Thread 27. TTC #1 - we're stressed, we're fed up, we're bitter but I promise this will all be worth it when we're holding our precious babies

[AlexiaB]

Calling all OPK-ers, Temp-ers, Clomid-ers, Femara-ers, IUI-ers, IVF-ers and anyone else on the TTC #1 Bus.

We've been going a while now so the novelty has worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area. We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts, we just keep it legs spread and fingers crossed (LSFX). We love a baby bomb from a prior bus-mate but if we get told to 'just relax and enjoy it' ONE MORE TIME you will get a punch in the face!

Here's our Grad's Thread. May 2017 lead us all to upduffed heaven and the Grad's thread, amen.

Hop on board, post your stats and prepare to be dazzled by the wealth of TTC knowledge we long-timeys have to share...

Key:
HS - have/had sex
GOS - good old shag
ELH - enthusiastic lavatory happenings
LSFX - legs spread, fingers crossed

Bfn I'm afraid ladies. Hopefully your sanity is now safe kwick!

Guess just have to wait for af an assume b50 has done is job of stopping spotting and extending luteal phase. May tesr again on Thursday of no af by then as wpuld be 15 Dpo at that point.

Congrats harriet so pleased for you.

Have we got any more testers coming up?

That was a horrendous number of typos. Sorry for that!

So happy for you Harriet and keeping everything crossed. I hope you have a fab two weeks away.

Flash, keeping everything crossed for you!

miw, I'm glad you're feeling better with the support of your friends and family. I know it takes time to heal but you sound so strong. Lots of for you.

Sorry, cross posted with you Flash. So sorry about the BFN but hoping AF stays well away.

whoop harriet brill news look forward to hearing from you in a couple of weeks

flash sorry about the bfn but yay to extended lp and no spotting and fx for another test on cd15!

I'm supposed to be testing tomorrow. As it stands I will only be 9dpo tomorrow so not hopeful, going to just wait and see and not test until at least cd29 if I get that far - doubt I will because 9 days seems to be my normal lp at the moment meh well it has been since Dec anyway when I started tracking it based on ov pain.

Ooh Bletchley Park kwik love to go there it's on my list!

Goddammit think can see spotting...and now light cramps. Guess AF is on its way. Piss and bollocks.

quiet I started feeling a bit crampy low down too, can't see anything yet but not holding my breath if AF turns up today

Hello cycle 14 and 1 year anniversary

I'm surprisingly fine, I have had no symptoms to speak of and got bfn on IC this morning. Follow up Gp appointment on Wednesday so hopefully we'll get referred.

Sorry for AF Winging, I hope your GP is helpful on Wednesday

Missy, hope you don't get any more symptoms and AF stays well away. Ditto for you Quiet.

Just a quick one to share this article

bbc.in/2nUM3Uy

Fuck, think it's more than just spotting. Damn. Plus, means a really short cycle...feeling blue

On to next month...

OK, feeling a bit crap but this made me laugh: "First, they have to survive the vagina, where conditions mean most die."

Thanks pyjamas

Not pyjamas, jam!!

Sorry for af quiet. Af arriving here too.

As it's not full.on yet and already 2.30 I will call.tomorrow cd1 which means 24 day cycle and 12 day lp. So definitely an improvement on last 12 months. Just wish I could stop getting myself so worked up every month.

Sorry for AF quiet and flash
I'm also feeling more crampy and a bit damp down there (sorry tmi) bit no spotting yet...sure it's on the way meh
Lol jam yeh I read that and echo the bit that quiet pointed out about the vagina killing off the sperm great!

AF arrived on the weekend. :( So CD3 here. That was a 45-day cycle, with ovulation probably on day 34. FML.

Just picked up some sushi as a f*ck it treat. :)

Sorry smitten quiet and flash

I've already texted DH to buy a chocolate heavy dessert for tonight so he's well warned!

So sorry for all of you, it's always shitty when AF arrives. Lots of vino, chocolate and sushi all round

Fk it just started spotting grr

Does this actually mean cd1 is today or tomorrow as not full on AF yet?

Sorry smitten too

Ugh, sorry it got you too smitten, missy & flash...what a start to the week

I don't think I've counted spotting as CD1, what do others do?

Bring on the booze...

I don't count spotting as CD1 and if AF arrives after 2.30pm, I count the next day as CD1 (this was the advice from our fertility clinic).

Congratulations Miranda & Harriet! Wishing you both a happy and healthy 9 months!

Sorry about AF missy, smitten, quiet, flash, winging - hugs to you all, hope next month is lucky for you

miw hope you're doing ok and get your sticky bean soon, FX for you.

Must read back and have a proper catch up .. sorry I have been so absent recently, I find it hard to keep positive/motivated during AF (and I had a few days of spotting either side so it took the best part of a fortnight until I was completely free!). CD11 now ready to go with operation xmas baby