November has arrived...time for TTC )

[Scarletrose18]

Hello all of you lovely mumsnet peeps! So I have literally just created an account right now.

Just stopped my mini pill. Have a 15 month old son, excited and nervous to try for baby 2! Baby one came after first period from stopping pill which i know was very fortunate but its given my high expectations for this time...which is not a good thing as chances are wont happen that way twice. Trying to be realistic and casual about it.

Anyone else trying for second... or first?

Sorry. Was helping move furniture now today. I better have super toned arms after this 😂😂

Thats great lines @mfbroome see what happens in next few days but if u dont get a positive then I think the strongest line there looks good (when ttc ds i never got a proper dark positive but i had ovulated) I think it depends on fluid intake etc too so if urine is a but watered down your test wone be as dark.

We have been dtd everyday (except saturday, we were too tired... well dh was tired and I didnt want to push him and make it feel like a task lol

How are u feeling today @coco My mum, neice and nephew all have a rotton cold atm, there must be something going around.

How are you today? Not long now until your fertile window! Are u cd 8 now? Do I eat these nuts today or some each day for the next few days? @pasta

Yaaaaas girl! Go get it 😂👍🏼 that's amazing!!

Your so right maybe it's the water intake - I do drink a lot during my workouts so it's hard to know when it's over diluted.
I kind of hope it was Friday and at least then I'm covered. 🙈

I'm so happy for you! I think your I'm with a strong chance 🤞🏻

Thanks for the chart @Mfbroome it’s really helpful. Wow that does look very close to a positive. I would DTD just incase today and tomorrow.

@Scarletrose18 sounds busy, is somebody moving house? Yay that’s great!! So pleased you got your +opk! I’d DTD today and def tomorrow!

@Mfbroome I notice that as well, when I drink way too much water I think it can affect them.

Yeah @coco I try to do it 10am but I've already had a cup of tea and a few glasses of water. If I've had a workout like a litre!
It's so frustrating because I've read you shouldn't do the first wee of the day?!
@Scarletrose18 is giving me the opk hope right now!
I'm glad you got that + because I know you were saying they were all negatives before! Well done again!

@mfbroom seriously, this mornings test was so so light, just like one u would get nowhere near ov time then i was out all afternoon and didnt get to drink much or go to the loo so u could quite easily get one yet. I find that hard as I drink alot of cuppas and water so I normally do my 2nd wee of the day and make sure I have only had a coffee and nothing else to drink before it. (Morning wee totaly works because I got my strong positive on a Sunday morning (second wee) so if it works for u then I say why not. Defo taking another later in day as well to make sure u dont miss it.

How are u now @coco?? Yes same house we were painting the other week. lol. Busy bees. 🙂 So when do I count as 1 day past ovulation? Tomorrow or next day?

Just read the ttc steps @broome thats very good. Interesting at the end it says wait a day then dtd once more

@Scarletrose18 sorry about late reply, I’ve been laid up in bed sick. Haven’t been good at all and dh had had to take acouple days off work to care for ds. I’m finally feeling tiny bit better and hoping I’ll be okay tomorrow because dh can’t take any more time and has to go to tomorrow. Hopefully I’m be completely better for Christmas! Being unwell has got in the way of DTD alittle but we have managed to do it acouple of times. Im on cd 10 today and going to take an opk this afternoon. Still getting light-medium second lines and feeling like I’ll be ovulating on time this cycle (fc). I would count days past ovulation from the day after you get +opk. No idea if that’s right or not but I guess one day won’t make a difference in the scheme of things.

I’ll*

Have you had a good start to the week? Are you looking forward to going away? When do you set off? 🎅🏼👍🏼🎄

@Mfbroome are you in your TWW now? What cd are you on now? Apologise with my head being all stuffy I can’t remember 🤦🏼‍♀️

@pastasaucehoarder how are you opks going? Are you still getting second lines?

@pinkflower22 what cd are you on now? Are you in your TWW?

Oh no @Cocobana I hope you start to feel better soon! And fingers crossed ur + is on its way soon!

I am also struck down with a virus thing 😫 I'm fed up lol. Haha! I don't know what's going on with me, no positive opk? No other symptoms? We haven't dtd the last few days either because of working and starting to feel rough. Plus my Ovia app has changed my fertile days and shifted it almost a week later!
God knows 😂 will try dtd today and just see how it goes I guess!?
I sound like a right negative ninny but I think it's a no from me this month 😂
Can't believe xmas is a week away! So exciting, are u all done now coco? I hope so, Atleast u can relax and get better xxx

I'm in cd 16 xx

Awww im sorry your feeling so rough @cocobana 💐💐 Good that dh was able to take off a few days. Hopefully your better and well enough for looking after ds tomorrow. Do you have any family nearby that would be free to help of you are still bad tomorrow? Really great about the lines! What cd did u ovulate on last cycle? I go on 24th coco

Sorry to hear your not feeling well either @mfbroome Have you managed to get much rest today? 💐 Im feeling qujte negative now...My second line was darkest today so I guess im ovulating very late (im on cd 18) so ovulation cd 18 or 19. If my cycle is still 28 days then im now thinking my luteal phase will be too short to concieve (same prob u had last month @coco 😕)
How long is your cycle normally @mfbroome ? Dont give up hope, because you could easily still get your positive opk!! And keep dtd (when u feel up to it)

@Mfbroome thanks huni, hope you’re feeling better too yourself, some really nasty viruses going around this year. I haven’t had anything since I was pregnant with ds so I really can’t complain. Dh has been great and he’s away out with ds to get us takeout for tea because i haven’t been eating, I’m normally the main cook and just can’t phantom cooking or eating when I feel like this. He has told me I have to eat to get better and I know he’s right. I had plans to cook my usual nice healthy meals as I batch cook and freeze ds’s toddler meals but with being unwell i haven’t done it. I feel so behind with everything. Luckily ds still has plenty homemade meals in freezer and I have lots of things in for him. Haven’t wrapped a single gift lol and hoping to get it done tomorrow! Don’t worry as you could have ovulated and just missed it and with DTD you’ll be covered anyway. If not you could just ovulate alittle later this cycle. 💗💐

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@Scarletrose18 thank you so much, oh dh has been a godsend yes. He’s not always been that great when people aren’t well but this time he’s really stepped up. Unfortunately we don’t have a lot of childcare options. The family that don’t work and are near by (not around the corner but driving distance) aren’t in the health to look after ds, my parents are getting on and it’s too much for them. Everybody else works and has no experience looking after kids so it couldn’t work. I ovulated cd19 last cycle but my cycle was 31 days instead of 28 (I think an effect from coming off the pill). I bet the pill is to blame for yours being later too, af might just arrive later like it did for me making your luteal phase longer so don’t worry all is not lost and you’re still in with a good chance. Not long now until your lovely holiday, it’ll be nice for you to look forward to 💐💗

Phathom** not phantom 🤦🏼‍♀️😊

Or fathom* even I give up

Im sorry you havnt anyone nearby @coco, im sure that makes it tough to get a break at times, good that your dh has been so wonderful though. Hoping you get a good nights sleep and wake up ready for your day (after a few coffees of course 😊) You will be fit and ready for plenty of baby dancing in fertile week. Thank you, we will see... Im surprised at how late I have ovulated but yes could be pill still in body. Anyway like u said, still a bit of hope and if not, at least ill have more of an idea for dates next cycle.
Guess what dh went to lidl to get after u chatting about it before.... chocolate bailies. Having a glass now with ice, its very nice and was only 8 quid! Good recommend 👌😊

* @coco* @pasta @mf @pink Do you think we should start a new thread as this one is filling up rightly now and I think will get closed very soon??
And if so what about names?? Think I remember someone suggesting nutty brazils or something similar, @pasta was it you??

@Cocobana ahh bless dh, that's lovely that he is helping out so much! Sometimes you just need it don't u so u can rest!
sometimes a takeaway is just so much easier! I know that's what my two ate last night 😂 I was late night shopping and they had a lazy dinner watching xmas films with dh lol.
I hope I've ovulated and missed it - and miraculously caught it because right now I feel so ill I don't even care 😂 I was at work all day luckily my mum fed dc for me so I only had to sort mine and dh dinner out... after getting the kids in we watched some of elf and now I'm crashing out before another day begins xx
The joys of motherhood hey!
Your so good making fresh meals and freezing! I done it for a while then number two came along and I just stopped 😂🙈 / it's so much more convenient though I should get back into the habit.

Yeah I'm totally cool to start a new thread! Shame there's not a chat option to just continue in x

@Scarletrose18 I'd say my cycle is 31 days but last was 28?! Not much in it but 🤔