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Thread 23. TTC #1 - New Year, New Opportunities. Let's keep those BFPs rolling in!

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AlexiaB · 02/01/2017 16:29

Calling all OPK-ers, Temp-ers, Clomid-ers, Femara-ers, IUI-ers, IVF-ers and anyone else on the TTC #1 Bus.

Happy New Year! It's 2017 and it's OUR year Star

We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area. We've ditched the Gregorian calendar in favour of the TTC Cycle Day calendar, and we don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts, we just keep it legs spread and fingers crossed (LSFX). We love a baby bomb from a prior bus-mate but if we get told to 'just relax and enjoy it' ONE MORE TIME you will get a punch in the face!

We have a new Grad's Thread. We recently lost a whole load of ttc veterans to the good side and we're absolutely desperate to join in the fun! May 2017 lead us all to upduffed heaven and the Grad's thread, amen.

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly, don't convince yourself that you're pregnant in the tww. That is paramount!

Hop on board, post your stats and prepare to be dazzled by the wealth of TTC knowledge we long-timeys have to share...

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OnNaturesCourse · 05/01/2017 22:12

I'm using a app called my calendar and although it's just guessing at ovulation etc I find it really useful. it can be used for periods, ttc, birth control, meds, etc

OnNaturesCourse · 05/01/2017 22:12

I'm using a app called my calendar and although it's just guessing at ovulation etc I find it really useful. it can be used for periods, ttc, birth control, meds, etc

colourmylife · 05/01/2017 22:10

Kwik I have a heated clothes rail and I wouldn't recommend it, it only dries the tiny part of the clothes it touches. I would however recommend a dehumidifier with a laundry setting. Mine dries clothes in a couple of hours it's amazing and your house doesn't get condensation and damp either!

Kathrino · 05/01/2017 22:08

Welcome wonder and on! Everything I read makes me so glad that I've never been on birth control and have used condoms until TTC. FX for you both!

Wonder, I use clue too but I don't find it very good for predicting things like fertile window. Unless you temp, it doesn't take any notice of your symptoms (e.g. EWCM or cramps) and just calculates your ovulation date based on your average cycle length and a 13 day LP. My cycles vary between 27 and 37 days so unless I'm having a bang on average month, I would miss my FW if I just used the app. That said, it's the only app I've been able to get on with and is a million times better than that awful Ovia

Good luck for tomorrow Orange! I am debating whether to test tomorrow or leave it to Saturday.

sk1pper · 05/01/2017 22:07

You can ssh they help massively to track an ovulation day but it can make things stressful too especially as you're just starting out. I'd just go for regular sex for a few cycles to let your body get into a rhythm again.

Hope all you new starters are taking folic acid too! Very important. Nearly every GP and specialist I've seen has mentioned it, also a good multivitamin does help.

OnNaturesCourse · 05/01/2017 22:05

I'm using ovulation tests ATM just to see if my body has "restarted" but all negative so far Brew

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AlexiaB · 05/01/2017 22:05

shh absolutely do not use any lube that is not sperm friendly eg. preseed, conceive+. Also avoid bj's if possible because saliva isn't good for sperm.

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AlexiaB · 05/01/2017 22:02

Welcome Wonder and On

Wonder that's probably the worst thing to do if you're unsure of your cycles. Clue will be all guess work re fertile window. Unless you BD every other day consistently you won't have a clue (no pun intended) and could easily miss O. I'd recommend tracking CM and doing opks as a minimum (temping even better). I made this mistake to begin with and probably wasted a good 9 cycles with no idea when I was ovulating, what my lp was and when I was in the tww. I was taking a relaxed, stupid approach pukes with regret

shh start doing an OPK from cd8 every afternoon at the same time and without consuming fluids for 2-3 hours prior. It could take you a couple of cycles to notice a pattern and figure out what works for you. Fmu works for Winging, it absolutely doesn't work for me. 4pm is my peak time.

Thanks for all the nice comments guys. No AF yet and didn't manage to get any tests. Hopefully DH is going first thing in the morning, if not I'll wait it out another day.

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Sshsecretenclosed · 05/01/2017 21:54

I'm thinking I want to do opks because they track ovulation but you think it best if I just freestyle for a while?!?! I'm also worrying about everything to do with conception - my friend even told me regular lube slows sperm down!!

OrangeCloud18 · 05/01/2017 21:52

skipper My GP said it was fine, it's only hard to calculate due date as you said.

wonder it depends what test you use. If you use a FRER I think you can test up to 5 days before your missed period.

I was on Rigevidon for 3 years and came off beginning of December.

sk1pper · 05/01/2017 21:49

Well I've been TTC for fucking ages so my cycles perfect now but I don't really remember it being too screwed up. Think I had a full blown period 5 days after then just regular cycles. All women are different though and withdrawal bleeds are very common. I would wait for your actual period and then start doing opks on CD10 but you could be throwing money away if your hormones are still balancing properly. You sure you want to do opks from the word go? You may not need them.

Wonderland17 · 05/01/2017 21:48

I haven't even thought about using opks just looked them up.... Might order some if I get AF. I track in 'clue' app and it predicts when you have a fertile window. Maybe do that for a month and use the tests in this window the month after

Sshsecretenclosed · 05/01/2017 21:46

How's your cycle since?

sk1pper · 05/01/2017 21:44

I was on microgynon for 7 years and came off mid pack. Your GP will tell you not too but that's only because it makes it extremely difficult to work out your due date if you fall. Especially as you have no idea how long your cycle is and when you normally ovulate etc etc. But I don't really think it's dangerous or anything.

Sshsecretenclosed · 05/01/2017 21:43

I've had a withdrawal bleed. It's all odd. I just need some advice on when to start using opks

Wonderland17 · 05/01/2017 21:42

I should take myself on a trip to boots for some vitamins and some tests! I panicked when I came off the pill with no bleed after half a pack. I've been on and off though the years and my cycle was always regular.

Good luck for your tests over the next few days, how many days before your missed AF do you think I should test?

Sshsecretenclosed · 05/01/2017 21:37

I came off the pill half way through my pack too! Had been on pill for nine years so I really don't know what to expect!! I'm trying to go with the flow but I'm not good at that! Even got DH on wellman conception vitamins! No harm in being healthy..... I think I'm losing the plot already haha

OnNaturesCourse · 05/01/2017 21:31

sorry for that triple post, I'm on the MN app and it doesn't like me much.

I was on microgynon, yes. Kind of mucked up when I was coming off but my last pill was 25.12.16 and, because of my muck up, my withdrawal bleed ended then too. (I forgot 3/4 pills about 4 days before stopping so withdrawal bleed started on 23.12.16)

Currently being treated for a lower UTI which is chucking loads of similar AF symptoms at me .. Ive never want a period so bad in my life.

Cos I mucked up n it's my first time off the pill in a long time I know my cycles are likely to be outta wack but I can't even track them atm Blush

OnNaturesCourse · 05/01/2017 21:31

sorry for that triple post, I'm on the MN app and it doesn't like me much.

I was on microgynon, yes. Kind of mucked up when I was coming off but my last pill was 25.12.16 and, because of my muck up, my withdrawal bleed ended then too. (I forgot 3/4 pills about 4 days before stopping so withdrawal bleed started on 23.12.16)

Currently being treated for a lower UTI which is chucking loads of similar AF symptoms at me .. Ive never want a period so bad in my life.

Cos I mucked up n it's my first time off the pill in a long time I know my cycles are likely to be outta wack but I can't even track them atm Blush

OnNaturesCourse · 05/01/2017 21:31

sorry for that triple post, I'm on the MN app and it doesn't like me much.

I was on microgynon, yes. Kind of mucked up when I was coming off but my last pill was 25.12.16 and, because of my muck up, my withdrawal bleed ended then too. (I forgot 3/4 pills about 4 days before stopping so withdrawal bleed started on 23.12.16)

Currently being treated for a lower UTI which is chucking loads of similar AF symptoms at me .. Ive never want a period so bad in my life.

Cos I mucked up n it's my first time off the pill in a long time I know my cycles are likely to be outta wack but I can't even track them atm Blush

OrangeCloud18 · 05/01/2017 21:31

Welcome wonder ! Welcome on !

Ooooh kwick I didn't know they existed either! This might be the solution for us, I have to put my drying tack next to the radiator or nothing dries for days !!

Sooo I am testing tomorrow morning with FMU I think because OH is going away for the weekend (I have to work unfortunately!). However, I bought these Internet cheapies and some comments are not really good on them! I might have to pop into Sainsburys and test on Saturday instead! We'll see what happens but not hopeful anything happened this month.

Hoping for loads of BFP for the ones testing in the next few days too !!

Wonderland17 · 05/01/2017 21:25

Also I finished my pill half way through a pack I was taking half heartedly as we were away on holiday. Lots of baby talk so I just stopped taking it at all. Probably a bad move as it's taken a couple of months to feel on a normal cycle again

Wonderland17 · 05/01/2017 21:22

I was on the pill, Yasmin. Finished in Oct with no withdrawal bleed. But 29 day cycles started back okay and I should have been ovulating around 29th dec. using the clue app to track since I came off the pill. I'm 30 btw. Spent the last 10 years trying to avoid this so it's a strange feeling being excited to find out

OnNaturesCourse · 05/01/2017 21:21

I was microgynon for 11 years with approximately 1 year gap 3/4 years in

OnNaturesCourse · 05/01/2017 21:21

I was microgynon for 11 years with approximately 1 year gap 3/4 years in