SQUARE ONE'ers to GRADUATES - Supporting eachother on TTC journey

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Continuing to support eachother as we move into May! Good solid thread with 25% BFPs** in April!! Hoping for more this cycle

May Testing Dates!
Nimisha - 3rd
Footprints - 6th
Jod - 7th
Summerblush - 10th
Physicskate - 13th
Mimi - 16th
Jem - 20th
Tee - 21st
Radders - 22nd
Toast - 25th

Graduates
Parney
Newhair
January

I've heard of that. Yes may give it a go. Also read about vitex- Angus cactis or something like that.

CD 12 Here's today's OPK. I think it's getting a bit darker now although still negative. Hoping it goes positive tomorrow. Will be DTD next four days.

I have been taking dong quai. Will stop now as ovulation is looming. I took it as I wanted to build lining up after having the coil. I took Angus cactus before I got PG with my second too.

Jodders- I think it will happen at weekend for you. Start planning your approach!
Have you heard of maca root too? Might give that a go too..

My pregnant friend just popped in for a coffee - it's hard and I didn't let it show. Very pleased for her and she's blooming well. Soon as she left i was a bit emotional. Haven't even got the AF yet so dreading what I'll be like. Think I'm upset with DH too so it's all got to me today. He doesn't know the half of it. All this emotional mind consuming feelings.. The military operation in the bathroom with timings, charts and sticks. A bit defeated today...

Big hugs footprints. It's hard to remain positive all the time. I know I haven't been trying very long so I can't fully understand what you are feeling but the frustration must drive you crazy.

Yes I take multi maca too as does my DH. It improves sex drive.

Sending hugs to you footprints. I know it's tough hun and hope you feel better soon

Ladies, we need to keep positive and keep our hopes up!! Let's not be defeated and plan for next cycle. I'm sorry to hear your news Mim and Footprints! At least now we now and it won't be long till we're in our Fertile week again!! :-)

Now we know rather!! Gosh, what's happening to my spelling and grammar!!!!

Ahhhh footprints, sending you loads of hugs my love i know it's hard but think positive. Go into new cycle positive otherwise you will be stressed out and it won't work. Come on girl, don't let this grind you down!!

CD 36 13 dpo

Tempt 36.38 which is below coverline.... BFN with IC again... used FMU.

So now just waiting for AF to start so we can get ready for second cycle!

Had my citizenship ceremony and 2 guilt free prossecos already!

Congrats Physicskate!!

Sorry summer - stay positive for next cycle

Mimi - keep us posted ... I agree with the others at 35 you're still young!

I count ovulation day as 0 too.

Looking good Jod, seems darker to me!

Aw footprints big hug. Probably all coming to ahead a bit. It's an emotional journey!

Physics hope AF shows soon for you if it's going to so you can get back into the cycle. Or it might not....

My symptoms today are AF type cramps in my lower abdomen and little right pelvic twinges now and again ... Hoping its a good sign but not getting my hopes up xxx

I feel like that too Radders, quite crampy but I think I had that last month too. Also the odd twinge and bloated. Nothing out of the ordinary for me to be fair. Skin still not very hot damn it!

Massive hug footprints hope you're alright xx

Happy dtding jodders

Congrats on your citizenship phsyics!

radders and tee I've got exactly the same today - twinges and aches in tummy / pelvis. Looking back at my notes this exact thing happens every cycle for me, so for once I am not getting my hopes up. It could mean very different things for you guys though.

Does anyone else keep a symptom diary? I use the app Pink Pad which very helpfully has a notes section on the calendar - I've got 5 months of friggin notes up now

Anyway I've had a lovely glass of wine and pizza tonight with my husband and a good friend OUTSIDE - how continental - and am feeling a bit more zen

I had ovia Jem but I don't track symptoms too much because I feel if I do I am feeling for every twinge and sometimes imagine things.

I think I probably have them every month to be honest too.

Not long now until we will find out xx

This nice weather definitely makes you feel better! Shame it doesn't last very long. X

CD206dpo
Morning girls,
Friday, hooray!!
A symptom diary sounds like a very sensible idea. You just expect you'll remember how you feel from month to month, but actually I think I'm more like Dory from Finding Nemo every new cycle, as if I'm experiencing it all
for the first time! Probably seeing it written down in black and white would be very helpful for me.
I'm pretty sure the twinges I've been feeling are more pronounced than I've felt before. They were quite strong lying in bed last night, so of corse I got googling. Lots of women searching for the same thing, with most responses talking about implantation twinges, but I'm too early for that, so really must write it off as my imagination taking over again. No other symptoms to report.
Radders/Jem you're slightly ahead of me, how are you both feeling this morning?
Everybody else OK?
x

CD4215dpo

Morning everyone, thanks for your kind words xx. Had a terrible day yesterday, everything became too much.

Hopefully a better day today.

No AF, temp is up higher than yesterday 36.66 still up high. On my chart it seems to have stepped up a notch over 4/5 days. (Highest temps all cycle- over the 42 days).

Had another early night last night as was shattered. I've lost 3lbs in 3 days where I have lost my appetite. Really unusual. Slightly smelly FMU which never noticed before- def not a UTI. Headache yesterday,
Lower abdo pulling feeling.

Annoyingly; on paper it all looks incredibly suspicious and anyone else I'd say looks like they could be pregnant. Shame..

Waiting for the witch to appear...

Well done physic getting your citizenship!

Pink pad sounds a good idea sucha.

Tee When I look back on my symptoms from last month they are different? Apart from the cramping. Good to make a note of them though.

tee lol at Dory, I can't wait for the new film this summer hope we get a Dory emoticon!

The diary is so helpful for me. It really brings me back to earth. I'll get some cramps and a sleepless night or two more windy than usual and think ah ha! that'll be the long awaited baby! A quick check to the same point previous cycles reminds me the exact same things happened before. It's surprising how early PMS kicks in.

Hopefully one of these months all those symptoms will actually be pregnancy, but they are all so similar to AF I need something really distinct to happen to actually get my hopes up.

Oops plus it's day 21 and 7 DPO today.

I've got the following;
Insomnia - a few nights
Too hot at night
Farty
Cramps
Tiredness
Moody - understatement

All of these are typical for this day in my cycle. The insomnia is a bit worse though.

Ooh and spotted this on my FB feed - the names of women most likely to get pregnant in the next year. I'm not on it hope this isn't a sign

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/top-20-names-of-women-most-likely-to-become-pregnant-in-2017-revealed-a7025976.html

Hi there, here's my little story of TTC#1 for a baby#1
OV - on CD16 (usually CD13)
6dpo - vomiting and diarrhoea as soon as I woke up. Never experienced anything like it before! When reading on Internet, it might be a sign of implantation on 5dpo. Experienced no blood spotting.
Between 7dpo-13dpo - some days was feeling nauseous in the morning snd sometimes no symptoms at all. And no PMS or AF symptoms leading to AF week.
Was expecting AF on CD29 - nothing.
Cd30 - still no signs of AF or any other symptoms
CD31 (15dpo) - took first PG test - BFN. Did 3 times that morning and still negative. And yet no signs of AF. Boobs started hurting very late at night. And noticed some pink discharge inside. Nothing on the panties.
Today CD32 - (16dpo) - took another PG test this morning - another BFN. Boobs are very sore. But no discharge inside.
I've never been that late and just dont know what to think about it all. Apart from waiting, I guess.
Is anybody experiencing the same? And has anybody been in the same boat before? And could advise?
Thank you!

CD 13 According to FF I'm most fertile today, good thing we DTD last night then Will do it again tonight and tomorrow. Haven't taken an OPK yet. I don't have any real signs of impending ovulation. No cramping or pain. I'm in a super mood (could be weather), high energy and watery discharge.
Welcome Russ I guess it could be too early to test or AF might be just taking her time to show. We have had both happen on this thread. Have you recently stopped contraception?

Hi Russ, never heard of d&v during that stage dpo. Are u sure it's not a bug? Might just be coincidence. The other symptoms sound promising, I have experienced delayed ovulation which could adjust your dates hence the bfn right now. Maybe test again in a couple of days especially if you are having symptoms.
I'm on cd42 and 15dpo still have bfn too. Annoying isn't it

Jodders- u timed it right. Do u usually get ov pain? I read that it can increase energy and sex drive.