TTC - Frustrated, Jealous! Still trying.

[americanwonder]

Hey guys. I got my nexplanon removed 4+ weeks ago now and was hoping to have my AF by now, (or at least a BFP) so I could start tracking.

My husband and I have planned this for a year and we're excited to start ttc but it's been almost two months of dtd and I'm just frustrated now as friends with bad habits such as constant drinking and smoking are now announcing and all sorts. How do you live with it?

I know people can take ages, some can't even have a baby, and you no can't time these things pretty much; but I'm so frustrated with my body and also that I have to work with the people announcing their pregnancy.

It's all I think about at work now, ugh.
I just bought some of that conception lubricant as we have been using ky and I hear that's bad. I hope that's not a month plus wasted now

How often do you guys think I should test since I don't have a period?
How long does it take for hormone to show up after conception?

Thanks guys x
Just having a bad week.

2 months is nothing. I know it's difficult but you really should try to relax, or you will drive yourself mad. I'm rapidly heading towards cycle 8...

Oh sorry I might have misread - are you waitIng for AF to show up? If so, I think it can take a good few weeks for things to sort themselves out post contraception. If you're concerned about that and it's been a few weeks, perhaps discuss with your GP

I'm not sure if the GP can do anything; and yeah I'm happy to just wait and stuff but the fact that my body is just not cycling is driving me mad :(

Some days I feel bloated, other days I don't. Lately I don't even feel like AF is coming and it's just so upsetting, I have no way to track anything ugh.

I'm a control freak and just, life haha.

Edit: I can't even spend time in the discussions on threads because I can't even tell when my next ovulation or AF is, so days go slow!

Could you get some ovulation sticks? Doing something might feel better than not doing anything.

Just to say I sympathise - recently off the pill and it was about 35 days after my last pill I 'ovulated' then got AF just 3 days later. So frustrating when nothing you can do but wait. I know that's no help but just to say you're not alone x

Same here last period 1/6/17 which was a withdrawal bleed from pill.

Convinced I ovulated on 9/7/17

Hello AF yesterday!

Think just accept that your body is going to be odd for next few months.

I have bought cheap OPK sticks and started temperatures yesterdays.
Trying to be cool about it

My first cycle off the pill was 50 days. Some ladies in my TTC thread took up to 90. Try to focus on something else. I know it's hard but you can't let it consume you or else when you actually do start TTC it's going to be a hard road. I'm on month 11. We've been TTC on and off for 4 years. Patience, it's the first lesson of parenthood.

It is hugely frustrating. When I stopped taking the pill it took over 12 months for my periods to restart. The GP wasn't even remotely interested until 6 months. The best advice I got from a friend was to make other plans, have other things going on so your mind isn't always on it.

9 months is the average time it takes to conceive plus it takes some people a year for their cycle to sort itself out after hormonal contraception. This is going to be a long road for you if you're getting yourself in a tizz after 4 weeks.

Approaching 18 months here....calm down.

I've been trying for 20 months with 4 chemical pregnancies, I'd advise to keep calm and don't have a plan xx
Good luck