TTC First Baby Thread 23

@Lottiepink I stopped because I wanted to be almost caffeine free, although what I had before was probably fine. Won't catch me giving up chocolate though.

@whatsthecraic91 so annoying, it's worse with the longer wait now 😕 I know we really need a BFP on here been too long! Defo won't be me though, as my temp dropped so af will be here by tomorrow I assume 😔

@1990shopefulftm yes make sure you enjoy it too if af arrives 😊 yeh defo not out yet, especially with testing On a night too! I actually haven't stopped drinking normal tea... only have a couple of cups a day really so thought it wouldn't make much of a difference 😱 maybe I should start though!

@whatsthecraic91 yes I ll be testing on Friday. DH convinced me to last night and got a BFN but I was 11 dpo so not lost hope yet. Been feeling like I m missing normal tea and seafood recently so if AF comes on Friday I m having some.

@Kiza it's so frustrating! Are you in the TWW now?Hope your pains have subsided after your HSG!

@Lozzlepop it's nice to have everything booked! Weren't you thinking the spring next year? Honestly I will never go back on the pill again, I'm convinced it's the reason I'm having problems now. How do you feel about waiting?

@Lottiepink zero symptoms!! AF was meant to be due today and I usually feel her coming a couple of days before but I know she definitely won't be here before the weekend so I have in my head I def ovulated late 🙄 so annoying! Have you any symptoms? Hopefully we get a BFP this weekend from someone aren't you testing too @1990shopefulftm?

@1990shopefulftm pleased you are feeling better, hope the bug stays away 😊

@whatsthecraic91 haha that's a great idea, least then it's out of your hands, hopefully you get the answer at the weekend about the ov confusion! You got any symptoms?

@Kiza so much to try and remember isn't there, I might write questions down for when we go I think, no not really just a bit crampy this afternoon as if af is coming, so really don't know.. so annoying tho 😂😂

@lozzlepop sounds like you had a great time 😊 least all the tests etc are all scheduled! Sorry I know there's been talk on here about the wedding, but I can't remember when you were thinking about having it? If it was me I think I would refrain from going back on the pill, I had bad mood swings etc when I came off mine, and I like being in control more now, but it's a tough one as if it's going to be a long time it might make it far easier for you?

Hi ladies,

So sorry I’ve been out the loop, had a rather indulgent weekend including a cheeky night away which was just what the doctor ordered! How is everyone doing? Hopefully the weather has calmed down for everyone!

@Kiza how was the HSG? As bad as you thought? Am I going to need a Valium? 😬

@whatsthecraic91 that’s great news about DPs SA but that wait is just ridiculous 🙈

@MIW01 sorry to hear you are having a rough time at the mo!
@ValidUser ahhh that’s amazing news, so happy for you!

@Anny27 sounds like you’ve covered the bases for this month! We aren’t allowed to TTC just now as need to wait 12 weeks to do the blood clotting test!

Just waiting on AF- first since the MMC so not looking forward to it of last time was anything to go by. I have my US pelvic trans abdominal scan booked in for 2 weeks time then a month to wait for my HSG. DF booked in for his SA next week! So we are starting to get somewhere although DF says he doesn’t wait to try before the wedding so in a bit of a dilemma, would you go back on the pill of you were in my shoes?

@Lottiepink no idea on the wait time for ivf referrals as forgot to ask that in the 1st appointment. Any more symptoms since yesterday?

@Anny27 I wonder if you just had a really short surge and that's why you couldn't catch it with opk? But at least you got it confirmed and as others have said managed to get DTD in time!

@whatsthecraic91 wow, can't believe your app changed it by that many days? Must be so hard not knowing how many dpo you are? Good thinking with DP having the tests to reduce temptation, I used to do that 😆

@ValidUser that's great news! So happy for you, have you joined any IVF threads?

@Lottiepink I've decided I am waiting to Saturday morning!! DP has the tests so I can't 🤣 I'll either be 17DPO or 9DPO so if BFN I'll know I ovulated late 😓

@Lottiepink it's due Friday so I m testing Friday night if it doesn't arrive. I m still very tired after a lot of sleep last night but the throat pains gone.

@whatsthecraic91 yeh I was shocked at the prices too, well worth it to get on track quicker. Yeh will at least wait til Friday I think.... I know so frustrating. So annoying about your ov changing. I would wait til the weekend and see what happens, if you can?far easier said than done lol!

@anny27 that last one was so close, sometimes i miss the positive ones, but kinda manage to work it out with the nearly ones ha!

@1990shopefulftm when is af due for you? Hope you are feeling better! The throat thing only lasted for me for a few hours. And it's gone now ha!

@ValidUser that's amazing 😊

@Anny27 happy days!! That's great you had all bases covered then! That's the thing if I had left femometer as it was with my abnormal temps I would be 13DPO today but now it's saying I am 5DPO! I really don't know if I should test tomorrow or wait to the weekend to see what's happening. I was absolutely sweating this morning so that's making me want too 😫 tried OPKs - I can only do them once a day as it's impossible in work and I usually get blank ones, I might try the CB ones and do them in the morning but they are so expensive 😐

Cd24 and temps confirmed that I ovulated yesterday 🙌🙌🙌🙌 find it so strange how I didnt get a positive opk despite testing several times (I had very nearly positives)

@whatsthecraic91 that's so frustrating! How many dpo are you now? Perhaps next month you could use OPKs as well do you have double confirmation of ovulation

@ValidUser that's really exciting! Have you told many people that it will be happening soon or keeping it to yourself?

@ValidUser yay!! So happy for you I'm sure you can't wait! A wee New Years baby will be lovely 🤞🏼😊

@Anny27 I would defo day this morning looking at your OPKs. Happy days you got some DTD in before ovulation, I would get another go tonight if you can!

I'm very frustrated this month too, I had a few abnormal temps marked due to alcohol & bad sleep so I thought last night I would unmark them to see if it changed anything- it changed my ovulation day by 8days!! And we didn't DTD last week for cover 😐 last we did was CD16 so I reckon I'm out this month if it's right!! AF meant to be due Wednesday now it's next Friday! I never have long cycles so I'm really pissed off

@Lottiepink I'm 10dpo too, felt incredibly nauseous last night and like I had something stuck in my throat but then I had swollen tonsils later on so realised I m probably just ill, was nearly tempted into testing but stopped myself.

Hey! @whatsthecraic91

I have been a bit frustrated tbh with lack of ovulation untill now.....we will have to see whether my temps rise in the morning but I think I ovulated either early this morning before I did the opk.

My opk never reached "peak" but it very nearly did. It also didnt reach peak the cycle that I fell pregnant haha! So maybe my LH surge sometimes doesnt meet the threshold. But we managed to DTD the past few days so hoping it's worked:)

@Lottiepink the metallic taste sounds promissing!!!

@Lottiepink I couldn't wait so had to go private and the cost is a lot lower than I expected so that's a plus! Ooo metallic taste is meant to be a classic symptom! It's so hard not to read into everything isn't it! Are you going to wait until she's late to test?
Same here even when I test now and get a BFN I'm just like 🤷🏼‍♀️ no emotion at all, suppose that's a good think in a way and I'll get a surprise some day!

@Anny27 how are you? Did you get better in time for ovulation and get some DTD in?

Hi everyone,
Just catching up 😊

@whatsthecraic91 that's great they found his results eventually! And that they are good news, great that you have a consultation booked so soon too, that's fab! Crazy the wait time on the NHS though, such a shame it's all postcode lottery :(

@Kiza pleased you've had both tests, and that HSG sounded horrendous 😱 do you know what the wait times are for the IVF referrals?

I'm 10dpo today and feeling a bit like af is coming, was really crampy for a bit this afternoon, not due until Friday though. Weird though, I have felt a bit sick but feel like I have something stuck in my throat, then driving home I got this funny taste, and all I can describe it As is a bit metallic (I know that's a big sign in pregnancy, but surely not this early) only happened for a few mins so I'm not sure and not getting excited about it. To be honest, after this long and no hint of a positive I am incredibly doubtful. But still strange ha!

@whatsthecraic91 she said she's not a doctor so isn't allowed to analyse, she takes the photos and sends them to the consultant 🤷🏼‍♀️

@ToCaden wow a lot of stuff indeed! Yeah hard to find the energy and motivation to do that on top of a day at work and it's winter!

@MIW01 do you think there's anything you can do for that such as evening primrose oil in the follicular phase, or progesterone patches?

So I thought I was gearing up to O with a bit of ewcm and darker opks but this morning stark white opk and dry! Cd 13.
Have got a swollen belly today and a bit cramps which I'm not sure is left over cramps from the HSG or O pains?

@Kiza I hope all the results are clear and then you can just focus on the IVF referral. For me I think in a nutshell I have oestrogen dominance, which has caused the polyp, which is blocking conception and needs removing! 🤞that's it and then all will be hunky dory!

@1990shopefulftm I know it's tough but I do think it is better to wait until AF is due! I've not had a positive OPK yet this month but expect 1 soon so will be joining you in the 2WW shortly. Though Im not expecting anything to happen with my OP in March.

@ToCaden that sounds like a stress belly to me! I have a permanent one. Pesky cortisol and epinephrine and a few other hormones doing their dance which goes off beat when stress levels rise. Also linked to sleep deprivation, poor nutrition, dehydration etc.

@Kiza I certainly have a lot of stuff to be doing on the house to distract me. Rooms need painting and beds fixing, etc. Now if only I had more energy to do it.

I ventured out on Saturday. The wind was less than it was on Sunday but still brisk. The bigger issue was all the rain. Rivers of it everywhere.

@1990shopefulftm I admire your willpower. It's best to wait until after AF is late to test, but that doesn't make waiting easy.

On another topic. Has anyone found they developed a bump since starting to ttc? I don't seem to have gotten bigger anywhere else, but I do have a small constant bump the last month or so. I thought it was just bloating that happens if the egg tried and failed to implant. I had that with the first cycle rather obviously (my suspected chemical one with markedly late AF).

It's odd to have been trying for five months and to look about that pregnant, but I've done a ton of tests over that time and had what seem to be full periods.

Maybe the hormones from short chemicals are affecting it. Either that or my food has started to stick to me more than before.

@whatsthecraic91 thanks I'll get checking this now!
Wind is awful here too, we're on a mountain and it's a disaster 😬

@Kiza glad it went well! Where they able to say all looked good? Or do you have to wait to see your consultant?

Wind here would scare you! The rain hasn't been too bad tho, I think you lot are getting more than Ireland!

Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend!