About to start / Just started TTC no.2 (part 4)

[SwedeAway]

So, here it is, Part 4! May it bring lots of BFP's for those of us still waiting and may it bring happy healthy pregnancies for those who are fabulously pregnant.

Hope these odd pains are a good sign swede, fingers crossed for you.

ive got a horrible stomach bug so in bed, and poor dd is off for an extra day at nusery.

hope you are all ok xxx

Implantation generally takes place 6-12 DPO. I imagine the cramping could happen after implantation not necessarily on the day as the embryo buries deeper and makes itself at home. :-)

I've got my fingers crossed for you.

Hi to the new people. Sorry you're ill, Gingerelle. I hope you feel better soon.

Hope everyone is doing well and that there's plenty of POAS going on!

Gingerelle, sorry to hear you're not well. hope you feel better soon - good thing you can rest today.

Swede - got everything crossed for you today!

Oh fingers extremely crossed Swede. My implantation cramps lasted for ages, too. And like you I kept thinking AF was coming, both times. Hence why I took so lobg to POAS first time, and why I had a sneaky suspicion second time!

Gingerelle hope you feel better soon

I wish you guys were physically here to chain me to my desk. I just want to go and buy a test and POAS!!!! Soooo afraid of being disappointed though:(

Hi everyone, sorry it's been a while! Have been enjoying catching up with all of your updates.

I'm only a couple of months into this and beginning to realise what a long haul ttc is, especially because I have long cycles :( It's such a funny state, isn't it? All of this waiting around. Need to get into a dtd routine now, I think, set us up for the month...

I bought OP sticks a few days ago - the ones with lines as opposed to digital smilies. I swore I wouldn't go down that route but there you go!

claudee, ttc #2 cycle 2/3 (not sure which to count as 1st cycle we started too late!). DD is 2.

Sorry, posted too soon. Swede you must be climbing the walls. Hang in there, hang in there....I doubt I'd be able to take my own advice if I were you, but then you'd have to deal with disappointment at work which isn't easy.

I don't even remember what the very early days were like with DD - I didn't find out until I was about 7 weeks and getting MS, it was great in a way.

Anyway, yes to welcoming in February CallingAllEngles

Argh if it was a negative I mean, Swede.

Sorry - head is all over the place today.

Agree with Claudee, disappointment at work would be horrible swede, hold out a few more hours.
Or on the other hand, if it is a bfp you'll have to keep excitement under wraps at work but can as excited as you want if you do it at home.

Thanks Hazy and Claude (my voices of reason). You are right of course and in any event, I want to do it first thing in the morning. Problem tomorrow is that I am going for that chat about the new position that was offered to me and if I get a bfn or a bfp, will I be able to concentrate...

Hi Engels, glad you're ok and looking forward to your 2ww to be over, hope next month is successful for you!
Sorry you're not well Gingerelle hope you can get enough rest and feel better soon.
Claude I also said I wouldn't go down the opk route!! I have just bought some clearblue smiley ones though...still no smiley but they are fun to use!! ( Hungry!)
God Swede talk about bad timing! Have you come to a final decision about the new position? I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm hopeful for you this month

Good job I wasn't here earlier, Swede, as I'm afraid I'd have been a pom pom waving POAS advocate! :-)

I definitely think you need to do it tomorrow though as I'd have thought it'd be best to discuss the new role knowing whether you're pregnant or not so you can make an informed choice.

Gingerbread, glad you're enjoying POAsmileyS! You've got to grips with them now then?! :-) I thought they were great. Have you started DTD yet this cycle? SMEP says to start EOD on cd8 which is what we did this time.

Engels, it seems to have come round so quickly that you can TTC again! Fx for you next cycle. :-)

I'm so tired today, shit night's sleep last night. Boo.

Hope that everyone is OK.

Defo poas tomorrow Swede, like Hungry said at least then you'll have a better idea of what situation you're in re: work. Fingers firmly crossed for you, those cramps do sound very promising!

Hope you feel better soon Gingerelle.

I've just had my first midwife appointment. I told her about my fears re: the scan, but she said she wasn't worried and that this early on scan dates are unreliable. Not sure what to think now, maybe I'm being a bit paranoid... I brought my private scan forward by a week to next Wednesday, hopefully that will finally give me some ansers (one way or another).

Swede if I were you I'd spend some time tonight making notes for tomorrow's meeting. Eg what points you want to make, questions to ask, maybe even set out decision parameters eg if they agree x I'll take position. Then whatever the result of POAS tomorrow you have done all your thinking plus have notes ro read over and help focus mind.

Metal its totally understandable to worry and I think irs great you've been able to move private scan. Hopefully it'll be extra reassurance on top of the midwife's.

Hi all

Sorry I've been away for a wee while. Swede, have everything crossed for you. It sounds promising and the possible new job sounds exciting too. Your willpower at not POAS earlier is quite impressive.

Too much has happened since I was last here to namecheck everyone. Hope February is a good month for you Engels.

As for me, I'm now at 7weeks and have nausea all day. Its worse at night which might explain my lack of posting. My booking appointment was last week, and was lovely. The midwife was the same one as last time and remembered lots which was great. Now counting down to the scan in early March.

Hope the BFPs keep on coming.

hi all. Monster, sorry to hear about the nausea - I remember constant nausea in the 1st trimester and it being horrid. Hope it eases off in the 2nd! I found that crystallised ginger helped a little...

Metal, glad you've bought the scan forward. Hopefully it will give you all the reassurance you need.

Well I've come a cropper tonight - my ankle turned over at the bottom of the stairs and I landed badly. Major twisted ankle now so no more exercise for a few days at least! And probably not much DTD either.

Any news Swede?

Guinness, you DTD lying down. A sore ankle shouldn't get in the way! Hope it's better soon.

Morning, wish I had read your messages last night (no power in Ipad). No AF this morning but I also did not POAS. My reasoning was that I want to go to this job meeting with an open mind and I thought knowing either way may sway my decision. I've brought the test to work although I doubt that I will have the courage to do it here. This all might sound idiotic and it probably is, although in my head last night it sounded like a brilliant plan. So the summary is that I am sitting here, not knowing if I should POAS, whether I should wait a day as I am unsure which day I actually did Ov as I got the smiley on the 20th Jan but did not do an Opk on the days before that. The meeting is at 10 (my time) so I think I will focus on that now and see how I feel afterwards.

Good to have open mind swede, plus whatever the result today things could change so you need to make the choice for you regardless of bfp or bfn. Will you be able ro wait til tomorrow? For fmu?

Sorey about your ankle Guinness, but agree there must be some position thay works. Plus those endorphins might help with pain..

Gingerbread when will you start dtd? Looking forward to fabulously fertile feb?

Nausea sounds rubbish Monster, but its great you have the same midwife. Im hoping for same one too.

Swede, I count the 20th as being 15 days ago, so I think you will get a definite result whatever it is. (positive surely!!) Your willpower is very impressive, I think I would have given up by now too, can't stand the not knowing! You know what is right for yourself though. How did the work meeting go? What's the time difference with the UK?
Hungry yep I've got the hang of them now!! I'm a bit addicted to it actually, I look forward to using the little machine! I can see why you are addicted to POAS after using them, they should make pg tests more interesting too!! Still no smiley though.
We DTD sunday night, so cd 10 and will go again tonight I guess. I can't decide whether to do SMEP or to DTD less frequently this cycle to -in theory- make the swimmers a bit stronger?? Not sure if SMEP will even work this month as DH and I hardly see one another over the weekend. Are you feeling a little more relaxed and settled about all being well now Hungry?
Hazy FFF is going quite well, I'm struggling a bit with cutting down the caffeine, but have been eating ridiculously healthily and neither of us have had any alcohol. If I conceive this month my due date will be the same as it was with DD!
Sorry to all the nausea sufferers, horrid, but I found ginger helps, whether biscuits or tablets, and constant snacking too
Glad you moved your scan Metal, hopefully bring you peace of mind a bit earlier on!
How are you feeling Gingerelle?

Ginger- my meeting went well I think. Job sounds super exciting so I am very tempted. Have until the end of the week to decide (giving me time to POAS). Still no AF here so if its still gone tomorrow I will POAS tomorrow morning. No more willpower left in me and only holding out for tomorrow as I want to do it first thing to get the best result, whatever it is.

Time difference to the UK now is 2 hours ahead but when you switch to 'summer time' it's only one hour.

It's been so quiet here today. How is everyone??

Ooh excellent about the job Swede, you will have that to look forward if you do get a bfn tomorrow, which I'm sure you won't No AF sounds promising.
I have just made some peanut butter cookies and devoured two of them house is smelling delicious! Also about to apply for a new job, it's only a top up of 8 hours a week so nothing life changing, but it is in a book shop and I looove books!

swede everything crossed for you! I really hope this is your month .
ginger glad you have found something you love! xx
hello all the newbies!
ive been abit quiet lately just knackered and very sore. was at mw on Friday and my bp was a tad low but nothing serious just to take it easy and she fully expects me to have given up work by my next appointment!?
did anyone have pelvic issues with 1st dc? my pregnancy was a breeze but this one is brutal lol. ir must be a boy! xx
also ginger I looove peanut cookies have you tired making them with some nutella? Omg there gorgeous I need to go make some now haha x

Ah nutella! What an amazing idea! I normally make choc chip cookies with a dollop of pb in, but just went for straight crunchy peanut butter cookies this time. Definately using nutella too next time!!!
I had pelvic and hip pain with DD, was not fun, just to had to ride it out to 40 weeks though....Hope you start to feel a bit better soon, and make sure you take it easy lady with that toddler of yours running around! maybe you should suggest DH books you another spa trip?
If your midwife expects you to give up work maybe it's something worth considering? Especially after your recent events with work!

Where is everyone!?

hello! hope you are all ok and v impressed swede you held off testing! work stuff sounds exciting!

im feeling much better today, and even managed to dtd this morn (perk of week off work and dp working from home). I think some time this week could be our best shot this cycle so need to up our game! dp is a bit anxious about second baby though so im trying to subtly increase the bedroom action. ..!