TTC First Baby. Anyone else?! New Post

[Delilah7]

Hi ladies. We reached the max posts!! @BambiOnIce80 I'm feeling ok, just feel abit silly. My flo app says I'm due tomorrow but I am always 28 days and always have cramps which I don't have yet. How about you xx

Think AF just got me. Grumble!

Bugger! Sorry @ValidUser 😔 I had high hopes for your syringing method! How's your back? Will you be going for the good old fashioned way next cycle?

... On the bright side, there's a lovely G&T with your name on it 🍸💐

@BambiOnIce80 back to traditional methods alright! But syringing could be useful on days of less energy!

Still only spotting, but I think this is it alright!

I was on the mini pill for around 2.5 months when me and other half decided we were infact ready to TTC. I had slight spotting for a few days 4th August and came off the mini pill on 10 August. I expected a bleed shortly after that but so far nothing. Does anyone know if this is normal?! I’ve also downloaded Ovia app to try and track my fertile/ovulating days.. is this worthwhile doing or should I be waiting for my next period? Thanks!

@ValidUser, if you're still only spotting then you're not really out yet. Keeping everything crossed that it doesn't come to anything more than spotting 🤞

Welcome @MrsMcNtobe 👋 From most of the people I've talked to who were on the pill, it's hypervariable how long it takes for people's cycles to get back to normal. Some are immediate (when I came off years ago my cycle didn't skip a beat) and some can take as long as 6 months (a friend of mine came off in April and she's still waiting for AF to kick in). Not sure about using the apps when your cycle hasn't settled back into rhythm 🤔 I think a lot of apps work on assumptions about your normal cycle length and when your last AF was, so they might not be too helpful at pinpointing ovulation at this stage.

That said, you can apparently ovulate at anytime when you come off the pill and just have a crazy long cycle 🙄 TTC really does seem like a bit of a black art to me most of the time! 🔮

I'm still mildly hopeful. Still only spotting. Will give the gin a miss until I see proper blood!

Hope you're all ok x

@Delilah7 are you okay Hun? Feeling better? X

@cupcakesandglitter hey Hun. How're you? I'm ok, hoping if AF is gonna come it'll be next week. Really think I've missed the boat. Think I'm 7dpo now x

@Delilah7 sorry, I'm struggling to keep up with the groups when they're all super busy!! I'm okayish, just had EWCM so now confused as to whether I'm ovulating now or not? Why are you hoping AF comes? Xx

@cupcakesandglitter you could DTD just to cover it... because I doubt I'm pregnant so I want this first period after my miscarriage to hurrry up xxx

Any advice...
on the weekend I had creamy white cm & wetness our of no where. Today I've had a stringy bit of cm and a few sharp pains on my left hand side. Now this is not ovulation to me, I'm positive I'm not late ovulating. What do you think this could be?
Bare in mind I did have the white cm the month I was pregnant. ( just to let you know ).

Hi'ya @Delilah7 🙂 I'm not much of a CM tracker, but maybe give this a look:

www.verywellfamily.com/can-cervical-mucus-tell-you-if-youre-pregnant-1960286

Only thing I'd say is that I got the 'thin milk white one' (apologies to those still on their lunch 😣) the day before AF last cycle... which suggests it's not a very reliable indicator! 🙄

Any updates @ValidUser? Did the spotting stop?

Hope you're doing as well as you can be @CookieWaffle. Thinking of you.x

@BambiOnIce80 still mildly brown stained almost egg whitey consistency.

No proper AF.

I have had spotting pre AF before. If AF isn't here properly today, I'm officially late. Never have cycles exceeding 27 days.

@ValidUser that how mine was the other week... hoping you get a better outcome though but things could be looking good for you. 🤞🏻

@BambiOnIce80 hey Hun! Thank you. Only asking because when I was last pregnant I had the white before I tested! Xx

@ValidUser it definitely sounds like you're not out 👍Hoping AF stays away for you 🤞How many DPO are you now? Could well be that the FRER's weren't sensitive enough if you were testing pre 12dpo 🙂 Found this article quite helpful (and stops me from reaching for the FRER's too soon!):

www.verywellfamily.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-take-an-early-pregnancy-test-1960163

@Delilah7, totally understand lovely. I was trying to figure out whether it meant anything too and from the various articles about it the answer seems to be "no, not a useful indicator" 😏

@BambiOnIce80 well I think some of that google shit is bull crap hahaha. In this instance it could be right though!

@Delilah7, I hear you! From all the reading I've done there's really not anything solid symptom wise (with the exception of implantation bleeding, but that's less likely than it is likely) to put us out of our misery in the TWW 😔 I hate wishing my life away, but will be relieved when Sunday gets here and I can find out one way or another!

@BambiOnIce80 same with me Hun! My FRERS come on Friday so wonder if I'm going to be able to hold off...

Are these too weak to tell this early??

10IU/ml is exactly what the ones I went for go down to @Delilah7. Here's what the good old Internet says about early tests...

@BambiOnIce80 and how early did you test? X

Hey @BambiOnIce80 thanks for asking