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TTC first baby - thread 15

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starkid · 21/03/2019 11:30

Hi everyone, looks like it's time for a new thread! Thread 14 was lucky for some, so here's to lots more BFP's Smile

@Jessikka 28 Cycle 3
@starkid 29 Cycle 7
@MrsAW2018 24 Cycle 10
@TTC34 34 Cycle 3
@19Bee2 27 Cycle 2
@MrsH497 32 Cycle 4
@MrsR16 26 Cycle 9
@Lola871 31 Cycle 2
@ValidUser 28 Cycle 7
@DayDreamer1707 28 Cycle 5
@Flapjackered 31 Cycle 9
@DuchessofPemberley 32 Cycle 7
@KittieKath 34 Cycle 6
@KatBeCool 40 Cycle 10
@MrsMcNtobe Cycle 6
@BabySquid 29 Cycle 11
@PeacockingAbout 29 Cycle 4
@Sleepyquest 28 Cycle 2
@Granddesigns 32 cycle 4
@Pinkfizz19 33 cycle 4
@Catlady31 31 cycle 1
@LikeTheFruit 30 cycle 3
@Jooloo11 32 Cycle 3
@Daisiesandpeonies Cycle 10
@LuckyPenguin 34 Cycle 3
@Lizzie198 30 Cycle 2
@Rachel59pink 26 Cycle 1
@Orangeloo 31 Cycle 3
@Lemonysherbet 30 Cycle 1
@Fuiseog 31 Cycle 2
@NKB88 Cycle 2
@Wildrabbit Cycle 2
@Essjayycee Cycle 1
@Hannah192 Cycle 3
@JellyBaby666
@LoMoon Cycle 6
@Hiddenfigure Cycle 1
@Jc88146 Cycle 18
@Kay98 Cycle 16
@Lottiepink 29 Cycle 12
@Bec18x Cycle 4
@Soda123x 32 Cycle 2
@Aimingfor2019 28 Cycle 3
@Lifesforlivingandloving 32 Cycle 1
@MotherOfShihTzus 33 Cycle 14
@Cupcakesandglitter 23 cycle 10
@LokiCat
@Baby01988 30 Cycle 4
@Pinksunset1 28 cycle 3
@TonightJosephine cycle 1
@Toobies1 30 Cycle 5
@Blackfriars Cycle 3
@rosehm 28 Cycle 1
@SophWolf Cycle 1
@Thosethreewords Cycle 3
@Smitch82 37 Cycle 1
@Fivebyfive2 30 Cycle 8

Graduates thread - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3527540-Catching-up-with-those-from-TTC-thread-3

Sorry if I missed anyone, and happy baby-making!

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FlapJackered · 21/03/2019 19:22

There I was refreshing the last thread, thinking how quiet you were all being! Then noticed it was at 1k 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

@Lottiepink I do 3 opks (sometimes 4 😳) a day. One first thing, one at 3ish and one last thing. Normally it's the afternoon or evening one where I get the positive.

Go @KatBeCool !!! That is a beautiful line 😂 Now get Dtd, don't waste those sperm! 🐎

@Crossfitgirl tell me about it!! I wanted to vom a little bit. My mouse was hovering over the unfriend button! 😂 Only joking really, she is lovely but her gender reveal video is not! 😂
A smoke canon! That is brilliant, I would just agree and just set it off with just you and your DH!

@Fivebyfive2 thanks lovely! If I were you I wouldn't if you think they might stress you out. I wasn't going to but I found I was getting more stressed worrying if my cycle was going to be really long again, also I just wanted to get trying again to take my mind off the mc. I do feel much better now I know where I am, even though we have only managed to Dtd once in the fertile week.

@LikeTheFruit if you're using ICs I personally would wait until at least 12dpo. Even then it might not be accurate. They are much less sensitive than they say. When I got my bfp I had a good positive on the frer but the IC was still negative at 13dpo. Although if you fancy poas then don't completely trust a bfn.!

LikeTheFruit · 21/03/2019 19:14

I can't decide when to test 🥴. Will be 10dpo tomorrow. Only have ICs - refusing to buy a FRER as don't want the disappointment and then wait for AF to come and go so I can get back on it again. Started spotting on 11dpo and proper AF on 12dpo last month.

I've got a whole weekend working night shift on a labour ward so would rather not have a BFN then go to work.

Fivebyfive2 · 21/03/2019 18:34

@crossfitgirl, hey you! A cannon?! Well, that's... A thing that happens, I guess?! 😂 How are you feeling? Good and excited I hope?! Xx

@flapjackered, so chuffed your opk is positive, hopefully a sign is all as it should be? With them being darker, I wonder if you just have stronger hormones at the moment?? Wishing you happy sexy times during the peak!! 😃

Well, not much happening here. Had a work lunch and thought F it and had pate and brie, because why the hell not?! 😋 Might seduce dh tonight, for fun and to keep his swimmers... Swimming?! Considering taking opks from next week to see if I ovulate, but a bit torn. It will be good to see if my body is getting back to normal, but as we agreed not to try until I've had af, would I just be frustrating myself??

Anyone testing at the weekend?? My bro is popping the question on Sat... So excited!!! Xxx

Crossfitgirl · 21/03/2019 18:18

Totally just posted this on the old thread and got mega confused when it said thread closed 😂

Hello! Just lurking and checking up on you all :-) Glad to see some recent BFPs, lots of positive OPKs, some upcoming holidays and pending job interviews!
@daydreamer1707 good luck with things and hope you don't feel too poorly. Stress makes things so much worse!
Those with cold type symptoms think it could be hayfever? I've been sniffling and sneezing past few days, but no actual cold!

Also... Pink glittery gender reveal.... Really???!!
I think when ttc the actual announcements are harder to take. The tacky gender reveal stuff you can kinda just laugh at! Literally everyone in the entire world must have announced in the months I was ttc. I secretly hated them all and wished nightmare babies and divorces upon all those smug pregnant acquaintances 😂

My SIL is one of those people that loves tacky, she offered me a smoke cannon to do a gender reveal (we were like HELL NO) and has also given me a baby notes folder with my name on it in pink glitter saying " (my name) 's baby notes" and a hand painted picture of a pregnant cartoon woman that looks vaguely like me, also in pink, there is now glitter all over wherever it has touched.

It's fucking terrible. But I mean the thought was there 😂

You've all got this all to come!!

Is anyone due to test anytime soon? Seems like a few of you are in or entering the tww? Fingers crossed for some more Christmas babies!!

cupcakesandglitter · 21/03/2019 16:53

Thanks for the thread @starkid

@KatBeCool that is one fab line 😂 no doubt ov is on the way for you! Happy BD 😂😂

BabyO1988 · 21/03/2019 16:30

@KatBeCool yeah I've tested today and going to until the surge dies off. My cb was a solid static too and that recognises other hormones so I think I'm ovulating today or tomorrow 🤞🏻 xx

KatBeCool · 21/03/2019 16:25

@BabyO1988 I do temp. I'm guessing I'll ovulate tomorrow, possibly Saturday. I've had surges last for almost two days so I'll have to keep testing until it goes lighter.

BabyO1988 · 21/03/2019 16:19

@Hannah192 hoping the cramps are a good sign for you 🤞🏻 cycles are usually in the 40s but I've read a lot where it hasn't stopped people getting their bfp so I'm keeping everything crossed! I think af is due between the 2nd and 5th! 😕 just depends on how long this cycle will be!

@Lottiepink mixing up the bding won't hurt! Fingers crossed for you! Keep doing the opks more regularly and see when your surge is. 🙂

@KatBeCool woo so happy for you! At least you can join us in the tww now! Are you temping? When do you think your O will be?

Jessikka · 21/03/2019 16:13

Thanks for bringing me along @starkid :)

I think I'm 1dpo today - temps will confirm in a few days 🤞

starkid · 21/03/2019 15:53

@KatBeCool - yayy more positive opks! Have a good TWW xx

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orangeloo · 21/03/2019 15:46

Thank you @starkid for taking on stats and creating a new thread! X here's to 15 being lucky and filled with baby dust for all!

KatBeCool · 21/03/2019 15:44

@FlapJackered @BabyO1988 both of you announcing your positive opks apparently kicked my body into high gear so now I got mine lol. I didn't expect it for another day or two, I'm CD12 though so it's fine. Don't think I've ever had test line darker than control, usually they're the same. BD is already scheduled for tonight lol.

TTC first baby - thread 15
thosethreewords · 21/03/2019 15:35

@Lottiepink I only used OPKs for the first cycle but I will do them again this cycle. I did them at work around 11am daily until a positive on CD 11, then did one again at 4pm. I did 11am/ 4pm the next day too and by the time it got to 4pm, it was going faint again so I know my surge is around 36 hrs. I ovulated on CD 13.

With my rota next week I think I will only be able to have morning sex, as me and DH are on opposite shifts for the entire week and have 6 hrs overlap at home from 1am to 7am!! 😭

Lottiepink · 21/03/2019 15:10

Thanks @Hannah192 @baby and @starkid

I'll defo do more opk's this time. So hard not going to the loo tho 🤣
Think I'll get SMEP again this cycle and also mix it up and try and squeeze in a morning or 2 aswell, just to see 😂😂😂

Hannah192 · 21/03/2019 14:53

@Lottiepink I only did 1 opk a day until the line started getting darker and then I went onto doing 2 a day. I was doing them after work around 5.30pm but luckily I was home at the weekend when the line got darker so I did one in the early afternoon and then another in the evening.
We dtd only at night time as we are always in a rush or busy in the day. They say the egg can last 12-24hrs I think once it has been released, so if you’ve dtd the day before in the evening I would have thought you’d be ok? It might help I guess as it leaves less hours between dtd 😊

Hannah192 · 21/03/2019 14:48

@starkid thank you for the new thread!

@BabyO1988 I’m not sure we will stay sane but we can certainly try 😂😂 it’s so nice to have some company! Well I did have cramps this morning, but I think it’s way too early to be related 🙄 how long are your cycles usually? I’m usually 28 days, but last cycle was 31, so going off that AF should be due on the 31st

BabyO1988 · 21/03/2019 14:28

@Lottiepink I've been doing them 2-3 times a day as I didn't want to miss my surge. Mine got darker the closer I got but was the darkest last night and then again this morning. I'm going to check mine again later to see how long the LG surge lasts. They're only cheap so think they're worth using more than once a day.

We've only dtd at night because we're so busy the rest of the time. If the little swimmers live in us for up to 5 days I don't think waiting for each evening would matter? But I'm not scientific expert 😂

starkid · 21/03/2019 14:19

@Lottiepink - I do OPKs once a day either around 2-4pm at work if I get the chance or 6pm when I get home, until they start getting darker then I do 2 in the afternoon/evening :)

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Lottiepink · 21/03/2019 14:16

Question for everyone how many opk's do yous usually do a day? I just do one usually until I get the positive, think I'll do more this cycle, so I can see how long the surge lasts and to pin point it a little more clearly..

Also another question... we usually dtd on a night as we don't have time on a morning, think I will try and mix it up a bit this cycle though to see if it helps... was thinking if my window of ov is small and only dtd on a night, would there be a chance of me missing it you think?? We do normally dtd each night around the time of ov though..

Just thinking of different ways to try and catch it ha!

Lottiepink · 21/03/2019 14:14

@starkid thank you for starting the new thread 😊😊

@Maizie83 defo looks like a positive to me! Better to confirm it with a frer though I think?
How many months you been ttc? Fingers crossed for you, but I don't think you need it 😊 good luck!

MrsR16 · 21/03/2019 13:59

@DayDreamer1707 I hope so lovely! You deserve it 😊

DayDreamer1707 · 21/03/2019 13:52

Thanks all so much, honestly your all so supportive!! Currently got another possible 3 interviews!! Hopefully I will get some good news and you will all get your BFP very soon. 💕

MrsR16 · 21/03/2019 13:20

Just marking my place ladies! Thanks for the new thread @starkid 😊

BabyO1988 · 21/03/2019 12:51

@KatBeCool I know I'm starting to feel guilty telling DH we need to dtd so much. He doesn't seem to mind but also don't want him to feel the pressure or like he's just being used! 😂😐
By Monday I'm hoping he can chill out a bit though. He's already said I need to think of a way to 'treat him' if we do get out bfp but I know he's only messing 😂😂

KatBeCool · 21/03/2019 12:45

@BabyO1988 oh tell me about too much dtd, by the last time I'm completely over it. DH asks for a schedule days in advance lol.

@Maizie83 looks quite positive to me.

@starkid thanks for the new thread.

@DayDreamer1707 glad AF came without too much delay, stress can definitely affect it. You'll find another job, I'm sure. If one place really liked you, there's another one that will too.