TTC - First Time! (2)

[mrsjkerry]

Hi all. Reconvene here!

Hi mrsjkerry, 4dpo wow so early! I've been feeling really hot and I had a weird full feeling in my uterus yesterday, but thinking I'm just over excited as first month trying

Welcome tessa! Do you have a long cycle or ovulate early? As I am 8dpo so only 3 days more than you but my AF is due in just a few days!

Hi pibbee I've just double checked my calendar and I've been a donut lol, my af is due March 21st!

It's weird getting used to tracking all this stuff isn't it!

You're right at the start of the waiting game then.... I'm nearly at the end of mine! If no bfp this time then onto cycle 3...

Are you planning to test soon pibbee?

Not planning to test unless/until AF is late! Personally I don't see the point of testing earlier than that although I know a lot of others do just that!

What about you?

Oh wow you are very disciplined! I'm incredibly impatient at the best of times so I've already ordered 20 x hpts from eBay! I'm thinking I might test from 11dpo?

Welcome tessapop!
How did you find your first month tracking? I really hope your symptoms lead to a BFP x

Hey girlies, hope you're all well :)
Just thought I'd give some of you symptom spotters something to focus on!!
Hope you find it helpful!!
www.countdowntopregnancy.com/early-pregnancy-symptoms/dpo-chart.php?dpo=1

Hey Misty how's it going? I had to laugh when I looked at that symptom website cos omg am I ever BLOATED at the moment!!!! Seriously I look like I'm 6 months pregnant or something. But I think I always get a bit bloated before AF (I think...Dunno!)but I was literally thinking on the train earlier MAN my stomach looks ridiculous! Ha!

Getting a bit bored of this 2WW now but also I am happy for it to continue if it means AF doesn't rock up and it's game over IYSWIM!

True!! Every day of wait is a day IN the game 🙌🏼
I'm doing ok thanks chick, very bloated myself at the mo, and being 6w it's defo not a bump but God tummy looks huge 😭 hopefully it will go down before it goes up again haha.
Mrsjkerry's new thread is a success, it's smaller than the big pregnancy boards and very friendly so can't wait for everyone from here to come over!

I used one of those for the first time this month and got the smiley face on the second day of testing. I don't know if it works any better than the other OPKs but I like the fact that it gives a more definite Yes or No answer instead of making you squint at the lines on a stick. I feel like it helped me relax a bit more when TTC

Hi jelly, first month has been ok I think, my DH has tracked my AF dates on an app on his phone for about 3 years anyway so it's pretty accurate, I used opks this cycle as well. I can't do the temperature thing though as I get up in the night for wees normally! We tried the pillow under the bum thing, did anyone find that helped?

Oh and mistyb that website is AMAZE! I'm such a nerd I love a good statistic and chart!

Haha yes Tessa the temp thing wouldn't work for me as I have to get up at least once in the night for a wazz!!! Have been like that since I was about 5 ffs, God knows how people manage to go all night without waking up at all! I tell myself I'm in broken sleep training for when I have a little one ha

Hi ladies! Hope you're all well. My withdrawal bleed has now finished, so TTC can officially start! Unfortunately, I've woken up with an absolute blinder of a headache (even typing this is hurting, so I should really put my phone down - own worst enemy 😂) so I'm off to the chemist to get some strong tablets. Are any of you ttc without opks? Or would you recommend using them from the get go?

Morning everyone! I had an appointment with a nurse yesterday, unrelated to TTC, but it came up in conversation that we were trying. She asked whether I knew to take folic acid so I ended up saying "yes I've been taking it, and tracking my cycles, and using OPKs, and avoiding pate, and avoiding alcohol, and trying to track my CM, and I'm also using fertility lubricants" . She looked at me like I was crazy! I think she regretted asking about the folic acid in the end 😂😬. But anyway I'm glad I mentioned it because she said in her experience it's definitely average for it to take up to 12 months to conceive (she said more so for your first DC - not sure why?) so it's reassured me a bit! Being onto cycle 5 doesn't seem so long now!

I'm not symptoms spotting but just had to look at that website posted by MistyBxx!
I literally have all those symptoms and during any other cycle I would had started buying hpt so I could start testing but sadly all my symptoms are being caused by a damn Mirena crash.
I thought I had a stomach bug and now I wish I did have one! I have never been so nauseous, bloated and tired in my life. I can barely keep any food down, when I'm not trying to throw up I am basically forcing my eyes to stay open. My head is pounding but I decided to stay away from painkiller she as much as I can while TTC.

Im sorry this isn't even related to the tww but I just needed to vent 😞

@Flatwhite31 I use Opk, I know sometimes tracking CM can be enough but i feel like it's always good to know exactly where you at in the cycle.

@Flatwhite31 I use Opk, I know sometimes tracking CM can be enough but i feel like it's always good to know exactly where you at in the cycle.

I didn't do OPKs for cycle 1, and in cycle 2 I did 1 OPK just for the hell of it, thinking I'd missed FW, and when a solid smily popped up I was very surprised! I will probably do them next cycle (apart from anything else I've spent 30 quid on the buggers so might as well!) But I don't wanna get all obsessed with it as I'd do my own head in...

Do any of you think there is any correlation between level of pregnancy symptoms and level of PMT etc? Just wondering as I don't really get major symptoms pre-AF apart from like 1 day of cramps (usually on day 1 of AF) and maybe an hour or so of being an irritable cowbag...

Hi flatwhite, it's my first cycle so certainly can't give advice, but I tried using opks the cycle before we even started trying because I was just curious as to whether my app was accurate! (I'm a bit of a forward planner if you can't tell) some people have clear signs though without opks don't they? Weirdly and sorry if tmi, but i normally get ewcm and this month I didn't? Anyone ever find that when they first started trying?

And ttcnovice that is hilarious about the dr, but I'm not surprised! I went to see my dr about 6 months ago to check if I needed any shots or anything and he had no clue that he should test for chicken pox for example as I've never had it, I was very pleased I'd already researched the hell out of it turns out I have natural immunity to it which is cool!

Tessa- I didn't even know ewcm was a thing before I started trying! I am not much of a planner though, to be fair....

What's this about chicken pox? I have never had it...

@Pibbee I know I'm a bit odd with my planning ways, I blame it on being a teacher! So basically, if you've never had chicken pox you're supposed to get a vaccination a few months before ttc because if you get it when pregnant it's bad for the baby. My dr had no clue and had to google it in the surgery (I was like wtf) anyway he ordered a blood test and i have natural immunity so that was fine. I got the impression most people don't go for a pre conception check up in this country whereas in America it's more normal. (I'm not American or anything i just watch too much YouTube) and the other reason I wanted to get checked out beforehand was because I had kidney issues as a kid and wasn't sure if I should be doing anything to lower risk or pre-eclampsia.