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?

Coming in to my fertile week today, CD10..was hoping my OPK and thermometer would have turned up by now. I'm full of cold, feeling awful so not sure how I'm going to be able to dtd so frequently this week 🤔😬

59.4 kg this morning down from 61 on Monday so bloating is gone I think! Spin class early tomorrow and yoga at weekend to stay on track. Food is my weakness though and low carb isn't going well so far!

Well done Grumpy you are
Smashing it!!

Also has anyone ever been overly aware of their womb... very very odd feeling i have today

Is there room for one more please?
I have a boy who's 11 months today and am still carrying the excess weight. I gained more than 5 stones in the pregnancy and managed to lose 4 then gained another 2 so I need to lose at least 1.5 before I get to my pre pregnancy weight!
My problem is I have zero motivation and mentally have settled at this weight. Argghhh, I need to lose this weight!

Well done Grumpy on the weight loss! I'm sure you're feeling better now the numbers are going in the right direction.

Confused I'm not sure if we'll start right away tbh. The doc said we'd probably need to wait 8 weeks for everything to return to normal. We are skiing in feb so will probably start in march. Hopefully cycles will be back by then.

I bought a pregnancy book today, and a baby name book (we've been looking for one for ages) and those cute milestone cards for baby's first [insert event]. I needed to break a note and they were too cute not to buy!

My OPK came today. I used clear blue last month but wasn't overly excited by them for £30 a go. Paid about £5 for 20 OPK online, will start today

Wow Grumpy good work! You must feel great!

Theres - that is such fantastic and exciting news. Maybe you could just go without any contraception for now and then try more actively after 8 weeks? So happy for you.

Sshsecret - brilliant that you got your high reading. Your CM also shows that peak fertility is right round the corner. I tend to get 3-4 days of flashing faces before I get my static one.

confused I do know what you mean. I feel really aware of my womb too although I am madly symptom spotting all the time. Have read that post conception lots of women have creamy thick CM although I haven't had any since I ovulated. I'm hoping though it's too soon as the egg won't have even implanted yet if we were lucky this month... so maybe next week. When is your AF due? Mine is due 22nd (Sunday)

Also hi HP :)

Jupiter "Have read that post conception lots of women have creamy thick CM"

Panicking now slightly!!!

Although it was more jelly than creamy .. sorry for TMI

Ohhh lots to catch up on!

Welcome HP

Don't panic grumpy , what will be will be! Although, i have been thinking, if you don't know when you are due AF or when ovulation was, when do you test? If you get symptoms?

Found out my friend conceived after taking the pill before she got any AF visits!!

Oh god Grumpy sorry for panicking you. Apparently the CM post ovulation is much thicker and stickier than EWCM (which is more slippery) and it's sort of used to plug the cervix and keep bad things away from the egg. Don't worry :) Not everyone gets it anyway!!!

It's fine I'm trying not to get excited. If that was ovulation / conception then I'm going to test two weeks later? So January 24?

Very thick very sticky

Sounds like a plan! It is very exciting... I'm going to test on 24th too is AF a no-show...

Great Jupiter we can both test at the same time lol! Now I'm going to try and think of other things - my weight loss / fitness mainly which is excuse to avoid alcohol anyway

Jupiter I am so glad someone else gets it! Honestly its the oddest feeling! No pain or anything just i know its there lol... i am due AF on 20th so I am going to hold off testing until then... but i don't know how i will sneak one without DH knowing! But i tend to spot for a day or 2 before anyways.

So me you and Grumpy might all be testing at the same time!

Also Grumpy what colour has it been? When i lost my post pill plug it literally was creamy coloured like a pregnancy plug so it could be that as well as ovulation or conception

Confused it was not white like pregnancy plug (my preg plug was hard like candle wax) it was between clear and cream coloured.

Oooo Grumpy deffo sounds more like EWCM to me!! And you managed to DTD as well didn't you? How exciting i'm so glad to have others on TWW (be it planned or not) lol

Yes we did even though we are Not Trying Yet so I will be testing just in case

This is all very exciting!!

Im feeling so bloated, unusual for me, even my rings feel a bit tight?!

Red i second you on the bloating thing btw! My rings were too big and now they are quite tight! Although i an blaming Christmas weight as opposed to anything else loool

Ooo Grumpy does DH know when you are due on? Ive just told mine so that he wont think im nuts if i test... although his words were "i don't want my child to be a precum baby i would want to put some effort into it"

Confused I don't even know really! I'm not going to tell him I'm testing unless I get a BFP. I feel the same as your DH though - I would like it to be intentional!

Ahhh exciting times with some tww's happening! I'm living through you ladies right now!

Confused I also know what you mean about the womb thing. I've noticed every kind of twinge, cramp and ache. I probably have them every month but I'm very aware of it now. Can't imagine how I would be if there was actually a chance of conception.

Theres I'm so excited for you! We are also looking at Kenya for our honeymoon so it's good to know about the doctors advice. Really hoping that I'll be pregnant then, although it would only have been 2 months of ttc so not getting my hopes up to much.

Lots of frustration in wiggley world last few days. Experimenting with OPK's and can't seem to get a second line at all, let along a strong positive! I'm CD13 and had some EWCM so trying not to panic yet. Will try again tonight as have tested at 2pm for the last 3 days with zilch so maybe an evening test will be more successful?

Hmmm Grumpy I had not thought about it like that... i mean it wouldnt be unintentional it just wouldnt have been completely planned lol... i also feel like that about the testing... maybe if AF doesnt come on Sat i will just get a test during the weekly shop and not take DH with me

I wouldn't say i'm looking for it wiggley but its kind of an imminent AF feeling that im a bit tight (ooerr) down there which i guess could be very light cramping... and dw about the OPKs you saw what mine were like with FMU! And they only got stronger throughout the day... how long is your cycle normally? I am a 29-30 cycle kind so i didn't get a positive opk until CD15 which i was stressing about!