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!

Glad it's not just me! I'll sort one this evening or tomorrow evening and post it.

The words kind of make it more real Drink.

Do you mind me asking how long you have been TTC?

Welcome newbies!
Wow, this thread is moving quickly! Sorry in advance if I miss anyone out.
That's interesting about you testing on CD 25 Pink, I think I will do the same if I have any symptoms. Have got first response plus sainsbury tests packed That will be Christmas Day and we will be off to MIL's...it will be hard to keep quiet/not be obvious. I think they know we're trying anyway. Hopefully nobody will ask!

Not feeling nauseous so far today, did feel 'car sick' from about 1 hour after waking until 6pm ish yesterday. Probably just dodgy BBQ then-I'm guessing if it's really pg related it doesn't go away once it's started?

welcome mili and kate!

Looks good in writing pink!

drink a list would be great!

I'm still no af this morning. Haven't got any more hpt in so will have to buy some today. Felt a few waves of nausea last night and then couldn't sleep argh!

Elle, I have had nausea every day since Thursday but it comes and goes throughout the day. Fingers crossed for you testing on Christmas Day!

I found the nausea lasted about a week on and off then disappeared (for now)

Rats!! OH and I both at home today and he intercepted my pre-seed delivery when I was in the shower. Got a very quizzical look so i started to explain fertile cm, then he told me not to tell him anymore and to do the necessary. Hehehehe, poor guy.

AF due tomorrow. Feel calm and ready for her so we can get into the next cycle. Odddly my skin is normally terrible on the few days before AF, but is clear as anything today. Hope this is just a happy coincidence- would be the worst luck if I ov'd later then I thought and she ends up destroying my skin next week.

Loving that clearblue pink! Fab to see it on writing!

Dubs, was it an internet cheapy you peed on before? I'd get an frer to check. Dunno why but I am irrationally convinced they are no good but thats probably because they've never given me the answer I want.

Guys, should I take opks on honeymoon? We are going to be shagging anyway but I think I'd feel better if I could confirm the lh surge to myself. Is that weird?

canters it was a boots own brand but apparently can detect up to 5 days early. May get a FR today and see.

Has anyone had a positive from an ic??
Canters... Don't take the OPK. You're on honeymoon. Shag for the sake of enjoying shagging. If it results in pg then great ! If not then ... All good practice !

To whoever it is making a list would it be worth us all doing our summary again so it is easier to compile ??

Wow this thread has moved on so much in 2 days. Welcome all newbies.

I certainly didn't get any implantation before bfp. I've eaten something dodgy on the rig, myself and my colleague are feeling quite sorry for ourselves. But very exciting news is that work has finished and I'm going home tomorrow, I'll be home for Christmas wahoo!! Hope everyone is well.

So I poas... Whiter than the virgin snow. I think I'm out. Surely if my "symptoms" were due to pregnancy it'd show at 7/8dpo?

Welcomes newbies! Haven't caught up on the thread but I POAS this morning, couldn't resist, and BFN too. Snow many people don't get symptoms so we're not out!

Canters, personally I would say don't take the OPKs on honeymoon and just do lots of shagging! Relaxing and not thinking about it whilst you are away could work wonders. Also, imagine trying to have to explain what an OPK is in Japanese if your suitcases get searched!

Snow, I think most of the bfp'ers got them a bit later, unless I am mistaken. Mine showed at 10-11 dpo. I'd say you're not out yet!

Snow I got a bfn just two days before my bfp.

Ok, I will back away from the pissy sticks and just shag for now. Hadnt thought of the suitcase being searched- its given me a good giggle!

Snow, 8dpo is too early- it takes at least 4 days after implantation to start making hcg, and you're looking at 6-10 days for implantation. Keep the faith

Opk arrived whoop! Obviously I tried one straight away but the test line was faint. Going to try again this afternoon!

Still no rise in temp/ovulation CD22

Just enjoy it canters but ill be honest, I'd probably take okp's with me!
Hey mama bunch how are you feeling now? You poor thing! Do they know what it is that's made you all feel dodgy?

I'll make a new thread in a couple of days or hours the way we've flown the ough this thread and we can all do stats at the beginning of that so it will be easier to track everyone's back!

snow, I believe the really early pregnancy symptoms in first week or so are often caused by progesterone, not HCG which the tests test for. So you can get symptoms caused by pregnancy early on (some do and some don't) but that doesn't mean there's enough HCG to give a BPF at that point

Thanks everyone for the get a grip chat! I knew it was too early but I just couldn't step away from the pissy sticks. My temp is still high but did go down 0.12 of a degree. I still have cramps mildly and have been doing coffee burps all morning. Which is attractive. And classy. According to my lovely dh.

Hi Starky.
We think some soup that we both had at lunch yesterday. I had double the amount and was doubly ill. I've kept lunch in today so think I'm on the mend. Bananas also helping. It was relief to hear someone else was ill and it not be something to be worried about re pregnancy.

Hi ladies,

Thanks for the messages. Runner and Pink I'm 25, turning 26 at the beginning of Feb.

Canters, your preseed story made me laugh. I had a very similar conversation with my OH when I tried to subtlety introduce it whilst DTD. I have started the nose wrinkling cm checks, but downloaded the ovia app yesterday and it asked me about cervical position/texture which I haven't heard anything about before! Anyone have a link to a good article that explains what I'm looking (prodding around) for?!

You are all very wise about the question I asked on hereditary fertility. Not going to get to concerned, but phycologically settling myself in for the long haul.

Can I ask a question - I'd genuinely like to know what people think about alcohol in the first two weeks of a TTC cycle. My fertile window is the week after Christmas (from 27th - 1st) based on Ovia. I would like to be able to relax over Christmas and have a couple of glass of wine and then, from 27th onwards, stop drinking. Christmas is a big family time for me, with all my siblings around, some who live abroad and we have lots of fun bonding in front of the fire with mulled wine and catching up. I'm not sure whether that means if I should leave TTC until the end of January cycle so that I won't have had ANY alcohol for the whole cycle before starting to try.

I guess the question is, is it ok to drink in the bit of the cycle before you actual start to try?! (and I know that waiting until the Ovia tiny window already decreases chances so I am probably worrying about nothing and it will take longer that a couple of goes over Christmas to get pregnant!)

There's no need to change the way you eat and drink until you get your bfp bubbles. The blastocyst if you get pregnant in that time is not nourished by you until gone 4 weeks. Also if trying for a long time constantly not eating this or drinking that will drive anyone barmy! Enjoy your boozy Christmas have some extra for us bfp'ers

bubbles I wouldn't worry about alcohol being in your system before you start, and I certainly wouldn't put off ttc because of Christmas.

Enjoy Christmas, have a drink and let nature take its course! My fertile window could be any time overit's last week and it's next week I've no idea, very confusing but ill definetly be having a couple of glasses of fizz/wine on Christmas day! You don't know when you'll be able to drink next, enjoy it now!