TTC FIRST BABY THREAD NO.5!

[Delilah7]

Hope all my lovely ladies have found it again. Thread no.5. Best mumsnet group ever 😍😍😍

@Crossfitgirl 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣 Ha! that is brilliant, so funny!!
I would have been torn between laughing and going 'noooooo' for the waste of the swimmers!

Hmm tricky one with the blood test. Has your temp gone down yet? If it was me I would count cd1 as the first temp drop day.

we just both burst out laughing as soon as it happened!

No temp drop yet @flapjackered I think I will just wait for red blood.
Teensy bit of hope as I'm getting some weird twinges. But I know AF is imminent really x

@Crossfitgirl if it does come fully this evening or tomorrow couldn't you pop to the hospital and explain that you need the blood test on day one? They would prob do it for you and give you the sample to take to the drs?? Worth a shot??

@Crossfitgirl 😂😂😂😂 isn't it a bummer when that happens lol

@babysquid I can have it done on days 1-3 so i have figured if she comes later on today and it's too late to leave work to get there in time, I will just go first thing Monday morning. It'll still be within 72 hours then so should be ok. The hospital drop in is closed on a weekend so there would be nobody there to ask, but it opens at 7.30am so if I go first thing I think it should be fine. From googling, a lot of things say day 2-3 is best and even 1-5 is ok so i think Monday it is!
Temp has actually gone up this morning (but I had my flu jab yesterday so not sure if that's affected it) and looks like still spotting so will just expect AF on her due date tomorrow xx

How is everyone? Feel people might have missed my messages I've sent to people 😂

Morning @Delilah7 I'm glad to see the back of my three day pointless spotting AF 😂 the stupid cow 😂 how are you? Xx

@cupcakesandglitter has it stopped? and have you tested? Was it a proper period? 21 questions 😂😂😂 I'm ok. Concerned I'm getting OHs chest infection, his is going and I'm feeling weird. Other than that period has been ok, bad pains first day and clotting ( sorry TMI ) but that's quite normal for me but it's been pretty light since then really so think I'll be off later. X x

@Delilah7 completely stopped! Had nothing from yesterday morning onwards apart from a tiny amount of watery brown stuff when I wiped. Even DTD last night!!! I could've worn one pad a day if it wasn't gross (wasted so many pads though 😂) it was a mixture of light and dark brown, and a small amount of really dark red blood too. Only saw bits of 'fresh' red when I wiped and even then it was soooo watery! I've not taken a test yet, DH told me he's convinced I'm pg though (I've woken up with really sore boobs which doesn't help). He said my boobs look fuller and feel harder, my cervix is really high and soft, and last night my uterus sounded like it was making these crazy noises, which DH could hear too 😂😂 I'm gonna wait a while before I test though because I don't want to get my hopes up x

Oh that's annoying 😩 take it easy and rest up!! Doesn't help with this stupid bipolar weather either. What's your plan after AF goes, with DTD? Xx

@cupcakesandglitter oh god what a weird period!! yeah I'd defo still take a test maybe in the next week or so so you don't miss ovulating this month if it's not a sign of being pregnant?

With DTD I think I'm just gonna go from CD10 which is next Thursday and do the deed that day and every other day onwards ( maybe start sooner if we fancy it). I don't want to do OPKS and get frustrated etc. Just want to go with the flow for so stressed last month xxx

@delilah7 I think we cross posted! You are gonna have to help me stay off the OPKs as even though the doc said to get rid, I don't know if I can not do them... maybe just one a day rather than 3 would be a good compromise.
I'm not waiting for CD anything to start DTD, I'm just gonna try do it every 2 to 3 days. Will see how it goes!

@cupcakesandglitter I agree with delilah7 it's a wierd one, but remember about waiting for next cycle to test as it can sometimes take longer to show up on a test? Hmm I did test after AF last month though as my period was so light. What you gonna do?

Xx

@Crossfitgirl I'm not used to them and testing time a day I think I missed my surge tbh so I'd say Hun do 3 or none at all really... I like to wait till CD something so I can have a break 😂😂😂 xx

@Crossfitgirl fingers crossed the spotting is a good sign and AF doesn't properly show up.

@cupcakesandglitter those are good signs! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 I don't know how you are not testing!

@Delilah7 how are you hun? I am cd8 today so just waiting for the starting pistol 🔫 to get 🐎!

@FlapJackered you make me laugh 😂😂 won't be long darling! I'm ok. Feeling more relaxed as last month I was so stressed. Just need to go with the flow. If by Christmas I'm not pregnant I'll get the clearblue ovulation kits I think. How're you?! Xx

@Delilah7 that's the same as me, I don't even think I'm gonna use OPKs this cycle either, because they subconsciously stress me out 😂😂 I temped this morning and it was 36.27 so very high for me 😂 then I realised the heating was on so I don't know whats going on 😂😂

@Crossfitgirl @FlapJackered I don't think I'll test at all tbh 😂 I'm far too scared of being disappointed - I think DH is symptom spotting too and so I'd rather not give in and get a BFN. I think we're just gonna take it easy, no temping or OPKs this month and just DTD when DH initiates it i think x

@cupcakesandglitter you crack me up 😂 who knows with that temperature! it just stresses me out and I get very addicted xx

@Delilah7 honestly I shouldn't laugh because it's a real issue I'm having 😂 I get soooo hot at night, and when the heating comes on jeeeeeesus I get hot flushes 😂 I'm blaming hormones.

Sorry missed the last bit @Delilah7 it is addictive definitely!! X

@cupcakesandglitter honestly I'm the same I'm normally freezing at night however I'd woke up and been sweating my arse off!! Xx

@Delilah7 @cupcakesandglitter I was cold at night a couple of nights ago, the temp dropped to 35.96, Flo app immediately decided that I ovulated (on CD8!!) despite me entering a negative OPK every day and now it's claiming AF is in a week... dumb robot. And this is why I use more than one app.

@Delilah7 it's so annoying 😭😭

@KatBeCool omg I can relate 😂😂 because my temps kept going up before AF, FF decided I'd started to ovulate again? Why? 😂😂 so irritating!

Hey ladies 👋
Just wondering if any of you have any tips for a newbie. Me and my my OH have been TTC for about 5 months now. On the 25/9 I got a very positive OPK so I’m now 10 DPO with AF due in 2 days. I am praying for a BFP, I have what seems to be leukorrhea after being dry for the 2 days prior (sorry if TMI). I’m very physically tired but not sleeping a lot, achy breast and quite sore nipples since ovulation, quite a bit of nausea (may not be a symptom) and I usually get 3ish migraines a week (every week) but I’ve had none since ovulation. I’m hoping these are all early symptoms but I’ve gotten my hopes up before. Trying my hardest not to do a EPT, but what do you ladies think? Could all just be in my head because I want it so bad...

Sorry for the long post...

@LaurenMay welcome! Ideally, you'd wait until AF is late to test. Post-ovulation symptoms can be quite dramatic due to the rise in progesterone so it's hard to tell the difference between that and pregnancy. Wait until after AF is due and test.

@KatBeKool thank you 😊 I know I’m probably just getting my hopes up again but the 2WW is so frustrating. But I’m going to treat myself as I am PUPO, no harm is taking care of myself. Any tips going forward?

Welcome @laurenmay, I agree with @katbecool, there is just no way to tell - wait till you're due and test! What does PUPO mean? Not heard that one before?

I am on day 3 of spotting and still no AF so I'm glad I have waited re: the blood test! I'm super grumpy so definite sign that AF will be on time tomorrow, so Monday it is for the test!

And also on the plus side, since taking preconception vitamins, my cycle has lengthened and my luteal phase has got longer!

Still got the teeeeensy bit of hope that she won't come and I'll get to POAS on Sunday still!