TTC first baby! Continued...

@ttcat32 I do that cutting and pasting thing too 😁

I'm 16 or 17 dpo - depending on whether ovulation was cd 14 or 15 (I got the positive on cd14 but know there is a window after that for ovulation). So either I implanted late, if pregnant - or my cycle is messed up this month?! Lol.

Morning ladies,

@newsparkle! Wooohooooooo!!!!!!! Congratulations! How exciting, and definitely a very strong line 😊 have you told your other half?

@crossfitgirl thanks for the advice, might try it next month if needed. Ah so we are both in our first cycle together! That’s great news about your DH initiating 😊 I’m sure every other day will be more than enough, it’s amazing how much time you spend trying not to get pregnant before this and now it seems like there is so much more involved!

@mrsM2017 Sorry if you have already said but do you know how many DPO you are? Maybe if you are normally bang on time with your cycles it might just be a later implantation so not enough HCG yet? Keep the faith and try in a few days, in the meantime I will keep everything crossed for you

@validuser how are you this morning?

Agreed about trying to keep up, its brilliant to have so many people to talk to but trying to remember everything to reply to is a nightmare, I’ve started writing replies as I read the thread then cutting and pasting them but not sure if I always get it right so apologies to anyone i miss, its defintley not intentional

@Delilah7 no, I don't blame you. I've found tracking everything these past few cycles quite hard work. Keeping everything crossed for you though x

@MrsM2017 very frustrating. But I don't want to use OPKS all the time etc tbh at the moment...

@purplestar9 try not to worry this will be my 4th cycle and my spots are finally clearing abit!! X

Also, just to throw it out there... I'm so spotty at the moment! I feel like a teenager all over again! I'm hoping this isn't what my natural cycle is going to be like now! 😕

@Delilah7 that's the frustrating part of all this TTC business isn't it - not actually knowing anything for definite....and it's so hard to take your mind off of it all isn't it?

@FlapJackered I'm not sure....I guess anything is possible although I was tracking cm and had ovulation pains at the time of the positive ovulation test....so I really don't know....? Been having period type symptoms every day (dull aches and twinges but nothing painful) since 9/10 dpo so was thinking these were implantation cramps or something but I would've thought a test might've shown a positive by now if that were the case....very much hoping that this isnt the start of my regular cycles turning into 30 day + ones!?

@FlapJackered what happens between ovulation and AF? Does that make any difference? I'm still about 8 days away from AF being due.

@Delilah7 yeah from what I've read it drops just below ovulation then rises afterwards. Then I've heard if it's stays high then it's a good sign for pregnancy but if it drops then it's a sign of AF. Not sure how accurate these things are but maybe me temping at different times over the weekend might have thrown it out a bit! I guess I'll keep at it and see what happens!

@MrsM2017 I'm just so concerned as obviously what happened start of the month so have no idea if I actually have! 😔😘

Still sounds like early days for you @Delilah7 - but definitely sounds like you baby danced at the right times so you're still not out for this month 🤞🏻💕

@MrsM2017 you sound like me I'm very regular 28 day cycle with the same LP as you! So I guess I ovulated either 13th or 14th as I was having pains and EWCM so I have DTD 10th, 12th, 14th and 15th. But done a amazon stick pregnancy test at 7dpo or 8dpo depending. Flo said 13th I ovulated. But it came back BFN :( xx

@NewSparkle huge congratulations!! Keep us updated 😊

Morning @Delilah7 🙂, no I don't think so, I've never had a cycle (ever!) Longer than 29 days and recently (like this past year) they've all been 27/28 days.

I was using the clear blue digital ovulation tests which showed positive for ovulation on cycle day 14....given the 12-36 hour window from a positive ovulation test that still means ovulation wouldn't have been any later than 6th August (cycle day 15) and I have a very regular 13 or 14 day luteal phase..... So goodness knows what's going on really?!

Hope all's well with you? x

@MrsM2017 is there any other reason it could be late Hun? xxx

Congratulations @newsparkle

AF is now 2/3 days late (she was due sat or sun) but still bfns on frer......? Really not sure what's going on with my body ? 😐

Congratulations @NewSparkle 😘

@purplestar9 I was under the understanding of it rises that's when ovulation is? But I've never used it so could be wrong 😂

@Delilah7 oh that sounds horrible. No wonder you don't like it!

@NewSparkle good! Keep us updated as you go :) how far along are you?

I'm new to the temping thing, but my temp rose for two days (was the weekend and I took my temp a little later than normal) and has dropped over the last two days, as far as I know this is a sign of not being pregnant. Can anyone explain better what I'm looking for with temp spikes and drops? Please 😊

@NewSparkle massive congratulations!! x

Thank you all. I’m bursting here but can’t tell anyone as it’s so early, lovely to have you all here. Il try get a dr apt in the next week or so.

@purplestar I feel good. A sore back & I cant close my new trousers I bought but I’ve been eating badly lately so prob more a consequence of that !

@purplestar9 I'm the same. More because his best friend died in a late night car crash and I just get abit scared when he doesn't come home... I can't sleep when he's out! Xx

Fingers crossed for you @MrsM2017 😊

@Crossfitgirl oh dear! He sounds quite an anxious person then! (I'm an anxious person but I'm getting better!).

@Delilah7 I'm quite lucky that my DH doesn't tend to go out very often. I get very anxious at night time (especially when it's dark) so I'm glad of this, don't like to be by myself at night for too long! (I sound such a wimp!)

@NewSparkle YAY!! Congratulations! That's so exciting! How are you feeling? 😃

Congratulations @NewSparkle fabulous news! Xx