Thread 8, TTC #1. Change my FW one more time Ovia, I dare you! TMI Warning throughout.

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Symptom spotters, tww - ers, slightly hysterical hormone laden ladies! Regs, lurkers, intermittent posters! Our raison d'etre is 'am I pregnant?' Depending on how much Ovia (Whybird) has pissed us off/messed with our fw she is either the oracle or a sanctimonious charlatan.

Just a warning, we move FAST! Our threads last on average, about a week before they're full.

Thread 8 , 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, stories about cervical mucus, pooing, cysts and nausea equally welcome. Although normal conversation is also encouraged.

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

We like acronyms, we make some up: PET = Proper expensive test. We love the d(h)...which can of course mean 'dearest' or 'dickhead' why, what were you thinking?

Congrats ipatches!!

Stark shagathon time!!! ⌚
Pugmummy I wonder if you could explain to him in simple terms that your system (pcos etc) makes it more difficult so you will both have to work a little harder...ie you'll let him know the week when it's really important to have lots of sex? My other half seems to be ok with me telling him about FW and positive opk....but it stresses some people out. It sounds like trying to talk to him about it would help you feel a bit less stressed? (maybe give him some official stats? My OH thinks I'm talking shit unless I prove it to him in writing!)
Kath "made cake instead" I love that! Great idea!
Elle I love the idea of a surprise boy/girl announcement at birth so we'll wait

Finally, massive Congrats ipatches!!!! Thanks for sharing the pics and symptoms...good to know the ic are rather crap compared to the clear blue!

Packing here...nightmare!! I have too much shit!!!

Just checking in, have been reading and enjoying convos but can't remember enough to comment on!

Congratulations to the bfp-ers!

Aww ni moving is such a ball ache! I'm a pro though! I moved house 3 times in 4 years! Clear giant plastic boxes with lids were my friend! Did a room at a time and then just decluttered for the most part once I was unpacking the other end!

I think Dh has been researching black market clomid. I think because he's training for his comp people must be offering him steroids at the gym. Little do they know, he's a MASSIVE pussy with needles! He nearly faints and goes all pale and calm my! His ear was hanging off someone bit it and ripped it off and he was more concerned about having to have a tetanus jab! But he chimed I the other day with "have you heard of clomid? Or blehbleh i can't remember what it was he said " and then started telling me about it! I was like "babe, if we need that sort of thing.. .We will get it off a trained medical doctor, not some roided juice head down the gym!" He agreed!

I think I am done with Ovibitch. I'm going to delete her!

Even though I'm 12dpo, she has told me that I'm now in my proliferative phase! (The bit in between having your period and ovulation)

Don't let appearances fool you... She may be all pretty but actually she's just a bitch who doesn't know what she's talking about! I'll stick with trusty FF, who tells it like it is.

holly I don't tell her ANYTHING barely anymore. Literally just put in af and dtd. She's too flighty and unpredictable. She is simply another way of keeping track!

I am telling DH about fw, as we are usually strict weekends only folk so he would think it very odd! I don't think he finds it off putting, but he is as keen as i am to concieve this year

Stardust it can be quite frustrating... It's us who have to try our hardest to be in tune with our bodies and try to act as detectives to find out fertile window! It's so draining! And they have one job!! (Bit harsh I know, but true) The problem is that a lot of men (my dh included) don't want to feel like they're trying! And yes it can be a bit of a passion killer and quite pressurised, but a lot of them have no idea that we spend the whole month trying! I have tried to explain the fertile window to my dh - he kind of gets it!!

Getting mild AF type cramps now - I could be out for this month :(

Thanks for all the congratulations all. Will keep testing with the cheapies to see when I do get a BFP with them. I also plan to take another test tomorrow morning as that's when AF is due. I have had cramps all day, like yesterday, so being cautious.

I told DH about FW and told him that his presence was COMPULSORY and anything else - work, socialising etc - comes AFTER. He had daily updates from Ovia with me, and was forced to scrutinise OPK tests with me!!

Starky those look positive to me- get on it!

Ni sympathies with moving...it is such a hassle!

Just asked DH when my fertile week is...he was a week out. It seems I have some work to do!

Holly Miley and Patches both had cramps...just saying! Fx for you.

iPatches I like your style!

Thanks Elle :)

I got DH to watch that Great Sperm Race programme the other week so i think that helped him to see that we need loads of his best swimmers!!

It's available on vimeo if anyone hasn't seen it

Ooh thanks for the tip stardust, I think we may need to revert to basic biology at some point!

Ni, I totally sympathise. Last time we moved I insisted on getting people in to pack and move and it was the best money we've ever spent. I would have lost my mind otherwise.

Holly, hopefully your cramps are a good sign and AF stays well away.

Congratulations ipatches!

Fingers crossed for those waiting.

We're back on the shag wagon. I'm not telling DH too much detail about my cycle, just initiating a LOT more sex, which he rather likes.

holly you're not out till you're out. It could be the right kind of cramps!

star that documentary sounds right up my street, I love things like that!

jem that's how I've approached this cycle! Just as much sex as possible. Dh understands it a bit better now, but is still fairly clueless for the most part. I've not been putting too much pressure on him and am feigning being horny, when really I'm just broody! But it seems both of us are generally more cheerful! So it's only a good thing!

AF got me it wasn't even due till next Tuesday or wed! Feeling a bit sadder than last month even though I was fairly convinced I wasn't pregnant (don't know why) but we had a lot more sex this month. Still trying to avoid pissy sticks and temping will give it another month or two anyway!

Sorry latinata and harriet your testing buddy is out!

So shorter cycle this month?! So can you put me on the list to test 28/29 Feb kat.

Sorry to caught up in my self! Congratulations ipatches

I'm sorry Feef, lots of and for you.

feef on the bright side, it's 5 pm, it's Saturday, it's crackerjack get your feet up and crack open the wine. And, it means your cycle has shortened so less time to wait in between testing! Sorry af got you though 🍷

Thanks kathrino to be honest I think oviabitch actually tricked me and we might have missed the FW? For next month FF and OVIA have given me completely different weeks so I think we'll just have to have a F2W as in fertile two weeks!

Your very right starky best possible timing! have got a bottle of prosecco in the fridge now and I least I didn't waste any pissy sticks! Your rules save money

Just catching up... on page 34

Starky I loved the clip - I just read about this recently and have been using the bags of loo-roll to prop my feet up - it definitely makes a difference!

Congratulations to all BFPs - so happy for you all!