TTC 8 months in, still early days but starting to feel more and more every time AF arrives

@Juno231 Cecil is cute i have a black and white cat too. Love the name! My pooch is wearing his dressing gown in that pic 😂 its like a towel material. Once we've been out and got wet and muddy it's to soak in the extra wet after we've dried him. Its great!

@MJM1608 awww its official now then the CB says pregnant!!!! Which cycle was this for you? I can't remember.

I'm 8dpo and stupidly took a test this morning, its a BFN for me I knew it would be! It was like an impulsive thing im terrible at stopping myself 🤣 gonna have to wait 2 more days now!!

@MJM1608 haha oh bless you 🥺 probably so excited to test this morning too! 🥰 we had horrendous rain here last night so that woke me up!! What a perfect start to this thread!!! I’m SO happy for you. Hopefully you have began the domino effect for the rest of us 🤍✨

Yay glad you’re not leaving just yet!!! You’re our positive little mascot now 👶🏽 You’re here to provide us with all the baby dust ✨

I will now be getting my pre-seed back out the draw I reckon!!! Hahaha I love hearing all these! We’re relaxing on OPKS this month, fingers crossed we all follow suit for Christmas too 🥰 xxx

@Juno231 @SparkyLauz @Izzie94 @2020TTC @CausingChaos2 @Lovebug06

Wow it’s almost like once your brain knows you’re pregnant, your body is ready to terrorise you 😂 been up since 1.30am then dozing in and out but saw every hour of the clock 🤯 My FRER was quite light but I think I have higher hormones in the afternoon! Hope this is my little Summer baby - we are over the moon! 😄

Thank you everyone for the support - couldn’t have found a lovelier bunch of strangers to share my TTC journey with ❤️ Appreciate you all & deffo not leaving this thread so I can celebrate your positives very soon too!! ✨ Hope this is the start of many more BFPs before Xmas! 🤞🏼

Love the animal photos 🥺!

Things we did this month : “relaxed a bit more” with less OPKs on the lead up to my peak/went by EWCM, have used pregnacare since the start, used pre-seed, DTD 4 days during peak (day before/of/after & 1 more), didn’t shower after DTD this month - don’t know if this means anything and i felt disgusting but who knows 😂 Hope some of this helps!! 🤍🤍 xxx

Loving the animal pics - I have a small menagerie and love them to pieces.

MJM1608 Congratulations! So pleased for you! Let’s hope you’ve started a change reaction and we all fall pg now

@Juno231 Epiduo lovely 😌 you can also try acnecide from over the counter in Tesco’s pharmacy or boots/ Superdrug (not sure they’re open atm!) that worked for me slightly just not as good. It took around 6 weeks using epiduo for my skin to completely settle, it wasn’t pretty to begin with!! Lots of tears and tantrums, my entire face was covered!!! But I can now go without any makeup again and feel super happy with it. The only issue is I don’t think it’s safe during pregnancy, I did advice my doc I was TTC and she was happy to prescribe it, just said if we did fall to stop using it she said it would prevent or harm that early xx

@Izzie94 ooh do you know what cream the docs prescribed you?

Hey girls! Had a super busy weekend and I’ve just sat down and OMG

@MJM1608 !!!! 😍✨🤍🥰 this is amazing. SO happy for you and it’s going to be your rainbow baby. Please let us know tomorrow and please do stay along for as long as you wish, your support has been amazing. Starting this thread off how it should be.

@Lovebug06 I’ve never suffered with my skin, but I did horribly when I came off my pill. I had the worst acne, and it was very depressing, suffering with your skin is the worst. I now have completely clear skin again, I am so so thankful. I went to the doctors and they prescribed me a cream, which worked wonders ✨ I also swear by a lady called Zoebeebeauty- her green cream is incredible and I think that’s made my skin even better. I honestly know how horrible it is to suffer x

All your doggies are amazing 😍 we’ve got a lab!!

So sorry if I’ve missed anything, me and DH have a few days off so haven’t been as fixated to my phone which has been lovely 😊 xxx

Cecil ❤️

@MJM1608 haha the pattern on your RHR is quite quirky!

@Lovebug06 I got really bad post pill acne around 6 months after coming off the pill. I'm now 14 months off the pill and although it has improved a bit it's still nowhere near as good as it used to be. Just wanted to say you're not alone in this and I'm not sure what to do about it either :/

@SparkyLauz I'm so gonna have to find a pic of my Cecil to share - hang on! Your doggos cape is adorable lol!

Oops forgot to upload on my post ha xx

@2020TTC theyre my fave breed. I would have 6 of them if i could haha. Here is my lil boy 😊xx

@Lovebug06 sorry you're not feeling very confident at the moment. Makesure you keep really hydrated and eat lots of veggies to try help the skin. The thing I've noticed with myself since coming off the pill is my hair seems to be thinning out! I notice i lose a lot more hair than before, which has worried me a bit but its not coming out in clumps or anything. I heard that this can be to do with hormones.

@Juno231 sorry to hear about your cat 😓 1 of my cats is very much like a dog too, she's very greedy and also needy haha

@MJM1608 Don't be daft, I'm not in the slightest bit disappointed, I know my time is going to be soon and you really do deserve it ❤ youre not allowed to leave this thread though you need to keep up on our journeys until all of us get that BFP ha 😊

@Juno231 have also seen that you are on the RHR thread. Mine varies between 54-56bmp but didn’t have a rise. Will let you know if it increases! It’s so low compared to others... I’m putting it down to the fact that I exercise 5 times a week 😂🤷🏽‍♀️

@Lovebug06 @Juno231 @SparkyLauz @2020TTC - thank you so much. I know how it feels for you guys to see another positive test & hope you don’t feel to disappointed right now with my (provisional) news ❤️ Can answer any Q’s you have too!

LoveBug sorry to hear your skin is giving you grief, could it be your diet or are you drinking lots of water? Hope you’re ok & it does clear up over time!

Juno - for someone who is so obsessed with cycles, dates etc I feel so daft that I got my AF due date wrong 😂 my app says 14th because that’s what it was last month but that’s a bit late! Sorry to hear about your cat - hopefully you get another pet soon, their love is unconditional!

@MJM1608 Congrats!! What a line 🎉 Please keep us updated 💞🥳🥰

OMG @MJM1608 !!!! Thats a very solid line! I'm so happy for you 😁 my advise is DO get your hopes up keep being positive this is the one!! Its a POSITIVE result eeeek!! xx

@MJM1608 ah congrats! such a lovely line too - hope this one is a sticky xx

@MJM1608 congratulations that's amazing. Fingers crossed for you, Let's us know tommorow morning. X

Hi ladies, just a quick one! Was determined not to test but hubby thought I should... this is 12pm today. 13 dpo I think! I’m not celebrating yet by any means as I had a chemical pregnancy in September so cautiously optimistic that this is my rainbow baby! I will do a digital tomorrow morning & let you guys know! Seems to be a fairly dark line so fingers crossed - pray for me this is my sticky bean🙏🏻 No symptoms so utterly shocked. xxx

@MJM1608 ha I've been catching up on the thread and I'm glad you just said you miscalculated when AF was due as when you said you tested BFN and still had 9 days to go until AF I got a bit concerned lol. AFs don't really go past 16-17 days at the very most! Sorry to hear about the BFN though :( Glad you got a puppy and lots of cake to distract yourself with!

Jealous of all these pups ladies! My cat died 2 years ago (he was more like a dog though) and I haven't had a pet since. Will definitely get something once the renovations on our house are done next year - but hopefully a baby will scupper those plans first!

CD14 here today and hoping to ovulate any day now.

@2020TTC @CausingChaos2 sorry to hear AF arrived
Fingers crossed for you @MJM1608 @sparkylauz
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Has anyone here got bad skin since coming off the pill? It's making me miserable. It goes up and down through the month but I always have loads, this weekend it is getting worse and I try not to care but I just feel tearful.i know there's many worse things in the world but I lack confidence as it is. From what I was told and read after a few months it should clear up (it's a bit of a hormonal reaction to coming off the pill) but I'm nearing the end of cycle 10 and it is worse than ever which is what is making me feel worse, what if it never goes now? Sorry to derail the thread a bit but I feel so crap and self conscious x

@SparkyLauz I'm a big animal lover too, I love Labs so much! Do you have any photos?

Hopefully no AF for you and a BFP, we need some luck on this thread for sure! 🙏

@MJM1608 Peanut is absolutely adorable! Honestly love any dog, any animal. So so cute in that little coat! That cake looks amazing, I recently tried Janes 'NY Style Cookies' and oh my god they're SO good!

How are you both feeling? 🌼💖

Hi everyone! Here’s to a fresh week - hope everyone has a good one 😊 I’m about 13 dpo now and AF is actually due tomorrow (miscalculated it as sat).. hopefully I’m out of misery by the end of the week & don’t think I’ll test for a few days (if AF doesn’t arrive).

@SparkyLauz they’re amazing aren’t they - bring so much joy in these difficult times! 🐶 Baking is a good way to keep you busy, she has loads of good recipes! Although I give all the baking away so I don’t put on weight 😂 hope you get your BFP this week 🙏🏻 Xxx

@MJM1608 Peanut! That's a cute name shes gorgeous. My dog also knows when I'm sad he comes and sits on me and licks me until I'm smiling again, its hard to stay upset when he does that. They're so intuitive. I could never be without him and he's so great with little children too so I know he will be ok when baby comes along.

Oh wow😍 that looks amazing. Will definitely be adding that to my recipe book! Haha I learned to bake also during my 6 month furlough! I've used a few recipes from janespatisserie before too.

I will probably test on Weds I will be 9dpo then xx

@SparkyLauz Animals really do make life better! I always get cuddles from Peanut when I’m sad! Hope you get some positive news this month!! 🤞🏼When will you test?

www.janespatisserie.com/2018/11/23/chocolate-cake/ - here is the recipe! I just added Nutella instead of cocoa powder to the buttercream & decorated with forrero rochers & kinder beunos!

Thank god another day is almost over, getting closer to AF 😂 just want to fast forward time!! xxx

Awww god sorry to hear about losing your pups, can’t imagine!! Gorgeous dog!!! 😍 my dog Peanut is an Australian Labradoodle! She’s 1, can’t imagine life without her! Sounds like a great job! I was on furlough for 3 months & thats when I learnt how to bake 😂 Hope you’re full of choco and wine tonight? Xxx