TTC FIRST BABY - Thread 12! [edited by MNHQ at OP's request]

[cupcakesandglitter]

Oh god, can't believe we're on number 12! Current list - sorry if I've missed anyone!!

FlapJackered 30 Cycle 8
Bettythecat 30 Cycle 5
cupcakesandglitter 23 Cycle 7
Jessikka 28 Cycle 1
starkid 29 Cycle 5
MrsAW2018 24 Cycle 8
AnnaMC214 32 Cycle 5
TTC34 34 Cycle 1
ttc12019 29 Cycle 1
19Bee2 27 Cycle 1
Ember25 34 Cycle 4
BlueArtemis 24 Cycle 7
stormtrooperjulian 31 Cycle 6
MrsH497 32 Cycle 2
Tinag18 36 Cycle 2
MrsR16 25 Cycle 6
Random2468 28 Cycle 2
Jessikka 28 Cycle 1
BostonFern 34 Cycle 1

TTC#1 Grads......
EltzBee Cycle 6
Delilah7 Cycle 3
SullyWifey Cycle 11
MrsEG Cycle 6
MrsLBear Cycle ?
GemmaJen Cycle ?
Crossfitgirl Cycle 8
Bettythecat Cycle 8
Fivexfive Cycle?
Dogmum24 Cycle?
Scottslass55 38 Cycle 4

@DayDreamer1707 thanks! Maybe so god I feel awful I nearly called in sick. I'm dizzy, feel so so sick! Cramps are making me want to cry I'm hoping it goes off. AF is in full swing. Normally on the pill Tuesdays are a tough day then Tuesday and Wednesday is heavy and I tail off Thursday Friday and finish Saturday so I hope I stick to that even though the pains so bad 😕.

I'm game to join fitness feb! I'm aiming to gym every night after work as well as walking the dogs. I'm happy with my weight I could just do to tone up! I was extremely under weight a couple of years ago due to a bad relationship and stress but I've more then made up for that now! I wouldn't want to be that skinny and unhealthy again but I have more wobbly parts than I am happy with at the moment 🙄 and as much as I despise the gym at times it does give you a mental lift doesn't it!

I hope I can get pregnant. I thought being 23 and healthy it would be easy peasy but we did everything right last month and no hope so I'm hoping this month I ovulate and everything as normal and don't have any underlying problems 😕

Thanks @DayDreamer1707 that's a lovely pic. Made me realise actually all of this will be worth it - I guess the patience is just preparing us all for motherhood 😂 x

@FlapJackered 😂 ss is so hard!! I've had the cramping that I went to hospital for a few cycles back - I'm guessing it's just something that happens around AF! Other than that, nothing at all. Last month it was so obvious I was pregnant though, my boobs were insanely different 😂 nothing this month at all xx

@ohmarnie sorry to hear that it took so long for your cycle to readjust, definitely feeling grateful as I have just turned 35 so if it wasn’t to have come back so quickly then I think we would have definitely been feeling the pressure

@thumper59 I’m sure everything is fine, it does just take some people longer than others, my friends tried for 2 years and they were still in their 20s so if that happens to us it will be a nightmare

I’m also jumping on the fitness bandwagon and getting back to the gym tomorrow ladies, fitness February is deffo on 💪🏻

Morning all! Caved and did another test his morning. BFN.
No major sign of AF arriving (although temp a little down but still above cover). CD 34 now. Usually 30 day cycles. More than anything I'm just annoyed at the long cycle but nevermind. Hopefully it will arrive soon and I can move on. I'm sick on analysing every twinge or sign.

Love everyone's motivation for healthy February. I had a really active week last week and felt so much better for it.

Sorry for AF/BFN turning up for a lot of you yesterday/today xx

I got my blood test results back and everything is normal (like I expected tbh, think if I have a problem it's physical/scarring not hormones). So that's that, just have to carry on trying :) I feel my usual pre-AF symptoms at the moment so not feeling confident about this cycle (due Thurs) but we'll see!

@Lozzlepop yeah I'll just be worrying j am a natural born worrier 😂.
The only thing I've ever had was really low iron levels. Don't know if I should be taking a supplement?

Love that everyone is joining my little Fitness February something to help maybe relax us and help mentally until the dreaded TWW when it all goes tits up 😂 Have to help each other out and maybe we can all be MILFs together haha.

@cupcakesandglitter you are very much entitled to your moment, I just love little quotes. Sometimes help me think things through and cheer me up. If you need a break take it but you can still do this x

@thumper59 you got to shake this negativity off!! Course you will be fine but you've got to stay positive. It massively helps you in the long run and try and enjoy the journey no matter how tormenting it can get x

@BabySquid bring on the SMEP can't actually wait to really try, I will probably be saying things differently next month. Hoping for AF to finish soon so we can start 'practicing' as the OH calls it 🙈

@starkid hopefully knowing there is no underlying probably can release some pressure and stress. FX for Thursday x

Hey ladies. Hope you're all well. Sorry I've been quiet on here recently - AF made me feel really shitty and then 2 people i know either announced a pregnancy or had a baby so that wasn't great. It really hurts my heart 💔. I'm on CD11 and started doing OPKs yesterday as per the SMEP. Our third cycle of trying SMEP so I'm hoping it's third time lucky!

@MrsAW2018 definitely don't need to apologise! We've all got stuff going on. I had a car crash Friday evening on the way to a course that I was running all weekend, so I'm still dealing with the after-effects of that - repairing people still haven't been in touch with a repair date! 😕 and AF was a bitch this weekend - I've not had pains like that for years!

I need to persuade my DH that his lifestyle choices are not making TTC easy... that's going to be fun(!)

@MrsR16 my OH needs a kick up the arse for his too!

@thumper59 any time I mention the smoking or the drinking, I get rolled eyes from him! He always says that if I ask him to not do stuff, he's so stubborn that he'll do it all the more. Then I go quiet and he doesn't understand why I'm pissed off with him, so he asks me to explain and then I'm stuck in the same situation! It's horrible - I find my self wondering if we would have conceived if he didn't smoke/drink so much...

@MrsR16 oh gosh, that sounds scary. I hope you're okay and weren't injured😔. Have you got a difficult conversation to have with your DH?

@MrsR16 hope you're ok, it's very frightening. My sister and I were in a bad crash last year - it took a long time for me to feel stable afterwards. Be kind to yourself xxx

@starkid good to hear that your blood tests were normal, fingers crossed AF doesn’t show up!

@thumper59 I think we are all worriers here 😂 I guess it wouldn’t help to take an iron supplement or introduce more iron rich foods to your diet?

@MrsAW2018 sorry to hear you’ve been feeling down but fingers crossed for this cycle ☺️

@MrsR16 hope you are ok after the crash ❤️ Are you planning a chat with DH?

@DayDreamer1707 yes to fitness February and yes to being MILFs 😂

@MrsR16 aw it's so hard! Mine doesn't drink as much only a couple of pints on a weekend but smokes! Whenever I say about stopping he says he will when he's ready 😫 and I say about spending so much money he says well you spend yours on bags and shoes 🙄 so I get his point but bags and shoes don't kill you!

@Lozzlepop oh I panic about everything I'm like the giraffe off Madagascar 😂
I had anemia when I was younger and it showed up really bad when I was on my period so I think it's mainly around that time. I do have iron tablets at home I could take during my time of the month I should probably get back to docs! I can tell when I'm low on iron I feel so bloody exhausted and dizzy and pale but I've not been like that for years. However now I'm off the pill I wonder if my iron levels will drop again

@thumper59 I’m giggling cos I love that film ☺️ Yeah probs best to go back to the doc and get some more supplements

@thumper59 - I'd go to the doctors if you are concerned about having low iron (I'm a worrier too but dizziness should be looked at, probably simple enough to sort )
@MrsR16 - aw hope you weren't hurt at all in the crash, scary! And a faff to get sorted I bet

@Lozzlepop @DayDreamer1707 - Thanks, yes least I don't have to worry about my hormones specifically :)

@starkid yeah I think I'll make an appointment. I used to faint loads when I was young and they investigated it all in great detail but it was plain and simply just because I had low iron! But I've been ok while I've been on the pill but this period is just taking a bit of a toll! Hope it's just the first bad one off the pill!

@Lozzlepop oh I do it's one of my faves my OH always just laughs at how I am the giraffe 😂 I just get concerned about everything and everyone real easy 😂

Thanks @Lozzlepop how are you getting on?

Urgh, anyone else had a lingering cold/congested sinuses the whole of January?! not fun!

I'm out. On to Round 7.

@thumper59 I think we all do it, I create random situations in my head that I stress about that will probably never happen 😂🙈
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@MrsAW2018 I’m good thanks, crossing my fingers that this will be our lucky cycle, I’m a Xmas Eve baby and conscious the further into the year we get the more likely a Xmas baby would be and I would have rathered an autumn baby- but beggars can’t be choosers 😄

@DuchessofPemberley sorry to hear AF arrived 😔