TTC First Baby! Anyone else?!

[Delilah7]

Hi Ladies.

Anyone else on their first cycle and TTCing?! I'm seeing all these beautiful posts about ladies getting pregnant and how they have bonded with people on here soooo, thought I'd make one at the start on my journey!

Just did a first response and it's much more defined now. Eek

Hi everyone,

I've been silently lurking on here for a while as me and my partner decided to start trying next month! But I really need your help.
My period was due Monday/Tuesday so I am nearly a week late. I've had weird little dull cramps and I have been so hormonal. I was a week late a couple of months ago but that was out down to me being coeliac and accidentally eating a sandwich with normal bread the day before I was due on and I was violently ill all that week. Once the symptoms went my period turned up.
This month I haven't been ill or had gluten or anything really!

We haven't been using protection last month but have relied on the pull our method (please don't judge me!) I have taken 2 Morrison's own tests and both came back negative. I have noticed at the begining of the week that my lady bits had quite a weird strong smell but that has passed and now i have very white CM. So I'm not really too sure what to do. More than anything I'm really pissed off because we are so excited about start to try at the end of the month but I'm assuming this will me putting my ovulation back :( should i go to the drs or hold off longer and maybe take another test?
Sorry for the essay!

Congratulations heebyjeeby!!!!

Congratulations @Heebyjeeby99!!

@Ldyjjadeh I would take another test in a couple of days. You’re better off with one like clear blue because it’s more sensitive.

Congratulations @Heebyjeeby99, thats a definate line!

Welcome new ladies! Wishing luck and baby dust to you all.

@cookiewaffle so sorry sweetheart. Sending you a huge virtual hug.

2ww for me. Ovia tells me it’s 5 days until I can take a test. My boobs are a little tender but I’m not convinced that it isn’t just my imagination. I don’t usually get it this soon before AF.
Xx

Ladies.... obviously I've DTD at what I'm assuming was the right times.. which was most days in my fertile window and days before and of ovulation. I'm now 5 days past ovulation and has some weird white stuff come out. I'm guessing this is normal and nothing to get excited about?!

@Delilah7 not just yet lovely. Implantation takes 7-10 days after ovulation. Just try to relax and have fun for now. Trust me, when you know for sure it gets way more nerve-racking! x

@ErikaSt wish it would just bloody happen lol x

Hi ladies, new to the forum, hope it's ok if I join the chat?

We're going to start trying properly next month for our first baby, we're both 30 so know it might not happen too easily. I debated even posting to be honest but having read through the posts on this thread it seems like such a lovely little community.

I came off the pill about a year and a half ago after my sex drive basically disappeared and my moods became unbearable, I was only switched to that pill because the previous one gave me symptoms of cervical cancer! Looking back I really regret ever going on the pill, it messed with my body and mind so much!

We've been using condoms ever since, apart from once at the start of this month where got a bit carried away and didn't use anything (neither of us like them). Going by Flo that was a day before the ovulation window and over the last 4 days I've had cramping, nausea, tiredness and heartburn. I'd started taking pregnacare conception tablets (although not regularly as I kept forgetting so actually just took 5 tablets this month) and I've seen a few posts on this thread that they can mess you up and give you symptons like that, have many of you had bad experiences with them?

Sorry for the really long post! Xx

@KarenJ87 I hated Pregnacare. My cycle went crazy and I had every pregnancy symptom you care to list. Went away as soon as I forgot to take one though. Have you still felt like it when you've missed them?

@Ldyjjadeh it's worth checking with a frer. They're the most sensitive ones. If you're feeling excited/nervous about trying though, it could be enough to throw your hormones out of kilter. Wouldn't be the first time on here, although I hope its not.

@Delilah7 I have everything crossed but @ErikaSt is probably right. Doesn't mean this won't be your month though!

@MrsA89 if your 5 days until its telling you to test, that sounds like you're late enough to have implanted. Crossing everything that you're right! Will you wait too test until it tells you to our do it sooner?

I think I messed up my temping this month. So I should be coming into my fertile window now, but I just don't know. So annoyed with myself.

Love and baby dust to you all. Xxx

@ChaosMoon to be honest I can't even remember what days I took them, just know I really felt like this for the last four days. I'm 99% sure it's down to them, just can't believe something that's meant to help can be that bad! Thanks for your reply, think I'm going to steer clear of them!

It will @Delilah7 😊

@KarenJ87 I’m 34 and just got my first BFP after trying for 3 months, so don’t let age worry you. I also used Flo and dtd every other day throughout the fertile window (every day is not recommended because the sperm cannot replenish). I used pregnacare for the first two months daily and had no issues. For the 3rd month I used Sevenseas ‘trying for a baby’ because it was on offer. It’s advised to take folic acid and vitamin D 3 months prior to conception to help the development. I also had dh take folic acid as it helps sperm mobility and production.

Difficulty is pregnancy symptoms are very similar to AF symptoms, you just notice it more because your ttc.

Sending you all lots of baby dust. x x x

@ErikaSt Thank you! I've tried to educate myself on all this stuff but it's all so new, maybe I'll just try folic acid and vitamin B. Congratulations on your BFP!!

@ChloeF21 any joy I'm still having no luck on CD55 have booked another doctors appointment for a week Wednesday

@chaosmoon I’ve not decided yet to be honest, I ovulated late and Flo added another two days onto Ovia’s oredicted AF dates. Boobs are definitely sore and I think a teeeeeeny but bigger as well. No other symptoms yet, but could easily be AF!

@KarenJ87 welcome! I bought seven seas and took them regularly for about a week on the first week of last cycle. I’ll defjnjtely avoid pregnacare now!

@heebyjeeby99 congratulations!!! So exciting!!

Xx

Girls it's finally happening.
I know I haven't been on here for a month or so but I didn't want to be stressed over everything so last month we just did everything naturally and stress free and look what happened!!! I just want to thank all of you for been so supportive and helping me because I was so ready to give up!!! All I can say is I was waiting for 9 months to get pregnant and the only time I did get pregnant was just doing it naturally and just seeing how it went. And it happened. Good luck to all you girls. You are deserve the most happiness xxx

Hi everyone, sorry I have been absent for a few weeks, had a break from MN after last month, anyway I am just going into my fertile week, haven't been doing opks this month so this is all a rough guess
@CookieWaffle I am so sorry, I know nothing we say will help but I hope you are doing okay

@AmyLouise94 oh my gosh darling!!! Congratulations. Give me an update again. What cycle are you? Did you do anything specific, did you use an app? Xx

Thank you @KarenJ87 😊 You’re welcome. Good luck!

Congratulations @AmyLouise94!

TTC for me too 😭 cycle 16 . AF due Friday but had light cramping last week and had very sore boobs so keeping my fingers crossed although I’m very spotty this morning so could be a sign of AF . Trying for our first

Really confused though as I've reading up that really fertile Cm will come at days 10/14 after your period. Now my flo app was telling me my fertile window was only 2 days after my period! and ovulation was 8 day's after my period!

Well sods law, I ordered some FRER off of Amazon and guess who came knocking at the door this morning? Aunt Flo! I was weirdly relieved because I was glad to know what was going on but now I'm very giddy to start planning. I was originally meant to be ovulating the day before we go to a festival but now it's the week after. I'm glad it's that way now because the festival will keep my mind occupied before I ovulate and I can have a bit of a blow out while I'm there.
I'm going to start on preconception vitamins too, I was just wondering if anyone's partners take anything to help their swimmers?

@Delilah7 Everyone’s cycle is different. Mine was short and my last window was from day 5. That’s why it says to allow at least 3 months to monitor your cycle for your average days. The first two months I transpired to be trying to late. Try to stop reading up so much on Googs and get used to charting in Flo to work out what’s right for you.

@Ldyjjadeh It’s so disheartening when that happens! Yes, I had dh on folic acid.