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 hear you peaches. Even within a week of BFP i know I will have gotten so attached to scan dates, due dates, future plans and fantasies. I think I really worry about my ability to cope if I were to experience that loss. Sending love to all our ladies going through it xxx

Stardust I started opks last month and yes mine faded like that before getting darker again before O day CD18.

Phew, thanks ni and kat!
Hoping i don't miss the surge. Haven't tried epo yet but i might do next time as i don't tend to notice a lot of cm, amd ovia likes to do those "erm.... Oh well at least youre not on your period" type comments at me!

for you ipatches

Choc what terrible news. Best of luck with tests, keep us posted.

I am having again. I am 3dpo so my egg should be travelling along, maybe with company. But I think I am here for the long term, so glass of wine I want, glass of wine I have. It will be different when I get a BFP

Congratulations harriet. My friend recently got married at 5 months pregnant. Her bump was massive considering how far along she was, and she looked beautiful. It was a lovely day.

stardust that sounds lovely. I love baby bumps, they look so cute even though I have a phobia of bellybuttons I imagine they look really canny in a wedding dress.

choc I can't wait to see how far on you are!

Your pic was super relevant stardust as I did an OPK this afternoon for fun and had zero line. I'm CD 14 and would have expected to ovulate in the next couple of days. No idea what's going on...

Bloody hell it moves fast around here. I'm sorry to hear about the mmc, ipatches. It's properly shit and you should take time to grieve properly. So what if it's early? You had a due date and a new lifestyle in mind and now you won't get that.

I'm breaking all rules I set myself about obsessing over symptoms. Oooh is this bloating my I've meds or a sign. Is my boob really sore or am I poking it too hard. Am I hungry all the time of just a greedy cow.

I'm so happy to have found you lot. This seems like a great bunch.

Sorry it didn't tag @ipatches

Oh bigger it.

lesbecky you've made me lol bloating could definitely be a symptom but it could also be a fart. And we do like a good fart round here!

hah!

yes, the my sore boobs (because i keep poking them) and the needing to pee (cos I have to keep checking for signs of AF) - been there!

Oh thank goodness. You are my people. I'm leaving the tagging people alone though!!

lesbecky you have to asterisk it like miley but without the spaces

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Went to the park today with two friends with kids. Nice to see them, but the park was full of babies and mums and it was a big fat reminder of NO BABY. I even ended up riding the small train. It was the ride of shame of an adult on a children's train with no child! Sigh...I think I'll have a glass of wine, quick moan, then try to be positive again tomorrow. Wishing everyone lots of baby dust.

Thank you mileymoocow

Why did nobody tell me that great British bakeoff are doing a sport relief thing!? It's amazing! And I've got wine! And Dh has brought me more chocolate! I think he's a bit frightened of me my hormones at the minute because he keeps bringing me chocolate. This week I've had a giant box of ferero rocher, family size box of malteasers, and now, a tube of smarties, mini eggs and some milky buttons.

I love bake off!!

So quick OPK question. I have some from Amazon think the same as a few on here have been using. However when I dip the red dye just runs and fills the whole strip rather than showing lines. Anyone else experienced this?

I sent a msg to company in amazon who sent me another batch however have exactly the same problem.

I literally now have 100 that I can't use (also had same issue with preg test!). Luckily the Clear blue ones seem to be doing the job!!

Ooh I want chocolate now stark, that's a good selection!

Yes I did mean an ic sucha thanks kat.

Omg starky! They're brilliant! Always a laugh. We're not watching it tonight cause darts is on. Also, please can you send your lovely petrified husband my way? I think I'm hormonal enough for the entirety of fucking cadbury world at the minute my OH has stocked the fridge/freezer with creme egg shit. I hate creme eggs

Is it possible you're flooding the test may ? I always leave a few milimeters below the dont dip here line. But other than that, I'm not sure!

Definetly will share my massive chocolate haul! Dh was shitty with me today twice so I'm going to guilt the fuck out of him all weekend.

No I have tried to be really careful and even if I only put the very top in still happens! Obviously don't suit me ... Just a shame CB test are so expensive. Fingers cross we get lucky quickly!

If anyone wants the ones I can't use let me know!!

Miley I'm glad I'm not the only one with a belly button phobia. I shudder and feel ill whenever I see people fiddling with them, boak.
My DH named Miss Moneypenny. Our other pug is called Frank (I always wanted a pug called Frank thanks to MIB).

My bff is 31 weeks pregnant and has had the most awful hyperemesis all the way through, has developed pelvic girdle pain and 2 days ago got rushed into hospital via ambulance bleeding. Thankfully the bleeding has stopped and they have given her steroids to mature baby's lungs in case they need to deliver. Consultant sent her home this morning as her anxiety levels were through the roof (she's had 7 miscarriages) on strict resting orders. I'll be glad when baby is in her arms, god only knows how she must feel. He's going to be a big boy though, estimated weight of 4lbs at the moment.
Going to have to get my arse in gear with crocheting a blanket!

I am feeling better now I've had a nice relaxing bath.

May which ones do you have? I have the one-step ones from Amazon and I haven't had a problem with them. After you dip them, how long are you leaving them before you read them?

hello ladies, lots of catching up again tonight! I must take more work breaks in day

Thanks for reassuring words about my bfn. I'm pretty convinced af will be coming in 4 days time now as symptoms have disappeared and cervix has gone hard which I'm pretty sure is consistent with pre-af.
Really disappointing as I've never had so many symptoms in 2ww! especially the horribly sore boobs. I wonder whether the soy isoflavones influenced it? Although that's estrogren and I thought progesterone is the cause of 2ww symptoms.

Never mind... Countdown to af...

jem I've got high hopes for you though :)

choc sorry to hear about your friend, must be incredibly painful :(

ipatches no words other than be kind to yourself

Catching up....

may sounds like your not leaving them to dry out before reading them?
I thought they were read like pregnancy tests and if no line within a couple mins I chucked them whoops