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August - first month of TTC? Join me!

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TotorosOcarina · 28/07/2010 11:21

Hiya,

I put August as its a little late for July!

I'm TTC number 4(!)

Due to test on the 15th August but don't think we have much chance this month as its only our first and DH has been ill for a few days and now I've got the bug, so not much romance happening!

So just wonderded if anyone is just starting TTC and wanted to join me?

OP posts:
lizandlulu · 14/12/2010 16:46

i find that i dotn fancy anything! if i am eating out then i am ok as teres loads of choice, but at home i just dont fancy anything i have got in the cupboard. i think i am going to have to do something liek a planner and shop accordingly. i only do the same old shop, get the same old food. think i am going to have to be abit more adventorous.

how are you madkatz and iwish?

Iwish · 14/12/2010 19:38

Hi Liz and klou! hope you are both ok? Make sure you get some grub down you! Little life growing in there Xmas Smile

I'm ok thanx Liz. Started the SWI this week and started my opks on Sunday but so far no +ve. My ttc buddy has just proudly shown her 12 week scan today. I'm sooo Envy. I want to leap inside my own flipping body, sperm in hand and shove it into the flipping egg myself!!!!!

GruffaloMama · 14/12/2010 20:13

hi Iwish brilliant mental image!

I've just been trying to eat what I fancy when I fancy it. Late evenings is a nightmare so have been scoffing at work - they must think I'm a total pig. And I've got a massive belly already so they're probably wondering what the hell is going on. I might just put them out of their misery Xmas Grin

KLou111 · 14/12/2010 20:21

LMFAO Iwish!! Fingers crossed the little spermies will find their way this month!!

How far are you Gruffalo

Well, bit better with the ol' food tonight, had the biggest portion of gammon, chips, baked beans and 2 fried eggs (hard fried, gutted, love runny eggs! But think it will be worth the sacrifice lol!) and ate the LOT! Totally stuffed now but think appetite may be coming back. Only had a bowl of muesli at 1:30 before that all day!

Iwish · 14/12/2010 20:28

I was wetting myself as I was writing it, cheered up my otherwise jealous self. Xmas Smile
So how far are you gruffalo? Any words of wisdom of making babies? Month #5 now and the wait is killing me.
I bet your colleagues will be so pleased for you. When will you tell them?

KLou111 · 14/12/2010 20:30

I did have a little laugh out loud Iwish, got a funny look off DH!

Iwish · 14/12/2010 20:35

Cross post klou lol. Took me ages to type this - typing it on a flipping iPhone as we havnt got Internet here. Yeh I have everything crossed for myself too, apart from my legs hehe.
I'm glad you are getting a bit more of an appetite. And at least you aren't feeling sick yet. Mmm runny eggs, I love them too. Have been slowly weaning myself off things you can't have just in case. I'm even on caffeine free coffee and tea (which is surprisingly nice)

lizandlulu · 14/12/2010 21:03

klou i hear you about the runny eggs! me and mum stopped for a pub lunch on saturday and was really looking forward to the gammon and egg, got it on the plate, then realised i couldnt eat it and had to give it to mumSad but hey ho, its not for long is it!

last time when i was pg with dd, i made dh give up red bull. if i couldnt have runny eggs, then he couldnt have red bullXmas Grin worked well though as i think it is bad for you, and he doesnt hardly have it at all now!

MadKatz · 15/12/2010 06:39

Great Post Iwish, exactly how i feel!

Iwish · 15/12/2010 08:05

Hi madkatz. How you doing? SWI I trust. Xmas Smile

KLou111 · 15/12/2010 10:16

When are you both due to test. REALLY REALLY hope it's you're month. C'mon spermies, get fertilizing!!!!

Iwish · 15/12/2010 10:34

Hi klou. Thanks huni, Af is due around NYE unless I have another long random cycle, I really hope it's not a long one!! If I hadn't have had my long cycle last time I would have been due af boxing day.
When do you think the earliest Is I can test with 10mlu tests?

How are you today?

GruffaloMama · 15/12/2010 14:18

Hi All

I'm 9 weeks now. Work aren't going to be delighted as I've just been promoted (got offered the job before I knew I was pg). Will cause them a bit of a prob but can't be helped.

My tests didn't work until day AF was due (tested early and got a neg).

ref tips - the thing that worked for me was a mini saliva microscope - have PCOS so OPKs aren't an option - temping did work a bit but the saliva thing worked perfectly. Will be thinking of you both over the next couple of weeks!

MadKatz · 15/12/2010 16:37

According to FF my AF is due on the 4th January but I'm taking that with a pinch of salt as hasn't been completely accurate the last couple of cycles. I think I'm due to ovulate this weekend/early next week, so could be a BFP for NYE if we get it right this time!!!

OPK's just don't work for me so I am watching my CM and using the saliva microscope too. Thats confused me though this time as it should some ferning on Saturday while I was still spotting at the end of AF Confused

MadKatz · 15/12/2010 16:38

sorry that should have been 'showed some ferning' not 'should'!

KLou111 · 15/12/2010 17:15

Well, I'm not really sure how many DPO I was as I was due on 30th November and didn't have a BFP til 10th December (tested 8th December BFN), so I was totally confused with my cycle!

DH and I carried on shagging anyway afterwards, just every 2-3 days instead of the religious 2 days.

What a way to start the new year if you get a BFP NYE Iwish!!

Just keep jumping on your man!!

Gruffalo are you showing yet? At least you'll have a good few months in your new role to get the swing of it (and more maternity pay if you are getting a pay rise lol!), women have babies, sod em. If they don't want to employ people in case they have babies, they shouldn't employ women :)

Feeling good today. Getting the odd twinge, but all OK.
DH and I been trying to work out how we are going to tell the parents the day before NYE, whether we should tell them together or individually? Think decided individually (mine first!!) as want it to be in privacy at their homes and don't want to do it in a pub or anything.

lizandlulu · 15/12/2010 20:05

ohh thats all exciting klou i keep getting twinges too. if i do something too fast, like getting out of bed, or out of the car, then it feels like something is stretching down there, but i am getting better at making an effort to do somethings more slowly.

had to buy some elasticated waist jeans today form bon marche of all places! they are only for work in the scrap yard so no one will see that they are awfulXmas Grin men just dont notice that sort of thing, they will do me till i grow bigger and i can properly fill the stretchy over bump ones i have.

Iwish · 15/12/2010 20:10

Hi gruffalo stuff what work think. Like klou said at least you will have a few months in the role :). Have you any symptoms?

Hi madkatz. FF might change your af due date if you OV later or earlier. I hope you get a bfp NYE we can celebrate together lol. What does ferning mean?

Hi klou thanx, I will continue to jump DP for quite some time yet, bless him he's excited he gets a rest tonight! He really is trying tho and really wants to be a daddy.
Oooh are you excited to tell your parents? Ill be sh1tting myself. I'm the oldest out of my brother and I and all my cousins but my dad still sees me as his little baby so DP says we should tell my dad in a note then run haha!

Hi Liz! hope you are ok. You are right men won't notice! As long as you are comfy who cares :)

lizandlulu · 15/12/2010 20:22

dh and i have only had sex twice in 3 weeks, he thinks his balls will drop off any day now Xmas Grin i am just so tired at the end of the day all i want to do is crawl under the duvet and sleep.

lizandlulu · 15/12/2010 20:28

gruffalomama have you had a fill out a maternity nhs exemption form yet? i havent and dont know if i should have done. idont claim anything else, no benifits, nothing, so it doesnt sit comfortably with me to get stuff for free, but if everyone gets it, then thats fine!

also in my folder that my notes came in, there is a leaflet about claiming a healthy pregnancy grant of £190Xmas Shock never heard of this before, must be new! but again, if anyone can get it, i wont turn it down

MadKatz · 16/12/2010 07:12

Iwish ferning is what you see on the saliva microscope when you're ovulating

Iwish · 16/12/2010 11:41

Oh right. Thanx :) how are you feeling madkatz?

Hi klou gruffalo and Liz how are you all?

Cd13 today and FF has decided I OVd cd10.!! I havnt even has +ve opk yet and only just starting to get watery cm!

MadKatz · 16/12/2010 12:27

Feeling fine but just tired because work is mad at the mo. Looking forward to Christmas though and a bit of a break.
Don't think I've OV'd yet but BD'ing and watching the signs!

Iwish · 16/12/2010 13:07

Are you off work over Christmas madkatz? I am and I can't wait as I worked last year. FF has changed it's mind now and discarded today's temp and classed as fever as I woke up with a cough and sore throat etc so am now waiting for OV again :). Hope I OV this week. SWI again hehe

MadKatz · 16/12/2010 13:24

yeah am off from the 22nd and don't go back until the 4th. Yipeee Grin