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TTC - First Time! (2)

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mrsjkerry · 23/02/2017 19:26

Hi all. Reconvene here!

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ttcnovice · 08/03/2017 12:12

Full blown AF has arrived this morning, and with a vengeance too Sad.

Marie90 · 08/03/2017 12:15

Oh no TTC Flowers I'm really sorry she arrived for you.
What a bitch! X

MistyBxx · 08/03/2017 12:19

Oh ttc gutted for you chick 😩 it's horrible isn't it but just think, in a few days, there will be a lovely new egg getting ready to pop out!!
marie I bought them from Poundland 😂 5 in a pack and one pack for £1!
Not saying they're the best out there, this month, they only gave me a squinter around when I was ovulating! There are more expensive ones but I'd say stick to cheap and use them as a guide along with how your body feels rather than gospel. But some on here have used smiley faces ones which sound more accurate!

passmethewine123 · 08/03/2017 12:37

Marie I buy the One Step ones online from Homehealth. Think they are fairly reliable, a lot of people seem to use them plus they are cheap and homehealth delivery is quick x

ttcnovice · 08/03/2017 13:12

Thanks Marie and Misty - going to allow myself today to be upset, and then get back to the positive thinking tomorrow! It's just awful thinking why isn't it happening for us Sad.

Marie I started off with Tesco OPKs which were a lot more reliable than the cheap one step ones for me personally. Then I got quite frustrated with having to interpret the line strengths so I use the Clearblue dual hormone ones now. They're about £26.99 usually but are on offer in Boots (or were when I saw them last week) for about £21 at the moment so not too bad. That's only for 10 sticks though so probably one month's supply.

Pibbee · 08/03/2017 13:16

Hi all

The CB ones are cheaper on Amazon - u got a pack of 20 for 33 quid the other day

Pibbee · 08/03/2017 13:16

*I did, even.....

nebula16 · 08/03/2017 13:17

Ttcnovice I'm so sorry about af, wishing you all the luck for your next cycle! Flowers

I did another hpt this morning and it was negative Hmm just waiting for my results from my blood test. Still so confused, 8 days late, it's crazy!

ttcnovice · 08/03/2017 13:24

Thanks for that Pibbee I'll have a look on Amazon (although I'm hoping I won't have to buy anymore after next cycle!).

Thank you nebula it really does help having all of the great support on this thread! Will you be getting the blood test results today? Fx for good news for you 🤞🏼.

HoldTightPretendItsAPlan · 08/03/2017 14:50

Sorry about AF ttc Flowers

Pibbee · 08/03/2017 15:11

Yes sorry about af ttc....

I have nothing to report! Sliiiiight tiny cramps going on so I reckon af on her way. No sign of the usual brown spotting (nice) that I usually get as a precursor. I don't wanna start symptom spotting in any case, and I know I'm not gonna test unless and until af is late so I'm still in the waiting game! Am 6dpo and CD22 so in any case af won't be here for a good few days - well 4 days if going by randomly shorter cycle last time, and early next week if going by normal cycle!

Pibbee · 08/03/2017 15:28

General observation but I'm amazed at how quickly I have started speaking fluent TTC language! Ha when I first lurked on these boards I was intimidated by all the acronyms and had no clue about cycle tracking or anything.....Anyone else??

nebula16 · 08/03/2017 16:06

Ttcnovice, it really does! All this support is amazing. It's great not to sound crazy. When you talk to anyone else they think you're nuts! I hope you are feeling alright lovely!
I won't get my results until tomorrow afternoon so I shall keep you posted but I think they will be negative Blush I can see dejavu of a very late results as with my mc but we shall see!

Pibbee · 08/03/2017 17:11

Good luck Nebula!!!

Twistedsister7 · 08/03/2017 19:31

Ttc I'm so sorry AF arrived for you & believe me I know how you are feeling. I caned a bottle of wine yesterday which is not good at all!! Like you said, I gave myself the day & now I'm trying to plan. I need more OPKs!!

Gearing up for next cycle!! Hopefully it's our turn for a BFP!!

mrsjkerry · 08/03/2017 20:36

Marie I bought a back of like 20 from boots. They were more expensive than the simple sticks but also a lot easier to read and way more reliable. I had a few months of using the cheapies, but this month I got my BFP and had been using the more expensive Boots ones only.

Ttc - sorry to hear AF has come. But as misty said. It just marks the start of new fertility and if you got a BFP this month it'd be your first day of pregnancy too!

Nebula - any news??

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JellyBean89 · 08/03/2017 22:25

Hi ladies,
Can I join? It's our first month TTC, I came off the Mirena on the 02/03 and doctor said we could start straight away. I had a bleed that lasted 3-4 days and then yesterday evening I felt like I usually do around ovulation time (pre-Mirena) so took a test and there was faint line, few hours later did another one and the line was darker but still not positive so we dtd and assumed I'd get a positive today but this morning I did one at around 9ish and the test line didn't even appear and my ewcm was streaked with pink. I assumed I must have ovulated ridiculously quickly but I'm not even sure if that's possible. I just tested again on 2 different brands and I have faint lines on both. Can someone explain to me how that would work? I know for a positive the line has to be as dark as test or darker, but could I have missed it? I'm so confused

MistyBxx · 08/03/2017 22:46

Welcome jellybean! I've no idea how opks work, I used them for a couple of months and know the difference between a positive and negative, but this month I tested the same time every day from cd7 up to cd18 and my tests went from snowy white to a couple of days of squinter lines then back to snowy white with NO positive the whole month, but I definitely ovulated because I got a bfp (I'm just hanging around this thread sprinkling baby dust on everyone coz everyone on here is so lush and I don't want to leave lol) so I wouldn't trust opks 100%. On the days I had squinter lines, I also had slight cramps and lots of clear ewcm in the week before so I didn't go by the tests alone and just as well coz I never got a positive opk!

Pibbee · 08/03/2017 22:53

Welcome Jelly!!! No idea about those OPKs with the lines on as I've not used them but I think it is possible to ovulate straight away....

Pibbee · 08/03/2017 22:55

Hey Misty! Have you mooched around any of the pregnancy boards again or not? Lovely to still have you here!

MistyBxx · 08/03/2017 23:20

Yeah I am on a pg board and it's ok but it's so big and so many people who all seem to already know eachother, it's just not as cosy as this one 😂 also it's quite scary... when on this board, all you want is that bfp and when it happens it's amazing but on the pg thread, everyone is scared they're not skicky beans and people are constantly talking about scans and heartbeats then the occasional person will pop in to say goodbye saying they've had chemicals or ectopics or Mc and it's really worrying me! I'd never thought about a bfp not remaining a bfp... well I know it happens of course but I've never been overly worried about it and now that's all I think about when really I just want and wish for a healthy happy 9 months! Not being an ostrich, I know it happens and I know some ladies on here have suffered losses and it defo needs to be talked about, but I do feel like we should be concentrating more on the positives on a pg board as worrying and scaring can actually stress people (like me!) out more 😂 perhaps I'm being a little over sensitive (or insensitive as the case may be) and I honestly don't mean to be, but I wish people were at least cautiously optimistic 🙈

JellyBean89 · 08/03/2017 23:49

Congratulations on your bfp!! I wish you a very healthy and happy pregnancy x

I had clear ewcm yesterday and again tonight so hopefully we dtd at the right time.

JellyBean89 · 08/03/2017 23:51

Thank you Pibbee I really hope so!

mrsjkerry · 09/03/2017 06:02

Misty I feel the same as you. That's why I created this. Come and join us!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/2873167-first-time-pregnancy

Jelly - I do know your surge can happen extremely quickly and you can miss it. Maybe yours happened overnight?

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mrsjkerry · 09/03/2017 06:03

OMG misty I just saw your post about private 8 weeks!!! I did EXACTLY that yesterday!! 😄 going 1 April

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