Getting ready for baby challenge

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Hi all, we are planning on TTC in the new year. Before that I want to get a bit healthier lose three stone and generally be in the best shape possible to get pregnant and run around after a baby. Is anyone else in the same boat? Would you be up for a little thread to keep us all on track? Planning on doing a dry January as a kick start and then will be dragging my arse to the gym after Christmas as well. Very open to suggestion and ideas to shift the bulge. Would be good to have a few buddies though. Anyone fancy joining in?

confused sounds like excellent first purchase, have fun!

Jupiter yes stretchy but thick???

Jupiter also sperm can live 5 days after ejaculation so I would not worry sounds like you DTD enough!

Yes I'm going to mention the safari to the doc and see what she says. But if went at 4 months would only be a small bump and it's all five star resorts. We won't be roughing it! A bit of bouncing around in the cars but I'm sure that's not dangerous. I'd much rather get cracking than have to wait eight months but will see what she says. I do want to lose at least 2 stone before preg really x

Grumpy might be pre-AF discharge if really thick? EWCM is sticky but thin enough for sperm to actually penetrate. Maybe you're gearing up for a bleed.

Timefortea sounds like good plan, can't imagine being pregnant would be a problem, let us know what GP says. You could easily lose bulk of that weight before March!

Thanks - I'll keep you posted

Jupiter How many cycles have you put into Ovia? I wouldn't stress too much about when it says your most fertile day is as it's just based on an average... any day from 5 days before OV is fine to concieve!

omg Grumpy!! fx'd for you that it works!

ooo Theres that is so exciting! you are doing so well with the weight loss so I am sure 2stone will drop off you!

grumpy i also had thick stretchy mucus about 12 days after coming off the pill too! Still no AF though

confused you have to tell us what you pick up at Mothercare!!

I used to work at Mothercare HQ, they have a HQ shop which is end of season stuff or good samples that they chose not to take on etc. It opened once a week and was VERY cheap! There was a waiting list for pushchairs but they were like £20. Complete outfits for £1 etc. Shame i got made redundant!!

TMI alert.... Yesterday eve i had clear/milky sticky mucus. Not masses but at least something is going on down there

Thanks red hope you get AF soon. It's reassuring to hear you had this too.

Had quite a bit of that too grumpy and red! Hoping it's a good sign but still no sign of AF. I did come off the pill a few years ago just for a break, and it did take a month i think, so will only worry after that point :)

Wow I need to get a job at mothercare!

There's, that's so so exciting! Fingers crossed that docs give the ok!

I will do Red im really excited although im not quite sure why lol... and I get creamy mucus like that before and after EWCM

Theres i hope everything goes ok with your implant removal

Red that's a really promising sign! It's all gearing up down there!

confused only my first cycle on Ovia so hopefully it's getting to know me now. Thanks for the reassurance :)

I too need to get a job at Mothercare!

ohhhh so things might be gearing up properly down there for me then! Yey!

I'd be excited too confused !!

grumpy I had that too after coming off cerelle, sometimes it felt like the scene out of Theres something about Mary!

Sami lol 😂 that's exactly what it was like ha ha! Probably not ovulation then. Slightly disappointed but hey just got to be patient!

So... I just learned something new I think.... I bought a pack of cheap pregnancy tests and cheapy ovulation tests, I'm gonna test for ovulation in a few days as AF is gone today and I'm convinced I ovulate early, anyway the pregnancy tests advise using first morning urine which I knew but the ovulation test specifically advise against using it as we have the hormone at a low level all the time and it could build up overnight and cause a false positive so it said to do it during the day, I did not know this although maybe everyone else did! Anyway thought I would pass on my new found knowledge!

MrsC thanks for your info! It's confusing isn't it as the cheapie stick OPKs recommend exactly what you said about doing it during the day but the clearblue digital recommends FMU. I have tracked my ovulation for 3 months now with the clearblue monitor and I have never had a peak LH result on FMU... always later in the day (when I've tested at multiple times around my fertile window) so I would agree with the advice you've given. I think maybe because the clearblue digital also tests for oestrogen rise (well the dual hormone version anyway) they rely on FMU for that primarily.

Ah I see Jupiter,it really is confusing, nearly have to take a day off work with all the peeing on sticks I'll be doing! I swear I need to do a masters in all this! Could do my dissertation on 'the many ways to pee on a stick', Nobel prize for Science here I come! I'm gonna go for the cheapos for first few cycles and if I'm not getting preggo then I'll maybe invest in the clear blue as I imagine it would be more accurate?!

Haha, I totally get what you mean about being able to write a sodding thesis on all of this. I actually love it though and find it really interesting so maybe that wouldn't be a bad idea! :) I actually quite like the clearblue one as I'm rubbish at all the line comparisons and working out which line is darker etc and at least it does it for you and you get a happy smiley face which is nice (I'm easily pleased.) I wouldn't say its necessarily more accurate though if you know what you're doing, but it does pick up the oestrogen rise too so you know when you're nearing ovulation as well as just before it.

I have a weak bladder at the best of times so have found holding it for 4 hours midday before testing really difficult!!

Jupiter I have such bladder issues so there will never be a FMU for me as I pee all night anyway, same reason temping won't work coz I'll be awake two or three times a night so yep can really sympathise with trying to hold it for 4 hours, sounds like hell! My cheapos also require peeing in a cup and testing from that so I would rather avoid that too so hopefully I will get pregnant in month one or I imagine I will quickly get fed up of the lot!

Totally agree with all of that!! It can become a bit of a faff.. and also a bit obsessional. If I don't get pregnant this month then might have a rest with them. The last three months I have ovulated on the same cycle day so might just use that as a guide rather than endless holding wee and peeing in cups. Definitely takes the joy out of the process a bit!

I can imagine, I'm already obsessing and haven't even bloody tried once yet so I need to get a life and start thinking about other things! That sounds like u have a good handle on things now and even if it's a day or so either side u are on track anyway so wouldn't miss out! I just hope mine is the same as my app and then I'll be satisfied that I'm right! Anyway if I keep staying up too late on Netflix there will be no baby making done as DH is the king of early nights so all my POAS will be for nothing!

I'll nevee have true FMU either, as i get up to go to the loo twice most nights, so i guess that rules out temping too?