Newbies: anyone else just starting TTC#1 ?

[Joey0805]

Well that's it. After 13 years of being on the pill I am now not. For various reasons I didn't come off a few months ago to allow my cycle to get back to "normal" (who knows what that is when I was on the pill twice as long as I had periods naturally) so I have no idea how long it'll take me to ovulate. Anyone else in the same boat? Having spent my whole adult life assuming I'd get pregnant just by looking at a boy without BC I am now realising it might actually take months or even years to conceive. Plus I'm not talking about this with friends; they either got pregnant vv quickly or are no where near that stage. So, would be great to hear from a few of you in the same boat...

I did indeed enjoy a nice glass of wine last night haha. Did OPK this morning and there was a 2nd line. Definitely fainter than the control line but it was clearly there. The leaflet (using Boots own brand ones) said it needs to be same colour or darker than control line so it's a negative but every other one I've done there hasn't been even a shadow of a 2nd line. So a bit confused. DTD anyway just in case!

I saw not a single second line for weeks... When I did see the second line I tested every few hours and the darker line came up really quickly. Make sure you're leaving them five mins or so as well! My surge lasted about 16 hours,tested again this morning and just the faintest of lines. If you go onto Amazon you can get them for just a few percent of the price and for me they seem to work just the same as the digital ones.
My poor hubby is looking a little shell shocked...

Great advice, thanks! If I can hold off peeing (not easy!) I'll do another one this evening...

Happy Sundayadis.
I have a quick question. So I've been tracking my cervical position and it's supposed to be high soft and open when you ovulate and then drop down and harden before period, mine is so high I can't reach it today, and im due on tomorrow and, sorry tmi, but when I went to the loo then I had a small mucus plug, and I am very very wet and have been for the past few days.
I know this could just be because it's my first cycle off BC and it's all over the place but I have been having cramps on and off the last few days feeling like AF is going to show but nothing yet. I tested negative yesterday. Did anyone else experience this beg of preg? Or is anyone experiencing this ttc?

Xxxx

*happy Sunday ladies

Scrap that period has just arrived :/

Oh boo emilyjane, mine arrived today too but at least we can be thankful for a sensible length cycle!

Sorry to hear that emilyjane and jcandy , rubbish news.

Skiptonlass - my ov test yesterday evening had a fainter line and the one this morning even fainter again so I'm guessing I took the test yesterday morning (the one with the proper line) just after rather than just before the hormone peak. A bit annoying as we had been on a break from DTD beforehand (having been doing it every day when I thought ovulation was due to happen the week before). We'll see what happens I guess. BFP highly unlikely so fingers crossed AF comes next week so my cycle length is normal....

Hi Emily I have re same re cervical position - haven't been able to reach it for the last 5 days! And have has the clear type of cm for pretty muh whole time I been off pill (2 weeks) bar one day when I think I had EWCM but definitely no creamy sticky stuff (Tmi) I am taking this as a positive sign??

Yeah I would take that as a positive sign although mine has dropped and become hard in a matter of hours! Then AF arrived. But 28 day long cycle, I must be greatful for that x

Hey gorgeous ladies!

Sorry been quiet for a few days! AF finished today!! (Hopefully) Woohoo!! Can start to focus for another month now anyone tell me how u track ur cervix position? Oh and can anyone recommend the best diet plan when trying to conceive? Xxx

Can I join please?
Restarting TTC#1 after MC in May, so really nice to find a group of people also after their first. Good luck girls (and guys if there are any?)!

Right folks....really going for it this month.

Started doing the basal body temp thing to check that I actually am ovulating. I've bought some of that preseed which seems to be artificial EWCM!!! I'm also gonna do the ovulation sticks again. I've put my husband on an alcohol ban and I've joined a gym. Getting all my blood tests back this week so we'll see what the doc says. I've bought two books to read too. I'll let you know if they're worth buying. Emily I'm also going to try the cervix thing, you've taught us all well!

Sorry to hear some of you got AF. Fingers crossed for everyone. Second wedding anniversary tomorrow so will start DTD every 2 days for the next two weeks.

We need some BFPs!!! If we all got positives this month we can announce it at Christmas. Love to you all x

hi all, been pretty busy this weekend, just catching up on the thread. Hello to everyone I haven't seen before. X

Emily, sorry to hear about af arrival. A 28 day cycle though. :-)

I'm not sure what's going on with my cycle. The past two days I've had ewcm. I should be getting af today or tomorrow, so wrong point in the cycle for ewcm right?
I've got a few spots and skin is a bit greasy - normally I have dry skin. odd cramps here and there, but not too severe. been feeling nauseous from time to time, but not overly so. And weird metallic taste. oh, and over emotional. yesterday I cried because I accidentally tore a corner on a piece of card...

both pregnancy test and ovulation tests are coming up negative.

how do you check cervix position?

hope all you lovely ladies enjoyed your weekend. X

Hello, ladies! I did my first half marathon at the weekend and really enjoyed it! I'm a bit sore today, but I'll soon recover

I'm afraid I know nothing about cervix position!

This week should be my fertile week, so we're going to continue DTD EOD and hope for the best.

Somebody mentioned diet (sorry, I can't remember who it was). I really like Michael Pollan's advice: eat food, not too much, mostly plants. (By 'eat food' he means real whole food, not processed stuff, things that your great grandparents would recognise.) I also like the 80/20 rule: 80 per cent good stuff, 20 per cent treats. That way you don't feel deprived and are less likely to binge. My third piece of advice is to eat a variety of foods to make sure you get all different nutrients. An easy way to do this is to make your meals as colourful as you can - eat the rainbow! Good luck!

For me, if it didn't fly, swim, run or grow why am I eating it? Reduce caffeine, alcohol, sugar and anything processed as much as possible and move as much as you can; exercise releases endorphins and makes us feel amazing!!

(I am not a saint and love treats but I try to be healthy most of the time so when I'm not I can really enjoy it guilt free).

I'm very passionate about this stuff and think there can be no more important time to be in good shape than when thinking of having a baby. And by good shape I mean healthy as most people won't look like Gisele no matter how much they work out or what they eat...

Hi,
Hope it's ok for me to join in?
My husband and I are ttc baby number 1, currently on cycle 2 with 14 days before af is due and super nervous!
All my friends seem to have conceived in 1 or 2 cycles and I am so worried that for some reason it won't happen for us.
I have been taking pre natal vitamins for a few months but if anybody has any other advice at all I would be really grateful. Or any words of wisdom to just keep me sane would be equally great as I already feel like I'm turning into a crazy lady!

Hi again, sorry about af Emily, at least you know where you are now! Great advice Theproofis... I just can't seem to cut back on the treats at the mo!! Lost quite a bit of weight before my wedding (6weeks ago) and have been overindulging ever since! You're right though, there's no time like the present to start making the right choices...
What vitamins are you all taking? I've been taking the seven seas 'trying for a baby' supplements since I got married and I'm not sure whether they're making me feel bloated or if it's just coincidental as I came off the pill at the same time. Just windering if anyone else has noticed side effects from prenatal vitamins?

Hello Silver - no advice, just another crazy lady here! It's TTC cycle 1 for us and I have never known a month to go so slowly... AF/BFP still won't be due until 17th October, which seems ages away!

Emz if you've done it before, you can do it again. You know what works for you. I like the phrase: do something today that future-you will be grateful for. You can still have treats, just less of them. One scoop of ice cream, not two; one bottle glass (just me?! ) of wine, not two etc.

Hi ladies,

About your cervix position, I check mine every day (apart from on period,ew) so during your period it hardens and is low down and closed during ovulation is goes back up and is soft and open, track this on the Ovia app and it gives a good indication of what's going on. If your cervix is still high when due on and is still soft and open its normally a good sign but mine dropped and hardened in a day ready for AF but don't know how normal that is!!

I am going to keep doing this and tracking my temp this month. There's some good articles on it if you google it :)

Thanks TheProofIs... at least somebody else feels the same! I feel guilty worrying already when so many ladies on here have been trying for such a long time but it's so hard to just relax like everybody seems to be telling me to!

Emz I am taking the Boots his and hers conception tablets (although it's proving to be a nightmare getting DH to remember to take his!) I'm not sure that they have any real benefits but they contain all the Folic Acid recommended and at least I feel like I'm doing something to help!
I am in the same boat as you with healthy eating, since my wedding last summer I have been terrible!

Hi ladies.. Can anyone advise me..
I'm usually really regular.. My cycle is 26 days or 27 at the very most and I have cramps for several days before that let me know that af is arriving. But I'm not on day 29 of my cycle with no sign of it arriving.. I genuinely thought my period was arriving the other day but it was just a little spotting.
I've done a Pregnancy test twice a day since Friday and ask are negative but my nipples are incredibly store which I've never had before..
Husband and I are confused.. Had anyone got any suggestions?? I've only ever been late once in my life when I was 12..I'm now 32!!

Hi ladies

Thanks for the diet advice! I think the eat clean ideas are really good, think I will follow all the advice and so correct about the best time to start is now when trying to conceive! Going to cut down on alcohol too! If I didn't have OH bday and my 30th in Oct i would give it up completely!!

I'm taking the tesco pregnancy vitamins which are recommended for people trying it just conceived!!

Is it easy to check cervix position? Xx

We got hitched in July and started straight away... Confess to a little disappointment when we weren't one of the lucky 'honeymoon baby' couples and more frustration now my horribly irregular cycle is playing its old 2 months and no period trick - but maybe one day, eh! Incidentally the reason for the horrible time of night (or should I say morning) that I'm posting this is that I'm sat up with awful cystitis...another perilous hazard of this TTC milarky!! Finding all you others is helping me not to get tears right now though which is lovely! Thanks.