of my diet. Here is hoping I can lose a couple of kilos by the time I get my bfp. Breakfast :black coffee,no sugar lunch :2boiled eggs, boiled spinach super :large steak and green salad.

opalescent · 10/04/2016 22:08

Hi All, I wondered if I could join in with you guys? I'd love to have a safe place to chat over the coming months/weeks...

I am 33, and ttc my second child. I have a son, 3.5yrs old with a previous partner, and am hoping to conceive dc2 with my totally lovely dp (he has no children, but is amazing with ds).

I'm currently on cycle #2, day 3.
From my first unsuccessful cycle I have deduced that I have a 25 day cycle Confused and ovulate around day 14, i'm hoping that won't be a problem. I've surprised myself with how terribly sad I was when af arrived, been super tearful since Friday, but starting to get my head around it now. I seem to have expected to get pregnant at the drop of a hat, maybe I need to have more realistic expectations!!

SuchaJem · 10/04/2016 22:02

radders I'm lucky to have very regular cycles and got a positive OPK on Thursday, with EWCM weds and Thursday, so I'm fairly certain I ovulated Friday.

With a positive OPK Thursday I think it would be too late to be ovulating 3 days later?

Footprints1 · 10/04/2016 21:49

This time next week you will be surfing the Internet for baby bits and thinking what pram to buy Grin

Footprints1 · 10/04/2016 21:47

And in a strange kinda way I'm pleased that you have those symptoms!! Smile
Those are good things to have xx

Jod1985 · 10/04/2016 21:46

Boobs sore tonight and feel tired and nauseous but weirdly that makes me happy!! I'm so hoping maybe I ovulated later and I am just too early to be testing. I have 1 FRER and 1 Digi left but tomorrow I'm not testing. Really I'm not! I'm going to be strong (unless I can get to the pound shop and get some cheapies) lol!!

Footprints1 · 10/04/2016 20:58

Jod- stay positive!! Looks good with those lines.

Parney- was on pill for 6 years. I've been off pill since end of jan. Had withdrawal bleed in Feb, then was a 43 day cycle before proper AF in March! Currently on cd9.

Acupuncture was recommended for me as I had bloods done last week and my FSH levels bit too high. Gp says it could b that my ovarian reserve is low or ovaries are struggling to wake up! So the acupressure is suppose to stimulate the ovaries and get the eggs doing what they are suppose to do. Will try anything..

Footprints1 · 10/04/2016 20:52

I reckon that there will be an announcement on the news with shortage of pineapples & Brazil nuts in the shops! Ha ha.

I've stocked up. My DH thinks I'm crazy!

So my diet is up and running this weekend.
Lots of milk, yoghurt, Brazil nuts, pineapple. Green vegetables, eggs & lean meat.

Supplements are wheatgrass, evening primrose oil, coq10, Royal jelly & folic acid.

My tummy rattles! :)

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