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!

Right, I can't stand the tension. I'm going to go off and then come back again later to find out the result!

Welcome bubbles I've still not done this test (but it will be a negative) but my sis now has her coat and thick socs on, so all she has to do is out her boots on and we can dip! I'm so glad y'all are here!

Mor yeah it's probably best to wait a couple of days. Just to save driving yourself insane with negatives.

Starkys sister on the other hand is driving us all insane by not leaving!!

Hi bubbles. Definatley welcome to the mad house! You say January now but most of us all said that too, I got a bfp this morning and Starky is testing as we speak (or better be)

No idea where the green face came from oops!

Shove her out the door Stark!!!!

Hi Bubbles you picked a right time to join

It's a bfn, but strangely, I feel better knowing! Is that weird? I can do a but of a big sigh, and then move forward mentally!

Ah, Stark - we were all wishing you on there! As you say, it's good that now you know...I've got at least 4 days of this madness before I'll be doing the same thing!

Aww Stark we were all hoping it would be BFP but it is better to know and you can concentrate on next cycle now x

Oh Stark sorry to hear that. If PMA worked you would have been truly up duffed by us lot just then. It's good to know. You can plan for next month and now enjoy naughty foods and booze.

Sorry stark,** we were all there with you and no doubt you'll be there with us on numerous occasions to come!

X

Awww thanks guys! It's okay, I just went and told Dh and we dtd to cheer me up! And on an even more plus side of a negative test, he's agreed to the next three months of solid and actual ttc! He's doing a competition (bodybuilding) in May so as of Jan/Feb and beyind he'll be super preoccupied. So we shook hands on Dec/Jan/Feb of solid trying! So I'm actually made up now!

Excellent news Starky!!

DTD to cheer you up, haha. Thanks good news stark, going to be a busy few months eh.

X

Well, there's always a silver lining and it looks like you've found yours Stark... Now go drink some wine!!

Like it, DTD to cheer you up! That's good you can focus on the upcoming months :)

Wow, lots going on today!

Bunch - looks like a BFP to me! Fingers crossed for the re-test on Sunday.

Starky - sorry its a BFN, but best to get it over and done with so you aren't driving yourself insane not knowing. If it was me, the test would have been burning a hole in my pocket (or wherever it was stored!). I almost choked on my tea when I read that you had wee stored in the wardrobe!!! I never imagined we'd be discussing wee storage!!

Welcome Bubbles. I was trying to think how many of us originally planned on TTC in January and have now brought it forward, I think there are a fair few of us. How old are you and OH?

I'm hoping we are going to DTD tonight for the first time since deciding to TTC this month rather than waiting until January, but I'm a bit worried OH may freak out and want to use a condom instead. If I remember rightly thats happened a few times to some of you, and I think its just a man panic thing. We'll see what happens!

I've missed so much today!!!
Stark sorry you got a bfn. Are you certain of your cycle length? Is it possible you're on a longer cycle and it's too early to test (ever the optimist me!)

Pink just get him so turned on that he can't even think about ttc worries!!

Got some more cramps this afternoon. My moods are confusing. Generally feeling really positive and focused, but seem to be getting frustrated around OH, and then anything sweet on TV has me choking away tears within seconds! But this could be the return of my natural, post-pill hormones! AF due Tuesday. I will test Sunday regardless of what Ovia says! Shall we do it together Mor?

I had brandy cream with my first mince pie today. Then felt bad for consuming alcohol!! #ttcmadness

I am a right moody cow! Blowing hot and cold at the moment. Quite short with my poor DH! And I'm being impatient....also not the best person to be around, because (tmi) full of gas!!(Which you guessed it, is another symptom...)

Ni - I would love to test the same time as you, but I'm going to stick to what Ovia says (I know,yawn, boring). Thing is, until AF appears or doesn't, I'm not going to believe a BFN, especially if I've tested early. But I'll be cheering you on the side lines on Sunday!!

I know - now I want to move it forward! Its really tempting isn't it. I feel like once we've made the decision we should just get on with it. My main reason for not is it would be obvious that I wasn't drinking over Christmas that people would start wondering and I don't think I want everyone to know we're trying. Well, specifically my MIL. She is absolutely DESPERATE for grandchildren and piling on pressure so it would get a bit unbearable. I don't want her to know otherwise she will starting interfering advising on food/drink/exercise/vitamins.

Pink We're 32 (me) and 34. Original plan was to wait another year for job reasons. I have been v career focussed but something has changed in the last 6 months. I never thought I would be so broody! Its a bit terrifying.

Ni4444 I love the optimism! (and the brandy cream paranoia made me giggle. A pregnant friend of mine (who is a doctor and so has been thoroughly unruffled by the whole pregnancy thing up to this point) burst into tears when she realised she had eaten two champagne truffles the other day.....)

Pink pretty sure you can distract him from thinking about condoms

Fingers crossed! I have grand plans to put a cushion under my bum and keep my legs in the air post DTD to try and keep everything in (sorry, TMI!), but I think that will just make us laugh too much!

Ni4444 I'm going off mydays app, but I transferred it to ovia and that told me I had missed my period and was if a life phase or something! I'm still getting to grips with ovia. Maybe I'm having a phantom period? Or maybe it is too early! Who knows?! I'm sure I'll get more of an idea in the next few days.

pink my Dh kept being a puss about it, we worked up, from condom, to late condom application, to no condom but withdrawal, and now, we've shaken hands on having actual on purpose having a baby sex

mor I'm constantly gassy! Dh is often shocked and secretly proud I once neatly made him sick, it was tofu, tofu does NOT agree with me! Gastrointestinal volcano, like a thousand rotting corpses!

Henna-ing my dsis hair tonight! Adding honey and coconut oil in.

Haha stark I can practically smell that!

Bubbles - hear you on the career thing, it's a tough juggling act eh.

Mor - so many symptoms, really hope it's good news for you.

Pink - same to you with the luck! Nah the brandy doesn't count, not unless it was neat and a double!!

Well I've taken the chance that the spotting is an ovulation bleed and jumped OH, poor bastard, he's not use to getting it on tap!

X

Pink I second the getting OH too worked up to care strategy

I'm starting to think that we ladies should never be in a room together for fear of creating a deadly chemical weapon with our butts. I do occasionally have to leave the room to get away from my own fart. Very embarrassing

Are we having another pissy stick party on Sunday? Despite the disappointing result today's was terribly exciting. I might need to get the popcorn in

runner If I've not come on by Sunday and I manage to nip to the chemist tomorrow then I will happily join in a piss stick party!

Sorry shelb haha it was grim though! And tofu has been banned in our house ever since!