Preconception planners - still planning

@Randomness12 welcome :) so nice to have that age gap :) sounds like a good plan to get you on track for Christmas :)

@TheNewMrsW that sounds lovely got to enjoy yourself sometimes :) we are off out for a champagne Sunday roast today for our anniversary oops but my fertile window starts tues so have said from tomorrow I am back on calorie counting and no alcohol!

Eek first ‘ntnp’ fertile window I’m so apprehensive haha! Saying that due to work commitments I think we will dtd twice if lucky so at least I know it is a ntnp as if we were fully ttc I would be making plans to avoid anything in the window lol!

@HotelBravoSierra welcome :) so exciting that you have decided to try ntnp :) sorry to hear that it might be a more complicated journey really hope you get your bfp soon :) so glad you have decided to join us:)

@Clouless so glad the appointment went well! I love that your dh is excited that’s so nice :) don’t worry you will be totally fine and at least have this group as we are all scared/ excited too :)

@Bells3032 I am so happy that you are happy! So glad that you will be able to start the potential journey for ivf now you know :) that is such a good idea re the specialist advice first :) good luck with the diet I’m trying really hard too and think @TheNewMrsW mentioned she was as well so maybe we can all try and keep each other on track :) oo and @sunflowersaremyfav93 too :)

@Cupcakecafe welcome :) there are some may/June starters on here as well :) so sorry you have had to delay due to Covid:(

Oh and @Bells3032 glad you are feeling positive about the SA and I am with you on the diet train, could do with shaving a few points off my own bmi! That said I was round at a friends tonight for takeaway and Prosecco 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄 but then again it was the first time since lockdown I've been socialising with friends rather than family!

@sunflowersaremyfav93 I don't think that OPK means you are ovulating as as positive has to be at least as dark or darker than the control line. You will generally get some sort of faint line at any point in your cycle as we all tend to have low levels of the LH hormone throughout out cycles. Just keep POAS and tracking them till they get darker 👍

Welcome to the newbies 😊❤️

Hi everyone! I’d like to join please? We are planning to start TTC #2 at Christmas (Hopefully once I’ve been given a permanent contract at work)

Have DD who is almost 4, conceived on cycle 2 and prior to that had 1 miscarriage which was conceived on cycle 1.

We’d decided on a chunky age gap or just sticking with 1. So going to give TTC a go but if it doesn’t work out for us within maybe 6 months we will stop and be happy with our lot.

Feeling nervous as I was 30 when DD was born but I’ll be 35 is DC2 comes along. I’m also a fair bit heavier than I was first time around. Need to quit the alcohol, sugar and caffeine and start the pre-natal vitamins. All planned for 1st October!!

Good luck everyone!

can I join?

Probably later than a lot of you as we're hoping to start ttc in May / June next year.
Originally our plan was to start in January, however due to changes to plans because of covid we've agreed to delay til early summer.
Logically I agree with my husband that this makes sense but emotionally it upsets me haha. I'm so desperate to start ttc, I want a baby so badly.

We currently have a 2.5y old, who was conceived first cycle after stopping the pill. Hoping the same happens next time but not holding my breath.

Ok I've let the dye all go down and then I'm left with this.. is that about right? Does that mean I am ovulating? Sorry to be so dumb with these

This OPK biz is really confusing me 🤔 have I done this too late at night? Yesterday I had a faint line and today nothing at all? I'm starting to worry that I'm not ovulating? I did have cramps earlier.. tomorrow try at 2pm maybe that's where I'm going wrong. Does anybody use different OPks? Maybe I should get some diff ones?

@HotelBravoSierra Welcome! Sounds exciting, hopefully you get a positive soon.. medical knowledge will come in handy for the millions of questions we have in here too.

@Bells3032 glad you got the results and they're better than you'd hoped.. I'm with you on the weight loss, starting again Monday!! Going to give slimming world a good go again.

@mackjm20

Thank you! All went well with the appointment and DH has just told me how excited he is feeling! I think I'm more scared than excited haha! 🙈

@mackjm20

Thank you! All went well with the appointment and DH has just told me how excited he is feeling! I think I'm more scared than excited haha! 🙈

Hello
Been a long time lurker (have been reading this thread from the beginning) but finally plucking up the courage to join in the conversation!
We have been married just over 2 years, and have finally got to the point where we have run out of reasons to avoid starting our family! We have been together 10 years, and for as long as I can remember having kids has always been part of the conversation, but it has never been the right time.
We have decided for the moment to just go with NTNP, so stopped the pill this week and just seeing what happens. For a number of reasons, it is likely to be a more complicated journey for us, but to start with we are just going to go with the flow. I am medical so know quite a lot about the biology of it all, but not going to track until a few months of NTNP. Been on vitamins and folate for a few months, and I am a total planner, so working hard to try and just chill for now!!
Joining in probably just for more lurking, but have enjoyed following everyone's stories so far!

@BabyLlamaZen welcome :) all sounds like a good plan good luck with the goals :)

@Baker0104 yea I bet you will be a pro 6+ months. I’m really lucky that my god daughter was born 2 years ago I was at the birth and had her regularly when she was tiny so have a little experience :) saying that if I had a boy I would feel like it was totally different lol! 2 of my friends just had babies and said it just comes naturally so fingers crossed :) x

@mackjm20 a fair amount of experience but mainly over 6 months old... So the tiny baby stage will be totally new to me. Once they're over 6 months itll feel like a walk in the park 😂

We were going to start in May if all goes well.

My current plans:

• Find some work from home to keep saving money, whilst ds naps! Ambitious I know
• Get healthier. Anyone have good tips with a 10 month old?

Hello! Still have a while here but would love a thread for my broodier days whilst we wait every day

@Clouless welcome :) good luck with the implant today :)

@Baker0104 so ironic isn’t it! Such a strange feeling isn’t it being scared and excited! aw that’s so lovely that you have been a nanny though! Have you had experience with lots of babies :)? X

@sunflowersaremyfav93 I have started taking COQ10, can't hurt right?! I was thinking about preseed too, has anyone here used it?

Just watching Saturday Kitchen and Chris Ramsey is on with his wife, who's preggers, so I'm sitting taking note of all the non-alcoholic alternatives they have for her!

@AlisonT13 that is soo helpful, thank you! I'll try again today 🙂

Haha I'm counting grapes, broccoli florets, Brussels..you name it..I'm def eating sooo much more fruit and veg than I ever have, it's made me realise how bad I must've been before..so hopefully I'm building up a bank of nutrients for baby to steal 😂

Also on caffeine, I have one coffee a day then I'm on either decaf tea or we recently got some decaf coffee pods..

I'm thinking I'll start taking CoQ10 and DHA from the three month mark (November) have any ladies taken either?

I've also been reading soooo many good things about preseed so I'll be buying that for Feb .. oh and wellman tablets for my bf... it's an expensive thing this baby malarkey 😂

Had a little chuckle here this morning reading about how you spend your 20's not wanting to be pregnant and now being in 30's it's like agrh please work! 😂 I turned 31 in lockdown and that was my right this is it moment! Lol.

@mackjm20 haha I know what you mean! I think when I get a bfp I'll just start freaking out that I'm actually gonna have a baby lol. I've been a nanny for 12 years and yet I still feel like I'm gonna freak and not know what to do 😂😂

@sunflowersaremyfav93 It looks like the dye is still running on that test and the extra red dye would affect the result. Please make sure it's fully run through before taking a photo and your test should be uploaded to Others tab, not the premom tab.

Hi everyone!

Glad I found the new thread. Hope everyone is doing ok!
I just chuckled at counting grapes 🤣

Off to get my implant removed today eek! (If I don't get lost on way to the clinic...)

Happy Saturdays 😊

@TheNewMrsW yess exactly haha! Omgosh I know it’s hideous the time pressures they put on isn’t it! I just can’t help but chuckle to myself and wish it was as easy as a quick fumble lol!

@sunflowersaremyfav93 laughing out loud at you counting grapes again! Hahaha! I know it’s madness isn’t it :)

Made me laugh anyway

Omg yes... me and my friend were saying this the other day, we spent all that time thinking we'd get pregnant from the one time we didn't use contraception and here we are...peeing on sticks and I'm counting grapes 😂