SQUARE ONE'ers to GRADUATES - Supporting eachother on TTC journey

Hi girls, CD 20, 5dpo.

I've been mad busy preparing for my holiday. I've got two weeks off work Yey!! I had some pineapple today and a glass of wine.

Symptoms, I've got slightly sore boobs, creamy CD and spots! My temp is still high, 36.7.

Sorry to hear AF got you Jem.

I'm really looking forward to maternity leave too physics. I like my job but I would love some family time.

I'm off to bed, mega busy day tomorrow too.

Oh yippee DH has been taking vit c and zinc for months now (he gets colds a lot).

Can you all tell I am procrastinating??

Physics funny you should say that..I'm a bit the same. I want a baby irrelevant of the job but I also have added pressure because I feel like it's the only way out of my job that I don't really like. I can't move because of trying for a baby so it's my only way out at minute. But obviously not just having a baby for the reason.

Jod just eat healthier. That can only help with pregnancy and you will naturally lose weight anyway. I don't think a crash diet will be good... Size 12-14 isn't exactly large anyway! As long as you're healthy.. I'm a size 12 in bottom and ten in top. I could do with losing a stone I think but also tone up. Just be healthy :)

Jem - well we are still trying buddies and now we are AF buddies too. Our cycles are bang on together. My AF is definitely here too so I'm out. But I'm thinking of the positives. Thanks tee for the list!

We will get there Jem, don't worry..

So this morning I read what supplements men could take and it says vitamin c and zinc. So told OH and he looked into it and he found this study that was done with men taking vitamin c. One group didn't take any (a placebo), Some took 200mg a day and the others 1000mg daily. All the ones that took vitamin c improved their sperm count. 200mg by something like 112% and 1000mg by 140%. All those who took vitamin c had inpregnated their OH within 60 days where as no pregnancies occurred in the group that didn't take any.
So OH is taking vitamin c now!! So if you're OH will take it might be worth giving him some.

I feel a tickle in my throat coming on too.

They've really been pushing us hard this week at work. It's exam season and I have 5 exam classes (past papers to mark) plus 4 sets of end of year tests to mark... god I hate this lifestyle... plus emails from angry parents about their precious darlings and how I have let them all down. Why oh why did I not become an engineer instead of doing straight Physics at Uni??? At least I only work until 6pm tomorrow!

I guess I am having a wobble. In fact, I was desperate to get pregnant just so I can go on maternity... that's bad isn't it??

Right - time to get my head down and back to marking!!!

Back from week away at work!! Down with a stinking cold!! So many messages on this thread i need to catch up on!! Approaching fertile week and I'm a woman down with a stinking cold!!! Hope everyone is well :-)

I really was convinced you were BFP Jem.

Ladies I'm going on hols in June. I just tried on some of my holiday clothes and I'm feeling ridiculously frumpy and overweight. I'm one of life's yo yo dieters. For the last two years we haven't been abroad and I was a size 10. This year I am going abroad and I am a 12 creeping into a 14 and very unhappy now that the realisation has dawned on me that this is the case. I don't want to wait until I see if i am PG before starting to diet as I won't have time to lose anything. What is the best thing to do? Usually when I put my mind to a diet I can lose 8lbs in one week and then 2lbs a week after that but it involves doing a cleanse (which I can't do if I'm pg). I know losing weight quickly isn't recommended during pregnancy but I'll be annoyed if I'm not PG and haven't started. Arghhhh what to do?! Thinking I might cut down now and cut out carbs and then test on 29th and if it's negative I can do the cleanse from 1st. I go on 16th June.

Keeping my fingers tightly crossed for my testing buddies tee and radders hope we get to see some bfps this weekend xx

Thank you so so so so much for your kind replies. Especially all your positive points tee, that made me cry.

I'll be okay. It's just so disappointing, when your hopes get up

Sorry jem! If under 35 they say it is pretty normal for it to take up to a year! Can't remember exact stats, but something like 90% and then 95% by year two will have fallen.

Twinges have subsided - thinking it was the EPO maybe... Anyway more arrived this aft so will see how that goes.

Cd 7. Going to start opking cd10 , even though earliest ov has been cd 16 and this month has already been stressful. Maca arrived so gonna try a bit of that starting tomorrow.

Purple owl - I've been saying I want to lose a stone since, well, at least since I became a teacher 5 years ago. My BMI is something like 26, so just 'overweight'. But it is hard to find the motivation when I know my body will radically change if/ when pregnancy comes. We could all be healthier, but life is short, so we do the best we can! 20 mins a day?! Surely the weight will fall off in a few weeks with that effort. I once spent a summer running 25 mins a day and lost 11 pounds (nearly a stone) in 7 weeks. You'll be fine!

Oh no, So sorry Jem, you must be so disappointed. Was really thinking a BFP for you. Sending you hugs and a good night sleep.

I'm sorry Jem

It's ok footprints, I know you didn't mean it that way. It's a positive thing, it'll help me keep up the diet and exercising.

Ohh sorry jem for af. Hugs or some vodka and lemonade with me. Best of luck hun in the next cycle. I know it sucks. Upwards and onwards

Oh man! Sorry Jem. That sucks. Wine and chocolate required

I'm out. Pretty fed up xx

Radders - just checked mine, it is white and watery consistency.
Opk neg.

I look at the mucus that's come out ... Every time I go for a wee I check it out now so I can see how things change!
It's still creamy but like darker ... So like it's starting to mix with AF

I'm still waiting for AF. Feels like I have had cramps forever. Even dtd last night thinking it would start something off.

Radders- finger test ? Do u feel your cervix or just see what the cm is like?

I'm Going to do opk incase ovulation ?

Hey Purple, I'm so sorry if what I said got to you. I didn't imply directly to you I just was saying with anyone. Hope I haven't offended you? Or made you down. Really not intended..

I don't know if it has any medical evidence as I suggested, just from my clients who wanted to lose weigh to get pregnant they succeeded when they changed their eating habits, dropped calories, and had a mixture of diet exercise and supplements for vitamins they were lacking. It doesn't mean that anyone who is overweight wouldn't conceive as that is rubbish, as underweight people probably struggle more, its just about being healthy. Which will help anyone when they are pregnant to have a healthy pregnancy and baby.

Sounds like you are doing really well already and is great. I'm sure you will get your BFP soon purple.

Jem you're not out until it shows.

AF is definitely coming for me, did the finger test and can tell its on its way down.

I always feel better once I know where I stand and looking forward to the month ahead. Going to try and stay calm. No temping or opking xx

Good morning all,

I'm sorry I disappeared yesterday. Something footprints said about your body having to be able to support a pregnancy really got to me, I'd never thought about it that way, now I feel like even though I'm comfy enough for a baby on the outside, it's a pretty shitty environment on the inside. I think I needed to hear that to be able to keep the efforts to lose weight. I have kept under my calorie limit so far, and have gone running every day for 20 minutes (can't go any more than that). I hope it will make a difference.

I am really rooting for everyone here, and agree with the friendly slaps, you're not out until af comes. I don't do bbt or mc so can't really understand what most of you are talking about, but I think that those who feel stressed out could maybe lose one of those? I know I'd be going crazy if I had all that to worry about.

I missed the deal with the Brazil nuts, why are they good?

With both my pregnancies I had cramps and even spotting when AF was due!

Today I have mild cramps and tender boobs. I'm 6/7 days post OV and I have honestly had cramps on a off (really low down period type ones) for the last 7 days? I don't remember this with other two. Bet it's a post Mirena thing and not a symptom.

Going out tonight so a bit of vodka and lemonade for me

Morning all cd8
Soo agreeing with jod, you ladies need a slap.

Jem, it took me a year ttc dd but had it easier with the others. Have a little more patience hun ((like l do?))

Radders and tee, l did the same thing of wearing a pad thinking af is imminent, and after 3days of constantly checking and nothing -bam my bfp so fx fx

Footprints, I'm so convinced that you are going surprise us with a bfp him.

Physic, I was feeling the cramps to for a couple of days and wondered what it could. Hope you are feeling better. I ov early though abt cd12-13

Nim, no symptoms yet??

Summer you are awfully quiet.

Waves parney, purple

CD20 6/7 DPO

I'm sending friendly slaps to everyone who thinks they are out but aren't yet