TTC First Baby Massive Thread.

@sunshine1987 I know how weird!! I thought my thermometer was broken it was just 36.3 every day! I think I calculated the Fahrenheit bit wrong though and if I have it on that setting it is much more variable so will do that next month.

Having got high dose folic acid and aspirin prescribed but I will have a hunt about the others if still short next cycle and ask them.

Hope your 2ww isn't too painful- at least mine is over quick!

@poodlepip wow your temperatures are really steady, I’m well impressed. Mine don’t stay the same at all, are you using a 2 decimal place thermometer? There are supplements you can take (if you were worried) that try and lenghthen your lutheal phase. Have you spoken to your doctor about it?

@sunshine1987 and @FlapJackered yeah have been tracking ovulation with opks and last month added bbt. Hopefully it will extend a bit next month :-/

(I know it's early days but have had to wait for 2 years to start trying as have a kidney problem that just stabilised so I am super impatient 😐)

@flapjackered, same! I’ve realised how I feel a week before my period is the same as how pregnant people feel so makes no difference looking into it anymore. The only time I did a test the BFN was worse than coming on, so want to wait as long as possible but my LP is only 11 days anyway so will know by next Friday x

@sunshine1987 annoyingly my usual AF symptoms are stereotypical pregnancy symptoms so I don't listen to my symptoms at all anymore.
I just always hope AF turns up if it's not going to be a bfp as bfn are so depressing 😩

*onto the next cycle 🙄

@flapjackered, same! Not allowing myself to test until next Friday. I’m normally good with that it’s the symptom spotting with me where I convince myself this is it every month lol x

@Bettyhop that is great everything is progressing well and you're feeling ok 👌🏻
Keeping my fingers crossed but I have a feeling it will be into the next week.

@poodlepip sorry to hear AF got you. Are you tracking bbt?

@sunshine1987 it is so frustrating isn't it! It goes sooo slowly. I am going to be strict about not testing until I am a day late, but that is over a week away. I think I am going to go crazy! 😬

@GDOG35 I have tried acupuncture but I found it really painful. My sister is having it for fertility and thinks it has helped and it doesn't hurt her. I have heard really good things about it and the NHS recommend it so there must be something to it.

@sunshine1987 thank you huni, I’m stupid!! any of you lovely ladies tried acupuncture?? X

@GDOG35 here you go xx

Today i’ll mainly be having a word with myself that at 4DPO they are certainly not pregnancy symptoms 🙄 I forget every month how annoying the 2WW is....

@poodlepip are you tracking ovulation? x

@thinkpositive2019 I had the same bleed within a couple of days implant removal then ovulated fairly quickly after.

Annoyingly AF came today for me which for the 3rd time has made my calculation of 21days cycle with 7-8 day LP. Don't think there's much chance of a bean sticking :-(

@thinkpositive2019 possibly that could be a withdrawal bleed rather than a proper af? I ovulated 6 weeks after implant removal.

I’m in the fertile week now and on track so far with dtd every 2 days, hopefully will ov at the weekend but I’m away from tomorrow for a long weekend with a group of friends so not bothering with opks on this cycle, would be too tricky with sharing a bathroom.

@flapjackered I didn't temp or use opks but the app doesn't put in ovulation you can add it yourself based on signs/temps etc. I just guessed that that date was when I ovulated as didn't really get many signs other than slight ewcm! I really thought I was out too! But it really is possible for you🌻
I'm feeling ok really. Very tired, hungry, a few cramps, occasional nausea and heartburn but overall ok. I went to epau and had bloods done on Monday because of the history, and my hcg was 1540 😊 going back this morning to check the levels are increasing normally 🤞 xxxx

@Bettyhop were you temping or taking opks or was the ovulation date an estimation from the app?
We only Dtd three days before ov this cycle so thought I was probably out but your chart gives me hope!
How are you feeling?

@thinkpositive2019 I used Ovia. It was really clear and easy to use😊
@Delilah7 I'd say looking at that you've given it the best chance you can! Now enjoy the tww if you can it certainly helps it to go faster! Cm wise it could be a good sign or it could be a coincidence, the tww is just a constant battle of am I pregnant? Am I about to come on my period? Isn't it😂 mine had really dried up which is why I thought af was on the way. After I got my bfp I did notice it was more watery again and also had a distinctive different smell xxx

@Bettyhop what app are you using as that looks easier to read than the one I'm using x

Chat has been amazing ladies catching up on a busy train laughing me head off and everyone around me keeps trying to see what I'm reading on my phone lol

Implant removal was on Monday and af arrived this morning, anyone had experience of implant removal and how long it took to get the cycl going? Not sure if this af is real af or just hormonal bleed due to implant being removed
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My below par chart from last month. Looking at this I just have no idea now. DP jokes that he has super swimmers 🐳 xxx

Ohh this thread has made me smile this morning😂 thinking of you all! As far as ttc tips go...I really have none. I have no idea how I got pregnant other than the 1 time we had sex we must have got pregnant! I always used to do little pelvic floor exercises afterwards to encourage things to move in the right direction🙈🤰 other than that the only thing I did last month was relax about the whole ttc thing. I suppose that's because I knew it was possible for us to conceive and just wanted to have a month off to try and get my body back to some normality after the mc. So maybe it is true that 'relax and it will happen' works! Who knows. So much easier said than done I know. Xxxxx

@FlapJackered You can indeed! I can probably make it to the house next door if I had to (how awkward would that be).