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Thread 20 TTC #1 - We. Want. Babies.

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AlexiaB · 20/10/2016 10:06

Hugh enjoys ISW and his love affair with Doreen. He watches out for skittle tits and weepyitis. Mrs Arseholey Fucknut (AF) shows up when you least want her but brings wine and soft cheese as a consolation prize.

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 you're pregnant in the tww. That is paramount! It messes with your head and makes you crazy crazier.

We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts. We want a fanny full of determined Doreen, not unicorn farts and gnome tears with extra sparkle. We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area.

Post your stats and add your dates. A more lovely, supportive group of ladies you couldn't wish to meet. We like it when the grads stick around too. No question is too daft. We have opk experts, temp experts, cervical mucus management teams and symptom spotters extraudinaire!

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FXSkip · 07/11/2016 14:48

starky!!!!! How are you? is your little one here yet?!

AudreyBradshaw · 07/11/2016 15:06

Hiya skip Grin I'm ok ta, 38 weeks on Wednesday and can't wait to get MiniStark out now. By all measurements etc it isnt a delicate little thing, so im fully expecting a bruiser to emerge and make sure I wee sideways for all eternity, im not sure quite how i feel about that yet!

Mr.Starky has a new job so isn't on the doors anymore (Hurrah!) But it's been a tough few months emotionally (BIL playing up, other In-law problems, car smashed up and dh attacked again!) But feeling sooo much better that he's not out there with all the pissed up, drugged up nut jobs this winter!

How are you? How's everything going? I'm super conscious of not posting and being a baby bomb in the last place where y'all want it so I just try and silently lurk like a creepy weirdo sending positive thoughts and love and knowing it will happen for each and every one of you.

FXSkip · 07/11/2016 15:26

38weeks! Nah, its no baby bomb when its one of our own, although your days of screaming at us not to poas, then screaming at us TO poas, temping and opking have all been traded in for all of the joys of pregnancy!

Congrats to Mr Starky - presumably he's now in full-time employment as a pre-pissy stick pregnancy detector? I remember thinking your lot was really full on, so its good to hear things are on the up and up for you.

I'm feeling pretty good right now, my 82 day mc finally finished with a bang (!) but now I've been a week and 3 days without bleeding, which feels like no small miracle, and hoping just to ovulate again this year frankly. My MIL is very sick, having been hospitalised with terminal brain cancer in the summer, so I'm half desperate to give her a grandchild (or at least be pregnant) before she goes and half don't want to deal with death whilst pg or with small child. But also can't overthink it, as I've been saying on this thread for what feels like an eternity!! xx

HepKestrel · 07/11/2016 16:06

hello starky

MouseLove · 07/11/2016 17:56

CD3 already over here. Guess what. Temp dipped like a naughty child this am. Guess I'm in for another seismic chart again haha. At least I have my OPK this cycle to pee on like a mad woman. What day should I start? I'm willing my body not to give me another 50 day cycle. Shock

LondonJem · 07/11/2016 17:57

Hello stark! Glad to know you are still cheering us. As if you are 38 weeks! Time flies. Do come and share a pic when LO comes. All the best with the birth.

LondonJem · 07/11/2016 17:58

Hello kav too good to see you. Know exactly what you mean by the two week increments! Are you stateside? You must be nervous.

InspectorPenguin · 07/11/2016 18:11

Hello Starky! 38 weeks!! That's amazing, I hope you'll treat us to a full blow by blow account of the labour and a baby photo when MiniS is here.

Good luck for the rest of your TWW Jem. I feel strangely relaxed now that my bloods confirmed I didn't ovulate so there is no chance of pregnancy. I've not had the usual spots/bloating/short temper either due to no progesterone so it's been a nice break.

Really pleased you're back on track Skip, what a time you've had. So sorry to hear about your MIL. It must be very sad and stressful for all of you Flowers

Sorry to see AF has arrived for a few of us recently. I honestly thought there would be some BFPs coming our way so I'm keeping fingers crossed.

Can anyone give their opinion on this Opk? The edges of the test line are dark but the lack of colour in the rest of it makes me think it's not a surge - or maybe it's just AF on its way. I'm not expecting a positive this month to be honest but we're going to keep DTD anyway...

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kwick · 07/11/2016 18:45

Really sorry harriet Flowers

hey starkey that went quick!!! I think about you all the time Grin it is really comforting to know you are lurking.
Great news about your DH too!
Please keep posted about your little cub.
We miss your StarStarStar's!

Am feeling a little sick, having consumed copious amounts of milk today... hope I see the results tomorrow at cd12 scan...

InspectorPenguin · 07/11/2016 19:23

Oh good luck Kwik - sending lots of positive thoughts your way.

Good luck getting your results tomorrow too Jem - you must be desperate to know.

InspectorPenguin · 07/11/2016 19:31

Really nice to see you back Kav and sorry to hear you might have a cyst. Hopefully the doc can address that as well as starting tests. You'll be going through that with quite a few of us if so.

Starmist · 07/11/2016 19:35

Hope you're doing ok Jem I keep a note of my key symptoms, it helps me to be less convinced a BFP will happen if I can see I've had similar symptoms before. Let us know how you get on with ur tests.

Sorry about AF Tenner FlowersChocolateWine

Starky it's so lovely to hear from you. It makes me happy to know you & Moose are lurking, it's comforting.

AlexiaB · 07/11/2016 20:18

I have so much to catch up on but when I feel down I find it hard to type, but then I get anxiety over being rude and 'ignoring' everyone. Anyway, I didn't get a temp rise todaySad I did have bad ovulation anxiety last night and insomnia. I finally fell asleep maybe around 4am and had changed my alarm to 7am so that I could temp after 3 hours sleep and just a half hour later than my normal time. Temp was bloody 36.00 :'( I could have screamed! If it doesn't rise tomorrow I literally give up on this shit heap of a body and having a bloody baby. Well I won't, but I'll feel very close to it!

These are my OPKs (dried). The last one is from this afternoon which is clearly negative, as is yesterdays. I have sore nipples for the first time in months which is an O sign, and all my severe O pain was gone by Sunday. I don't know how I'll sleep tonightHmm

Inspector mine did the exact same thing! They were much darker on one side which I found weird too. They appear to be the same OPKs as well?

Hi Stark you're so close to the end wahoo! Please post a pic of BabyS and the birth story. I must admit I'm a bit of a creep and do sometimes look on the grad thread. The babies are adorable and it's educational!

Flowers and hugs to Jem Hep Tenner and everyone else who's having a tough time of it and who got AF Flowers

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InspectorPenguin · 07/11/2016 20:47

Oh Alexia I'm sorry. That's exactly what my OPKs did this month too. But if you've had nipple pain there could be a chance you just missed the surge. Could the lack of temp rise be due to not sleeping well?

Will you be having blood tests this month following the start of Clomid?

Sorry you're having a hard time. You WILL get there Cake

kwick · 07/11/2016 21:00

Alexia sorry you are having a mare Flowers I have no clue about temping - it is like you are speaking a foreign language so cannot help you there. But I do know that you are in perfect time and your BFP is just around the corner Grin

AlexiaB · 07/11/2016 21:05

Inspector yeh I thought maybe I missed it. They were as dark but not darker than the control line (I've never had one like that before though). I might have to get a blood test if my chart doesn't budge tomorrow. Wish my DH could do itGrin Hope you O soon too and thanks for the kind words.

Gee fx this is lucky Clomid cycle 2 for you!

Music I'll definitely post my chart, that's if I ever ovulate again lol

Kwick hope your scan goes well tomorrow and all your milk guzzling isn't in vain.

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AlexiaB · 07/11/2016 21:07

Aww Kwick how lovely Smile I hope so, and for you and everyone else! (cross posts btw)

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EJ2009 · 07/11/2016 21:12

Hi guys ive been keeping away a bit to see if i can be a none baby maniac as i was (am) thinking if little else. It didnt work. I just none stop thought about concieving all on my own inatead if discussing it with you lot.

Im a bit confused and worried cd13 no positive opk although i did forget to poas on cd11 so maybe just missed it. Boobs arent sore either though so not convinced i ovulated yet or am going to as i normally know its ovulation time by sore boobs. dtd to within an inch of dh's life though just to be safe Grin im actually weirdly feeling a bit emotionally better as i no longer spend my tww expecting to be pregnant.

LondonJem · 07/11/2016 21:26

Penguin I'd actually forgotten about my test results tomorrow! Haha. Glad you reminded me! That OPK looks positive to me. Not sure what that means with your cycle being funny, perhaps DTD just in case?

Lsfx kwick and follicles of kwick

Hugs alexia it's so bloody frustrating Sad hope you do get the temp rise. Could poor quality sleep be affecting them?

LondonJem · 07/11/2016 21:27

Welcome back EJ - yes know that you mean about feeling stronger in TWW. The acceptance / expectation of not being pregnant let's you off the hook somehow

Dixiechick1991 · 07/11/2016 21:36

Hello everybody.
Haven't been on here for a while, it's been super duper stressful at work!
So I'm on cycle 3 now I think, CD19 and I have the most sore nipples ever Sad & yesterday I felt so nauseous.
I hate this whole TTC business it gets me so worked up (especially as everyone is asking me every 5 mins at work!)

Just gonna have fun trying I suppose but wanted to pop by and say hello!

HepKestrel · 07/11/2016 21:45

Learning something new.... Never realised sore nipples went with ovulation! Perhaps I ovulated a few days ago then. Maybe my body's doing something.

AlexiaB · 07/11/2016 21:51

Jem I'm really not sure. I had about 3 hours solid sleep and temped close to my normal time but I felt a bit cold. I then went back to sleep until about 10am and my temp was 36.44 but I don't trust it because it's always higher later and I felt hot. It is so frustratingSad Thoughts on my opks? Hope yours and DH's test results come back fine, fx.

Welcome back EJ and Dixie

Hep I hope so!!

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InspectorPenguin · 07/11/2016 21:51

Ha, Jem glad to be of service :)
Do you think my OPK was positive? I'm perplexed. It's CD29 for me and I know for sure that I didn't ovulate earlier this month so I wasn't expecting to get any positives this cycle at all.
Oh well, I'll chalk it up to experience and hope cycle 9 is a bit more normal.

Welcome back EJ. Good idea coming here to offload. Anovulatory cycles are very common so you might just be unlucky this month, but excellent work getting all the DTD action in. Fingers crossed for you.

Hi Dixie, how has this cycle been for you? Do you know how many DPO you are?

MrsG280516 · 07/11/2016 21:56

AF has got me, awful cramps and red blood when wiping Sad sorry to sound stupid but if I haven't had a full on bleed yet, do I still count today as CD1 or just as spotting?

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