TTC First Baby Thread 23

@1990shopefulftm do you feel like she is coming?

@Anny27 no it hasn't yet. Waiting it out till tommorow then I think I ll get a different brand of test incase the very small chance I have a dodgy batch.

@Anny27 I’ve noticed my boobs have got bigger as the days went on! Had a few crazy pains tonight too & im a tad windy 😅 probs just the wind 💨😂 I’ll join you in the morning, haven’t decided wether to tell DP or not, he leaves about 30 minutes before me so it would be me having to get up early if he wanted to join 😐

Evening :) still feeling the same, no real symptoms apart from biggerboobs, bit constipated and brown spotting at 9dpo. Oh and I am a bit gaggy

@Kiza I am testing tomorrow morning at 12dpo so fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞 where are you in your cycle?

@MIW01 when is DPs SA?

@1990shopefulftm did AF turn up? Hopefully not 🤞

@whatsthecraic91 ahhhh yes join me with tomorrow morning testing :D DH wants to look at the test together so I will be hoping he has to wake up early haha! Maybe @Lottiepink should join us in testing :D

@Lozzlepop when is your appointment with your consultant?

Keeping everything crossed for you @ValidUser I have a friend going through her 2nd cycle of IVF to conceive no.1 and it sounds like an awful process for the woman so really empathise and hope you're not feeling to rotten.

Sorry to hear you're feeling down @Lozzlepop I do hope you start feeling better soon and things get moving.

Lol 'turkey basting' that's hilarious @Kiza @1990shopefulftm I hope AF stays at bay!

Promising symptoms @whatsthecraic91 hopefully symptoms are because you are preggers!!!

No word from gynae. Dr let me know they've chased. Don't whether to DTD tonight or leave til tomorrow as GP advised against with DPs SA!

@Lottiepink and @Lozzlepop, thank you, AF should turn up sometime in the next few hours, felt quite impatient about it today as I just want to move onto the next cycle now.

@Lozzlepop so glad you’re feeling better and getting back to normal! Feeling not too bad, spotting and cramps have subsided this afternoon just my boobs sore now 🤞🏼 I’m 12DPO today

@kittiekath that’s really great to hear thank you for your wisdom 😂, you sharing your experience has truly calmed me down this week 😘 hope you’re keeping well x

@whatsthecraic91 my doc told me if I was ovulating, then the prolactin wasn't having a negative impact on my fertility.

Of course, prolactin levels also go up when you are pregnant... so who knows, fingers crossed!

Morning Ladies,
Sorry for the late reply, took some time out just to regroup! Thank you so much for all the kind words, we are beyond relieved - well mainly me but its hard for DP to see me so upset all the time!

@whatsthecraic91thanks hun! How are you feeling? Hopefully like the other ladies have suggested this may have just been an anomaly and a second test will show all is well, if you are ovulating thats a big positive and at least it is treatable! How many DPO are you now?

@Anny27 you are telling me, that scan was possibly the most intense situation of my life- the sonographer just didn't speak so I was getting super anxious 🙈Your symptoms sound positive- I have everything crossed for you!

@Kiza Thank you! We are out for dinner with my parents tomorrow then next weekend is my bday trip to London so that will be fun! From what I have heard PreeSeed sounds like an absolute mood killer 😂

@ValidUser thats so exciting, things are definitely moving in the right direction, I have a friend of a friend who has just got pregnant via IVF so I have everything crossed for you 🤞🏻Also dont beat yourself up,

@MIW01 sounds like you have got it bang on ☺️ fingers crossed that you hear something today!

@1990shopefulftm sorry to hear it was a BFN

So happy it is Thursday- the weekend is in sight!! Hope everyone has a great day!

I think might be out ladies temp drop of 0.3 but still above the cover line, pink spotting again this morning after being at the loo a couple of times. But my boobs are really sore when I touch them which is unusual for me & I have more cramps today ☹️ I just don’t know what to think!

@Anny27 I think I’ll join you in the morning I can’t wait any longer. But I’m expecting BFN 🥺

@MIW01 sounds like it! You’ve timed it well 😊 Hopefully you hear today, let us know how it goes x

@Lottiepink mines dropped I think she’s coming too 😓

@Kiza I wanted to try preseed last month and DP wouldn’t because of the mood killer factor, I’m going to try and convince him to try it next cycle!

Ah nearly the weekend!!

@whatsthecraic91 my temp is still up too, but feel bloated and a bit crampy so I think af coming :( but will still hold onto hope!

@Kiza I'm sure you will get the hang of it 😊 I'm sure you will be in with a good chance. When do you get the second SA results?

@1990shopefulftm sorry about the bfn :(

@ValidUser it is really hard and you have done so well, 3 weeks extra is nothing compared to what you have been through! So exciting 😊

@anny27 I am but I don't know how long for, feel like af will be here today tbh, but we will see! Ohh testing tomorrow 😊 fingers crossed for you!

@whatsthecraic91 I'm totally with you on the "I just want to be pregnant now!" thing!

So my 1st month of OPKs and I got a dark line Tuesday night (day 12) then really faint again last night (day 13) so does that mean I ovulated on day 12? DTD last night so does that mean we timed it right? I'm so confused!

Spoke to Dr this morning and nothing back from gynae yet which she says is unusual and she wants to wait for this before deciding whether to refer through Bupa or not thinks I should hear by the end of the day today but standard wait would be end of March! I just don't want to wait that long! I just want to get it sorted now!!!

@Anny27 no sign of AF yet but expecting it to be before the day is over.

@Kiza we re just about to go into cycle 3 so it's not been that long really, just tricky when I have a later shift but he goes into work earlier. I couldn't bring myself to buy the applicators at the moment but been using pre conceive from the beginning.

@whatsthecraic91 fingers crossed with your symptoms

@Anny27 any news on this mornings testing? Maybe a bit too early as I know not everyone wakes at crazy O'clock like me for work 🤦🏼‍♀️
@ValidUser you've had such a difficult journey, please don't be too hard on yourself. Really hope the IVF chapter is your time 🤞🏼

@1990shopefulftm sometimes it's tough getting enough DTD in with life/work and for it not to feel like a chore. 17 cycles in and we are trying to keep it light hearted and fun with lots of laughter at our scheduling and now 'Turkey basting' with the lube applicators

Morning :)

11dpo for me today! Had no more browny/pink CM since 9dpo so it deffo wasnt AF! I am testing tomorrow morning at 12dpo 🤞

@whatsthecraic91 the pinky CM sounds promissing! And yep I am with you with the hunger haha! My temps are still high - my temps fluctuate a bit sometimes going down and then back up so I wouldn't worry too much

@Lottiepink ahh so you are still in the game :D hopw it was implantation dip

@ValidUser it's a stressful time I imagine so you have done well to lose what weight you have so far :)

@1990shopefulftm sorry about BFN :( not out till AF arrives however xx

@Kiza Haha yep we used the test tube lube a few times and theres nothing more mood killing than it haha

@whatsthecraic91 yes I think it is (i say think as last month i had a 26 day cycle after months of always 28 and tomorrow's CD28), very confident i m 13 dpo though so unfortunately quite certain it's an accurate BFN.

we probably didn't DTD enough but we've had a chat about it and will definitely BD every 2-3 days once AF is over and DH is going to actually remember to take his vitamins.

keeping my fingers crossed that AF won't show this weekend for you.

@ValidUser don’t beat yourself it’s really hard! Definitely better to have everything right and then you will know you have the best chance!

Thank you I really am, holding on hope for this weekend 🤞🏼😅

@Kiza sounds like you have all bases covered! Thank you, still keeping positive for AF not to show this weekend! If she does then I will plan lots of lovely things to keep me occupied to my next blood test! Well I have one thing planned already I’m heading to Kraków next Wednesday for 4 nights 😁

@1990shopefulftm so sorry is AF due tomorrow?

Had a tiny bit of pink in my CM when I was at the loo earlier, it was creamy too & im usually completely dry by now 🤞🏼🤞🏼

Caved and tested and got a BFN, just waiting for AF tommorow now.

@Lottiepink think I need more practise, we often DTD when we get home from work as I'm too tired by the time bed time roles around 😄

@whatsthecraic91 try and keep yourself busy with some lovely things to keep your mind off it

So I got my peak OPK early today which is frustrating as DP had his 2nd SA on Monday so he was not allowed to ejaculate 48hoirs before so only managed to DTD last night! On it today and tomorrow and hope 3 days in a row is enough 🤞🏼

@Kiza hope you had a lovely time! Yea I feel like 4 weeks is a lifetime away! Hopefully it flies by!

@ValidUser yes the more I read about it the happier I am, but I just want it sorted now I am so impatient! How are you?

@KittieKath my next test is first thing on a Monday morning so hopefully relaxing all weekend before it will do the trick! If my AF comes as expected then it will be on CD24 so don’t know if that will make a difference! 🤞🏼 Yes I have used CBs in the past and have got my static smiley so I’m very sure I am ovulating and my temperatures this month confirmed it!

@Lottiepink ooo fingers crossed it is implantation! My temperature jumped this morning again and I am just praying it stays up 😅

@whatsthecraic91 my temp usually drops to. Cover line before af, it did that yest, well just under cover line and this morning it's shot back up. My apps say I'm 11dpo, but I'm wondering if I'm 8/9dpo as I wouldn't usually ovulate that early and I had a few cramps and tell tale symptoms a few days after the ov prediction. I'm praying now that this was an implantation dip 🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Kiza 😂😂 i quite like using it, but I just have the tube not the individual ones so yours maybe has loads more in that what I would use. I always try and go to bed first when using it, so it's not as much of a mood killer 🤣🤣