Ttc#1 THREAD 3. Some bfp's, some bfn's, cervical mucus examination class of what was supposed to be January 2016.

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Join us. It's a boat. Full of okp's and symptom spotting and insanity! But also much love and support! We were supposed to start next month, we already have a few bfp's! Our dps don't know what's hit them!

Morning ladies

Runner, firstly, why in gods name were you up at 4am?!! I'd say definitely test again in the next day or two. Something must have made you think there was a line there, so I think it's worth a second look.

Shelb, sorry to hear of the BFN, but as we always say, you're not out the game this month until the witch arrives, so fingers crossed.

Still negative OPKs for me, but Ovia says am in fertile window and CM is looking more sticky, verging on EWCM so am just going to continue pinning OH down!

Pink had insomnia last night. Didn't get to sleep until 12:30 then woke up at 4

Have my back to work interview today. Not really looking forward to it but it has to be done. Just want to stay home and hide from people!

Good luck today runner

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Insomnia is the worst runner. :-/ I've been really struggling with it for the last week or so, am knackered now!!

Good luck today xx

Hi everyone. I came across this thread and thought I'd share my story so far if it helps. I'm 29. DH and I started TTC in September. I was on the pill for probably around 10 years (cileste) until August. I finished a packet, had my period as normal (I always had one on the pill) then I just didn't start again the following month and hubby and I started trying straight away. My first cycle off the pill seemed to go on forever but it was 36 days. After that I regulated to around 26-29 days. We used clear blue digital and clear blue digital duo to track ovulation, which I can recommend as we found them very clear and they found my ovulations perfectly. My first long month I ovulated on day 20, my 2nd day 13 and 3rd day 14. On the third month of trying after coming off the pill I got BFP!!!! That was last Friday 4th December so I'm 5 weeks 1 day today. We took it early just incase and were surprised to see a very faint line. Since then we have had much stronger lines. We must have used about 5 tests to confirm it! First response were the best. Obviously it's very early days and we know not to get too excited until the 12 week mark but it's great news because we know we can do it now! We can get pregnant! I was so worried that one of us would have something wrong. Anyway, hope my story helps. Oh and I have no symptoms yet. I've heard not to worry about this so I'm enjoying it!

Katherine, that's really encouraging, thanks for sharing. I was on Cilest as well and came off in September to give my cycles time to regulate before we started TTC (which we did this month).

Did you use the Clear Blue ovulation kits from your first month of TTC? I am very tempted by them!

**China - I know right! So many years trying not to get pregnant and being told you can pregnant any time of the month at the merest whiff of spunk (love that word ) - and now we're all having to try so hard!!

My DH has said he doesn't want to know about ft or anything like that. Doesn't want the stress or pressure, which is fair enough. So avoiding on kits. Trying to keep things as normal as possible which for us means dtd about every 2-3 days. Frustrating not to be able to demand we dtd more when I know I'm probably fertile!

**Runner - good luck for a BFP today.
**Shelb, sorry about your BFN but fingers crossed for a few days time!

**Katherine - big congrats and thanks for sharing. I was on pill for 15 years but have had 6 full cycles off it now and am regular again

Hi pinklily1

Yes we started with the regular clear blue for the first month (the cheaper one) and then used the dual hormone for the next 2 months. If you follow directions you may eek one box out to 2 cycles. I think it was around £30 but worth it for us as it worked!

Also it was really reassuring to know I was ovulating and I feel that if we hadn't been successful that month I could have carried on without them now as they helped me understand when my body ovulates. A couple of months on them is enough I think.

Lara thanks, gonna test again tomorrow now.

Kath about half of us are successfully using ovulation tests bought online, they only cost about £5 for 30.
Far more practical in my opinion especially for people like me who have stupidly long hormone spikes to monitor.

Snow I never got a positive opk last month but had ovulation pain, backache and ewcm on CD20. Don't get put off by the tests...they might just have missed your hormone surge. Get to know your cervical mucus!!!

Thanks for organising us Stark
Age 33
Ttc#1
Cycle 3, CD6 today. Fertile window likely to be around the 27th such a long wait!!

Welcome newbies!

Ooh my opk today is definitely way darker than yesterday! Will take it again in 10 hours and see... Maybe on track for Wednesday being the big O day as predicted by Ovia! What a clever app! I also just started taking my temp as I bought a basal thermometer. My dh said I'm funny, treating this as a big science project with all the tests etc. he's happy to accommodate my mild insanity to get me knocked up though which is good

Hi snow welcome!

I've got reasonably strong AF dull aches now and no other symptoms about from a reasonable amount of glue cm, 6-7dpo, AF according to ovia is in two days, thinking I might be out....

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Nooooo Shelb you can't be out, you have to keep me sane lol not sure that's possible!

My cold has disappeared over night but I look like poo, does that count as a symptom?
Apart from that and slightly tender boobs my symptoms are non existent too damn you body, why will you not do exactly what I want you to?

Awww runner sorry you're feeling rotten. And shelb you're not out till after shows up, don't be disheartened both. Fx for you.

I'm knackered today, but on the plus side, Dh told work no to working today, so the cars gone to the garage and we managed to do a food shop, so I'm feeling more positive and settled. Dh is knackered and this is manifesting itself as a gippy tummy! I've got what feels like a head cold coming but I shall not be swayed from dtd this week!

Welcome Katherine and massive congratulations!

No problem ni snow you're a few days cycle ahead of me, I'm die for an ovulate around Saturday/Sunday.

Die for an ovulate? *due

Starting to realise what a roller coaster this will be! Do you all track your ovulation using a kit? I just used an online calculator thing to estimate, and have started paying attention to cm but is this not very accurate? Sorry - I'm new to all of this!

I've just had my ovulation tests arrive lara under £3 for 20 from amazon. I've been tracking my periods for a few months but this is the first cycle which I've downloaded ovia and properly tracked symptoms and cm etc. Ordered the tests thinking in for a penny, in for a pound!

Told Dh I'd ordered them, but if I'm clinical about it with him he'll get freaked out so I'm being very nonchalant and containing my baby crazy to here and ovia he didn't freak out when I bought 9 pregnancy tests though so I know he's relaxing about ttc slightly.

Exciting - new thread. Stats:
Age:33
TTC:#1
Cycle 1, CD2 (fertile days around 27/28/29...hmm....we have lots of guests with us that week...)

Shelb you're not out yet! My best friend is 6 months pregnant and the day before her positive test spent ages telling us how she had horrid cramps and AF was definitely about to appear...

LaraG13 totally with you with being new to all this. This thread has taught be A LOT over the last week - its brilliant.

SnowDog I agree - I'm paying far more attention to biology than I eve did in school!

Ni4444 we have similar timing! Other than I'm a bit unsure about what day I ovulate on usually and/or cycle lengths as haven't had time to work it out yet.

Runner hope you feel better soon!

Kath thank you for the story, all really positive. I now need an online order of OPKs - note to self - do not open Amazon packages at work from now on.

Stark Thanks for that - I think I will order online today. I'm the same, trying to remain nonchalant for DH but it's great to have somewhere to come and be obsessive about it in good company!

Bubbles totally agree - this forum is amazing! Totally opened my eyes!!

Shelb I'll keep fingers crossed for you still!

Runner get well soon!

I think I may be ovulating now and have a cycle of around 28 days, so not sure if that chimes with any of you.

Lol thanks everyone. I should quantify that I actually feel fine and dandy... I just look 3 days dead!!!!

So who's testing in the next week?

Thank Katherine. I'm going to see what this month brings and then might get them next month.

Runner, hope your return to work meeting goes ok today.

I get so excited by everyone else testing - I am clearly going to be completely useless when its me and start testing FAR too early!

Who is next? Runner & Shelb?

Oh bloody hell, as usual my thread hasn't refreshed so I have missed loads and cross posted!

Fingers crossed for no AF Shelb.

Bubbles i chuckled at your Amazon comment. Did you open TTC related stuff at work?!

I'm feeling really nauseous today but who knows if that means anything, unless my fertile window was actually last week and not this week!