ttc #1 support during the waiting game and friends needed on same boat

[beccarella]

Hi ladies! I am 33 and have been trying to get preggars 6months now :( feels like forever. my partner has two children from prev relationship (marriage) and his ex fell pregnant straight away apparently, my younger sister-by 6 yrs is pregnant with her 2nd which happened 2 months into her relationship ! I have been really positive this month but my period is due wed and now i have brown spotting-meaning am out again. I guess i am just on a downer now... this sucks. I have a regular 28 day cycle and ovulate day 13 (opk) and have sex at least every other day! eating more healthily and tried fertilcm to help. I have worked with children for years and so long for my own. I am addicted to these threads and love how everyone is so supportive of one another! Fairy dust to us all!x

Hi all, can I join? Second month of TTC #1. Stopped taking the pill in April and periods were regular as clockwork. Until last month that was, when I didn't come on until I was 5 days late Started off differently too (tmi coming - more like brown water) so that was wierd. CD15 and 1dpo so here goes for the tww again!

How is everyone doing?

Hi can I join, ttc#1, cycle 7 (I think),
28, my dh also has 2 children from a previous relationship she also got pregnant straight away and now she's 3 months pregnant again with the new guy she's been with for 6 months lucky fertile people lol. How's everyone else?

Hi everyone,
OH is now out of the hospital and recovering well (I had to tell him to behave while in there as he was giving me the wiggly eyebrows ) I'm just so happy to have him home. AF arrived today which I expected so am not that fussed, just ouchy!!!
Sorry AF has come for you PallasCat x

Sorry to hear about the AF's PallasCat and Sizzle.

I'm on CD8 today so almost in the properly trying phase now. Does anyone have any particular trying to conceive strategies they are going to be using this month? I.e. dtd every day between certain days or every other day throughout cycle? Anyone doing sperm meets egg plan?

Sorry to hear about your AFs guys. Here's to the next cycle!

My update of the day is that my blood tests have revealed no abnormalities so no PCOS or anything. My irregular cycles are therefore a mystery! Hope things settle down from now on.

Welcome mrstickll - are you tracking everything and doing anything to help things along?

TTC strategies for this month = taking seven seas trying for a baby, having sex every 2 days, start ovulation testing on Sat, try to avoid stress as much as possible.

How about everyone else?

sizzle good to hear your dh is doing better.
Sorry to those where af has arrived.
babycakes we are going to try conceive plus this month, we've tried dtd eod around ov and it obviously didn't work so going back to everyday, how about everyone else? Not as easy as everyone makes out this ttc lark is it

Babycakes thats good news about no abnormalities/PCOS!

Mrsstickll I tried conceive plus last month, helped with the daily dtd but no bfp. Going to give pre-seed a go this month, heard good things about both though. Like you I'm not sure which is better eod or ed and have tried both. Think this time I will try eod until ov then a few days in a row before going back to eod just incase of a late ov. Your right it isn't easy!!!

Hi everyone. Just wanted to say hello and that I hope you're all ok. Sorry for the AFs x x x

violetibiza88 I think I'm 2cd behind you, I read all the good reviews and I was feeling positive then I stupidly read the bad ones silly me.

How is everyone doing ?? x

Hello everyone!

This is my first cycle of TTC, but it's only cd6, so we've not really got going yet, as it were.

All very nerve wracking. I've had a lot of issues with cervical abnormalities over the last year, but my consultant has given me the go ahead to crack on now! I've been off the pill since October, so pretty well settled into a regular 28-30 day cycle now. Good luck everyone!

Hiya Cinder, good luck with your first cycle of TTC. My best friend had cervical abnormalities picked up on her smear last year, she had to have letz I think its called. Anyway the thought of problems led to her and her DH having a chat and the result of that chat is now a rather gorgeous almost 3 month old baby boy. Good that your settled into a regular cycle before you start too, I wouldn't like to deal with the uncertainty of coming off the pill and starting immediately not knowing what to expect cycle wise. I stopped the pill in Jan and was settled into 28/29 day cycles by April when we started trying.

Mrsstickll I only got to use the pre-seed once this cycle as OH didn't like it and thought it felt weird!!! But have been drinking grapefruit juice which is supposed to help with CM, and I think it has definitely increased it! Sorry if TMI. How are you getting on with the conceive plus?

Morning all! I'm a newbie TTC #1!

I came off the pill (POP) a couple of weeks ago. Haven't had a visit from AF for over 7 years, and before that was only regulated by the other type of pill i was on...

I'm logging on Ovia and just waiting for first AF now...

Hi CinderToffee and Mermaid36 welcome!

violetibiza88 I only used it once when I had signs of ov as I've had cystitis, I quite liked it (the conceive plus not the cystitis), it was a bit silky lol! I had a bit of spotting last night but not sure whether its from the cystitis, guess I just have 2 weeks to wait, you in 2ww now too?

Hiya Mermaid

Mrsstickll nope not in 2ww yet, had a positive opk this afternoon for the second day running now. What CD are you now and when are you testing?

I'm cd 15, only have short cycles though 25/26 days. Not even had chance to test last few months as af has been early.

Thanks VioletIbiza88. I've been through the mill with it - I've had two lletz treatments, two inadequate smears, and a colposcopy in the last year. Not much cervix left now, which is rather a worry. Not that my gynaecologist seems to be that concerned.

Hiya am also ttc #1 at 43... been married just over a year with hubby for ten but he has always held back from children. Almost split up twice (before marriage) because of it. Suddenly he was talking about it more and we started trying last month. Currently on two week wait..

Mermaid36 I was exactly the same when I came off cerazette - I'd been on it for a year, and on the implant for three years before that, and on the combined pill for a years before THAT so it had been absolutely years since I'd had a "natural" period. I'd forgotten what a massive pain in the arse they are!

CinderToffee - don't say that! One of the reasons I want to get pregnant so fast is that I hate AF!!! The fewer the better! I've had to go and buy actual towels/tampons etc, cos there weren't any in the house!

If you think you could cope with one I'd really recommend a mooncup instead of tampons. They make it all slightly less grim - tampons and towels always made me really sore!

Also, I had to use towels every day for a month after each LLETZ treatment, and that really put me off them. Why the hell are so many of them scented for God's sake??

Hi neetie1 I'm also in the 2ww, it's so torturous lol how you getting on?

Not too bad started to get metallic taste in mouth so will see what happens.

Welcome Cinder, Mermaid and Neetie!
I'm on cd10. App says most fertile day should be cd14 so I started using OPKs for the first time 2 days ago. Just want to compare how accurate my app is as I don't have ov pain and am really not convinced about the different stages of my CM either!!
Away from ttc, anyone have fun plans for the weekend? I'm hoping to have a little BBQ with OH if the weather stays nice
Fx everyone x