still TTC your first baby? want some glastonbury luck?

Hello everyone again

I've been lurking but not posting, am following all your progress and am so excited. I am day 16 and this is the first month I've taken my temp. DH works away during week so not so easy to make sure timing is right.

Fi I know what you mean after 11 years on the pill it felt so good to feel my body was back to 'normal' and ovulating

Treenie & Babybratt - Keep us posted girls when you do test positive

I was wondering with taking temps, when I ovulate how long does it take for your temp to go up, mine is still low but had EWCD (think that is the abreviation .

It is so good to have all you guys in the same position, would go mad otherwise

Blond try this link these ladies may be able to help you

www.mumsnet.com/Talk?topicid=1366&threadid=351980&stamp=070712173906

Good news Fi - let's hope there is more in roughly 2 weeks time! Now get bding immediately!

BB - yes you can and you will!

Blond - welcome! Not sure we are your best bet though cause for the most part we are ttc no 1. You are so welcome to stay here of course but I think you should ask your question on maybe the ttc July thread cause they might be more use.
Good luck though!

Hello to everyone else!
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Thats fab news Fi, I remember getting my positive test on my ov sticks, it was so exciting.

Hi, am new to all this, just joined so Hello! I have a 1 year old but would like to get pregnant again. I had a C section does anyone know if this makes it harder to conceive next time? Anybody got any stories about their experience with this?

Toomuch I had my surge on the 29th & 30th and my temp went up on the 1st so we are running a similar times, I am due to get AF tomorrow or Sat.

Treenie it has made me think that at least I am in the lucky position of being able to ttc.

I think it's 14 days from ov. So go on that basis. But that's still very early so if you can wait a few more days try to. Glad to be of help!
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Wow thanks Treenie - Surge was 2nd and 3rd of July - but I thought you ovulated after the surge is it 14 days from the surge or 14 days from ovulation? So that means I can test next Monday or Tuesday then? Wow - though I had to wait until next Saturday!!! Now I'm getting excited!!

BB that's so shit for your mate. Men can be such f**kers can't they! Poor woman.

Toomuch - just seen you asking something about knowing when your af is due on the sitting on hands thread so thought I'd shed some light for you. The bit after ov is your luetal phase (LP) and it is usually around 14 days - from 12 to 16 is fine. Not matter how long the first half of cycle up to ov is, the lp should stay the same roughly. So when did you get the surge on the ov test kits? That usually happens day before ov so count 14 days from then and that should give you a rough answer. Of course you could have short of long lp but since this is your first month off the pill I reckon this is the only way to give yourself a good idea of when to test - or should I say when not to test before!
That's why it's always the 2WW even if you have a 45 day cycle cause the lp is usually two weeks.
Does that help/make sense?
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Babybratt- thanks so much- your comments have really helped. I think I started worrying around cycle 6 too....silly, as they all say that worrying and stressing are the worst thing you can do! It's such a relief that this site exists- so you can actually voice worries that you would never be able to discuss in RL, like you say.
Oh well, I'm back to CD 3, back to the drawing board!

They could get gene therapy if there was an issue with mental illness!

At 34 she's hardly old- but the time it takes to find and settle down with a new man - poor girl!

We're all struggling to survive the 2ww never mind longer!

I really feel for her!

I think there has to be more to it. They could really do with going to see someone.

Her parents have had 4 children and there is only her without some form of mental illness. Having had drunken discussion with her husband I think he is worried about her getting pg and then ending up with a mentally ill child. But there is no medical evidence to support his theory. We as friends don't want to interfere but they really need to talk because all of this can be avoided. Unless this is just an excuse.

He is never home he spends 6 nights a week out playing bowls with his mates. It does not all add up.

I know how much she wants a family, and having been ttc for ages I know how long it can take and that is why I feel so badly for her. It is tough being a woman and having that clock!!

I know we're all obsessed about babies on here at the moment - but I feel so sorry for her - she's just at the stage where she's settled and married and ready to have kids and he's gone! It's so unfair that women have a biological clock like we do!! He can always change his mind in 10 years time and marry a younger woman have kids!! I know that this is probably the least of her worries at the moment but I really feel for her!

No sex since November is a big sign - but noone would think that their partner of 10 years would leave them like that!

Did he leave purely because he didn't want kids? Other than that were they happy?

She is not really talking about it yet, They have been together for about 10 years. We are all shocked but my best friend who is part of the gym crew said she had suspected something was up. It is really sad, we just have to be there for her apparently they had not had sex since last Nov and she has been on medication and put over 3 stone on. I really can't believe it.

BB - god that's a nightmare for your friend! She must be devastated!

My LP phase is 14/15 days or it has been for the past two months.

I really feel like AF is on its way but I live in hope. I am up and down like a lift today.

Treenie I cannot believe you are CD38 and you still have your sanity.

It took me 6 months after coming off the mini pill to settle into a 28/30 day cycle.

Fi it is so good to see you again I had started to worry a little.

One of my gym buddies has just left her husband, he has announced that he does not want to have a family. Apparently he said he would want them after they were married but he has now changed his mind!! She is 34 and desperate to have a family. They were so perfect together. Im really sad for her.

MT - I'll try to have spritsers but as a girl who usually drinks lots of glasses of wine I don't want to arouse suspicion

Treenie - CD38 and still no sign - it's such a long time to wait isn't it

Toomuch - White wine spritzers are a great drink to be seen having, particularly if you make them up yourself - this way you can probably eek out one glass of wine into 4 drinks - and its 'nice and summery' isn't it - I mean, something has to be as the weather certainly isn't.

Fi - glad to hear from you at last, fingers crossed!

BTW, I had a bag of ready to eat prunes in the cupboard - and a bag of figs- so much nicer to be able to control things naturually with something that is nice to eat as well... (hope that a lot of you can benefit from this tip in the v near future)

Fi - that all sounds promising. You need to go to your docs cause they can do a blood test and give you an answer one way or the other. Was with my best friend yesterday who said after she came off the pill she had a withdrawl bleed and then nothing for 45 days so, not meaning to be killjoy cause that is def not my style, it could be that. Get to the docs lady!

Toomuch - no testing. Really really not worth the disapointment sweetie. Wait till you are three or four days late at least. That's what I've been reading anyway. If you are then you will be if that makes sense and af will not turn up and then you'll know for sure. Don't put yourself threw it.
Constipation is good though! Isn't it funny how we are all desperate to feel like shit?! And don't worry about TMI - it's never been a prob with me. Think I put my bf off her lunch yesterday with all my rancid chat!

BB you must be on tenderhooks now my dear. Not long to go though eh? How long is you LP usually? Same goes for you with the testing - wait - it will be worth it.

MT - well done on the weight loss! Keep up the good work!

Am on CD38 now and woke up to find a few brown spots on the pjs so really hoping that is a good sign - I never spot - always bright red straight away.
Back ache, cramps etc last night too. Here's hoping! Still not testing till monday though just in case I oved later than I thought. But that would def take me past dpo15 even if I did ov really late.
Getting a wee bit excited now!

Hope everyone else is doing OK?
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Fi - Hi [big wave] - do you have any idea when you ovulated? You're CD 42 - but it depends how many days DPO you are.. You're symptoms sound promising though

BB - ha ha! I succumbed to buying 4 first response tests on the internet on Tuesday and they've already arrived.. oops.. Just know I'll test on Saturday! Once I get my BFN on Saturday I'm going to try and be restrained until next Saturday after that as I don't have any nights out in the diary..

Glad to hear you're having a few bevvies too - makes me feel a little less guilty! Think I might try and stick to one glass of wine but just don't want them to guess as there are work colleagues there.

Who am I kidding you know a cheeky test my slip in the shopping basket. Trying my hardest.

I believe the baby does not share our blood supply during the 2ww. I have my DH parents down on Saturday to celebrate my FIL birthday so I will be drinking, not to excess because I have to be up to cook the breakfast the morning after.