Anyone want to be TTC buddies

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Hi ladies, I'm due to test on the 8/9th March and 2puld love a few ladies to share the journey with. Some of the groups are super big and it would be lovely to start a smaller group to be TTC buddies? I'm 30, ttc no 2, cycle 1

Harry, I know with ectopic pregnancies you tend to get shoulder pain but it's probably too early for that if af isn't even late yet.

Beardy, I also have quite a lot of 'gas' too but other than that nothing really to complain about. I was wed to hurry up so I can test lol xx

Harry sharp pain in shoulder may be ectopic but don't worry if your really early. I don't want to panic you.

Littlemiss gas is a good sign. Fingers crossed. Not long till Wednesday. What are you going to do to keep busy?

Can I join please? I got my contraceptive implant in October. Stopped condoms after last period so technically TTC. Now 6 days past ovulation with 8 days before AF due.

Seeing lots of chat about ovulation sticks but I think I might become obsessed. Did anyone use them at the very beginning of TTC first child?

Beardy I'm on night shifts at the mo and finish Monday morning; sleeping all day and working all night tends to make time go a bit quicker and then I'll only have 2 days to wait from there. So if I look at it like that it doesn't seem quite as long 🙈haha!
Welcome Beansy and I wish you lots of luck on your new journey. If you're only just beginning ttc I'd suggest leave the ovulation tests and just enjoy the sex (especially mid cycle) because otherwise it all becomes a lot less fun when you're dtd just because an ovulation test tells you to rather than when you both actually want to (if that makes sense) xx

It does! That was my plan but then I see so much chat of ovulation sticks! Just enjoying the excitement of it all.

Littlemiss wow night shifts!! I bet the time passes. Go you for working those shifts, I'd be useless. Anymore symptoms?

Beansy I agree with littlemiss. If your just starting out avoid the ovulation sticks and learn about your cervical mucus and when your in the mood. Sticks become a real pressure and get really obsessive. Good luck lady. This is the fun part.

It's all good though Beardy, I've just got a new job which is Monday to Friday; no nights, no weekends, no Xmas or new year...it'll be a little loss in pay but all worth it though. After having my mc I want to try anything that may help it to be avoided again in the future and then at least I can say I tried. I was working nights when I was pregnant and I was absolutely exhausted and wasn't eating properly, so hopefully this will be a little less stressful for me :) xx

Littlemiss congrats on the new job. I'm sure it will help working more sociable hours and being able to relax more. I did a similar switch a couple of years ago and it was the best move. Life is far more chilled now. I just need to get through this weird grieving process. I was doing really well and had started to feel somewhat normal but the MC has definetly set me back a bit. My anxiety appears to be worse but I'm thinking that's the hormones from pregnancy screwing with me. Did you get any of that?

For me doing a CB digital ovulation test actually helped me to relax a bit more as it took some of the guess work out of TTC. I agree that looking at the lines on the ordinary test sticks every morning can be stressful but the smiley face on the digital ones gives you a more definite answer. That way you don't feel pressured to do it all the time in case you miss your O day, you can just do it around the time of the smiley face day each month.

PS I think the back / shoulder pain might be a result of boobs getting heavier, which might be a good sign? Unless I'm imagining it, which is quite possible also.

Any body else experienced a big temp shift, upwards, around 10dpo?

Hi harry, that's great of thry work for you. Everyone's different. Amazing with the symptom spotting. I'll keep fingers and toes crossed for you.

Hi bump, I've been looking st my bbt chart and some months I have had a big increase. Any other signs?

I think I'd be taking a test bump at 10dpo. Good luck xx

Littlemiss I've been pregnant a few time (no baby sadly) and never got a BFP before 12dpo. Even then it's always been so light then had early miscarriages/CPs. So I'm going to test Tuesday. Seems so far away yet it's two days away!!!! 2ww is horrible!

Anybody testing tomorrow? X

I got a positive on a clearblue digital pregnant test 10dpo but the cheap ones didn't show up for me until a week after. Sadly that one ended in mc (first and only pregnancy so far).
I'm hoping to test on wed or thurs I think xx

I am testing tomorrow, I got BFN on an early response (frer) this morning, so will test tomorrow 😀

Fingers crossed for tomorrow Oldschool

If anybody has a co-op near them I find their own brand are very sensitive, for me I had very similar results to FRERs. I got this as 11DPO last month. (Lost that one at 5weeks.) but back on the horse immediately.

Tested today (13 DPO) with a cheapo HPT - negative. But I still feel like there's a chance. Fingers crossed for everyone

Thanks bumphopes. Sadly a negative today on a frer 13dpo 😬