TTC JANUARY 2019

@naughtysausage because this is my first time off the pill in 15 years (apart from when I was pregnant with child number 2, I actually have no idea what is normal with me. I’m still light pink spotting today and a pressure feeling in my lower stomach. Will have to see what tomorrow brings. How are you feeling?

Great news @Butterfliesandroses glad you got it confirmed today!

@Blueowlstar does your AF usually start with spotting?

@BeanSprout79 hello! Welcome.

@Sleepyhead11 how weird. When will you test again? And I deffo think very dilute wee will mess up your test. The HCG just wouldn't be there in a high enough concentration.

@aj90x let us know what the next test says!

Sorry, my previous post should say Cycle 3 BFP not BFN

Thank you for all your lovely messages. Reading other people's experiences has really been what has kept me optimistic whilst ttc and I have everything crossed for you ladies still ttc.

If it helps at all, i thought i might share my (albeit relatively short) journey to BFP!

Ttc #1, cycle 3, faint BFP CD20, 8dpo. Confirmed with FRER CD21, 9dpo.

Cycles 1 and 2 - BFN
• Taking pregnacare
• Checking cm but not daily
• BD every other day between CD 9-12 (I have a 27 day cycle)
• Using Glow app
• DP taking wellman conception
• Propped bottom up on 2 pillows as long as I could post BD
Cycle 3 - BFN
• Stopped pregnacare
• Checking cm daily
• Using Fertility Friend app (lifesaver - especially getting to browse through all the charts where people got their BFPs)
• Began temping from CD1 (this is the one thing that made me feel a little bit in control, wish I'd started it sooner)
• BD every 1-2 days from CD7 until FF confirmed I had ovulated
• Stopped drinking caffeine altogether
• Started taking Vitamin D3 capsules, folic acid tablets, Vital DHA capsules and Coq10 tablets (all except vitamin D3 as recommended by Luisa Zissman's blog)
• DP took Vitaman, Vital DHA and Coq10 tablets
• On the whole improved diet with more veggies and fruit
• Actively tried to enjoy BD and not see it as a chore
• Propped bottom up in 2 pillows for as long as I could post BD
• Tried to relax
P.s. had every "symptom" in the book on cycle 2 then not actually pregnant. Not a single symptom cycle 3 and got BFP.

If we hadnt got pur BFP this cycle, next cycle i was going to start using OPKs, pre seed and possibly purchase a moon cup to keep the 'goodies' inside for longer!

I'm definitely not saying that any or all of these changes were responsible for the BFP but if I can help anyone to achieve one with my story that would be a dream come true.

Fingers crossed my little bean sticks. Good luck all 😊

@HMOB I took a test yesterday morning but hadn’t planned to do another until I was due and then I had the spotting last night and today. It’s ok! It was my first month trying After coming off the pill and only 1 in 5 get pregnant in the first month off the pill. Doesn’t stop us being hopeful I suppose.

@aj90x I def see another line but def test using a different test if I were you. Fx

@sleepyhead11 thank you Hun, I am going to try and not think about it for the rest of the day, we are going on a dog walk with the kids and it’s a lovely sunny day :) I hope you manage to take your mind off it too although it’s easier said than done isn’t it. When are you planning to take another test?

@Blueowlstar oh no. There is next month, but it is dashing. Can you do something lovely today?

AF still isn't here and it's horrible. I almost feel like it's/she's teasing me, but if she is that is incredibly cruel. Also I know it's an illogical thing to think. Could drinking lots of water and testing in afternoon made test out of whack? Am trying not to hope. DP thinks I am being neurotic, and I am. He says to get off MN and Google and go do something else with my day off work. I'm looking for signs in everything.

Congratulations to @butterfliesandroses and @ronniemipperton I hope you have a wonderful nine months.

@aj90x I definitely see something. I would test with a pink dye if you can get one! Definitely test tomorrow though!!

@Blueowlstar have you taken a test yet?! If AF hasn't fully arrived don't count your self out?! Xx

Well I’m out this month! I had light pink spotting last night and cramps and same this morning at 11dpo. AF def looks to be on the way! I am gutted but onwards to the next cycle I guess. I guess after coming off the pill my cycle just needs to get back to normal. I thought I would have been due 23rd but turns up 4 days early?! So strange.

Welcome @beansprout79 I hope you get your BFP :)

Hey! Hoping for a bit of help currently on month 18 of trying (this is our 2nd month with the help of clomid) I’m now 12dpo and couldn’t help but take a test! Can someone tell me if they see a line as well or am I going mad? Thanks

Hello all,

I'm ttc baby 2. I have a ds after 5 years of trying and a mmc. Convinced dh to try for another and so this is my 2nd cycle. We're hoping for a girl this time

@butterfliesandroses ohhh this is so lovely congratulations!!!!! Was it your first day of testing? How many dpo are you? Xxx

Woo congratulations @butterfliesandroses! And thanks @Blueowlstar :)

Omg! Huge congratulations to you both @ronniemipperton and @butterfliesandroses that is lovely news to wake up to on a Sunday :)

Congratulations @ronniemipperton !!!

So ladies, looks like that's two BFP's in one day as I got mine on a FRER this morning!

Perhaps this is a lucky thread after all!

Thanks @Naughtysausage

Thanks @Tiddley25! Didn’t really have any obvious symptoms - the only thing that made me think I might be pg was the temp dip (but when it first dropped I did just think AF was on her way). And I’ve felt a bit sick first thing today and yesterday, but not particularly noticeably.

Chart attached in case useful for anyone... bit worried about today’s temp drop but everyone says if you’ve got a bfp step away from the thermometer...

@ronniemipperton congratulations! Lovely news. Fingers crossed for a happy healthy pregnancy for you

@ronniemipperton aww congratulations!!! Such lovely news 😍 thanks for sharing always interesting to know when people got their BFP’s! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months! Did you have any symptoms leading up to it? Xx

Hi all, I think this is terrible bus etiquette as I don’t think I actually joined this thread (I did join another Jan one but can’t find it - I have been on buses for months and months where I did actually post so I hope you’ll forgive me) but I just got a BFP.

Feeling v uncertain as I had a MMC last time and this morning’s temp drop, pretty faint line and lack of symptoms are making me a bit worried, but it makes a change from all the snowy white FRERs I’ve been looking at for months.

In case useful: I did have what I assume was an implantation temp dip at 9dpo (though didn’t go below cover line). On that day I was in a massive grump which I assumed with the temp drop was AF on her way.

I did a test on 11 DPO (though wasn’t with FMU, though was still morning) which was BFN. BFP today is at 13 DPO.

Good luck everyone :)

link fail there.

Have you read https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2484961-The-myth-of-Evap-lines this] thread about evap lines?

It's certainly interesting and makes sense.

@butterfliesandroses oh I hope it is real. I can imagine the hope and fear. I just Googled Evap line, didn't know that was a thing. It seems horribly cruel and something tests should be designed to not have.

@Blueowlstar thank you so much for giving me hope. It was a Tesco one with a plus or minus sign and it was definitely a minus, but I'd had so much water and I just keep hoping. Every time I go to the loo and see my period's not here yet I feel filled with hope, but also scared by it, because I want this so badly. I hope so hard you get your positive.

Thank you so much @Naughtysausage, will try again on Monday, and I guess there are no deadlines.

Oh wow @butterfliesandroses let’s hope it was a true faint line. Pls keep us updated. X

@blueowlstar you're not out of the running yet! Fingers still firmly crossed for you.

So following yesterday's conversation I gave in and tested with FMU on 8dpo (told you I don't have any willpower). It was an internet cheapy that I'd lost the instructions for so not sure how long I should have left it before I looked. Anyway, if I hold it to the light there is the faintest possible line. DP says it's an evap (cruelest evap ever if so) so I've been trying to keep my hopes down all day. Might try with a FRER in the morning and have ordered a clear blue digital from Amazon to try on 10dpo. Will keep you all posted x

@sleepyhead11 yes I actually believe there is still a good chance! I just have a feeling that I am, all the signs have been there and I had slight aching/cramping from 7dpo-9dpo and absolutely nothing today so that could suggest implantation cramping??! (Maybe) also a lot of people didn’t get their positive until 12dpo and over so I think I’ve tested too early! (Look at me clutching at straws!) we will see. But your situation sounds really hopeful. I’ve watched a bunch of vids where some people were only getting their positive once they were a week late. If you are normally like clockwork I would suggest to take another test on Monday! Fx for you.

@naughtysausage yes I’m def going to wait now until 14dpo. That will be when AF is technically due! What kind of symptoms are you getting? Like AF Is due? x