August Bus -Jump aboard!

[Mamabooksbabynumber2]

Hi everyone, pretty certain I am out so thought I'd start the next bus for any of us who have had af arrive or like me got a bfn using a frer at 13dpo and certain af is imminenant.

Stats:

Ttc 2
Cycle 6
Bfp due 4th august

What's a "cycle" like trying? Or period? X

I've been trying to conceive for one week lol xx

@Shanners123 It's so annoying as I got quite excited at the faint line! Hoping for better luck this month. Hope you get confirmation when you're ovulating and hopefully a nice BFP!

shanners the tww is hard going!! I'm symptom spotting to the extreme! I'm planning to do an early clear blue test on Tuesday (only 9dpo so expecting a bfn) and then will retest Friday. Fx but it's unlikely I'll be lucky on first cycle. Next month I plan to try and track ovulation but we didn't get chance this month

Nevermind lol

@mamasbooksbabynumber2 how u getting on? I thought your cycle were similar to mine??

Hi everyone!

How is everyone doing? I am having a funny couple of weeks, I have been feeling 'periody' ever since I finished my last AF. Really annoying, but maybe I am just on high alert playing the TTC symptom spotting game.

My fertile week begins tomorrow! Best of luck everyone, sending lots of good luck vibes! 😍

Good luck for your test on Tuesday @MeadowDream! 🤞

Thanks pina it's a bit early really so not too hopeful for a bfp but we will see

Good luck pina

I will keep my fingers very tightly crossed for you @MeadowDream! 🤞

Thanks @tiramisualwaystiramisu - from a fellow Tiramisu lover! 😍

I'm only about 4 dpo, but I'm pretty sure it's not our month so can I join for next month?

TTC #1
Age 30, DH 31
Cycle 1
AF due 26th July

I've looked at my expected ovulation time for next month and told DH he can't go away for work that week. Although if this isn't our month, it's not for the lack of trying!

Wish my fertile week would hurry up and arrive. Not due to ovulate till next week! Feels like forever away. I'm really impatient! 🙈

Morning all.

Good Luck for you test on Tuesday @MeadowDream

I have had an underlying headache for the past 4 days. Not too sure what this means.... maybe also feeling symptoms that aren't actually there... anyway we shall carry on DTD every second day till my fertile window on all apps say it's over! And then I think I'll still try every second or third day until I'm PMS'ing.... not too sure how accurate my apps will be only having used it for this month.

Pls may i join you all,
Im 34 and yesturday started my first period since my mmc .
🤞🤞🤞 for all our BFP xx

Hey all!
Lovely and sunny here.. Hope you're all having good weather too!

Gosh this is such an annoying process. I wish I could get more concrete answers! So update on ovulation.. most of my (4) apps say I'm now coming to the end of my fertile window, but I've been taking daily ovulation tests and nothing yet! Ovia seems to be the most accurate app, says I'm only 2 days into my FW. So I've either missed ovulation or it hasn't happened yet.

We've been dtd every other day anyhow but bless my OH, he's getting to the point where he's had enough sex to last him. Who'd have thought! it's bad when you have to coax them into having sex! 😂

@meadow good luck for tomorrow! Have you managed to wait until then to test? Any
symptoms?

@lovepinacolada how's your FW going? I too am symptom spotting like there's no tomorrow! It's crazy when you start seeing meaning in the most mundane things!

@holyshmoly how are you getting on? Are ya gonna wait for AF or will there be a sneaky test for that Bfp ahead of time?

@pixie snap! Gotta love a good plan.

Welcome @sugar!

Gorgeous weather here too Shanners and we completed on house sale today too
I did do a frer this morning but I'm only 8dpo so was a bfn but fully expected it.
All my "symptoms" e.g. Sore boobs, nausea, cramps, have all GONE today. Nothing at all. Apart from a headache this evening but putting that down to cutting down on caffeine and not drinking enough today
Might not bother doing a test tomorrow, I feel out of the game now might wait until Friday now when I'll be 12dpo or til AF is due on Sunday

At the moment I feel like I should wait and see if AF appears instead of wasting a test and being disappointed twice over Shanners. If I start experiencing any obvious symptoms next week I doubt I'll be able to stop myself though and will test on the Sunday.
Ah Meadow, that's disappointing but you never know.

Hi all,

Wondered if I could join the thread? I am so new to all this and have no clue what lots of things such as CD means. I've been lurking in the other areas of mumsnet so know some of the lingo... oh, dtd etc

I am 27 and oh is 32. My last period started 27th June. We dtd using withdrawal method (arguably not really a method just a mood killer haha) on the 11th/12th of July. AF due 24th July. I have sore gums, and travel sickness type feeling on and off- highly doubt this means anything- but everything becomes a blimming symptom! But the chances are pretty dlim aren't they?

Since then we decided to ttc. No pressure but we are just seeing how things go.

Should I begin taking folic acid etc?

Anyway hope it's OK I join in

Sorry guys been a bit AWOL. Just not feeling this whole TTC lark this month.

FW has started so got insemination tomorrow and Thursday so fingers crossed. No positive OPK yet.

x x Our Spreadsheet x x

Hi Sylv. Start taking folic acid as soon as you even think about ttc. AFAIK it does no harm and can do a lot of good. Most multivits include this if you already take one. If you are taking a multivitamin, check whether it contains vitamin A. It's the one thing you shouldn't be taking.
There is an acronym list here: www.mumsnet.com/info/acronyms but it doesn't always have everything so feel free to ask.
CD is cycle day. The first day of your period is cycle day 1 (CD1) so you're on CD21 (if my math's correct)
How long are your cycles normally?

Hi @HolyShmoly (not sure how to link to your message?)

Cycke varies between 28 and 32 days. Always been 28 but have had a random month or two recently that was 32.

Thanks for the info- not taking any vitamins atm so will start tomorrow.

Just worked it out and spot on its cd21.

Thanks for your help. I'm hoping it won't take months and months but know the reality could be different. Just keeping my fingers crossed.

No problem, this is my first month trying but I'm a researcher by nature so I have looked loads up already.

Thanks for the list Juney and good luck!

@meadow congrats on the house! Lots of fun times ahead for you then! Does new house need much work? Don't count yourself out yet, see how it goes the next few days. Fx!

Good plan @holyshmoly.. I just bought another pack of clear blue opk tests from tesco, bloody £30! So expensive! But I justified the cost thinking I need to continue tracking ovulation since its apparently all over the place.

Hey @sylv.. You'll be a pro in no time! Deffs get on the multi vitamins and try an app to start tracking your cycle so you can work out what's going in for you personally.

@juneybean keep the faith! It'll be worth it ☺️