Page 18 | TTC FIRST BABY - New cycle, let's go girls !

Lila34830 · 2024-10-10T09:19:28+00:00

Follow up form TTC BABY #1 - cycle buddies. For all the girls trying to conceive their first baby !

pastelpink0 · 29/10/2024 17:37

Evening ladies, hope you all had a good day! 😊

Quick question for those of you who use LH strips... I'm CD17 and up until today my tests were pretty light. This morning the test was a bit darker but I did another one there now and it's the darkest it's ever been!
So my question is: when do I DTD? Am I right in saying that I'm going to ovulate in the next couple of days, not today? I've been doing the strips since September but I've never actually had a properly dark line so I've just been winging it!!

KT199 · 29/10/2024 09:26

littlebluu · 29/10/2024 09:15

That is so comforting to know RE weight, definitely feels like a pressure off.

@KT199 I actually feel like this has been the slowest 8 days of my life. I tested about an hour ago it's still stark white so this, along with early AF symptoms, im counting myself out. I have everything crossed for you tho, cycle buddy! 🤣🤞🤞🤞

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It’s more likely to be negative today anyway girl, as implantation is typically 8-10 DPO!! Don’t count yourself out just yet! Fingers crossed for you too 🤞

littlebluu · 29/10/2024 09:15

Lila34830 · 29/10/2024 07:09

Morning girls, Thank you all for your messages re the blood test ! This little corner of MN is the best 🤎
Feeling hopeful today and I know there's a fix so I'm keeping my spirits up. Focusing on fitness and eating well :)

Welcome to all newcomers !

@Toppstileslover bouncing back on the CM comment, it can be both ! Runny slippery or thick and stretchy from what I've learnt from this Gyno woman ! So as long as you have these I'm sure you're fine !

@HE93C I am so sorry you had to live this, must have been absolutely heartbreaking ❤️‍🩹 sending you loads of positive energies for this next chapter

For all the curvy and beautiful girls out here, I also had a chat with gyno re bmi as I'm on the higher range, as long as you're below 35 it's ok, but could do with losing a bit of weight (don't get me started on the relevance of the bmi, I'm a weightlifter, I've always been heavy with bigger muscle mass than some ppl, ANYWAYS !)
He said it's for the efficiency of treatment. I do get that to an extent, but I still think it should be a case by case basis and not a height / weight ratio !

Have a wonderful day.
Someone give us a BFP this month please ! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

That is so comforting to know RE weight, definitely feels like a pressure off.

@KT199 I actually feel like this has been the slowest 8 days of my life. I tested about an hour ago it's still stark white so this, along with early AF symptoms, im counting myself out. I have everything crossed for you tho, cycle buddy! 🤣🤞🤞🤞

KT199 · 29/10/2024 09:01

Surely this upset tum couldn’t be a symptom? I’m thinking it’s most likely counted my chances out! 😳

@slothbat cant count yourself out just yet!! You wouldn’t have implanted yet!

Not sure on the testing front, I have said Thursday at the earliest but may wait until Fri/Sat when OH can be there to wipe my tears if it’s not positive.. or I may try wait out AF which is due Sunday so x

slothbat · 29/10/2024 08:55

Morning all! 6DPO today and I have the rage the of the beast! Typical of AF starting in around a week! Not hopeful at all this month!

How is everyone else doing? @KT199 when are you planning on testing? Xx

Frenchtoastie · 29/10/2024 08:18

KT199 · 29/10/2024 08:07

Morning ladies
8DPO over here and feeling fed up. 😂
Was kept awake through the night with really bad bloating and a noisy tummy and TMI but when I’ve got up this morning I’ve also got a really upset stomach so not sure if I’ve caught a bug or something that doesn’t agree with me!

could it be hormones? 🤞
are you testing on Thursday x

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Lila34830 · 29/10/2024 08:18

@KT199 when are you planning on testing ?? I've got everything crossed for you !

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KT199 · 29/10/2024 08:07

Morning ladies
8DPO over here and feeling fed up. 😂
Was kept awake through the night with really bad bloating and a noisy tummy and TMI but when I’ve got up this morning I’ve also got a really upset stomach so not sure if I’ve caught a bug or something that doesn’t agree with me!

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Lila34830 · 29/10/2024 07:10

Ps : I just figured I can write and come back to the chat without losing my message to check all the messages to reply to and I'm so excited 🤣🤣🤣 I used to try and memorise who I needed to reply to hahahahaha

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Lila34830 · 29/10/2024 07:09

Morning girls, Thank you all for your messages re the blood test ! This little corner of MN is the best 🤎
Feeling hopeful today and I know there's a fix so I'm keeping my spirits up. Focusing on fitness and eating well :)

Welcome to all newcomers !

@Toppstileslover bouncing back on the CM comment, it can be both ! Runny slippery or thick and stretchy from what I've learnt from this Gyno woman ! So as long as you have these I'm sure you're fine !

@HE93C I am so sorry you had to live this, must have been absolutely heartbreaking ❤️‍🩹 sending you loads of positive energies for this next chapter

For all the curvy and beautiful girls out here, I also had a chat with gyno re bmi as I'm on the higher range, as long as you're below 35 it's ok, but could do with losing a bit of weight (don't get me started on the relevance of the bmi, I'm a weightlifter, I've always been heavy with bigger muscle mass than some ppl, ANYWAYS !)
He said it's for the efficiency of treatment. I do get that to an extent, but I still think it should be a case by case basis and not a height / weight ratio !

Have a wonderful day.
Someone give us a BFP this month please ! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

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Toppstileslover · 29/10/2024 05:26

@Lila34830 oh darling, well I see this as a BFP in itself. I have this blood test next week and honestly, DTD without ovulating is futile so you can get it addressed…Hopefully the first line stimulants help you but at least you’re aware of what is happening. I am eager for that clarity.

Ladies how do you know DPO? Are you educated guessing? I think mine was today or yesterday based off app / Flo / static smiley on Sunday. We DTD Sunday, got home late beyond knackered last night, hubby was still working until 10 and I’m back to the office now so don’t think I can squeeze in another DTD until tomorrow but think that’s too late.

I thought the “stretchy egg white” CM was the ovulation one (which I rarely get) - interesting to know it’s the white runny one (which I do get!) but I don’t get much discharge!

littlebluu · 28/10/2024 21:53

KT199 · 28/10/2024 19:41

Ahhh fingers crossed for you 🤞

I’ve had a few weird pains and cramps today around my uterus. Scared to let myself think it could be something, as I’ll be even more let down if it’s nothing. Trying to keep myself in a neutral head space!

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It's so hard to keep to stay rational and not pick apart every little twinge in your body, I was the exact same last month!
I'm still having zero pregnancy symptoms however all my usual PMS symptoms are showing up slowly but surely. Have not stopped eating today and cried at a netflix programme so... I'm more than expecting AF in 5 or so days 😅😅😅

KT199 · 28/10/2024 20:39

pastelpink0 · 28/10/2024 20:25

@KT199 I have all my fingers crossed for you! How many DPO are you? X

7DPO, so would be a little early to feel/notice something but not impossible.. just more likely to be nothing 😂 trying to keep my rational head on!

pastelpink0 · 28/10/2024 20:25

@KT199 I have all my fingers crossed for you! How many DPO are you? X

pastelpink0 · 28/10/2024 20:24

HE93C · 28/10/2024 15:47

Hi guys. I’m hoping to join your little tribe! My partner and I got pregnant in August (twins!!), I found out due to missed period as we had come off all contraception etc but wasn’t tracking anything. Unfortunately we had a miscarriage in September and lost both babies. I have had one cycle since the MC (12th oct CD1) so currently on CD17 of my (on average) 26 day cycle.

when would you all start testing? I did do ovulation testing but never really got a peak, the best I got was ever so slightly below the control like but I wasn’t testing religiously. We did however, have sex every day from CD9 to CD14.

Sorry for blabbering I was just trying to get out as much info as possible haha.

I'm so sorry to hear about your losses 💛💛

But welcome to our little corner of MN x

Frenchtoastie · 28/10/2024 20:23

Lila34830 · 28/10/2024 14:52

Right guys, progesterone came back below 1 so I did not ovulate. I guess I'm the first one to be out this month.
Disheartened and a bit upset but I know there's a solution to everything to hanging in there. I guess next step for me is probs a little ovulation boost. Will see what gyno says.

I'll still be reading you all until I get my period. I know that I do ovulate some cycle from recollection of CM etc, but likely irregularly ...

I really hope one of you gets a BFP, would cheer me up ☺️

:( sorry to hear that for you, fingers crossed for next cycle for you!! It will hopefully fly around x

Frenchtoastie · 28/10/2024 20:22

KT199 · 28/10/2024 08:07

Oh that’s a shame, but still hopefully in with a shot! With BBT you almost have to cover until ovulation is confirmed, which is even longer than when using OPK’s 😅 and would mean DTD for 3/4 days unneeded.

Yeah, close to being able to test but have told myself I won’t until 10 DPO if I start to feel anything. But if I feel nothing, I’m just going to wait out AF. Having seen some of the indents/evaps people are getting early on I think I would be traumatised if I got my hopes up thinking I had a positive test, and it turned out to be that 💔 so I don’t really wanna test early I can control myself!

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Totally agree try and resist if possible! But stay hopeful too 🙌x

KT199 · 28/10/2024 19:41

littlebluu · 28/10/2024 11:42

Thank you @KT199 that's defo put my mind at ease, we DTD all around those days so hopefully we caught it!
Another week left before we can find out tho 😆😆 Torture!

Ahhh fingers crossed for you 🤞

I’ve had a few weird pains and cramps today around my uterus. Scared to let myself think it could be something, as I’ll be even more let down if it’s nothing. Trying to keep myself in a neutral head space!

KT199 · 28/10/2024 19:39

Hey newbies 😊

@HE93C sorry to hear what you’ve been through, that’s so difficult. As @Itstime2023 has said, Premom is good for telling you when to test but mine is 5 days before the start of my predicted fertile window for OPKs.

@Applecrumble9 happy you’ve had a BFP! Congrats!! Hope you have a healthy 9 months!

Itstime2023 · 28/10/2024 18:33

HE93C · 28/10/2024 15:47

Hi guys. I’m hoping to join your little tribe! My partner and I got pregnant in August (twins!!), I found out due to missed period as we had come off all contraception etc but wasn’t tracking anything. Unfortunately we had a miscarriage in September and lost both babies. I have had one cycle since the MC (12th oct CD1) so currently on CD17 of my (on average) 26 day cycle.

when would you all start testing? I did do ovulation testing but never really got a peak, the best I got was ever so slightly below the control like but I wasn’t testing religiously. We did however, have sex every day from CD9 to CD14.

Sorry for blabbering I was just trying to get out as much info as possible haha.

I'm really sorry to hear about your losses, we're all here for you if you ever need to chat.

I use the premom app which suggests what days I should start testing on, I start doing 1 test a day but as I get closer to my predicted ovulation I start doing twice a day, sometimes 3 a day.

Itstime2023 · 28/10/2024 18:29

Lila34830 · 28/10/2024 14:52

Right guys, progesterone came back below 1 so I did not ovulate. I guess I'm the first one to be out this month.
Disheartened and a bit upset but I know there's a solution to everything to hanging in there. I guess next step for me is probs a little ovulation boost. Will see what gyno says.

I'll still be reading you all until I get my period. I know that I do ovulate some cycle from recollection of CM etc, but likely irregularly ...

I really hope one of you gets a BFP, would cheer me up ☺️

Sorry to hear that! ❤️

HE93C · 28/10/2024 15:47

Hi guys. I’m hoping to join your little tribe! My partner and I got pregnant in August (twins!!), I found out due to missed period as we had come off all contraception etc but wasn’t tracking anything. Unfortunately we had a miscarriage in September and lost both babies. I have had one cycle since the MC (12th oct CD1) so currently on CD17 of my (on average) 26 day cycle.

when would you all start testing? I did do ovulation testing but never really got a peak, the best I got was ever so slightly below the control like but I wasn’t testing religiously. We did however, have sex every day from CD9 to CD14.

Sorry for blabbering I was just trying to get out as much info as possible haha.

pastelpink0 · 28/10/2024 15:38

Lila34830 · 28/10/2024 14:52

Right guys, progesterone came back below 1 so I did not ovulate. I guess I'm the first one to be out this month.
Disheartened and a bit upset but I know there's a solution to everything to hanging in there. I guess next step for me is probs a little ovulation boost. Will see what gyno says.

I'll still be reading you all until I get my period. I know that I do ovulate some cycle from recollection of CM etc, but likely irregularly ...

I really hope one of you gets a BFP, would cheer me up ☺️

Aw I'm sorry to hear that! 😔 Hope you're doing ok x

Applecrumble9 · 28/10/2024 15:31

littlebluu · 28/10/2024 15:13

Thanks girls,
@Lila34830 that is so interesting! Sp the people who are falling pregnant randomly without trying are the ones who must be horizontal constantly 😅😅 If everything is running late I suppose the trick is to DTD 22 days in a row 😅 just to think as much as we try to track it as an exact science it's also down to luck of the process and not knowing what's happening down there whatsoever. Mad 🤯🤯

Also welcome @Applecrumble9 👋 Hopefully a solid line for you soon 🤞
Can I ask, have you had much doctors advice RE overweight as I'm also overweight but as I'm only 2 months into my journey we haven't been for any testing or advice just yet. I'm curious just how much it affects TTC as I think the BMI scale is a load of balls tbh 🤣

Thank you xxx No I told my GP we were TTC and asked for any advice and she didn't say anything re weight just to take Folic acid. I did get bloods done at that visit and all came back normal. I've always carried weight so I think this is just a "normal" weight for me, and I'm otherwise healthy. Agree with you on the BMI scale, if I was to get to my healthy BMI on the scale I have to absolutely starve myself (I've tried to get there in the past and it did not go well) so I'm just embracing life as I am xx

KT199 · 28/10/2024 15:29

Lila34830 · 28/10/2024 14:52

Right guys, progesterone came back below 1 so I did not ovulate. I guess I'm the first one to be out this month.
Disheartened and a bit upset but I know there's a solution to everything to hanging in there. I guess next step for me is probs a little ovulation boost. Will see what gyno says.

I'll still be reading you all until I get my period. I know that I do ovulate some cycle from recollection of CM etc, but likely irregularly ...

I really hope one of you gets a BFP, would cheer me up ☺️

Oh that’s not ideal 😔. Are they able to give you medication to help with that or do you have to go through a normal referral pathway? Tracking BBT may help you realise when you have/haven’t.

So sorry your feeling down, this journey is so hard. Xx