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Our first month ttc our first

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rosiej95 · 02/08/2020 12:03

As soon as AF disappears, which will be soon 🤞 me & my partner will be ttc :)
I've been keeping an eye on my cycles for a little while using the flo app & have been taking pregnacare.
Is there anything else we should know or do to help prepare ourselves? :)
Exited to go on this roller coaster of a journey & as no one knows of our plans would be lovely to hear off people ttc too :) xx

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Amy259 · 16/11/2020 16:46

Oh @rosieb060 definitely get testing!! Two days late is so promising 🥰🤞🏻 Do you feel any different at all?

rosieb060 · 16/11/2020 16:45

@Amy259 AF was due sat!

@beckyBP thanks, love. I've got all the mixed feelings!

I might do one first thing tomorrow morning.

beckyBP · 16/11/2020 15:56

Thanks for the love girls. I love this little safe space to be super honest. Now the period pains have died down I feel ok and ready to go again!!

Defo going to try preseed this week.

How is everyone?

Today's chat made me laugh.. don't even speak to me about the lockdown lbs. I was my in my best shape in March. I feel like I've doubled 😂🙈

@rosiej95 love you approach this month. Might take a leaf out of your book! .. wait.. is that even the saying??

@Amy259 hoping for a a speedy 2 weeks for you 🤞🏽

Well done for holding off @rosieb060 id say hold off but I didn't take my own advice this month so not really one to dish it out 😂

Xx

Amy259 · 16/11/2020 15:23

@rosieb060 there’s no way I’d have made it to 14dpo and not tested so you’re a lot stronger than me 😂😂

When is af due? Xx

rosieb060 · 16/11/2020 13:59

Advice (pretty) please: 15DPO tomorrow & trying to decide whether to test or not.

Should I do it, or should I wait a bit longer? Xx

Amy259 · 16/11/2020 09:36

@rosiej95 apart from my nail technician hahaha I love that! That’s so lovely though, everyone will be so happily surprised.
I feel like that’s why we need chats like this so much - imagine not being able to vent it out or ask for advice anywhere etc, I’d go mad!

rosiej95 · 16/11/2020 08:23

@Amy259 litrally know one knows apart from my nail technician. We always get the "when you going to start having kids" or dropping maaajor hints 😂
It's usually just family members so I just wind them up tbf haha. Tell them that we're going to be having more dogs instead or if they say about a grandchild I'm like you've got your grand dog 😂 so have come across like it's not happening yet, so I'm hoping that will be a lovely surprise for them & one there not expecting 😂 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Amy259 · 15/11/2020 18:53

@rosiej95 oh tell me about it - I can’t wait to me more than 10 feet from my kitchen cupboards all day 😂😂

Yeah if I got a bfp this month I think I’d book an early scan for just before Christmas then give them it as a gift too!

My 3 closest friends know (bridesmaids, and we chatted about it on my hen) and DH’s best friend, but we don’t really talk about it, they just knew after our wedding we’d try. We haven’t really talked about it with parents either but again they knew we were keen to start after the wedding. I’m sure no one asks but they assume we’re ttc and wouldn’t want to ask if they haven’t heard any news! What about you? X

rosiej95 · 15/11/2020 18:34

@Amy259 I'm just so lazy as well when it comes to exercise & because I'm not at work is even harder not to eat my body weight in chocolate 😂
Determined tho to shift it, gives me something else to focus on 😂

That's fair enough in an ideal world I'd wanna wait but the fact I've got them nothing for Xmas Made me think it was a perfect idea ha!

Ahh you never know 😜 the laid back approach may have worked 🤞
Do any of your friends/family know your ttc? :)

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Amy259 · 15/11/2020 18:16

@rosiej95 I hear that - the covid kilos are real at this end 😂 determined to start eating healthy again tomorrow. Since we got married in August I’ve definitely been enjoying myself a little too much haha.
Yeah apparently if you dtd every 2-3 days between AFs it’s just as good as tracking. I would far prefer that but my DH just isn’t always up for it that often so I feel like I have to time it a bit!
It would be great but I’d rather be much further along before telling my mum, she wouldn’t handle it well if something awful was to happen.

I’m currently somewhere around 4dpo I think... didn’t track this month as we weren’t supposed to be ttc (new job) but we definitely dtd 3 times in what I think was my fw soooo here I am in another tww 😂😂

rosiej95 · 15/11/2020 17:52

@Amy259 AF disappeared 2 days ago!
Was quite a long one this time 🙈
So my plan this month, dtd as much as possible whilst trying to eat healthy and loose this bit of lockdown 1 weight which will hopefully help by dtd lots? 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 my app says ovulation is in 5 days I'm really not trustworthy of the app I honestly couldn't tell you why I use it as a guide 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 but am just going to dtd as much as I can this month and cover all basis 🤞

That would be amazing tho! Haha What a way to end the year 😍😍
How are you getting on? 😊

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Amy259 · 15/11/2020 17:42

@rosiej95 how are you getting on? Where about are you in this cycle now? There’s still time for Christmas bfps! Although my next cycle would put me finding out right between Xmas and NYE and we’re due to be away with my parents so that would be a tough one to keep a secret 😂🥂

Amy259 · 15/11/2020 17:39

@beckyBP sorry you had a shocker of a day yesterday - that’s not a fun weekend. Hope today was better for you, minus af arriving... I was so sure I saw something on that test. Hope you’ve spoiled yourself today?? X

rosiej95 · 15/11/2020 17:26

@beckyBP I've found a very large glass of wine usually helps with AF cramps 😜
In all seriousness hope your allright
Af showing up is shit but af showing up when a test is playing tricks is even worse I thought I seen a line too 😞

That's it tho! you've got this 💪🏻
Another month of having more fun 😊

I'm really hoping to get a bfp before Xmas.
I've kinda hoped that could be our family's Xmas present 😂😂
I've litrally done no Xmas shopping 🙈😂
If it doesn't it doesn't one of them ha but a girl can dream 😍

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beckyBP · 15/11/2020 16:12

@meganlea I've got to admit that did make me laugh.. I'm more likely to say 'positive as f*ck' in real life 😂

But AF has arrived.. early too! And the cramps are baaaad! 😫 I was sure there was something on that text but never mind! We go again!

Hope is everyone? Hope you've all had a nice weekend! X

meganlea · 15/11/2020 10:40

@beckyBP I swear I could see it on that pic as well so I’ll be shocked if AF does come! Hope you’re okay chick.

Also I’m still getting used to the TTC forums lingo and skimmed the msg first and read ‘I’m positive AF’ as ‘I’m positive as f*ck’ so to re read it I was like noooo 😩

beckyBP · 14/11/2020 18:23

@Amy259 sorry for taking ages.. it's been a hell of a day. Not even eaten yet! I didn't end up getting a test because it's been a shocker of a day but I'm positive AF will be here by tomorrow. Got the 'AF imminent' pressure and pains.

Really started to convince myself yesterday too 😫

Amy259 · 14/11/2020 13:12

Any update @beckyBP? 🤞🏻🤞🏻

beckyBP · 13/11/2020 19:55

@Amy259 @meganlea I'm not sure girls. I need to stop looking at it. Driving me mad.! I've don't have any other tests. This one came with my ovulation strips 😫 will need to pop out in the morning xx

meganlea · 13/11/2020 19:45

@beckyBP no way!!! I definitely see something!! Test in the morning and let us know. Fingers crossed eeeeek 🤞🏼 xx

Amy259 · 13/11/2020 19:35

@beckyBP I see it - fingers crossed it gets darker tomorrow or the next day!!

beckyBP · 13/11/2020 19:02

@Amy259 I think it's just an indentation now. It's hard to get a pic of what you see isn't it xx

Our first month ttc our first
Our first month ttc our first
Amy259 · 13/11/2020 18:52

@beckyBP post the photo!!

beckyBP · 13/11/2020 18:41

@Amy259 I tested.. broke my own rule 😂🙈 I'm not sure if I see something or I'm convincing myself there's something there. I think I've lost my head girls 😂

Amy259 · 13/11/2020 11:47

@meganlea they’re the strips and app I use - I love the app 😂 and it’s got my predictions spot on every time (except the month af was late with the cp). The private Facebook group it suggests you join is a bit intense - handy at the start because you can search the posts and know for sure someone has already asked whatever you’re wondering, but I ended up hiding it because it was a lot to keep appearing on my feed..

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