TTC FIRST BABY - Thread 11!

[FlapJackered]

Hi all, thought we needed to start a new thread!
@KatBeCool
@cupcakesandglitter
@MrsAW2018
@Crossfitgirl
@EltzBee
@TrashKitten10

Welcome to everyone! Keeping everything crossed for bfp's for us all - and soon!!

@Bettythecat I've just remembered after our opk chat earlier - the cycle I got pregnant I also had a positive opk 4 days before I actually ovulated.. and the reason I know for sure is they took my gestation according to first day of last period but natural cycles took it as day before my temp rise (I.e when i ovulated - 4 days post opk) and when I had my 7 week scan they readjusted the date and my app was spot on! So maybe there's variability but I do think the opk can be positive a good few days before actual ovulation (hence your early opk this cycle). Still applies that you should DTD as soon as you get the positive opk though!

How possible is this. Let me try and explain clearly.

I had a period 24th December for 4 days. Been DTD regularly. I have a 33 day cycle

I should ovulate this Friday. But for some reason I just felt like weeing on a stick.
There's a line. Almost a squinted, but I don't need to squint, it's there. Even OH said he can see it just about and he's got terrible sight.
I don't want to get my hopes up because I haven't even ovulate yet! Have i ovulate really really really early? Because even if I ovulate the day after my period that would only make me 12DPO which is really early.

Am I insane or can this happen? I really don't want to get my hopes up because it could be a duff test (internet cheapy)

Be as honest as you like because doing wanna get my hopes up at all!

@Random2468 hmmmm interesting thanks for that info. I’m thinking maybe my strategy will be DTD today, tomorrow, Friday then every other day for as long as we can keep it up so that I definitely don’t miss it! Can you tell that desperation is kicking in?!

Hi all, so I'm back after my Christmas break :) Some familiar usernames and lots of new ones!

My stats -
30
Off the pill since March 18. Had a few months (Aug-Nov) of 'proper trying' then needed a break for a bit. I've got my LAST exam for my accounting course at the end of this month. Then it's back on to Properly Trying!! But wanted to check in, missing the camaraderie :)

I must say, dh seems to have started the year with some determination... we've dtd every other day for 2 weeks!! Quite a lot for us (together for 10 years so it's up and down sometimes for the amount of deed doing we're up for!)

Anyway... here's hoping 2019 is The Year, for all of us on here xxx

Here’s a laugh for you girls... I’ve just gone to get the pre-pregnancy vitamins out for me and the husband tonight and realised that his pack of vitamins didn’t have any out of them whereas mine had about two weeks’ worth. When I asked him what was going on and hadn’t he been taking them because there were none missing out of his packet he does “what do you mean, they are his and hers aren’t they?!” I was like yes they are but there is a packet for you and a packet for me. Turns out he thought they were unisex and has been taking mine instead of his 😂😂😂

Thanks @FlapJackered I'm definitely considering that and lube!

@FivexFive good to see you on here ❤️

@ShortandSweet96 did you pee on a pregnancy stick? If so I think you're only CD10 which isn't possible at all I don't think so maybe you implanted late last cycle so you still had your period? Not sure sorry

Omg @Bettythecat 😂😂 I suppose there isn't any harm done, bless him 😂😂

Evening team!
Approaching the end of my FW, DTD on Thurs, Fri, Sat, Mon and this evening. Bloody sick of having to lie with my feet propped against the wall while DH rolls over and falls asleep!

Hi all can i join? Ttc#1 took last contraceptive pill on 17th dec, had withdrawal bleed on 20th through till about 22nd. Nothing since, not sure what to expect, had no signs of ovulation only a slight bit of creamy discharge (sorry tmi!) Also been having little twinges of pain on both sides of lower abdomen ( different sides at different times). To be honest dont know of im imagining those ! Anyone have any ideas of what to expect in the coming weeks? Just wait for AF?
Thanks everyone im very new to all of this but really like this sense of community and how everyone is supporting each other and would love to be a part of it x

Welcome back @FivexFive we have missed you! Good work on Dtd every other day! DH and I haven't since before af - we are both so knackered and still feeling fat and bloated from Christmas. Not good! Need to start on it though as fertile week is coming up for me!
What cd are you on?

@ShortandSweet96 I would definitely get a frer. Apparently those ICs are not as sensitive as they claim, so if you are getting a line on them you will probably get a better line on a frer. Good luck!

@Bettythecat 😂😂😂

Welcome @Muddypaws12 good luck with the ovusense! I will be interested to hear how it goes. I have been tempted by that and also the Ava bracelet but it's a bit on the pricey side.

BBT experts can I pick your brains please?

I got a positive OPK on Tuesday then an even stronger positive yesterday. Temp dropped slightly below coverline on Tuesday too and climbed up yesterday but has dropped back down to near coverline today and got a negative OPK this morning. I didn’t sleep well last night- woke up at 3:40, went to the loo then tried to get back to sleep which I think I did after a while until 6am when the bin men came. Took my temp at 6am then went back to sleep for a bit. Question is- would you take the 6am lower than expected temp as deviating because of my poor sleep or is that ok?

If I have just ovulated it means I ovulated on CD13 or 14 which is v early and given I have a 28 day cycle and an 11 day luteal phase now means this cycle will be shorter than usual. Should I be worried? Has that happened to anyone before?

Thanks ladies!

@FlapJackered, I'm on cd 21 and usually have a 28-31 day cycle so waiting now... But my exam prep should keep my mind off things for a bit!

@ shortandsweet86, have you done another test?!

While I was catching up on the thread, I saw a few of you were having weird pregnancy dreams, so thought I'd chip in: had a dream I was in labour, but at my mums house. I kept 'pushing' (although in the dream I didn't look pregnant anyways!) Anyway, basically, when I woke up from all the in dream pushing... I really had to poo!! It was weird, so thought I'd share :)

@Bettythecat it sounds like you caught the surge going up and coming back down. I would have thought you will be ovulating today. It's possible your temp is wrong if you slept badly but also possible it won't go up properly until tomorrow if you got a positive yesterday. You ovulate 12-36 hours after a positive opk.

@FivexFive 😂 just getting your practice in! I have had so many pregnancy/baby dreams although not yet had one pushing out a poo! 😂

@Flapjackered, thanks! That’s what my app thinks too 😊. Have a great day!

Oh balls! Looks like the Soy Isoflavones have worked a bit too well at bringing my ovulation day forward. Cd10 and just got an almost positive opk. 🙈 I don't think ovulating this early is a good thing either. Also (tmi) buckets of watery cm. so much I have had to change my pants. 😳

@Flapjackered don’t panic too much- the instructions on the OPK test say that’s definitely still a negative. As we always have LH in our urine anyway I think you could get a line like that at any time throughout the month in theory. Also if you get a positive tomorrow or the day after you will still probably not O until you are around CD14 which is ok, right?

@Bettythecat I think the same as @FlapJackered ! Xx

@FlapJackered 😂😂 I didn't think ovulating early mattered? I had EWCM last night and a bit this morning, so we could be ovulation buddies too 😂 X

@Bettythecat thanks, hopefully after this month I'll be a bit move savvy by being on this thread with all the helpful comments on here :)

@Bettythecat good thinking. I am just not used to getting such strong negatives, I normally only get one like that immediately before a positive, but this cycle is obvs going to be a bit different with the Soy. Got serious cramping too!

@cupcakesandglitter I have never ovulated before cd17 so I haven't had to worry about it before 😂 I am just worried because we haven't Dtd yet this cycle! DH is home late tonight but is going to be jumped on!

@FlapJackered it's close to positive, as @cupcakesandglitter said, you won't be ovulating today but still have a couple more days. But I do believe you're close, for it being so dark, it's not just your random cycle LH.

No AF yesterday but the temp did not go back up today and was at cover line this morning. Not the news I was hoping to see.

@KatBeCool that’s good to know too and makes sense for me now - I got one like that maybe Monday(?) and then got positives Tuesday and Wednesday and then this morning another nearly positive so it seems like they were the “nearly positives” either side of my surge. It’s my first month using these type of OPKs (normally use the smiley face ones) so it’s all new to me!

P.S @Katbecool when was af due? X

@Bettythecat AF was due six days ago. Frer was negative two days ago.
If you got a definite positive dark opk, then that's what it is. When it goes down after the surge, it can completely plummet to almost nothing within just a few hours or take a slower dive over a couple of days. That's why bbt helps.

@KatBeCool yup I had two definite positives two days in a row then a nearly positive today.

That’s so weird about af 😫 has that ever happened before? When will you test again?

@MrsR16 don’t worry too much about how much you dtd, it only takes once!

@FivexFive nice to see you back again. Good luck with your last exam, how are you feeling about it?

Welcome @Beddie11

@FlapJackered at least you know the soy has had an effect, better dtd tonight!

@KatBeCool have you started taking any supplements that could have lengthened your luteal phase?

I’m 8dpo and still getting loads of cramping, it woke me up before my alarm today and has been on and off all morning. My fingers are crossed that it’s a positive sign but it’s probably just my body trolling me 😂