TTC First Baby Thread 18 Already!

@Bettythecat - it’s great to hear that you still had a balance when it came to other things and still got your BFP!!

@Lozzlepop - can you sort the weather out for my next trip up the road on Wednesday please? :)

Hugh congratulations @Bettythecat so happy for you xx

Happy Thursday ladies! It is a miserable day in Edinburgh - get me to the sunshine!!

@purplefig no not at all, spread the positivity ☺️ I deffo think having a more relaxed approach is a good thing for your wellbeing if nothing else!

@Lola871 I never need an excuse to have a biscuit, although last night it was a donut!

@LokiCat I find its a good way to have them there but not look at them too often. I hope you managed to purchase some biscuits on your way home?

@ValidUser good luck for shot day! Sending lots of positive vibes your way!!

@Bettythecat ahhhhhhhhhh congratulations!!!! What amazing news for a Thursday! I am so so happy for you ❤️

@Marleym28 thanks! It's an OPI gel one I forget the name. Haha I know I do feel like I've got the golden ticket today!! As I was saying the other day it feels such a pipe dream when you're TTC so when it actually happens it's mad!

Thanks @Fivebyfive2 🥰. I'm rooting for us both this time round. We are (sort of) in sync again!! Thanks for your tips on the pregnancy supplements too- I'll have a look at those. I guess I'm worried if the supplements had a positive effect on my progesterone and then I stop taking them that it will all go wrong again 😫

@PaintingOwls @ELW85 @MrsR16 thanks so much lovely ones!

Also I know I always obsess over details like this so in terms of implantation if I was a betting woman I would say it probably happened on Sunday when I was 8DPO because I was very emotional and tired and had ovary type pain. I got a BFN the next day!

Final thing is that I never gave up wine or caffeine completely... just wanted to say that because I think it's so easy to blame ourselves when it doesn't happen one cycle. Like "if I hadn't had that wine on Sunday I would be pregnant now". I cut down significantly (we used to be a share a bottle in front of the tv kind of couple) but even after ovulation I don't go totally tee total. Maybe the odd glass of wine a couple of times a week.

@Bettythecat - you’ve got absolutely nothing to be apologising for!
Beyond excited to you, and wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months :)

Popped back on here to see how everyone's doing and omg! @Bettythecat huge congratulations!!! That's a great line xx

Bettythecat

Congratulations!!

@bettythecat, yeeeessss!! So very happy for you!! Everything crossed that is is the one for you, remember the stats are in your favour xxx. Ha ha I love the cat hair, my bed is the same 😛 If it helps, with vitamins, I started taking the Boots pregnancy plus ones. It's one green tablet with your folic acid, vit d, vit c plus others. And an omega 3 capsule. I think they're similar to the pregacare max ones, but the pregacare was 2 tablets plus a capsule which seemed a lot to me?!

@Bettythecat congrats!!! Also your nail polish is a lovely colour.

Me personally, I like seeing the BFPs because it reminds me that it will (at some point) happen.

Also your post made me laugh, 'I've got one' it's like Charlie & his golden ticket haha
Good luck and 🤞🏼

P.S I've actually just realised there is cat hair on the bed in that first photo which is so gross I'm so sorry!!

Here are the photos

@orangeloo @ELW85 I've added photos of the supplements I bought off amazon. Have been taking 2000mg of the vitamin c per day and then 3 tablets of the B6/magnesium which is what the bottle recommends. I also take my usual pregnacare conception. I started taking those extra ones because my LP has always been relatively short and my last full cycle after my mc my temp dropped after only 8 days. I'm actually now unsure whether to continue with the supplements- I suspect my local GP won't know but I know you can't generally take things when pregnant but having said that if I did actually have a progesterone issue I don't really want to stop!! Any thoughts?

Thanks so much for your congratulations ladies, I know it's often hard to see BFPs and can make the waiting seem longer so I'm sorry if it's made anyone feel that way. Xxx

@bettythecat congratulations :)

@Bettythecat yessssss!!  huge congratulations! So lovely to see!! Thank you for sharing your symptoms and what you did differently too! As @ELW85 mentioned could you share your dosage pls?

Wishing you a very happy and healthy 9 months xx

@Bettythecat huge congratulations!! So pleased for you. Wishing you a very happy and healthy pregnancy xx

Hopefully this will be a start of some more lovely BFPs! ❤️

@Bettythecat - congratulations!! That’s wonderful news :) so, so happy for you!

Would you mind sharing your vitamin B6/C/Magnesium dosage? It’s something I’ve been considering recently!

@Bettythecat fab news, congratulations 😊

Ahhhh congratulations @bettythecat!

Girls... we were all hoping for some BFPs and honestly I can't believe it but I've got one!! Took my temp this morning at Bloody 5:30 am at 12DPO and it was still super high- it normally drops for me the day before my period and my LP is normally 12 days max so I thought I would have to test. My heart was absolutely thumping but made myself not look for the three minutes and there it was!!

This is cycle 9 for us after a missed miscarriage diagnosed In February. The only thing that is different this month if that I have had two sessions of accupuncture and have started taking a high dose of Vitamin C, magnesium and B6 to try and boost my progesterone. I've not had symptoms like last time but on Sunday I did get pain in my left ovary and was crazy emotional and tired Sunday/Monday (not sure if that's a symptom or not?!). Weirdly my boobs have started feeling a bit sore today. The other weird thing is that I did actually feel a bit like I was pregnant despite having zero symptoms. Maybe wishful thinking but maybe it was my body talking to me??

Anyway, I'm so hopeful that this one will stick. I'll be telling my mum and best friends today so that if things go wrong they are right there with me.

Thank you for all your support as ever you wonderful lot.

Ugh I'm having an annoying evening, keep feeling like AF has started, so convincingly that I run to the loo to clean up, and nothing there!

Wow this thread moves so fast I can't keep up!!

Well that's me out I think, got pre-AF spotting and period poo (sorry TMI!!) has started. Looking on the bright side it means now looking for a spring/summer baby. Also have annual leave next month and no holiday booked so defo going to go all inclusive now!

@Purplefig - welcome back!! Good to ‘see’ you :) how was the festival?
I’m temping now although my range is a bit different to last month. One to keep an eye on, I guess!
Got everything crossed for you this month - living all my hopefulness through you as I’m out, haha!

@ValidUser - awesome news. Good luck for the shot tomorrow!!

@LarryDavid - welcome!!

@LokiCat - I think we’re all going through emotional peaks and troughs but there’s strength in numbers, so thanks for listening!

@XjustagirlX - sorry you’re not feeling so great. As the other ladies have said, if you’re worried, I’d go to the docs or dial 111. It’s not good to be stressed out, so best to tackle it?

@Tashdreams - so sorry you’re still waiting, and it’s good that you’ve got a call. I hope they give you some answers.

Sorry to anyone/anything I’ve missed; I’ve been on an all day mental health course so feeling a bit drained! I’m a psychology nerd though, so it was awesome :)

@xjustagirlx have you come off a form of contraception? I think that can result in all sorts of things going on!

@XjustagirlX just bouncing it around but have you considered thrush?
This month I was DTD a lot more along with gumming more than usual and then had it. There were so many similarities to the TWW/af

I don't want to make you stress as potentially might not be but thought I'd mention.

On a separate note. I've really been good at not symptom spotting but my right boob in the last 2 hrs is killing. Real shabby pains.
I'm putting it down to the need of a new bra (as that's happened in the past) but really can't help getting carried away with my thoughts now

I'm CD7