TTC FIRST BABY THREAD NO.5!

@Delilah7 completely stopped! Had nothing from yesterday morning onwards apart from a tiny amount of watery brown stuff when I wiped. Even DTD last night!!! I could've worn one pad a day if it wasn't gross (wasted so many pads though 😂) it was a mixture of light and dark brown, and a small amount of really dark red blood too. Only saw bits of 'fresh' red when I wiped and even then it was soooo watery! I've not taken a test yet, DH told me he's convinced I'm pg though (I've woken up with really sore boobs which doesn't help). He said my boobs look fuller and feel harder, my cervix is really high and soft, and last night my uterus sounded like it was making these crazy noises, which DH could hear too 😂😂 I'm gonna wait a while before I test though because I don't want to get my hopes up x

Oh that's annoying 😩 take it easy and rest up!! Doesn't help with this stupid bipolar weather either. What's your plan after AF goes, with DTD? Xx

Morning @Delilah7 I'm glad to see the back of my three day pointless spotting AF 😂 the stupid cow 😂 how are you? Xx

@babysquid I can have it done on days 1-3 so i have figured if she comes later on today and it's too late to leave work to get there in time, I will just go first thing Monday morning. It'll still be within 72 hours then so should be ok. The hospital drop in is closed on a weekend so there would be nobody there to ask, but it opens at 7.30am so if I go first thing I think it should be fine. From googling, a lot of things say day 2-3 is best and even 1-5 is ok so i think Monday it is!
Temp has actually gone up this morning (but I had my flu jab yesterday so not sure if that's affected it) and looks like still spotting so will just expect AF on her due date tomorrow xx

@Crossfitgirl if it does come fully this evening or tomorrow couldn't you pop to the hospital and explain that you need the blood test on day one? They would prob do it for you and give you the sample to take to the drs?? Worth a shot??

we just both burst out laughing as soon as it happened!

No temp drop yet @flapjackered I think I will just wait for red blood.
Teensy bit of hope as I'm getting some weird twinges. But I know AF is imminent really x

@Crossfitgirl 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣 Ha! that is brilliant, so funny!!
I would have been torn between laughing and going 'noooooo' for the waste of the swimmers!

Hmm tricky one with the blood test. Has your temp gone down yet? If it was me I would count cd1 as the first temp drop day.

@Crossfitgirl HAHAHAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Also, funny story. Specially for you @flapjackered. Well, for all of you!

So DH initiated last night and we were like in a spooning position, I was all impressed cos he initiated and it's the 2nd time in 3 days, then riiight at the final moment his willy slid out by accident and instead of going where it should have gone, it went alllll over his feet and the bed!!
Stuck in his leg hair and everything! 😂😂😂

Couldn't even have salvaged that with a scoop or syringe @validuser 😂😂😂

@cookiewaffle that's what I'm leaning towards. I was hoping she might come tonight then I can just go first thing in the morning before work, but I reckon just to be a bitch, she'll turn up tomorrow evening after the blood test labs close. Just to be rude and I'll have to go Monday anyway and it'll be day 4!
Or maybe she'll just come when she is due, which Aparently is Saturday!
It's just a bit annoying for work planning!

@Crossfitgirl I think I'd wait til its in full flow before going in case it takes its time, or doesn't come at all!

@flapjackered will definitely have to do SMEP updates! I'm currently in shock as DH has initiated the last 2 times!! On Sunday, then again last night! (Could be wishful thinking but it's 3 days apart and that's what we agreed... every 2-3 days! Though he was probably just horny and hadn't given that a second thought.

I'm still wondering about my blood test and when to go.

I've got to have it done on cycle day 1-3.
So far, this is my 2nd day of spotting but full flow hasn't started yet.
I don't know what to do if full flow doesn't come till the weekend...
Either go tomorrow and count it as day 3, or wait for full flow (probably coming saturday) and go Monday, which would be day 3 of full flow.
I just don't know what to count as day 1!

Everything I've read points to waiting for full flow and counting it as day one.
But my GP suggested if I spot 3 days before my period to maybe go on the 3rd day. My temp hasn't dropped yet either.

Hmm what to do what to do!

Do you think it matters if I go on Monday and risk it actually being like day 6?? (As in counting the spotting days?)

@Delilah7, well you're best keeping them anyway, you never know what this cycle may bring!! Will hold off buying books etc until it happens I think. Let me know how the film is! Xx

@ValidUser that's really interesting, I have never heard of that, honestly, this site is so handy. 😁😁

Thanks @SenoraSurf , I relayed all this to my partner and she decided on pregnacare.

@KatBeCool I always convince myself that SMEP can't work for us but I don't see why not..as long as we get the donation during peak it's pretty much the same thing !

@KatBeCool @FlapJackered I give my DH a sex schedule too.

@Dosmamas I'm on the seven seas ones and have been fine. No symptoms that I have noticed xx

@KatBeCool - that does sound like a plan, I am just worried that DH may struggle physically if he is not into it. We will test it though and see if it works. I am only on cd7
So won't start properly until cd12 as I don't ovulate until cd18 earliest.
I love how firm you are with Dtd. I need that confidence! That is great with the dark opks! Get going!!

@Dosmamas a short luteal phase is bad. Long isn't inherently good, but short can make implantation less likely.

@stormtrooperjulian I can't get my DH take vitamins for the life of me. He won't even eat fruit. And now that his tests came back normal it's even harder. I'm lucky to shove him some vitamin D. I'm glad yours is participating!

@FlapJackered maybe try what I'm doing - announce sex schedule and nobody gets to say no. You think we're always in the mood? Heck no. The mood comes when we're half way through, haha. DH came home not feeling well. Told him we're doing it later anyway. What CD are you? I'm on CD11. OPK is getting dark, so O is soon.

@Dosmamas if you're trying smep, schedule it around guaranteed ovulation. While three times is great, the timing needs to be perfect too. You don't want to guess. At the least, start when the opks are almost at peak.