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TTC FIRST BABY - Thread 13!

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TrashKitten10 · 10/02/2019 14:33

Hoping that thread number 13 turns out to be lucky! 🍀 Apologies if anybody has been missed off, please add or update your stats :)

cupcakesandglitter 23 Cycle 8
Jessikka 28 Cycle 1
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MrsAW2018 24 Cycle 8
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DayDreamer1707 · 20/02/2019 16:54

@Lozzlepop oh no I am so sorry, hope you are ok x

Lozzlepop · 20/02/2019 17:01

@DayDreamer1707 bloody typical huh! Thank you! Guess it will take a while for my cycles to regulate but would have been bloody lucky to have caught first time so it’s onwards and upwards for cycle 2 ☺️ X

granddesigns · 20/02/2019 17:08

Sorry to hear that @Lozzlepop. Take care of yourself.

BostonFern · 20/02/2019 17:20

@wildrabbit I know what you mean, TTC is rarely discussed but there's plenty of information about pregnancy (particularly the second and third trimesters).

@DayDreamer1707 I also know how you and @thumper59 feel- due AF on Fri/Sat and also spending that time with a one year old. I think that's one of the reasons I want to test on Friday morning so I can mentally prepare myself a bit before seeing them, if that makes any sense?
@DayDreamer1707 I know what you mean about being seen with alcohol too. I'm not a big drinker, and a couple of times before Christmas people asked either myself or DP if I was pregnant because I was choosing non alcoholic drinks (I wasn't, I just didn't want to spend the next day feeling rough as I get hangovers really easily these days!).

@Lozzlepop sorry AF has arrived.

@granddesigns I've given up trying to guess what's happening with my body now. Sore breasts at night, ok in the day. Heavy feeling lower abdomen. Acne making a comeback. Insomnia. No idea if it's pre-AF or not. I tried to explain how frustrating the TWW is to DP last night- best I could come up with is imagine you've booked a Drs appointment about something and you have to wait two weeks, in that two weeks any little change in your body will make you question whether it's related to why you're seeing the Dr. I think he kind of got it...a little.....who knows!

Hope you've all had good days. I've had a mixed one- had a lovely afternoon with MIL visiting us, but I almost knocked myself out walking into a door this morning. I forgot it was open, small kitchen, turned around and whack! DP was in another room and said it was so loud he expected to find me passed out on the floor when he came in. So I now have a sore head and DP is under instructions to keep an eye out for signs of concussion 🤦🏼‍♀️

TrashKitten10 · 20/02/2019 17:30

@OhMarnie No you can't beat a girly chat! I hope AF didn't turn up to afternoon tea uninvited! Like @thumper59 @MrsR16 @BostonFern @BabySquid @wildrabbit I've not told anybody but today I was really tempted to tell my mum and sister we are trying. I think the only reason I dont is that then it would seem unfair not to tell my MIL but she would drive me MAD with constant whittling on and checking on me so I'd rather not tell anyone haha. It is a lonely old place to be though and I'm obsessed with this thread.

@BostonFern Ooh not long to wait!

@BabySquid Oh that would be precious and a perfect birthday present, surely a good luck charm!

@thumper59 you're not a bad person, you just want your turn now :)

@Lozzlepop sorry to hear that lovely :(

@wildrabbit I don't think we've got your stats on the list, would you like them adding?

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thumper59 · 20/02/2019 17:41

@Lozzlepop so sorry 💕 but onwards and upwards to cycle 2 for you!

@TrashKitten10 I just don't tell people anything because I hate the added pressure. And when it doesn't happen and people ask I sort of feel like I'm letting people down? I dont know. I like it being between just me and OH (and you guys!) I think we've got an awesome bunch atm. Welll have to carry on our full journeys right to birth and beyond!

Lola871 · 20/02/2019 17:46

@Lozzlepop gutted for you!! I used an FRER yesterday, but not going to buy any more for a while or it will get super expensive very quickly! I've got a couple of Morrisons ones which are meant to be 15mIU and if AF isn't here by the weekend I might order some ICs too. This could be an expensive hobby considering I'm only on cycle 1 🤣

DayDreamer1707 · 20/02/2019 18:32

@BostonFern that's what I want to do as well, know where I stand. Still no spotting but I shall see if netball brings anything on. I do like a wine but I'd just lie and get a tonic and say it was a fun and tonic 😉. Bloody hell, how hard did you hit yourself!!

@Lozzlepop love that attitude, go you!! I'm sure this always happens when we plan to test and she shows or we test and then she shows the next hour! My cycles aren't regulated, think we just have to keep going PMA x

Lozzlepop · 20/02/2019 18:41

@granddesigns @BostonFern @TrashKitten10 @thumper59 thank you for your kind words ☺️

@Lola871 I know, I’m glad I was holding off to test tomorrow as it’s so easy to get carried away with every twinge and cramp

@DayDreamer1707 going to continue with Fit February and make a plan for next month 💪🏻 We can do this!!!! X

wildrabbit · 20/02/2019 19:09

@lola871 Glad not the only one 😊 It's a weird wait isn't it? I've tested twice including yesterday and BFNs so far. @daydreamer1707 I think asked too (sorry if jumping in weirdly and missing things, seem to have missed loads of posts today!), I've not been properly tracking ovulation dates but app I'm using predicts fertile window. My DH was really poorly last month so no deeds done till i was almost due AF. From what i understand very unlikely it's happened in that case, but this is 10/11days overdue normal cycle so confused and worrying 🙄 I'd bought an OPK to use next cycle. If it ever shows up?!

@lozzlepop sorry it wasn't the result you wanted, hang in there x

Hope everyone doing okay this evening x

Lola871 · 20/02/2019 19:10

Ooh I just had a cramp, maybe AF will finally come and I can move on to my next cycle 🤞
@Lozzlepop that's one positive at least!

MrsH497 · 20/02/2019 19:23

@TrashKitten10 you've made me smile "birth and beyond" love it! Well something is happening I've got cramps and a bit of brown discharge (sorry TMI) is AF imminent?! I just want something to happen to be fair lol
How is everyone today? X

LikeTheFruit · 20/02/2019 20:00

@thumper59 😂😂 how weird a dream!! God help me if I had to pick from my ex's!! I tell just to dream about work but everything is going wrong. @KittieKath that's such a cruel dream. The mind can be so mean to us!

@Lemonysherbet I think I eventually got hand of the OPKs but to be fair I stopped using them the first pale one after a dark one. I tried to be as "dry" as possible before testing. Hope it becomes clearer for you soon, I mean in your head not on the sticks 😂😂

@wildrabbit, @OhMarnie @Lola871 @Lozzlepop sorry for your BFNs. Everything crossed for BFP on your next test

I had a very embarrassing moment yesterday. We're waiting if the council uplifting something and got the date yesterday which is in a few weeks time. And instead of forwarding on their email with my displeasure to DH I accidentally replied straight to the council. 🥴. Hoping it's baby brain but more likely TWW lunacy!

thumper59 · 20/02/2019 20:05

@LikeTheFruit tell me about it 😂😂.

Ooopps awkward moment! Argh the tww is starting to do me in. Not to long to go!

DayDreamer1707 · 20/02/2019 20:29

@Lozzlepop I have just spent 40mins running around after 14 year old, half my age at netball!! I literally look like a tomato 🍅 Keep fit doesn't help you stay positive and can only help, hope your feeling ok x

@wildrabbitit only takes the one DTD so you never know. I hope you aren't waiting around too long, must be frustrating x

@MrsH497 doesn't Necessarily mean AF?

MrsR16 · 20/02/2019 20:29

@Lozzlepop oh hun, I'm sorry to hear AF got you! 😢

@BostonFern oh goodness, I hope you're alright!! That sounds like the type of thing I'd do...

@TrashKitten10 I'm definitely not telling MIL that we're trying... my BIL and his DP have been trying for ages and that's all we've ever heard about! She's desperate for grandchildren and I'm desperate to give them to her, but it's not happening at the moment!

I'm not even sure when I should be testing... Flo says AF is due tomorrow but Glow says I've still got a week!! 🙈 I've had my third physio session tonight since the accident and I'm so exhausted!

TrashKitten10 · 20/02/2019 21:22

@MrsR16 Oh my goodness, that sounds just like my MIL! BIL isn't in any place currently to have kids so it's all on us. DH puts her off the scent by saying it will be a few years until we start trying and she tells us that's too long and we should start trying sooner 😂 I don't want the pressure of her analysing my cycles and symptoms like I am!

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LokiCat · 20/02/2019 21:57

Hi all, hope you're having a nice evening!

@Lozzlepop so sorry to hear AF arrived! I hope you're okay. Lots of baby dust for the next cycle ❤️

I've only told my mum we're trying as I wanted to discuss with someone about my worries + issues with TTC (she's a doctor as well).

I've got a GP appointment tomorrow morning. I had a blood test two weeks ago to check if I'd ovulated by CD21, which I hadn't by then as my periods are so irregular, so I've got the follow up. I'm worried she's going to recommend me to have another scan for PCOS.. I previously had it back in 2013 and was given the all clear but I've got all the symptoms for it (irregular periods, weight gain, acne, excessive body hair 🙈😖).
At least I'll get some answers this way. Still so nervous and it's just the follow up right now!

Wish all of this wasn't so difficult 😞 DH has been so sweet and offered to come with me in the morning as well, but I just told him some cuddles on the sofa tonight will help!

MrsMcNtobe · 20/02/2019 22:06

Hi ladies! Sorry been MIA - got the keys to our new flat so I’ve been all over the place. OPK’d last on Sunday and it was faint, today is the first day since then as I’ve been so busy.. what do we think? DTD last night (first in 3 nights 😭) hoping we haven’t missed this month!

TTC FIRST BABY - Thread 13!
BostonFern · 20/02/2019 22:39

@DayDreamer1707 @MrsR16 I hit it really hard 😞 felt it all through my jaw and temple. I actually cried, and I'm not the sort of person who usually does that. DP ushered me out of the kitchen and onto the sofa and tucked me up in a blanket 😂

@MrsH497 hoping you get an answer soon!

@MrsR16 physio can be exhausting-hopefully you feel like it's helping though?

@MrsMcNtobe congratulations on your new flat! That OPK looks positive to me, hope you catch the egg.

PeacockingAbout · 20/02/2019 23:31

Evening all, hope everyone is doing ok and staying relatively sane. I sank under workload for a bit last week so vanished!

We agreed not to tell anyone we were trying, but I've sort of accidentally told a few people to moan about the fact I'm not PG yet Blush but really regret mentioning it, you can't unsay it.

Sat uncomfortably in the TWW here, symptom spotting like maaaaaad! I've gone off coffee (highly unusual for me!) and having a random stabbing pain deep in my right pelvis for the last few hours, a bit lower than ovulation pains are, which has scuppered my lofty lies hopes of not symptom spotting this month.

I think I'm 7DPO, but never managed a postive OPK so not sure! AF due 27th so not too long to wait.

MrsH497 · 20/02/2019 23:56

I'm at work got a bit more "watery red" when I wiped (sorry again tmi!) think it's AF. Little disappointed I have to admit I'd just started to maybe let myself get a bit excited but no I think my body is just f**king cruel!

MrsH497 · 20/02/2019 23:59

And I just want to cry a little bit!!
But equally I know I need to pull my big girls pants on and move on to cycle 4! X

KatBeCool · 21/02/2019 05:17

@Lozzlepop @MrsH497 sorry for AF, always a bitch, never welcome.

@BostonFern that sounds painful, hope it's not swollen.

@DayDreamer1707 I envy your patience not to test early! Hopefully it'll be good news.

@MrsMcNtobe definitely positive! Happy dtd!

Starting progesterone today, hopefully my symptoms won't be bad. DH said I was a much happier person with estrogen, even he noticed the extra giggles and laughing.

orangeloo · 21/02/2019 07:02

@PeacockingAbout I've heard going off coffee as a sign of pregnancy from someone else! Fingers crossed!

I'm 6dpo and starting to get bored of not knowing. I had the dreads and negative vibes last night. I want a baby so much it hurts.

On a brighter note I'm determined not to symptom spot. Had a lot of 'symptoms' last cycle and turned out to be a big fat Nothing. So I'm rather untrusting. Unless I get glaringly obvious sore hoods and sickness etc I'd like to think I won't get my hopes up unduly.

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