Thread 24. TTC #1 - It's been a tough start to the year but 2017 is still the year of the BFP

[AlexiaB]

Calling all OPK-ers, Temp-ers, Clomid-ers, Femara-ers, IUI-ers, IVF-ers and anyone else on the TTC #1 Bus.

It's not been the best start of the year for most but we're still trying to keep it PMA

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. We've ditched the Gregorian calendar in favour of the TTC Cycle Day calendar, and we don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts, we just keep it legs spread and fingers crossed (LSFX). We love a baby bomb from a prior bus-mate but if we get told to 'just relax and enjoy it' ONE MORE TIME you will get a punch in the face!

We have a new Grad's Thread. We recently lost a whole load of ttc veterans to the good side and we're absolutely desperate to join in the fun! May 2017 lead us all to upduffed heaven and the Grad's thread, amen.

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly, don't convince yourself that you're pregnant in the tww. That is paramount!

Hop on board, post your stats and prepare to be dazzled by the wealth of TTC knowledge we long-timeys have to share...

Alexia I bow to your chart reading prowess

For all of you on the TWOT - two weeks of torture - hang in there! Every day you are one say closer to your dream.

Very jealous of your bath sk1pper I was told again by nurse today that I should not bathe
It was really funny actually as she gave me a leaflet of dos and dont and told me to not do any high impact exercise and I said "Do I look like I do high impact exercise?"

tonks I am waiting for my tax return as we speak - I am sure it is a crazy time!!!

jam you are an amazeballs woman - strong, compassionate and caring. You are in perfect time.

flash good luck for tomorrow

peaches no EastEnders spoilers please! I plan to catch up on train tomorrow.

Kwick - yes I am using the bath more and more these days. Though was it you who said you shouldn't have a bath in the TWW?

Jam I'm good thank you. 9 weeks now but time goes so slowly waiting for the scan. Only 2 more weeks to wait now (midwife thinks I'm 1 week further along) so I'm glad it's not too much longer. Still lurking on here to check in on you all & wish you lots of luck xx

Thanks for the positivity ladies but I swear the witch watches me post as twice in a row she's arrived within hours of me posting!

So here we go into cycle 12, not something I ever thought I'd say. 28 days to the hour pretty much, and third month in a row she's arrived around the 5/6pm time. Would you therefore count today or tomorrow as cd 1? Last month I didn't count cd1 until the day after and it occurred to me that would have affected my subsequent cd21 bloods. ...guessing what's essentially half a day can't make much difference?

So my mantra for cycle 12 is to stop crying, plan a fuck it outing for a few months time and generally get a grip!

Week2 of c25k just done in -2 so that was a good start to the month!

So sorry for AF winging, hoping that cycle 12 is the lucky cycle for you I thought that if AF started after midday, you should count the next day as CD1.

Sorry winging

sk1pper my clinic always advise me not to bathe after treatment due to risk of infection - probably as the "DTD" is not exactly "natural". I think, all going well, I have to stay away until 12 weeks. And then there will be NO STOPPING ME!!! I will become a mermaid!!!

wingingit
Tomorrow = cd1
My FC always counted anything after noon as next day

Oh gosh kwick, I have a bath every day (sometimes twice a day!). I don't know how your managing to survive without them!

Kwick don't you make me cry 😭

Really glad to hear it's all going well for you starmist do let us know how the scan goes - I'm sure it will be tip top

Sorry about AF winging I know the disbelief of reaching cycle 12, it sucks. Stay strong 💪🏼 we will get there 🌷

sk1pper kwick so pleased you have both had good outcomes today. I hope you are both resting easy tonight.

Just had a message to say our friends baby was born today. Their second. Getting my brave face ready to meet her.

Geez, this thread does move fast!

SmittenPears, a coincidence indeed. And yes, that sounds like a great plan!

Kwick, from one mermaid to another, your sentence wins the line of the day for me! Ha!

Winging, sorry to hear about AF - onwards and upwards.

Jam, well done you. All the love and strength coming your way x

Happy Friday girls hope you've got nice weekends plans ahead. We're off up north to see the inlaws. BIL and his fiancé are coming down from Newcastle too so I'm hoping wedding talk will distract attention away from us! They're a lovely family and we've got some nice plans so I'm looking forward to it.

Fx for any testers

I'm sat waiting at the docs. 7dpo. Temp went up today but also have cramps like on first day of af so I'm glad I've come even though the spotting stopped a couple of days ago. Fingers crossed she'll say it's all normal!

jam that sounds nice and just what you need. Hope you have a lovely weekend.

I joined the ranks of people having fanjis prodded this morning. Went back to gp. She did an internal examination and prodded my tummy a bit. Thinks the prodding would have hurt me more if it was endometriosis.

Apparently my vagina & cervix are ok but i have a lot of discharge which i quote "suprised her" so she's taken some swabs. I get the results next week.

EJ good luck for test results!

Flash hope your appointment goes ok

Jam wedding talk should be a good distraction! Hope it's a lovely weekend.

I'm 9 days away from AF being due and am going to wait until then to test. Trying not to read too much into every little thing and every twinge!

Hope it goes ok flash, fx for you it's something easily solved

Ej hope you're feeling ok after your appointment. Good news it doesn't look like its endometriosis

Hope you all have lovely weekends 😊

So gp has referred me to the gynae. She said she is still not worried as my recent smear was fine and when they did my surgery they check ovaries, uterus etc and said all was fine. She said keep trying as if you get pregnant it will probably solve the bleeding! So if that's not an incentive to get upduffed asap I don't know what it.

Hope the doc is helpful Flash and she can reassure you.

Good luck for the results EJ, I had that last time I had a smear and it was absolutely nothing at all, just one of those things!

Jam, sounds like a lovely weekend and hopefully will keep you suitable occupied so you forget about being in the TWW!

MrsRon, I'm 9 days away from AF too. I am determined not to symptom spot this month. Let's see if I'm saying the same thing this time next week...

We're going out for a fancy lunch with my parents tomorrow. Haven't seen them since Christmas so it will be nice to catch up properly. DH is out with his old school friends tomorrow night too so I'm really looking forward to a solo Saturday night in front of the TV. How sad is that?!

Cross posted with you Flash but that sounds positive! Good to get in the system for a referral but hopefully you won't actually need it. When I saw my doc earlier this week, he said that the majority of people he refers never actually make it to their referral appointment because they get their BFP almost immediately. FX for you!

Sorry about AF winging - really hope cycle 12 is your lucky one.

Honestly never knew about counting CD1 as the next day if after noon! I usually do get it in the afternoon.

Fx flash - hope it's all ok.

That sounds like a lovely weekend jam!

I'm pretty pissed off with myself today - went to work do and got pretty tipsy (not hammered though) on three glasses of wine and three beers. Just annoyed that we put in so much effort over this week and the first thing I do is something which won't help our chances. DH pretty annoyed with me - am totally in the doghouse. Especially as I came in at 1.30am and woke him up. Grumble grumble...

flash that sounds really positive! Definitely worth getting in the system but as Kath says, hopefully won't be needed!

Kath testing day twins! Fingers crossed for you

Thanks everyone! Yes I am symptom spotting like crazy at 7dpo. I don't know why, but I can't seem to stop myself. I will not test until at least next Friday, which will be 14 dpo!

Flash - a referral is a great outcome, you'll get to deal with an expert now. GPS are okay but they generalise and a lot of the time a gynaecologist will pick up things a GP doesn't.

EJ - hope you're feeling a bit better about things after your appointment. Glad it went okay. Xx

Jam - have a lovely time this weekend, I'm going to go over to my mums. Am thinking of spilling the beans about my TTC journey as it will be just us two.

Pyjamas - ahhh so what? I think you're allowed a day of craziness from time to time. Good for you