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TTC #2 and turning into a nut job!

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gemmeg · 18/02/2013 07:13

Ladies, bring me back down to Earth before it's too late! I'm TTC #2 and its only the 2nd cycle and I'm already doing my own head in not to mention my OH.....we're not the kind of couple to have regular sex when not TTC (much to my disappointment Sad) so it's a real effort for DS to, erm, pull his finger out as it were and DTD every other day. With DS1 I had no idea about CM and OPKs and just used an ovulation calendar for timing but this time round I'm in danger of falling into the OPK trap! I'm aware of my constant whittling and DH even said that he hopes I get pregnant this month so he doesn't have to listen to me begging for him to do it just one more time! Anyone in the same boat?

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MortifiedAdams · 12/03/2013 20:49

Dear me....my typing. Damn Smartphone.

pettyprudence · 12/03/2013 21:06

Welcome to the nut club mortified

Another day, another bfn, still no af. I feel dear AF has been f-ing with me this month and last. Hope its not a permanent change to cycle length - that would knock out nearly 2 cycles a year! Normally I would be very happy to have fewer period but not when I'm ttc!!!

Re: cheapie OPK's - i got 60 opks and 3 pg tests off ebay for about £10. They are the same as I used last time. I haven't used them yet (the opks - fast going through the pg tests!) but last time I tested each day from cd10 at some point between 11am-2pm. I will def use the opks next cycle though. Mine are very basic sticks but identical to some that I bought in superdrug once but for a lot more!

DancingInTheMoonlight · 13/03/2013 08:46

Hi ladies! Can i join in please? Got my implanon removed at the beginning of Feb and stopped my pill to try and get rid of the horrific side effects id been having and have had 2Af's since. It hay of last one was 22nd Feb so due on 22nd march (in theory). However hormones are all over the place so I'm not sure if cycle will be sorted yet.

We have one ds (2) already and decided to wait and ttc in June but this month wee have been a little a lot careless and then both decided we would be happy to go with the flow. No serious ttc yet but not preventing it. I have no idea what's involved in ttc as ds1 was a result of a boozy holiday with dh where we ignored the no dtd on my fertile week...

Its much more scary this time already having one dc!

freeangel · 13/03/2013 09:18

Ok guess i better fes up and join in too as i have been reading this thread for a couple of days. I came off the pill on Feb 17th and am waiting for my first natural af to turn up! We have been dtd anyway! Grin We already have a ds who's 16 months.

nomoreminibreaks · 13/03/2013 09:35

I'm with you Mortified - I'm actually terrified of having DC2. I don't know how it's possible to look after a toddler while having to spend hours of my day BFing. I felt like that's all I did for months last time! Plus I had a horrid birth and DS had colic for 5 months, which was horrendous and PND didn't help.

I keep telling myself that, because we only plan to have 2, this will be the last time I have to deal with it all.

I felt dubious about having a child the first time but ended up so obsessed with getting pregnant that I forgot about what came after - it looks like I'll be doing the same this time too!

Tinyflutterby · 13/03/2013 13:57

Thanks Gemmeg and 2beornot for your advice. We were both too knackered to dtd again anyway, so hopefully not necessary.

Mortified and Nomore, I'm also with you! In an ideal world I'd have wanted a bigger age gap, but when I'm already almost 36 and have an erratic cycle, unfortunately time is not a luxury I have. Who knows if it takes 2 years second time around I will have a bigger age gap anyway.

On the subject of OPK's, I found a good site yesterday - www.peeonastick.com and I also liked the name!

2ww here we go!

pettyprudence · 13/03/2013 18:07

just Aaaaaarrrrrrrggghhhhhhh. where is af? aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggghhhh. that is all.

ASmidgeofMidge · 13/03/2013 18:36

Still no AF here...

2beornot · 13/03/2013 20:34

I feel your pain, ladies. My AF is due next Friday, but I just don't feel pregnant. I know I wouldn't yet, but women's intuition and all that. Do either of you feel pregnant?

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gemmeg · 13/03/2013 21:02

Don't forget 2beornot that we are looking for every possible symptom that could mean early pregnancy when most women wouldn't show/notice any symptoms until a few weeks in. With DS I didn't "feel" pregnant. Fingers crossed for you.

prettypru and asmidge are you both now overdue? Have u POAS?

I know usually we're praying for ov to come but today when I did opk I was hoping for a negative as I'm in Derby visiting my family while DH is at our home in Austria....I don't want to see a smiley face until Saturday!!!

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nomoreminibreaks · 13/03/2013 22:31

Oh petty and smidge you have my sympathy! You'll see how gracefully I took the same situation earlier in the thread...Wink

Hopefully yours will have a better outcome. I didn't feel pregnant the month I actually did conceive DS.

MortifiedAdams · 13/03/2013 23:44

Ooh OP, your username is my name and my dds name! Just realised. teehee people might think you are me if anyone in RL I know is on here.

DancingInTheMoonlight · 14/03/2013 06:37

So i am having pains which haven't eased in the night. Its like a stitch'stretching on each side of my pelvis? Wondering if I'm brewing a kidney infection or something? Ill drink lots of water and cranberry juice today and see if it helps... Not had a kidney/uti since i was little do not sure what it feels like.

nomoreminibreaks · 14/03/2013 08:44

Not sure what that is Dancing - maybe one of the others will know?

Smiley face for me this morning so DH is on duty again tonight. DTD last night so fingers crossed! It's a couple of days later than MyCycles said so looks like it'll be another long cycle this month. Sod's law that they change as soon as we're TTC!

Ninunina · 14/03/2013 11:06

It's great to see so many fellow nut jobs joining. I'm dreaming up symptoms I think. I'm meant to be waiting til July before TTC, but it turns out we dtd exactly when I ovulated (I get bad ovulation pain during or just after ovulation). Last night I kept waking up feeling as if my bra was too tight, then I woke up feeling really nauseous. AF is not due for another week, but I experienced very early symptoms last time. I was a bit worried it was gastric flu, but I'm feeling ok now. I think it's just wishful thinking, although I haven't started taking folic acid yet, so it's not ideal to get pregnant now.
Anyone POAS today or tomorrow?

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gemmeg · 14/03/2013 11:32

Forgive my silly question mortified but you are also called Gemma then? Smile

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gemmeg · 14/03/2013 11:34

ninunina it all sounds promising....I wouldn't worry too much about the folic acid thing. Think of all the people who fall pg accidentally (my sis for eg) who haven't had any pre-natal vitamins. Just start taking them now.

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pettyprudence · 14/03/2013 12:52

still no af (4 days overdue my normal cycle, 1 ds over my longest cycle ever). still bfn this morning. i might splash out on s more expensive test in case my cheapies are duds. humph.

it hadn't crossed my mind to start taking folic acid - I've been waiting to ttc for months Blush oops!

BourbonsAndTea · 14/03/2013 15:00

Hi can I join you all here? I've been lurking on the Conception board since I had my implant removed in Jan and I'm definitely turning into a Nut Job! It's been 10 weeks since I had my implant out and I haven't even had a withdrawal bleed not even a spot. I've POAS about 6 times all BFN. Fortunately I bought internet cheapies and limiting my self to 1 2 a week. It's so frustrating! I've had loads of 'pregnancy' symptoms too- occasional nausea, random abdominal pains and bloating belly (although I can probably blame that on Winter laziness and pigging out). I read on one of the thread here that you can have all, some or none of the typical pregnancy symptoms at any time whether you're pregnant or not Grin I feel like I'd be slightly less crazy if I knew when to expect an AF then I could just wait until I miss one before POAS. I look forward to getting to know you all and hope we all get our BFP's soon Smile

BourbonsAndTea · 14/03/2013 15:04

haha I just went back to read through all the previous posts and I see it was Genmeg who said about the symptoms Grin

ASmidgeofMidge · 14/03/2013 17:34

petty I'm now 3 days overdue AF too... Got weird cramps which I thought were pmt related...

pettyprudence · 14/03/2013 18:05

smidge i have no pmt or pg type symptoms. i did feel a bit sick in the gym this morning but i think i ate too much for breakfast Grin

MortifiedAdams · 14/03/2013 18:17

Grin I am OP. «hopes OP does not know me as ive told no one im ttc!»

ASmidgeofMidge · 14/03/2013 18:35

Grin dd banged against one of my boobs before and it hurt a bit...

Tinyflutterby · 15/03/2013 14:01

Does anyone know how soon its possible to experience morning sickness? Or has anyone had any personal experience of early nausea as a symptom? I ovulated on Sunday and have been feeling nauseous on and off all week since then. Everything I've read says its not possible, so I'm probably ill or something. AF not due for over a week. Thanks.