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TTC First Baby - Thread 16!!

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Fivebyfive2 · 19/04/2019 08:39

Hi all, thought as it's Bank Holiday and thread 15 was 900 plus I'd start a new one, hope that's OK??

Copying tags from when @starkid updated them all the other day.

Hope this works as I've not created a thread before!!

@Jessikka - 28 Cycle 4
@starkid - 29 Cycle 8
@MrsAW2018 - 24 Cycle 10
@TTC34 - 34 Cycle 3
@19Bee2 - 27 Cycle 2
@MrsH497 - 32 Cycle 5
@MrsR16 - 26 Cycle 9
@Lola871 - 31 Cycle 3
@ValidUser - 29 Cycle 1
@DayDreamer1707 - 28 Cycle 6
@Flapjackered - 31 Cycle 10
@DuchessofPemberley - 32 Cycle 7
@KittieKath - 34 Cycle 6
@KatBeCool - 40 Cycle 11
@MrsMcNtobe - Cycle 6
@BabySquid - 29 Cycle 11
@Sleepyquest - 28 Cycle 2
@Granddesigns - 32 cycle 5
@Catlady31 - 31 cycle 1
@LikeTheFruit - 30 cycle 4
@Jooloo11 - 32 Cycle 3
@Daisiesandpeonies - Cycle 11
@LuckyPenguin - 34 Cycle 3
@Lizzie198 - 30 Cycle 2
@Rachel59pink - 26 Cycle 1
@Orangeloo - 31 Cycle 4
@Lemonysherbet - 31 Cycle ?
@NKB88 - Cycle 2
@Wildrabbit - Cycle 2
@Essjayycee - Cycle 1
@Hannah192 - Cycle 4
@LoMoon - Cycle 6
@Hiddenfigure - Cycle 1
@Jc88146 - Cycle 18
@Kay98 - Cycle 16
@Lottiepink - 29 Cycle 13
@Bec18x - Cycle 4
@Soda123x - 32 Cycle 2
@Aimingfor2019 - 28 Cycle 3
@Lifesforlivingandloving - 32 Cycle 1
@MotherOfShihTzus - 33 Cycle 14
@Cupcakesandglitter - 23 cycle 11
@Baby01988 - 30 Cycle 5
@Pinksunset1 - 28 cycle 4
@TonightJosephine - cycle 1
@Toobies1 - 30 Cycle 5
@Blackfriars - Cycle 4
@rosehm 28 - Cycle 1
@SophWolf - Cycle 1
@Thosethreewords - Cycle 4
@Fivebyfive2 - 30 Cycle 9
@SunnyL88 - 30 Cycle 9
@rose555 - 32 Cycle 4
@Chembecky - 32 Cycle 2
@AysLon - 31 Cycle 2
@SunStruck - 35 Cycle 2
@dahlia123 - 32 Cycle 4
@LokiCat - 28 Cycle 6
@TrulyMiss - 30 Cycle 1
@SSC92 - Cycle 1
@Bacchant - Cycle 2
@Headswim - 36 Cycle 4
@Lemurville - 32 Cycle 5
@Tropicana1 - 28 Cycle 1
@McHelenz - 30 Cycle 1

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KatBeCool · 24/04/2019 19:47

@FlapJackered most of the cycles, I'd get at least 1.5 days worth of positive opks, testing every 6-8 hours. That's what prompted me to search if you can ovulate during the surge, since it's so long. Yesterday my temp dipped low, today it was at cover line, so it's too soon to know if I ovulated, tomorrow will be more telling, fx.

@MrsEG I usually get noticeable ewcm for several days before and after I ovulate, but this cycle it happened only on Monday (second day of positive opk). Stupid confusing body!

Cheyanne101 · 24/04/2019 19:35

Great! Thanks for the info!

Tropicana1 · 24/04/2019 19:20

@Cheyanne101 if the control line hasn't come up then the test is invalid and you should consider testing again if you're late for AF. If you're not late yet you should use an FRER as they're more sensitive

Tropicana1 · 24/04/2019 19:17

@KatBeCool I definitely get some cramping and pain that feels like where my ovaries are, maybe for a few days mid cycle so not sure it's definitely ovulation pain - but it's around the right time and feels how I would expect if that makes sense. Not sure I can actually pinpoint ov day based on it though as it does last a couple of days.

@Hannah192 fingers crossed for you testing on Saturday!

@MrsEG I barely get any EWCM either. I'm sure I got more for the first month of taking pregnacare but it's gone back to bugger all now it's been a few months

@FlapJackered I got 3 positives with cheapies (all on the same day 😂) they got a bit lighter then next day so I stopped testing

@Fivebyfive2 Haha all synced up through the internet 😂

Cheyanne101 · 24/04/2019 18:12

Hi all! So nice to have people to chat to here...
It was our first time TTC last week (thursday the 18th) i feel AF is on the way but im feeling the slightest bit nausous so i took a test which i knew would be negative as i havnt quite learned to pin point my ovulation yet!! So the test i did was a clearblue and it appears the control window did not work for me and also means the test probably didnt work right anyway, but the test still reads negative so im guessing i can take its word for it as it looks pretty sure lol!

Just wondering if this has happend anybody and would you bother retesting if you were me? Sorry to sound stupid given it clearly states negative GrinSmile

TTC First Baby - Thread 16!!
LokiCat · 24/04/2019 18:07

Haha you ladies are brilliant! Didn't realise so many would have attempted 'the flip' 😂😂

@KatBeCool I've not really felt when I've ovulated. Last cycle I had an insane amount of EWCM though! If I've had ov symptoms then I don't think I've put the two and two together tbh..

FlapJackered · 24/04/2019 18:03

How many positive IC opks do you ladies normally get? I got my first positive last night and tested this morning and lunch and just now (I know - poas madness!) and it is still positive, which is more that I normally get? 🤔

@Tropicana1 @LokiCat @cupcakesandglitter it was 'the flip' this morning and it was messy!! 😂😂😂 Just hoping some of it got where it needed to go!

@starkid in that case I would definitely put some pressure on them!

@KatBeCool I normally feel some twinges and cramps on the day of ovulation but not always and I have always had the temp rise to confirm. I think you probably have. Have you had any kind of temp rise yet?

Fivebyfive2 · 24/04/2019 17:51

Hi all, what a day! My work wife is off this week so work is extra busy... Keeps me distracted from The Wait though!!

Not gonna reply to all, but a few things to add to today's discussions...

Sometimes I get ov symptoms, little cramps mostly, but rarely notice cm, unless it is randomly more prominent one month!! I need the faces!!

We tried the Flip a few times, it has worked once or twice but when it doesn't... Yeah, big mess!! Funny though!!

I definitely need to chill... Had two 'pregnant' dreams in two nights. One where a girl who I hated at school got pregnant and was moaning about it (woke up really annoyed?!) and another where I was on the loo, clearly on my period, doing pregnancy tests anyway?! So yes.. Chill pill required I think!!

It's weird how many of us are around similar points in our cycles now... Maybe we're like the nuns who all sync up due to close proximity?!! 🤔😂

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Hannah192 · 24/04/2019 17:29

@MrsEG my thoughts exactly!! 🤞🏼

MrsEG · 24/04/2019 17:24

@Jessikka Apparently it’s a good thing if your LMP is on the longer side (gives eggs longer to implant) so FX for BFP but if not, at least that’s also a good thing :)

@KatBeCool No, nothing. I wish I did!! I barely get any EWCM. If it wasn’t for my two MCs I’d sometimes wonder if I was ovulating at all!! I wish I could just stick a microscope up there sometimes and see what’s going on!

@Hannah192 Sounds good - you'll either be so happy you wont even miss the booze or you can drown your sorrows at the weekend!!!

Hannah192 · 24/04/2019 17:12

Hello everyone - just checking in on the new thread!
I’m 10dpo today. Feel bloated but I think that’s just one too many Easter eggs 🤷🏻‍♀️
AF is due on Saturday. I’m going out Saturday evening so I think if I don’t have AF by the morning I will test so I know whether I can have a drink or not!
Hope you’re all well x

KatBeCool · 24/04/2019 16:19

Do all of you "feel" when you ovulate? Or experience any sort of cramping, or pain?

Normally, I get a good number or cramps, and twinging, and, as odd as it sounds, my stomach gets itchy a couple days before ovulation (not a rash, it's always like the clock, happens only just before I ovulate). But this cycle there's nothing. I don't feel anything at all. So I'm worried I didn't ovulate despite the positive opk. Of course, I'm too impatient to wait for three days to see if my temp goes up.

Jessikka · 24/04/2019 15:23

I'm due AF this week I think.

My cycles have varied from 23-27 days and I'm currently day 22 with ZERO AF signs. Still thick creamy Cm and hardly any cramps 🤷🏼‍♀️ so I doubt it's on the shorter end anymore. It must be lengthening.

Who knows 🙈

LikeTheFruit · 24/04/2019 14:26

@starkid thanks. Flexi sig was yesterday and all ok so can enjoy myself now. Been well over a year since I first went to go with problems so am glad the finally have had it done!!

@MrsEG @Tropicana1 @LokiCat thanks girls. Hoping there's still time for it to turn into a BFP but since pressure has been off this month and I've not tracked anything I'm not expecting it to be.

P.s we tried a flip this month too, so messy!!

Lola871 · 24/04/2019 14:25

I'm still 7 days until AF is due, although I'm wondering if I ov'd early this month as I've had sore boobs and some pinkish tinged CM which is normally a sign that AF is imminent within a couple of days! My cycles have been 34-35 days so it could easily have been a shorter one I guess! Makes working out fw a bit more of a challenge though.

Tropicana1 · 24/04/2019 13:05

@LokiCat @cupcakesandglitter we have also tried "the flip" after me being on top 😂😂

Meenabeena · 24/04/2019 12:45

@starkid hahah its just because i've tested right before AF before and its been BFN so really don't want to get my hopes up :(

starkid · 24/04/2019 12:41

@LikeTheFruit - good luck with the sigmoidoscopy - not fun at all, but can never delay looking out for your health xx

@Meenabeena - wow you'd have patience of a saint to wait til AF is 10 days late, a lot of us here can't wait until it's due 😂

@LokiCat - oh my god, the flip which still attached 😂😂 the worst! Or immediately sneezing right after 😩

Meenabeena · 24/04/2019 12:30

@MrsEG Ah okay cool. Makes sense :) Good Luck x

@cupcakesandglitter We are almost cycle buddies :D I am on CD 20 and I ovulated on day 15. No symptoms spotted yet so just going to wait till AF is due and see what happens.

Omg pretty much everyone I know is pregnant, or has given birth recently. Its baby season! Hope I get hit with it :)

MrsEG · 24/04/2019 12:23

@Meenabeena I personally don’t test until AF is due - but implantation happens between 9-12DPO so a lot of people will test around then and hope for the best! I just avoid it, as it can lead to BFNs/squinting at lines and a lot of second guessing that my poor old brain can’t handle!

@Tropicana1 Oh I so understand. 4 of my close friends are expecting (one actually had her son on Easter Sunday, one due next week, the other two in summer). I’m delighted for them but just wish I was part of the gang too. I’ll get there soon. I still see my counsellor after my mmc and she said the feelings of jealousy are completely normal. She put it well once, saying that I should try and just think I have no idea what their journey has been - for all I know they could have struggled too. It really helped me put it in to perspective a bit!

@LokiCat Hurray for May testing! I have a good feeling about next month already :)

cupcakesandglitter · 24/04/2019 12:16

@FlapJackered wahooo!! Doesn't matter on the position, at least you DTD!! Xx

@LokiCat I've tried to flip before too, very very messy 😂😂😂 xx

@Tropicana1 that's understandable, it's hard listening to other people talk about being pregnant etc when TTC xx

@Jessikka 😂😂😂 definitely sounds like coffee is needed!! X

@Keyboard91 sorry you're back 😩 fx you get your BFP soon xxx

CD21 for me, I'm pretty sure I ovulated on CD14 or maybe CD15 am? The change in cm was pretty clear. Still here with sore nips and slightly bigger boobs, but we'll see 😂 don't know when I'm going to test, not sure if I want to! DH told me one of his friends has just found out his wife is 6weeks pg... wanted to cry, it's so difficult to hear 😩

LokiCat · 24/04/2019 12:01

@LikeTheFruit hope you do get a positive 🤞🏽

@FlapJackered yay for peak! Once when we had to finish with me on top we tried to 'flip over' whilst he was still inside me as thought it might help, but it turned very very bad... a huge mess 🙈😂

@McHelenz yay - hope TWW goes fast for you!

@Tropicana1 thats understandable, it's not that you're not happy for her, we just all wish we had the same positive news as well! One of my colleagues recently announced that they're expecting and it was very hard to hear (especially as he said it wasn't planned).

@MrsEG I probably won't be testing until towards end of May! Hopefully we catch ovulation when it's time.

Tropicana1 · 24/04/2019 11:38

@FlapJackered wooo static smiley!! Glad you managed to get down to it 🙌🏻

Found out one of the nurses at work is pregnant today and feeling irrationally jealous, what is wrong with me!

@LikeTheFruit ooh fingers crossed it turns positive!

@MrsEG I'm not due to test until next week. Currently still just drifting along symptom spotting to my hearts content 😂

Meenabeena · 24/04/2019 11:19

Hi @MrsEG

How do you know when to test? Im due AF on 04th May and if it doesnt show fingers crossed I will test on 13th May also. This would be 10 days past AF due and Im hoping that will give the hormones time to actually show something. (If I can even wait that long to test haha)

Fingers and toes crossed

MrsEG · 24/04/2019 11:01

@LikeTheFruit I feel we’re due some BFPs soon too! Sorry to hear you got a BFN today. Hope you have a wonderful anniversary!! We just had our first anniversary last month - as sad as it was we weren’t pregnant at least we celebrated in style 🍷🍷

Are there many due to test this week? My test date is ages yet, 13th May!!