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TTC FIRST BABY THREAD NO.5!

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Delilah7 · 27/09/2018 19:29

Hope all my lovely ladies have found it again. Thread no.5. Best mumsnet group ever 😍😍😍

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MrsC87 · 01/10/2018 19:45

P.S I was so relaxed this FW I didn't track a thing, just dtd every other day. We'll see if it results in a BFP in 2 weeks 🤞

BabySquid · 01/10/2018 19:45

@Lougg yeah it was me... she's my new obsession 🙈
My DH is probs less than impressed tho as I keep coming up to bed later than him!! 😕 I've given him a DTD schedule this week, I think I best stick to it too!! Haha

MrsC87 · 01/10/2018 19:44

Hi all. I decided to take a little break last week from here to get my head together and try to not obsess as much. Feel 100 times better and couldn't keep away from finding out how you are all doing!
I see we've got a new thread again, lots to catch up on 😁

Lougg · 01/10/2018 19:33

@BabySquid & @Delilah7 I'd never heard of her until someone mentioned her on here and I've watched every video since 😂

DH is loving my new found interest in cleaning!! I've just done a huge order of products!

BabySquid · 01/10/2018 19:30

Oh my days @Delilah7 tell me about it... suddenly my cleaning stock has never looked so inferior lol

Delilah7 · 01/10/2018 19:25

@BabySquid I'm with you but I need a list of things to buy tbh 😂

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EssJayyCee · 01/10/2018 19:18

I've just got myself worked up over my cycle lengths.
Before the pill I had long cycles.
Now after the pill my first cycle was 45 days.

I've been reading that it isn't normal and could mean I am not ovulating.

Will the doctors do any tests to see if I ovulate before ttc for a year? I have sent myself in such a panic.

BabySquid · 01/10/2018 19:13

So guys, I've been taking my mind off EVERYTHING by watching all Mrs Hinch's vids on insta!!! I love her and now I'm ready to clean the heck out of my entire house!! Clockwise clean here I come!
Fully recommend for zoning out of TTC!! I've forgotten what CD I am, forgotten what month I'm on!! It's amazing!! 💁🏼‍♀️

feverbee · 01/10/2018 19:04

Just stupidly POAS at 9 DPO, at night. Please tell me the BFN is because I've been silly 😭

Delilah7 · 01/10/2018 17:13

@mrsof20118 mine dropped enough a week after my MC darling. Thinking of you xxxxxx

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mrsof20118 · 01/10/2018 16:59

An update today. I've had a slight mini spell of a teeny bleed when I got up this morning. Nothing at all since. Yesterday mainly a small bit of brown blood. I was too impatient for a 2ww so no idea how I'll cope this week with docs saying to wait 7 days to test again. Was due to have first group antenatal this morning so cancelled that but midwife told me to get gp to refer me to epcu. Now waiting for gp to refer.

Anyone know how long it takes for your hcg levels to drop if it was a chemical or very early 4/5 weeks? I am so impatient. Thank God for this group for support xx

mrsof20118 · 01/10/2018 16:53

Glad your docs are supportive @crossfitgirl xx

Delilah7 · 01/10/2018 16:47

@starkid thanks Hun, I'm sad but I'll just have to get on with it xx

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starkid · 01/10/2018 16:44

@KatBeCool - Ah, who knows then, will keep at it and keep an eye on my temps :) Thanks! My first cycle TTC so not great with the biology of it yet!

KatBeCool · 01/10/2018 16:32

@starkid the temperature doesn't rise dramatically immediately following the ovulation. Progesterone needs a couple of days to build up and that's what rises the temperature.

starkid · 01/10/2018 16:23

Hi everyone,
@Delilah7 - sorry you had a BFN xx

@KatBeCool - interesting advice!

I thought my OPK showed as positive Saturday but wasn't sure, however yesterday was fainter and today no test line at all so guess that it did happen Saturday. Shame as I was basing this FW on the previous month, which happened around 4 days later, so only DTD twice in that time! Hardly great odds.
Mind you, with what KatBeCool's doctor was saying maybe it wasn't right anyway. My temp wasn't any higher yesterday than previous, so who knows.

Delilah7 · 01/10/2018 15:54

@Crossfitgirl I was going to bin them anyways after this month as I got pregnant without them before so! Just want AF to hurry up now! If she doesn't return by end of this week I'm going to ring my doctor I think... I know what's normal for me and what isn't. With or without the miscarriage! Xxx

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KatBeCool · 01/10/2018 15:49

@cupcakesandglitter it is possible at as light as it is, this is your AF. Are your temps still up?

KatBeCool · 01/10/2018 15:46

@Crossfitgirl I think she's probably seen many cases where tests didn't work or people weren't interpreting the results correctly, or weren't looking at other symptoms. But I wouldn't say opks are useless if they do work lol. Hopefully your blood tests come back ok. I was so worried about my hormone levels but all came back normal. Uff, if men only knew what women have to endure during this process.

cupcakesandglitter · 01/10/2018 15:15

@Crossfitgirl thankyou sweet ❤️

stormtrooperjulian · 01/10/2018 15:06

@Crossfitgirl I was expecting spotting or something because of the cramping, I never get cramps like that outside of af time so I was just expecting to see signs af coming early. The cramping has mostly stopped now though.

Crossfitgirl · 01/10/2018 14:29

@delilah7 thanks - and yay for binning the sticks! I do think it'll take the pressure off timing, although I worry a little about the pressure being on then for making sure we keep up with DTD, but to be honest I think we need to be doing it more anyway to have more of chance each month.

rj995 I feel like everything is a waiting game with TTC! Waiting for ov... waiting for AF.... waiting for enough dpo for testing to be accurate... then waiting for AF to go away to commence DTD Haha it goes so slow!

@stormtrooperjulian do you usually get spotting around now? If it's not there maybe that's good! I don't think we're too far apart, I'm about 6dpo. I've had a runny nose all week as my only symptom but I think it's the cold weather tbh! No other signs at all this time! I'm sure some people on here have had lots of CM the cycle they got BFP??

@katbecool they will test him if they refer us to a fertility clinic. She said they refer straight away if there's any issues with the hormone tests.
I am not sure about the ovulation tests - I mean, I do get a positive right around the time I get ovulation pains, and it also coincides with my temp rise, so I do think they have worked for me. So @essjayycee maybe stick with them.
But actually, for me, I think her suggestion is good and since I think I know when I ovulate anyway now, maybe I don't need them. I only started them in the first place to check i WAS ovulating and planned to stop but ended up temping as well instead! Now I guess the tests will tell!

Thank you @validuser. I didn't even have to tell a white one in the end. I told her I came off the pill in Feb, which is true, and she never asked me anything else - she was really good and took me seriously when I just said I was worried about the PCOS, and just said she would do blood tests and go from there. Glad I went :-)

@cupcakesandglitter glad you're not worrying too much, fingers crossed for you xx

notabumpjusttoomanybiscuits · 01/10/2018 14:21

Hi everyone I have been lurking and reading along for a while. Reading everyone's stories and being down you've been down and happy when you have good news.

We tried this week for the first time as it was my most fertile point and I wanted to ask about phantom symptoms! Because it's SO early and you don't know anything or feel anything for the first so many weeks but since trying I feel like my body is acting all weird. Or because my mind is on it, every little thing is making me think. Does anyone else get this?

I know it's nothing as it's sooo early but I just want reassurance that I haven't lost the plot.
I've had headaches over the weekend, the occasional dull pain down below and lower back pain all morning. Please tell me phantom symptoms are a thing and it's just my mind playing tricks on me??

EssJayyCee · 01/10/2018 14:03

@crossfitgirl so glad you got s few answers and good advice!

Not good news for me though! I literally just order 50 OPK's 😂

EssJayyCee · 01/10/2018 14:03

@crossfitgirl so glad you got s few answers and good advice!

Not good news for me though! I literally just order 50 OPK's 😂

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