TTC First Baby Thread 21

Thankyou @ELW85 @Lottiepink @Anny27 @Macbless oh god yes 😂😂 it's funny, I've had so many surprises planned for him but actually when it came to it I was just sat on the loo crying when the line came up, I literally ran into the bedroom and woke him up sobbing with snot running everywhere. Not a memory he'll want to remember 😂😅

@Macbless - I have no patience either so I fully understand!

@Lottiepink - happy Saturday! It’s too rainy outside to make much of it so I’ll not be doing much.

@Anny27 - you’re welcome, I know it’s difficult. Hope you’re feeling ok?

Thanks @ELW85 will just be patient! Not my greatest skill.

Congratulations @cupcakesandglitter what great news

@ELW85 fingers crossed! Thanks lovely

@cupcakesandglitter congratulations:D thats such a lovely anniversary gift! Have you told DH?

Congratulations @cupcakesandglitter!! I’m so, so happy for you :)
What an anniversary present! X

Hi All, I'm sorry I've not posted on this thread - I took a month off and was getting really pissed off and annoyed that nothing was working. Turns out I ovulated when AF was supposed to come... anyway I started spotting on Tuesday, I usually spot before AF for a couple of days so expected the worst. Friday came, and I was still spotting - and btw this "spotting" was just brown discharge only when I wiped. Something was just 'off' - I've been having super heavy cramping alongside the brown cm. Turns out this was implantation cramping and bleeding - Took a test half an hour ago and haven't stopped crying - right in time for our anniversary! I got my BFP!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Morning @ValidUser! I’m pleased you’ve been relaxing, and I hope you’re feeling better? I don’t think there have been any yet but maybe a few ladies testing this weekend.

@Anny27 - sorry to hear that, but you’re not out until AF shows!

@Macbless - you usually get EWCM a day or so before you Ov, so you might just Ov a little later and not have had it yet. I think I only tended to get 2 days of it but that was quite consistent.

Morning, thank goodness it’s Saturday! Can I ask about EWCM? I’ve never really paid attention to it before. Last month I had loads for 3 days with a positive OPK. This month my app says high fertility (not done OPK yet today) and i’ve Hardly got any EWCM- in fact i’m not sure I even have any! Does anyone else get variation?

Caved and tested this morning - 12dpo and BFN :( had lots of cramps yesterday so potentially was implantation and that bfp will be in a few days (clutching at straws:/).....

And @ELW85

Thanks @Larrydavid @LokiCat and @Lottiepink!

Long time no talk, all! Relaxing. Hoping lefty will cooperate next month. Did I miss any BFPs?

@Lozzlepop I'm so sorry to hear that chick! Hope you're doing as ok as you can be.
I'm not too worried about it, more what they'll find or not find. Xx

@Lozzlepop I'm so sorry to hear that chick! Hope you're doing as ok as you can be.
I'm not too worried about it, more what they'll find or not find. Xx

@hopeandpray1988 sorry I meant the scan is nothing to be worried about, we had a miscarriage last week. Some people think that a transvaginal scan is sore or something to be worried about!

@ELW85 thanks chick! Ive literally had two tiny spots today and nothing else so feeling positive that it was implantation bleeding. Boobs are sore today too!
@Lozzlepop that's good news then! How you feeling? When are you due? Xx

@hopeandpray1988 - honestly it’s the scariest time, so I totally get it.
It’s great that it’s nearly stopped though :)
I think depending on if they can/can’t see anything, they get you back in for a scan until they can conclude what’s going on, so if you are too early, they will have you back.
Keeping everything crossed for you 🤞🏻 X

Thanks for all the advice ladies! We managed to DTD last night surrounded by fans 😂 thank goodness it's cooled down a bit now. I'll do an OPK later on today to see, I'm still not convinced I'm ovulating because CD7 seems really early and I've been having a tiny bit of brown spotting since AF stopped 4 days ago. I think my body is just all over the place since coming off the pill 😣

I hope you all have great weekends and whoever is testing I really hope you get your BFP! 🤞🏻Xx

@hopeandpray1988 thanks for that. Oh dear, the timing is going to be an issue in that case! I have ME and mornings are a real struggle so I don't get up at the same time everyday otherwise I crash and end up really unwell. When I cam I don't set an alarm and just let my body rest as long as it needs. I'm not sure if this is going to work for me then. Will just have to take with a pinch of salt for now and keep checking CM. Not going to do OPKs just yet, it's quite expensive and another thing to add to my ever growing to do list!

@lozzlepop yes yesterday was horrifically hot. Thankful it has cooled down!

I am due to test on Sunday (will be 13dpo)

Nearly caved this morning with testing but i managed to resist!!

Anyone else testing this weekend?

Morning all

@Mrskcam is there any chance that maybe your dates are off? fingers crossed they see more in 2 weeks time

@hopeandpray1988 they may have to do a transvaginal scan, I got one of those in addition to an ultrasound last week as they suspected an ectopic pregnancy and it was fine nothing to worry about. I hope that the spotting stops, it is probably nothing to be concerned over but I know how unsettling it can be.

It is a much more comfortable temperature today thankfully ☺️ whats everyones plans for the weekend? Anyone due to test?

@MIW01 I've been temping for about 3 months now. Yeah you do exactly as you've just described. Make sure you set an alarm for the same time each day as it can affect your results massively if you're even an hour out. Even at the weekend, which can be a pain. I've started to see patterns in my bbt now I've been doing it a while.
You should see 3 days of temp increases before fertility friend will tell you that you've ovulated so in some ways if you just rely on your temp to tell you your ovulating you might miss it. Do you have any opks too?

Hello everyone,

Bless you all remaining committed to DTD in this desert like weather! I'm still on AF so no DTD for me but that in itself is pretty icky in the heat .

Glad to see some BFPs in the group! Fingers crossed they stick. I've read lots of ladies worrying about brown spotting. My understanding is this is usually implantation bleeding and perfectly normal. It's heavier red bleeding that is cause for concern?

So, I've caved and bought a BBT thermometer and downloaded fertility friend. Completely new to charting and no idea what I'm doing! Any experts got any advice on how to go about this? I'm assuming I take my temperature when I wake up by mouth and record on the app?

@ELW85 yeah I'll try and avoid the tests! Fingers crossed everything will be ok on Wednesday. Even if they can check my hcg levels and make sure they're high.

@Lozzlepop thank you so much. I'm still not convinced the scan will show anything as I don't think I'm far enough along but we'll see. If not, I'm hoping they'll have me back again to check.

Yesterday i had brown spotting with some pink. But it wasn't much so I'm hoping it's stopping now 🤞🏻

@ellarosee I think your firs line looks positive so hopefully you managed to dtd. Test again today and see what it looks like. Sometimes your surge can be quite short. I use the opks and usually get around 36 hours of positives before they go really light again.

@Mrskcam hopefully your scan hasn't shown anything more as you're so early on? That's what my worry is about my scan next week 😕 did they check your hcg levels? Hopefully when you go back there will be more progress 🙂 xx