TTC - First time!

[mrsjkerry]

Hello there

Is there anyone else on here trying for their first baby around the same age as me? 25/26? Would love to talk to someone about it as I am currently driving my husband mad with all the TTC chat!

Gosh aren't bodies confusing....
AF due here on Tuesday so who knows what will happen!

Hello everyone!

Ok, so here's a little about me:

31, first time TTC with DH! I came off the mini pill 14 days ago and no withdraw bleed or proper AF as of yet!

I promised I wasn't going to get obsessed but the crazy has already started...

I have gone through 10 OTPK kits and constantly checking my CM against google images-WTF?! I don't know when my cycles will start and I am so impatient!

Feel like I am already going baby mad?!?

Anyone else just starting this journey???

I think my mind is playing tricks on me. I can see a super faint line this morning!
Also been having a lot of stomach pains though :(

How is everyone else feeling today?

Anyone else testing soon? I had a BFN on Monday at 10dpo then I got my BFP on 12dpo! So don't worry about those early BFNs

If all goes well we have an estimated due date of 15th August!

Congrats Mrsg! We have tested again and got a BFP too! Due 10th August. Can't believe it's happened so quickly.

Congrats firsttimer! How lovely

Congratulations to you both. Keep us updated.

I feel like I'm finally getting in sync so fx it happens soon. Good luck to all.

Congratulations to you both! I am due to take a test any day now but have been stung too often by taking one early, so am stubbornly waiting

Hi everyone can I join please?

Currently day 17 of our first TTC cycle after our wedding in September. I'm 23, DH is 25.

I used OPKs every day last month just to start to keep track - all negative. Read something online about using them at night instead of with FMU so have been doing both, but all very negative again until last night when it was quite a strong line, though not quite positive. Fainter again this morning though still with a line there, so not sure what it all means to be honest! We've been DTD almost every day just in case - twice last night - DH is not complaining!

Huge congrats to those who have your BFP's already! Here's hoping for the rest of us to join you soon

Hello everyone!
Can I join too? I'm 25, nearly 26 TTC #1 DTD on final day of FW and only 3dpo according to Ovia ...so not even even really first official cycle and not expecting anything to happen unless I'm extremely lucky!! But I've been lurking mumsnet obsessively ever since so thought I would get involved now before starting official cycle 1 next month!!

..this month sorry

My OPKs were funny this month too! I had a positive Thursday morning, negative Thursday night and then positive again Friday morning with a bit of spotting so I'm going with Friday for ovulation and therefore 2DPO today. Only my second cycle but was much more prepared and DTD 4 days Mon-Thur so we shall wait and see.... good luck everyone

I have had two days of not quite positive OPKs & im losing the will to live. I just want it to be obviously positive

I've been reading a lot about OPKs not working on everyone so I'm trying not to put too much emphasis on them to be honest! DH is wanting us to be as relaxed as possible about it all at first, but it's so hard not to obsess isn't it!

Is anyone charting their BBT and finding it more reliable? Not sure whether to give that a go instead!

With OPKs I can really recommend doing more than one a day once they start to get darker, you could be missing your surge. Once I got an OPK that was almost as dark as the control line I do morning, afternoon (it straight after work) then late in the evening.

Thanks MrsG glad to know I wasn't being excessive yesterday then!

I had a slightly stronger line yesterday morning so done another one around 9:30pm last night - that was the strongest I've had but still wasn't quite positive. It was fainter when I did this morning's at around 11am, so I wonder if it's possible I missed the surge overnight?

Yeh I do 3 when they start looking darker too. I think yours was probably during the night TTC do another BD if you can just incase I bought a thermometer last month, but I haven't got round to using it. Think DH would think I was mental using it every morning haha! Although if nothing happens this month I might do.... but I'm quite happy that I know when I'm ovulating now and think we're doing it at the right time, just need some of the swimmers to get in there!

Period not actually due until 13 December but bright pink spotting today - very fresh blood. Ovia suggesting it's also time to take a pregnancy test for some reason. Despite period being 9 days away. Should i get my hopes up...can you bleed from having an internal cut from sex maybe? bit fed up

Sounds like it could be implantation mrsj - I wouldn't test till at least 12dpo (3 days before AF due if you have an average length LP) I tested at 10dpo and got a BFN but got my BFP at 12dpo.

Well I am 12 days after my alleged fertile window (according to Ovia). Waiting till period due will put me at 19 days after... dates not adding up!

Hi everyone, please can I join too? I'm 28 and TTC for first time. Planned to do the 'see what happens' thing but have of course got obsessed with my fertility apps! First proper month trying this month. Used one step ovulation test and looks like I ovulated CD 18 although not convinced line was darker than control. Now in 2ww wondering whether everyone is cutting out alcohol just in case?

That's looks similar to mine pink sparkles. I've decide after two days it must be positive but going to keep testing just in case.

Can I ask a few experts, is ovulation always painful because I'm experiencing some awful twinges & actually want to cry right now. DH & I trying to dtd & it just hurts too much.

He also thinks we've put too much pressure on ourselves rather than enjoying the process.

I'm a mopey myrtle this evening...

Mine at 9:30pm XX

Mine was similar pink and twisted - dark but not quite darker than the control. DTD earlier today too just in case so tentatively** going to start the 2ww!

I've not personally ever had ovulation pain twisted, have you had it before or just this once?

Bold fail sorry!

I've cut out alcohol pink not sure how to explain it as Christmas approaches though! Keeping TTC to ourselves for now.