TTC FIRST BABY - THREAD 10!

[MrsEG]

Hey guys, running out of room on the old thread so starting a new one! Let’s hope it’s lucky number 10!! Will try and tag everyone now :)

@GemmaJen this is our first month of trying. Haven't been temping and don't know how to chart etc. Was trying to be super cool about TTC but this is driving me up the wall. No sign of AF, just the sore boobs and quite dizzy. Wondering whether to book in with the doctor as this is so unusual for me, although they may be of the opinion that a 2 week late period is nothing to be concerned about. Xxx

@cupcakesandglitter I am so sorry you're stuck in limbo, it is the worst place to be and it can feel like you're going crazy. I am so glad you're sticking with us though as you're one of the few left of us who have been here from the start and I want to see you get your bfp, and you will! ❤️

@starkid @thosethreewords definitely crazy! I almost bought a maternity coat from Seraphine. Lost the plot!

@KatBeCool urgh it's so frustrating isn't it! I get heart palpitations, burning skin and can't get to sleep or wake up in the middle of the night. I also have found that I get a weird rash on my hands and they swell. Probably a pretty good sign I should stay off the booze. 🙄 Spirits are better than wine for me but if I have more than 3/4 drinks of anything it's pretty bad. How about you? I wonder if it's linked to the thyroid as you're hypothyroid too aren't you?

@stormtrooperjulian surely chocolate can only be good! All those endorphins can only be a positive thing! 😂

Welcome @19Bee2 And @ttc12019 and good luck! this is a lovely thread. I have been here since thread one and I don't think I have witnessed one nasty thing said.

@GemmaJen I am basically a walking pharmacy! 😂 I take co enzyme q10, folic acid, fish oil, Maca root, multi vit, vit e, vit c, magnesium, vit d. I am sure there is more but I can't think of them! 😂 I am going to cut down to just coq10, folic Acid, fish oil, vit d and multi vit soon though as I am taking more than my 95 year old granny!

Woaaa sorry didn't mean that to be quite such an essay! 😂😶

Thanks @FlapJackered ❤️❤️❤️ I'll join the crazy train 😊 I bought neutral baby clothes and three maternity jumpers in the sales 😊 and I have more saved 😊 I've lost the fucking plot 😂😂😂😂 x

@thosethreewords Thank you! I feel like this is going to be a good place to get our all the constant thoughts within my mind that are starting to drive me crazy! I hope you enjoy the rest of your time off!

@TrashKitten10 I would say we have been waiting about a year. We decided to move house first and ended up taking on a house that needs a LOT of work. It's definitely a family home and far too big for the two of us but every room needs renovating so that has kept us busy this year. Time to see if we can start to fill it though. How long have you known you have wanted to try? I have told a couple of close friends and mum and sister; I'm useless at keeping things like this to myself and I know they would guess as soon as I turned down a glass of wine so thought I may as well be open about it from the start.

Hi @Keyboard91Looks like we will be at a similar point throughout the month, then. I am eager to get this show on the road. Good luck with your first proper cycle!

@FlapJackered for me, a tiny sip of the wrong stuff will set it off. Before ttc, I used to take antihistamines before drinking at new places. But they say antihistamines might be affecting implantation so I don't take any during ttc and thus don't drink. But I do get itchy hands when I touch raw potatoes, I have to wear gloves. I'm not meant to have normal allergies. Don't think it's related to thyroids as alcohol allergy has been with me long before I got hypothyroid results.

😩 morning ladies, I think I am probably out but could do with your bbt expertise.
I normally temp at 7.10am. I woke up at 6.30 today took my temp straight away and my temp had dropped to 36.35 😭 I lay in bed feeling sorry for myself not moving for 3-5mins and took temp again, and it was 36.60?
I took it three more times and it said 36.60 each time. Which do I take??? I am guessing the first one, but I really would rather have the second one! 😂

@cupcakesandglitter 😂😂

@KatBeCool oh oops I have been downing antihistamines everyday over Christmas!
It may not be, although we could have had a thyroid thing a while before the result (or I know I could have) and thinking of it more as maybe being susceptible a to Thyroid condition we are maybe also susceptible to a sensitivity to alcohol as a pattern rather than a cause if you see what I mean, but I could be wrong. My mum also has thyroid and alcohol allergy. It would be interesting if there were more studies into what causes the allergy.

@FlapJackered well I'm glad to know we are so loony together 😂😂 also, you must rattle when you walk with all those vitamins! Good on you for doing so much research!
@cupcakesandglitter you see I can justify baby things because they "may not be for me" seeing as everyone in the world is pregnant! But love how much you have bought so far 😂
@19Bee2 I'm also rubbish at keeping secrets!! I'm currently with ILs and my SIL is pregnant (and a midwife!) and I'm dying to discuss it all with her but DH has sworn me to secrecy!!
@FlapJackered hmmm I would probably go off the first one but you can always discard it if you feel it doesn't fit the pattern.

This is my first time charting - at what point will my temperature stop rising?!?

Right! I tested at 10dpo and it’s an indent line I think. It has a tiny bit of colour but so little I can’t pick it up on camera. This is good because I still have hope, the line could get darker and from a great link one of you posted earlier in the thread I know that only 66% of women who go on to get a bfp get it at this point. So loads of hope 😀

Of course I tested to see if I could eat and drink what I like today as it’s my birthday, and the test is inconclusive so it doesn’t help with that 🤦🏼‍♀️ But as it’s more like an indent line than a positive I’m going to take it as a negative for the purposes of festivities 🥳

Hope you’re all doing well today!

@FlapJackered Thank you!
Anyone here use the Clue app? I have been using it for about 2 years now to track AF and only just started recording temp. What's the consensus about coQ10 and folic acid? I picked up the wrong ones whilst shopping and ended up with b-complex and folic acid! Silly mee!!
Do I have to take coQ10 or will b-complex do?
CD has been averaging 31-33 days and we're only on cycle 1.
I should have mentioned those in my first post I suppose, I'm a total newbie so hopefully I'll pick up the lingo soon
So good to see all the encouraging posts!

@flapjackered I used to use this site when I woke up too early/late; www.whenmybaby.com/basalbodytemperature.php

@thosethreewords I couldn't help myself 😂 plus they're seasonal too. Guess I just got too excited with that false positive 😂

@FlapJackered same thing happened to me this morning - except I woke up five hours earlier 😂😂😂 I've used the site that @sunshine1987 posted (thanks sunshine!) and its more what I'd expect it to be at. Not gonna log it onto FF though xx

@DuchessofPemberley sorry for the BFN, but enjoy your drinks later!!! I've had four tests now with those lines, I think I'm going to complain because it's bloody stupid - FRERs are so expensive you'd think they'd sort their sticks out x

It's so frustrating not knowing @cupcakesandglitter especially cos it's so easy to (over) analyse every twinge and pain you get.
Also you're not bringing the group down one bit. That's what we are all here for. The ups and downs - sorry I'm a bit late I haven't been on my phone much whilst on holiday as all I do is stare at my apps.
Fx you get some answers soon lovely.

Wooo go go go @MrsH497 fx this so your cycle!!

@stormtrooperjulian I definitely would recommend cb over ICs cos you can't mistake a positive and like you said your wee concentration is better in the am too. I had no luck with ICs before but got my flashing and static this cycle.

@DayDreamer1707 did af arrive in full swing in the end?

@thosethreewords is grapefruit juice supposed to increase ewcm?!

@FlapJackered that sounds promising!!! How many DPO are you? Also I would take the medium of the 3 or actually I would probably personally take 36.6 cos you got it twice. Could have been a funny reading the first time. I get that sometimes so have to redo it.

@GemmaJen I get that feeling every month. I just know we haven't done it and it's so frustrating cos we can't try much more without permanently DTD. I try so hard to remain positive but I find it hard.

@KittieKath that's so funny I did one Boxing Day (8/9dpo) and was a bfn. Obviously. I just couldn't stop thinking about it. Was like a mental release. I've not done one since and ff says af is due tomorrow but I normally have a 15 day LT phase so really it should be due on the 1st. What about you? You poas again? Or holding out? Glad to hear your move went well!! You glad to be back in the UK?

Haha @thosethreewords I have 100% looked at ASOS mat clothes and this was before we were even TTC. Now that's a next level.

@KatBeCool your description of your temp chart is brilliant!!!! Mine was always like that but this month it looks pretty text book if I do say so myself.

Sorry girls cos I log on only once every 36 hours I catch up and write far too much!!!

@thosethreewords are you unwell or anything? I've never seen a bbt chart that goes that high that quick but I'm by no means an expert!!

@cupcakesandglitter and @DuchessofPemberley my FRER on Boxing Day looked exactly the same. Had that stupid indent line!

Who else is testing tomorrow or New Year's Day? ✨

Thanks all! It’s ridiculous, and I bought the pink dye ones because they’re supposed to be more reliable than blue. The pink tinge is there, but I’m still thinking inconclusive. I’m not testing again unless I miss my period.

It’s very hard this whole process, but I’m not going to let myself despair until 2019. I’m going to enjoy today and try not to think further than that for the moment. My husband is away in Asia on business in January, so depending on when he’s going (dates not clear yet) next month might be a no go.

Oh well! 🍷 🍾 for me today!

@MrsLBear best of luck with your New Year testing! 😀

@MrsLBear nope still absolutely nothing 😫. Basically one wipe of dark red/red and then the odd brownish wipe. So again I don't know if this is my AF. Really wanted it to be because I don't think it will mean anything else x

@DayDreamer1707 could be a positive sign though! How many DPO are you? Do you temp?

@DuchessofPemberley thank you. Also you're not out till af comes either!! And if there was a slight pink line that's surely a plus. Cos I've never had anything but a stark white blank space staring back at me. I sort of know I'm out this month as I've got 0 symptoms. My boobs started hurting a bit yday which I normally get before af. Some months it's for a week before and they are agony and other months they are like they are atm. Also I don't want affection and don't wanna socialise before af comes and that's exactly how I feel right now.

@Keyboard91 how exciting to be properly trying! And here's hoping for an early birthday present for you.

@19Bee2 sounds like a super busy year for you, how fantastic to have been able to really transform your place and put your mark on it. Is it all finished now or do you still have more to do? I know what you mean about filling the house, we just bought our first house after getting married last year. We were only really looking for 3 beds but got really lucky and found a fantastic 4 bed we could afford. I love it but it does feel quite big for just us two and our cat :) We knew we would try at some point after getting married but decided in November that January would be a good time to start. I've actually not told anyone so it's really nice to be able to talk about it on mumsnet.

@FlapJackered goodness I thought I rattled with all the supplements I've been trying but you could give boots a run for their money! I've not heard of Maca root, what is that for? I'm currently taking vitamin d, folic acid, zinc and coq10 and always researching what else I could add. If nothing else I definitely feel more energetic.