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!

[Mileymoocow]

Haha Bubbles he started with that too. He was on his soap box going on about explaining things better to teens and saving the world the NHS millions. I didn't even know where to start

[emanne]

I'm 4 days away from testing now according to Ovia although I have given in and poas yesterday evening no fmu so obviously would be neg! And it was, knocked my confidence a little bit in a way I was expecting a bfp even though only 8-11dpo why do I do this to myself!! Bubbly feeling in belly today though... Hoping for bfp's all round x

[BubbaNo1]

miley yeah it's a bit like before AF is due so not too painful just the before hand dull cramps

[LillianFullStop]

LittleBelle90, emanne, Ni, starkly and spacepoodle hang in there this week feels so long! Ovia is telling me 2 more days but I'm going to wait until Friday. Boobs are looking fuller than usual but not any fuller than some pre-AF days...

Oh emanne I was tempted myself but I have CB ones and they cost a bomb (peeing on bank notes lol!!) so I asked DH to put them somewhere where I need a chair to reach so I really have to go out of my way to POAS!

[00Bubbles00]

Emanne me too. I thought the same yesterday. I no totally understand why anyone on cycle 2 doesn't test until the proper date. I felt thoroughly dispirited, even though I had set expectations for a BFN and I KNEW it was too early there was the tiny voice thinking that maybe i would BEAT SCIENCE. We have the same cycle i think. AF due for me 11th/12th.

Mileymoo brilliant. I couldn't stop giggling as I watched mine google it - as if I was making it all up!

This is quite helpful - it shows statistics for testing each day DPO:

www.countdowntopregnancy.com/pregnancy-test/dpo-chart.php?dpo=9

i.e. 9DPO only 2% of women get a strong positive.

[emanne]

I only buy the cheapies so I can poas and I don't feel so bad for wasting !!! Oh I like the peeing on bank notes thing both me and OH are more convinced I just have a bug but we'll see if I can wait the 4 days.... Must not pee on a stick!!! X

[emanne]

Bubbles I also thought I could defy science lol how silly of me! Even though I knew deep down it would bfn, I thought hmm maybe I'll be different and get a bfp !! How wrong I was :( trying very hard to stick it out... Hope Jan is my month x

[Mileymoocow]

Never mind, she's here. Thanks anyway Bubba

Glad I went for a wee before I read your reply though. I'm a sucker for getting my hopes up!

Bubba we took the dog for a walk and he asked questions the whole way. God knows what people must have thought that passed us.

[Laurenrl]

Anyone taking vitamins/anything in addition to folic acid?

[Chocaholic88]

So I'm back from the doctor! She's got me a blood test booked for Friday and said not to worry too much about the negative tests?! She also said if it was Chemical then I should be bleeding by now...

So I'm still confused. Don't know whether to be cautiously optimistic or just decide I'm not pregnant and my body has lost the plot. Eurghhhhhhh 😣😣😣

[Chocaholic88]

I'm takin seven seas pregnancy vits lauren they are fab ☺

[Mileymoocow]

Lauren I take Centrum. They have vits for before, during and after

[DrWhy]

emanne and Bubbles you know really you aren't going to defy science! so you definitely aren't out yet, just patience needed!
Bubba I absolutely have that feeling like AF has started, began alongside spitting about 6 days ago, was sure it was early AF and counted myself out. It never really started properly, im now a now a day late (based on a 28 day cycle) and the feeling hasn't really stopped. Trying to wait until test turn up with the supermarket shop tomorrow but might make DH go home via Boots tonight.
DH is now drawing up actual plans for the fantasy house that we are NOT building - maybe it's the male version of nesting...!
I have explained to him that pregnancy might still be on the cards this month and I should maybe get a test, his response was 'does it actually matter? I mean why do you need to know immediately?' I provided a short explanation re. What I could and couldn't then eat... He spent a good half hour being gleeful that the lovely Brie and soft blue cheese it the fridge would be all his...

[IndiX]

Choc I actually feel frustrated for you, at least you will know very soon!
I take asda multi vitamins, cod liver oil capsules ( I have bad knees) and folic acid. I found that everything the pre natal tabs had in so did the asda ones for a lot cheaper tight arse over here.
AF has just arrived and I've just done a little happy dance around my bedroom, thank god the self doubt/waiting game is over. My new goal for this month is to lose some Xmas weight and I want to look like Sarah Stage when I'm pregnant extremely unrealistic but I can dream.
I can't believe how happy I am to see AF! Have a lovely day everyone, see you on the February bus xxx

[Mileymoocow]

Aww Indi you must be my cycle partner!

It's shitty about af but I feel the same. Time to lose a bit just to put it all back on again

[Chocaholic88]

Well at least you know indi!! So glad you can prepare for next month :)

I'm just over here wondering wtf is going on! Lol

[IndiX]

Yay miley we can be cycle buddies, when I count my cycle do not include today as part of my last cycle? So last month I came on 6th which would be day 1, so that's a 30 day cycle right? Yeah my plan is to get really fit and in pretty good shape this month ready for pregnancy aka damage limitation before I am upduffed
Choc you will find out very soon, I'm still optimistic for you though. I've just text my husband saying how happy I am and thank god I don't need to analyse imaginary f*cking lines anymore!! Haha!

[Chocaholic88]

No more squinting... for a few weeks! You can save your eyes! 😂🙈

[Mileymoocow]

Indi Yeah, 1st day of af is cd1 I think so my cycle was 28 days. 6 days of non stop shagathon should have us in pretty decent shape. Here's to a February conception for us (and anyone else riding with us)

[BubbaNo1]

Sorry for AFs ladies... DrWhy that sounds positive!

[IndiX]

Yeah I'm hopeful for an October baby as its my birthday month too and what better present than a cute little baba! I'm going to try for a good 10-14 days shagathon just to make sure I catch the little bugger!

[IndiX]

Btw for anyone testing PLEASE don't listen to Ovia, ovia told me to test 3 days early and all I've done is turned in to a nut case, cried, wasted about £30 in tests to then find out I was right on track for my AF. It's hard but I'm definitely going to hold out for my due date next time. Can't wait to hear of more bfps soon!

[00Bubbles00]

Sorry for AFs lovely ladies.

Indi you are right about the testing - that is exactly what I was told by my sister (who is a GP). Basically, until we've missed a period its hard to know whether its a false negative so its really difficult to not get hopes up/drive ourselves mad. Also, that until about 5/6 years ago, most people did wait until AF due date and only test afterwards. Better in some ways but not good for the crazy.

[DrWhy]

Bubbles that's part of the reason I'm determined not to test until I'm officially late and since I've only had one cycle off the pull I'm giving myself an extra couple of days as I don't really know my cycle length.
Plus, I'd really rather not get a positive then AF and know I'd had a chemical pregnancy, I think I'd prefer to be in happy ignorance that I'd ever technically been pregnant in that case.
Plus, I'm trying to channel DH and his attitude of 'why does it matter at this stage?' - not very successfully I admit!

[Mileymoocow]

indi good plan. OH will think his birthdays have all come at once. Intercourse tonight dear? No no, I'll go on top

It's my birthday on Monday so I was hoping for a bfp buuuut we don't have any birthdays in either of our families in October so it would be dedicated to my baba which would be nice