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!

[BunchOfBobs]

Merry Christmas Eve ladies. Welcome to the newbies.

Stark couldn't that be implantation cramps and maybe you ovulated earlier? --Always hopeful.
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I've still got really pleasant not cramps. Apparently completely normal. My SIL who has 3 DC tells me I can take paracetamol for them but I feel if I do that how on earth do I expect to manage with labour?! They've woken me up though and are quite horrid.
Good news is I'M HOME!! Gotta get all the gifts together, wrap some runnish for the dog (he loves unwrapping presents, best it's his own and no one else's!!) and do my nails and then we're off to my parents. I'm so excited , my first Christmas at home in 2 years

[drinkyourmilk]

bunch that's brilliant! I'd take whatever helps. No point in suffering when you don't need to. Then you might get more sleep.

[Canters15]

Good to be back bunch?

I poas this morning. Bfn. Guess AF will appear soon!

In-laws have arrived for the wedding. Got given a gift and card from one of their family friends last night. Basically said please make d-almost-h's parents grandparents next year (they are from another culture where this is entirely acceptable!). I was tempted to say that we were trying really hard but bit my tongue, hearing about our sex life is perhaps a bit too much. Then MIL asked if there was good news already.... I was like dude give me a chance! Sigh, they are lovely and I adore them but I am feeling the pressure a bit!

OH says I let off the most disgusting farts when drunk. One time he was cuddling me when I needed to go to the loo and he jokingly wouldnt let me go, so I farted in his arms. Romantic.

[LaraG13]

Welcome indi

Bfn for me again today. But the cramps I'm getting are so consistent and unusual, it's messing with my mind!!

[Whyissheontheship]

drink I prefer fertility friends to ova. I find it more user friendly. I can't comment on accuracy though as first cycle.

So FF informs me I ovulated on CD21 and we dtd that day ( but not in the three days before) AF due 5th Jan testing day 9th. According to FF I am Amber with my timing. And would explain why my opk were negative must have missed the surge before they arrived. Any testing buddies?

[Whyissheontheship]

Also have really sore boobs (but only 4 days dpo so it means nothing)

[ElleSarcasmo]

Hi everyone!

Thanks again Starky for shiny new thread! Also for cracking me up with your changing room and your chillies story!

My stats:
Age 34
TTC #1
CD 24
Cycle 2
Think I'm gonna test tomorrow.

Dub like you, I have no idea about my cycle having been on the pill since age 16. So confusing!

I am going to start with OPKs if no BFP this month. I'm using Ovia too (tried to download fertility friend and it wouldn't work with my old phone operating system!) and I'm pretty sure I ovulated way earlier than it said my fertile week was. I might have put cycle length in wrong because of only having had 2 off the pill? Who knows!

[Pinklily1]

Hi ladies

Happy Christmas Eve to everyone! Today I have reached the grand old age of 33 I'm sure there are more wrinkles than there were when I went to bed last night

Starky, all ok here. We're going to tell my parents and sister today which is exciting. Still early but they will be suspicious if I don't drink today and tomorrow.

OH threatened to buy me an air freshener to walk around with as the farting is so bad. I felt quite proud

Canters~ must be hard when people ask about babies. At least it is a work in progress!

Sorry to hear of the bfn's. As we always say though, you're not out until you're out! Hopefully we will have some Christmas and new year bfp's still!

[Pinklily1]

Hi ladies

Happy Christmas Eve to everyone! Today I have reached the grand old age of 33 I'm sure there are more wrinkles than there were when I went to bed last night

Starky, all ok here. We're going to tell my parents and sister today which is exciting. Still early but they will be suspicious if I don't drink today and tomorrow.

OH threatened to buy me an air freshener to walk around with as the farting is so bad. I felt quite proud

Canters~ must be hard when people ask about babies. At least it is a work in progress!

Sorry to hear of the bfn's. As we always say though, you're not out until you're out! Hopefully we will have some Christmas and new year bfp's still!

[Dubbya]

Cracked up at all the fart talk, so funny!

Well I got af this morning and I actually feel really happy about it. Glad my body is getting back to normal and that I can eat, drink and be merry over Christmas without worrying! Here's to a fresh start in the new year and 2016 baby-making!

Still got fx for some Christmas baby news on this thread though

[Dubbya]

Elle how long was your first cycle?

pink Happy Birthday!

[ElleSarcasmo]

Welcome Indi!

Think my first cycle was 29 days Dub, definitely got off lightly compared to some of you! However my first AF off pill was 10 days! It just went on and on!

Just wrote another post which seemed to disappear when my internet cut out (seems to be the story of my life, then again do live in the country!). When that happened last time the post reappeared so be prepared for a random one!

Happy birthday Pink!

[ElleSarcasmo]

Lara when are you planning to test again? Fancy joining the POAS party tomorrow?

[ElleSarcasmo]

Runner you must be super excited about the 18th! Hope all you grads are feeling ok.

[BubbaNo1]

Hi ladies.. Merry Christmas Eve!

Sorry I've been AWOL.. Just caught up, lots of newbies hello!

I'm bub, 26, CD18 (end of fertility week), 12 days till testing.

Been having lots of dull aches/cramps.. Not sure what that's about?

[Snowdog37]

Sorry Dubbya 😔🍷🍪 might see you on the January bus!

I've got weird yellow creamy ewcm. Keep thinking af was here overnight but nope just cramps and this freaky yellow stuff. It smells sweet sorry for tmi. Temps went up a bit since yesterday. Sore throat and runny nose are back with a vengeance. Just my luck I'm going to be ill tomorrow. And have dubious fanny juice. (Thanks Stark for coining that phrase!) No sore boobs, no frequent peeing. Just a general feeling of being wired plus ill. Joy.

But it's only one more sleep til 🎄

[harrietm87]

Hello new thread!

harriet
28 (for a few more days - sympathise with the Xmas bday pink!)
Ttc #1 cycle#1 (sort of..wasn't intending to start yet)
Cd 24, testing 3 Jan (I have long cycles)

Happy Christmas all!

[drinkyourmilk]

Happy birthday Pink

[KatOnATinRo0f]

Okay ... OPK strips... Anyone use the "one step" ones from Amazon? Does the test line ever get as dark as the control line? Here's mine from today. Was excited that something was happening. On CD7 though. I did it about 11am. Have major migraine so have been in bed all day and not done anything in supposed to do today, which is rubbish!

[Snowdog37]

Kat once mine started looking like that I did them twice a day, after lunch and then around 7pm. I got proper positive Sunday lunchtime and night, and it started getting feinter Monday lunch. But I could feel ovulation by then so it definitely happened for me within 24 hours of a proper dark positive. Test every 7-8 hours from now on. Afternoons are better apparently as the hormone is higher then. It's easy to miss the surge. If I only did Sunday morning and Monday morning it would have looked like I hadn't ovulated as the lines were only a little darker than yours is. But it definitely went dark Sunday lunch. Good luck!

[Whyissheontheship]

I use them kat I didn't get anything darker than that but think I was testing a bit too late (looks like I ovulated the day before I took my first test) now it's basically blank. I think it depends on how concentrated your wee is how dark the line can get.

I hope you feel better soon!

[Snowdog37]

Happy birthday pink! 🎉💐

[KatOnATinRo0f]

Happy birthday pink
Thanks snow and why.
I used a sainsburys one last month but got nothing at all on about day 14. I may try them twice a day from now to see what's happening and if it gets darker at all.
But was excited to see some kind of line anyway !

[Ni4444]

Hi ladies,

Stats for the new thread:
33
Ttc #1
Cycle #3
CD16, likely to ovulate in 3/4 days...reuniting with OH in 3 days so hopefully we still have a chance this month!

Happy Birthday pink!!

Snow and Kat I've started using those too. Used clearblue last month though which recommend fmu so I must remember to use these ones in the afternoon!

Headachey the last three days...must Google hormone headaches at this time of cycle!

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

bunch I'd love that to be true, but it does seem highly unlikely! Awww get your glad rags on, chill out and enjoy your Christmas at home with your family!

Happy birthday pink ! Hope you've had a truly lovely day! You must be so excited to tell your dm and sis! Gorgeous news for baby jesus birthday!

canters bloody heck! I'd be mortified! A couple of people did say it to me on my wedding day "ooh your dm will be a grandma soon! " I just kept my mouth shut and smiled or said "not for a couple of years yet!" I didn't want anyone knowing we weren't planning on ttc immediately! Plus, if it takes us a while I definetly don't want them knowing! Congratulations on your imminent wedding though! My advice, remember to eat! I was so caught up in the day, people kept moving my plate and handing me drinks, so I ended up completely shit faced and I don't really drink it took us three days to consumate the marriage as it took me that long to get over the hangover! And enjoy it, if things don't go exactly to plan, just embrace it! You will love every minute!

dub af just means your body is working, it's a good thing! And yiu can enjoy Christmas drinks!

elle your welcome! My Internet has been intermittent today too!

snow I've got weird fanny juice today too! and I'm weeing every 20 minutes, but thats fairly standard for me! I've got a bladder the size of a peanut!

kat mine from last Sunday was like that, the first one I took, the second, about 4 hours later was darker. I do mine mid afternoon + early evening.

Merry Christmas to all! harriet runner drink and why I did such a long post, I didn't want to miss anyone out!