Ttc#1 Thread 7. 'I've sneezed twice, dtd, drank 2 glasses of juice, ate some cheese and I want a cuddle, Ovia am in pregnant yet?' TMI alert throughout.

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Thread 7! Welcome one and all! Group of weirdos, wee hoarders, covert opk or okp, depending on what your autocorrect decides addicts with a side business in cm management!

We do not judge, we enjoy TMI, we i encourage waiting to poas nobody listens and all the grossness you can find from a group of intelligent, articulate ladies fart stories make us laugh

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kat, a resident piss stick queen runner, loaaaaaads of bfp'ers who keep us positive! We don't have rules, we love a good symptom spot, we try to stay grounded and not be hysterical sometimes we manage it aswell

Hi Feefs thanks for the tip I should have said processed sugar. I am eating carbs and all, and a teaspoon of honey in my morning porridge
It is just sugar from choc or cakes or drinks and that I am avoiding. Fruit is ok too

Not sure I could cope with Ttc without choccie!

I'm having one of those down days when I think 'what if there's something wrong with me, why do all my friends get pregnant on the first shot?'

I feel very guilty about my maccy dee's now but I have brown rice and steamed veg and grilled chicken breast for lunch normally, and a light tea, so once in a while... I just had an apple for breakfast and now want to vom.

Miley I had thrush last week. I do hate an itchy foo! Get a tube of canestan and keep hold of it, there's a good chance you'll need it if upduffed!

Most of them don't Confused.

I think especially at work people feel like they have to say it was unexpected, because a lot of people feel sort of guilty about mat leave, or that people will resent them for it I know our head in a whole staff meeting about the crap finances made a big point about how much mat leave costs the school. Dick so they pretend they weren't planning it.

With ds1 we tried for 6 or 7 months. Ds2 was a weird fluke. First af after ds1, still breastfeeding, dtd once as DH and I were both independently out of the country at different times and also jet lagged, and must have ovulated on cd26!!!!!! It was only the fact that it was a freaky, no-idea-what-my-body-is-doing non-cycle that made it possible. I never tell people we managed first try, because the likelihood of that happening to anyone else is pretty slim, and I don't think it's fair to a.give that kind of hope or b. give that kind of kick in the teeth. It was a fluke.

Confused we were discussing this yesterday. A lot of people play it down. They might say it was unplanned or a surprise and blah blah blah but that is a minority. I am on cycle 3 and pretty much accepted it can be a long journey. This is why you need to get your info from here, a place where people are completely honest. As you can see (kat give is some stats) there is 20% chance each month if everything is timed perfectly. So we shall wave the grads as they go and support each other whilst on the bus
Imp it sounds like you have a very healthy diet with some treats occasionally. Well done. No guilt. Enjoy the burger, don't regret the burger. The burger is gone now

I am with imp on the work theory. Because of my rolling contract, I won't say anything too soon and then I will have to go. Oh! Wow! I didn't plan that
It is shite because it is again another way of oppressing females in the work place

I know totally how you feel confused. Logically I know what all the stats are about how likely it is to happen in any given cycle but it doesn't stop me worrying even though I'm only half way through cycle 2. The fact that we didn't know how long it would take was one of my main arguments to convince my DH that we should start trying now rather than waiting but it's a bit different having that theoretical conversation before you start and then the crushing disappointment of AF turning up.

It surprising how many others have suffered with anxiety! Great to here you're all coping well.

confused I know what you mean about worrying about fertility. It's just like Kathrino says, I understand how probability works and that it's just a case of trying again and again until you get lucky and yet I still have a niggling worry. But I'm withfeef and evergreen - people lie and exaggerate about it, particular in the workplace. I suppose no one likes to admit they lost their mind a bit for 8 months, took temps, and shagged with intent when their pissy stick told them to!

I'm glad I'm in this group.... I think it limits the amount of crazy we have to inflict on our dhs, I think although they are supportive, if my dh knew quite how much of a mindfuck Ttc is he might feel more pressured and we all know that's not good for them!

Ladies! I have finally caught up!... There's been so much I don't know what to respond to!

Those who like mindfulness apps /want ways to relax, try the app Calm.

Probably entering FW in the next few days...I think we're both feeling a bit tired..dtd was put off Tues, Weds and last night by one or both of us each =guilt, frustrated, ambivalence Nonsense to be peeing on sticks and temping every blasted day if we don't do the actual deed! Hoping we can do some nice things as a couple this weekend and that might help us feel a bit more relaxed. Bloody house move in 2weeks doesn't help either!

evergreen do you work in a lab? I remember someone saying they did

I meant 'hear' not 'here'. Annoying!

Oh no impy I'm going to be one of those unlucky ones that suffers water infections and thrush aren't I! Gonna go stock up on floo tablets and I don't mean lemsip

starky ... pregnancy announcements on youtube??? live pregnancy testing? these things exist?! how do you a) know about these things?! and b) know where to look for them!! it's like the dark-side of the net! haha

I decided to look at them on YouTube and agree it got addictive fast but it kind of annoyed me that they were all positive Haha!

miley the pharmacist told me not to use the tablet if TTC to use the pessary. I think I will also be plagued by thrush as I've had it twice since coming off the pill! Makes trying to check CM very tricky!

The work colleagues making out it was unexpected always reminds me of school days when people used to lie and say they hadn't studied and then get a A*.

15dpo and officially "late" I think. Temp went down a smidge this morning from 97.89 to 97.77 (cover line is 97.29) so it's still elevated I think? I don't know, still trying to get a grasp on charting! Either way, no af! I felt rough as feck yesterday and today I'm not feeling a thing. I'm really glad about that, I thought my headache was going to turn into a multi day migraine. I feel quite perky today and not at all af-like. Which means I'll go out with no pads and she will open the scarlet floodgates of terror on me unprepared.
I haven't had a cheeky maccers in ages. Oh god I want a Big Mac now. That sauce though... 😋😜😄

snow please test. I'm feeling my bet coming in!

Yeah I think I'll have to use a pessary feef though I'm not as uncomfortable as this morning! I'm at work so have sent OH to the supermarket which I'm sure he's thrilled about. Definitely feeling run down today, I'm constipated to hell just to add to my incessant whinging

Test snow! Right now!

I always get a bit constipated when I have thrush too miley! I don't think think they're meant to be related tho!

I'm officially in my two week wait now and shock horror OVIA and FF agree on my fertile week. I'm still on co-codamol for a separate issues though so hard to symptom spot.

Also test snow* !!

TEST SNOW exciting!!!

Oh rubbish Miley. You might not get it all the time, but it is more common in pregnancy.

My spotting finally seems to have stopped after a causal 5 days of bleeding for no reason nausea gone too.

I'm still not getting a positive OPK test and am on day 11 now... And CP still medium and hard :( This cycle is wildly different from last it's no wonder I'm not preg yet.

Snow can't wait for your test!! So exciting! Go pee on something pronto!!

Here's the list so we can keep up to date - I have been a bit slack with reading the thread/busy with work so may have missed some AFs ... Please correct me if anything is wrong! (I also think I may have forgotten to save the last list so this Might be old)

January:

Alibali123 - 17th
Drink 19th
Canters - 19th
Jam - 20th
Snow - 21st
Dubya - 23rd
I think you guys have AF apart from snow and possibly canters?? Please let me know and you can hop onto February! ^
^^
^Zazzles - 26th
Lauren - 26th
Bellini - 28th
Irregular - 29th
Confused - 29th
Impy - 29th
Miley - 29th
Elle - 30th
Pyxie - 30th
Sea - 31st
Cthulhoo - 31st
Knightly - 30th
Lisathegreek - end jan
Holly - 30th
First -

February:
Harriet- 3rd feb
Feel - 3rd
Indi - 5th
evergreen -5th
co5mo - 6th
Littlebelle - 6th
Kat - 7th
Kathrino - 7th
FXSkip - 8th
Ni - 9th
Pug - 16th
Sampy -
Lillian -
Laurenowls -
Twinky -
Lara -
Kwick - sitting on feb bus for the ride
Stark - ^ same

graduates
Runner
Pinklilly
Bug
Bunch
DrWhy
ShelbTa
Lana
Bubba
Leonie

I've just checked the OPK again and got this... It might be nearly there actually??? Wee was a bit dilute (2 cups of tea and a hot chocolate this morning...) but I think I'd better crack on just in case?
Didn't manage it yesterday as DH in a mood/tired/whatever/FFS ....

That looks pretty good Kat! Get OH warmed up! Massage his ego somehow.. That usually works!