Thread 11 TTC#1. Let the fertile games begin! May the eggs be ever in your favour!

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Symptom spotters, tww - ers, slightly hysterical hormone laden ladies! Regs, lurkers, intermittent posters! Our raison d'etre is 'am I pregnant?'

Thread 11. Welcome one and all!
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.

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kats stats I have been dubbed the resident piss stick queen and if you don't test, you get a Starky's Star 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

Yet my boobs though slightly tender are fine! They're a bit fuller but not that sore. How bizarre! I'd take tender titties over vomming

Finally got round to watching the lion king and am already sobbing because I know what's coming. Why scar?! WHY?!

I'm pretty bloated, but I think I've just eaten too many donuts over the past couple of weeks. Lol

Good luck kwick!!

kwick when is your date with the the magic potion? Are the injections in preparation? Sorry, I am completely clueless with ivf. Good luck though! We are rooting for you!

Me too kwick I'm interested in all the injections you have to go through. It must be awful for you but will definitely be worth it in the long run

Hi Ladies, how are we all?

Sorry had a manic weekend as always... not long until our scan now eek

Managed to get myself slammed hip first into the car but the door today (high wind) so OH went into 'protection' mode and had been laid up on the sofa all afternoon/evening being told to drink plenty and eat often (bless him he's a cutie!). Bruising is coming out already which is good, just annoyed as it was my hip I fractured years ago so don't need more damaged to it haha

Any news?!?!

Will have to pick up a frer tomorrow as we were out all day out a friends today and I couldn't get out to a shop.

You must all think I'm bonkers, but when I was looking at it, I could see something that looked like a very faint line, whether it is or not I don't know.

I'm pretty sure I ovulated somewhere between 30/1 - 4/2. I had 2 positive opk several days apart, but temp rise would indicate around the 1st Feb. So therefore af was due around the 17th this month. For several days before af was due, I had brown discharge that turned quite red and watery for half a day on the 16th and then stopped, brown stuff continued until the 18th where I woke up with red blood, moderate loss and definate af cramps (although not as painful as usual) so counted that as cd1.
By Friday though, there was only a very small amount of red blood loss and since yesterday, nothing.
I've had no symptoms to speak of, apart from yesterday and today I have felt nauseous and ive noticed more creamy cm than is usual for me at this point in my cycle. So the unusual af, plus the nausea was what prompted me to check using an ic this morning, thinking that surely it will be negative.

I'm so confused and feel stupid that I don't know what is going on.

Pugmummy you must immediately buy a FRER!!! And test with FMU... will you be able to hold on in the morning to do this??? I know nothing but your spotting could have been implantation bleeding.

Choca sorry to hear about your hip. Glad DH is taking good care of you.

Miley and Confused - thanks for your interest. I am doing stimulated IVF rather than natural and I am taking LOADS of drugs!! Last cycle I did what is called down-regging, where you take drugs to quieten down your ovaries (or in my case ovary), then I had what they call a withdrawal bleed and what I call the period from hell Now I am taking a cocktail of drugs to stimulate the ovary and hopefully I will produce lots of lovely eggs. In about 14 days they will hopefully collect the lovely eggs (under very heavy sedation) and then they will place them in-vitro with my magic potion. Then hopefully the lovely eggs will become fertilised. They will let them grow for a few days (may be even 6) and then put 1 back. If there are any good ones left over they will freeze them. They put the egg in much the same way as an IUI is done - so speculum inserted, catheter through that and then embryo through that. And then TWOT begins (two weeks of torture).

Oops that was long... apologies of my rendition of War & Peace... speaking of which: Only just watching last 2 episodes... could not handle before I hope there is not a lot that will make me cry... if so I will pause and resume when feel able I am not a coward, I promise

Thank you kwick

Wow your process sounds so technical! I have EVERYTHING crossed that your TWOT pays off xx

That's really interesting kwick. I'm so impressed. That baby will be so loved and wanted and I really hope the TWOT are successful.

pug don't stress about being confused. The symptoms of early pg are similar to AF (or so i read). I was thoroughly confused last month too. Please don't feel stupid.

take a deep breath, and a nice cup of tea, and take a frer tomorrow.

OK so I had a positive OPK yesterday...I took 2 in fact, one at around 2pm and then again at around 5pm.

I was busy this morning so didn't take one, just took one at about 7pm and got another positive? Is this normal? Last cycle, where we did get a BFP, I only had a positive on ONE day.

kwick it's so exciting, I'm crossing everything for you! Do you get to see what your magic potion donor looks like?

iPatches my last 2 cycles I've had positive opks for two days, the 2 cycles before it was only for 1 day. I guess sometimes the LH surge lasts a bit longer?

pug don't feel stupid it's all so confusing when symptoms for AF and PG are so bloody similar! I've been convinced this month I'm up the duff, planning how we will tell our parents, what we would do at Christmas. Ridiculous!
Now I've had bfn twice and think I've actually had AF signs I've been ignoring. But still haven't got a clue what's happening!

Oh my holy shit kwick you're really being put through the mill! I hope beyond all hope it's as quick a process as it can be for you

Confused I think I could see a picture of donor from when he was a child but I did not do that... not sure how to explain but it is enough for me to know the general lines - ie hair colour (brown), eye colour (brown) and heritage (French, Italian, Puerto Rican).

LH surge can definitely last a while - see this interesting article: humrep.oxfordjournals.org/content/20/9/2542.full.pdf

Good luck Kwick!! Really interesting to understand!

Good luck to everyone with symptoms, fingers crossed for more BFP's.

Bit fed up, on 7th day of high on CB tests with no peak and absolutely no line on Amazon OPKs. I know it's 1st month off pill but after wanting to try (and watching all the BFPs on this thread for so long) just want things to start working!! Started DTD every other day from first high reading but can tell it's getting a bit much for husband. Didn't think about how much pressure it would be! Sure I will chill a bit after this first cycle just been building up to it for so long and now feels like a flop

Miley 4 dpo too?! Every day's a school day on here!

Pugmummy don't feel stupid! It's bloody confusing this! I have been confused at so many points so far and I'm sure I will be again. Fx for you.

Jem and fx for you.

Choco hope you're feeling ok and that your OH is looking after you

Fx for lots of lovely eggs for you Kwick !

Thanks Elle

Pyxie - thanks for the advice. Definitely positive OPK yesterday and today which is around 30 hours between them. Will recruit DH for another try in the morning just to be share

kwick good luck!!

In need of some advice:
I guess I had forgotten how bad my mood swings were before birth control. For example: Today my darling husband didn't eat the pizza I reheated in the microwave for him within ten minutes, and I started bawling my eyes out...
Obviously because he would be disappointed it was cold later :P geez... I'm an awful sort to be around. I've been grouchy for 4 days.

Anyone know any good ways to stop being a psychopath?

Yay managed to dtd!! other half doesn't like every dtd but I convinced him!!...dont think I'll succeed tomorrow though😔 Didn't get a chance to use pre-seed...so said id used it straight after!! The swimmers are probably long gone up the valley but figured it couldn't do any harm!!

Ipatches I had two days of positive last month...think it's very normal. Get dtd-ing!!😉

Lyssie you're not alone! I googled "why am I so emotional" this morning! Wanted to see if there were any other reasons than just hormones!! I have been like a roller-coaster the last 3weeks. This morning I was in a great mood, then OH walked away when I asked for a kiss and I teared up!! Convinced myself he didn't want a kiss, dtd, baby, me!! I am not usually insecure like this but I am an emotional wreck recently! Need to remember it's the hormones, not us! Love to you 💕