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TTC FIRST BABY - Thread 11!

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FlapJackered · 08/01/2019 08:47

Hi all, thought we needed to start a new thread!
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MrsR16 · 22/01/2019 13:52

@starkid according to Flo, 17 dpo but I'm fairly sure I ovulated late this month, so realistically I have no idea! 🙈 and again, not entirely sure on LP. I'm the worst when it comes to actually tracking what's going on!

DayDreamer1707 · 22/01/2019 13:54

@thumper59 I am currently 10DPO but everywhere I have looked they say it's too early to test but then I see people have got positive results at this stage....can't cope!

@MrsR16 I would say you can test again tomorrow. Normally says to leave it about 2 days if you get a negative?

I want to POAS but I know it will come back negative but apart of me is praying it wouldn't x

starkid · 22/01/2019 14:28

@MrsR16 - I'd test again tomorrow, it can't hurt. Has your cycle been this long before? Just a waiting game really! If still bfn tomorrow, maybe wait to test again at the weekend if still no sign of AF
@DayDreamer1707 - Refrain til Thursday maybe so 12dpo? Bit more likely then :)

thumper59 · 22/01/2019 14:29

@DayDreamer1707 it's a hideous wait isn't it. I'm planning on testing again Friday at (I think) and that will only be 10 DPO. But 4 days before my period is due. If it's negative I'll cry then wait for AF 😕 argh I've never pined for a baby as much as I have done this last month!

DayDreamer1707 · 22/01/2019 14:39

@starkid I know, I really need to wait but then a part of me thinks I might as well wait till Saturday which will be 14DPO and when AF is due.

@thumper59 I am just worse because I am at work and I can help but google and over think things. I've wanted this so much more since my MC. Just have to stay positive that it will happen for us x

@MrsR16 I would try and test again tomorrow, FX for you x

thumper59 · 22/01/2019 14:47

@DayDreamer1707 I'm like it at work, we need something else to put all our time into and googling efforts. I've got everything crossed for you 💕 maybe do a FRER Thursday? X

daisiesandpeonies · 22/01/2019 14:59

@Cinderella812 hun I'm sorry to read your post and just want to say exactly how you feel - I have been there! It's really tough when the DH won't get on board with increasing sex, especially if it's a bit of an 'elephant in the room' in the relationship anyway. All I can say is hang on in there, the penny will drop for him. Don't be afraid of saying how you feel about it - I was initially timid and scared of creating a gap between us, but you have every right. Explain how the cycles work and explain again and again and AGAIN until he accepts it. Tell him that if there issues and hang ups for him around sex then you're there for him, but now is the time to sort it out and he must take it seriously. Above all tell him how it's making you feel, that you're starting to resent him. It's scary, but you know how men are with burying heads in the sand...
This time six months ago I would have been amazed to see where we are now - averaging at every other day and husband even asking where I am in my cycle in order to plan his work schedule (so romantic...🤣) Above all, I've discovered in all of this that regular sex is just a habit, you can get into it. I promise!

daisiesandpeonies · 22/01/2019 15:03

@FlapJackered hello again! Sorry for the slow response and great that we're on the same pattern. That year mark is indeed coming fast... I'm trying not to think about it too much 😭

honeylove · 22/01/2019 15:04

@Keyboard91 oh hun I can’t imagine how you are feeling. Take care - sending positive vibes, we are all here for you! X

@MrsR16 good luck with your POAS! X

I don’t know what is wrong with me, I’m on CD8 and have been a total hormonal raging biatch the past couple of days! Feeling a bit down about this cycle already as AF was so weird this month. FW is supposed to start on Saturday so we’ll see 🤞🏼

ValidUser · 22/01/2019 15:26

All nervous in the waiting room! What if he can't do surgery until 2021 or he says my uterus is just too weird or if he tells me I should be sterilised?

#irrational

DayDreamer1707 · 22/01/2019 15:27

@thumper59 I want to test tomorrow using my IC's because it's my dads birthday. Not that i would tell anyone if it did come back positive but I like the idea of it being a good luck thing ha. I really hope we get our BFPs FX

@honeylove I always have hormonal moments and can't even blame it on AF!! You're due AF this Saturday, did you mean CD18? I am also due this Sat x

cupcakesandglitter · 22/01/2019 15:58

Hope you're doing okay @ValidUser and it's going well ❤️

I'm gonna create a new thread! I'll tag you all xx

honeylove · 22/01/2019 16:20

@daydreamer1707 it’s so strange! Nope CD 8 as AF arrived last Monday, which makes the weird mood swings even stranger!

DayDreamer1707 · 22/01/2019 16:34

@honeylove how long are your cycles normally?

@ValidUser I am sure all will be fine...keep us updated x

If anyone wants a good read have a look at the 'Should I tell my bosses i may ttc??' thread....that went a bit crazy 🙈

daisiesandpeonies · 22/01/2019 16:46

@ValidUser good luck 🤞🏼

KatBeCool · 22/01/2019 16:59

@DayDreamer1707 I got curious and went to read that thread, omg I had to stop. OP is clueless and needs to set her priorities straight.

@cupcakesandglitter how's your temp today?

@ValidUser crossing fingers for you! I'm sure it won't be 2021. Keep us updated. And nobody sterilises women like that. Stop thinking that. Also, they would've told you about "weird" uterus during the HSG, it's part of the scan. So since they didn't, nothing weird. Stop worrying. I'm sure it'll happen sooner than you think.

So my opk got much darker, ovulation should be close, I'm guessing Wednesday , if it turns positive by the evening (seen it happen) or Thursday if not. Anyone else near O?

Nextchapter19 · 22/01/2019 17:11

@KatBeCool Im thinking I ovulate on Friday! Havent had a smiley face on OPK yet but maybe late tomorrow or thurs!

honeylove · 22/01/2019 17:14

@ValidUser hope it went ok!

@DayDreamer1707 usually 27 days, but this cycle has me so confused, as AF was so light!

cupcakesandglitter · 22/01/2019 17:20

@DayDreamer1707 I read that earlier - how crazy!!! Honestly don't know what she's thinking 😂

@KatBeCool my temp went up! Not much though, it's still lower than pre-ov temps. I'm hoping it'll gradually increase over the next few days 😊

cupcakesandglitter · 22/01/2019 17:22

New thread everyone 😊 will try and add as many as I can remember 😂 ps. I know I've made a spelling mistake, realised when I press submit 🤦🏻‍♀️

TTC FURST BABY - Thread 12! www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/3486673-TTC-FURST-BABY-Thread-12

Cinderella812 · 22/01/2019 17:23

Thank you for the support ladies. Especially those who have been in similar situations - it's really nice to know I'm not alone.

For what it's worth, my husband might be a bit depressed. He's ex-military and has a similarly tough job now, so it's possible. He has looked into talk therapy, but he's not actually followed up on doing anything about it. He says he likes sex when we have it, but he just doesn't feel the urge to do it often. His low libido definitely upsets him.

I tried to talk to him today about how anxious it was making me, not knowing if we were trying or not. If we are trying, then we need to be having sex around the right times. If we're not, then I can get my head around that. But I need to know one way or another. He said he felt pressured.

I suggested, thinking it would be helpful, that we could always try the method of him doing his thing in the bathroom, and me using a syringe at the right time, to save him feeling any pressure of having sex. Thought it was a practical suggestion. He lost his rag and told me to leave the room. He's shut himself in the bedroom. I don't know why it's upset him. I thought it was a practical way to get him the baby he apparently wants, without the pressure of having to have sex with his wife (which seems to be an awful burden on him!) I am only being snarky on here, because I know I am in good company - I've tried so hard to be non-critical and supportive when talking to him about it. But that's another door slammed. And I guess I can kiss this FW goodbye!

Can't deal with this.

BostonFern · 22/01/2019 17:27

@Keyboard91 I'm sorry you're having such a horrible time, I can't imagine how you must be feeling.

@ValidUser Hope all has gone ok today.

@DayDreamer1707 I'm CD27, normally at 28 day cycle. Resisting POAS at the moment (well, after doing a ridiculously early one on Saturday and getting a BFN). Work is a great distraction, no time to think of anything else then.

cupcakesandglitter · 22/01/2019 17:29

@Cinderella812 I don't think you're being irrational at all but I guess from his side maybe it's just upsetting to think he can't physically give you what you want, syringe is really last resort and I guess the issue isn't that you physically aren't able to have sex, it's just that he doesn't feel the urge.. I think if he's depressed, you might have to try and get him to follow up with therapy, even if that means you go with him for the first one. DH was exactly the same and I had to book a doctors appointment for him to take it seriously - I've had severe depression and I know what it's like when you want to get better but then at the same time you don't want to do anything. It is super difficult but I don't doubt for a second you can't deal with it, it'll take time but you'll get there ❤️

ValidUser · 22/01/2019 17:31

So I need major surgery, late March, but he's confident I'll have children!

Overwhelmed, but ok. 😊

cupcakesandglitter · 22/01/2019 17:34

Ahh @ValidUser I'm glad it went well for you - sorry to hear you have to have the surgery but it will all be worth it, glad you're feeling okay too 😊 x

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