TTC First Baby Thread 19

@FlapJackered I know right....am I even TTC?! I must be initiated!! Ooo that is interesting - hope its the same for me that would be super useful info to know. Have you got a good day of distraction lined up? I've got a few work deadlines + guests down for the weekend so need to go food shopping etc.

@purplefig never used a frer? Well you haven't lived! 😂 You have probably saved a lot of money over the months!
I have got a cupboard FULL of frers as I went a bit mad on amazon when they were on offer.
With my chart I can guarantee af won't turn up if my temp is high, which on its own is quite nice to know! 🤞🏻👯

@FlapJackered HAHAHAHA oh I'm so glad we all have each other. It makes me feel so much more normal!! 2am?!?!? Oh mate!! 😭😴 I also woke at some indeterminate time and took my temp...need to get an alarm clock. Fingers crossed for us both tomorrow!! Am I right in thinking AF unlikely today if temps are still high? Thanks for the good vibes...no agony increased! ❤️ what test have you got? I've only got ICs but so tempted to get a FRER. I've never used one (🙀) which is surely some gross violation of participating in this thread 😂

@purplefig ME TOO! 😂 I woke up at 2am put my thermometer in my mouth, then looked at the clock 🙈😂
I don't think an hour early will make much difference. If anything it's likely to get higher an hour later which is a great sign! Don't want to increase the agony for you but your chart looks really promising! Fingers crossed we both wake up (super early 🙄) to bfps tomorrow!

@ValidUser nice chart 😏

@FlapJackered yeah after a light and breezy first half I've gone full on batshit. Keep waking super early thinking it's temp time. Doh.

Speaking of which - its back up again! But another unreliable temp as woke an hour early. Grrrrrr. So soooo tempted to test this AM but holding off until tomorrow. V impressed with my resolve, won't lie.

@Lottiepink 😂😂
How are you lovely? Where are you in your cycle now?

@ValidUser they are truly beautiful when they are going the right direction! Fly high little temperatures, fly high!

Thanks @LokiCat - I know it seems a bit unreasonable but I do understand they need a way of measuring it. I think ankle weights are going to be the winner!
Well done on the fruit! I often go on a health kick but loads of fruit and veg and then realise there is no way I will eat it all before it goes off so I then get lots of very weird smoothies combinations 😂

@purplefig Good to see you are going as nuts as me this cycle! I just googled 'dry mouth pregnancy symptom!' 🤦🏼‍♀️ every month I say I won't symptom spot!
How are you feeling? I was desperate to test this morning but managed to convince myself to delay the bfn until tomorrow. Stay in the hope zone!

@Marleym28 weights in the knickers 😂 I love it! Well if it worked for her I am all for it! 😂

@MrsH497 wow that DH of yours is a keeper! They are lovely. Sorry you have had a tough time with work not supporting you fully. It is so hard but as the others have said I think it is people just not knowing what to say. I do think it's hard for people to know how someone who has gone through a mc wants to deal with it. I didn't want to talk about the mc for a while afterwards I found it really hard, so I just wanted to throw myself into work. (I did realise quite quickly that was a bad idea when I did everything wrong!) xx

@ValidUser - that is a strong temp rise; nice!!

@lottiepink- thanks for reassurance, still trying to dtd every other day but getting tired 😂 and my left ovary hurt during sex? 🤔 So confused this cycle!

@ValidUser with you on that one 👏🏻🙌 fingers crossed!

@MrsEG aww fab thank you for the reassurance! That defiantly won't be a problem as I have weight to lose, been trying for a long time and lost nearly 3 stone, so this was the next chapter - stepping it up 💪
Ahh bless you, hope you feel better after getting the appointment out of the way. Hope it all goes well 😊
Ahh the colleague pregnancy situation is so frustrating, happened to a friend of mine too 😫

@Larrydavid aww congratulations, that's lovely 😄 hope the wedding planning goes well! If it was me, I would postpone, or wait until you have had a baby then do it all if you thought you could. But that's just me. I loved my wedding day, and I also loved the champers 🙊🤣 I do both, a mixture of weights twice a week, a spin class, then cardio mixed with kettlebells twice a week (usually)

@FlapJackered haha love the nurses advice, I hope if it was me, and the opposite side of the scale, they would allow me a foot off 🤣🤣

@ValidUser also 5dpo and also a numb/tingly bum, pretty sure it's from the kettle bells this morning, and I may not get out of bed tomorrow 😂😂

@starkid I ov'd cd19 my ewcm ended a few days before this, but there was still some there. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing!

Sorry for the very long post 🙈

@MrsEG howwwwwling 😂😂😂

@Starkid - I’ve just read something on a surge in Estrogen before O (and your LH surge) being the root cause of EWCM, if that’s helpful?

I read about it as EWCM has made an appearance for me today but we DTD this morning, so trying to figure out whether to go for it again?!

@MrsEG - thank you for your consistently lovely and supportive messages :)
Sorry to hear about your ex-colleague; it bewilders me how quickly some people can conceive but I’m sending you all of the positive vibes for you tomorrow, and then it’ll be your turn for a sticky BFP!

@purplefig - you’re totally right about changing one thing a cycle; very wise advice!
I hope you’re feeling better about your temps now, albeit you’ve got a weird ache to contend with! I’ve still got a good feeling for you this cycle :)

@LokiCat - thank you so much, lovely and for all of your kind messages! I try to be as positive as possible, but find it SO easier to be positive for other people (as opposed to myself!)

@MrsH497 - those are gorgeous flowers, and very much deserved. Sorry work aren’t behaving as you’d expect. Hopefully they’re just figuring out a good time to talk to you x

Not long in from Edinburgh and after making a stir fry, DH surprised me with a Kinder munch box (didn’t know they existed!!) I couldn’t eat much of it, and am now languishing on the sofa feeling too fat to do anything 🤢

Unless the lunchtime yoga did it?

@MrsEG - what a kicker that is! 🙈 bloody honeymoon babies... so jealous

So I'm really confused now! I've got sore boobs like I usually get the few days before AF, but as far as I know I haven't even ovulated yet! Still a stark negative test today. My ewcm died down a few days ago too. Still convinced I missed it somehow, despite testing loads and having ovulation-like pains today.
Am CD18 so be a bit early to have pre-af sore boobs anyway even if I did ovulate a few days ago I hate not knowing what's happening with my cycle! Might avoid the B6 now unless my docs tell me to take anything particularly after I get results back from scan... my luteal phase might have been slightly short/spotty but god knows what i've done to myself now 🙈

@Platsy88 Haha my DH is the same. Trying to hit that ovulation window or the window when I think I might be ovulating can be so hard sometimes. I never realised how difficult it can actually be to get pregnant though until I started trying. I sometimes think maybe DH and I shouldn’t have been so careful in the past 😂

@XElenX Hello and welcome 😊

@Flapjackered Really sorry to hear they turned you down. I echo the suggestions of heavy boots and clothes and a big meal before you go.

@Lokicat @purplefig I started couch to 5k a few weeks ago as I wanted to do more cardio and lose a bit of weight and I quite like it so far. It’s quite manageable and I feel that I finish a session with a sense of achievement instead of feeling defeated; and I hated running previously!

@Larrydavid Congratulations on your engagement!

Oh girls. A girl who was on my team at my old job announced her pregnancy today, she got married in early Feb (!!). Messaged her congrats and just got back: ‘Thanks, such a massive surprise! Felt sick at the petrol station just after we got back from honeymoon. Crazy!!’

@purplefig @ValidUser during the TWW everything is a symptom - I’ve lost count of the things I’ve Googled!! ‘Itchy left nipple early pregnancy’ ‘don’t like broccoli anymore early pregnancy’ - my Google history is insane!

@LokiCat Yep mine is noticeable - actually have a few fave pairs of jeans that barely squeeze on now too! Not for long though I hope!! DH reckons I can safely feasibly lose a stone in 2 months if I stick at it. Although I already miss the Minstrels.
Thank you! A huge mix of nervous, scared, apprehensive, excited right now. I just hope so badly that it’s something small. Not even letting myself think about it being a big issue; power of positive thinking!!

@purplefig I actually googled 'inner thigh ache at xdpo' and there's quite a few threads! There is clearly some correlation! 😂

@purplefig yeah I need to build up my stamina!

Haven't heard about the pain you're feeling in relation to TTC - have you tried stretching it out? May help relieve some of the ache.

@FlapJackered sorry I cross posted with yours earlier and missed what you said about your referral! How annoying that they've rejected it. Loving your DH's suggestions 😂 hopefully between the recommendations here and from the receptionist you'll pass and get a referral after your second weigh in! They should really look at it on a case by case basis rather than just going by numbers! Fingers crossed for you!

@starkid the possible ovulation pains sound promising. Hoping this means you get your peak and can start DTD!

@MrsEG that's exactly what I've done - put on a stone since starting TTC and cos of my height it's really noticeable!
Will have you in my thoughts tomorrow, I hope your appointment goes well and she can give you some answers or atleast a plan moving forward. Hope you manage some sleep!

@Larrydavid congratulations!! How exciting!
When we started TTC I was putting things off for 'after we've had our baby', but then realised TTC can be a pretty long journey and we may not get to enjoy things we want. Obviously I hope your journey isn't as long, but I think just plan for when you want and things will fall into place as they're meant to be!

@MrsH497 the flowers from your DH are lovely, how sweet of him!
When I went back after a week off, my manager had a conversation with me but he could tell I was just about holding it together when talking about it so cut it short. He also mentioned he didn't tell anyone as it was my personal business and I could tell them how/when I wanted.
It may be they're giving you some time to get back into things at work.

@ValidUser Haha loving the numb bum symptom! Will keep an eye for that 😂

Did a food shop and went a little crazy on the amount of fruit I bought to fulfil my sweet cravings!! I just hope it works!
Have a lovely evening all!