Thread 2. #Ttc1. We weren't supposed to start yet, but the starting pistol (penis) has gone off. Join our journey as we navigate the ovia boat, pissy sticks and symptoms spotting

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

We weren't supposed to start till January! But we did!
Join us as we ttc #1 after pill/contraception etc.

We've got a boat, it makes frequent stops for wine, pissy sticks, wool, slings, cake and all manner of shit we don't need yet but we buy anyway!

Hi china welcome to the group. Quite right, no point putting your life on hold.

Finally the last day of AF here and I'm damn well determined to put some effort into getting upduffed this month. OH won't know what hit him!!!

I've got my first counselling session tomorrow. Don't know whether I'm dreading it or looking forward to it but I know my stress and anxiety levels haven't improved so I definitely need it!

Welcome China!

Good luck today runner. I'd say Deffo get some cheapo internet sticks, if nothing else it's nicely reassuring that your body is doing kind of the right stuff at the right time, well I've found that to be the case anyway. Also - then I won't be the only addict!!

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Morning all

Shelb all OPK's I pissed on we're negative but I swear I've ovulated every month. You can miss it even if you test daily. Unless you test multiple times a day they're not reliable. Temperature is apparently a much better way to go Fabio though, not mouth eh Runner

Hi China, I totally agree about the naughtiness.

I hope tomorrow goes well Runner.
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I'm symptom spotting like a loon here. 5 days until I can test.

Really bunch, hmm. What symptoms are you spotting?? Fingers crossed for you.

I'm going to opk again today to see what happens.

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Shelb generally when I refer to myself symptom spotting I should swap it for "noticing normal things and imagining it means I'm pregnant". I've had the odd dizzy spell but I had that last month with no cause, lower back ache. Feeling ragey, had cramps for a day and I'm bloated but that could be just as I'm a week-10 days before AF. I had two days of sore nipples, but nothing since. I haven't been sleeping properly. Basically a whole bunch of nothing that I'm working into "symptoms". One good thing though is I'm not tempted to test until Ovia says I should.

bunch you're far better behaved than me. I'd have peed on something by now lol

Echo runner, bunch that is some serious self control!

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Bunch I hear you though...Ovia is helping me to wait until it says to test. (Although to be fair I only weed on sticks last month cos my body was tripping out on having natural hormones again!! This month I have no crazy symptoms! That helps too!) Well, OK, I'm slightly bending the truth there.. It says to test on the 8th but I'm gonna do the 6th cos I wanna test on a weekend. Oh what a Christmas present it would be!!!

Where do you find the thing on Ovia that tells you when to test?

Never mind, I hadn't switched over to ttc so it was just telling me when AF was due.

Likening the days to pregnancy test counter, maybe if I'd had that last month it would have given me the incentive not to pee on everything!!!!

Would you say this is still a negative opk ladies? X

Sorry Shelb I don't know. It's certainly getting darker so I'd jump the OH just in case

Hi all, not been well with a chest infection so please forgive me for being awol again. I did a FR test at the weekend it was negative so will take a cheapie test later in the week when I am actually supposed to test but feel I'm out this cycle.

Awww... Hope you feel better soon, you never know, you may have just tested too early

Sorry to hear you aren't well purple.
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Runner* - I don't know if I can do it again tonight, I feel like a walking sperm container, surely one night off won't hurt!??

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All calm and logic has gone out the window!!! I'm having cramps!!!! ... Right on time for implantation!! Where are the tests at?!! pretty sure it's not just hunger

Holy shit ni! What CD are you on? X

Hi ladies

I've been AWOL for a while and missed lots I see! I'm still working on getting my OH to agree to TTC from December, but he's digging his heels in so I think its going to be January for us, which I'm a bit gutted about but it'll be here in no time I suppose.

I'm bamboozled by those OPK sticks Shelb - I see three lines. What are they all meant to mean??! I am so rubbish at that stuff.

Runner - I hope today went ok for you.

Purple - hope you are feeling better!

China - welcome. I think I'd break every bone in my body if I tried snowboarding, co-ordination and balance are not my strong points!!

Ni - we need an update!!

Shelb ok, you can have one night off but don't go getting used to it

Ni Eeee exciting!!! enjoying other people doing the crazy symptom spotting instead of me

Pink that's rubbish that OH is not cooperating but at least you can drink over Christmas without worrying

Pink there is no update I can give until the pissy sticks on Sunday! Told OH... He thinks I'm mad "I don't see the point in getting excited til we know". Party pooper!

Ps... I can't make sense of those pee sticks either...I got the digital ones for my ovulation tests! There's no confusion there!

Shelb CD25 today (32day cycle I think)

Sorry Ni, I missed the bit about Sunday - doh on my part!

I'll be getting digital ones I think!

Ni we really are cycle twins. I'm also on cd25 but with a 32 day cycle.

I spoke too soon about my calmness. I have a test waiting for me in the morning sat on top of the toilet. Waaay too early but I have to give in to some of the crazy. It has been 12 days since my first lot of fertile window symptoms and dtd though so I'm not being too crazy!

Exciting bunch!

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Ooh it's all getting very exciting here! I'm currently cross stitching a dowager dutchess from Downton quote for my dm for Christmas! I'm spotty as balls and snappy as an angry chihuahua, and Dh can kiss my arse at the minute, I love him but he's successfully getting right on my left tit!

Lol Stark you're so funny

Well Bunch how did the pissy stick go?