TTC Baby Number 1

Hi all!
Hope everyone is well!

Just after a bit of advice, today is 8 days after a postivie opk. Dtd before and after that time.
This morning I've got some light brown spotting, only the tiniest amount.

Wasn't sure if this was a good sign of implantation? Or an early period?!
I've had sore boobs this week, really tired and bizarrely sore thighs and bum as if I've done some major exercise ( which I definitely haven't!)

Anyone else experienced anything like this?

@underthebridgedowntown my AF started yesterday! So frustrating.. here we go again!

Blargh - AF arrived today, the cycle begins again...

Hope folk are doing well x

Hi all just checking in. I’m now 1 dpo according to my Flo app. I think it was accurate this month, definitely had ovulation symptoms. Might try opks next month but need to research them. DTD yesterday and Saturday. I really feel a bit like i don’t know what I’m doing and just hoping I have it right

Thanks @Skyla01
I'm only using the opk's on the recommendation of a friend who was Ttc for a year until she started tracking ovulation.
I've just got the cheapy internet ones from amazon, then when I got a positive on those tested on my clear blue ones too.

Fingers crossed for you! Xx

Hi @Puppydogg1 that's great your cycles have come regular so quickly! You might get 1st time lucky! It's been 3 months since I stopped the pill and still no regular pattern. But think I will use opks next cycle to help.

Hi can I please join?

I'm 29, TTC my first. First cycle.
Came off the pill on the 29th May, had withdrawal bleed soon after.
Been tracking ovulation using opk's, and the Clue apps
Surprisingly got a positive on the ovulation tests on 14th June! I was expecting it to take a while after being on the pill for 13 year ax
Dtd in the days before and after, now just waiting and hoping before taking a test in 11 days!

Also congrats @msemumma! Thanks for starting this thread and hope all feeling good!

I swear my cycles have got more irregular since we've been ttc - always thought I was a solid 29 days, but varied from 27 to 32 since I've been tracking. It's more likely that I just wasn't paying as much attention before though, but I think even in regular length cycles the day you ovulate can be different. Hope your tests come up good @Lauralozzle

How's everyone doing? I'm still resisting the test (am 9dpo now), but really thirsty and tired. Also got boob pain but it's very similar to pre-AF pain so not reading into that. DH is going away for work tomorrow for 4 days, so going to hold out til he comes back even though I'm itching to test - if it's negative today he'll be sad, so will wait and either AF will have arrived or it'll be missed... am sitting on my hands!

@underthebridgedowntown I’ll keep testing with opks for a while, I think. EWCM mixed with creamy CM this morning. Cramps last night/this morning- opk this morning the same, not darker or lighter. This is so frustrating, I just want to be sure that I’m ovulating. Always thought I was with regular cycles, EWCM and cramps always around the right time.

@msemumma wow! Congratulations! That’s a good clear BFP there!

@msemumma that's amazing!! Huge congratulations (and just in time for Father's Day) ❤️ x

Thanks @Lauralozzle

I tend to get EWCM a bit before I ovulate, so don't reckon that means you've missed your window. I was reading another thread on opks and realised you need to test more often (like every 12 hours) to catch the peak, which I'll definitely do for next month, but I'm not sure they're the most reliable thing as I guess it all depends how dilute your wee is. sigh - wonder if it would just be better to go back to the dark ages, just have loads of sex and not track anything

@underthebridgedowntown welcome! Keep strong, it’s a good idea to wait a week I think, As close to AF as possible.

Still negative opks for me, but yesterday saw some EWCM and today there’s quite a bit of it. I’m hoping I haven’t missed my surge, but given the CM I’m guessing I’m in my fertile window. My Ovia app keep changing my fertile period, so I’m hoping I get a positive opk soon. They’re a bit all over the place to be honest, started to darken yesterday but today’s have been lighter. Doesn’t make much sense, to be honest.

Heya, can I join too? I'm 6/7dpo (CD23), cycle 3 for ttc #1, age 33.

I've been temping and tracking for a while to get a handle on my cycle (using Clue) but this month was the first I used OPKs. Didn't get any lines as strong as the test said I should, but there was a definite peak when I was expecting to ovulate, so think I'm tracking right.

Holding out on any testing for at least a week... keep me strong?! DH is starting to get antsy as he thought it would happen first month of trying, so having to calm him down as well as calming me down!

@Moongirl10

I'm using the Flo app too as well as the clear blue ovulation sticks. The app told me that I was due to ovulate last Saturday and that I'm no longer even in my fertile window but after over a week of showing high fertility on the ovulation sticks I finally got the peak fertility on that this morning which is way outside what Flo predicted.

Just a thought that you might want to try that too Hun! X

Hi everyone, can I join in? 32, TTC #1. Cycle 2. CD 9.
I stopped taking the pill in January after being on it around 15 years. Had withdrawal bleed and then period quite quickly. Only using Flo app right now to track ovulation, not really sure how accurate it is.

@msemumma fingers crossed 🤞 that line gets darker!

Hopefully we’ll see some BFP soon.

I’m on cycle day 13 - think I’m in my fertile window as have EWCM today but a negative opk so hoping to see a positive soon.

Ah... Can't get the hang of this! I meant, no sign of a BFP yet x

BFP

Thanks @Lauralozzle I'm hoping so 🤞not sign of a BFN yet.

Ovia is a bit all over the place for me as well this month when it's usually pretty accurate.

Wishing you lots of luck for this month x

@msemumma I'm 10dpo today to, done an IC (10mlu) at 4.30am when I got up to pee (I never get up during the night but have for 2 nights in a row now) and it was stark white. Not even so much as a hint of a line!

I've ordered a couple of FRERs online which should hopefully arrive tomorrow/Saturday (when AF is due) so will try again then.

Fingers crossed for you that that line gets darker and darker 🤞 x

@xELENx fingers crossed it was implantation!

So, cycle day 12 today, so sign of ovulation yet, all my opks have been negative. Had EWCM by this point last cycle so I'm getting a little nervous but last cycle was unusually short, and there's still plenty of time yet.

Scheduled in a BD this morning, I've been looking at the Egg meets sperm plan, which looks doable, but I think I'm going to be exhausted by the end of it. My Ovia app has gone phyco today too, it thinks I'm near the end of my fertile week, but I hope it's wrong as only BD once so far. Plus, given opks are negative I think I'll take what it says with a pinch of salt!

For those just off the pill- I think everybody is different. If you are lucky your cycle will settle down straight away, and you can ovulate 1st cycle so can become pregnant straight off! But also it can take a while to get back to normal so I would maybe wait until your first natural period before tracking ovulation with opks? Just you might need a lot of sticks! I had 2 months to wait between my last pill and first period. On 2nd cycle now but no idea when to expect AF this month, I wonder if I'll have another very long cycle? CD 27 today. Hope things become clear soon! I guess opks might have helped me this month, but glad I didn't start then at first or I would have been testing for ages before a positive.