TTC baby #1

@notalwaysalondoner I'm not checking consistently but have done so a few times and it always kind of looks the same for me 🤦🏻‍♀️ the only different is sometimes it's thicker/thinner or there's less/more of it but same colour, same consistency.. sorry TMI! I've never paid much attention around ovulation (which is ridiculous because surely that's the time I should be checking) but I never seem to get the textbook EWCM everyone talks about..

@Itsemily are you checking everyday? I've read a few things that say it doesn't always look exactly as the internet says it should. Have you had any other O symptoms previously that you can rely on?

@TeddyToaster I wish I could take your lead and not get too stressed about it. I'm definitely a little more chilled than I was last month but still a bit fidgety over the whole thing..

@Hannahb26 I hope your cycles get back into the swing of things quickly ☺️ I'm currently 5/6 DPO - not sure exactly which!

I've been keeping a note on my phone about how I'm feeling, just so I can acknowledge it for future cycles/tuck it away into a box at the back of my brain for the rest of this cycle haha.

I've been having some pinches/sudden twinges on and off on my right side this afternoon, a couple have kind of shot down my right thigh and been quite uncomfortable. If I get a BFN this month I think I'll visit my GP just to rule anything out as I've not had mid cycle cramps like this before. To top it off I'm super congested and have had a dull headache like my sinuses are blocked.. not feeling well at all 🙁 can't wait to snuggle down in bed tonight with a heat pack!

@TeddyToaster unless I ovulated before I bought the thermometer. So confusing 😕

@lea84ttc I'm super confused by that chart! To show ovulation, there's usually three temp rises in a row but I don't see that apart from right at the start. X

@notalwaysalondener I did check CM and noticed differences from last month but I think all this checking is effecting my mental health. I’ve gone from pregnancy symptom spotting to conception symptom spotting 😕

@Lea84TTC I haven’t used OPKs so cant interpret those, but is it normal to have such a dark line for lots of days in a row? I thought normally you have no line, then a pale line for a couple of days before ovulation, then a really dark line on the day?

Your temp is hard to interpret, I agree! I’d just keep on DTD every 2-3 days and keep fingers crossed! Did your CM change?

How do you guys find tracking CM? I find it really hard to tell any difference? Do you just look on your pants? Some months I’ve had obvious EWCM without even consciously tracking it, but other months it seems the same for the whole month. I do wonder if that’s why it didn’t happen this month and if I should use preseed next month... but pretty sure DH would not be on board as it’s only our second cycle of TTC and he’d think it was overkill and we should just see what happens...!

I’ve been tracking my BT and been doing OPK and I’m really confused by the results and worrying that I am not ovulating.

@Hannahb26 They said that cysts don't really have a massive impact, it's the effect on the cycle that is the issue. Hopefully I've understood that right! X

Thanks @TeddyToaster and @han2291 😊 so relieved! Was strange being in there with pregnant people.

@han2291 it's our first try - had coil taken out a couple of weeks ago and haven't had AF for 2 years so as a result I have no idea where I am in my cycle! What about you?

@TeddyToaster it was definitely a strange way to start a Friday 😂😂😂 so have you been given the all clear fertility-wise now? Hope so!

@han2291 Meh, no idea. My cycles aren't regular at all so I might just test Wednesday if nothing has happened. Have convinced myself that I'm out this month so not stressing about it too much.

@Hannahb26 I've actually had cysts on both ovaries (gone now). The scans are a delight, aren't they?! Always annoys me that they put you in a waiting room with pregnant people.. Like you aren't here to potentially be given bad news about your own fertility! Glad it was all clear for you!

@TeddyToaster haha oh no, judgy animals is definitely off putting 😂 stay positive, that might not mean anything at all. Are you going to wait until you miss AF to test?

@Hannahb26 good luck! ☺️ so interesting that you actually got to see it. Have you just started trying or are you a few cycles in?

Hi ladies! Has anyone had any success yet? I went for a scan yesterday (had suspected cysts on my ovaries - nothing there thank goodness) and the radiographer said the only thing she could see was a dominant follicle - obviously seeing the panic on my face she said it's when you approach mid cycle that this happens! Phew. (Is it me or does dominant follicle sound bad?!?) there's going to be lots of DTD in the next few days to make the most of it 😂

@itsheapsswell OMG! You're killing me! 😂😂😂😂

@han2291 So funny about the dog.. We have to kick the cat out because otherwise she sits on the windowsill and gives us judgy looks while we dtd!

Yeah, due to test Wednesday. Don't think it's our month as CM seems pretty normal.

@itsheapsswell oh my god you just had me howling with laughter at the bung 😂 I love that you guys can have such a laugh about it! While we're on the topic of awkward DTD I may as well share my gem.. we were happily going through the motions and our dog suddenly ran into the bedroom and leapt onto our bed, licking DH's face as he was.. 🤣 we were hysterical! Needless to say we keep the door shut now.

@TeddyToaster that's true though! I always think about my best friend who's birthday is in July, the poor thing was last to drive, last to legally drink, and it was crap (for her) 😬 how are your symptoms by the way? Sorry if I missed an update.. you're due to rest soon right?

@Cheyanne101 now you know for next month! But I totally get the feeling of wanting this all done already.. if I could look into the future and just know it WILL happen I'll be happy haha

@itsheapswell maybe they don't have a telly

@Itsemily I can completely relate. I have just told my partner to brace himself now as we’ve probably got 6 more times of doing the BD every other day before I feel like I’ve made the most of my fertile window. Some YouTube videos I watch say they do it everyday and this puts OH in fits of laughter. I honestly don’t know how some of them do it!

@han2291 @teddytoaster i would definitely say give it a go if your budget allows it however it is the DEFINITION of a passion killer. I got my partner to insert it and so begun the childish laughing. I mean he felt more like my doctor than my romantic partner after inserting the syringe! He also said it tingled and stung a bit down below after the fact. This was all very funny to me of course!

Let’s just say I can definitely say I am no longer a cool, sexy carefree 20-something after shouting to my partner ‘hurry up! It’s going to fall out if you don’t act as a bung soon!’

Thank god I wasn’t actually in my fertile window and it was just a fun little comedy sketch as a warm up for the ‘main event’ ie my fertile window in a week or sos time!

@Cheyanne101 I hear ya, pal!

Hey everyone! Yeah i really do think i ovulated the week just after period i should have listened to my body instead of my app lol im so impatient and want things done yesterday 😂😂

@notalwaysalondoner Bring on that December Ov!! At least December conception would mean babies that are the oldest in their school year (I'm a teacher - I think about these things! Haha!)!

Yeah, @itsheapsswell, I'm intrigued about Preseed now!

@notalwaysalondoner make sure you enjoy your beer while you watch the rugby!! As long as we play like we did against NZ I think we'll win 💪🏼

@Itsemily sounds like you're giving it a really good chance! I think I read sperm can survive for about 5 days as well so there should be plenty there to meet the egg 🤞🏼

Hi @Cheyanne101 ☺️ welcome to the chat! Definitely possible to ovulate a week after your period or longer.. our bodies are all so different I kind of wish it was a "one size fits all" situation haha

@itsheapsswell dare I ask what using the pressed was like?! 😂

@notalwaysalondoner I'm sorry 😔 maybe if you're willing to give them a go for a month or 2 the OPK's might help you fill in the blanks and you'll know O is due when you see the positive?

Well I’m pretty sure AF had arrived so it’s not this month for us :(

Not sure whether to try OPKs or a clear blue OPK next month or if it’s just stressful. According to my temps we did DTD two days before and on the day of ovulation so not sure if OPK would have made a difference... the trouble with temping is it only tells you about ovulation after the fact, not before...

@Cheyanne101 welcome!

@itsheapsswell yeah i have to start them but its looking like i will have to as the confusion! But your right it should be an exciting positive time

@CurbsideProphet oh i hear u! My husband thinks that once in the fertile week should be enough but iv tried to explain how limited the time really is, im not necessarily in the mood everyday either lol but its what needs to happen and what was agreed lol 😂🙈 seems to be more like chore for him like emptying the diswasher! 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Cheyanne101 we never really DTD in the week because DH is tired from more driving than me. I don't want to feel like I'm pawing at him, but we both want to have a baby and there's only a certain time of the month really when I can get pregnant. I really don't know if he realises that