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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

TTC first baby - thread 15

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starkid · 21/03/2019 11:30

Hi everyone, looks like it's time for a new thread! Thread 14 was lucky for some, so here's to lots more BFP's Smile

@Jessikka 28 Cycle 3
@starkid 29 Cycle 7
@MrsAW2018 24 Cycle 10
@TTC34 34 Cycle 3
@19Bee2 27 Cycle 2
@MrsH497 32 Cycle 4
@MrsR16 26 Cycle 9
@Lola871 31 Cycle 2
@ValidUser 28 Cycle 7
@DayDreamer1707 28 Cycle 5
@Flapjackered 31 Cycle 9
@DuchessofPemberley 32 Cycle 7
@KittieKath 34 Cycle 6
@KatBeCool 40 Cycle 10
@MrsMcNtobe Cycle 6
@BabySquid 29 Cycle 11
@PeacockingAbout 29 Cycle 4
@Sleepyquest 28 Cycle 2
@Granddesigns 32 cycle 4
@Pinkfizz19 33 cycle 4
@Catlady31 31 cycle 1
@LikeTheFruit 30 cycle 3
@Jooloo11 32 Cycle 3
@Daisiesandpeonies Cycle 10
@LuckyPenguin 34 Cycle 3
@Lizzie198 30 Cycle 2
@Rachel59pink 26 Cycle 1
@Orangeloo 31 Cycle 3
@Lemonysherbet 30 Cycle 1
@Fuiseog 31 Cycle 2
@NKB88 Cycle 2
@Wildrabbit Cycle 2
@Essjayycee Cycle 1
@Hannah192 Cycle 3
@JellyBaby666
@LoMoon Cycle 6
@Hiddenfigure Cycle 1
@Jc88146 Cycle 18
@Kay98 Cycle 16
@Lottiepink 29 Cycle 12
@Bec18x Cycle 4
@Soda123x 32 Cycle 2
@Aimingfor2019 28 Cycle 3
@Lifesforlivingandloving 32 Cycle 1
@MotherOfShihTzus 33 Cycle 14
@Cupcakesandglitter 23 cycle 10
@LokiCat
@Baby01988 30 Cycle 4
@Pinksunset1 28 cycle 3
@TonightJosephine cycle 1
@Toobies1 30 Cycle 5
@Blackfriars Cycle 3
@rosehm 28 Cycle 1
@SophWolf Cycle 1
@Thosethreewords Cycle 3
@Smitch82 37 Cycle 1
@Fivebyfive2 30 Cycle 8

Graduates thread - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/pregnancy/3527540-Catching-up-with-those-from-TTC-thread-3

Sorry if I missed anyone, and happy baby-making!

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SunnyL88 · 23/03/2019 08:20

So I’m cd29 so due yesterday or today on normal cycle... feeling very nervous and disbelief

TTC first baby - thread 15
cupcakesandglitter · 23/03/2019 09:57

@KatBeCool have you read up the (if any) side effects? Xx

@smitch82 nope, totally understandable 😂😂 DH stopped having sex with me after ov for a couple of months, that was fun 🙄 luckily all back to normal now 😁 x

Hi @ValidUser !! That's gone so quick! How are you? X

@starkid little newborns are adorable 😭😭 whenever I see one I'm always smiling at them, little angels (admittedly I do get weird looks from parents) but my heart melts! X

Congrats @SunnyL88 looks like a line xx

KatBeCool · 23/03/2019 10:03

@cupcakesandglitter you mean on progesterone? None of them are good lol. Constipation, hot flashes, irritability, becoming a bitch. But hey, no sore boobs. Too bad I constantly feel mentally murderous.

cupcakesandglitter · 23/03/2019 10:09

@KatBeCool yeah sorry I probably should've said which one 😂 that's a pain, how long do you take them for?

starkid · 23/03/2019 10:22

@SunnyL88 - it's a squinter, but I can see something!

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KatBeCool · 23/03/2019 10:22

@cupcakesandglitter after consecutive three day temp rise, normally until 14dpo, if bfp, then I'll have to can the Dr and he'll, most likely, have me continue.

orangeloo · 23/03/2019 10:55

@SunnyL88 I definitely see something. Congrats!

Fivebyfive2 · 23/03/2019 11:01

SunnyL88, I had to make the pic bigger because I'm a bit blind when looking at screens, but it's there! Congrats 🙂

Not ttc related, but my bro just called, he proposed on the beach and she said yes!! The ring fits too! I'm so excited for them, just had a dance/jump around on the bed!

Happy Weekend everyone Xxxx

thosethreewords · 23/03/2019 11:07

@SunnyL88 oh congratulations!! X

Fuiseog · 23/03/2019 11:12

Congratulations, @SunnyL88 !!! Great news to start the weekend!

Another high flashy smile OPK this morning for me, but still hanging on to hope it will happen.
The thing making me nervous is it's now 8 days and the leaflet says if you get 9 or more, you're unlikely to see peak this month, which I assume means no ovulation?
On the positive side, for the length I expect my cycle to be (31 days with hopefully no AF at the end!), this is not too late to ovulate, and also, yesterday my CM was very wet and watery (like suddenly very uncomfortable at work! 🙈😂) which can apparently happen shortly before EW/ov?
We'll see - at this point I'm peeing on the sticks twice or more every day 😂

@KatBeCool The progesterone effects sound awful. Hope it pays off v soon

thosethreewords · 23/03/2019 11:26

@Fuiseog have you always used CB OPKs? Just wondering whether it's worth me trying them this month vs the one step ones I used before? Why I feel like I need to throw more money at this I don't know... 😂

cupcakesandglitter · 23/03/2019 11:37

Ahhh @Fivebyfive2 how lovely 😭❤️

@KatBeCool I hope it pays off soon x

Fuiseog · 23/03/2019 11:47

@thosethreewords Well technically yes, but that makes me sound much more knowledgeable than I am because I'm still quite new to them! This is cycle 3 for me. The first cycle we didn't use OPKS - I didn't even know they existed 😂 Cycle 2, we did use Clearblue advanced digital, but I was really ill at the time so I don't think we had much of a chance! The reader did help me in that it did pinpoint peak fertility, but it came very early which I'd say was my body bring out of whack, and I was so sick that I hardly know why we bothered DTD, but were determined to try... In hindsight, I'd say the swimmers shrivelled up as soon as they landed, I had such a high temp! So this month is really my first proper go with them. I do find them very easy to read and use, if that is any help!

Bec18x · 23/03/2019 11:56

Hope you’re all well! Had my first fertility appointment on Thursday they took a full history and arranged the rest of the tests needed. Got my consultant appointment next month and hopefully will get clomid. They will only do 6 cycles of clomid due to the risks and the next step will be ivf if that fails

KatBeCool · 23/03/2019 14:33

@Fuiseog once I had eleven days worth of smileys. Don't let it tell you to stop.

@Bec18x that's great. Thankfully there aren't a lot of tests. I'm on the Clomid part of the journey, hoping it works. Good luck to you!

@thosethreewords I abandoned CB and haven't looked back. If your cycles are regular and you ovulate around the same time every month, internet cheapies are just as good. CB helps if you're irregular and don't know if ovulation is even close.

Bec18x · 23/03/2019 14:51

@KatBeCool thank you! How are you finding the clomid? I’m currently on 1500 metformin a day but doesn’t seem to be doing anything

BostonFern · 23/03/2019 15:35

Just popped back to see how everyone is getting on.

@SunnyL88 that looks like a line to me-congratulations!

SunnyL88 · 23/03/2019 16:36

Thank you so much all of you. It truly feels like a family who completely want what you want and support you on your way and I’m so appreciative. I’ve just done an IC with a feint line present and I will hold out for the cb digital tomorrow. I feel like is all on this thread will be lucky I just know it. The only thing I’ve done differently this month is use the preseed and listen to ‘The Secret’ every single night, ask, believe and you shall receive. Fingers crossed it sticks.

thosethreewords · 23/03/2019 21:19

@SunnyL88 I bought some preseed for this cycle, so fx it works for me too. Looking forward to the photo of the digital tomorrow ☺️☺️

@KatBeCool my cycles are really regular, just short so I will use my cheap ones and then rethink if I have to repurchase (hope I don't need to though)

@Bec18x sounds positive, hope it goes well for you x

SunnyL88 · 23/03/2019 22:28

I also forgot to add that my little dog has not left me alone the last 2 weeks. He even wants to sit on my knee while I eat tea. I don’t let him but he’s desperate to be by me at all times. I’ve had insane migraines and headaches and felt nauseous the last three days but only today had the bfp- before it was just negative. The app said I conceived 9th March which was the day before the peak on the opks

starkid · 23/03/2019 23:20

@SunnyL88 aw animals seem to sense things don't they!

@PeacockingAbout - how are you doing today, did you decide to test? My breasts aren't as sore anymore but nipples are a bit, and I don't ache all over anymore. So who knows really! Have you still got back ache?

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KatBeCool · 24/03/2019 04:38

@Bec18x it's my second cycle on Clomid. I'm hoping I ovulated either yesterday or today. So it's hard to say if it's doing anything. I don't have any negative symptoms and it is making me feel happier and relaxed, and so does estradiol. It's the progesterone that I have to take that's creating all the bad symptoms. I hear people react much better to Clomid rather than metformin, so hopefully you get it prescribed soon.

cherryblossomgin · 24/03/2019 05:23

I am currently TTC but the doctors aren't sure if I'm ovulating. I had delayed puberty and my ovaries weren't fully grown until I was 28. I don't know what cycle I am on but I am seeing the ovulation specialist in May.

Lola871 · 24/03/2019 06:53

Hi guys, I've not been around much this month, mostly because we only managed to DTD once 4 days before predicted ov, then OH and I were both ill for almost 2 weeks so nothing else happened. Fairly sure we won't get anywhere this cycle, so just waiting for cycle 3, due on Thursday! I'm still catching up on the thread though, hope this one is lucky for lots of people 😊

FlapJackered · 24/03/2019 07:27

Hi Ladies, I hope you're having a good weekend? I have got my parents coming to help with DIY today which is great but I have to hide all the opks etc!
Fertility Friend has confirmed ovulation! We only Dtd the day of and day after ov, also my chart is so spiky and my skin is terrible so I think my hormones are still a bit out of whack so I think I probably won't happen this cycle, but that's ok.

@SunnyL88 congratulations, you must be so excited!! 🎉

@Fivebyfive2 that's so lovely! And great she said yes! That means a family wedding which are always the best! ❤️

@KatBeCool Wooho for ovulation! Although can't believe you have already ovulated but actually it's just me ovulating so late damn it!