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Newbie looking for some support

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Peachycream · 27/05/2021 20:44

Hi ladies,

I’ve been lurking for a few days, just seeing what the deal is, trying to work out some of the terminology used, mostly going to post but then getting scared and carry on lurking haha.

I don’t really have anyone I can talk about the TTC journey with in my real life as we aren’t telling anyone as it stands so I’m hoping maybe I can make a few friends here that I can obsess and stress out with 🤣

I’m currently CD 7 in my first cycle so tracking with OPKs every day right now so that I can get a clearer picture of my cycle each month.

I’m 30 and this will be our 1st,

If anyone has any advice/is in a similar position to me or just wants a natter I’d love to hear from you 😊

Xx

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 11:53

@SkeletonSkins I know that feeling all too well!

@Babyghirl that’s cute “BDing the AF away” haha

@HRP1990 I must! Yeah I’m the same I can’t eat certain things, makes me feel really vommy 😂

@Dannii892 Awh that will be so cute ☺️ I really hope it’s a BFP for you

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HRP1990 · 16/06/2021 11:40

@Peachycream Omg well you’ve got to go and try some sushi whilst you’re still can!!! Yeah it get that! I have a thing for textures, certain things I can’t stand 😷

Let me have a think of something!

@Dannii892 and it’s Father’s Day 😭 it couldn’t be more perfect!! I’ve bought a card for my boyfriend.. from the dog haha

Babyghirl · 16/06/2021 11:35

@peachycream
The baby dancing group 😂💚

SkeletonSkins · 16/06/2021 11:34

Hahahahaa omg I love that name 😂

God I really can’t be bothered with work today, hence my eternal checking of this thread 😂

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 11:12

We’re getting to the point where we’re going to need a new thread.

Do we have any name suggestions? I’m thinking “dirty, 30 and spread eagled” 😂😂😂

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Dannii892 · 16/06/2021 11:11

@HRP1990 😂😂😂😂.. I have 1 frer left and 1 CB digital so hoping to use the frer Saturday and hoping if it's a bfp it'll show on the CB and I'll give that to him Sunday lol .. ive got a plan haha xx

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 11:10

@Dannii892 whatever makes you feel comfortable 🥰

@HRP1990 it does doesn’t it, especially in this weather!
I’ve actually never had sushi, I like Tuna and Salmon (especially smoked) but all the white flesh fish I’ve ever tried I’ve hated, like to the point it makes me feel ill as soon as it’s in my mouth 😂 so I’ve always stayed away from it because I don’t actually know what it is? I mean I know it’s fish and rice but that’s about the sum of my knowledge haha

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HRP1990 · 16/06/2021 11:07

@Dannii892 😂 whip it out. A little baby frer!

@Peachycream That sounds like the perfect Wednesday evening 🍷🧀 I don’t know why I’m even asking but I assume you’re not a sushi girl? 💔

Dannii892 · 16/06/2021 10:44

@HRP1990 when I whip out the test .. actually dying 🤣😂😂😂
@Peachycream yes I'll just lower everything I think.. and I know I was thinking I know I'm being a moody cow atm but come on you've just opened your eyes .. so annoying!! It's a talent! X

SkeletonSkins · 16/06/2021 10:41

@HRP1990 that’s good to know, with having pcos I was half expecting absolutely nothing as my hormones are just crap so it’s a relief to be ‘normal’ haha!

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 10:39

@Dannii892 yeah why not? It’s safe to exercise as far as I’m aware? Especially if you’re already used to it, maybe try a lower intensity if that makes you feel more comfortable?

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Dannii892 · 16/06/2021 10:38

I'm so nervous in the gym this morning! Should I be doing all this?

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 10:23

@HRP1990 yeah I was, I almost had no hope about it at all this month so it’s not really a huge blow, more of a relief to be honest because now I’m not wondering anymore so just gotta wait for 🧙 to show her miserable face and then it all begins again!

You bring the feta, I’ll bring the blue and we’ll go halves on a bottle of 🍷! I’m also in half a mind to go to town eating fish, I don’t even like fish, but just because I’m told I can’t, I kinda want to! 😂

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HRP1990 · 16/06/2021 10:19

@SkeletonSkins my OPKs are usually around 0.3 before they shoot up high/peak. That’s a standard reading for me lol.

@Peachycream sorry about the BFN Peachy! You said you expected it this cycle didn’t you? Come and join the feta party with me and 🧙🏻‍♀️😂 we’re having a great time!

@Dannii892 that sounds like a really good sign Danni! I bet OH soon changes his mood when you whip out a pregnancy test!

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 10:19

@Dannii892 oh dear oh dear, why do they do this? It’s like, dude, you’ve JUST opened your eyes, what could possibly be wrong?! 😂 maybe he’s Manstrating this week? 😂😂😂

But it’s only Wednesday?! 🤪 no I get that, it makes sense to leave it a few days especially if implantation is only just happening, hopefully that’s what it is!! I’m excited for you

By this point I’d say it’s highly unlikely for me, I don’t feel any different at all, like not even a little, I had a few days of odd cramps and headache but I’m just putting this down to the heat and gearing up for 🧙

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 10:14

@SkeletonSkins I’m cool with it to be honest, I never expected anything this month anyway so just waiting to start CD1 again now, practice makes perfect as they say 😉

That’s why I’m still doing them I think! It’s just something to do at this point 😂 I had planned to stop ages ago, in fact, I actually missed one day and then after that I was like……meh I may as well 😂 when do you expect O?

My OPKs are never just blank, I always have a visible line on them, when I first started using them I assumed they would just be like a pregnancy test and you’d either get a line if it was positive or nothing at all, turns out, this was not the case 😂

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Dannii892 · 16/06/2021 10:13

@Peachycream oh sorry about the bfn.. but tbh I had one yesterday and things still could change! X

Dannii892 · 16/06/2021 10:12

@Peachycream 😂 yes! Hahaha .. I just think I'd be silly to test again today because apparently after implantation hcg doubles every 48hrs if this is indeed that (can't imagine what else it could be?!) .. he has ims- irritable man syndrome! When I woke up this morning and seen him downstairs he was like fuck sake and wondered upstairs.. I was like good morning to you too! Went upstairs to check the baby and he says nothing is wrong but clearly somethings up.. every morning! X

SkeletonSkins · 16/06/2021 10:09

@glasspaw so glad the tests are getting darker, soooo exciting!

@HRP1990 yep you can start whenever I think, first day of AF or after it finishes, whatever works best.

@Peachycream sorry to hear about the BFN but here’s to the next cycle 🤞🤞

Took my first ever opk today and it’s not as negative as I expected it to be at this point in my cycle! Clearly negative but at least it gave me something to do today 😂

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 10:03

@Dannii892 ooooooh that’s exciting! Why are you making us all wait for your test until Saturday?! 😂

Oh dear, what’s he up to?

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Dannii892 · 16/06/2021 10:02

@Peachycream good morning.. spotting is still there but pinky brown and not a lot of it.. I have really sore sideboobs and vvv faint cramps.. thank you!! Im quite nervous now lol .. and my OH is doing my nut in atm! Xx

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 10:00

@justwant2beamum it’s not positive by any stretch for me just rising slightly so I would say in my case it’s 100% AF on her way, I did a test yesterday and this morning and they couldn’t have been anymore BFN if they tried to be 😂 so it’s not that they are picking up HCG, they’ve been rising since 8DPO and I’m 11DPO now so if it was HCG I would have thought a test would have picked it up by this point xx

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justwant2beamum · 16/06/2021 09:43

@Peachycream also some people get really dark opks if they are pregnant. I've seen people on here get dark opks right before AF then it's BFP. Also can confirm this bc when I had my MC, I thought I was gonna ovulate but turns out my pregnancy tests were just still really positive so the opks sometimes pick up hcg.

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Peachycream · 16/06/2021 09:35

Good morning ladies!

So for anyone who was interested in the mystery of the rising LH, I have done some research. Turns out, progesterone suppresses LH to stop spontaneous ovulation, so as progesterone drops LH can increase slightly again before 🧙 so with this new knowledge and my OPKs still rising on my charts it is a BFN from me and I’m awaiting 🧙

@SkeletonSkins I love your diagram, especially your witch drawing 😂

@Dannii892 how is the spotting today? You’re the last one still in of us that was on a similar cycle so fingers crossed it’s your month!

Awwwh @glasspaw so glad your line is getting darker 🥰

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Dannii892 · 16/06/2021 08:43

@glasspaw ❤
@HRP1990 - things always seem to happen to me in the evening 🤣
I'm going to wait until earliest Saturday! Couldn't bare to see another bfn but I never spot mid cycle! Xx

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