TTC FIRST BABY - THREAD NO. 9

[stormtrooperjulian]

We’re almost at the limit on thread no.8 so I thought I’d start a new one before that one fills up

@cupcakesandglitter @MrsEG @Delilah7 @crossfitgirl @DayDreamer1707 @FlapJackered @sunshine1987 @FivexFive @GemmaJen @daisiesandpeonies @KatBeCool

Sorry to anyone I’ve missed 😘

@duchessofpemberly make sure it has two decimal places a lot on the high street don’t. I got mine from amazon, just searched for bbt thermometer x

I tried temping the first couple of months and failed miserably due to forgetting about it/getting up for the loo an hour before was due to get up for work pretty much every day/annoying my DH with the beeping etc

Ok I am convinced I have to be having a visit from AF in the next couple of days 😞

@starkid the one thing I’m worried about is how my DH will take it. He’s very supportive, and would love a baby himself, but I can see him thinking that it’s just putting more pressure on me and I’d be better off leaving it.

But I keep thinking the more I do and monitor the quicker it’s likely to happen, and also I’ve had ovarian cysts in the past and there are fertility issues in my wider family. If I do need to get checked surely the more records I have the better?

@Daydreamer1707 sorry to hear that. In the nicest possible way fingers crossed you’re wrong xxx

@DuchessofPemberley just with all my OPKs showing a possible 2 surges and it being my 1st cycle since my MC I don't feel too positive about it. I normally always get bad skin on my chest before AF and I have that now, slight cramps and I'm just feeling a little touchy in mood too. Would be pretty early as I'm only on day CD20 but nothing has been going quite to plan x

Cd 22 here and still no positive opk. Dtd every 2 days (but recognise it's unlikely with my hydrosalpinx).

Not sure when af is due - intermittent minor spotting but that's about it.

*@ValidUser * how long are your usual cycles? Could just be ovulating super late this cycle?

@DuchessofPemberley I'm going to sound like a broken record, but if you have the funds (it's a bit pricey ) the tracker from boots is good - www.boots.com/ifertracker-smart-fertility-tracker-10254915 you can get the replacement patches from Amazon.

@GemmaJen I love it! I’m gadget mad. And I’d get points on my Boots card 😂😂😂

Do you have to start from the first day of your period or can you start whenever?

I'm on CD7 today. Had a hideous day at work, it's so draining. WIBU to POAS tomorrow on CD8? I'm so desperate for some kind of indication.

This is my calendar by the way

@DuchessofPemberley as with any Bbt tracking the more data you have the easier it is to detect a change of temp indicating ovulation. I started 1w after mc so about when AF might have been. I take my temps from the app that comes with the tracker and put them into ff, the ff charts are easier to compare with other people's charts. I'm getting nice consistent temps be so a bit smoother graph than what I presume I would have with a basal thermometer.

@PaintingOwls 8dpo is very early, ff did a study on dpo and false negatives - www.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/When-can-I-expect-a-positive-HPT-if-I-am-pregnant.html

I'm only 4dpo so easy for me to say wait, lol by the end if the week I'll be getting poas restlessness

Hi all, hope everyone has had a good Monday!

I’m due to ovulate today (CD13) and have had what I think are ovulation pains. Slightly confused though as I haven’t had a +ve opk yet this month? Barely visible 2nd line on Saturday, visible but not +ve yesterday and nothing visible today. Could I have missed the surge? Or am I not ovulating yet? Confusing

@purplefig almost always 27 days! Just had an almost positive opk - either I'm getting an LH surge before af, or I am, indeed, ovulating late!

That does sound frustrating but I understand as I have PCOS so my body is all over the place too. I guess the only time we can really tell what's going on in our bodies is when AF comes along.

@stormtrooperjulian I've had 2 almost surges this month - day 14 and today (22). Plan to get some tonight and tomorrow and hope for the best.

@ValidUser that sounds like me last cycle - I had an almost positive on CD11 and then again on CD26... then AF turned up ten days early on CD31 😩 I'm on CD7 now and still spotting. Not normal for me at all - usually by CD5 I've finished. Ladies with PCOS, is this normal?

Wow GemmaJen that's enlightening!

I'm feeling a bit down in the dumps today, which I have a horrible feeling is caused by AF which may attack on Wednesday.

It's that bloody sense of doom, every month

@PaintingOwls Me too. I’m very down today and all my trackers are saying I’m due on Wednesday. I feel like my period is gearing up and I’m beyond fed up. Sorry you’re going through it too.

@GemmaJen I'm also 4 DPO! When is your AF due?

@stormtrooperjulian it's possible you missed it. Do you test several times a day? Did you have ewcm? Make sure you dtd anyway but I'd keep testing just in case. Temping might give you an idea too.

So deltoid machines at the gym and sore boobs post-ovulation do not mix. Plus I'm severely hungry at all times. I had a large dinner, fifteen minutes later I felt like I was starving.

@KatBeCool think I'm due on the 13th, fx for both of us. This is technically my first tww. Started symptom spotting already, the madness is not a myth, lol. I told my hubby last night about a couple of the symptoms and he pretty much took me to one side for an intervention. 9 days to go, hope the marriage can survive that long!

How are you coping?

Good morning you bunch of wonderful ladies! Anyone else just entering their FW? I'm on cycle 5 too.

@MrsR16 morning! I'm due to ovulate today according to OPKs and on cycle 6! How are you getting on?