*The TWW States* 😬😂…. Here for positive vibes as we try to create new lives 👶🍼🤞… (Ttc #1 and cycle 1 continued)

Thank you for the welcome! I've had a really really weekend. On Friday I got a super faint line on couple of tests and spent the day debating if it was + or indents etc. Took more tests on Saturday and could still see something but it was fainter.

Saturday evening I had the worst cramps in my back I've had in years it felt like the very first bit of labour and then Sunday morning af was here so I have no idea what the hell went on this cycle?

To top it off last night I tested + for Covid which I'm gutted about because it messed my cycle up last time I had it and this evening my sis has sent me her scan pic of her pregnancy (so happy for her and not jealous just wish we were going through it together).

I'm currently cd2 and this will be our 5th TTC and I really really want it to happen soon as I'm 36 and partner is 42 so I'm a little worried about our fertility now we're older as it was 7 years ago we conceived our son.

Thanks for having me and it's so nice to talk to other people during all this as I've only told 1 friend we're TTC ❤️

[quote RMS0209]**@Newbiemg* @lakejupiter* it sounds like you guys are using the same one, can somebody send a link in please?
Thank goodness for Amazon prime huh 😀[/quote]
Digital Basal Body Thermometer, femometer Fertility Monitor Record BBT Manually, Draw BBT Chart Pinpoint Ovulation Day, High Accuracy Perfect Companion for Ovulation (Pink) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VF464QD/ref=cmswwrcppapiglttiD5PFJXF73NS3ABABTRYR??encoding=UTF8&psc=1

@Newbiemg @lakejupiter it sounds like you guys are using the same one, can somebody send a link in please?
Thank goodness for Amazon prime huh 😀

Oh and another reason. I think you have to do BBT to get the 9 cycle money back guarantee on the Premom app!!

Thank you @Newbiemg! OH is up at the crack of dawn for work, so he can be my alarm clock. Though I imagine I’ll give up after a couple of days 😂

It wish @RMS0209!! So much eating and drinking. I feel like a detox is needed now. I’m CD8 with ov expected around Valentine’s. So romantic 😂 are you similar?? I got the easy@home thermometer just to be consistent (and it had the best reviews that I could see on Amazon without spending an arm and a leg). I’m only doing it to see if ov happens every month/which it doesn’t, and see if there are any rises in the LP so I can get overexcited 😂

And yes as @Newbiemg says it only works if you do it as soon as you wake up - my alarm goes off and I stick the thermometer straight in my mouth. And yeah if I wake up early (like this morning I woke up at 6 instead of 7) I just take it then.

Hi @RMS0209 yeah I do BBT - this is the first month I've done it properly from the start of my cycle. I started just using a Boots own brand thermometer but then ended up buying a Femometer one off Amazon as it's more accurate and designed for BBT. It took me a while to get into the habit of doing it at the same time every day but now I've got into the groove and find it really useful - reassuring to be able to see when I've ovulated and last cycle it sort of helped me realise gently I wasn't gonna get a BFP as my temp dropped quite a lot just before AF. I do have absolutely random temp fluctuations sometimes but overall there's a distinct pattern...

@Pickles91 must have been a good weekend then was it?  lots of luck for testing! What CD are you? I forget what everybody is.. need to have a better memory!

@Newbiemg thanks for the optimism, love it.
Ps I want off this roller coaster and on the easy one? Haha. Glad to know I'm not the only one that it's going up and down for

I was looking at a thermometer too, what type do you both have? @lakejupiter you have also do you? Would you recommend starting that too? X

@RMS0209 I’m good thank you! Currently holding out to do my first test. I think I’m too dehydrated after this weekend. Will be squeezing a pee out 😂 Oh that totally makes sense for you. No need to add more stress to the process! It’s a pain as it is.

Have just bought a thermometer. Is anyone doing BBT? Would love any tips ☺️

Hello @Pickles91
How you doing ?

No more testing today got myself upset and in a state earlier for no reason so just going to attempt to DTD every 2nd day until finally (hopefully) a static smiley. How's yours looking?

You guys have been fab today, thank you 🥰

Wow @Bluets! The tests look great! I believe cramping is also a symptom of pregnancy, just to make everything even more stressful 😂

Sorry about AF @Pops100! At least you have a FRER already in the house for next month.

Did your afternoon OPK get darker @RMS0209? I’m started back on them today! Will add to the line shares for ya @Newbiemg. Last month was a rollercoaster 😂

Hi @jd1985! Welcome to the group! I’m on cycle 2 of TTC number one. This has been such a great support group! And source of cute dog pics (thank you @pops100 and @SMD16 for those!!)

Welcome @jd1985 xx

I'm on cycle 2, just on my first day of af so excited to get back into Opk testing.

I hope you like dogs sometimes we post pics of our 4 legged children 🤣🤣

Thank you for sharing this thread with me! This isn't my first child I'm TTC so just wanted to check if it's okay I'm in here?

[quote lakejupiter]@RMS0209 yes try not to panic too much. Last month after my booster my ovulation was delayed and I was getting blank circles on clearblue tests and literally NO line on OPKs until CD16 (nightmare when I was supposed to ovulate then and had spent ££ to travel to my coparent's, booked an Airbnb etc). But then out of nowhere got a peak on CD17 and ovulated CD18. I do think covid or the covid jabs can both potentially delay ovulation, but if your partner lives with you you can be a bit more flexible than us! Def keep testing with as long a hold as poss but don't worry too much, our bodies know what to do (please remind me of this in a week when I'm trying not to POAS) [/quote]
Thanks for reassuring me too!! Hopefully I get that peak in the next few days x

@SMD16 oh no! But least you got out for a walk bet that cheered you up!
Fingers crossed for later/tomorrow testing for you x

@RMS0209 yes try not to panic too much. Last month after my booster my ovulation was delayed and I was getting blank circles on clearblue tests and literally NO line on OPKs until CD16 (nightmare when I was supposed to ovulate then and had spent ££ to travel to my coparent's, booked an Airbnb etc). But then out of nowhere got a peak on CD17 and ovulated CD18. I do think covid or the covid jabs can both potentially delay ovulation, but if your partner lives with you you can be a bit more flexible than us! Def keep testing with as long a hold as poss but don't worry too much, our bodies know what to do (please remind me of this in a week when I'm trying not to POAS)

@Newbiemg thanks for keeping me sane, you are a hero! X