First time TTC - thread 6

[bassetmum]

Well thats another thread full of our comings and goings.

My details again
29
Cycle 6
Cd25

Glad you enjoyed the 🍷 and g&t Basset. Good luck with your DTD over fertile window, I'm sure you can afford a day off today.
DH asked when my next one is today as he has some work trips coming up, I sent a screenshot of my fertility app so he has it all at hand, though told him the Clomid might make things unpredictable.

Spotting has started and cramps so looks like AF is coming, this means I too will have wine and g&t's and a fancy lunch with DH at the weekend.

Nearly Friday ladies, roll on the weekend!

Hi all! Like basset I've been super busy but keeping up with everyone's progress.

Thanks so much for the advice flora. You're right, 10 per pack so will be going with your suggestions. Good luck for your test results, your bloods must be due any day now?

Hope you're feeling better now Toblerone

Kitty you've made me laugh with your hairy warnings!! I must admit I'm the same sometimes! DH is always like "Oh don't be silly it's fine" and I'm like "Noooooo!!"

I'm feeling very appreciative of DH this month. He's all "Right, come on, we CAN do this. If we want this baby let's get serious and make it happen!" Not in a patronising way, as if we haven't been trying already, just very positive and encouraging which is nice. I'm not sure if it's being on cycle 8, or if it's because we have had a lot of little ones' birthdays recently. We have 8 nieces & nephews aged under 7 and 5 of them have had birthdays in the last 5 weeks! So lots of picking out little clothes and toys etc!

Enjoy your fancy lunch and drinks at the weekend Baguette

bassetmum I haven't heard that before? Does it effect TTC? I take them regularly due to sensitive skin and stress-related scratching.

Awww crap! Just Googled it and you're right! I'm such an idiot! I didn't even think -_-

Fairy you do have to remember to take Google with a pinch of salt. I have still taken the odd one when i cant cope with the hayfever or when i do to my MIL or SIls as they have cats and im allergic. Great eh!!

Aww you DH sounds lovely beauty.

bassetmum Thanks, will keep that in mind :) Still, I'm going to take a break from it for a bit and see how I go

This thread has gone really quiet! are we all really busy? Ive tried to stick with a different thread it just updates so frequently I can't keep up.

Well ive had a positive opk today and so much ewcm its crazy. Planning on dtd tonight and maybe both Saturday and Sunday.

Sounds like a good plan Basset! Fingers crossed for your 30 before 30 list. I'm 37 and 2 months, so almost at the point of the earliest I'll have a baby is 38! Scary how time flies, I don't feel so old!

I had lots of wine at lunch (AF spotting has started) so will soon be starting Clomid.

Hope everyone has a fun weekend!

Hi all! Hope I can join this convo :) I know none of the lingo but I will try!!
27
TTC 5months #1
CD2

I mean I'm 28 now :O

Hi francesca. Welcome to our little group. Some of the basic lingo

Cd - cycle day. Cd1 is first day of your period
Dtd - doing the deed aka having sex
Bfp - big fat positive
Bfn - big fat negative
Af - aunt flo aka period
Dpo - days passed ovulation
Opk - ovulation predictor kit

That's most of them i think.

Thanks basset, of course there are also occasions when I could happily kill him too!! 😜 It has gone pretty quiet on here hasn't it? Did you get to DTD yesterday in the end? Sounds like your chances are as good as any if you manage Sat & Sun as well.

Fingers crossed for the Clomid Baguette.

Hi Francesca, welcome to the thread! I'm pretty new here too. You'll get used to the lingo in no time

We did manage to dtd. It nearly went totally wrong but managed to save it haha!!! I've had some more ewcm again this morning (which definitely isn't semen). I wonder why our little thread has gone quiet. Although I think I am the only one left on it since I joined in September so maybe they've all moved to long term ttc thread or to anti natal ones.

Well i think we all have times when we want to kill our partners haha.

Well last nights opk was just positive. This one looks definitely positive I think at least irl it does.

Looks positive to me (although I'm by no means an expert) Haha sounds like there's an interesting story behind it nearly going terribly wrong?? Glad you managed it though.

I have taken a look at one of the other TTC threads but it seemed to move really fast with lots more people on it so it was a bit too daunting for me tbh!

Today is CD10 for me, going to do my first OPK of the cycle when I get home.

Lets just say i was on top and at the point of conclusion we almost came apart. I mean i was washing the sheets today anyway but i didnt want to have to strip them last night.

Ive also been having some aches and pains on my right hand ovary area so it's gearing up if not already. Will give it dtd another go tonight.

I will say remember not to drink loads and hold it for 2-3 hours before doing your opk beauty.

Oh no! Glad you managed to save it though!

I did my OPK and it was negative. Thanks for the advice - actually I have been wondering about that. Do you think it makes a big difference? Only cos I drink loads and loads of water so I struggle to leave it a few hours!

Oops it appears that the two of us have completely taken over the thread!

Oh well at least we are talking. It sounds nits but I dont ever get a positive if my wee is too pale if that makes sense. I tend to drink loads of water afterwards. What is your cycle length?

Nuts* even!!!

Ha well done on your agility Basset!
It's good to drink loads of water Beauty, but it means your wee is diluted a lot so maybe harder to pick up the hormones. Hoping to DTD tonight. Zero chance of pregnancy, just for fun. I'm trying to avoid having us only doing it "when it counts".

Yes we are That totally makes sense, I must make changes then I think. My cycle is normally always 32/33 days without fail. So last cycle (cycle 7) I did OPKs for the first time and started on CD15 but never got a positive. Only for my cycle to end up being 28 days for the first time ever. 😡 So I've started on CD10 this time but if I'm drinking too much water for a positive anyway then I'd better try not to!

Have fun tonight Baguette! I know exactly what you mean, DH & I have been trying the same.

Hi all! I tried some opks when Ovia said I was due but they were negative so will start randomly testing during my cycle and see what pops up :)

Never knew ttc was so fiddly before I started!

Sorry I've been quiet ladies! Work was really busy last week and then the weekend just disappeared - as usual!

Beauty - hope you get a +ive OPK soon! I would also recommend temping if you find that the OPKs don't work because your wee is too diluted. My 21 day bloods were this morning, (although it was CD23...)was totally flustered as I was there just in time, then the nurse had phoned in sick so I had to wait to see another one and then felt a bit dodgy about it but it was totally fine and took seconds so I'm feeling really positive about it being another step in the right direction. DH has his SA a week tmrw.

Good luck with the Clomid JeNe

Sounds like excellent agility Basset - hope you got in some additional practice over the weekend!

Hey ladies!

just finished nightshift this morning. Not alot to comment on over here. waiting on CD20 to start using CB ovulation sticks, still hairy haha! preholiday wax in 10 days!

Basset good save from DTD lol!

Lol Kitty - a girls grooming regime is never done!