First time TTC - thread five!

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Yet again we've managed to exchange nearly 1000 posts swapping our tales of peeing on sticks, dancing for babies, trying to stop Auntie Flo's all too frequent visits, and sometimes, just sometimes, of Big Fat Positives! So let's begin thread five with some updated stats. Me first...

Age 29
Cycle #4
Cycle day 1

Link to thread four: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2756020-first-time-ttc-thread-four?pg=1

Congratulations stepmum

pj's really hope that spotting isn't AF arriving and is something else entirely, so hard to manage expectations, telling yourself of course it's AF while a tiny voice in your head goes "but maybe...". Gah. At least you've got something good to look forward to this weekend!

Yep definitely a line there stepmum. Congrats. How is the snow with everyone else? We've actually got settling snow this morning. My puppy was so confused by it. It made her jump when it landed on her and then she kept trying to eat it and of course it disappeared. Bless her

stepmum definitely a BFP congratulations!! And are you on first cycle too?? Sorry I missed your stats

pjs still no proper AF? When will you test?

bassett hardly any near me, just a bit which has now turned to slush. Seems to be more down south from what I saw on the news

kiwi sounds like a good plan, then you've covered all bases. Good luck

Congratulations Stepmum.
Fx for you PJs. I'm still battling the cold and into FW - we did manage to dtd last night but I've not got high hopes for this cycle. My temps are all over the place so not sure whether to keep doing it or just write off temping for this cycle.
So infuriating!

That's exactly it pie - all logic tells me it's incoming AF, and yet....

Still no proper AF but still faint spotting this morning when I wipe. So weird. Have a kind of 'heavy' feeling down there, but probably just means AF is revving up. Am testing tomorrow (when I thought I was due anyway) if still no show. GAH.

I'm in London Bassett, so nothing here!

Fx for you Flora - it only takes one!

Its now stopped and is already melting. Got to love British weather.

Good luck to you all testing this weekend. Im not due till next Friday so one more week to go.

Still fx for you pyjamas!!

Had a little flurry of snow early this am up in Yorkshire Bassett but nothing much now - if it can hold off until I'm home from work tonight that would do me nicely! Dogs are so cute in snow too!

Hope you start to feel better soon flora, feeling ill on a weekend sucks, but ever more when it's FW!!

I definitely have the Friday feeling, CD33 just turned into CD1, and happy is an understatement for me for 1st post pill cycle, even if it is undeniable pain also

Hope everyone has lovely weekends planned!!

pjs fingers crossed for tomorrow!
kaydee I don't think I've ever heard anyone so happy about AF haha 32 day cycle after the pill is great

So after a 40dc, AF just arrived.

Taking the positives though, trying not to get down about it. I'm going to start using OPKs next month & have bought some conceive plus.
Anyone else using it? Have heard it touted about like a miracle product but I'm keeping an open mind!

Ah sorry about AF yellow - what a bitch, but good to see you're still relatively positive. I've used Conceive and now moved on to preseed - am on cycle 7 and no bfp, but it does help when I'm really not in the mood!

Spotting and 'heavy' feeling have disappeared again. I swear my womb is laughing at me.

I know Eva, seems counter productive when TTC, but heard so many horror stories of anything from 50-100+ day cycles after coming off hormonal BC, that I'm taking the small wins! Next month will probably be one of those just to bring me back down to earth, one can but hope though!!

Pyjamas is this the first cycle you've had this? Does seem strange, but if it's not all out AF, still a chance?

Sorry for AF yellow

Definitely a small win kaydee - I was so relieved when I got first AF! The very very faint pink CM when wiping has returned - gah! I've never spotted before, so this is unusual. As with all (and I really do mean all ha ha) symptoms though it could either be a sign of AF or pregnancy. Why did stupid Mother Nature not make the damn symptoms different?!

Sorry for AF yellow but yes 40 isn't too bad and it's onwards and upwards from here haven't used conceive plus but use preseed but obviously I'm 9 cycles in and it hasn't worked haha

No AF here yet but I have that heavy womb feeling too. I've been expecting it all day (knicker watch)

Am right there with you on Knicker watch eva!

Hello lovely ladies! Sorry I haven't time to look back and catch up on everything I've missed in the last few weeks but wanted to check in as had my 20 week scan today and let you all know it's a boy!

pjs sorry to hear you've had a bit of a crap time and your body seems to be messing you about :( but fx it's good news af isn't here yet... good luck for tomorrow!

eva when are you testing if af is due?

Congrats stepmum :)

How's is everyone else getting on and who's next to test?! Have I missed any BFPs?

pj's I'm trying not to get excited over here... I'm totally over invested in your intermittent spotting only when ttc would such a thought cross my mind!

yellow sorry for AF. I've just bought conceive plus and this is the first FW we've used it, I have gynae issues that mean we nearly always use lube, had been using one that's supposed to be sperm safe but not actually a conception one as such. Totally not expecting miracles from it but it's another thing I'm doing to help!

moonlight it's so nice to hear from you, can't believe it's now 20weeks!! A boy, such wonderful news - is the pregnancy going along nicely? Hopefully sickness has gone now?
I'll do a frer on Sunday if still no AF but I just feel like it's going to happen any minute, have done since yesterday evening!

I'm with pie pjs, I'll be checking in to see that test tomorrow

Thanks eva! Yes everything fine thanks, sickness all gone and supposedly in the blooming stage now 😂. Now it's just peeing every 30 mins, not sleeping and heartburn. My placenta is low so I have to go for another scan later on to check if it's moved unfortunately but apart from that all is well (always something new to worry about!). Fx for you both! I'll make sure I check in this weekend to see how you're getting on!

Ha ha pie and Eva - I will update as soon as I know! Pink CM and heavy feeling has gone for now - fx I either don't wake up to an AF surprise tomorrow and get a bfp or I do wake up to AF and she puts me out of my mystery quickly! Something tells me I'll wake up to no AF and get a BFN, because that's just how things go in this ttc business. Fx for you as well this weekend Eva - know what you mean about feeling like af will show any second!

So lovely to see you again mojitos - a boy!! Amazing!! So happy for you ☺️☺️☺️

Fx for you both this weekend pyjamas & Eva

Will also be checking in first thing in the morning for your update pyjamas, feeling frustrated for you this week!!

Dah, congratulations stepmum88, that is such a line! A beautiful sight.

Have a great weekend, let us know what non-drinking excuses you use!

I'm TTC #1 af is due on 20th.... I just want a BFP!!!
step mum your post is encouraging!!! Thanks for sharing big congratulations xxx

Thankyou 😊 am sending the husband up to get the drinks so far....."gin" &tonic....... 😏 got a clear blue to see how many weeks it says- might do this Sunday. FX for everyone xx

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TTC #1

Age 37, DH 37
Cycle #1
CD 4

Arr well, pjs I had the worst outcome this morning, no AF and tested with a frer and BFN! Gah, I wish AF would hurry the F up now!! Hope it goes better for you pjs.

I'm usually so regular - ov on day 15, 30 day cycles (FF has got ov day wrong on a few occasions IMO)

moonlight sounds like it's going great, so happy for you!

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