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TTC First Baby - Thread 16!!

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Fivebyfive2 · 19/04/2019 08:39

Hi all, thought as it's Bank Holiday and thread 15 was 900 plus I'd start a new one, hope that's OK??

Copying tags from when @starkid updated them all the other day.

Hope this works as I've not created a thread before!!

@Jessikka - 28 Cycle 4
@starkid - 29 Cycle 8
@MrsAW2018 - 24 Cycle 10
@TTC34 - 34 Cycle 3
@19Bee2 - 27 Cycle 2
@MrsH497 - 32 Cycle 5
@MrsR16 - 26 Cycle 9
@Lola871 - 31 Cycle 3
@ValidUser - 29 Cycle 1
@DayDreamer1707 - 28 Cycle 6
@Flapjackered - 31 Cycle 10
@DuchessofPemberley - 32 Cycle 7
@KittieKath - 34 Cycle 6
@KatBeCool - 40 Cycle 11
@MrsMcNtobe - Cycle 6
@BabySquid - 29 Cycle 11
@Sleepyquest - 28 Cycle 2
@Granddesigns - 32 cycle 5
@Catlady31 - 31 cycle 1
@LikeTheFruit - 30 cycle 4
@Jooloo11 - 32 Cycle 3
@Daisiesandpeonies - Cycle 11
@LuckyPenguin - 34 Cycle 3
@Lizzie198 - 30 Cycle 2
@Rachel59pink - 26 Cycle 1
@Orangeloo - 31 Cycle 4
@Lemonysherbet - 31 Cycle ?
@NKB88 - Cycle 2
@Wildrabbit - Cycle 2
@Essjayycee - Cycle 1
@Hannah192 - Cycle 4
@LoMoon - Cycle 6
@Hiddenfigure - Cycle 1
@Jc88146 - Cycle 18
@Kay98 - Cycle 16
@Lottiepink - 29 Cycle 13
@Bec18x - Cycle 4
@Soda123x - 32 Cycle 2
@Aimingfor2019 - 28 Cycle 3
@Lifesforlivingandloving - 32 Cycle 1
@MotherOfShihTzus - 33 Cycle 14
@Cupcakesandglitter - 23 cycle 11
@Baby01988 - 30 Cycle 5
@Pinksunset1 - 28 cycle 4
@TonightJosephine - cycle 1
@Toobies1 - 30 Cycle 5
@Blackfriars - Cycle 4
@rosehm 28 - Cycle 1
@SophWolf - Cycle 1
@Thosethreewords - Cycle 4
@Fivebyfive2 - 30 Cycle 9
@SunnyL88 - 30 Cycle 9
@rose555 - 32 Cycle 4
@Chembecky - 32 Cycle 2
@AysLon - 31 Cycle 2
@SunStruck - 35 Cycle 2
@dahlia123 - 32 Cycle 4
@LokiCat - 28 Cycle 6
@TrulyMiss - 30 Cycle 1
@SSC92 - Cycle 1
@Bacchant - Cycle 2
@Headswim - 36 Cycle 4
@Lemurville - 32 Cycle 5
@Tropicana1 - 28 Cycle 1
@McHelenz - 30 Cycle 1

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MrsEG · 06/05/2019 10:22

@McHelenz You can absolutely get excited! ‘Cautiously optimistic’ is the term I like - remember, the odds of everything going perfectly right with your pregnancy are far, far higher than the odds are of anything going wrong. Enjoy it! Good luck with your digital - it will be so nice to see it in words :)

McHelenz · 06/05/2019 10:25

@MrsEG I think he's just trying to protect me. I have anxiety and depression and when I get very disappointed I could end up completely rock bottom again. I am going to take that test tomorrow then try to take it easy. I will phone the doctors next week.

MrsEG · 06/05/2019 10:27

@McHelenz I know exactly how you feel, I suffer really badly with anxiety. When you call your GP, I would try and actually make an appt (you don’t always need one to be referred to the midwife) and just mention the anxiety to them - I did this and was given some really useful information from them specific to pregnancy anxiety. And how lovely that DH is looking out for you ❤️ Congratulations again!

McHelenz · 06/05/2019 10:30

@mrseg thank you for all your lovely and supportive comments these last few days.

McHelenz · 06/05/2019 12:10

@mrseg this one is just for you. Not even FMU or that long a hold!!

TTC First Baby - Thread 16!!
Lozzlepop · 06/05/2019 12:23

Hello ladies 👋🏻I am tentatively back on here after suffering a MMC, I see some familiar faces and some new ones too, just thought I would dip my toe back in and say hi! Congrats to those who have had recent BFPs ☺️

MrsEG · 06/05/2019 12:47

@McHelenz Yay!! I knew it ;) Congrats!!

Mrskcam · 06/05/2019 13:21

Congrats @McHelenz that’s deffo a positive!!

I’m cd11 supposed to ovulate in 3 days but I’ve got a stabbing pain in my left ovary and also a shooting pain in my vagina that takes my breath away and I’m also really “wet” down there I keep going to the toilet thinking AF is here?? Never had this before ... is it just that I’m ovulating early maybe?? I’ve never had ov pains before that I can think of

Bettythecat · 06/05/2019 13:48

@Lozzlepop welcome back. I'm back after my MMC- it's painful to be TTC again but hopefully we will all get your BFPs again. Did you go the medical or surgical route? Do you think your cycle is back to normal now? Xxx

LokiCat · 06/05/2019 13:54

@Lozzlepop sorry to hear about your MMC Thanks

@McHelenz huge congratulations! Definitely no doubt about it now 😊❤️

rose555 · 06/05/2019 13:57

Congratulations @mchelenz!!! That many positives is definitely a pregnancy!! Great news.
After a very early dip in temp two days ago (AF still not due until Thursday) and two days of pink / brown spotting and a stitch-like feeling I was feeling VERY confused and a little smidge optimistic yesterday. And then AF showed up last night. Four days early and so unwelcome. So I am onto cycle 6....

LokiCat · 06/05/2019 13:57

OPKs are back to being light again 🤦🏻‍♀️ I looked back at the cycle I got my BFP (first time I used them) and it was exactly the same.. dark at CD15, then light again then started to get dark at CD20 then light again until positive at CD33. I guess it's a pattern, so don't think I'll get a positive till next week! 😩 CM is watery, so let's see..

Hope you ladies have a nice bank holiday Monday!

MrsEG · 06/05/2019 14:52

@Lozzlepop Hello lovely, there are a few of us here in the same boat, myself included. I’m so sorry for what’s happened and wishing you all the luck in the world with trying again!

@Mrskcam It could be ov pains! DTD today just in case :)

@rose555 Oh I’m so sorry AF has turned up like that. Hope you’re feeling okay.

@LokiCat Oh how frustrating!! FX you get that positive really soon!

starkid · 06/05/2019 15:51

@McHelenz - I didn't get the notification for some reason - congratulations!!! No disbelieving anymore Grin

ValidUser · 06/05/2019 17:24

@McHelenz delighted for you!

Start of 2ww here. Wish me luck and patience!

Lozzlepop · 06/05/2019 18:51

@Bettythecat sorry to hear about your MMC too ❤️ I went medical, what about you? No AF hasn’t appeared yet and I’ve not even thought about TTC properly again, just dipping my toe gently back into the thread ☺️

@Lokicat thank you hun! Hope all is well with you ❤️

@MrsEG hello 👋🏻 sorry to hear your news too! It’s much more common that I originally thought and have actually been surprised at the amount of people who have had losses. But we will all get there 👶🏼

Bettythecat · 06/05/2019 19:33

@Lozzlepop I had the surgery but still bled for about ten days afterwards. I've had one proper cycle now and one very light period about 4 weeks after the bleeding stopped before that. So sorry to hear it happened to you too- it's a very painful thing to go through.

I went for a fertility accupuncture session today. We chatted for about half an hour about my health and cycle etc and then she did a "light" session of accupuncture targeting particular pressure points. It was extremely relaxing if nothing else so let's see! One really interesting thing she said is she asked me to lift my tongue up and said she could tell I had just finished my period because apparently before af the vessels under your tongue are full of blood! Weird! She also said my heart centre was quite blocked as she thought maybe my body was still carrying some grief from the mmc and also asked if I am an overthinker or have a lot going on in my mind as she could feel a lot of tension around my head! Erm yes!! Anyway just thought you might be interested in case anyone is thinking of trying it 😊

PippaPug · 06/05/2019 20:43

Can I join this thread?!
Don’t understand all the abbreviations yet but I’m sure I will soon enough!
I’m 29 and cycle one 😃

PinkFizz19 · 06/05/2019 21:48

Hiya ladies 😘

Thought I'd pop in to mark my place and say hello again. Waiting for AF to arrive after our mc the week before Easter (approx 6+5) then we can actively TTC again on cycle 5. Want to get straight back on the horse as they say as there's a baby shaped hole in my heart what I need to fill 💔 we have DTD a couple of times since and not used protection however I'd be very surprised if we got caught. Hoping my cycles aren't too affected and will stick to 27 days then once AF shows I can get the OPKs out again.

Huge Congratulations to the BFPs I've missed. Sorry I've not tagged you all individually but I wish you all a happy and healthy 9 months 💛 xxx

Lottiepink · 06/05/2019 21:56

@McHelenz congratulations 👏🏽 definite now ☺️

@Lozzlepop so sorry 😘 hope you are ok x

I'm 5 dpo and thankfully not symptom spotting... yet 🤣

Mrskcam · 06/05/2019 22:19

Haven’t ended up DTD tonight as my lower back has started aching so bad and I’m feeling really nauseous ... I usually never get any sort of pains or nausea at any point of my cycle let alone before ovulation, is it normal for your body to just completely change during your cycle for no reason

Mrskcam · 06/05/2019 22:20

Also sorry I’m not being rude and ignoring everyone, I’m on this on my phone and even though I press refresh sometimes the new messages don’t come up :(

Hopefulmum2be · 07/05/2019 00:25

Hi everyone!
I’m new here but have been reading these threads for awhile.
I’m 29, and husband and I have decided to start ttc.
We are on cycle 2. And last cycle I used an ovulation predictor.
I’m a pee-on-a-stick addict!!
I’m 10DPO today and got a faint positive last night and another this morning!!! Fingers crossed!
I have so much anxiety about chemical pregnancy’s so I know I shouldn’t have but I just had to test!
My cycles haven’t been super regular as I only came off birth control in March. So I’m not sure when to expect AF! Which means more anxiety!

@pinkfizz19 - I’m so sorry to hear about your MC. 💔

Hi 👋🏻 @Pippapug

Mirana · 07/05/2019 01:00

Hiya, please may I join?! I'm 28, TTC #1, cycle 6.

I really just need people to talk to about this stuff before my OH smothers me Grin . I had a mmc in 2015 with a previous partner (wasn't a planned pregnancy) which I found pretty awful and took me a good 3 years to recover from emotionally - I found out I'm not made as strong as I thought! Been with my current partner for around 2 years, but due to us both having issues around fertility we decided to try sooner rather than later. He's also currently working 200 miles away and we see each other sporadically until I move so I imagine this is going to be a long wait.

I'm on CD26 (it's 1am) and got positive opk's on Sunday. It's my first month of getting positive opk's (fertility treatment is working!) but obviously on a very long cycle still. I got a borderline positive on Saturday night, DTD in the early hours of Sunday and got a clear positive Sunday morning so hope we caught it! Opk's were negative again by Sunday evening, found it very strange that it's so fleeting but very exciting!

Good luck to everyone :)

Dollywilde · 07/05/2019 07:38

Congratulations @mchelenz and hello all the newbies and returners Flowers

OPKs start today, quite pleased to feel like I’m doing something about it again! The 10 days between AF arriving and now have been pretty dull.

I’m planning on testing once a day at lunchtime but when they’re getting darker go up to twice - anyone think I should do it more/less?

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