TTC#1 Thread 5. The one where we actually got to January 2016! NOW you can start! TMI alert throughout.

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Welcome, welcome! And may the pink lines be ever in your favour!

Post your stats, don't be shy, no symptom too gross to share! We are a Lucky thread with lots of bfp's and baby dust and PMA!

All okp'er and ic enthusiasts welcome!

First -resident expert!! Do you find it makes you worry about your own situation more though, as you have more knowledge?
And obviously able to relatively detect cervical position. I'm a dentist. I do look in my mouth a lot.
Okay I'll have a go the other end later.
Post ovulation what should I be feeling??
Goes to get google degree.

kat sometimes if makes me more rational. But then sometimes I get a bit frustrated that I should be so rational!

I can notice a change in my cervix I think. Not in how it feels but just that I have to insert my finger further to touch it. But it does make me feel really icky and weird touching it, which seems a bit silly.

Can't remember who recommended this: www.amazon.co.uk/Expecting-Better-Conventional-Pregnancy-Wisdom-Really/dp/1409142310

but thank you to whoever it was! I'm really enjoying it and it's a proper evidence-based assessment of all the recommendations to do with conception and pregnancy. But still very readable. Highly recommend to you all!

Kat firstgo Some clever ladies on this thread!!

I'd like to know what I should be looking out for post ovulation! I'm CD 18 and assume I've ovulated now so into the two week wait!

I def noticed a change when I ovulated last month. It was very high, could barely reach it!

Lara Can you share some top tips from the book?

leonie sadly I don't think things are any different until implantation. ..

I have just graduated from the university of Google with my degree in cervical position.
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^Here is my dissertation:

1. low and hard - infertile; During period, and after ovulation of not preggo
2. high and soft - fertile; party time get dtd the egg is ready!! Also post conception it goes high (but this may or may not be until after the missed period/positive hpt so don't freak out if it's low)^

Yay, just got my positive OPK after this mornings complainings! Also have a ridiculous amount of EWCM, kinda gross.

As for DTD, we did it every other last cycle (our first time) but doing it every day this cycle!

We've DTD 9 days in the last 12. It has been lots of fun but our energy has waned now! If this isn't our month I think we might have to remind ourselves it could be a marathon rather than a sprint!

Just quickly checking in. Honeymoon is awesome, having such a good time- eating all manner of odd/unidentifiable items, all good fun! Last day in Tokyo today, off to Hakone tomorrow....

Fx for upcoming testers. Reckon I'll test around 19th though not really sure how many dpo I am...all tracking has been abandoned this month!

Kat put me down for Feb 9th testing Hello February party bus 🎉

Kinda glad that AF has come 3 days early...shorter cycles means less hanging around waiting! 👍

Girls I can't get to grips excuse the pun with cervix checking! Don't know what I'm looking for...and is it open or closed?! Surely that requires a mirror!

OH went and paid privately for the swimmers test today. He is chuffed at his results... A* sperm in the house! So why am I not upduffed?!!

Glad you're enjoyingoing your honeymoon canters

Good luck to everyone still to test!!

I'm still feeling oddly chilled... nausea again this morning, currently sipping cold water with a slice of lemon in as it's all I can face! OH is grabbing ginger biscuits on his way home from a call out...

If nothing else, I am going to be totally confused if these tests come back and I'm not upduffed lol!

Canters woop woop!!!! Enjoy every second!! How fabulous!

Ni sure can. I think I will do a daily list update if that works for people, with any info status that has changed over the day. I may miss the odd thing but we won't be overrun and can still mostly keep check where everyone is!

Choc... Keeping fx for you. Sounds good though

Stark I'm dreaming about your test. I dreamt I came on here, you were massively BFPd and had photos from all different types of tests to prove it (blue cross, two pink lines AND digital). FFS I'm going mad. I'm going to prod around in my cervix and try to become grounded in reality.

I dreamt about seeing pics of BFPs last night too kat ! They were all one person, two pink dye, one blue and then there was a clear blue digital too. Not sure if they were mine or someone else's. Regardless I am clearly losing my mind 😂😂

Ni - if you don't mind me asking, how much was it to get tested privately? DH is considering getting it done but hasn't looked into costs yet so don't know if it's something we'll be able to afford.

choc ..... we're having the same dream.... That's what mine was, pretty much... and then loads of "Congratulations Stark"

FF just told me I should test on the 28th so can join the list! Exciting!

Morning ladies! Another temp dip this morning but still no positive opk
Should be ovulating today/tomorrow.

choc I'm totally keeping my fx for you!

Sorry for everyone pushed off the Jan bus so far

Thanks zazzles ... for anyone wondering, the ginger biscuits have not helped so far 😂😂

choc I'm so frustrated for you so god knows how you must feel! You sound as if you're defo cooking a bun. I have everything crossed for you.

Does anyone else get af symptoms AFTER af or just my completely messed up mind? I'm so emotional today I've just cried because I've left my lunch at home and will have to get something from the canteen but there might not be anything I want. And I cried last night because we're eating healthy and I couldn't have a mcflurry. What. The. Hell.

Miley a relief not to be alone in the cervix madness

Kat I am a biologist, so not an expert in the human body, more frogs and that, and they have plenty of eggs and I don't imagine them charting

Ladies I feel some BFP coming this weekend! Not for me, but I send good energy!

miley ... 2 nights ago I cried 6 times in 20 minutes. I'm generally a hard faced cow (need to be in my line of work) and NEVER cry. I'm just not liquidly emotional 😂😂 my OH was like 'yep you're pregnant, even if the blood test says no, not believing it. Either that or you're suddenly overcome with hayfever... in January' 🙈😂

Choc we are all waiting for that test!! The wait! The wait!
I am sooooo bad at waiting.
I cry all the time, advert cry, hurt puppy cry, can't tie my shoe lace cry. I hate it. So if I ever get a BFP help me god...