Relaxed TTC April/May/June/July 2016

[wispaxmas]

Original relaxed thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2537105-relaxed-ttc-feb-march-april-2016

Hi all, thought I would start a new thread before we capped the earlier one. Here's hoping for more laid back BFPs and a bit of OT chat.

Everyone welcome, waiting to try, TTC, not preventing, being hopeful, and trying not to flip the fck out squinting at lines on sticks.

Omg yuck. I cant not be pregnant. I've just nearly puked!! I had nausea early last time too

Congrats chelle xxx

Congratulations chelle!
Sparkle I used to get cramps and occasional bleeding around the time I assumed I was ovulating. Since they've returned after having dd I haven't had any bleeding but I had cramps on Monday and Tuesday this cycle (cd 15 and 16). As my cycles are around 31 days this would be about right. It could have just been wind though . It doesn't make any difference anyway because with all the illnesses in the house we didn't dtd.

I haven't done the superdrug test yet just really feeling sick

Chelle!! Test tomorrow, pls!

CD1 tomorrow I think, after a temp drop this morning and spotting this evening. Excited to get cracking on

I'm pregnant. Bfp. Weird

Yay! Congratulations chelle!

Wow you took that test early Chelle!!! Congratulations X

Yeah, the dog woke me up. I haven't slept since. It's annoying that dh is away - I texted him and said "good morning daddy" that will make him smile

Congratulations, chelle!

Here it is

Congrats, Chelle! Great news!

Congratulate chelle how many dpo are you? X

Yey congrats chelle! What cycle are you on again?

I think I'm probably about 12dpo now. Not sure really. AF either due today or Saturday depending on if my cycle is 26 or 28 days.

Weirdly this is cycle one. Same as last time. I conceived in June last year. I hope this pregnancy has a happier result.

I feel slightly sorry for myself because it's dragged up much of last years miscarriage and I feel sick and crampy already - same as last time. My first trimester was hideous last time. Think it's not helping that I've been up since 3.30!

DH is happy but we aren't getting over excited yet!

Chelle!! That's so exciting yay. I love a bfp! Congrats. Try and keep positve. fingers crossed for you. x

Sorry for those who got a visit from af

I've been off the net for a while trying to 'relax' about ttc. don't want another crying in the toilets when af arrives situation. I'm gooona take your advice, wispa, and expect af if it doesn't turn up reat. I'm about to come into my fertile week and then the dreadded tww, oh what fun. Signed up for a r4l inthe summer and going to the gym to loose weight as well. Looks like i'm the same as some of you girls with lack of motivation but i need to loose a stone and a half to be overweight not obese, which i know is gross to seriously need to get my arse into gear!

Congratulations Chelle! I too had a mc last year and hoping for another successful pg soon so can only imagine how excited (and maybe anxious) you must feel.

cheese I too have stayed away trying to relax. I had my first high reading on my fancy monitor today though and got a bit excited. Hopefully a peak reading will follow soon!

cheese - pressed send too quick then! Great motivation doing the Race for Life, they're fab events. Keep remembering how important it is for your baby that you're healthy and fit to help you stay motivated. When a little one comes you'll need energy for the running around and post baby weight may be harder to shift. Now weather is nicer it's easier to get out too. I have a horse and dog so thankfully they force me into exercise daily. Keep smiling, all good stuff ahead

Yey congrats Chelle!! So exciting!

Congrats chelle, fantastic news! Hoping this is the one for you, sounds sensible to be quietly cautious, I will be the same when we get BFP following a mc last year too.

Good luck with your RFL, Cheese, I'm sure it will be great! Losing weight is not easy (or we'd all be at our ideal weight!) but doing some exercise every day, even if it's just a walk, is bound to make you feel better. Hope the thought of being pregnant helps you stay motivated, but don't beat yourself up if you still find it really hard - you're not alone x

Congrats Chelle! So exciting!

Cheese we are all in this together - i go to weight watchers and although i have a long way to go, i'm just taking it day by day trying to not freak out and make better choices - go for a walk, don't cave in to the biscuits, little things like that. Race for life is amazing! you will love it !Yesterday at our weigh in meeting she mentioned 60% of women in UK are overweight or obese (compared to 8% in the 80s!) ... for ages I was beating myself up for being "bigger" but to be honest I'm just going to embrace myself and all my curves! Women have been giving birth for thousands of years, not everyone was on a juice diet or a size 0 , lol!

OK real talk guys - I'm in my fertile window, my Ovulation date should be Monday. we are both from then and i wanna just DTD! Oh knows i'm ovulating too, but how do we keep it from being a TTC exercise? Last night I was upset because we didn't DTD and I felt I'm "wasting" my fertile window - NOT the relaxed approach I was hoping for!!!

i'm resisting from going down the OPK test route. I have EWCD and I should be ovulating around now, Cycle 1 - bring it on!

The lovely thing is that my AF in May is due on our 6th Wedding Anniversary - should i test that day, or will it be a big disappointment if I'm not?? (can't believe I'm already thinking about that... not that I'm getting excited or anything lol)

Poshpiggy let me know if you find the answer to DTD not being a ttc exercise! The only thing that has helped for me is talking to my OH and trying to get him to understand what the fertile window is and that trying to catch the egg has to be a team effort. He doesn't have a high sex drive so unfortunately if we didn't make a concerted effort there is virtually no chance of ever conceiving. Now he understands the process a bit more he has been more obliging, but yes it is sooo frustrating when you feel you are missing the window. I've had tears and tantrums! Talk to him and be honest about how you feel. It may seem unromantic to have to plan things but if that's what you need to do then you are definitely not alone! Hopefully your approach can be a bit less planned than ours, though. Good luck!

Poshpiggy and tryingtostayrational - I would not tell hubby that it's the fertile window as don't want him to feel pressured or make DTD seems like "doing homework", but wear some nice lingerie and things usually happen ;)

AF due on Tuesday, tested on Wednesday and still a BFN. Ran out of test so haven't tested since then. But I've been having stomach cramp since last Saturday. Could it be an ectopic pregnancy and that's why not picked up by test? I'm now worried... It's consistent cramps 24 HR a day since Saturday evening. It's middle of tummy and not on the sides though... Fingers crossed its not ectopic. Just googled and it sounds very serious. :s