Anyone else starting to TTC #2? Promised they wouldn't go crazy and already becoming a woman obsessed?!?! Please join me!

[ImMrsBrightside]

Hoping to find some ladies in a similar situation to either help keep the crazy at bay... or provide company to safely let it out!

DH and I had planned to wait until May-ish to start trying for #2. Our DD is 15.5 months and we are due to complete on our new house next month so wanted to wait. I am still BF but only a couple of times a day. Periods returned at 8 months and have been every 29-33 days since. Downloaded the sodding Ovia app last month, "just to start monitoring my cycles"... instead I am already devoting an unhealthy amount of time to staring at it and subsequently became fixated about DTD on my ovulation day (usually around CD18-20). Successfully managed to seduce DH during DD’s nap this weekend on CD18 and am now descending into madness checking CM and wondering about every minor twinge!

So I guess we are now officially TTC! The madness, upset and hoping begins again!

Please tell me there are some of you in the same boat?!

Oh and wee doggy is fine. No longer being sick. I'm a vet so she's in good hands

Thanks 8days I HATE the TWW...but I'm happy that your dog is well, did you charge her for your consultation?

Nah. Was feeling generous so it was mates rates today

Fx for everyone in their TWW and sorry MrsBrightside to hear you’re on CD1. I think I’ll be with you onto next month!

Can anyone recommend what OPK they use? I’ve been using Clearblue digital one but not having much luck with it and upon reading some reviews online other people have been having some issues with them too. Are the cheap ones better and more accurate?

I just joined to ask opinions on this too, I’ve been using the digital one and am not getting any peak days and with irregular cycle I was depending on info

Glad to hear your dog is well 8Days. The safari park sounds like a great day out too!

Fifi I also think your timings sounds great. You have done way better than we did so I’m crossing my fingers for you.

Yummum I don’t use OPKs, at least I haven’t yet! I am also interested to hear what people recommend. What issues are you having with the ClearBlue digital? Are they hideously expensive?

I am now fully recovered (shame on me!) and am spending the morning at work contacting nurseries in the area we are moving too. Going to have to juggle a bit if a longer commute/journey to nursery until I find somewhere but I didn’t want to start looking until we had exchanged. Feeling a bit sad about taking DD out of her current nursery, it’s so lovely. Anyway, I also plan on looking for new cushions! Bit of a shame it’s not the TWW as all his moving stuff is taking my mind off TTC!

Booo - I'm sorry @ImMrsBrightside. I might be joining you at the end of this week too.

Glad everyone's had a good weekend. I was at a hen party and had a fair few .I lasted the course, but remained sensible enough. I also wore sensible shoes and brought a decent coat . Alongside the 60 year old MOB and older aunties)! Ha ha! It was a good night though.

I did something silly yesterday morning though. Waiting at the train station going home, I popped into Boots, to get water and snack for the journey home. A bit hungover, on not very much sleep, despite only being 7/8 dpo - I couldn't help myself.

I bought a FRER

I thought I might get a faint line. I wanted to know whether I might killed off my pretend baby with prosecco (felt guilty for drinking ffs - technically not even pregnant yet)!

I know - stupid. Bad judgement

BFN (obviously) I am absolutely gutted. AF not due until Friday or Saturday so I was still over the 6 days recommended test time - but for some reason....my heart convinced me I might see something!

I've been feeling a little crampy, and my boobs heavier. But I think these are psychosomatic symptoms or PMT. I am gutted - and don't want to take another test now.

There are two in a packet, so ... the other will have to wait until the weekend.

I thought I'd confess on here, please someone tell me I'm not acting too crazy (although I know I am a little). Or a little sympathy.

Or...any recommended FRER??? ha ha ha!

This 2ww is a killer!

Happy Monday Everyone, lets make it a 'non-crazy' week if you are are in the 2ww (I'm going to try to......

Kurly I am sorry but your post made me laugh out loud! More the flat shoes, coat and your pretend baby prosecco killing, not the fact you are disappointed. Virtual hugs. Can you keep busy this week to help make sure the FRERs stay in their packets? I find eating shed loads of carbs and other crap food works well, but if not trawling the internet and spending money (on clothes, home ware, baby clothes whatever) is a great way of passing time. Not so great on your finances though but cheaper than using loads of FRERs so l tell myself its evens out

@KurlyWurly88 YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

Last night something convinced me that testing this morning would be a good idea. I told myself if it's negative it's ok because it's so early (7dpo), I wouldn't be disappointed because it certainly wouldn't mean I'm out etc etc

So I tossed and turned all night thinking about it, part of me a little excited. Of course, BFN. I used an Internet cheapie.

Whyyyyyyy do we do it!?!?

Implantation rarely occurs before 7dpo, usually between 7-10dpo and it takes a few days for hcg levels to rise. Why do we think we are biological marvels who defy the norm??

Lol! Thanks ladies - I feel a bit better! Thank you for replying (and laughing at me). It puts it into perspective! I am so silly sometimes!

Why couldn't I have walked into Greggs or McDonalds like a normal hungover person? O yes - I'm a woman ttcing...

But I am so glad I'm not the only one 8days It is exciting POASing....!

I don't know why we do it to ourselves though, I like to think of myself as a rational person, ha ha ha!

Hence - I'm going to try not to analyse every twinge this week, and wait it out until the end of the week !

Let me know how you are getting on!

(Anyone else is welcome to confess any crazy behaviour too...)!

Kurly the TWW is enough to make anyone a little crazy, I liked your story even though it had a BFN I always get my hopes up for two weeks and then am bitterly disappointed when AF arrives. Fingers crossed that second test shows a BFP for you!!

I am CD17 and yesterday (CD16) I had this weird like vibrating feeling in my uterus area??????! Does anyone know what on earth that could be????? It lasted about 2 minutes and was very odd!! It was more on the right side. I might just be paranoid now

We DTD again last night but I think its too late for conception now sigh so just waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting...

Absolutely no idea @fifi bodies are very strange things.

AF due tomorrow and not texting until then supposed to be waiting for DH to be home if AF doesn't arrive but as I'm working from home not sure I'll be able to resist.

kurly you're not crazy at all! Especially as you were hungover! I conceived DS on cycle 1 and used a FRER when I was one day late for AF, but ttc number 2 I can imagine I will end up POAS before AF is late, if I don't conceive first cycle! AF is due Friday but I don't have high hopes as I only stopped my pill end of Feb, so who knows if I even DTD at the right time? I'll still be bitterly disappointed though as we're not going to TTC again until June after this month.

Just wanted to say hi and good luck to all TTC!

We're planning to start TTC #2 in June (DD will be 17 months then). I promised myself we would be pretty chilled out about trying second time around (I was a little bit psychotic when TTC last time - temping, OPK, all the apps) but given I spent this afternoon specifically looking for a thread like this whilst browsing my Ovia app, that's not looking likely.

Just wanted to introduce myself. I'll be lurking for a few weeks and hoping for lots of BFPs!

Hi Tinks yeah you've found the right thread. Lots of women who say they'll be laid back this time round but failed that approach at cycle 1. At least we have each other to be crazy with!!

I'm ttc #2 - first cycle and I'm in the 2ww! I'm trying my best to be more relaxed but easier said than done! I've already convinced myself today that I felt implantation earlier (which I really think I might have? See the crazy lol). Roll on test time! Good luck everyone xx

Hi Kim and Tinks welcome to the crazy! It’s so hard to be relaxed! It’s not only that you want something SO BADLY but it’s also that TTC seems to have no rhyme or reason what-so-bloody-ever! It really does seem like there is no logic to it – even though you know you’re supposed to do it on set days etc, it just doesn’t seem to work that easily! It’s enough to send anyone crazy!

Bluebell did AF arrive or did you test?????

Hi gals. Hoping to join in please!
I have DD 12 months, BF until Christmas and AF only returned on 5th March. Since then I have been demented with TTC. We managed it first go last time so I was convinced the same would happen again.
I used the CB digital but did not get any peak days and of course then it broke on me on CD 14 so no clue when or if I ovulated. Had some spotting CD 17 which google said could be ovulation bleeding? Then the spotting returned on Sunday there, just very small amounts of brown CM (TMI sorry!) which has been stop/start. Started again this afternoon and had the most yet. Got my hopes up this was implantation bleed. Ashamed to admit I have POAS more times that enough and have given mysel sore eyes from analysing and trying so hard to find that 2nd line!

Haven't read all the posts but just read the name of the group and thought "that could have been written by me!". I felt quite smug that I was going to be so relaxed about it (and that, consequently, we'd probably conceive first cycle) - who was I kidding?! I'm poas far more than I did the first time round! It's like my sole focus! Ridiculous!!

@mrsbrightside no AF but also BFN so still in limbo.

Hey everyone! Nice to see the thread busy

I'm feeling a bit down tonight. 8dpo and just generally really pessimistic. With DS I had "a feeling". I have zero symptoms and certainly no feeling. I told myself I wouldn't be upset if I don't get a bfp this cycle but I'm already feeling a bit bummed.

Anyone else just have that feeling that it's not their month before it's even ended??

Yup 8daysaweek first month trying, have no clue what my cycle is doing just yet but fully convinced it would happen but now I’m convinced I’m out and so sad. It’s craziness! If my cycles were to follow as before AF isn’t due for another 5 days. When do you plan to test?

8days AF not due for 10 days but I'm convinced I'm out this month and had a blub to DH about it.

It's a horrible, irrational feeling isn't it fifi
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Cherry* I'm in a similar position to you! Stopped BFing my 20mo 4 weeks ago and still no AF, but I got a couple of positive opks a couple of weekends ago. I'm gonna test tomorrow morning. Still super early but I think I'll be 9dpo, though could easily be 8dpo. I really can't help but POAS early!!

Congrats on feeding for that long! The only reason I stopped was to get my AF back so we could get going with number 2. So jealous of the ladies who manage to get preg while BF!
I did 2 IC cheapies today and there is the faintest line on them but it appeared probably at least an hour after. Trying not to read into it. Will test again in the AM and see what happens.
Good luck and patience to everyone else!