Thread 9. TTC#1 The thread where we unanimously delete Ovia.

[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/Ovibitch) 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 9 , 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.

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kat, I have been dubbed the resident piss stick queen 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?

Evening all. Just sitting down with a brew to catch up.

CD 36 (usually abt 31) AF still not here but otherwise relatively symptomless. Started february dtd last night so just going to carry on as normal and hope i ovulate this month even without a period.

So much for being laid back about all this ttc business!! This has really befuddled me this week and i've eaten rubbish to placate myself. Need to get back to normal over the next week.

alice depends on where you are up to in your cycle. Pre fw I'd think and this is just me that it was probably watery but with left over spunk mixed in. If post fw I'd assume creamy regardless.

first I'd just try and dtd as often as possible and hope for the best.

star that's happened to me before where I've just completely skipped a period, and then the month after its arrived right on schedule. Definetly just try to carry on as normal and see what happens.

I'm 5 dpo, no symptoms of anything other than right down at the bottom of my stomach inside feels, for want of a better word, fizzy? fluttery? Has been since sunday on/off. I don't know, it's odd, I think it's wind just hanging about, waiting to be trapped and leave me in agony if I'm honest!

Alice - I wish i could help but cm kinda confuses me too! I'd go more watery by that description. Creamy for me tends to be quite a bit thicker

Starky- loving your essays! You've deffo converted me to the opks! Dh a bit disappointed as he bought me a second hand clear blue digital monitor (last of the big spenders) but i want to be able to see the subtle line changes as you've shown.

I shan't tell him.

Hi guys

Sorry I've not been around much, I've been struggling to keep up this week. I'm with you all in spirit though! Hope everyone is OK! Xx

Blimey, loads to catch up on! Loving all the furry baby pics.

Kath and feefs I think I'm with you on the hospital birth. As much as I'd like to think I could relax at home, I reckon I'd be more likely to psych myself out and get panicky. Haven't really started thinking about a plan though, which given how obsessed by TTC I have become seems rather weird. Am also miraculously holding out on the tiny human themed Pinterest boards at the moment, in a rare show of restraint!

starky your opk post is massively helpful, thank you! I think I'm on day 2 of definite positives (testing 2pm and 7pm) and will keep testing for a few days to see at what point things fade. Finding it tricky to tell where 'almost positive' becomes 'stonkingly positive' so your pics were great. Also, hats off for the 'oh-very'. Please update your title immediately to queen of the pissy stick, oracle and ovarian punmeister!

kat I know I put myself on the March bus, but I seem to have a shot at the Feb/Fab bus after all. Next time the list is getting an update can you put me down for a test on 23rd please? (Am listening to FF for this date. Ovia, meanwhile, is telling me to test pretty mush before I went anywhere near a penis, so I am eschewing her with a firm hand.)

Banana, sorry about AF. Today was my second consecutive day with a giant hangover, which isn't very grown up (or good for fertility!) but it definitely made me feel better! Going to make a round of old fashioneds when I get home.

Starkster, you should start a blog (but don't leave us!!)

In other news, despite AF being here, I peed in a pot with FMU today, juuust in case. Haha, managed not to waste a test and chucked it down the loo. What a loser!

Planet lolz at 'test pretty mush'. Is that our new phrase for ewcm?!

latin typing with my face again. Very jealous of your old fashioneds, I'll have a virtual one please.

Stardust, I've skipped a period before and then the next one turned up without any probs. I did ask my doc at the time because I was on some dangerous meds at the time and he just shrugged and said it happens sometimes. FX for this month!

I think it's time to open the vino

latinata good middle ground! Excellent technique, I shall steal this when I'm 15dpo

Checking in everyone - loving the pet pictures! I would love a dog but DH and I get home too late and poor pup would be home alone too much during the day. Playing auntie instead to my sisters new cat - a gorgeous Russian blue . Never been a cat person but she's really lovely and affectionate!

Cycle 2 here and I think Feb is a no go for me too. Busy work month so I'd bet didn't do enough of the DTD in FW. I don't have OPK sticks so I'm only guessing it's the week we call 'Juicy week' - we've been calling it that for years even before TTC lol

Meant to be testing Feb 11 but have no symptoms to speak of yet. sigh

He sounds like a lucky dog Miley! That sounds lovely for your granda as well.

Jem mine is the same, I feel like I'm driving all of it. I do think he wants kids but just thinks it will happen by itself. I know what you mean about it being lonely (for me it's that he is generally anxious and it fuels it I think, he is generally supportive) but think it is similar for most women I know well enough to chat to about that kind of thing (ie not many!). The men just kind of have to show up!

I did feel a bit horny today and had a tiny bit of EWCM. Negative OPK though. So think it's on its way. Hopefully this weekend as that seems to be the only time we're likely to dtd! How about you?

Evergreen hugs for you, you sound so fed up . Try to do some nice things and forget about it for a few days if you can?

Ctul your cats are gorgeous! Love the happy purring little faces! 💕

Thanks Co5mo, is there anyone you recommend for tutorials? I will ask my mum if she has some spare needles I can borrow. Which is better if you get easily distracted, crochet or knitting?

Sorry about AF Kathrino and Banana.

I'd definitely want a hospital birth-the idea of giving birth at home totally freaks me out!

Starky oh-very !

First loving the accessorising with the gu ramekin!

Lillian lol at juicy week!!

Alice, I'm guessing you mean the booze technique, not the near taking of a preggo test when full on period is happening!!

10dpo. CD28/30-33.

Signs I could be pregnant: exhausted the last few mornings and evenings, cramps on and off this week, thought my CM was more watery than my usual dry pre AF, little bit of backache today, bra strap really tight last two days (but maybe I get that pre AF and never noticed), just spotted bright pink blood on tissue when I went to the loo.

Signs I might not be pregnant: moving house tomorrow so no wonder I'm tired plus stayed late at work a number of days. cramps could be early AF symptoms, temperature seemed to dip this morning which signals AF (but I did get up to the loo 3hours before which makes that temp not very reliable), no tender boobs (I don't really get that pre AF either)

AF at CD32 due Tues but I ovulated earlier at CD18 so was going to test Sunday at 13dpo.

Thoughts? Although I know nobody can really tell me anything!! Just don't want to mention to OH cos he'll say I'm mad, and I don't want to test early. We're frigging moving house tomorrow!!

You're not mad Ni! Could be either. Thanks a lot progesterone! Fx for you anyway

Jem loving the title Chief Organiser of Getting Shit Done. I might order a badge for us all to wear! It's so true. If my DH books a car for our holiday, he's really proud of himself!
We had talked about babies every now and then especially in the last year. Usually it was actually DH who would bring it up "we should really start thinking about kids seriously" and I'd be like "yeah...at some point". So once I got a hang of my cycle and got an OPK positive, I just went to him one night and said "I'm ovulating, wanna have sex?" His response was "Errr, OK." And that was that, we are now officially TTC

I'd use both star cheapy opk's until they start getting darker and then use the clear blue at the same time to see when you get smiley flashy faces. You can compare the two then.

planeteer aww good! I was a bit 'will they want to see a fortnight's worth of things I've dipped in my wee" but I decided it was for the greater good!

latin gosh, I've not had an old fashioned for YEARS! I used to work in a snazzy poncey cocktail bar so learned how to do them all! Now I want a cherry bakewell (disoranno sours and cranberry juice,)

ni all sounding very positive I must say, and the goodest of good luck for a smooth and stress free day tomorrow. Sunday seems like a good day to test, especially if you ovulated earlier

Sorry if I'm missing people, I'm trying to keep up, don't want anyone to think I'm ignoring! 😇

FX for you Ni and good luck with the house move too. It's the worst so I hope it all goes well and hopefully you'll have some good news to celebrate in your new house!

Lillian, I properly lol'd at juicy week. Don't think I'm ever going to be able to call it anything else again.

Good luck with the move today Ni. I'm currently having the am I aren't I debate too. CD 30, last cycle was 27 days (before that 30 days). I think AF was playing knock door run last night because I was cramping but woke up with no cramps and no AF . Heavy slightly tender boobs but similar to last month and no other symptoms so nothing conclusive. I will test tomorrow if AF doesn't knock the door and get let in.

Elle, I learned to knit in the pre-YouTube era so can't really recommend anyone but I'll have a look for you when I get a chance. If you are easily distracted I'd start with crochet. It's much quicker than knitting so you can put your work to a convienient place to stop quicker than you would in knitting. There's nothing worse than having been distracted coming back to your work and not rembering where you were up to.

co5mo sounds promising! If af is late now, when are you due to test? Even now I still get af cramps and expect there to be blood when I wipe so don't count yourself out over af pains.

ni good luck with the house move and the testing! I had lots of cm coming up to my expected af so that's also a good sign! FX for you both, lovely ladies.

P.s farting gets worse. I'm blimp-like I'm so bloated with lovely smelly gas. Pretty sure OH is on the verge of moving out for the next 8 months 😂 woops.

Meh AF has got me early. Bloody sick of this now!

Oh ni I'm sorry! Get to the shops and buy a bottle of champers to open tonight in your new house. Hope today goes ok and isn't too stressful x

Sorry about AF Ni-at least you can have a drink after you get moved. Hope move goes ok.

Thanks Co5mo, crochet sounds like it might suit me better! As soon as I start doing something like that I remember something that I need to do, then while I'm up doing that I'll put the washing on...etc etc, so if remembering where you're up to is important I probably won't be great at knitting. Stupid question...can you make scarves with crochet?

Co5mo also meant to say, fx for you testing tomorrow! 🍀