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

@Simplethings121 thanks lovely!! just worried now every pain I'm like am I miscarrying and all sorts x

Ah @Delilah7 this is your time to relax now, the work has been done! You're probably going to be feeling lots of weird changes but remember you've got everything positive going for you, you're young, healthy, you conceived within 3 months which is great. There's nothing to imply anything bad is going to happen now :)

@CookieWaffle thank you. Honestly. You girls have been amazing. I couldn't of done it without you lot. I'm going to keep you all updated on everything. I'm super excited.

Congratulations Delilah! So exciting!

This is my first post. TTC #1, Cycle 4, CD 19.

I always hoped I'd get pregnant right away like my mum and sister, so I'm trying to keep the creeping anxiety at bay. My partner and I initially decided we would be super chilled, no tracking, measuring etc. Just all the shagging!

But now that I'm on Cycle 4 and no positive, I'm getting proactive- and I'm glad I did! Turns out I must ovulate waaaay later than I thought. My cycle is bang on 30 days and I've been using OPKs for the last week and still negative on CD19! Anyone else ovulate late? Should I be worried?

Anyway, I'm on mucus watch!

Good luck everyone!

Hello all! Cycle one, day 3 here, TTC number 1.

Age: 28
Cats: 3

On my vitamins, baseline bloods good, started using OPKs last month (because I'm obsessive).

Good luck validuser!

Me too for number 1.

Age: 32
Cats: 1

@Delilah7 followed your story on the last thread. Couldn't be more thrilled for you!

@ValidUser @AmyRhodes I don't think you ladies realise how a lovely message can make my day when I haven't told lots of my family about it yet. So nice I can talk openly about it!

Welcome new ladies!

@AmyRhodes I'm the opposite, mum and sister had troubles so that left me panicking! Very hard not to :) I'm so obsessed with the charting, I've learned so much! From what I've read it's your luteal phase length that's important, tracking will at least let you know. If its really short I think you can take things to regulate it (under 10 days). You can also get blood tests to tell when you ovulate.

OPKs don't work for everyone, I've never had a positive one, I get a slight line then gone! I track my temperatures too, when it goes up I know I've ovulated. Added my May one to show you what I mean, all neg OPKs but temps definitely changed! You might find that you already have ovulated. Temp tracking can be awkward too as you have to do it as soon as you wake up and around the same time everyday. But it's definitely interesting! I've let my OH know I do it but I don't go on about it. He just checks with me when it's time and away we go!

I'm 34 and have no cats...

Welcome @AmyRhodes and @ValidUser!
AmyRhodes has the reading on the opks been getting stronger? Or have you had a close reading at any point? Could be you've missed the surge, (it doesn't last long) or that you've had a slightly shorter luteal phase. I've never had a positive opk, though I've got close (I'm on cycle 3). I find temping much better, but then I've been doing it for over a year, so plenty of practice.

@CookieWaffle

Here's my chart! I see no rhyme or reason in it at the moment and I don't know whether to look for a drop in temp or a spike? 🤷🏻‍♀️

The dotted line is my app's prediction. So here's hoping. But it looks like me and my other half are going to be on a long haul flight exactly when time comes to dtd!!

Edit: Mean old mumsnet won't let me post a picture because I'm new!

Oh yes and Cats: 0 for me too! Though if TTC doesn't work...

Hi AmyRhodes and ValidUser!
Just to add I am 25 and have 2 cats
I ovulate late, generally around cd20/21 and with that I've got a short luteal phase (about 8/9 days) however last month it went up to 10 days so I am hoping its finally getting longer

@RanchoRelaxo

My app reckons I'll ovulate on CD22 which doesn't give me the ten days I need before AF on CD30.

Makes me a bit worried.

Welcome @AmyRhodes and @ValidUser 🙂

Cats: 0.25. He's not ours (no idea who's he is!) but he visits every night after work and sits on the sofa with us and watches TV 😸

I took your advice @RanchoRelaxo and ordered the IC early tests to help with my to drink/not drink G&T quandary 👍 Have a sinking feeling that AF is going to rock up tomorrow anyway despite the BFP OPK on CD15, implying it shouldn't arrive until Monday (CD30) 😒 Ah well, at least I'm figuring out how long my luteal phase is now.

Well @AmyRhodes gather all your stats for this month and if it looks a bit odd by the end you've got your evidence for the doc. This whole TTC lark has taught me you can't worry about what you don't know :)

Will be keeping finger crossed that AF stays away @
BambiOnIce80! Love the 1/4 of a cat!

My ovulation predictions have been a bit weird, FF says I will ovulate on Monday and another app is saying tomorrow. Either way hopefully we can get another attempt this weekend!

Hi I've been lurking for a couple of days. Really encouraged by your good news @delilah7. I'm ttc #1. At due August 6th-ish

AmyRhodes I have seen plenty of threads on here where women with short luteal phases have conceived without too much trouble, I came off the pill in January and have since found out that short luteal phase is common after coming off that which sucks
BambiOnIce80 good luck with the ics, will keep my fingers crossed for you over the weekend, love the part time cat by the way, cats are so funny

@RanchoRelaxo @CookieWaffle

Thanks ladies. I'm OPKing within an inch of my life. If I don't get a positive tomorrow then I'm concluding I have no womb 😂😂

I've had a copper coil so have been hormone free for years. I think that created a kind of fantasy in my mind that I was fertilising eggs every month in practice for instant conception once I whipped the little bugger out! So far, no joy. I'd be happy just to get a positive ovulation test at this point! X

Hah so this time my body has decided to call me a liar. That there be a positive OPK....

@Delilah7 Had to track down this thread to find you! 😄 Was thinking you’d know by now. Congratulations lovely! I knew it!

My only advice is to make the most of feeling ‘normal’ - this morning sickness/hunger/boobs like rocks malarkey is not fun! 😂

I know what you mean about the miscarriage worries, I’ve stayed off others MN threads for now to try and put it out of mind. I just hung around on this one in case I might be able to help someone which is a more positive action I think. Just go with the flow.

Enjoy! Will yours be a March baby too?

Looking good CookieWaffle good luck!

@CookieWaffle Good luck! Don’t wait too long to dtd! 😉😉

@ErikaSt hi darling!!! thank you. yeah I'm feeling good apart from bloody hot!! Yeah I've tried to not look up everything as I'm panicking 😂 no mine should be 4th April so could be a March!!

@Delilah7 It is hard. The main things you need to know is what not to eat, don’t diet and eat what your body asks for. Marmite on toast and milkshake has become a regular choice for me! Never usually eat bread or drink milk but have devoured a whole loaf and 4 pints a week so far!

My date works out 17th March. Which is ironic considering his mothers side of the finally is Irish! 😄😊

Good luck sweetheart. Hope it all goes well. x x