TTC FIRST BABY - THREAD NO. 9

@stormtrooperjulian DH and I will keep trying with very low expectations! It's so frustrating and I really feel like I've failed.

On the bright side, I'm only 28. Hopefully it'll happen for us eventually.

CD24 and 8dpo (well, post-postive OPK). My boobs feel full and achey, but likely just AF on its way in the next couple of days... apart from that no symptoms at the moment, but fingers crossed!

DuchessofPemberley not stupid at all, I am hoping for the same. It's disappointing when you get something in your head and it doesn't happen.

I am 6DPO today and felt a bit sick, but difficult to say if that's a symptom of pregnancy or if it was the pain from threading that made me feel sick!

@cupcakesandglitter I'm just a bit jaded by it all. But I'm ok. How are you doing? X

Morning @ValidUser how are you feeling? X

@DuchessofPemberley I see something faint too, but I couldn't say it isn't an indentation line though x

@Deller123 I feel like I see something faint there.

Oops forgot pics

Something is still catching my eye...👀

@AzooNameChange welcome! Hopefully his improved sperm count stays long enough to allow you to conceive.

Go @Rachael321! Apparently relaxed sex is the best.

@DuchessofPemberley it could still be too early to test. You're not out until AF shows up and there's been plenty of women who got their bfp on 16 DPO.

Morning all, do you mind if I join this thread for a while?

To cut a long story short... My husband and I have been trying for four years and we were on the bumsnet bus then. My husband has since been diagnosed with azoospermia, a zero sperm count. Had a round of (unsuccessful) IVF. However, since then he has had surgery and now has a normal sperm count! This may not be a permanent outcome, but it gives us a bit of time to try naturally for baby number one. It is a massive shock. It's been a long time since I tracked temps or used ovulation sticks, so it's time to get back into it. Very exciting.

Morning ladies
After a girly night last night I got home at 3am and got in bed and woke up DH cause I felt fruity! And it was the best sex we have had for ages!!!! Probably because we were both so relaxed and it was spontaneous not because an app/graph/OPK told us it was the right time.
He left for work at 6 and I am still in bed and he even called and said I better be naked when he gets home!!! Let's hope we carry on through December like this!!

@GemmaJen I know what you mean by its a hard thing to explain I have also felt full, food's tasting bland. But I know everyone's different 😊
Ive found it strange this month as I never get cramping until a couple of days leading to af so have been questioning my body! Sorry to hear about (mc11w) can't even begin to imagine what that's like 😔
I'm keeping everything crossed and will do for you too. I will see what Tuesday brings for me if not af I will probably do a test x

Finally got cross hairs 3dpo officially.

Putting up the crimbo Dec's today - everyone got a busy Sunday planned?

@Caz85uk welcome the cramping could be a sign, my symptoms were stomach cramps, but more like a full feeling, hard to describe, needing to pee all the time and my skin clearing up. Had those before I got a BFP, but couldn't say if they were as early as 6dpo as i wasn't tracking and only tested a week after missing af. Sadly for me it didn't last (MC 11w) but I suspect the symptoms were about right for me, looking forward to getting a BFP so I can have clear skin again, lol, horrendously spotty right now.

Hi all

I'm new to this but wanted to chat to some like minded ladies around TTC etc can be a lonely world especially when everyone around you appears to be getting pregnant and your not!

Just wanted to ask a question!? So being trying every other day since my last period and i did a clear blue ovulation test on 18/11 (day 11) which was positive peak fertility yay!
Since day 17 of my cycle I've had cramps on and off which have felt like af is on her way but would have been far too early! Not due til 4/12!
I've had no spotting. But my tummy feels like ive done sit ups and feels tighter.

I've never been pregnant before and really haven't a clue in terms of signs and symptoms try to avoid googling it and getting my hopes up!
Just wanted people's thoughts? Just don't want to sound silly! Not getting my hopes up to much just incase this is my bodies messed up way of playing tricks on me

@DuchessofPemberley I’m so sorry you got BFN. I was hoping I’d be pregnant for Christmas just because I’d like idea of telling the OH. I’m not only Cycle one but you can dream right. It’s awful how aw bodies change and mess up, that’s what mines doing too. So frustrating, maybe try and do something fun and festive today to take your mind of tings.

@GemmaJen and @Deller123 I think your right my body is clearly confused since the MMC. When I got my surge on CD11 was like the time I would of ov before the MC. Now on CD18 it matches up more with the cycle after the MC. Clearly can’t make its mind up. Il just keep using the OPKs and DTD. Just have to see what happens and what happens next cycle too, all fun 🤨. FX it figures it’s self out and I do get my BFP soon x

Oh but I’ve started spotting. Just to really mess with my head. I can’t take the ups and downs of this whole process

My Monitor let me test today so I did the Clearblue digital test and an FRER. Both negative.

I’d I was pregnant I guess it would be picked up by now. I’m really disappointed, though my Monitor is calculating AF as 5/12 which would be based on an LP of 14 days whereas I’m usually 16 days and so think I’m more likely to be 7/12. Regardless the FRER should have picked it up with FMU.

I guess I’m on to cycle five ☹️. I know it’s stupid but I thought I’d be pregnant for Christmas.

@DayDreamer1707 I gave up on OPKs this month, cb kept saying high but no peak and the others kept peaking and tailing off. Think the mc messed with the hormones. Ive tracked Bbt and it was steady and seems to have just risen, so hoping o happened. Think the soup of hormones has prevented the opks working. Maybe something similar with yours?

@DayDreamer1707 ahh I see, I'm in the same situation iv had 2 cp's iv been trying for 18 months and the last one happened on my last cycle but the ovulation tests only shown positive for one day this cycle so I know I deffo did xx

@cupcakesandglitter I think it’s way to early for pregnancy or anything. Just the first surge I actually had spotting which I thought was ovulation bleeding. It’s my first cycle since my MC so it’s all new and probably all over the place too. @Deller123 I’m not totally sure when I should get AF because of the MC but would think this is way to early. Just have to keep testing with the OPKs and see if the surge goes again x

Yeah @DayDreamer1707 I think that's showing your ovulation surge - they can detect pg but they'll show as positive when you'd get a clear positive on a FRER, which I don't think is possible at 5DPO? I may be wrong either way xxx