TTC - thread 3! A luckier one!!!

@Redfoot89 @Blossom428 @AnxiousAnnie86 we're getting takeaway tonight - but actually I'm a pretty good cook (though I say it as shouldn't!) So DH always asks me to make something if we want posh food. I spent the whole of last lockdown learning how to make the kinds of foods that you crave but usually need to get in a restaurant, like naan bread, or proper deep fried Mac 'n' cheese balls, Chinese stuff etc etc.

@WaitingForEgg it'll happen, I felt like that right up until about 2/3 days ago.

@Blossom428 hopefully it means something? Though the number of times I've "noticed" something and it's just been my mind playing tricks. It's mad isn't it! Well, they do say 3rd time lucky so maybe it means threads and not cycles. We've already had two on here fall, perhaps there'll be more (though if the gods of fate are listening I'd really like to be one among them!!!)

@AnxiousAnnie86 how's the pup?

Hi all

Sorry had to take a little bit of time out. We have just moved house and are renovating. The hospital is also getting busier with lots of COVID stress, so lots of stress all round! I didn’t test OPK this month at all, i just felt i needed a break from it. Hoping it will just happen... but it doesn’t seem to be yet :(

It's our anniversary today too 😊 @Redfoot89 @AnxiousAnnie86
We did a take out from our fav restaurant, they do tapas boxes and it was sooo good!!

7dpo, I'm feel weird twinges and pulling, odd pains down below which I don't usually get. Probs just my mind playing tricks. But does feel weird.

@TheOrangeMonster yes we started last month. We actually don't have many to buy for so we are quite lucky. My husbands sister is in Paris just now and she is coming home for Christmas so we are looking forward to seeing her 😊 we take turn about each year, this year we are due to go to my hubbys mums for breakfast and my mum and dads for dinner.

Aww hopefully you find some nice way to celebrate from home. @AnxiousAnnie86 i love the idea of take out from a restaurant, we did that during our first lockdown and it was amazing, great value as well! Make a thing of it, get dressed up, have candles etc, maybe play games of some sort!

@Redfoot89 well, a sticky bean would be the best present of all, but the positive news is that the odds are WELL in your favour because most of them do stick (statistically).

We always start ours early too to spread the cost, so we've done about a third of it so far. I'm anticipating a lot of postage charges this year!
We've got our anniversary coming up first on 25th of this month and my Birthday 2 days later, so we have to get that out of the way first. I'm not sure how it'll go this year, given we can't leave the house, but we will think of something.

@TheOrangeMonster i can't even begin to imagine how you must be feeling. You never know this might just be your cycle this time.

Yeah i agree, i just want to have dinner with my family at Christmas id happily not leave the house till then to do so.

I actually have! I have one niece and ive bought hers. On my side of the family we do a secret santa. Both my husband and i have bought ours! We haven't talked about if we are doing gifts for each other yet, waiting to see if this bean sticks first. I feel pretty productive so far! 😁

@Redfoot89 thanks, appreciated. It's coming up for 2 years and 8 months now, so starting to struggle more often.
I'm in England too - I think they'll lock us down until right up to Xmas and then again on January the 3rd - but if they tell people they can't see each other at Xmas people will just ignore them and do it anyway.

I think I'm 3dpo now - got my usual unsettled tummy so I don't think this is really my cycle, but then again none of the others have been either, so that doesn't surprise me.

Has anyone started Christmas shopping yet?😆

@Blossom428 thanks. Ive been feeling sick for about a week and its been getting worse the last few days. Ive also been noticing smells more 🤣 hubby came home having worked under floors all day and i smelled the damp instantly 😷. Ive also had a few cramps here and there like dull aches in that area. My veins in my boobs are super blue today aswel which is really freaky 😳 ive not really had sore boobs that much, they have been more itchy if that makes sense?

I know, i showed my hubby the digital and he was like how is that even possible already 🤣🤷‍♀️

@AnxiousAnnie86 not so bad then. Im in Scotland and its a waiting game for us, have a feeling we will be in lockdown before long again. Ill be working anyways as i work in a school so im quite lucky that way.

@Redfoot89 congratulationssss amazing news! Especially for it to go straight to 2-3. Have you had any symptoms?

@TheOrangeMonster that sounds positive- good to have something to work towards.

@AnxiousAnnie86 did you do another clear blue digital? Or just left it now?

I'm feeling a bit crampy but goes on and off, boobs aren't really sore but Oh accidentally hit one and it hurt. 6dpo today. Draggginggggg

Thanks ladies.

@TheOrangeMonster so sorry you are having such a hard time. Its been such a difficult year with everything going on! Glad you have something to focus on though. Your job sounds really interesting! Much more so than mine 🤣

Is everyone from England? How are you all finding lockdown?

@AnxiousAnnie86 I really appreciate that, thank you.

@Redfoot89 congratulations! 🙂

@Blossom428 oh definitely, I have plans for a new music festival next August, but we're working to plan it in a Covid-secure way so that it can take place in all but the very worst circumstances. We had a couple of trial events in August abs September this year with limited audience and they were so successful. It was like a brief light in the darkness. So I'm focusing on that. I really hope it works!

Sooooo i gave in and tested this morning. Aaaaaaaaah. Im terrified that its not going to stick. I must have ovulated earlier than i thought!!!

When did you test first with an opk @AnxiousAnnie86 ?

Sorry to hear that @TheOrangeMonster it must be devastating! I hope can continue to try do things a little differently and thinking outside the box. And also keep on doing things to help your own mental health and keeping busy!
Glad you've heard when your appointment is, and it isn't too far away either!

@AnxiousAnnie86 i honestly don't know, id like to think i can hold out til at least the day before im due on but im just not sure i have the will power🤣🤣

@Blossom428 I can apply for it, it's more that I love my job and I've been unable to really do it for 8 months, it's affecting my mental health.

Temp went up yesterday so possible O on Wednesday but not confirmed yet (temp needs to stay up for at least 3-4 days to confirm). We're covered for sex but when has that ever worked before 🤦‍♀️
On the plus side, I now have an appointment for 2nd Dec for the final test so here's hoping after that they can sort us out.

I've got this horrible feeling it's also DH though, and he still hasn't got his appointment yet. Oh well.

No symptom spotting for me this time, too stressful and I'm finding the less I look at TTC/pregnancy stuff at the moment the better it is for me. Will update in 2 weeks if AF turns up and also after appointment. Hope all is well with everyone in the TWW.

@AnxiousAnnie86 hey! Ive been keeping quiet as trying not to think about it during the tww 🤣👍 af is due on the 12th for me and i am seriously fighting the urge to want to test early!!!!!! Im dying to do it. Been feeling sick for like a week and had some new cramps ive never felt the week before af usually comes but i keep thinking its all in my head!!

How are you feeling?

I say I won't symptom spot, but that's not going to happen haha
@AnxiousAnnie86 awww how's little Marty settling in? Exhaustion isn't a good one. Least it's wfh!! You can have secret naps haha