April bus

[stegosauruslady]

Hello everyone!

Starting an April thread because I couldn't see one yet.

I'm 33 (for another week!)
TTC baby number 4
Cycle 3
CD 3
BFP due 11/04

AF is nearly over here, I'll actually be fertile when DP is off work this month which helps. If I get my BFP this month I'll be due in the middle of December.

I'm invoking Murphy's law this month. I'm bound to get a BFP the week before we go for a child free week's holiday right?

back again... i just checked the cervix thing... its totally different to the other day wow!! the other day i felt it and it was quite hard like my nose kind of firmness.. i assumed this is how it always feels. today i can hardly get to it and its very soft... seems promising seeing as we dtd earlier. fingers crossed

I don't know if my fingers are long enough to find out. They certainly aren't as long as a penis and I didn't think a penis reached the cervix? I'm getting such an education about myself since we started TTC. I'll have a root around when I get home from work. Can't google for diagrams while here as I'd get struck off for such things.

@Chel1888 I'm so impressed that you watched the screen during your colposcopy. They offered for me to watch my LLETZ treatment on the screen, which I vehemently declined. I've a weak stomach and personality for those things!

I tried the whole checking my cervix thing a couple days ago too it freaked me out 😂😂😂
Gonna try it again today just so I have an idea of what’s up 🙈 I’m in my fertile week too and gotta day OH is loving it too 😏😳

Whoops typo.. that should say ‘gotta say’

@applesauce1 hahahaha route around. yea i didnt think so either but i managed to definitely feel mine last week when it was hard.
i didnt watch it the whole time just looked at it at the start. i never knew the cervix changed depending on time of the month. im learning so much and this is my 2nd lol

Chel1888 the difference is weird isn't it! Looks like you are fertile! Hope it works for you this month.

I'm jumping DP again later. He is getting more on board with the frequent DTD. I will let him rest after ovulation!

@stegosauruslady yea i wasnt expecting it to feel like that tbh because of only coming off the pill on the 10th march. jumping haha have u been dtd everyday or every other day? iv been every other as apparently it makes the sperms better lool

We're doing every other day due to the advice that it makes sperms spermier.

Since DH is on a stag from midday tomorrow until Sunday, we're having to do it in the morning. At 6.30. Because he wants to get a round of golf in before he goes. 6.30! Unbelievable stuff. At least it will get me into work earlier to do extra marking.

Just drinking grapefruit juice. Not as bad as I'd remembered, but still pretty horrid.

I can't believe I was so worried for so many years about preventing pregnancy when taking actually so bloody difficult to get knocked up. So many variables!

"Honey, I'm going upstairs to touch my cervix. Then I'm going to come down and tell you all about it in detail."

DH replies, "Ok but I'm about to start cooking so don't take too long. Don't miss supper"

He thinks my cervix is even further away than I did. In France maybe.

@applesauce1 😂😂😂
I find the firmness or lack of when checking my cervix is the most reliable. Apparently the position can change throughout the day as well so it's best to check at the same time every day! I could never find mine when we were TTC DS1 but it's been a lot easier since he was born. Don't know if birth repositioned it?!

I've still not actually ovulated. I usually ov between CD16-18. I'm CD20 now and the OPKs started getting lighter. They got pretty dark but not quite positive yesterday and this morning and then lighter again this afternoon. Will have to see if my temp goes up tomorrow. I forgot how much I could drive myself mad with the tracking!

@applesauce1 totally hearing you on the why did we worry so much for all those years about preventing pregnancy when it's actually pretty difficult?!

Also, nice that he isn't freaking out about you checking your cervix. I think mine has had just about enough of me waving sticks I've peed on in his face! He would probably lose the plot/pass out if I started telling him about that, or CM for that matter!!

@applesauce1 you crack me up. in france hahaha. how long did he think it would take you lol.

@Rach0110 hahaha never about the CM lol

CD4, AF finished.
BBT taken.
Next step, cervix check.
When did life get so...... intimate? 😂

@Chel1888 yes okay CM is maybe a bit far hahaha!
Convinced I'm out this month.. last month started spotting around CD19 and today is CD17 and started to get a similar feeling to last month... no spotting so far but just have a feeling...

@clairehr haha I know! I’m the same.. BBT done next step cervix then a glass of grapefruit juice 🤣.

Iv got backache and tender boobs today. I feel very in tune with myself Iv never noticed so much going on.

@clairehr AF finished already! Jealous

Went to an open evening at a fertility clinic last night. Met some lovely people, heard about all the wonderful things that can be done to help if you have a problem. We had a chat with a doctor and I ended up bursting into tears . We are going to go for some tests to see what might be going on.

Feeling very delicate today. Roll on the weekend! Hope you all have amazing things planned? xx

@Pob13 Yeah! AF came with a vengeance that first day (I assume because she was late!) so I'm done and dusted ready to start dancing. Hope yours clears soon and you can get back on it :)

@Chel1888 Haha, it's a joke really isn't it?! Keeping fingers crossed for symptoms being a good sign!

@Blue Sending you lots of love and well wishes. Pleased that you have the support :)

Hi everyone, mind if I hop on? Let's hope for lots of Christmas / New Year babies!

Hi @hidcat welcome...
Fingers crossed for all on here x

@applesauce1 I always thought if you ever had unprotected sex you would get pregnant! If only!

Do you guys get crampy feelings at random times of the month? I had them a lot in the TWW last month which was new for me. I didn't get a BFP so not sure what it was!

@stellarfox I get cramps regularly. I usually feel ovulation pains and have minor cramps usually a week either side too.

I have realised I get all kinds of symptoms/indicators that I was never aware of before. I hadn't had a period for nearly 4 years with the Mirena coil, but before that my periods were light, 4 days long and I used to get mild cramps and sore boobs the afternoon before I came on, as well as a couple of days of PMT. Since December, my periods last about 1.5 days, are significantly heavier and more painful - beforehand my boobs feel like they are going to fall off. Less PMT though? Or maybe I'm just stressed out about other things so continuously grumpy?!

I've been tracking my BBT and CM since I had my Mirena out to get familiar with my cycle before we started trying and I've found it so interesting! Especially when you start to think about how things like your mood and energy level are affected.

Wow 6.30 felt early this morning! Temp still the same, though. Hope tomorrow isn't our day and we miss it because he's away!

@Rach0110 I can't say that I haven't mentioned my CM to him... We have very few boundaries... I think I remember mentioning, "I bought this grapefruit juice to help with the baby making." DH, "Really? How will it help?" Apple, "Well, my mumsnet friends reliably tell me that it will make my cervical juices really slippy for your sperms to swim in, or something like that. And Mumsnet is like Science, but better."

@Chel1888 I feel so in tune too! Or obsessed! I notice every little twinge or feeling, and remark on it all the time. I make notes on my fertility apps. So glad that I've got something else to notice, ie. my cervix and its periodic pokieoutness.

@Bluesarah Sending hugs and . What tips did they give? How long have you been TTC?

@Hidcat welcome! Definitely hoping for some Christmas babies!

@stellarfox Absolutely the same. For years and years, I freaked out when I missed a pill and would take pregnancy tests to make sure. I can't believe how clueless I was. I literally had no idea about what my body was doing. I'm so surprised to find out that I actually haven't ovulated for 12 years, as I've been on various pills for so long. I have a memory of watching SATC and seeing Miranda notice on her calendar that she was late, and I remember thinking, "I can't imagine ever having my shit together enough to mark when my period is due."
I'm now proving Past Apple wrong.