The First Time Frolickers - Home to Ladies TTC their first child!

[CaveMum]

I've bitten the bullet and started a new thread!

Come join us if you are TTC your first child. Share fun, laughter, a few tears and lots of .

Post your stats and we'll get a new list rolling.

Cavemum TTC#1 - Currently undergoing fertility tests.

Morning all, well I'm pretty certain that I ovulated on Friday. My temperature bumped on Saturday and is still high this morning, plus the pant snot has dried up!

Sadly no chance of a BFP this month as DH and I haven't had a chance to SWI for 2 weeks - he's away during the week, was ill last weekend and we've got his brother staying this weekend (which means lots of booze has been consumed )
Oh well, I don't mind too much. It means AF will be showing up in 2 weeks and I can then start my Clomid tablets.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Hi ladies! Hope you're all good. I haven't posted for a while but I've been lurking! I'm finding this ttc really tough at the moment! After more than 4 years off the pill and no progress and really wondering if this will ever happen for us. My mood has not been helped by me also having a birthday recently, I feel like a barren old hag. My poor dh has been fab despite my moping. I'm hoping for follow up apptmt with consultant before Christmas so we can discuss referring me on as I've exhausted the clomid route.
Sorry for the self obsessed post but it helps just a little to vent all of this somewhere.

Phew!
Now come on let's have some bfp's soon!! [hwink] x

Morning cookie sorry your feeling down, I know that one well.

Can't really say anymore than (((hugs))) for you. Hope you can get an appointment with your consultant soon.

Sorry to hear that Cookie, puts things in perspective for me who can hardly wait a week to do a test. So sorry its taking you so long, does it really take that long to try all the avenues if you are having trouble? I hope the wait is not too much longer and the consultant can help you this time round, your time will come I'm sure. Hope the Clomid helps too when you start them Cavemum Fingers x'd x

Sorry you are feeling down about the whole ttc rollercoaster cookie :( Although I am only on my 9th cycle I often worry that it'll never happen for me so know how you feel.
I am on CD17 & pretty sure I ov'd on CD14 this month. I have a repeat Day 21 test on Fri, although I am worried about the timing as 7 days post ov is on Saturday (when the surgery is closed) & although I am pretty sure I ov'd on CD14 going by CM & positive OPK & CP my temp taking was not great over the weekend so I haven't yet seen a sustained temp rise.
Good luck to everyone on the ttc journey

Thank you every one for being so kind about my very self absorbed post!!
I'm still lurking and hoping one Of you lovely ladies starts our lucky streak on the thread again!!! :)

cookie don't apologise, we've all had those weeks days! I fully expected to turn into a ttc-zilla (is that a word?!) once I get started on the Clomid!

Hey ladies, thought I'd pop in and say hello to the old hang out although there's not many around from the olden days! No news from me for anyone who knows me :( Feeling a bit nostalgic actually as I remember the thread we started for the frolickers who wanted the Christmas babies, i.e. those getting their BFP's these week will be 12 weeks at crimbo and giving everyone some very nice news. Christmas day last year we watched the Gavin and Stacy episode where they found out Gav had low sperm count and I remember crying myself to sleep wondering and desperately hoping I would have a baby this time 'next year' and here I am, not even a sniff.

DH is off to deposit a sample tomorrow morning so it is the official start of our 'fertility' journey so fingers crossed this time next year..... I feel like delboy off only fools and horses! lol.

Waves at cavey and cookie. Anyone know whether JosieSmith is around anywhere these days?

Hi raspberry, how nice to hear from you though I wish it was under better circumstances.
Josie seems to have gone off radar lately, though if I'm honest I've tried to limit my MN time to try and save my sanity! I noticed that dear Flick has popped up a few times over on the Grads thread to wish people well, but she's not been on here for quite some time.

Fingers crossed that the tests provide you with some answers.

POAS yesterday when AF was due to arrive - BFN. Was feeling rather blue - but DH was absolutely wonderful and made me feel so much better. Love him to bits!!!!

Still no sign of AF coming to visit - but guessing I will be late due to lots of work-related stress at beginning of month.

Now, I can kind of understand how the 'symptoms' I had (2 weeks of tummy aches - like period pain, occassional nausea, bloating etc - seems to have stopped now) were probably stress-related / psychosomatic - but cannot really explain the spotting. Only happened once, 11 days before AF due, never had it before or since. Read quite a bit on other mumsnet forums but seems to be a bit of a grey area. If it happens again, I'll go to the Drs to put mind at rest....

I must admit I've tried to step back a bit but it's not really worked, especially at this point in the month when we think we did it on the right days and my usual 30 dayer cycle is now on day 34 and getting BFNs. So frustrating >( I even managed at one point to not take the slightest bit of notice about AF/PG symptoms, was very proud of myself but Ive just gone into overdrive now lol. Never mind, I'm just going to look forward to being able to get shit faced at Christmas :) What will be will be.

Hey Raspberry - I'm with you on the christmas drinkies - large bottle of brandy waiting for me!

Aunty Flo arrived with a vengance this morning - in fact I think she bought Uncle Groan-That-Hurts and Cousin Is-It-Over-Yet with her....

hi all. Am a bit all over the place as I POAS yesterday, and found out that I am definitely pregnant - eek! I feel foolish for worrying so much about being over the hill... I hope that others in the over 30 category have as much luck as I seem to have had! Best wishes to all :o

Hi everyone. I would like to join if that's ok?

I'm 25, been ttc our first since last august. Just started opks and have had a positive for 3 days now but no sex as DP is away. Just did another cbfm opk and got a smiley face. Do you think there's still a chance if we get to it tonight?

I was on the depo for 3 months fro feb '10 to may'10 so my cycles have just regulated. So happy to get positive opks and know I'm ovulating

Looking forward to chatting

Congratulations ExBrightonBell that's fab news :)
Hello officially to everyone :) I think I may stick around now for a bit. it's nice to be able to off load and share the stress of it all.

anyway - has any one seen some sun in the god forsaken country today? I dont think it has stopped raining all blummin day. >(

congratulations exBrightonBell over the moon with the good news hopefully v will get some more baby dust here

hi raspeberrytipple :) offload away it really helps and the support on this thread is awesome

on my front, well, i got the date for the HSG yay!! thanks for your help Cavemum. DH has had his SA done so fingers crossed it all comes out ok.

feeling very despondent now.. just saw my 14 m old DN and i want one so bad :(

Hello all I posted on here a while ago but tried to keep away to keep me sane (even though I did keep checking!)

Been on a really long cycle last AF was 12th Sept so was fast approaching CD50. Well to keep myself from cracking up said will test once a week until AF shows. Well tested this morning and sure enough that 2nd line I had been waiting to see was there BFP!!!

Done 3 more to be sure and all 3 have the line! For everyone waiting for there BFP keep positive it will happen xx

Hello everyone! A few names I recognise on here.... I've been off the radar for a while so thought I'd pop in and say hello. I kinda decided to go down the 'don't think about it and it'll happen' route but Auntie Flo came and kicked me in the stomach this morning so going to start charting I think. I've not done it properly before so any tips would be appreciated!
Congratulations to those with recent BFP's!

Ladies, I have been lurking for some time and feel in need of the support MN offers. I have only just started on the TTC journey after getting married and coming off the pill earlier this year. My cycles have been a bit irregular but seem to be settling down now so things can really start now.
We have had some initial tests done, with odd results, day 3 was FSH 12 & LH 8, not brill but ok. Then on to the odd bit, day 21 first time was 17, repeated was 126!! normal should be between 16 & 30.
Af has arrived this weekend so am starting properly this month, and looks like this is a successful thread so I am hoping some of this luck rubs off on me

Welcome aboard, sweetie! Firstly, congratulations on your wedding and making the decision to start TTC. I came off contraception around 18 months ago but we haven't been actively trying due to a big move and didn't want to get too obsessed by it all......I am now officially going down the obsessed route! I'm not familiar with all the tests and what they mean but sounds like your body is doing strange things!

Bradders, Congrats on your BFP! come and join us on the grads thread in ante-natal . Flickstar just got a long-awaited BFP as well!

Hi. I have still been lurking in the background, but similar to raspberry feel a bit sad that I am still hanging around in the first-timers thread and don't recognise all these new faces. I remember you cookiemoo and cave from back on the first few pages of this now monstrous thread! Also wondering what has become of old faces like Josie, weimy, Imps et al.

Congrats to all those (whose stories I am afraid to say I have not really been following) but who have come up trumps with BFPs quicker than I have!

I am in the last week of the 2WW and convincing myself I am having implantation cramps as we speak. Starting to wonder after nearly a year if I need to start down the assisted fertility road (and indeed whether it will be good for my sanity to open that can of worms....)

Looks like a few BFPs on this thread now - congratulations! :)
I haven't posted on this thread for quite a while now as have been trying not to think too much about it. I am just coming to the end of my 2ww - I think I am due on tomorrow infact- but no symptoms so not too hopeful. If I am not successful this cycle, the next will be my 10th :( I might just stop posting on MN I think because it has started to get me down that it is just not happening for me. I have had day 3 & day 21 tests & all seems OK & my DH is just waiting for his SA appointment but other than that my GP has asvised to just keep on trying! FX for everyone else & I hope you all get your BFP's very soon

Oops just realised that I last posted only about a week & a half ago although it seemed like a long time ago to me!! The 2ww does seem to drag on forever.