TTC first baby cycle one! Anyone else out there?

[rosesandponies]

So.... first baby 🤞🏼🙏🏽🤞🏼🙏🏽 Meant to be ovulating tomorrow. Main challenge atm is keeping things fun with the husband and not making him feel like a baby making machine 😂 How’s it going for other hopeful first time mummy’s?

@daisiesandpeonies seriously struggling. Back st work and don't think it was a good idea :(

@daisiesandpeonies oh bloody hell so there’s a good chance my body’s still a bit all over the shop!

@delilah7 sending you a big virtual hug :( if you can go home, get your pjs on and take as much time as you need xx

@Delilah7 you poor thing, I would go home. That is very soon to be back at work. Home, tv and some chocolate/ice cream. Look after yourself.

@Summerbab - yes my periods didn't settle until about 5/6 months after coming off the pill. Although my cycles are still doing strange things a year later so not sure it is due to the pill 🙄

I have still got stupid flashing smiley, 7 days of it! Although do have a feeling it should be static tomorrow or the day after as I suddenly want to jump on DH and that is normally a good sign it's coming 😂

I've been sent home on half a days till Wednesday. Come in in the mornings and go home till afternoon. Just need a few days :( xx

@Delilah7 Glad you can go home and look after yourself for the afternoon.
Thinking of you, take care x

@TheMagicTorch thank you Hun. How're you xx

@Delilah7 glad you can get some time for yourself - don't rush back to work you need to recover

@daisiesandpeonies I've got half days until Thursday so just so I can have some time to motivate my brain and some down time! Xx

@FlapJackered 7 days! You must have a big fertile window 😊 I still have an empty circle but only CD10. Am getting paranoid it won't come at all - or that it was yesterday when I missed one

@daisiesandpeonies I am on day 8 now of flashing smiley and no ov! So frustrating as it means my cycle is going to be a longer one now.
I hope you have more luck with it!

Looking forward to being able to join you guys in the 2ww and CD's again!

@Delilah7 we are very happy to have you here, although wish it wasn't under such sad circumstances.
I hope you are feeling a little better today.

@FlapJackered thank you ❤️ I'm abit more positive today. Bleedings nearly stopped and pains are going so.

@delilah7 glad you're feeling a little better, we are all here for you on here :-)
@flapjackered how frustrating for you, I thought having to test for 9 days before getting my positive was frustrating but it must be even harder waiting for the fertile days to change to ov! Have you been DTD all this time?

I am now in the 2ww. Although, for me it's more like the 1ww because I'm ovulating really late in a short cycle. Dont know whether to be worried about this or not??

I trained at crossfit last night, and I felt weak and shaky and really struggled, my calf was crampy and I was shattered when I got home. I've been feeling ovulation like twinges, I'm unusually bloated and my cm is a little yellowy??
Im only about 4dpo, but again, convinced this could be the month.
Been googling symptoms like mad as usual!

So I just had some very light brown spotting... which isn't normal for me - I have not had at any spotting at all since coming off the pill in February, other than at the very start of AF.

but I'm only 4dpo, and AF isn't due until the weekend at the very earliest, or according to flo the weekend after!

Is it too early to be an implantation bleed?? I really want to believe something is different but I don't want to get my hopes up. I'm on cd22 of a (normally) 25/26 day cycle... maybe it's just AF coming early but I really want to believe it's not!

@Crossfitgirl that sounds promisingly like an implantation bleed and if your LP is shorter that would make sense that implantation would happen earlier? 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Not Dtd in 3 days now as DH has either been to hot or too tired which is frustrating! But seeing as I am on day 9 of flashing smiley and cm doesn't seem to be ewcm anymore I don't think I am going to ov imminently. 😕

@flapjackered oh no, have you just done one a day? Could you have missed it? I know you can do the cbd more often once it's a smiley. I just ordered one for next month.
Though we have argued again tonight, our house just went up on the market too. Seems like our relationship is going to pot at the time when it's most important!

Maybe it won't be a bad thing if I don't get pregnant yet, as I feel sometimes like I am just alone in it and dont have anything like a supportive DH right now, so kids would have no chance.

Sorry having a mope.

I hope you get a solid smiley soon. How long will you keep testing? Xx

Hi everyone. I'm new to this thread. I thought it relates to me so wanted to say hi :) we're TTC cycle 1. AF was due last weekend and still no show, have felt super tired and tender full boobs. I'll be testing on the weekend, anyone else AF not shown this week? And testing this week?

Feeling rubbish today - cd15 and no smiley face on the OTC yet. But Clue app says my fertile window begins today until early next week. @FlapJackered what day do you start getting smiley faces? @Crossfitgirl I'm hopeful for you sounds promising 🤞🏼 @Delilah7 glad you're feeling a bit better - don't rush to get back on the TTC train until you're 100%

@daisiesandpeonies thank you honey. We are ready for a baby but I think we are gonna wait to TTC after my first period after the miscarriage x

@Crossfitgirl - sorry to hear about the argument. I do think it's a stressful time, DH and I had a bit of a row over not having enough sex. Although I feel bad as I think I am just getting too obsessed over it all, and need to take a step back.
I am on day 10 of flashing smiley so I think I will stop testing on Saturday when we go on holiday.

Hi @Glitzy07 good luck!

@daisiesandpeonies - I had the first flashing smiley on cd10, although I wish it hadn't as it got my hopes up for a shorter cycle.

Feeling really really low today and can't stop crying which is unlike me. I am just so fed up of my cycles being so unpredictable and after last cycle which was only 29 days I really thought they had sorted themselves out but now it looks like this is going to be another long one. I just feel like it is never going to happen for me. 😢

@FlapJackered oh darling. I'm so sorry you're feeling low... it will happen. It might not seem it at the moment but it will and you will be amazing! I can't imagine how it must feel to be irregular but I know how much it worries me and stresses me when I'm even a day late to what I think. Thinking of you xxx

@glitzy07 Omg get a test done! I would be if AF was already a few days late! Sounds very promising esp with the symptoms.
@daisiesandpeonies I hope the smiley does come soon, are you trying any ICs? I would just go with it and start DTD, have you tried any other apps? I use clue, but then I tried flo as Well after @delilah7 said she used it and found it's much better as you can record your OPK results as well.
@delilah7 sounds like you are doing the sensible thing, your baby will come when you are both in the right place again, take your time and look after yourself until a fresh cycle starts.
@flapjackered sending a huge virtual hug, it's such a rollercoaster ttc and it feels so consuming sometimes, does your OH know how you feel? Does he know you're feeling low about your cycles, and not just the sex thing? Maybe he can support you more knowing it's not just issues between you both that's a factor and that you're feeling upset about other things that neither of you can control?
Where are you going on holiday? I hope it will be a huge boost for you both having time to relax, focus on your relationship and intimacy and just enjoy yourselves. You never know, ov may come so late that it coincides with your holiday :-)
Try to stay positive, have your good cry today, eat lots of chocolate and let's see if we can't pick you back up again before you head off on your jollies xx

@Crossfitgirl I've not done the OPKS myself yet and I'm not going to plan to until maybe 6 months in... flo worked for me how I did it so I'm just gonna continue. Think it's best we don't rush this. Gives us time to move forward after what's happened xx