Just started TTC for first child, anybody else in the same boat?

[Bunnygirlie]

hi, got married last year, now 32 so feel it's time to try for a family, came off pill in feb but didn't start trying till June, 2 periods later no joy but I know it's very early days.....

I think I'll join you guys if that's okay. :) I posted a thread earlier in the weekend about measuring my temp and trying to use that as an indicator of ovulating but it seems to vary by a good couple of degrees every day lol. Think my thermometer is duff haha.

Anyway I'm 28 and BF and I been 'trying not to not get pregnant' for the last 4 months. My little cousin then announced recently she's pregnant so it's sort of spurred me into action and I'm going to try mapping it all out. Bought some ovulation/pregnancy tests (and the broken thermometer lol...) but my periods are pretty inconsistent so I suspect it's going to take a long time to get into a rhythm. I was seriously overweight until a couple of years ago and was on the pill. Prior to the pill my periods were non existent (because I was so heavy) and since I've lost weight but come off the pill they're still pretty all over the place. I've got an app to track them now so hopefully within a few months I can pinpoint when I'm ovulating (or likely to...). Its terrible but I'm actually 'hoping' for my period to show in the next couple of days because it will mean my TOTM is regulating somewhat (it's started on the 2nd of the last two months).

Sorry for the novel ;)

Hi weeblueberry

Seems like we used to have the same problem with our periods. Over the last year i've lost a good couple of stone which has seemed to help regulate my periods and ovulation. I also suffer from a few cysts on my ovaries which can mean my ovulation date isnt the same each month.

One tip i would give you is to start peeing on the ovulation sticks as soon as you have finished your period. I've been doing this for the past couple of months and my ovulation date has been within a day or two of the previous one. I thought it would be expensive but a friend told me of the ovulation sticks in Wilkinsons which are a fraction of the price and still very accurate. I think this is the best way to track ovulation if you arent having regular cycles.

My husband and i dtd every other day (give or take) from my period ending and on/around the ovulation date we do it every day (sorry if tmi but we are all in the same boat afterall).

Hope this helps - good luck xx

That's really helpful hon - thanks. I bought my ovulation sticks from eBay and they were pretty cheap. I mean, they all do the same job right? Do you just use one once a day?

Yeah - first wee of the day usually as thats when the hormone will be at its peak (so i've been told).

Boots Conception Care tablets were reccommended to me too - gives your body all the right nutrients etc as well as Folic Acid. Watch out though, they have made my appitite go mad (which i mistook for food cravings 3 days after ovulation - hilarious)!

xx

hi
new to the site, i just turned 38, i got married in May but have been with my partner since Jan 2011. We've been trying to get pregnant since June this year and no luck so far, i know the disappointment that you ladies feel too at the 1st sign of your period!
i did go to my GP who booked me in for blood test (to see if i'm ovulating as i should) and when i rang to get the results the receptionist said the doc needs to see me. i'm so worried now, i hope everything is ok. have any of you been for the same test and been referred to the doc? or am i just over-analysing?

thanks

Hi nor77

I went to the doctors a month or so ago for blood tests for ovulation and i think they are probably testing for a hormone imbalance. They took my bloods as i have a history of cysts on my ovaries which can sometimes cause irratic periods and ovulation.

Its really nothing to worry about at all - they might just suggest that you pee on an ovulation stick from the last day of your period onwards in order for you to track your ovulation. Then you and your husband just get to dtd all the time...result!

I know its hard, but try and stay positive. Good Luck xxx

Welcome newbies :-)

Haven't started on the ov sticks or taking temps yet, maybe if it takes 6months

Bunny 32, married 2011, TTC since June, very irregular cycles
Liddy100, 28, married 2010, TTC for a month, have a few cysts on ovaries
Janey1234, 37, first month TTC with bf, usually has 23-27 day cycles.
frantastic1, 34, TTC since July, rubbish with my cycle and all the knowledge about TTC so you're my education!
MaxDaisy, married June 2012, TTC for 3 months, cycle usually 28-31 days

I've got an appointment at the docs in a week or so. I have quite a lot of PCOS symptoms - would this show in a blood test? I just sort of assumed they'd do one if I asked but BF said they might want to wait until we've been trying for 6 months?

If your blood tests show up with a hormone imbalance and you go for a scan which shows 10 or more cysts then there is a high chance you have pcos

Obsv im not a professional but i've had the experience of being scanned and tested - everyone is different though xxx

Ello, anybody had any weird spotting? As previously mentioned my last AF was weird, Friday-Monday all I had was tiny bit of blood instead of my usual period and I googled and it can't be implantation bleed as haven't DTD recently but apparently you can get some bleeding in place of your normal period, so ladies I ask you

To POAS or not to POAS, that is the question?!?

welcome to all the new people!

bunny do u even need to ask?

I would wait til morning tho. then yes poas!

DEFO POAS!!! xx

Oh Crikey, I'm scared !

Fingers crossed....keep us posted

My period is due tomorrow and I'm anxious. Been feeling dodgy all day..really tired, itchy boobs, not normally how I feel before im due. Don't know if im imagining it!! Xx

Fx back at you Liddy!

Any news then Liddy and Bunny? Got everything crossed for you!

I came on this morning - rubbish - but figure at least this way I can start tracking from my first period since coming off the pill... Am sure I didn't ovulate last month though - can that happen?!

Same boat too. I'm 33, almost 34. Got married in 2010 and now can't find any more excuses not to try. Actually were planning to start a year ago, but then was diagnosed with Graves disease. That's all sorted now, so have been trying for a couple of months. Should not have any other health issues, as far as I know, slightly irregular periods, but have not had any specific fertility testing.
Period due any day now so of course imagining all kinds of pregnancy symptoms, as you do..

Nope - nothing from me today im afraid - Aunt Flo still hasnt arrived but i've only ever been able to pin point it to the 5th / 6th of the month

I did take a pt on Sunday though (mainly cos i was bored....hehe) and it came back negative. The pack did say that its always more accurate the closer to your period it is....i think im losing the will to live!

Any news from you Bunny? xx

I was the same as you Hazlenut - sore boobs and everything! Mine was all in my head but Fx yours are actual symptoms, rather than just wishful thinking (as it was in my case!)

liddy - how frustrating. You get to the point where you just want AF to come so you can start again? Although I would rule out the test from Sunday - even if you pg the hormones could have easily been too low to detect... Am sure there's still hope!

Janey - it was only officually our first try so im not holding out loads of hope that the pregnancy gods are looking down on me. Im sure it will happen when its right but its frustrating all this waiting around!
I've had a few symptoms which i've never really had before im due - itchy boobs etc so you never know!

Im so pleased that there is this thread that we can all vent on - i dont want to burdon my dh with all my woes and worries and im not telling friends / family as yet. Thank you all so much for listening to my rants! xx

janey oh yes - sore boobs and having a faint backpain for the past couple of days, similar to weak cramps, but I've never had it before the period.

You can see signs everywhere if you want to. Reminds me of being a teenager and interested in someone - everything they said or did could be interpreted as interest. And now we do the same - sore boobs, oh must be pregnant! Even though in reality probably just need a new bra..

Was our first try too... but doesn't stop you getting your hopes up! I'm actually quite glad I know where I stand now having just come off the pill - had no idea what was going on last month or when I even stood a chance of conceiving!

With you re having somewhere to vent - is lovely to have people who know how all consuming it can be! x

HAHA - you hit the nail right on the head HazleNutt

Can you get pre-baby brain wink hmm

I'm getting impatient this month actually. My period is due in the next couple of days and I know there's zero chance of pregnancy because my partner and I were SO sick last month that I actually missed my ovulation date (the one according to my app) and we were so ill there was no way either of us was up for DTD lol. So I really just want to get my period over and done with so I can start peeing on the damn ovulation sticks lol. I'm measuring temp this month too so hoping its going to become a bit more likely that I'll get a BFP in the future. Until now we've just sort of been doing it casually and seeing what happens. I'm getting far too impatient for that now lol.