TTC - First time!

Congratulations Ash

I waited in a half hour long queue to make a doctors appointment this morning as I'm convinced my hormones are all over the place. I've had issues with prolactin before and was queried to have a small tumour (non cancerous) on my pituitary so think it's a good idea to get checked out.

I also don't think I'm ovulating as the OPKs have been positive a lot and don't seem to be fading! I have no idea about cycle length or when AF will come.

When I think about all the accidental teenage pregnancies I wonder how they managed it!

Congrats AshAlee xx

Congrats ashalee! Lovely Xmas present!
I know amz, I'm reading your posts and thinking whaaaat haha! Think I'll try give it another few month before I try opks x

Hi all, I joined this thread on the 13th and just wanted to post an update to let you know that I got my BFP yesterday. So shocked! My OH and I had only been trying since early November. Keeping my FX for everyone else on the thread!

That's what I was thinking twisted I'm going to do a OPK test tomorrow morning and see what happens! 😁

dangle- opk are so confusing unless you get a clear positive! X

I'll wait until the end of the month and do a test I think if I haven't seen AF by then. Quite glad Xmas is just around the corner for a bit of distraction!

I went pretty crazy tbh & tested way too much for like two weeks, then switched to OPKs which was good because I found out I was at least ovulating. Then I did manage to hold off testing nearer next predicted AF.

How many did you do twisted? And how long until you caved and did the first one lol? I haven't had a withdrawal bleed or anything yet! X

Dangle I pretty much skipped a month altogether besides some spotting around the time originally due. Maybe that was af but wasn't even heavy enough for a pad tbh. I was convinced it was implantation bleeding except for the negative pg tests.

I darent even get involved with the OPKs yet it all looks so confusing lol!
I know i just can't wait for AF to show up just so I can start getting an idea of what is going on :/ !
How long did you wait until you got AF twisted? X

Dangle I was the same after implant. Totally convinced I'd pulled it off & was pg straight off. Ttc does crazy things to our brains & Mother Nature has a sense of irony with af & pg symptoms being more or less the same.

Amz I'm not an expert but I think you may have missed it. I felt like I had loads of almost positive OPKs & then lighter again. I think it's really hard to judge unless you can poas every hour. Lol.

Not even 2 weeks since coming off the pill and I feel like I have loads of symptoms, just putting it down to withdrawal from coming off the pill but it doesn't half play tricks with your head! "But what if" even though I know it's impossible!!
I don't post much on here as I can't really keep up but I'm always reading what your all saying, nice that we're all in similar situations x

I think on this thread a lot of us are only on cycle 1.. fX it's just to early for you to get a BFP! You do seem to have a lot of signs tho.

So I'm very confused my OPK is getting fainter and fainter and it's never really had a dark line at all.. Does that mean I'm still having the build up to my ovulation or have I now missed it? X

Amz

Yes I did, I got some of the more sensitive cheapies too and those have all come up as negative aswell :( nevermind this was only cycle number 1 and ive learnt lots for next try! And hey you never know as AF hasn't shown any signs of appearing yet. There's still time!!

There are a lot of bugs going round so I wonder if the nausea etc are down to that. Who knows!

According to my app, I ovulate on Friday. So lots of DTD up until then and just after for me! It's so annoying that I got pregnant last year without trying but lost it (tbf OH and me were not in a good place and neither of us were sure we wanted it and I think the stress led to a miscarriage) and now that we are in a much better place and want it, it's becoming like a science experiment to have one!

TTC sorry to hear about AF. First cycle here too & got my hopes. AF has been super painful this time & I'm so overly emotional. It truly sucks despite being first cycle.

Cycle 2 here we come I guess. Fx for a us.

Hey claire

That does sound very confusing! I guess only time can tell but I wouldn't write yourself off yet as its still very possible you could still get your BFP.. Did you use FMU for early response test? X

I'm not sure what's going on now, still having lots of symptoms... Did a first response test and it was negative after that possible positive last week. I also had a positive ovulation test yesterday on day 33! I've had issues with hormones so making an appointment to see a doctor after Christmas just to make sure everything is as it should be!

Congratulations to anyone with a BFP!

Hi GN.
I've only been off the pill for 2 months so this is my second cycle, I guess it may take a while for our bodies to find their rhythm again.
My endometriosis is my biggest worry but I'm giving it 6 months of TTC before I let my specialist intervene with more tests.

I was out in York shopping yesterday and had the horrible OV pains in my right side, so think OV had happened or about to.
Just hope we have DTD enough!!!

Fx for you! Keep in touch xxxx

Hey Loz,

Good luck to you! I'm still waiting for my first high day. Last cycle was only 20 days so I was already on high by now. Guess this ones going to be slightly longer!! Had the coil removed last month, so I think they're trying to get back into some sort of pattern!

Was he upset too? My OH is so chilled out about it ATM.. He did buy me the OPK test but he's still calm and telling me to chill out!

Welcome Lilly sorry to hear you're having a bad time ATM.. All the ladies on here are so lovely so we can always help you.. I hope you OH changes him mind soon! I had to stop TTC in 2014 as my partner had a serous bike accident and it was so hard to see him in such a bad way plus haven't to put a hold on TTC.. So I really do get what you're going through. X

Hello! I started TTC last year and tried for 10 months straight but no luck so we both decided to stop.

I really want to TTC but my OH doesn't really want to right now. Quite sad about it

He's a good 'un my DH thanks Amz positive vibes all round for us all next month!

That's definitely getting there! I bet it will be positive by Monday if not tomorrow!

That's very sweet of your DH! Hoping cycle 2 is better!

I think my OPK is getting darker so I'm hoping going to ovulate soon! I know it's not there yet but think it will be soon. X

Thanks Amz

It's not a nice feeling is it pink strange how I've been having periods since I was 12 years old, and it can suddenly feel so devastating!

DH took me out for a nice lunch today to try and cheer us both up, so just trying to focus on cycle number 2 now!

How is everyone tonight?