TTC First Time... #3!!

Thanks ladies. Headache awful today Going to get some stronger painkillers later.

Hello ladies . Sorry I've been AWOL . Had another very strange AF this month which is not at all like me. Turned up on CD31 which is normal but then was really light for day 1, heavy for day 2, light for day 3 and then I was spotting for 5 days. Some days I actually thought it had finished and then just before bed I'd go to the loo and wipe and it would be a tiny bit brown. Sorry tmi!

Definitely finished now and counting down to my FW. Ramadan starts tomorrow so it'll be interesting to see how TTC is affected by my change in schedule and diet.

@flat- I hope you're ok! That sounds really scary!
@jelly and @twisted- fingers crossed for you both!!
@pibbee- not cut out caffeine but stopped my morning cuppa and night only have 1 in the afternoon after work.

Welcome to the newbies!!

Hi all! new to the site and very new to TTC (since early March) may I join the party?!

@Flatwhite31 I hope you're ok. That sounds scary.

I'm not testing until AF is late as I really don't think I am!!

Hello @cannonball, welcome to the mad house!

6dpo. Due AF on 1st June. Have been constipated, exhausted and forgetful. What is going on?! Probably imagining it. And maybe the constipation is due to vitamins although have been on those for a few weeks. I get plenty of fibre so not sure what's happened to my bowels. Sorry about TMI!

And we are TTC #1, cycle 3. Hello :)

I'm home now thank god. Absolutely exhausted. No DTD for us for at least a fortnight, as it is actually dangerous to DTD when concussed! Lol! It's the last thing I want to be doing anyway!

@Pibbee, I haven't cut out caffeine, but I don't drink fizzy drinks and I only have 1 coffee a day any way.

@jelly, apologies if you've already said, but when are you going to test? Everything crossed for you! X

Yum mcflurry! I have just sent DP to the shop for goodies :D

Have you all quit caffeine? I have cut down loads (needed to anyway tbh as was caning coffee and diet coke all day which is never a good thing!)But I still have one small coffee a day, and the occasional diet coke...

Oh @Flatwhite I hope you're ok!!! That's sounds quite scary! Feel better soon babe xx

@charl I feel strange like I might be getting af tonight tbh, I have a strange full feeling in my uterus. Either way I won't test unless she shows up on Saturday lol

Having to put on a condom must be so annoying, is probably forget tbh lol you're so lucky enjoying the sun! I just left the office but treated myself to a McFlurry for the bus journey lol

Oh god flatwhite hope you're ok!! Only just catching up but that sounds very scary!!

I'm using mumsnet as a great distraction from housework and a good excuse to sit outside in the sun with a cuppa!! Love this weather! An excuse to get my very pale legs to see the sun for once!! Couldn't imagine being 9 months pg in it though could you?!

Oooo jellybean your symptoms sound very promising! I don't know how you're waiting! I would be like test test test 😂😂 I think I just want to see more bfps now that I'm waiting until august and know I won't be getting one for a couple more months!! Got my fx for you too twisted, hopefully this is a lucky month for you both 😘 when you planning on testing?

Pibbee I agree with what the others have said! Even if you ask her, you have been friends for so long that if she is offended or anything or she says something to you it won't be big enough to affect your friendship.

Littleem congrats how exciting!! Booking things starts to make things feel more real!!

Glad you're feeling a little bit better misty hope that's continued today!

Not much to report my end. We've dtd once since af🙄 not like us at all.. we did the other night for the first time in what feels like ages but now we have to make a conscious effort to put a condom on and its a pain in the bum!! Been good so far though, no matter how much I just want to see what happens!! Xx

That should NOT say an alarming procedure! Haha! That should have said a heart procedure.
Thanks @Pibbee. Fed up now and just want to go home!

Wow @flatwhite that sounds very scary! Hope you are doing OK and will be outta there soon! Xx

Hi ladies. I'm writing this from hospital! My head was getting worse & worse, so was sent to A&E. My heart then started going in a strange rhythm (I have a previous history of an arrhythmia called SVT, but have had no problems with it since having an alarming procedure 3 years ago). Long story short, I spent the night on cardiac care and am still here! They said I'll very likely get out today, so hopefully I'll be home soon. Hope you're all well! X

@mrsjelly I seem to get weepy more than anything these days! I used to know 100% when AF was due as I would have the Day Of Fury the day before....I don't get that any more! Weird.

@Pibbee I agree with @MrsMelron, send her a message so she knows you're thinking about her. You don't even have to ask her outright, just ask how she is doing so she knows you're here for her.

@MrsMelron I hope you're cycle settles down soon, it usually takes about a month from what i heard. Lol your DH sounds very sure of himself, I swear all men seem to think it happens so quickly!

Today my boobs aren't as sore but my back is killing me. Also last night I fell asleep on the sofa and today I struggled to wake up, currently forcing myself to stay awake right now. AF due in 3 days, last night I dreamt she came today...clearly TTC is driving me crazy. Also usually before AF I get grumpy (hold myself back from punching people grumpy) but today I just feel weepy. Maybe it's a new pms symptom?

Hi @MrsMelron, actually yeah that's a good idea re my friend! Dunno why I didn't think of that tbh .

i know what you mean re things returning to normal! Looking back, I was a total nightmare when I first stopped the Pill. I honestly didn't think it would be as bad as it was! I totally sympathise!

One thing I have noticed since stopping the pill is ovulation cramps! I do not recall ever having them in the past. It may just be due to the fact that I wasn't paying attention, but they are really noticeable pains so god knows! Weird.

@pibbee that's a tough call on what to do with your friend. How about sending her a message just to let her know you've been thinking of her, and you'd love a catch up when she's free. Then you've made contact and the ball is in her court for what she tells you and when.

@littleemma congratulations on your wedding! I LOVE WEDDINGS!

@JellyBean89 fx for you, the symptoms sound promising!

I don't know what we're going to do now. I spoke to someone at work yesterday to see if he thought it would be problematic at all to rock up in November with a bump (and that's assuming that I could get pregnant right now, which we all know is not as easy as my DH seems to think - he's got a serious case of stud syndrome! haha). He said it won't be an issue. So now I want to get cracking, but DH still wants to hold off.

Sigh.

I need to stop stressing about this.

As for cycles getting back to normal, I had forgotten what hormones can do to you. I have been an absolute mess the last couple of days. Weird cramping and totes emosh. I'm from Manchester, and now I have to stop watching the news because I can't stop crying when I watch it. I'm temping, and my temperature looks bonkers when compared with the "expected" pattern. Still though, only CD14 of the first cycle, so who knows what's going on?!

Well done on the gym @twisted ! I am pretty tired from the bike ride home, loved it though!

Re symptoms etc, my sensible brain would think that 7ish dpo is too early for symptoms, but on the other hand I have precisely zero experience so dunno really! Am no help, I know...

I mentioned my friend who went for IVF embryo transfer a couple of weeks ago. Well that was 14 days ago today and I haven't heard from her. Not sure if I should get in touch or wait to hear from her!? Probably the latter but I don't want her thinking I'm not arsed.... But then if it's bad news (hopefully it isn't)then she probably doesn't want enquiring messages....She is a good friend and we have known each other not far off 20 years but we aren't as close any more due to me moving away, but she's told me all her IVF stuff so far so..... Any thoughts??

Thanks @JellyBean89

My sensible brain got my ass to the gym! Now I'm all yogi & zen & told myself to buck up because I wasn't even trying this month!!

Our brains are funny things!!

Hey @Twisted your symptoms do sound promising, but maybe wait until Friday morning to poas, it would still be early but I think a frer would detect hcg. Fx for you!!!! Keep us posted.x

@littleemma try taking another opk today, you usually ovulate within 48hours of your peak surge I think.

@pibbee check you out!! Cycling in London, makes you a very brace woman! Honestly I sometimes get scared walking with the way some people drive!

Ovia says I can poas in 3 days and I have a frer at home but I will hold on until AF time. My symptoms sound promising to me but at the same time I don't have much hope. It's strange. A part of me is like "NOPE stock up on pads" and another part is like "it finally happened". I don't know which part to listen to so I'm just not gonna do anything yet lol.

Guys I need talking down.

AF due 28th May. No clue how many dpo as didn't test or really track but going off Ovia maybe 7/8 dpo. We dtd once in Ovia suggested fw & once either side. In my head I was expecting nothing & no hopes were raised BUT here I am having naps after work, extreme fatigue & the scariest dizzy spells!! What is this.

I have a work party Friday night so tempted to poas tomorrow morning #psycho

Oooh @JellyBean89 I am hopeful for you!! Someone needs a BFP around here.

@littleemma1 diet wise you have to figure out what works for you! SW never worked for me due to a lack of emphasis on portion control but WW did help. I hate groups though! I'm now doing low GI & gym, results pending lol. My friend did Cambridge & did amazingly well but it's tough going in the early stages!! Good luck whichever you do.

@MistyBxx I completely understand your rant & the instant hate towards a different culture makes me ashamed to be English in all honesty! But there are a lot of people out there trying to help so we need to concentrate on that. I'm just so sorry for the poor parents & injured parties. 😪😪

@littlemma re your OPKs, which line is the control line and which is the test line?

OPKs dont indicate that ovulation has happened, they indicate a surge in the LH hormone which kicks off ovulation. I think that ovulation tends to occur 12-36 hours after a positive OPK.

Oooh I just had a nosy at Hexham Abbey, it's lovely!