TTC First Baby Thread 22

@raizelrea that's really odd, wonder what was going on. No, not a uti, I get them quite frequently and this is definitely different. I guess I'll find out! Hopefully I don't get a repeat tomorrow, this morning was not fun

@Motherofkittens28 Yeah the CM and feeling frisky is what makes me think I've ovulated earlier than anticipated as I'd expect both to increase during ovulation, not decrease. Although I did feel some cramping this morning but I don't think ovulation cramping is a regular thing for me.

I hope you feel better soon either way! Could you have a UTI? The pain and nausea would fit that 🙁 I can understand what you mean, last month I had loads of pain in my lower abdomen/pelvis on one side (for about a week so definitely not ovulation or implantation), had bloodwork and ultrasound done but they couldn't find anything so it made me feel like I'm crazy!

@ELW85 and @LokiCat that’s for sending me the graphs.

So AF still hasn’t arrived! I’m on CD37. My temps are still all over the place. I took my temp the other day and it just said Hi 🤷‍♀️

I had creamy CM yesterday, my boobs are tingly and I’ve been really tired for a couple of weeks now.

Should I start doing ovulation tests now and/or have sex in case ovulation will happen later this cycle or should we just give up until next cycle? What do you think?

@raizelrea it's a combo of CM and feeling very frisky followed by ovulation cramping. We DTD on Saturday and Sunday and I started feeling odd on Tuesday. I just phoned 111 this morning because I woke up with really bad stabbing uterine pain, different from period pain or ovulation pain and I was also so nauseous I was sick. They told me there is no way it's related to possibly pregnancy as it's too early, basically was told I'm a hypochondriac! Maybe I am but it still flipping hurt this morning! I'm sure it's too early for implantation and all the articles say that pain is very mild. I feel like I'm going nuts!

@macbless have a fab honeymoon! Sometimes relaxing is just the thing!

@Motherofkittens28 My AF is due on the 6th! All of my apps are predicting ovulation between today and Saturday, though like you I think I may have ovulated earlier, Monday or Tuesday I reckon - though mine's not as evidenced as yours as I've never temped, I just came to the conclusion based on my CM and sex drive. Time will tell I guess! What kinds of symptoms do you get when you ovulate?

@Macbless Have a fantastic time on your honeymoon! It would be very special to get your BFP there, but worst case scenario if you don't at least there's the holiday to distract you. How long are you going for? I had this vision of conceiving on my honeymoon but my cycles were not too cooperative, was late due to prewedding stress so I got my period a day before we went on honeymoon. Ours was just under two weeks so I figured there was still a chance but I think I ovulated just after we got back (or ot just wasn't our month)

@motherofkittens28 AF due for me on the 5th too. There is a few of us all around this date so we can keep eachother sane 😊

@Macbless currently 8dpo :) thinking i will test on sunday at 12dpo (providing temps dont decrease) :)

Fingrrs crossed you get your BFP on your honeymoon then!!!

@motherofkittens28. I think 1 September - I’m still waiting for my cycles to settle down after the pill. I’m basing that on having a second cycle of 45 days ish ☹️

@macbless I had trouble with it because I wasn't sleeping well (only sleeping about 2hrs and then waking up) I then I forgot my thermometer when we went on holiday and just kind of got out of the habit really.

@anny27 how many DPO are you now? So hard not to symptom spot!

@motherofkittens28 what made you stop temping?

@Anny27 @Motherofkittens28 I used natural cycles for a year as contraception and got use to temping every day so i’m Really use to do it and usually it doesn’t really bother me as I wake up at similar time. The last cycle my temp dipped the day before my AF arrived and felt as gutted as if I’d got a BFN. Then having to wait for the AF was crap. My AF is due the 2nd day of the honeymoon but I know i’ll Start reading into my temps even tho they will be all over the shop from changing time zones. So really it probably is best leave it all behind and just have a nice honeymoon.....and having a BFP rather than AF would be lovely! Xx

@Raizelrea yup I definitely get that! We’ve only officially been trying for one month but it feels SO much longer!

@sunshine8888 when is your AF due? It's really nice to talk to people going through the same thing.

@Raizelrea AF is due on 5 September but I'm pretty convinced I ovulated on Sunday. I generally ovulate between day 11 and day 14 but I'm not temp tracking at the moment so I'm not sure. I was using natural cycles for contraception so I temped everyday for a year and a half and got to know my cycle pretty well.

@Macbless i think next month i will stop temping after ovulation is confirmed as honestly it stresses me sleep out as i wake up wondering if its time to temp or wo dering whether it will be accurate as i have woken up multiple times during the night! You might have a more relaxed honeymoom if you leave it all behind!

@validuser did you ovulate as expected?

I've had a very heightened sense of smell today at 8dpo.

Wish i didnt symptom spot and then get my hopes up

Thank you for the warm welcome everyone! 😊

@Motherofkittens28 The first cycle there was a posibility of being pregnant (though not even a big one as we'd stopped DTD around 2 days before ovulation), I convinced myself I was pregnant - even had nausea and was sick. I do think it gets into your head a little. That being said there's no reason this couldn't be the month for you - inguess that's what makes it so hard! All the best. When is your AF due?

@Lottiepink That sounds like the best way to approach it, just being relaxed does a big oart of the job supposedly. Enjoy the holiday!

@lunasunshine I know what you mean, I am 31 and hadn't been bothered/felt ready to start a family till a year ago, when suddenly I went into baby mode. My OH needed some time to get on the same page and we wanted to wait till our wedding, but now it feels like I've already waited a year even though we've only just started to TTC!

@Lottiepink have a lovely holiday. We’re going away in a couple of weeks for our honeymoon (we got married in May) I’m wondering if I should leave it all behind and just enjoy time with my DH. He’s already joking that there is no way I could go without my thermometer! Xx

@motherofkittens28 I can relate! I’m the same DPO as you I think (I didn’t use opks so can’t be totally sure) and I’ve been feeling sick on and off. Also getting sharp pains in my boobs and down there! I’m putting it down to hormone changes as it’s too early to be anything else but it’s not very pleasant!

Hi everyone, I'm still having funny twingey tugging sensations in my belly and I've been nauseous with heartburn on and off all day, also feeling quite dizzy. It's so early I feel like I'm imagining it all but I definitely don't normally feel like this during my cycle. It seems a long time to wait until I can test! @Lottiepink I think that's totally the right attitude, relax and have a good time and you never know!

Morning all! How are we doing?

Thanks for all being so lovely and welcoming on this thread 😊. I’m on CD4 today and desperate for this period to finish so I can start gearing up for ovulation time. I’ve also got the clear blue OPKs to see if my ovulation is matching up with my Ava bracelet predictions and it says I should start testing from CD8. I’ve never used them before and I’m weirdly excited!🤣 Never knew how impatient I was until I started TTC!

Thank you @Lottiepink 

@Mrskcam Thank you!! That's really helped, I'll be a little further so I'm really keeping my fingers crossed. X

@MrsH497 thank you for the tag and for starting the next thread,

@PrincessConsuela12 congratulations, amazing news, hope everything goes well for you this time 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Welcome to all the new members!

I'm on holiday now for 2 weeks, a break away is just what we needed! I'm CD9 and done something so crazy that I can't believe it... left the ovulation strips and the thermometer at home 😱
So just going to dtd plenty, when we want to and not plan anything. Hope I made the right choice as my ov date can vary a little, but I just thought it might do me good to not stress 😂 doctors when we get home so this might be the calm before the storm 🤣

@Anny27 yeah I know 😅 my OH and I fell out of the whole 'making love' things for a while legit was like once or twice a month, so this has all be an exciting change for us x

@Motherofkittens28 i am the same even at 1dpo haha! I havw noticed that my normal pms symptoms are similar to pregnancy ones so i try not to symptom spot so much now (try is the key word as i still do it haha)

@lunasunshine totally! Once you have made up your mind that this is the next step in your life its hard not to be inpatient

@Macbless @flossy12 I think my DH also feels some pressure during fertile window! Being a planner is hard. We used to have sex more often before the pressurewas there to have to do it.

@Smwh1 you have lasted so well not to test. Just a few more days :D although i would totally be cracking out the tests by now haha

8dpo today and feeling very normal (dont have sore boobs at all and usually i do at this point in my cycle though..)

@Macbless I known your struggle, I'm on cycle 4 too and really want this month to be our month otherwise we will have to stop for a while due to commitments next year 😫😫 I'm really trying to stick to SMEP but OH struggled the other night due to it feeling like I was pressuring him which isn't what we want it to feel like

It's hard he had this image of us 'making passionate love' and then just falling pregnant when in reality we just aren't that lucky x

I'm getting my CM down to a T now I think noticed my EWCM last month as was early and so did an OPK and came back positive! So feeling good about that!