The waiting game!!!

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TWW officially begins!!!!!

AF due 13th May and have no idea of how I'm going to wait that long!

This is our first cycle TTC baby #1 and since we have decided to try I have been very anxious. I just want this to happen, my close family have all had fertility issues and I've convinced myself I will too.

Just thought I'd start thus for support for all wanting some words if encouragement.

Thanks for the reply. I had a look on the boxes and instructions for the sensitivity but I can't find it anywhere. I've also ready that some people get their BFP like a month or so later too. I'm starting to think I'm not pregnant and that its just hormones from the implant being taken out. Let's just hope it's now ?? Xx

Hi everyone!

Hope you're all having good weekends. I got my peak OPK yesterday, earliest in my cycle I've had it before (cd14). Bit disappointed it wasn't next week when we're on hol but at least it's the weekend so making the most of it! ????

Hi girls! just checking in to say Hi!!!!! am keeping my fx for you all this month.

Barcelona was amazing, but I was ill after and then cos I had taken meds to delay my AF i was then suffering all the end of last week and this weekend.

Tomorrow is my last day at work! Crazy!!! I have so much to sort out, which isn't fun! but getting there slowly! I can't wait to start my new job this time next week!

Also we have booked a massive holiday for my mum's 50th next June. Off to Bali! Which will be lovely, and nice cos it ties in with our TTC plans, as I wouldn't be too far gone if I do get pregnant quickly when we start trying again - but who knows! What will happen will happen.

soda that is really good to hear and reassuring what your friend has said.

How are the rest of you getting on?

And how are the wedding plans?

Hi

Just thought I would check in and see how you are all doing, looks like we have all been busy .

bourbon glad you had a great time I would love a holiday this year but don't think we will get one, might get a few days away in the UK around September but that depends on the weather.

soda hope you enjoyed your weekend how are your plans coming one.

Well I lost 1 1/2lbs last week, weigh in again on Thursday fingers crossed more has come off....start week 5 of my running app tonight (please stop raining!) I can honestly tell you that I am really starting to feel the difference now. For week 4 I was running for 16 mins in 2 blocks of 3 mins then 5 mins with a little walk time in between. I ran for longer than I walked! never thought I could possibly do that. By the end of more 3rd run this week I will be running for a solid 20 minutes or so it says!, I will give it my all. I can really feel the difference in my body, my legs have toned up nicely, including my arse bottom! my middle section is starting to feel more toned.....i am really excited to see what the changes will be when I get up to running the 30mins the app says i should be able to do! On the TTC journey, started bleeding again at CD9 but much lighter than last month so it is more manageable, still broke my heart when it started though just reminded me of my PCOS all over again and the fact that I am not ovulating .

Anyway all the good luck in the world to us all in our TTC. I will keep checking in even though it is not likely to happen for me for a while if that's okay girls. Love hearing your news and your kind words of support xx

Hi all,

elle and bourbon - great to hear from you!

elle - fantastic work on the running and losing weight, you're doing really well. Keep us updated. slowly and surely is definitely the way to do it re losing weight (not the crash wedding diet I'm planning on!!). Really sorry you're bleeding again, that must be tough to take. But as you say, it's early days and if you noticed if being lighter already then it's going in the right direction.

bourbon - glad you enjoyed Barcelona. I hope your last day at work went well and lots of luck in your new job, you'll have to let us know how you get on. Bali sounds great! I went a couple of years ago and it was fab!

Wedding planning is coming along well for me - just over 3 weeks to go!! Can't believe it's so soon! We've got pretty much everything sorted in the last week or so really so now just excited and going to try not to go mad with food on my holiday this week so I still fit in my dress!

In terms of TTC - I had my peak on Friday and Saturday so think I must have ovulated now but my nipples aren't sore at all (sorry!) and they always are straight after ov so not sure.... Trying to tell myself it doesn't matter if it doesn't happen this month as champagne on my wedding day would be nice but would really like it to happen!!

Off to Italy on holiday tomorrow for a week so will try to check in as and when. Hope everyone else is ok.

Morning girls,

bourbon how is the new job, expect that you have been really busy!

soda only 3 weeks to go how exciting, hope you are enjoying Italy.

So then 1lb off this week and on week 5 of the running app. Would have liked more weight off but slow and steady is good I know, but patience is not one of my virtues, just aware that I have some much further to go with the weight loss. Last night I ran for 8 minutes walked for 5, twice so total of 16 mins running. Was worried as it went up from 5 to 8 mins but do you know something I just went out and did it. I am so proud of myself I really thought I wouldn't be able to but I just did! My final run of week 5 is running for a solid 20 min block. I have been worrying about it but then I was worrying about the one before and I did that quite easily.......bring it on! PCOS paha!

Take care.

Checking in. Af came as clockwork last month. Dam you af. Still trying but think this is going to take some time and sadly being 40 i dont have much time. Glad to see others checking in. In middle of fertile window at mo. Spreading baby fairy dust to everyone. Hopefully this month everyone...x

Morning, hope all is okay with everyone, just checking in. So managed the 20 minute run of week 5 off my running app, well chuffed with my little self, I was amazed I had done it. DH was really chuffed for me as well (he was at home when I got back). I really noticed that I recover much quicker after the run. So I am technically in the TWW although had inter-menstrual bleeding this cycle again. It was much less then last month, so hold out very little hope that I ovulated. Have given in with the OPK's as they are no use to me at all. I will always get a positive as my LH levels go through the roof because of my PCOS, but that does not mean that I have ovulated, as told by the doctor! But where there is life there is hope, so still trying to DTD around my fertile week. AF due in 7 days...

Fingers crossed for you all xxxx

Hi everyone, can I join you on the wait please??

I'm 9 dpo and for the first time since ttc I have some symptoms! I woke up with a headache (only get them with a hangover usually!) and still have it, went a bit light headed earlier and looking back over the past few days have been quite irritable and bloated. Could be nothing but it's exciting to think it could be.

This was also the first month using the opk, I ovulated 4 days before I thought I would so was happy to have got the right time.

Has anyone else suffered with headaches? I'm trying to wait for a few days to POAS but realistically think I will tomo morning!!

I'm 30, ttc #1 and this is cycle 5 for anyone that wants to know!!

Everything crossed for us all
Xx

Hi pickledsausage welcome, we all love to symptom spot and it seems that we have all had symptoms at some time or another! I really hope this is your symptoms and you will get a BFP when you POAS, don't get disheartened if it is BPN it is still early days, fingers crossed for you. x

Welcome pickled. I got spotting for my first month ttc...and nope im still trying so try not to look at symptoms now. Like ella im in the countdown now to af and hoping she stays away. No idea re headaches sorry x

Hi everyone!

I'm back from a lovely holiday in Italy and feeling very relaxed. Unfortunately AF arrived yesterday bang 1 day early which really upset me. I thought a bit of time off and some sun would really help and we DTD loads last month! Argh! Anyway, on the plus side I'll be able to have a glass of champagne at my wedding in just over 2 weeks time.In fact I've worked out I'll be pretty much peaking in my wedding day - now that would be a lovely wedding present!!

Anyway, hope everyone else is well. gakay - are you on your holiday still?

bourbon - hope the new job is going well.

london - good to hear from you. Glad you're keeping positive.

elle - you're doing so well with your running! So glad you're DH is being so supportive with it all too. And great that the weight is coming off. How much is it you've lost altogether now? I'm going to try and drop a few pounds in the next couple of weeks so I feel at my best for the wedding. Just going to go to the gym loads and eat very little - basically the mad way to do it! And you never know re BFP - fingers crossed for you.

Welcome pickled - this thread hasn't had a BFP in ages and so deserves one! Hopefully you'll get yours. I have heard that headaches are a symptom but then go be honest when I'm in my TWW I pretty much convince myself that anything I'm experiencing is a symptom!

Hope everyone has nice weekends ahead xx

Hi ladies! Just checking in to say hiiiiii!! OMG I LOVE my new job! It's been brilliant so far, this is week 2 and have lots going on already!

I have some random bleeding in middle of my cycle again this month. No idea what's going on with it all. And it's not like I only just stopped my pill so not sure what's causing it. It's much more than has been over past couple months so who knows.

soda that's great re the peak being around the wedding fx it will be the month for you! You will be so distracted by wedding you never know :)

Hope the rest of you are ok I will write properly later but realised I hadn't said hi and wanted to before I get distracted again!

Morning everyone,

So just checking in and catching up.

Soda thanks for the words of encouragement, glad you enjoyed Italy, that is a place I would love to go, if I can ever convince DH to get on a plane! Can't believe the wedding is so soon, bet you are really excited, enjoy the wedding then is you are peaking

Bourbon oh so glad you are enjoying the new job, that will do wonders for your stress levels which we all know can affect our fertility! Have you been to the GP about the inter-menstrual bleeding? Perhaps worth mentioning to them.

I'm an now running for 25 minutes and on week 7 of my running app, according to the 'coach' I can now apparently call myself a runner never thought I would call myself this As of last Thursday I had lost 5lbs in 3 weeks on a low GI food plan not a diet accompanied by the running which I have been doing for 7 weeks. So all in all rather pleased with myself. As for TWW today is AF day if my cycle arrives on time. No sign yet. Had one last test ini the cupboard from last month before the PCOS diagnosis did it last night and BFN. Not that I thought I was since there was no evidence I ovulated but still you hope......

Good luck to you all

Just thought I would update, AF arrived Thursday morning, 2 days late but it came as I suspected. I have been looking a TTC with PCOS thread on here and it is really informative, if a bit overwhelming.. They all seem to know the ins and outs of everything! The good news is in the few weeks that I have been following there have been a few BFP's so that is encouraging.

So have finished week 7 of my running app and start week 8 on tuesday, it ups the running to 28 minutes AAHHH. I do 3 runs of that then for the final week it goes up again to 30 minutes and I have 3 runs then I have finished the app, although I intend to continue running. If anyone is looking for something to do for exercise then i cannot recommend this app enough. Whilst it was daunting and really hard going at the beginning it got easier quickly! the 1st week you run for no more than 60 seconds! So have gone from that to running a solid 25 minutes am just amazed It is no more than 30 minutes long 3 times a week it really fits in well with life. Weight is still coming off on the low gi food plan and exercise and am nearly at half a stone, I am hoping that this is the week when I will hit that first target please god

Fingers crossed for us all xx

Ellen. Im also getting cross with af. She was due yesterday. I just want her here and gone so i can get on with ttc again. Grrr.

I know what you mean London so frustrating. ..you can't help but have that seed of hope when af doesn't arrive only to know it will be dashed wgen it does arrive....thinking of you x

Hi everyone, your posts have been really helpful to my crazed brain so I thought I'd say hi.

Ttc #1 and month 1 but its taken over my brain imagining all these symptoms I may or may not have. AF due in 7 days but have been very lightly spotting this past week, could be signs? Did a test stupidly early which was of course bfn, dont know why I thought I could defy science. Fx for you all

Hi guys! Hope everyone is well! I'm good, really excited for my wedding now! The time is going sooooo slowly! Think everything is sorted now so just trying to relax and enjoy the next few days and get my nails done etc...

elle - it sounds like you're doing great! Well done! You should try and enter a 5k race or something - give you something else to work towards. I'm really pleased you're feeling so positive and getting support and hope from PCOS forums. But please keep coming back here!

bourbon - so glad you're enjoying your job! Hooray! You deserve it.

london - hi! Hope things are good with you. If AF was late are you sure it's not for a good reason?!

sunflower - welcome, hope you get your BFP. Have you recently come off BC? For what it's worth I've had months with spotting and without spotting since coming off pill a few months ago and no BFP for me yet so not sure what it means...!

In terms off TTC - I'm on CD14 today. No peak on OPK yet - pretty sure that'll be on wedding weekend! I'm trying pre-seed this month. First time last night - TMI alert - it was good although a little messy! Fingers crossed for this month.

Love to you all xx

Morning so another update, CD9, so far no inter-menstrual bleeding, it seems to like to arrive around CD9/10, so hoping the weight loss and increase in activity is working to reverse the symptoms of PCOS and I will start ovulating soon. I have decided that I am going to go back to the GO in 2 months, which will be 3 months since my diagnosis for some repeat blood CD21 blood tests to see if my hormone levels are correcting in any way. Fingers crossed. So then I am know running 28 minutes solid and will start the last week of the app next week when I reach the target of running for 30 minutes. Worked it out last night and running for 28 minutes I cover 2 miles! OMG! Weighed in last night and lost 3lbs this week so that i now 8lbs off over half a stone! Under a stone to go and I will have hit the GP's target to lose 10% of my weight, I want to lose a stone on top of that though!

soda Hope the wedding goes wonderfully for you, I am sure it will, enjoy it. I found the build up so slow but the day went by in a flash. much too quickly! I was thinking about the 5k race actually, I have set myself a target run to complete, from my house to my mum's, it is 3.3 miles and up and over a small fell, once I have done that then will enter a race! heard a lot about this pre-seed, have no idea so will google and see whether it is something I will try.

bourbon glad you are enjoying your job, stay in touch.

London did AF arrive? You ok?

Sunflower welcome, soda asks all the right questions, this TTC really does take over your mind, since finding out I am not ovulating due to PCOS I do seem to have stop stressing about it even though I live in hope!

All the best to us all x

Af came..why? We married x number if years and have alot if love. Dh and i think we be good parents (ok not not taking triedness into account but will try hard) ...why not yet.. Am thinking of my other waiting game friends regularly and hoping you better news than us. (Pulls herself up). Ok ladies this month we are on waiting game will get pregnant..this month..(crosses fingers)

Oh london so sorry af came. You will be parents you have to believe it. Please try not to worry and think to much about it
Stress can really effect fertility so try and let it all go and enjoy the fun of trying I am thinking of you x

Hi everyone, I'm a Mrs!! We had a wonderful day and are very happy. As everyone said the day flew by but we've got some lovely photos and memories. We're off on honeymoon next weekend so back to normality this week and next.

I got my peak OPK the day before the wedding so huge fingers crossed for us this month! AF due next weekend so we'll see. Not feeling hugely hopeful - we didn't DTD as much this month as other months as we were so busy / tired but have been fairly consistent with every other day and using pre-seed for the first month. If it doesn't work this time then we'll really go for it on honeymoon!

elle - how's the running / dieting going? Have you had less inter menstrual bleeding this month?

bourbon - hope the job is still going well.

london - sorry AF came again. On with the next cycle I guess. Hope we're able to provide some support.

Gakay - hope you're doing ok. We miss you on here!

Fingers crossed for everyone xx

So glad the wedding was good, i didn't doubt it for a second. Fingers crossed for you it would be wonderful to have a honeymoon baby!

Running and diet going well, had a bit of an off week this week as my 6 year god daughter came to stay for a few days so it was all sweets, fish and chips and ice cream!! Still did my runs though, managed to only put 1lb back on but it will off again this week. On the issue of inter menstrual bleeding, I was so excited on Tuesday I had got to CD14 with no bleeding, it has been tending to come around CD9-10, so thought this might be the month when my hard work really shows....maybe I will ovulate this month, started to get excited on for it to arrive CD15 (wednesday), it was only very light so thought well that is better than normal as well....Just been to the toilet at work and cried my heart out, it is full on bleeding again!! So no ovulation this month and in fact feels like no change whatsoever right now. I just have to keep in mind it has only been 6 weeks since I was diagnosed and have more weight to lose to reach the 10% goal the GP told me should have positive effects. It just upset me, in fact feeling very blue and in a bit of a dark place today.

How are things with you all, bourbon london Gakay, fingers crossed x

I'm so sorry elle that must be so tough to take when you've been working so hard. I'm afraid I really don't know too much about PCOS or the kind of bleeding you're having but perhaps because it's later in the month it's a sign that things are getting better? I'm sorry I'm probably not helping much but I wanted to reply to let you know I'm thinking of you. You've come so far in only 6 weeks so be proud and do something nice this weekend. Soda xx