Thread 12 TTC#1"Trying is the fun part" said by nobody ever who's actually trying.

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

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

Thread 12. Welcome!

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

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind and well meaning but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly don't convince yourself your pregnant in the tww

Nah berocca does nothing but make expensive pee. That's why you see it bright yellow! Vitamin C and B vitamins are water soluble so once you have enough you pee the rest out, most of the soluble vitamin C tablets do nothing and can also give you diarrhoea

Hi all. Catching up on 24 hrs of posts.
Got a bit :( at jem's stats... If 89% get pregnant in 6 months I am really beginning to be concerned I am infertile.

Haven't read any further back than that. Anything exciting happen???

Would love to see the scan miley

Welcome kav!

Good girl pug - glad you took heed of my stern look

miley you had best share the scan piccy

God knows if that's right kat I thought 30% on first cycle was really high too. Googled average no of cycles to get pregnant and that's what came up - not terribly scientific I'm afraid.

That's my problem at the minute patches with dh on such a strict diet I've let my own nutrition go massively and while Im making him chicken, rice and veg in multiple batches, I can't he arsed doing something for me so I'll either have soup (which I make and freeze) or noodles!

Oh and welcome to all newbies! Forgot to say that earlier!

I'm exhausted! I've got to get up tomorrow and make a cake for dfs birthday tea! Dh just sent me a text to tell me he's at work and his balls are cold, but he's deliberately not warming up because he thinks cold balls will produce excellent sperm! He's a keeper!

:'( can feel twangs of AF and not due till Saturday. Also just realised we are out next month already as we are away for my entire ISW somewhere we can't dtd. Good planning, huh!! (This has woken me up in the night so obviously I am more stressed about this whole thing than I thought I was as this is something that didn't even occur to me in waking hours). Oh well... Better just enjoy the holiday and start again in April!! (FFS)

kat

Hugs kat, hope it's not aunt dickface xx

Poor Kat. You're not out yet! We'll be staying with my parents during March ISW gonna have to try and find a way!!

kat

Feef we are staying with DHs mum... But there is literally no way at all. I mentioned it to DH he just went "oh well".

Moggy and starky I take my temps vaginally. I am used to it now. Just a pain to wash it all the time buy hey! Orally is fine but I didnt like it.
Jem I am on cycle 4 already so pretty grumpy about percentages (why am I always on the last group to get things?!!)

kat we're away with family next ISW as well but I'm thinking silent quickies must still be possible?

I can't believe I've not POAS yet! I have willpower I didn't know I had. AF due today, only 1 more day to go.

I had a job interview yesterday which I'm waiting to hear back from today or tomorrow, what do you all think about moving jobs if newly upduffed, or starting a new job and getting upduffed fairly quickly? (FX!)
I know we could put off trying for a bit but I reeeeally don't want to do that. Obviously the new employees would be a bit peeved once they found out but I'm not really sure I'd care about that! Biological clock ticking and all that!

moggy personally i don't think we can put life on hold for jobs. Could you ask how flexible the start date of the job is?

Good morning all another newbie here! Though I don't feel like a newbie as I've been lurking on this thread since the beginning. I just haven't contributed as I feel you've all expressed exactly my thoughts at some point or another, and I didn't have anything sparky to add (and I didn't want to drag your statistics down!).

Stats
Age 29
Ttc#1
Cycle 3 (came off the pill end of Nov, had been on it for 13 years)
CD 35
16 dpo

So now I'm in a weird situation and I wonder if any of you have any light to shed on it. My periods since coming off the pill have been 31 and 30 days long, so I was expecting AF last Saturday or Sunday but nothing happened. Then on Monday I experienced spotting for the first time in my life - (sorry, TMI!) just a few tiny spots of pink blood when I went to the loo. And I've had the same once a day yesterday and today.

Since I felt we'd done such a good job of DTD at the right time this month, initially I thought I must be pregnant, but I did Internet cheapie tests on Friday and Monday and both were BFNs.

So now I'm fairly certain I'm not pregnant but I wonder what on earth is going on. My last period was dramatically shorter than ever before (only 3 days) so I wonder if my periods are now so screwed up that spotting is all I'll get?

And to top it all off, Ovia has given up on me. She tells me, helpfully, that I have missed my projected period and that all future predictions have disappeared until I can figure out what I'm doing. Thanks Ovia!

Have any of you experienced anything like this? Or do you have any idea what spotting in place of a period can mean? Any opinions gratefully received! And thanks for having me join your lovely group I feel at home here already!

kat but you are not out until af arrives!

Just had my day 14 scan - follie has grown to 16mm, have another at 10 and then about 4 @ 5mm... Looks like I will only have 1 mature egg for collection but that is all I need right?

Going to carry on with milk, cayenne pepper, cinnamon and walnut consumption

Welcome tiny!

My advice would be to buy a FRER and use FMU to test.

Hey tiny your stats are v similar to mine. Never had spotting but could it be implantation? I know a bit late though. Don't some women still have a v light period when pg? Similarly to you I have noticed my periods being lighter each month since off the pill. I agree with kwick get yourself a FRER and test tomorrow morning. Good luck!

hep I agree, could be waiting forever for perfect job! Yes I will ask about start date, good idea, thank you!

kwick don't forget your brazil nuts!

Kwick go you and your huge follicle!!!

Welcome tiny. I was on the pill for 14 years, since coming off my boobs hurt and I've put on weight. My cycles have been between 26 and 29 days long but I have hardly bled at all. (Similar to being on the pill) I'm just coming to the end of cycle 7. I know they say that you can get pregnant straight away, and indeed some people do. But I was feeding my body hormones daily from the age of 14. I'm beginning to think it may have more of an effect than they are letting on. Sorry I can't be of more help. I think ICs aren't as sensitive as they say though so might be worth getting a better test

hello tiny i had a similar experience in jan.

the only thing you can really do is wait 2-3 days and test with a frer.

really frustrating though. fx for you!

also it can take upto 6 months for your cycle to settle after coming off pill.

Heya tiny! :) FX for you and hope a FRER will show you the news you're hoping for.

I'd agree with other folks moggy about going for a job - at the moment you honestly know nothing about whether you are upduffed or not and you still have to earn a wage to live. There might be the odd raised eyebrow I guess but stuff 'em - I don't know the circumstances of your job change but if you're not happy where you currently are (or don't have a job, need the money and are stressing about it) that isn't doing your fertility chances any good either. Go for a job you like and relax :)