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First timers, TTC. Safe space for brain dumps...

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TinyDancer91 · 01/01/2022 19:55

Hi everyone!

This thread may or may not contain questions, I've mainly started it to be my brain dump safe space but in an excited way, not a bad way...

Me (30) and my SO (34) have decided to take the leap and start TTC! We have both wanted children for a while but just knew the timing wasn't right for either of us until now. For me, any time I see a baby or even baby clothes recently my heart aches for it to be my turn. I've never really had that strong feeling before.

The reason behind this 'safe space' is that we have agreed not to tell anyone we are TTC. We just want to avoid any pressure or disappointment if things don't go to plan, etc.

For context, I am the youngest of 5, the only girl the only one of my siblings without children.
SO is the oldest of 2, his brother has a child who lives with BM away from here so isn't really seen much by grandparents.

Both families are great and would only want the best for us but I personally don't want to feel any sort or pressure at all (intended or not) from either side.

So, we start our journey, we are on cycle 1 SWI, not expecting anything to happen this cycle and trying not to turn in to a crazy lady about TTC Smile

If anyone else needs a brain dump safe space, feel free to join me here Smilex

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tbcp90 · 03/01/2022 20:13

@PointyMcguire that's so exciting. Keeping everything crossed for you.

@PaulaTTC sorry to hear that. Sending baby dust for next cycle.

I'm roughy 7 DPO today. Have managed to resist the urge to test so far. Been feeling rough today and vomiting. Think it's more likely I've caught something as not sure symptoms can start this early. Back to work tomorrow as well so praying I start to pick up soon Confused

PaulaTTC · 03/01/2022 19:02

Thanks! Sadly my AF showed up today, only spotting for now :-(
Does anyone have any tip to get over the disappointment each time? It is just not getting any easier... This process is just so hard mentally 😔

HMFx · 03/01/2022 12:41

Exciting @PointyMcguire - fingers crossed for you! ✨

MrsG2021 · 03/01/2022 11:26

@PointyMcguire that’s exciting! Keeping my fingers crossed for you x

PointyMcguire · 03/01/2022 10:56

So I caved and took a FRER this morning, I think I can see the faintest of faint lines, DH said he could too, but I’ve since read they can be prone to false positives so not holding out too much hope. I’m going to wait until Thursday now to retest as hopefully then it’ll be a lot more definitive.

MrsG2021 · 03/01/2022 10:28

@ECA142 oh yes, absolutely no sympathy for us at all. I lost my voice once and a child asked me if I could get it back because I sounded weird!
@Nyxxie Aww how lovely! Although, no escape from the broody thoughts as you say. A few of the children in my class have newborn siblings at the minute and it’s sending my broodiness through the roof!

MrsG2021 · 03/01/2022 10:05

@Zubi & @TinyDancer91 it sounds like our cycles are similar. My AF is due on the 16th and I think that I ovulated yesterday. We DTD yesterday as my DH has just got back from a work trip but not holding out much hope for this cycle as he was away throughout the rest of my FW. We’ll see what happens. Sending lots of baby dust to you all x

HMFx · 03/01/2022 09:16

I'm the same as you @TinyDancer91 the thought of being pregnant and having a baby is taking over my thoughts at the moment! I'm even thinking due dates and don't even get me started on my Pinterest board. Trying not to talk baby too much to DH but he is lovely and always is happy to talk about it with me. He's scared to start trying but only in the same way I am - like you all said it's strange going from years of trying NOT to get pregnant to then trying everything to get pregnant.

Fingers crossed to those of you in the TWW - sending lots of positivity! ✨😁

Sassy144 · 03/01/2022 07:26

I try not to worry too much about pregnancy and birth as I think unless I'm going in with blissful ignorance I will never do it 😂 I do worry about things going wrong though, and the mental toll. But mainly just so ready for it to be my turn now ❤️ feel like it's consuming my brain already and it's only the first month!

Zubi · 03/01/2022 04:01

@TinyDancer91

Firstly, a big hello to all our new friends who have joined since my last post! I can't quite believe how quickly this has taken off, I thought it would end up just being me talking to myself! Haha

It's so nice to be able to share thoughts and feelings with others in the same situation.

My SO thinks that it's just as simple as DTD and voile, baby. Trying to make him understand that it's not that simple. Makes it harder that his brother's child was the result of a one night stand, too...

We have literally just started our journey, AF not due until around 19th...have convinced myself that it's not going to happen this month anyway so am mentally prepped for AF this month.

Does anyone else at times find their mind totally consumed by the thought of having a baby, with things like do we want to find out the gender, baby names etc?

Another question, is there anything about pregnancy that scares you? For me, I have a phobia of puke, I haven't been physically sick since I was 14, so the thought of morning sickness scares the heck out of me!

Sending positive vibes and baby dust to you all!!

We're in a similar situation! My AF due on the 16th. Ovulated today according to the tests and did have a bit of ovulation pain too. Me and SO have been doing the baby dance last few days, I feel like we're doing everything right so we just have to wait for Mother Nature to do her thing.

Pretty lucky in that SO gets the ovulation and is very interested in my ovulation tests too haha.

I just know that from the day we do find out we're pregnant, I'll be worried about doing anything wrong, constantly worried that the baby is defo in there!!

The two week wait begins for us

CrazyCatLady95 · 03/01/2022 00:19

Sorry to jump on the chat! But the actual birth part literally petrifies me!!
Currently on CD15 of cycle 2 TTC#1. First positive opk today so need to dtd over the next few days!! Also my partner is very chilled about it all. Thinks we should just relax, he does not understand how difficult it is 😂

Nyxxie · 02/01/2022 23:40

@TinyDancer91 None of the pregnancy stuff really worries me, it's just the actual birth part!! Confused

Nyxxie · 02/01/2022 23:39

@MrsG2021 @ECA142 I also work with little ones - babies actually - so work won't be much of a distraction from the all consuming baby thoughts!!

ECA142 · 02/01/2022 23:18

@TinyDancer91

Baby thoughts are taking over. SO sent me a picture of a Pokémon babygrow he thought was funny a few mins ago so I think it's effecting him too!

@MrsG2021
I work with little people too! At least when we tell them we feel poorly they will be blissfully unsympathetic and push us to carry on playing!

MrsG2021 · 02/01/2022 22:39

@TinyDancer91I’m scared of the puke too! Although, unlike you, I’m a very ‘pukey’ person and I am usually sick if I’m under the weather so I just know that I’m going to have terrible morning sickness if I’m lucky enough to fall pregnant. Not sure how that will work when I’m in the middle of teaching a class of 4 year olds but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it!

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TinyDancer91 · 02/01/2022 22:27

Firstly, a big hello to all our new friends who have joined since my last post! I can't quite believe how quickly this has taken off, I thought it would end up just being me talking to myself! Haha

It's so nice to be able to share thoughts and feelings with others in the same situation.

My SO thinks that it's just as simple as DTD and voile, baby. Trying to make him understand that it's not that simple. Makes it harder that his brother's child was the result of a one night stand, too...

We have literally just started our journey, AF not due until around 19th...have convinced myself that it's not going to happen this month anyway so am mentally prepped for AF this month.

Does anyone else at times find their mind totally consumed by the thought of having a baby, with things like do we want to find out the gender, baby names etc?

Another question, is there anything about pregnancy that scares you? For me, I have a phobia of puke, I haven't been physically sick since I was 14, so the thought of morning sickness scares the heck out of me!

Sending positive vibes and baby dust to you all!!

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ECA142 · 02/01/2022 21:31

Its definitely frustrating when you see how much effort we're making and how much we made sure we were 'careful' previously. Still when we get those BFPs it will be all the sweeter! Fingers crossed ladies!

PointyMcguire · 02/01/2022 20:16

After years of trying to not get pregnant I can’t believe that there’s so much more to it than we are taught at school!

@rcal1988 DH and I said the exact same thing! We’d have been a lot more chill about things had we realised we wouldn’t get pregnant the first time we had unprotected sex! Grin

rcal1988 · 02/01/2022 19:45

Hi All. Hope it’s OK to join you :) I’ve been reading mumsnet posts for a few months now. Definitely becoming a little obsessed 🤣 We haven’t been seriously TTC until now however we aren’t preventing anything and as it hasn’t happened yet I’m so disappointed each month when AF shows. After years of trying to not get pregnant I can’t believe that there’s so much more to it than we are taught at school! This is the first month I have properly used OPKs. I had been going off a few apps but their predictions I’ve realised are not always very accurate. Last month I bought the CB digital ones which are quite pricey but I thought they would be the best. They didn’t work for me and told me that I was peak fertility on the first day I tried them - CD10. I didn’t think this could be right so early in my cycle so I tested them again a few days later. I got peak fertility on CD14 and on CD19. Que the stress as I have on average a 32 day cycle so with some Googling this made me doubt I was actually ovulating at all. It completely threw me and I then missed my real ovulation date. This month I bought some cheapies from Amazon in bulk and they have worked so well and I got my peak today CD16! I used them from CD10 twice a day. Feel at ease knowing something is happening and my body isn’t broken! DTD CD15 and 16 so now I’m entering the TWW. I’ve found the following apps quite useful and the fact I’m using 4 is maybe ridiculous but hoping it helps us! Flo, Ovia, Femometer and Premom. I just wanted to go on the journey with other women in the same position. Wishing you all the best of luck with lots of baby dust for this month xxx

Circe22 · 02/01/2022 19:25

Oops got it! BFN - big fat negative!

HMFx · 02/01/2022 19:25

[quote Circe22]@HMFx what’s BNF? (Clearly haven’t read enough threads on here yet Grin)

Welcome @Sunrise321 ! It’s a kind of strange time of yet to be starting ttc isn’t it![/quote]
Hehe sorry I've clearly been lurking here for too long! BFN is big fat negative (pregnancy test) - BFP is the opposite- positive! You'll pick all the lingo up as you go there is a lot of it haha. Xx

Circe22 · 02/01/2022 19:22

@HMFx what’s BNF? (Clearly haven’t read enough threads on here yet Grin)

Welcome @Sunrise321 ! It’s a kind of strange time of yet to be starting ttc isn’t it!

Sunrise321 · 02/01/2022 19:09

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HMFx · 02/01/2022 18:59

@Circe22 hmmm if it was me I wouldn't take any and just see what happens. If i tested early it might make me a bit meh if it was a BFN. But that's just me - do what feels right for you. No harm in taking some with you! Xx

Circe22 · 02/01/2022 18:23

@HMFx. Haha - glad I’m not the only one!

I do have a bit of a general question actually I’m going on a group skiing holiday next week (8th) and will be away when AF is expected (11th) , so a bit conflicted about whether to do some early testing ( seems like they are fairly hit and miss) or just try to put it out of my mind until I’m home. Or could take tests with me… Realise skiing isn’t ideal but I’ve been a few times & will be careful….although appreciate some would say cancel… Confused

Baby dust to all! Star