TTC #1 coming off the pill in December - anyone else in the same boat?!

[shelbTa]

Hi,

I am going to be coming off the pill after ten years plus on it after my pack finishes in December. Excited but also terrified about what my body is going to do once I'm without all the hormones!

Anyone else doing the same roughly the same time?

Shelb x

(Hope this goes through struggling to post)

Oh wow Nant I just looked it up. I remember the episode. That pattern is far too intricate for my patience. I'm just doing a alternate colour blanket of trebles using Sirdar Shuggly Baby Bamboo yarn. It's lovely and soft and I can watch rubbish TV and zone out. I'm such a lazy crocheter! I applaud you. You'll have to post a photo when you've finished it.

Starky we need to see an update of your bonnet collection!

Yay, lots of testers around the same time. I think in going to do a sneaky Frer at 12 dpo just becaus I'm an impatient bugger plus I'm going away and want to know if I can drink wine!

Stark I agree we should all stay together. I'd miss you lot! The first one to get upduffed will have to go to the pregnancy session and set up a TTC#1 graduate life boat for us all to hop onto

Bunch I hope your nan had a nice time and your dog didn't wake the neighbours

I didn't know there was a new series of OBEM I thought one just finished?

Is anyone taking their BBT? I'm a bit confused by mine as it doesn't seem to be doing what it should. Either I haven't ovulated yet or the readings are being effected by me breathing through my mouth at night (I've read that can happen) but the only alternative is taking a reading from my foof... That is not happening!! I might have to try ovulation tests if I'm not upduffed this month.

Runner i'm not temping so can't shed any light on that.

Random question, but where did you manage to get a First Response test from? I've looked in Sainsbury's and Asda and they only had Clear Blue and their own make. Obviously I don't need them right now, but just want to be prepared when the time comes as the First Response ones are one of the most sensitive aren't they?

Morning ladies, how are we all?

Welcome nant!

Missed loads of messages...Yeah well exciting some of us should should be testing before Christmas. Yeah am Deffo up for staying together starky, our little group is ace!

Runner is BBT temping? No I'm not planning to, only because i get so obsessed with stuff I'm trying to reign it in as much as possible!

Well tired this weekend - just slept in until 11 which is so unlike me, must have been the wine last night have needed it.

#6daysleftonpill

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I'm temping Runner. Can you attach your chart? Mine seems a little all over the place as I don't take it at the same time in the morning and I wake up quite a bit through the night. I've attached mine for you to compare.

I worry I'm getting a bit obsessed with it though as currently have 3 apps on the go at once.

Sorry Runner, not temping so can't help. Hoping the ovulation sticks and CM will be enough.

pink I got them in Boots

Bonnet collection! Oh good! our little club is ace! What a miserable day here! Rainy, grey and windy!

Can someone who is temping please explain temping to me? I need to get serious about understanding it! And cycle days, how do you know how long a cycle is? Between periods or ovulations or period to ovulation? There's more to this conceiving than just boning on specific days and lying with my legs up after!

That's an impressive bonnet collection starky!! You need to get a basal body temperature thermometer (about £3 off amazon) and then take your temp as soon as you wake (at a similar time each day). You should find that after ovulation you get a rise in temp so all it tells you is if and when you ovulated. It doesn't help you to know when to dtd that month but it can help you to find patterns.

A cycle is from the first day of period to next period.

Thanks bergamot I was reading things from Google and starting to question my own intelligence because it was confusing me! Your explanation makes total sense! I'll order a basal thermometer tonight! had to Google how to use one as I genuinely thought you had to take your fanny temp...I've now been educated, and have learned that mouth temperature is fine

Loving those bonnets! I've found some lovely vintage patterns which I plan to start on Tuesday. DH has Sunday/Monday off and if he sees me crocheting baby things he will probably think I have lost it. I'm itching to finish my blanket though.

Is anyone testing in the next few days? I'm so excited for you all.

Pink I got my first response from eBay but I've seen them in Boots, Tesco and Superdrug.

Shelb yep, bbt is temping. I'm also obsessive but I control it by being obsessive in a controlled manner I am also a control freak
Less that a week to go for you now. Are you crazy excited?

Bergamot your chart looks ace. Mine doesn't have a raise in temp in line with ovulation which I'm sure happened about CD13 when considering CM and cramps. In fact the last 2 days temps have been really low even though on one of those days I woke drenched in sweat which would suggest my temp should have been high. I'm now near certain that it's because I'm breathing through my mouth at night as others online have cited this as a reason. I don't know what I can do about that though

Stark that hat collection is impressive! Maybe you should start an etsy store or something

Does anyone watch a series called Reign on Netflicks? I watched an episode last week and got instantly hooked. It's a drama about Mary Queen of Scots.

I was gutted about Reign runner I was so excited and then it just seems to be period inaccurate (pedant that I am) but I loved the Tudors, so I'm bias! I studied classical Greek mythology and 'Troy' annoys the balls off me (Brad Pitt was the wrongest of wrong choices in my opinion!)

I'm going to stick a few on my Dsis horse page and see if people bite, I've got to get shut of a few and it will go in the bank for Christmas! If anyone wants one for any little ones they know, just give me a tinkle and I'll knock one up!

Just had a conversation with DH and told him that my fertility clock is ticking loudly so as of this week we are "casually" TTC as I would ideally like two and a few years apart! My actual words were "well we need more than one child, in case one takes after you...and is a dick!" So I think he's on board!

Awesome starky re TTC!

Runner - yeah I am really excited! I've got a monster week at work so hoping its just going to fly by, then it will be AF, then let the good times role (hopefully)!

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Woo hoo Starky, that's brilliant. Remind me - how old are you and OH again? My OH reckons we need 3 years between each child ideally, but I think I will hear my biological clock ticking too loudly to wait that long!

Stark you just made me snort tea with your "actual words" to OH, I even told my OH... He thought it was a reasonable argument

I agree with the period inaccuracy in Reign. The costumes are driving me crazy. I used to be a reenactor and we all had to make our own costumes from scratch without patterns because there was hell to pay if you used a modern pattern with darts etc. I think my club relaxed the rules not long after I left as I saw a few costumes last time I watched them with fitted gowns and rick rack braid I do not approve lol
But I'm looking at Reign as being a fantasy story loosely based on historical figures and once I made that distinction I quite enjoyed it.
Do you read Philippa Gregory?

I may be in the market for a hat once I'm knocked up

Shelb I found waiting for AF to sod off the worse part so I hope it passes quickly for you

Hello ladies, can I join? You seem like a lovely lot! Loving the hats!

We just started TTC this cycle. I thought I OV on CD14 but I'm basing that Ovia app and CM, not OPKs or temps or anything. Anyway today CD17 I've got cramping and spotting. Driving myself crazy googling. I suspect it's just stupid post-pill messed up cycles. Was planning to test on 21st but due to spotting think I might be out this month!

Welcome New don't count yourself out yet! At CD17 spotting could be implantation or ovulation bleed. You're never out until the witch shows her ugly face

Thanks Runner! You're right. I think I need to be a bit more positive!

Welcome new!

Cheers runner. It feels really nuts doesn't it!

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Think someone mentioned the Sperm Meets Egg Plan earlier in the thread. Just had a look at it on Amazon Kindle. Seems sensible... Any cheap OPK recommendations? I don't want to get too bogged down in the details and take the fun out of TTC but this "plan" seems to strike a reasonable balance.

Thanks for the suggestion Leonie. I had a look and think I'll follow it this month. I've put the dates in my diary! I just warned the OH we'll be dtd every 2nd day from day 8. He asked permission for quickies if he's tired! Bless I think he's worried about ruining his performance record!

Welcome new

Ha-ha runner DH agreed as well! He's no chance really! My Dsis jokes that we are like Pinky and the Brain DH is Pinky I'm going to have another try at Reign, I didn't give it much of a chance in fairness as I was being hormonal at the time! I LOVE Phillipa Gregory books. I think my favourite is 'the Boleyn inheritance'. One of my to do list things is to go to London and see the tower, and I want to go visit Never castle too. I love a good castle visit, me! We went to north Wales on our honeymoon (which was a familymoon, we had my DP, Dsis, 4 dogs and me and DH!) And went to canerfon and beaumaris castle then.

Never = Hever

I love Philippa Gregory too! I literally finished the White Queen yesterday. Went to Hever castle a couple of years ago for my birthday. Was so pretty.

I think I'll have to check out the sperm meets egg plan too.

I've just finished the constant princess, I need to get the white queen. I found the red queen quite hard to enjoy though, which surprised me because I thought it would be a quick and easy read.

Been chuckling to myself all day because I watched 'the royle family' last night where Denise Royle is about 10 weeks pregnant and Dave calls her lazy and she goes " I am preparing myself for motherhood! " all outraged! Dsis laughed heartily and just pointed and went " that will be you!" My family have always jokingly called me Denise!

pink I'm 29 and DH is 37 but still thinks he's 21 he's an excersize enthusiast so in fairness to him, he does look a lot younger that 37.