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

ever join me and snow on the alcohol couch! Dh nipped to the shop on the way back from the gym and brought me back a family size box of malteasers and a bottle of wine! He's a wonderful Dh!

i love drunk snow
I have one small glass of wine left in the bottle (from last week when i was cooking mainly) i think ill have it now and join you all.
post-spin class so may even get a little bit tipsy.
if you dont get pregnant this month.... you try again next month. and you keep trying until you do it. i think. thats what ive been doing. but don't ask me as i think I'm on the greatest number of failed cycles out of everyone here

Great new thread title Starky I think you deserve one of these:

I am way behind as usual - will try and catch up tomorrow... just wanted to thank everyone for warm wishes - af arrived at 5.30pm today so full steam ahead for next stage of IVF!!!

My info:
Kwick
TTC #1
41 years old but only admit to 21
No pets unless you count Stitch
Have done 5 IUIs - not one bfp :( just starting on egg stimulation and hopefully collection and transfer with IVF
I am single and have magic potion all the way from USA

Hi all is it ok if I shuffle in?

Calyx
44 :(
ttc#1
Cycle 1
12 dpo but according to fertility friend (am charting) I ovulated on CD18 so long cycle.

No symptoms except sense of impending doom AF iykwim

DP works away 2 weeks and home 1 weekend so I thought we would miss my ov time - however it waited for him getting home I am now waiting to see how long luteal phase is.

Everyone on FF forums over 40 seem to be on all kinds of supplements but I'm only taking pregnacare conception

Good luck everyone! I'm not good at remembering who said what and posting on my phone but I have read everyone's posts and am liking the 40% pregnant so far!

Aghhhh not been on here since this morning & I miss 5 pages!!

Thanks for the sticky wishes moose, good work on getting those opk's pissed on!

Kat I'm might my impressed by your opk stash! You are ON it!! When are you expecting to ovulate?

confused good symptoms so far! I've had v sore boobs since 4dpo but less so today, fx for you!

Welcome to all the newbies may, Ski, hep and iwill ! Sorry if I missed anyone else!

Lara huge congratulations !!

jem you are so upduffed ! Metallic?!!

starky and snow can I join you for wine & malteasers?! I'm not drinking until af - I'm sooo going to smash a bottle of presseco if af turns up

Still catching up......

Welcome all the newbies!! My gosh we're growing!! just need to start growing out from the belly too!!
Snow you're beautiful!!! Love you too!! Enjoy the booze..I'm off to have some quality time with OH (not dtd though...couldn't be bothered with that!!)

Hi everyone. Can I join? I could really use some positive vibes as it seems like I've been trying alone for ages.

bluebird
Age: 29 (but 30 in 2 weeks...eek!)
Ttc #1
Cycle #12 😞
Cd 11

My cycles are 28-31 days, so I have two more trys before I can see the GP. Not had a single Bfp so I'm thinking something might not be right. I've been through it all though. Symptom spotted every possible combination, used opks, read the books. I've been temping for 4 months. First 3 months had nice temp rise at ovulation, but no rise this last month, so maybe no ovulation? Not sure. Anyways, for anyone who is starting to get frustrated...I found the first 7-8 months really hard, but have now settled into a more relaxed approach.

ipatches welcome back

kwick you are so brave to do this journey single, you'll get your bfp one day

Welcome all newbies.

Congrats Lara

I feel I am floating around in the ether between cycle 3 and 4 at the moment due to AF being a dithering bitch.
My anniversary is Friday. Was hoping AF would gave been and gone by then, but oh no, she's determined to ruin it.

Feel fat and bloated and frustrated at stupid body.

Welcome blue and cal 😀

I've had 1 glass and I feel tipsy, i needed a glass of wine. I keep clenching my jaw and holding my shoulders really tight today, it's giving me a head/neckache. I'm forgetting words too. Not sure if it's because of af / stress or what but my whole spine is tight!

Hey bluebird I'm 30 in 2 weeks too! testing 3 days before so hoping for an extra special birthday prezzie but if it's not to be I will be asking for an extra big bottle of prosecco instead! Are you doing anything nice for it?

moggy when I started ttc I thought I'd definitely be preggo for my 30th. As it hasn't happened, I'm making the most of it and am having a big night out with lots of yummy cocktails. You doing anything for yours?

Blue I'm 30 in June and was convinced I'd be celebrating it with a massive bump, now it's looking less likely! It's so weird! I spent years thinking it would just happen immediately! Can't remember who said it but I went to a church school too and spent years thinking a boy only had to take his pants off in the vicinity and I'd be impregnated by osmosis!

All my cousins had their kids young, I'm the eldest and I haven't got any!

cal I'm not taking anything other than folic acider when I remember and multi vita.

Coco is much better today, I thought she'd milk it a bit but has been surprisingly resilient! Other than her little arm bandage and shaved chin you'd never really know! 🐶

bluebird That sounds lovely! I find it so much harder to get together with friends for a night out these days, but when we do its so worth it. Hope you have a fab night. We're going to Sweden for a mini-break for the weekend. Can't believe 30 is here already, this last year has flown.

Fingers crossed for your bfp soon, sounds like you have been waiting patiently Its a lovely bonkerscrowd here, you're in good company for whatever, whether it's positive thoughts you need, or a moan, or advice, anything goes! Welcome on board

starky you might have a little bump by June! There is still time to grow one!

Oh and congrats Lara!!! Delighted for you! Sure it will take a while to sink in properly, for now just enjoy the moment!

starky I know what you mean! I look back at smug me a year ago, thinking I'd either have a baby or a big bump by now. Didn't even cross my mind I'd be nearly a year down this road with no success. I was stupid too and made the big mistake of telling people when we started trying. I was just so excited and assumed I'd be upduffed immediately, or God forbid, within 5 or 6 months. Now that it's been 10 months I have to pretend I'm not bothered so people don't feel sorry for me. Wish I'd kept my big mouth shut!

But don't lose hope...you've got a few good months of trying left before your 30th. Although the awkward bit will come if you're only just caught before your birthday and everyone will know if you aren't drinking! A good prob to have though!

thanks moggy. I almost never go out these days. Will probably be my night out for the year. Officially old balls!

Congrats Lara! :)

moggy Feeling like its going to be more unlikely now till at least May. Dh has already started on the cycling/saunas after a two month break from it.

blue we haven't told anyone but I feel like everybody knows! It's so odd, loads of aquaintances have announced pregnancies in the last couple of months and I feel like everybody keeps expecting one from me, a couple of people have asked and I'm pretending we're putting it off! Whilst furiously looking up what vitamins I should buy, weeing on opk's and considering ordering conceive gel on amazon!

Starky I was on the couch with and it tasted amazing! Probably because I havent had any for so long
I have started swimming again and is helping my moods a lot!
Hello Calyx welcome to our crazy forum.
Not only over 40, I am on Kindara and you can see other charts and stuff, and people take a lot of stuff. I only take the vits. Here lots of people try EPO which seems like it works I guess if you have a normal cycle no need? Depends what works for you. The ladies here know a lot we all have google degrees so pick their brains

i'm on the folic acid. Reading all the comments here, I am tempted with the EPO. Not heard of it being used for this before. Go placebo pills go!

Hello everyone on half term so have missed loads and loads.

Miw
26 years young.
TTC #1
Cycle2

Bluebird not need to be alone! We are a good supportive bunch here and quite hilarious too stay with us
Starky it was me! catholic school. Once I heard the girls in the bathroom asking one another if you could get pregnant by drinking it so we were pretty paranoid (note school took us to 18 years old, high-school type)