First time TTC - thread 2

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Thought I would create a fresh thread as the original had been going since Feb. This is for anyone TTC #1, a bit of moral support as we all attempt to embark on the scary journey that is parenthood! Join us if you are a mix of terrified and excited, don't really know what you're doing yet and hadn't heard of CM before you started reading Mumsnet!!

Im orally too. Funny how were all so funny about doing it the other way yet will happily talk about cervixs and cm haha!

Google doesn't seem to have many answers to this one! I'm sure it'll start to come down soon though by the sounds of it. Thanks everyone, has been interesting seeing your charts!

I know it is a bit odd. I'm sure once pg we are all going to have worse than an iddy thermometer to deal with lol.

My cramps have stopped now. I wonder if it was ovulation pain or what =\

Fifth day of flashing smiley and the face is starting to irritate me too now pyjamas!
The oddest thing happened last night. I used preseed for the first time - I had no idea there were syringes into vagina involved!!! I thought it was just like your average lube, had the shock of my life. Had to run off to the bathroom to do it, DH's face when I opened the box was a picture!!!

Ah yes - welcome to the annoying flashing smiley face spiral! Keep at it though, it was completely accurate in the end, even though I wanted to dropkick the smiley face each morning! If your cycles aren't totally regular, it could be that you started testing earlier - I think that's what happened to me as this cycle is already longer than last month's cycle.

Lol at the syringe - think I'd laugh too much to DTD!

Realised today that AF is due any day now - gah!

I'm cd14 and I have ov cd15 for the past 2 cycles so really thought it would be same again - hopefully I'll get static smiley tomorrow and lots of DTD over the weekend!!
Really pyjamas, how many dpo are you now? When are you testing?

Ah the cursed smiley face. I'm really not looking forward to meeting him! A syringe? wha wha what for?

Eek pj fingers crossed!

So was supposed to dtd last night but dh are too much and had heart burn. Oh it's such a turn on being married to such a stud lol. Anyway instead I ended up having quite an amusing conversation explaining about the cervix etc. He didn't understand why the cramp I had was localised and so low down. He though the diagrams in school were accurate with tubes everywhere and really high in your stomach. Also blew his mind when I explained what the cervix actually looked like. He now thinks it's false advertising and in reality it's much harder for his swimmers which isn't fair lol. Also freaked him out that the cervix looked like that and not another big tube lol.

Hahaha that's so amusing busy - I can't face having these conversations with DH because I think he'd be freaked out!! I just have to tell him when is 'peak time'
TMI alert : you have to fill the syringe with preseed and then put the syringe 'up there' and press syringe to squeeze preseed out and leave for 15 mins before intercourse so that it can spread itself around - how gross is that!!!! If I get a BFN this month I will be livid, the things I'm doing hahaha

Wow eva that is commitment! ill keep my fingers double crossed for you now lol.

Normally I can't talk to him about that stuff but he was just confused and a bit curious last night lol. It was less this is what is happening to me and more how it works in general lol. Like one of those how it's made programmes. We've seen the great sperm race together but I don't think he clicked really until last night. It was quite amusing when he realised how difficult it all was, think he realised that's why I've been researching it all then. He didn't realise there was so much to it and that why. The 25% stat blew his mind a bit.

Wow - the syringe would be a definite mood killer for us lol. "Hang on for 15mins DH, just got to mainline some some baby making goo up my fanjo." Ha!!

I am 4dpo (I think) today but I ovulated on roughly CD20 which is quite late. My first cycle was 32 days, my last one was 22, and am now on CD24 so who the hell knows! Ovia says AF due on Tues which would make it a 27 day cycle - not convinced I trust that prediction though.

Ha ha busy - me and DH had the same conversation, he was just as clueless as I was a few months ago!

Doesn't it take like 6 days for implantation? You got any ideas when your going to test pj?

Yeah that's what I thought busy so it's hard to know when to test! Ovia is telling me to test on 6th August, which would be 12dpo if AF hasn't arrived by then. GAH.

I would say 6th August sounds good but try not to get to wound up when you do them before then lol

Ha ha - I think we all know I'll be testing if AF is late, even though I'll have no idea whether it's really late or not!

Im really excited for you two I hope this month goes well! I've pretty much discounted myself a while waiting for things to get back on track. Not in a feel sorry for myself way more just being practical. =]

You never know busy - that positive OPK may come out of nowhere soon!

I've noticed I'm not in the usual fire breathing dragon mood I'm usually in just before AF. Clearly am either pregnant or relieved that the BDathon is over for this cycle...suspect it's the latter

Lol all those endorphins sticking around in your system?

That or I'm happy to re-commit to reading my book ha ha ha

That or I'm happy to re-commit to reading my book ha ha ha

Oooh yeah I love a good book. I'm reading we were soldiers once and young. Loving it. Really interesting! Had to put down all the "mummy" books for a while, hormones were a raging!

Ooooo that sounds good - am reading All the light we cannot see - love a bit of historical fiction

Oooh shall have a Google. If you read ebooks you should sign up to bookbub it sends you daily deals. Could have kicked myself I paid full price for the book I'm reading today and it came through for £6 cheaper today!

Done another OPK and its imaginary/squinter again. Also another day of right hand cramping. So confused.

Thanks for the tip!

Don't give up hope - mine went from faint to strong within a day - you never know when it may strike!

Hi everyone I'm 26 Been ttc #1 for 2 years no luckall my tests are normal so not sure what's going on. Doctors don't seem to fussed just keep telling me not to worry I'm still young.

So I've been ill this month so we haven't DTD'd much at all I'm on cycle day 45 normally 30 and I think I have a faint cb test thing is if I was to have conceived when I thought I did (we DTD twice when we was away) I would be far enough gone to get a proper line. The next time we had sex wasn't until 9th this month but we stopped before my partner finished as I felt really unwell he did pre-ejaculate though is it possible I could be pregnant from this

I think I see something holzy, but pic is a bit blurry so hard to tell! I would test again tomorrow - wishing you luck!

Hi holzy I think I see something but need a straight on pic really.