Preparing to TTC in 2022 Part 2

@WingingIt09 that's good line progression I think you'll get a peak in the next day or two. My ovulation is Wednesday so started yesterday with DTD and OPKs for line progression and already seeing them progress so fingers crossed for us 🤞

I just wanted to thank everyone who gave me advice a few days ago about my work / wedding / TTC debacle!

I spoke to my work training mentor for a rough timeline then sat down with my finance and we plotted it all out and moved things around until we felt comfortable. So we have a slight change of plan!

I'm going to stick it out at work until Oct/Nov when i should have finished training.
Hope to be moved in the house May, spend a few months saving up our buffer fund again.
Said about starting TTC in September as OH is still not quite ready (but said if he's ready before then, once we're in the house we can rediscuss and maybe start sooner). If it hasnt happened by the new year we might pause trying (so im not pregnant for the wedding) and if we pause i can then look at moving jobs in that time.

Obviously this could all go to pot... but Im feeling so much better having looked at it all together, and seeing how enthusiastic OH actually was.

Both going to get on the preconception vitamins - and I might order a book or two as OH always gets very excited by what he's reading :')

Congrats to the positives! Amazing news!!

Thanks again guys

@Dreamingof3 thank you so much for making me realise it's normal I felt so silly as it's only month 4 of TTC and I don't myself I wouldn't get upset until 7/8 months of it not happening. Sperm generally live up to 5 days so there could be a chance but generally I think possibly a little early for symptoms however you never know !!

@Brightonbelle87 I am so sorry to hear of your loss and struggles. It such a mix isn't it being so happy for them but a little sad for yourself mind you I don't think my partner is complaining the news has come at the time of my fertile week so last night I was like right let's go we've got a fun week ahead of DTD 😂 as you said makes us more determined to keep trying

Fingers crossed @Dreamingof3!

@lj2022 completely normal! Me and DH TTC last year for about 7 months and weren't successful, so we were getting worried and frustrated. Then my SIL got pregnant 'out of the blue' with baby number 2. I was so happy but found myself crying later on. Then found I was pregnant a month later. Unfortunately I had a miscarriage but at least knew I could get pregnant. We've been ttc since but no luck yet.
Last week SIL had a gorgeous baby girl and now I have another beautiful niece and I'm so happy and proud, absolutely no bad feelings whatsoever. Just makes us more broody and determined!

@lj2022 it's completely normal! I was like that when trying for our second...seemed to take forever but we actually fell pregnant on our 5th cycle of trying and I wasn't using ovulation tests or anything!

Quick question. If we dtd on a Wednesday night and got peak test Sunday? Not trying yet but due on any day and feeling v nauseous 🙃

Also finished my final pack of pills on Sunday and my withdrawal bleed started today! Interested to see what my cycle is going to be like for the next few months

@Nypie I know I didn't realise too until reading about it, it's 3 months isn't it? Exciting that you are going to South America though! We are going to the Caribbean - can't wait!
Yes will be our first. What about you?

My SIL just told us she's pregnant and I'm over the moon but also a little sad because I just want it to be me. We came off contraception the exact same week and my periods regulated right away and hers never. Is it normal to feel a little upset even when only been trying a few months. I don't feel jealous and I'm so excited and happy but also feel emotional 😭 I can only imagine how hard it must be seeing pregnancy announcements for people going through infertility if this is how I feel only 4 months in

Oh and my AF came along today. We haven’t been TTC, but it was two weeks late. Was thinking about getting a pregnancy test this morning, but I’ve been assuming it was just due to covid as the vaccines always messed it up too. Such a strange side effect of the virus! At least the medical profession have started acknowledging it more.

@Nypie Amazing! I’m sure you’ll have a great time. Zika is such a strange one. I think cases have reduced in South America since 2016. But good to precautious!
We were thinking Australia and/or New Zealand - I’ve got close family in both countries and my DP hasn’t been before.

That does sounds complicated! But I definitely would just be selfish, especially if you think you might move on afterwards anyway.

@rosecbrm ohh such similar situations! Its a bit awkward with the Zika virus I didn't even realise you couldn't even try after you left I thought it was just for pregnant women. But hey glad to have another buddy! Are you trying for your first?

@dearhummingbirds South America for us and soo excited. I know what you mean about not putting your life on hold! Trying to plan a girls holiday for September but now thinking of fertile days and having to avoid zika once again...such a faff. Where were you thinking?

The maternity cover is very awkward I have a permenant part time role with the company and will be covering her maternity as another part time role with same company (job share). Tbh I'm thinking soley of myself I dont know when/if she'll come back from maternity leave when she does I'll probably leave to find a singilar full time role as its all a bit complicated. Best case scenario she comes back from her maternity and I go on mine 😂😂

@Duckandsarah yes, she’s just coming up to 18 months. Time has gone so fast!

@TheOnlyException1 I basically lived on ginger biscuits and cream crackers for the first 10 weeks. They were the only things I could stomach really. And then around 10 weeks I woke up with no nausea and that was it. Haha

@TheOnlyException1 Congrats!

Thank you! I took a digital ClearBlue test just to be extra sure tonight, and it said Pregnant 1-2 weeks! Spotting has also mostly cleared up today, so hopefully all good! Now to read everything I can find on what to expect when pregnant!

@TheOnlyException1 Congratulations!
I had almost exactly what you've described in my last pregnancy.
A few days before AF was due I experienced brown spotting (only enough to wipe). I was convinced period was coming but got two lines instead.
I also had it a couple more times leading up to about 7 weeks. All was fine.

Congratulations @TheOnlyException1! So exciting, are we at 3BFPs?

@theonlyexception1 huge congratulations! Mints and salt and vinegar crisps were my go to!
I can't speak from experience regarding the spotting but I know it can be very normal. I'd also assume if it was a bad sign then your tests wouldn't have got darker, and those are lovely dark lines 😍

@Vasectomyreversalhopeful I'm using my fitness pal at the moment too. Lost 3lbs last week! Rubbish time of year for dieting though, lots of birthdays, Easter and then a night away 🤦‍♀️

@FourOclock Yup it's my first, thanks for the tips, just sent DH out to the shop for ginger tea, mints and digestives in preparation for tomorrow morning!!

@Duckandsarah interesting, so far I seem to have developed a bit of an obsession with cheese strings.. I haven't had them since I was a kid, and suddenly it's all I want 😂

@Nypie Ah, amazing. Somewhere in South / Central America or Asia? We are considering doing a longer haul holiday in September, so hopefully if we’re TTC, I won’t have terrible symptoms if we do get a BFP. Just don’t want to put life on hold.

Hopefully by the time you’d be due you won’t need to cover for maternity anymore? So you won’t be leaving them in a sticky position? Not that it’s your problem!

Congratulations @TheOnlyException1 ! How exciting!

Also thanks to the others who left comments below about my post a few days ago, really made me feel better! Glad I posted on here now.

Yes @Nypie I think we will be potentially trying around mid September too. I didn't realise until today but we are too travelling to a Zika country in June (I only thought to check after reading your post)! So that's made me definitely want to wait until September - before I wasn't sure but now I know it's the right thing and feel better about waiting!

[quote Duckandsarah]@TheOnlyException1 salt and vinegar crisps were the only thing I could stomach for 12 weeks 😂[/quote]
I was like this with my first! That and sucking lemons. My tongue was like sandpaper for the entire first trimester 😂

@dearhummingbirds oh how exciting we can be TTC buddies! We'll be trying mid September as we're going to a zika country in june :/ and god help us with maternity as I'm covering someones maternity leave!

@TheOnlyException1 look how dark the tests are that's amazing! Congrats to you. Fresh ginger tea always works for me.

Anyone else trying in August, September, October time? I'm feeling quite zen about the wait lots of plans for the summer!

@TheOnlyException1 salt and vinegar crisps were the only thing I could stomach for 12 weeks 😂