First time TTC - thread 6

[bassetmum]

Well thats another thread full of our comings and goings.

My details again
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Cycle 6
Cd25

Ahmahgah loxy - the suspense must be killing you! Fx for you 😀

Like others said Eva - I don't think you've missed it either - this is exactly the right time to jump on him!

Argh Flora - I'm hopeful for you too! Temps are bitches - hate them!

CD22 here and still calmer than I've ever been. All I ask is that I have no new symptoms! Bloating, crap skin, moodiness, nosebleeds (happened one cycle), random spotting (which never used to happen), tiredness are all on the don't take a blind bit of notice shelf! High temps would be on there too for me, but have got DH to confiscate the thermometer 🙂

Arr thanks flora loxy and pjs I forgot that, I am going to finish work early and go and pounce on DH - might have to do some bribery and say no dinner if no DTD😂😂 had lots of EWCM too whooo.

pjs fx for you too! When is AF due?

I think days cd25-30 go ridiculously slow for me so hope you ladies in tww don't feel like it's dragging!

FX still Eva you could still be lucky!!

I'm out now as af arrived this morning. So onto the next cycle.

Big drink will be had tonight as I've got exams all weekend so couldn't have a tipple even if I wanted to

Aw, sorry to hear that blanket :(

Sorry Blanket. Definitely make sure you have a drink tonight - and whatever you want for dinner.

Sorry to hear that blanket 💐💐💐 Hope you're having that 🍷 as I type.

I have the world's biggest spot on my face 😡 I find it grossly unfair that I never ever got spots when I was a teenager, yet I'm now getting them in my sodding 30s!

Oh and Eva - AF is due on Weds next week, but am going to give it until Saturday to show up. Didn't use opks and no temping so no idea when I ov'd!

We're supposed to dtd tonight as part of new plan to keep DH's 'chaps' up to scratch - neither of us can be arsed! We've decided to go for Saturday instead!

My little ghost line is still there this morning. The real test is tomorrow when... thunder crack, flash of lightning Dun dun dun! ... AF is due ... If it survives that I'll break out the FRER on sunday.

For those who are curious the only 'symptom' i have at the moment is an almost constant 'feeling' in my lower tummy. It's somewhere between period cramps and wind only not painful.

Can already tell DH is going to be a barrel of laughs if this takes off. He sat there and ate the rest of my favourite goats cheese right in front of me last night

Ooh good luck loxy af is due on Sunday for me so I am literally right behind you!

Tentative congrats loxy and fx!

eva hope you were able to persuade/bribe/blackmail DH into DTD

pj's I'm not surprised you've needed a break! EOD in normal life is a bitch, holidays are the answer! You're doing soo well with the relaxed month, hope it's done the trick.

blanket sorry AF arrived

Flora hope this month is your month!

Unfortunately after my drs appt the other day regarding regularly not getting past 4 dpo before spotting and the recurring cyst issues my gp thinks it's likely I have "dysfunctional uterine bleeding" which is usually caused by a hormone imbalance, he was pretty useless as told me he'd usually treat it with the pill but that's no good to me obviously! Awaiting pelvic exam with female gp (who I dislike and have found previously useless!) and hoping I can get her to do a hormone blood panel. I growing a baby to term could be a challenge for me physically but wasn't prepared how hard ttc for 9 months when I'm meant to be super fertile age-wise would be. As a bonus my recent mri showed that I've been having little strokes in the last 5 years since my last brain scan and I have areas of my brain that are dying. I was told by someone very experienced in my condition a few years ago that if I hadn't had a stroke then my chances of miscarriage wouldn't be quite so high.. So that's a bummer.

Moving this weekend too and I'm hiding until I can be a slightly more positive voice

Oh pie that sounds positively rubbish. I'm sorry you're not getting the answers that you want. Have you spoken the DH about it? Talked through other options of having a baby? I hope the rest of your examinations go well and I hope even more they can find some way of making this happen for you.

Af due somewhere between Sunday and Tuesday, testing Monday as I have a gp appt. no real symptoms to note, my boobs usually hurt but don't. And I had my nasty zit around ov time so hoping they won't appear again now.

Good luck to all testing in the next week! Seriously hope we get some BFPs!

Thanks ladies, big temp drop this morning though so think that's the end of this month and just waiting for AF to arrive. Feeling totally numb at present but sure I'll be back with tales of despair when she does indeed appear.

Woe pie that is a lot for you to have to process. Will there be any sort of referral to specialists or will your issue be managed solely by potentially useless GPs?

Am very interested in this relaxed cycle of yours PJs.... Really hope it yields a BFP and then we can all take a leaf out of your book!

Sorry to hear about temp drop Flora - stupid temps 😡

I'm curious about this relaxed cycle as well - I'm strangely even relaxed with the idea that this cycle may also not be a no go!

Pjs I think you might be onto something with stopping temping after O is picked up - but the one month I did do that (Christmas when knew they'd be skewed by boozing) I had a 15 day LP so started to question whether I'd actually just o-ed later and obviously temps would have shown that. Argggh!

Yeah I fell out with temping big time Flora! Mine got skewed as well through some boozing, which threw out tracking the rest of the cycle. I thoroughly recommend at least limiting temping until ov if not binning it altogether (which I've done this month)! It just always got my hopes up in TWW and then would only tell me last minute by taking a massive dip when AF would tell me same thing anyway. I have literally no expectations during this TWW 👍🏼

Aaaargh - have been asked to go to after work drinks and I really want to go and let my hair down, but I shan't. FFS. I hate TTC. It's so fucking BORING.

Sorry - I seem to be childishly stropping today.

pyjamas yup. My excitement wore off a bit today when I realised that I might not get to have another drink until Christmas. Daaamn.

Pjs also channeling childishness today. Throwing strops at every opportunity. Can't tell if it's due to hormone, hunger or tiredness. I suppose there is a chance it's just my DH being the most irritating human alive.

Pjs that is exactly how I feel!! Having a drink tonight as I didn't get to have one last night, only the one though thanks to shitty weekend exams. How cruel can lecturers be!! Like working full time as well isn't bad enough

Sometimes they are just they most irritating humans alive blissful 😂

Just had my one pint of Becks sodding pointless Blue and on my way home. BAH.

Crap, pressed post too early

Blooming heck pie that's a lot to take in all at once. How are you feeling about everything they've told you? Is there a positive plan of action they've put into place? Could always be worth seeing if there are any specialists based in your area that your sadly rubbish GP could refer you to? Sending hugs and chocolate to you 🍫

Oh my goodness pie that's a lot to take in. Is there anything they can give you to try to balance the hormones out? My friend has a similar thing and had a mc due to hormones and she mentioned something about injections. Sorry don't know too much about it. And as for the mini strokes - what are they doing about them? Your gp should do the bloods and refer you for a pelvic scan?

basset sorry for AF

pjs gah I know I could murder a glass of wine tonight but after the gp chat I'm scared to touch the stuff so giving it a miss! Maybe I'll get some becks blue in the fridge for when I get the urge.

Woo managed to get a DTD in last night. Temp rose this morning so think ov has already happened but going to try another (bribed) DTD tonight just in case.
I promise to put the thermometer away once ov is confirmed, and relax (that special thing they keep telling us about....)

Have a great weekend all, good luck for testing loxy

Got home at 7, watched last night's celebs go dating, tonight's eastenders, about to watch the replacement, then will watch tonight's celebs go dating! What a riveting rock n roll life I lead 😂

Becks Blue isn't bad Eva - but Nanny State by brew dog is my favourite as I'm more into ales than lagers! I find the taste does take the edge off though. Good work on the dtd - I'm rooting for you!

Hope you're doing ok pie 💐💐

Pjs I didn't know brewdog did a non-alcoholic beer! That's fantastic news, I never really thought of trying something like that but I do love brewdogs :)

eva Wahey, good luck! Hope you can chill for the rest of the month :)

pie That's so rough. Good luck with the move, hopefully you'll have some positive developments soon xx

Last night I was feeling more and more crampy so I was convinced that I'd wake up to a mess as is usual for day 28 for me. Lay in bed for about an hour before I eventually decided to get up to pee and sort myself out aaaaand nothing. Still nothing now. Didn't take a test as in my low expectations I'd immediately started FMU without a cup to hand lol. I'll be prepared tomorrow if AF stays at bay - can finally break out the FRER!

Anecdote time - told DH i fancied a cheese burger for dinner, he said "Oooh! Blue cheese?" I was like "No. Not blue cheese " to which he replied "It's not my fault that you might be preg- oh. Oh yeah, no it kind of is my fault." Yeah, DH. It's at least 50% physically your fault AND it was your idea :P

It's 0.5% (as a lot of non-alcoholic beers are) loxy , but I'm fine with that! Sainsbury's deliver Nanny State as well (am such a lush ha ha). Fx for you tomorrow!!