TTC FIRST BABY - THREAD NO. 9

@DuchessofPemberley so sorry to hear you're thinking AF might come. You never know though!! I've read some crazy stories so there's always hope until af shows her head.
I stupidly paid for natural cycles not knowing how good ff was on the app so I now use both! I saw you can add extra features but I'm not sure what more I'd want for the app - sorry not actually very helpful.

Hi ladies just checking in to see how you're all doing :-) I've joined a pregnancy thread but can't keep away from you guys!

I have been very good at not POAS since my very faint positives, did another test today, a week after my very faint one, and have been really reassured to see an unmistakable dark line. Phew!

@eltzbee well someone needs to take over the essay writing now I'm gone! Haha well done on slimming world!

@cupcakesandglitter @validuser I found when I scrapped the OPKs and just temped it made me less crazy about everything, the OPKs didn't seem as helpful once I temped xx

I’ve accepted that AF is coming this week and I’m not going to be pregnant for Christmas. To try and not be devastated when it arrives I’m now competing with my trackers to predict my AF.

Clearblue Digital Monitor: Says it’ll arrive today.
FF: Says it’ll arrive tomorrow.
Me: Based on my LP I’m predicting Friday.

I’m not sure what the prize will be, though it’ll be interesting to see whether the ridiculously expensive Digital Monitor (which I don’t recommend) is more accurate than the free FF, though I amn’t temping which may make a difference.

Do any of you who use FF pay for the extra features? Would you recommend them?

@MrsH497 stay in that relaxed frame of mind as long as possible! You may even be one of those lucky ones who it happens for straight away and you never end up like a crazy woman like myself 😂

Congratulations on your wedding and welcome to the thread.

@MrsR16 Friday but I spot a few days before that and guess what! Think af is starting to show her face!

@MrsH497 there's a lot of ladies on here who will openly admit that TTC has taken over their lives! My advice is to enjoy the BDing as much as possible!! 😂

@cupcakesandglitter fingers crossed! 🤞🤞🤞

Thankyou @MrsLBear @MrsR16 hopefully I get some answers tomorrow x

@MrsR16 thanks! We went to the Maldives it was heaven. New to this TTC lark so working out when to take tests etc both just enjoying the trying at the moment

@MrsH497 good evening! Welcome to the craziness that is this thread! Congratulations on your honeymoon! Hope you had the best time ever!! Where did you go?

@cupcakesandglitter you got it, girl! This one is your cycle! Try not to let it get at you xx

@Farhana170 when is AF due?

@MrsLBear average of 24 or 25 days.

Honeymoon was incredible! Didn’t want to come home!

@MrsH497 welcome!!! 😬 hope you had a lovely honeymoon!! How long are your cycles normally?

@cupcakesandglitter that's so frustrating because it seems like conflicting results!
Hopefully it levels out though and you start get clearer results. It's so frustrating when things don't work properly. It's hard enough as it is!

Hello!
First timer here! Husband and I are TTC our first. Not really doing much other than apps to work out fertile period and making the most of them. Just got back from honeymoon due period on 22nd so a few weeks until I can test I assume.

@ValidUser how annoying is it!!! I'm just getting pissed off - and I'm only CD8!!!!

@cupcakesandglitter my opks are all over the shop this month too!

My God this 2ww is long!!!

@MrsAW2018 did you do them at the same time? Erm well we stopped using contraception late June but I'd say really this is our first month of really tracking it via temps and OPKs. If you ask me I'd say since June and my DH would say this month 😂
Have you got positive clear blue OPKs before? I tried ICs last month but didn't have any luck (sorry if I've said this my head is mush atm!)

@MrsLBear definitely not, this is the only batch I have that always gives me clear results lol x

@cupcakesandglitter could it be a dodgy batch?

@stormtrooperjulian think it’s a sign I must be getting the visit of AF soon. Hopefully il feel better tomorrow. At the moment I could cry at anything or just snap 🙈. Welcome to your TWW, this is my first and don’t think I’m handling it the best x

Bottom OPK is the one I took with the HPT earlier... top one I took an hour ago. I give up 😂

@MrsLBear I'm CD16 today and got my positive OPK yesterday on IC. I have a clear blue but it was a blank circle yesterday so I was a bit confused lol. I think mine might be faulty😩. Yes this is our first month doing SMEP, fingers crossed it works for us both!! This is cycle 6, how about you? X

@cupcakesandglitter that's annoying when they're not cheap to buy!! was there at least a fairly dark line on the IC? I hope your ultrasound goes okay tomorrow. I have PCOS so here if you need to chat about it! Which cycle is this for you again? X

@MrsR16 thank you! You too ☺️ x

@cupcakesandglitter aw hun, sorry to see the BFN! Weird hey?

@MrsAW2018 ooh, fingers crossed for you!!!

@MrsLBear hey lovely, I'm not doing anything other than BDing as much as possible and hoping for the best! If I don't get pregnant this cycle or next, then I'll consider doing OPKs I think.

@Caz85uk good luck Hun - keep us updated with what docs say!

@cupcakesandglitter why are things so complicated for us all. I can't wait for my next cycle now for a fresh start as I don't think it's happened for me this cycle. I hope your appointment tomorrow helps you, it's difficult enough without PCOS X