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

I've had both dildo-cam and tummy crusher scans before. On the whole, I had no preference, but they made me have a full bladder when I had the tummy one and it was uncomfortable as balls! Especially as the kidney doctor was running late and I nearly wet myself as I'd downed two pints of water before going for my appointment!

And I concur, 30 isn't old. I'm nearly 30 and although my lovely dark hair is now showing signs of decided to be streaked with white, the positive thing was Dh decided while inspecting my hair that 'Silver' was a lovely name for a potential child.

I think long starts CD 21 of previous cycle. Short is Day 1.

I prefer dildo cam for that exact reason starky. I asked the nurse this time for external transfer scan and she said 500ml of water is plenty.

What is powerade?

I think I need to up my water and milk intake anyway.

lesbecky please share your top tips!

starky silver is a loverly name :)

Starky
That's sweet, what your husband said! My husband is a violin teacher and every time he gets a new student, he comes home and says, "we should name our child this!"

Like a flat lucozade so has the salts and minerals in and fake flavours. You can get them sugar free. Much easier to drink than water because it has the right nutrients in. So you don't feel overwhelmed with liquid.

No real top tips. I did do acupuncture this cycle which I didn't first cycle. That was more to make me relax than getting my blood flowing.

Thanks lesbecky will research powerade (where should i go to buy some?) I have taken to drinking effervescent vitamin c as my evening drink - hope that is helping. I have done acupuncture in past but do not find relaxing so have decided to refrain - but I am doing other things like visualisation.

Meditation or mindfulness works as well. Whatever gets you to take time out from worrying. I get my Powerade from Tesco.

m.tesco.com/h5/groceries/r/www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=252965543

Oh and the Sher Clinic videos on You Tube are helpful. There's a really good senior nurse who is proper no nonsense.

Thanks lesbecky - really appreciate it :)

The animals did make me laugh!

It's good to vent too positivity can wait till tomorrow confused I agree! It's difficult because you can't talk more widely about it and sometimes you need to just freak out and be unreasonable

Sorry about your babybomb jam jar that is a pretty hard one!

I have those scans tomorrow
The one holding my wees and the one up my foof
Trying to see why it sometimes hurts so much during dtd

Good luck ever. It'll be over before you know it! I hope they find a solution for you

Good luck ever fx you can get to the bottom of it excuse the pun

It's one of only 3 names we have agreed upon lyssie the others being 'Roman' and 'Robyn' . It's tricky because most of the names either of us come up with can be vetoed easily because of years of working in clubs and schools. So once you delete strippers we have known with that name and naughty/irritating children we have known with that name the list is surprisingly sparse!

starky Robyn is my favourite girl's name but it doesn't go with my surname at all sadly

ever no wonder you're fed up with dtd, feel awful for you. Sometimes I find it too sensitive, almost painful if my hugo gets poked in certain positions iyswim. And tmi alert - sometimes it feels tight and I bleed a little bit afterwards on the outside and feel a bit sore. But it's not painful as such. How is it painful for you, if you don't mind me asking? I do think these things make a difference psychologically, makes me feel less up for dtd sometimes, as can be anxious about it hurting

for you ladies who have been going for it for months on end, you are my inspiration so please don't give up now! I'm just thinking of all these babes who will be lucky to have us tough mamas who have fought for them from day 1 xx

star tbh there are so few names that go with our surname we've been running on empty since we entertained ttc. Other than classic names which are lovely but definetly not us it's been a minefield! most names we come up with sound like they belong in a John Wayne cowboys and Indians film.

moggy ever Hugo is a bastard. I find he's less irritating when I'm not in fw. During fw he gets most temperamental and is prone to bruising and general twatty behaviour, pretends he's low and then gets stage fright and goes all high. Stupid little vagina gnome.

Ok, i'm confused.

best wishes to all who have put their opk testers away this month. I am trying to test for the first time.

the cheap opk sticks haven't arrived, so i used the clearblue ov test this morning. I am meeting OH later today for our mini-break away, so didn't see the point in testing before today - especially at £1.45 a pee.

so I am cd11, and on previous months i haven't noticed ewcm until days 15,16 or 22 (for my 37 day cycle).

so, what do i see, i big smiley face corresponding to the lh surge !!!

Have i been getting it wrong this enitire time? Am i having just another fucked up cycle? is the test lying to me? Has the epo i'm taking this month fucked things up ? (i'll stop taking now).

when i have spotted ewcm before, it does correspond nicely to ~14 days before AF. I am usually ... how to put it .... well.... horny.

I am really not very good at diagnosing my moods, but i guess i would describe it as "i want to curl up on the sofa and weep in front of a really trashy movie for no apparent reason- is that ok?" mood.

So i guess i'll assume for my own sanity that is day 1 of the surge.... but i really wasn't expecting it.

"oh hi OH, want to get busy tonight ;) ?"

I think you can ovulate at different times each month hep. I think I am going to get opks next month even though we are taking a break. I think if I do it then hopefully it'll give me a better idea for when we are trying.

AF may arrive anytime from tomorrow to Monday. I'm going to a party on Saturday so have at least a distraction if it comes fri/sat and can have a few glasses. Knowing AF tho she'll get my hopes up and wait till Monday!

Hello everyone! I had a stinker of a day yesterday and had to go to bed early with a headache. Thankfully woke up and it's gone.

Saw some funnies on another thread for anyone who needs cheering up:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/2577549-Funny-pics-memes-or-jokes-lets-have-a-laugh?pg=1&order=

Starky your cycle lengths would drive me nuts! Also the not knowing how long it will be...you are a better woman than me to be so calm about it!

Jem I've started taking EPO. I was trying to do OPKs but only managing one a day. I think if I'm honest we just haven't been having enough sex so that is where I plan to direct my efforts this month. Don't think we will manage SMEP though. Hoping the OPKs will help.

Miley hope you're doing ok. Kiwi yogurt sounds like a bad combo with hyperemesis!

Hugs to Evergreen, Starky, Feefs, and everyone else who is fed up. I know what you mean. I feel a bit the same, but I feel I'm to blame for not dtd enough. It is exhausting having to be the mastermind of it all.

Sorry about AF Confused.

Evergreen hope the scans go ok .

Your poor pupil Jam . Wish it had been you and not her.

Hep no idea!

Love the animal pictures!

Good luck with the epo elle. I think maximum sexus is the way forward too. Last month we did it Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and Monday again but this month I'm going to try and lengthen the isw across two weeks. Luckily we both really enjoy the sex and DH is now all aboard the baby boat, so roll on isw I say.

Hope everyone is feeling more positive today

I have been down..., but i feel positive today.

the 4 months until now have just been practice and coming off the pill, so i get to start afresh with epo and opk.

so thinking that way, i've just begun and maximum sexus (as long as its still fun)

plus i'm on holiday so thats good

Hi all - I am particularly enjoying this one giphy.com/gifs/luRelYnoNcmC4

All you ladies who are feeling down and disheartened, I feel ya. Here are some of the PMA things I try to remind myself of:

1. I am still me, I am still a woman, and I am a complete person with or without a baby
2. Millions of people don't have enough food to eat, or live in constant fear, I am so lucky to be who and where I am
3. Everything I am experiencing will make me stronger, I just have to accept the lessons and be grateful for the opportunity to grow/prepare

When that all fails, I revert back to planning my sabbatical which I will not be able to take if I am on mat leave, so at least I have something amazing to look forward to if it doesn't happen.

Sorry if this is not in any way helpful, but it works for me so maybe a different iteration would work for someone else!

Love and hugs to all x