TTC FIRST BABY THREAD NO.5!

Thank you @Delilah7 @BabySquid @sunshine1987 and @Crossfitgirl !!! Still can't believe it. I didn't do smep, we DTD a couple of times before my fertile window then every other day during it. This was my 3rd cycle, and I'd had a very early mmc in cycle 1. @Crossfitgirl I think you called my pregnancy symptoms a week or so ago because I did! I'm 19dpo today and I'm really glad I waited it out xxxxx

@summer28 massive congratulations 😍 well done holding out testing too, was definitely worth it x

Wow @summer28 congratulations!!
So exciting!!! How many dpo are you??

@flapjackered how did it go? My morning sex Did happen eventually... I tried to initiate but wasn't getting a response and after a while he turned round and said that's so annoying! You're just tickling me! Euh I felt so stupid, I turned over and started crying silently. Then he said look if you want it then just come and get it! And demonstrated how he just takes my pants off when he wants it. So that's what I did and we got there in the end. Im pleased though as i wasnt in the mood at all, then he pretty much killed it, but I pushed it aside and tried again anyway and we managed to have fun.
Not the best day 3 of smep, but at least I know to just be direct next time.
I guess that's what we've said on here all along!

Hope your morning was a little better than mine. @summer28's certainly was!

Summer were you doing SMEP?? Xxx

@summer28 congratulations that's fantastic.
🎉🎊

Ladies....... it's positive!!

@sunshine1987 I honestly don't think I'm pregnant. It was just my period. But it doesn't seem to want to end.

@flapjackered We're going to Lake Como. Excited! Any Italian tips?
And with the job, I'm very much starting to think it's not worth it to be honest.
Good luck for the morning too! Hehe xx

@Crossfitgirl ah I see, tricky one! Quality of life is so important too and if your having to give up things like CrossFit to do the job then maybe it's not worth it if you don't need to?
Which Italian lakes are you going to? I went to lake Iseo in August which was amazing. 😍
Good luck with the morning sex initiating tomorrow! DH has promised yet again we will have sex tomorrow morning too.

@RobynC19 I'm also 5DPO, it's not always a bad thing to not feel any different. Stay positive hun I know it's hard.

@flapjackered no I haven't, but tbh I've not even had time! Hopefully a weekend in the lakes will help. I'm thinking about giving up my crossfit membership and starting yoga instead. Seriously. And that's huge for me, but I haven't even had time to go to crossfit!

I just checked my work emails and people are still emailing me with problems to sort out next week and I'm not even gonna be there!! I'm on holiday ffs!

The post is another secondment (I'm covering mat leave in a management role at the moment) and this is basically another extension til March, just covering 2 teams rather than 1. If I don't take it i will go back to my old job around December, so it's only an extra 3 months, but I'm hoping to be PG by then! Not sure what to do. My gut says withdraw from it and take my old job - it was stress free. My head says, don't pass up the opportunity as you never know what it could lead to!
I'm not actually sure if I could "resign" from the secondment early. Maybe that's a question to ask!

I think every 3 days is maybe a good happy medium on the smep front. For people who don't normally do it often like us, every other day is a huge ask! And the NHS advice is every 2-3 days. I wouldn't be so hard on yourself, every 3 days is fine and is still bloody fantastic compared to normal! Be proud!! I'm going with aim for every 2, but at least every 3. Im right there doing this with you - I've got tomorrow mornings sex to initiate yet- wish me luck! Maybe I should warn him..
Get up earlier haha x

@Crossfitgirl sorry everything has been so stressful at the moment. Have you tried something to try and balance out the stress? Mediation or swimming or something?
I doubt it will effect ttc too much as if you think of all those women who conceived during wars etc, that was a pretty stressful time!
With the new role, if you get offered it can you ask them if you can go back to your old job if it proves too stressful?
Smep is not going great but not terrible either. It's happening every 3 days rather than every two, but I haven't had the flashing smiley yet so not a maajor deal.

@ValidUser Hurrah for ovulation!! 🎉

@robync19 too early to tell, so many people have got BFP with no symptoms at all. Have faith!

@delilah7 how are you? I see you've sorted some family things out a bit, glad you're getting there.

I'm packing for Italy and I'm sooooo happy to be away from everything for a few days! I'm thinking of of withdrawing my application for an extension of my current secondment role, as I think the stress of my job at the mo is too much.
Ttc is more important x

@Delilah7 we all hope you're ok! X

5dpo I no it's early but I already feel like I'm out I just don't feel even slightly different to normal

Thanks @validuser it was a big deal for me too 😂 he was drunk so I was a bit worried his erm... aim could be sub par, but it was all good!

On a side note @dosmamas I do my temp orally and that works fine for me!
Even if it's better to do it vaginally I personally wouldn't, but that's just me. I can't think of anything worse than sticking a thermometer up my fanny as the first thing I do every morning!

@Crossfitgirl I am so pleased you got all the spooge in the right place. X

Hi ladies!

I've been a bit quiet as I've been SO busy, and am going to Italy with a friend tomorrow for a few days, so thought I'd check in before I go AWOL again!

I've had a horrible stressful week, and ANOTHER work friend announced pregnancy this week, just to rub it in. I'm certain the stress will affect my chances but it just keeps coming at me, if it's not work related it's the house move! Ah well.

On the plus side, I initiated sex last night, so have officially commenced the every 2-3 days plan from cycle day 6! (this time the jizz ended up where it was supposed to!! 😂). I'm hoping I can do the same tomorrow morning before I fly, which means if we have sex again the day I get back it's still been no more than 3 days between each time.

This is going to be a real challenge for me, but I'm determined to keep it up!

@flapjackered still going ok?

Missed keeping up with everyone on here, and hi to the newbies i haven't said hello to yet! Xx

Sorry @Lougg forgot to tag you x

I didn't track temp or with OPKs either this cycle and I felt much more relaxed.
Think I'll wait and see if AF does show up before I test. I did a test earlier this week which was negative (I know it was way too early, but I got impatient 🙈) so I'll just see what happens Sun/Monday.
I'd also have to go buy a test as don't have any in the house.

@essjayycee have you tested? x

@MrsC87 I did have a go at feeling my cervix last cycle but I started halfway through and didn't really know what I was doing. I consciously did no testing of anything this cycle and it's been much better for me. I haven't been obsessing at all until today which is when AF is due. But that's just going by calendar so could be wrong. Previous cycles I'd have done a couple of tests by now but hasn't been hard to resist this time. I think because I'm not really sure what DPO I am.

I don't normally get too many AF symptoms until a few hours before she starts so it's hard to say really, she might just be waiting until I go to bed. She loves that trick!

When will you test do you think?

Gosh sorry for the essay!