Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Conception

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 16!!

938 replies

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

OP posts:
Thread gallery
39
FlapJackered · 23/04/2019 14:47

Welcome @DanceMagicDance1 @Meenabeena 😁 Dance, I have heard good things about Ava and I know a couple of girls on here have started using it, so I am sure someone will be along with some advice.

@Lottiepink @starkid At the year mark the doctors did day 3 and day 21 blood tests, I also had a scan to check my ovaries. Also the DH had a sperm analysis. I think if anything shows up on those tests they will refer you to a fertility clinic (or if you're over 35 I think you can get a referral.) because nothing showed up on mine as being that wrong I was told I could only get a referral after 2 years which is a pain in the arse!
I would say make sure you get a print out of the blood test results and sperm results, as in some cases what the GPs class as a normal result could still be causing problems. E.g. thyroid tsh in my case!

@Marleym28 I am cd22 but still no sign of ovulation so you may actually be ahead of me this cycle 🙈

@Tropicana1 😂 we all do it! I even do it during my period and have to remind myself that the nausea is not because I am pregnant! 😂😂

Keyboard91 · 23/04/2019 14:53

@MrsH497 I remember you too, I'm sorry to find you still here xx

@Lottiepink thank you xx

@FlapJackered OMG it makes me feel so much better to know other people symptom spot during their period! I thought it was just me ... I literally had to give myself a talk (out loud, my DP thought I had finally lost it!) in the bathroom one morning along the lines of 'Your lining is LITERALLY falling out of you right now, pull yourself together girl!'

MN is bad for my productivity. I'm back to school tomorrow and all I have done to prepare is write the days of the week in my planner ... looking forward to having a routine again though. This term is the worst as I have 2 Year 11 classes to get through their GCSE's! Eeek!

starkid · 23/04/2019 15:27

@Meenabeena @DanceMagicDance1 welcome to the thread/madness!

@Tropicana1 - I never believe the tests/pms symptoms etc. and still always hope I might be pregnant. Even today I was still slightly hopeful as there hadn't been much blood. I guess it's good to still try and be positive no matter how futile 😂 exciting for you only being 4dpo, plenty of time for symptom spotting still haha!

@FlapJackered - thanks for the info! :) Have had one of the 4 tests done already, so be interested to see which comes next. Might bring up my day 21 test again too when I see her, as I think you guys said 1 of them was still too low for when ttc, will have to dig them out to see which one it was again.

Am presuming the scan would show what a mess my insides are so can be taken seriously. I mean, you'd think having your large intestine + rectum removed plus 'exit' sewn shut would warrant the doctors to show slight interest in any concerns you then have with anything else it's affected in there, but she didn't bat an eyelid at it last time I went. I guess they really do see it all!!

Tropicana1 · 23/04/2019 16:12

@Keyboard91 yay cycle buddy! We can symptom spot together 😂

@FlapJackered @starkid Haha don't I can already see myself going out of control this next week!

@MrsEG I know! I have a fairly short LP so currently AF predicted Wednesday so even less time. Don't know what's happened to me, I've gone from being convinced we've not DTD at the right times or enough to convinced that my backache must be a sign of pregnancy 🙈

dahlia123 · 23/04/2019 16:16

Argh - just wrote a long msg and think it's failed to post. Going to rewrite but sorry if it duplicates somehow...

dahlia123 · 23/04/2019 16:33

@MrsAW2018 be kind to yourself. Hope the break helps

Definitely feels they ought to take you more seriously @starkid

Hi @Meenabeena and @DanceMagicDance1

I've had the Ava fertility bracelet for about 2 months @DanceMagicDance1
Here's what I think:
PROS:

  • no waking up to temp - would be a tiring nightmare for me as I work shifts.
  • easy to use
  • predictions seem good. Clear blue digital ovulation kit said I was due to ovulate but think I geared up for it then didn't actually. Kept on DTD and checking for EWCM because of Ava so managed to have sex during my fertile window thankfully
  • in app notifications and articles help me to understand graphs (graph attached if helpful)
  • not going to have to buy ovulation sticks again
  • suspecting I wasn't pregnant as my temperature dropped before my period was somehow less brutal than a stark white BFN on a pregnancy test

CONS:

TLDR: I find it has brought down my stress levels and helped to work out if I have ovulated. No regrets despite the price.


I've just got a BFN on a Frer. 10dpo so clinging onto hope that there's still time despite me being 2 days from being due on. Hoping that my sore (but not that sore) boobs and slowly climbing temperature is a good sign but would have liked a squinter of a line.

TTC First Baby - Thread 16!!
dahlia123 · 23/04/2019 16:44

@Tropicana1 holding my hands up as also guilty of extreme symptom spotting 🤷🏼‍♀️🙈

Early implantation cramps rather than a large burrito...
Hormone headache rather than dehydration...
The list could go on!

LokiCat · 23/04/2019 16:48

@Keyboard91 your talk to yourself made me laugh out loud on the train 🙈😂
Sorry to read about your MC and then your CP. I hope this cycle brings you positive news 🤞🏽❤️

@MrsAW2018 sorry to hear AF arrived! It's understandable to be upset about the whole TTC journey. I hope you feel better after a break xxx

@DanceMagicDance1 and @Meenabeena welcome 😊

I'm already symptom spotting and questioning every twinge but I'm not even close to start testing for ovulation yet 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️
Already started checking my CM yesterday, as soon as AF stopped. I think I may have an obsession with wanting to pee on an OPK.. time is moving too slowly!

I'm thinking of splurging and just buying the CB ovulation tests. From reading here, it seems you guys prefer them over the cheap dipping sticks?
I may start temping too.. would it have been better to start from the start of my cycle, or can I start temping from tomorrow morning?

dahlia123 · 23/04/2019 16:51

@LokiCat think you can start temping whenever. I preferred the CB OPK over the IC as it felt like a more definite answer.

Meenabeena · 23/04/2019 17:02

Hi @LokiCat
I’d recommend the clear blue digital ovulation sticks. Count the days from when your last period ended to when your next period is due and that number will tell you which cycle day to start testing. I started testing on day 11 and on was expecting the smiley face on day 15. Come Day 15 I got blank face in the morning but later in the day I tested again because I was getting lots of CM and just had a feeling. And I was right, I got a smiley face on that second test. So I would recommend testing in the middle of the day rather than first thing in the morning. Hope this helps!!

Chembecky · 23/04/2019 17:57

AF due today...but not here yet. Then I started feeling nauseous on the way home from work so I did a cheap dip test but BFN.....I bet AF will turn up tomorrow....! Confused

starkid · 23/04/2019 18:07

@dahlia123 - thanks darling, and sorry for the bfn but it's early days still, fx for you xx

LokiCat · 23/04/2019 18:22

@dahlia123 and @Meenabeena thanks! I'll look into them.
Meena, unfortunately my periods are pretty irregular every month (ovulated on CD22 last cycle and CD30 before that) so I usually just start testing a week after my period ends. Think that's one positive about the dip sticks as I go through a lot with my long cycles!

Fivebyfive2 · 23/04/2019 18:27

My goodness it's been busy on here today!!

@MrsAW2018, so sorry to hear af got you. Don't feel silly for being upset, we've all been there!! Treat yo self to something nice though! Xx

MrsEG, good luck with smep, have fun with all the action 👍

@flapjackered, hope your dh isn't still sulking about his bike!! X

@keyboard91 @Tropicana1, sounds like we are cycle buds this month! I am 3dpo, fertility friend says the recommended test day is 4th May. Normally I'm not much of a symptom spotter, but as this is the first try since my d&c I think I'll be going a bit mad!!

OP posts:
coconutcurls · 23/04/2019 18:29

Went back to school today after the Easter holidays and for some reason the children in my class are convinced I'm pregnant (they're 7 and 8)... maybe they know something I don't! Hmm

DanceMagicDance1 · 23/04/2019 19:27

Thank you for the welcomes. @dahlia123 thank you for the info on Ava. I've ordered one and it should come in a week so I'm looking forward to seeing how it works. Also it should come in time for me to ware it from the beginning of my cycle so should be able to get things going.

MrsPandigital · 23/04/2019 20:08

@Fivebyfive2 my app is saying to test on 4th May too😁 this is my first month trying so not very hopeful but fingers crossed all the same x

Tropicana1 · 23/04/2019 20:25

@Fivebyfive2 yay cycle buddies! Glow is saying same as you, 4th of may but my period tracker app which has been tracking my cycles for yearsss is saying the 1st so will test on the first if no AF by then!

Fivebyfive2 · 23/04/2019 20:26

@MrsPandigital, my dh was like 'ooo, that's star wars day' (May the 4th be with you) 'so maybe the force will be strong and you'll get a bfp'... Because that is how these things work, obviously 🙄😂

OP posts:
Fivebyfive2 · 23/04/2019 20:28

@Tropicana1, sorry missed your post! I may be tempted into testing a day or 2 early... But will try to hold out! Xx

OP posts:
MrsPandigital · 23/04/2019 20:34

@Fivebyfive2 ooo I like that , may the force be with us 😁😁x

MrsEG · 23/04/2019 21:00

@Fivebyfive2 Ha, Thanks! DH is delighted about it at the moment (was home a full hour early from work...) but we’ll see if he’s still as happy next week when we have to DTD three days in a row... don’t even think we managed that on honeymoon 😂

@DanceMagicDance1 I have an Ava also, my first cycle using it though but so far so good! It’s very simple and practical and you get a lot of data out of it :)

Loving all the symptom spotting chat! I used to be terrible for it (I would google absolutely anything - ‘sneezing sign of pregnancy’, ‘pee a bit more yellow than usual pregnancy’ I was insane) but ever since my BFP I don’t bother - I had basically no symptoms at all!! Really sore boobs were my only giveaway, and some super vivid dreams. Other than that I was fine. But everyone is totally different, so who knows! My sister swears her nausea kicked in at 3 weeks!!

LokiCat · 23/04/2019 21:11

@MrsEG that's true. I keep searching for the symptoms from when I got my BFP.. Apart from sore boobs I was really bloated and gassy (all I had available was high in fibre popcorn which got rid of it 😂). Now I question every time I feel bloated (and then realize it's probably the curry I had...)!

MrsEG · 23/04/2019 21:15

@LokiCat Same (mine was in the form of burping!) but it only really started at like 13DPO for me so the day I got my BFP, I didn’t really have anything other than the boobs and dreams before that! Bloating and cramping only kicked in after the BFP. Might have been a late implanter! It’s so hard not to question everything though - even a sneeze or sniffle I’d be like ‘must be pregnancy rhinitis!!’ 🙊

orangeloo · 23/04/2019 22:26

Hi ladies, wooow this thread moves so fast. Sorry for all who got af.

Congrats @AysLon on the bfp!! And congrats to any others but I think that was it.

Welcome to all the newbies!!

@FlapJackered everything I have seen says it's over a year for under 35's and 6 months for overs so I would double check that.

Had a good and busy weekend just going here and there. Got my static smiley cd18 and think I ov'd 19th so 4dpo today. Determined, hope and don't think I will symptom spot. Easy to say at this stage but I feel like I can't be bothered to use the energy and get my hopes up. Got a high intercourse timing rating on FF so that's good enough for me. Got 21 day bloods end of this week so - I am expecting low progesterone due to long time spotting before each period. If this month is not successful I will try push OH to go for sperm analysis due to family history and childhood illness. Not gonna be easy I feel.

Hope everyone's had a nice evening.