Ttc#1 Thread the 4th. TMI club of January 2016. No symptom too disgusting to share!

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

We're on the 4th thread! Oh come all ye symptom spotters! And a fertile new year!

Pink "Oral superstition"?! never heard of that one

I've never heard of the three drain thing either. I'm obviously lacking when it comes to weird superstitions

Pram superstition, not oral superstition, damn autocorrect!!

I haven't heard of the three drain thing either. I know about ladders and cracked mirrors but that's about it

Sorry about af snow - sounded promising but be kind to yourself, atleast you can get cracking in a week or so time :)

I've decided to take soy day 2-6, it made me feel a bit ill when I've taken it before and since I'm already in pain with af I may as well get it over with at once!

Ordered new ov sticks and preg sticks from Amazon, and I know I said I wasn't - but I've also ordered a BBT. Can't really argue with £3! Really want to buy preseed too.

So it's CD2 today. I think I ovulated on CD13/14 last month so will be dtd from CD8.

Ni I'm literally obsessed with countdowntopregancy! Have you been through all the tools?!

haha I knew what you meant Pink. I don't believe in the pram one at all but it is just a wifey thing isn't it.
Are you going to find out what your having Pink Runner? X

Zazzles - have you used it before? Is it worth getting? I'm filling my IC OPK and pregnancy test basket on Amazon and dithering about whether to splurge for it. The idea of an applicator doesn't sound all that sexy?

Aaah ni it's my favourite pregnancy test judging site! It has a gallery! It's awesome! Although I need to have a proper look at the rest of it!

I'm having cramps again, and I honestly just thought I'd come on early, feels like I'm bleeding...but I'm not!

I've heard of that old wives tale too, I'll just go with whatever my dm says, I'm not fussed either way, Im superstitious about some things but I've not thought that far ahead yet!

I can't concentrate tonight either! Sorry guys, I don't want anyone thinking I'm being rude or ignoring! I'm not, I've just eaten a shit load of chocolate honeycomb and not my eyes won't focus!

Leonie you mean the pre-seed applicator? I squeezed it in (tmi sorry!) before heading to the bedroom...OH never even realised I used it!!

Zazzle I'm new to countdowntopregancy but I'm gonna explore it!

As for superstitions...I'm not usually...but I won't buy anything til BFP cos I'll just be afraid I'll seem like a crazy lady! (although judging by my posts on here the crazy is already out!)

This evenings opk was no good cos too dilute a sample oops! Gonna dtd anyway! Just to be sure

Ni, that sounds alright! We've used lubricant before but in a sort of fun slippery way (!!!) rather than using anything medicinal like an applicator! I've had a think and have decided to postpone buying OPK, tests and Preseed until AF arrived in January. I'm CD8 (29 day cycle) and figure it'll be too late for them to be of any use by the time they arrive. If I'm not pregnant this month, I'm caving. AF due 20 January so will be poised to order around then!

To our pregnant girls, did you test before AF was due, the day it was due or some time after? When's best in terms of striking a balance between knowing early and having a result you can rely on? My early BFN this month with a FRER drove me mad as it was somewhere between 75% and 95% accurate so I was pretty convicted it was right but had some lingering -hope- doubt.

Cramping is good stark, cramping is good.

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So many typos there - arrives, not arrived and convinced, not convicted. Sorry! First day back in work after Xmas and brain all foggy. Are you all still off for Xmas?

Evening ladies and hello all newbies.
I tested 4 days early but I have a long cycle so was still cd 29. I got a line visible on IC even though faint, the next day used a digital- no arguing with "pregnant".

I'm off for my early scan tomorrow and now really nervous!!

Ni I am the same, won't buy anything until I have a BFP but I have picked everything out already. I like to plan ahead ☺️.
Leoni I bought the OPKs after my first cycle too as I heard Ovia and the other apps would be out of sync a little so having the positive/negative OPKs keeps things on track and is good to look back on. Who knows tho, you might have a BFP this cycle and not need to buy them fx.
I personally think you should test on your due date but if you have any sticks lying around, there's no harm in knowing.
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Oh Bunch how are you? Are you excited? How far on are you? X

Hi Lana. I'm good now thanks, haven't had the best few days feeling quite rubbish with hideous trapped wind, being completely off food and just feeling rubbish. Had a much better day today though.
I'm 7+4 today but I'll find out officially what I'm measuring tomorrow eek!

Good luck, Bunch!

Yep, I'm giving myself two cycles of trying in a fairly relaxed way and then I'm getting on it with all the gizmos I can get my hands on! Let's hope for good news for all of us trying this cycle. Cycle #2 here we go!

Aw goodness, I hope it passes soon for you. You'll be begging for the cravings to kick in.
Yeah you'll need to keep us updated tomorrow! If you don't mind me asking, are the early scans internal scans? X

Leonie I've tried it before very briefly, last time I ttc (didn't get a bfp, then put it all on hold due to work). From what I've read it helps produce more estrogren so good for people concerned about whether they ovulate or not (like clomid apparently). You shouldn't use it if you have normal cycles (I shouldn't really either - but I'm going to take the risk!).

Leonie - if you meant preseed, which I think you did now! nope not tried it! (Expensive isn't it!)

Thanks Leonie

Lana they are if really early but I've been told to come with a full bladder so keeping my fx for not having the dildocam.

Leo I tested every day from 8dpo because that how I controlled my anxiety. I got BFP at about 12dpo. I have a long cycle of 34ish days and ovulated about cd10 so there was no point waiting.

If you know when you ovulated then you can test between 12 and 14dpo and be fairly certain that if you have BFN on 14dpo you're out regardless of when your AF is due. The problems arise when you get your ovulation date wrong and test early thinking that you're testing 12dpo.

The pregnancy test boxes always go by AF date when stating when you should test and how accurate it will be because they have no way of knowing how long your cycle is and when within your cycle you ovulated. Many people using the tests will not be tracking ovulation so it just makes sense to say test around AF due date. The reason why the early tests don't always work is that if you are typical and have a 28 day cycle where you ovulated cd 14 you would only be on 10dpo if you tested 4 days before AF is due and so you're too early to get a BFP.

Hope that made sense. Tired and may be woffling.

Summary is, if you're fairly confident of the day you ovulated then use that rather than AF and test at 12dpo at the earliest.

Leo I tested every day from 8dpo because that how I controlled my anxiety. I got BFP at about 12dpo. I have a long cycle of 34ish days and ovulated about cd10 so there was no point waiting.

If you know when you ovulated then you can test between 12 and 14dpo and be fairly certain that if you have BFN on 14dpo you're out regardless of when your AF is due. The problems arise when you get your ovulation date wrong and test early thinking that you're testing 12dpo.

The pregnancy test boxes always go by AF date when stating when you should test and how accurate it will be because they have no way of knowing how long your cycle is and when within your cycle you ovulated. Many people using the tests will not be tracking ovulation so it just makes sense to say test around AF due date. The reason why the early tests don't always work is that if you are typical and have a 28 day cycle where you ovulated cd 14 you would only be on 10dpo if you tested 4 days before AF is due and so you're too early to get a BFP.

Hope that made sense. Tired and may be woffling.

Summary is, if you're fairly confident of the day you ovulated then use that rather than AF and test at 12dpo at the earliest.

ni my crazy is well and truly out! I'm so glad I bought a shit load of tests because I already want to see what okp brings tomorrow! I knew gradually introducing baby stuff would sway Dh towards ttc so ner rather than later. And the moses basket we a pound, so I couldn't walk away from that!

Ooooh bunch that's such lovely news! Make sure you get a little photo and post it for us! I'm so excited to see! Can't believe yore nearly 8 weeks! Seems like two mins ago we were wondering if we should start ttc early!

shelb I hope so, Ivery had mild cramps all week but then this evening I've had cramps with waves of nausea! Really hope I'm not getting poorly, knowing my luck I'll not be pregnant and just end up with the trots instead!

Oh Stark lots of promising symptoms -I hope this is your month!! What date did you say you'll test? AF due around the 12th if I remember correctly?

Bunch I can't believe how far gone you are already! Fingers crossed the scan goes well... And externally! We can't wait to hear all about it!! Xxx

Lana I haven't even picked out what I want...because once I start I will get so obsessive about it I won't be able to resist clicking the "buy now" button!! Plus we're moving in 4/5weeks so no point adding more to my hoard of clutter right now!!

I found your answer really helpful runner05 thanks

Runner thank you for continuing to be queen of sticks!

Stark all sounds super good! Fingers crossed.

Lana I've had similar conversations about baby showers. Some friends haven't wanted one because they feel uncomfortable celebrating before having a safe/healthy baby! I'm not sure what I think about that.