Anyone looking to start TTC in New Year?

@BernadetteThreep we are cycle buddies!!! DH is away Mon - Fri, wc 13th and wc 20th. He's away a fair bit, which I'm normally ok with, but it's going to annoy me if it interferes with TTC!!! Fingers crossed I ovulate at the weekend!

If house needs updating hopefully that will put domestic buyers off. Not nice having to deal with the uncertainty though. At least TTC is a distraction from it though I guess?

Hoping to late March. Spending the first three months of the year trying to improve fitness and health generally and get back to where I was before I had my daughter (she's 16m now). I also need to make sure I've been back at work a decent(ish) chunk of time before I have another maternity leave but I'm 42 soon so don't have loads of time left to try.

@alliejay81 we are cycle buddies! When is your OH away? Mine is away most of this week and half of next week. I've not had a cycle yet, but he should be here for part of my predicted fertile window

He seems to think I'll fall preggo immediately haha

My landlord has put my home on the market, got viewers coming today. So pretty stressed out. They said they are want to sell to another landlord, but I'm not too sure that'll happen. The house hasn't been updated, it's very rough around the edges. I only moved in here because I needed to move anywhere after my ex H wanted to sell our house. I'm secretly hoping no one will want to buy it so me and DS can continue living here for the foreseeable.

It's not in terrible condition, it's warm and safe, close to school, nice neighbors, no mould. Just very outdated.

@Ginger87 Yay! Were you on the mini or combined? Feeling like I should have come off months ago, hope it doesn't take my body too long to sort itself out!

I'm symptom spotting today 🙄 we barely tried this month so I don't know why I'm even bothering, just wishful thinking 😂 however I do have the weirdest tastes in my mouth. Saturday it was aniseed, yesterday it was tomatoes. I haven't eaten either of those things in ages. Cue googling "is this a pregnancy symptom" 😂

I was on digesterol which I think is the same but a different brand of cerazette @lastonetime
I was worried about when I’d go back to normal but honestly I think I ovulated the first month! I was worried it took so long to bleed, and everything I was reading online as related to the combined pill! It was almost exactly 4 weeks after stopping that I bled. But looking back I had all of the ovulation symptoms and more! I think my body was overloaded with horemones! Since then I’ve dropped straight back into a regular cycle! We started TTC after my second Bleed!

@lastonetime I'm using an app (Period Tracker, but I've set it for TTC and pregnancy so it highlights ovulation) and have the cheap OPKs from amazon (One Step). This is what I used when conceiving DD at that worked.
Although obvs older now so I'll give it a few months and see what happens.

@Lola871 so much waiting around involved. So glad for these groups where we can share all of this

Hi guys, newbie here. Me and the OH have finally decided to start trying. We’re both 25. I came off the mini pill the first week of December. Still no AF, but decided to use the apps to try and track ovulation.

Anyone else come off the mini pill (Cerazette etc) and fell pregnant straight away?? I’m worried that I’m gonna spend a fortune on tests thinking I’m late when I’m just not back to “normal” yet??

@Ginger87 aww yay at least we can wait for finding out what our body's do when not on the pill together.

Welcome to all the newbies. Think I'm going to hold off ovulation sticks and try and just be relaxed about it all initially. Although I can see myself getting impatient.

@rhirhibumblebee I've got the cheapie ones in bulk from amazon, i bought the expensive ones after my miscarriage but I wanted to test so often it was going to cost a fortune!

Thanks for the ovulation stick recommendations. AF arrived today but I also just found out DH is working away for two weeks in Jan. 🤦🏼‍♀️. Fingers crossed my ovulation window is at the weekend!!!

@lastonetime I'm using apps but I'm going to order some OPKs this week.

@Lola871 Good luck for Thursday. It certainly is a lot of waiting 🙈. I didn't realise I was so impatient until TTC again !

@yoomoo ahhh hope you're not waiting too much longer!

@Kelly02 whoops... tagged you incorrectly below!

@lastonetime first cycle so just using apps (Ovia and period calendar) both saying I'm ovulating today but I haven't felt any ovulation pains so I'm second guessing them, we've had sex the last 2 nights to be sure and will again tonight but if I feel ovulations pains tomo I'm going to have to convince DH we need another early night

Thanks @Kelly102, I've downloaded Clue so I can keep track of things like that... otherwise I'd never remember. I've been on the pill for about 10 years so can't remember what a 'real' AF is like for me. I just hate all the waiting, when I decide to do something I want to get on and do it 😂

@FootballAndBeer145 sorry you're having a tough time, we did NTNP for 6 months last year before I got a new job and when I looked back we actually didn't DTD at the right time more than once or twice! So going for tracking via an app only for now, and if that doesn't do the trick after 4 cycles I might go for something more specific.

Glad to hear some people have got the much waited for AFs, I'll be joining you on cycle 1 in a few days hopefully, AF due on Thursday or Friday. Then just a two week wait for fertile week, followed by the actual TWW, it's a lot of waiting isn't it 🤣

Evening all! Hope everyone's okay!
For those in their fertile week are you using opks too or just apps?
I took one today and clue reckons I should be ovulating, the lines were almost similar but not quite, so I'm hoping for a positive tomorrow 🤞

@FootballAndBeer145 When I got pregnant with my son we were NTNP, very relaxed (although I started to get a bit edgy towards the end). Took about 18 months. That was in my 20s. I'm in my 30s now, so want all the help I can get. Will be tracking BBT and using OPKs.

Hahahaha @Spark27 Yeh I remember that feeling! The window of opportunity seems so small, yet when I was a teenager I was terrified it would happen at any moment!

That's good news @BernadetteThreep, hopefully you'll settle into a good cycle.

Hello to all the new people who have joined. Exciting to have so many of us.
@LTimm27 I'm in my fertile window too and due to ovulate on Tuesday, also trying for my second. Fx for some BFPs.

@FootballAndBeer145, I've got no idea how long it takes for the effects of the implant to get out of your system. And as there's only a few days a month we're lucky enough to get pregnant, I would expect it could take time. But as someone who is in the middle of TTC I know its really difficult. I remember being younger and thinking just one slip up would lead to pregnancy. Phah!

For those who have asked how long been trying etc

I had the implant removed about a year ago, haven't used any contraception since. Although we weren't actively trying until November, we were by no means careful.

Feeling a bit better now - I need to stop googling stuff

@Ginger87 I did wait a month just because it was recommended online, i didn’t have a period at all on my pill so it allowed me time to get to know my cycle before TTC. I’d also take some mental notes as for what is ‘normal’ for you I.e sore boobs and cramping, at what points in your cycle, as when your trying it will be good to refer back to what might be new for you, and could mean baby!

By congrats, you know what I mean... for those who were waiting for their first to hurry up and start! Xx

Congrats on the AFs ! And welcome everyone who's joined!

Despite still some HCG Thursday, I've kinda hoped it would just drop by the weekend and I'll still ovulate tomorrow ! Today I have EWCM so I have my fingers crossed 🙈 . Don't want to get my hopes up though. I'll still order some ovulation tests ready for next month!

Welcome @LTimm27 @Superdazzleunicorn and @Marshmallow1102

AF cramps have come on full force this afternoon, didn't have periods whilst on implant - had forgotten how distracting the pain is. 😂