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?

DH said earlier "will you drive me to work when you're on maternity leave?" Safe to say he's (finally) getting his head around the idea!

You're not out till you're out kat

Fx'd Kat, it ain't over til its over.

Well I'm having a glass of wine anyway

Good on you kat I haven't got any otherwise I'd probably have one too. 🍷 baby bombs are fucker, they get you when you least expect it! And yes, you're not out till you're out, but fuck it, pour me a glass mate!

Haha feefs that's sweet! It takes them a while to get past the initial 'holy shit she wants a baby!'

I can't sit still or concentrate, I've decided it's like restless leg syndrome although it has got a little bit less manic! It's bloody irritating!

Congrats co5mo and good luck to starky!

I finally got AF! So relieved to start a new cycle! Hoping this one is a standard length one. Really going to get on it (pardon the pun) this month!

I've just bought a pack of the amazon opks too which seem totally fine.

kat. Fx for you

star how long was your cycle?

Thanks for all the congratulations everyone. Have just spent the evening with friends planning a new years eve get away knowing full well I might not be able to go. I'm struggling with the concept of going to the grads thread let alone a week away with a tiny baby.

Kat if I hadn't seen a bfp I would still be expecting a to show up any second because of AF like cramps. You're definitely not out til you're out.

Do it

Evening all, not properly caught up but noticed some disappointment over the quality sex issue - it seems that female orgasms possible increase fertility by 6%, so not worth worrying about, but high quality male arousal can increase sperm count\quality by as much as 50%. This appears to have been tested on men who watched porn before sex, so I take it to mean that quickies aren't as good, that's all.needs further research

Female orgasms would increase my enjoyment of sex 100% though

Lol, Kat!

Only 6% for women and 50% for men?! Ttc gets worse!! Erm, when relaying data those stats may be accidentally swapped ... Dont want dh to get the wrong end of the stick!!

kats :( sending positive bfps your way xxx

I've got two spots, spots are a pms thing for me, boo hiss boo!

Still fx for you kat - you're not out til you're out as we say!

So convinced I'm not PG so had cocktails and wine with dinner tonight. Not enough to get drunk just in case but just nicely toasted.

Must have missed in the threads but what's a baby bomb?

I don't drink any more really as not allowed so only when we are at friends. Good friend I saw tonight told me out other mutual friend is approx 2 months preg "without even trying" ... They got married the week after us too.

Feefs yes, what irregular said. More pressure! As during fw we barely get the energy to dtd quickly, no way we can go the extra mile... I am so exhausted and so is he..
Jam I have been using preseed. So far no bfp but I will keep you posted. We always use lube anyway so I went for the fertility friendly
Snow one of my best friends is a doula and also a nurse for premature babies in the USA. I find it so inspiring I am soooooo jealous of you moving to the US!
Feefs I used to live in Northern California. Bring me back please!! It will never happen, sadly
Co5mo so happy for you
Kat "without even trying" what is that supposed to mean? How upsetting. They might have been having unprotected sex for years, so whatever. I refuse to listen to those stories, ignore. People play it down

feef that is a break through! I'd be delighted to hear DH pipe up with that.

Boobs very sore this am. And i feel a bit sick. Trying not to read anything into it. Probably 11dpo

Agree with ever, people always play it down. Does having unprotected sex mean not trying? What did they think would happen? What's the difference 'not trying to not get pregnant' and 'trying to get pregnant'? Semantics! Both involve having unprotected sex and they would have had to consciously come off the pill etc

That's a good sign first!

Just wondering... am I the only one in here who has their partner decide they wanted to talk about having a baby not vice versa? Am I not a proper woman 😨😂

You're not alone choc DH has been cluckier than me for years, the first to raise the subject seriously and also the first to say - "oh what the heck let's try now"