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!

Good luck tomorrow Indi

Loving the names ladies. We hadn't made a list (OH doesn't see the point in it until we know I'm pregnant! He doesn't want to get too excited in case it doesn't happen. He couldn't wait to get out of a baby shop today after buying a present for his friends new baby. I was all "ooh let's see how much moses baskets cost...ooh prams..! ) but seeing you all discussing it I brought it back up with him and we at least finally agreed the surname issue! Both surnames, no hyphen. This is big progress!! We'd both been avoiding the conversation since we disagreed about it last time.

Progress

Progress indeed ni and excellent progress at that! I think Dh had a moment of excitement when I bought the frers the other day, we were at my dps and he whispered "did you do one yet?" When I told him no he did a little smile and went "plenty of time yet, it'll be exciting" he doesn't completely understand the cycle thing but he knows I have a long one so I think he's a but impatient to know! He's not the only bloody one!

Oh bless Stark it's so funny watching them trying to make sense of Reproduction 101! I showed him my calendar on Ovia "What does that green mean?"
"It's my fertile week!"
"Week? I thought there was only one day you could get pregnant?"
"No darling. Sperm live up to 5 days, eggs up to 1 day so about 6 fertile days"
Silence. Then: "Does that mean we have to have sex every day that week?!"

Selective hearing...I have explained it all to him numerous times...he'll get there eventually!

I initially tried to explain, he got it, sort of, then I confused him by changing fertile weeks, now I just shout up to him "get your cock out babe and ill bring you a coffee!"

I think af is going to come early, having some very strong af style cramps, which is, I suppose a good thing if I have a shorter cycle this month!

Orion is lovely and Andromache. :( my girl has to have the-most-common-name-in-greece-ever. And in England it's a rare and slightly gross/old lady name. Pfft. It will grow on me! I need to start learning some Ancient Greek... Trying to learn the language is hard enough though

It will grow on you kat and you can hopefully find some lovely nicknames too, so even if baby is called for example 'Irene' you could have 'Ri-ri' etc. Oh lordy I had to do some ancient Greek translation at one point. It was...challenging! I had more of an idea where I was up to translating Latin wouldn't be able to do it now! but it's really very interesting, but super brain taxing!

Does anyone get really bad pain having sex about three/ four days before AF arrives. It happens for me every month as regular as clockwork and I just don't know what it is. It only happens in the build up to sex (sort TMI) and then I have to stop and it stays for about fifteen minutes to half an hour and then goes away. Would love to know if it is why I'm having trouble tic.

Sometimes my internal lady part muscles spasm when I'm not expecting it during dtd wotsit that can twinge a bit but I've never had anything like you describe. Could be something to do with your body getting ready for af but honestly I'd go to see my gp, you shouldn't be having regular pain like that especially for up to an hour.

China here!!!

Checking in, Starky these threads move faster than I can keep up with!

Age: 32
TTC #1 after years of the implant I came off in April and suddenly lost loads of weight. Win!
Cycle #2 (they lied! My whole 20's I was paranoid that a mere whiff of spunk would have me upduffed!)

DH and I are decidedly "not trying" we're just having lots of sex and no longer using condoms...
That's a thing, right?!

china welcome back! Was wondering where you were! How are you? I KNOW right!? Can't believe we're on page 2 of thread 4 already! And we're only 3 days into January! Epic win on the weight loss! Amazeballs and a round of applause for you! They did lie! It's all lies which, should I ever have a daughter, I will continue to perpetuate! that's most definetly a thing! I believe it's called "casually ttc" I have heard of this myth but I have not yet done it! Mind I'm STILL only on cycle 1!! I may have calmed down enough to properly enjoy ttc by the next cycle!

BFN ladies although I started to go a bit mad thinking there was a line there but had to have a word with myself and put the stick down!
Going to try again maybe Wednesday as that is when I'm actually due AF, really had a good feeling about this one but never mind. I guess I'm not out until the little bastard AF turns up

Indi that's really shitty. But you're definitely not out until the fat lady makes you bleed through your nether regions. Still keeping FX for you.

starky he's very cute! We have a chihuahua in our estate and every time we pass my 6 stone dog hides behind me. It is incredibly embarrassing he's so feisty.

Ni congrats on the progress! I find it's very difficult to achieve that when reasoning with a man

Sorry about the bfn indi fx you get your bfp on Wednesday. Which test did you use?

Hello all, is this thread open for newbies? Feeling a little lonely in this tcc business and good to hear others are sounding about as impatient as me... Going nuts with this tww!! Af due on Thursday and itching to poas!!

Sorry about the bfn indi

China we've done that this month - though now I'm in the 2ww I've lost the calmness and am going a little crazy..

Welcome MissD

Of course you're welcome. We all undescended only too well how much of a mindfuck tww is so we're all here for you

What cycle are you on? I'm cycle 1 TTC #1

Sorry on the bfn indi ... keep positive... You're not out until AF arrives remember!!

Thanks mileymoocow

I'm cycle 4 tcc#2... 7 mcs unfortunately, and one ds, who is now 16 months. As it's taken so many years to make our little family I'm getting on a bit, and find being over 40 it's much harder to get pg... Keeping positive though, and looking forward to poas on Wednesday this week! Eeek! X

Hi and welcome MissD ... don't worry, it was only yesterday I realise this thread for for people TTC #1 ... I already have 2 but I'm living dangerously and flouting the rules 😂😂

Hi ladies and newbies!
The tww is definitely a mind fuck so you're welcome to share your craziness/symptom spotting/annoyance with us.
Thanks girls, bit pissed off with the bfn but I'll try again Wednesday. It was just the normal first response test? Not the early one? Should I have used something more sensitive?

Oops so sorry, had no idea this was for #tcc1... New to all this

Good luck on weds inky... I'll be poas weds am too, so will keep fx for us both!!

What dpo are you indi? I got a total bfn one day on a FRER and then the next it was positive, so don't lose hope.

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Ps I heard the superdrug tests are one of the best? Got this from another site:

IC's usually 10 mIU/ 25 mIU (although this is questionable!)
One step High sensitivity - 10 mIU
Superdrug - 10 mIU
First Response Early Response - 12.5 mIU
Sainsbury's own - 15 mIU
Tesco own - 25mIU
Asda cheapies - 25mIU
Boots own brand - 50 mIU
Clearblue Digital - 50 mIU (CBD with conception indicator is 25mIU)

From what ovia said I'm around the 14dpo mark but that's not definite, I only used the normal first response not FRER so maybe it wasn't sensitive enough? I'm still holding out a bit of hope but I kind of want my AF to make an appearance ASAP so I can get my cycle started again!

Sorry if asked you this but - have you got any opks left? Both myself and runner got lines on opks before bfns, I know it's not scientific but kept me going when I was otherwise going mental - and I mean mental!

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