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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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Jessikka · 24/04/2019 07:08

Morning all!

I'm not sure which dpo I am this month but I'm just waiting for AF to arrive at some point. Cycles have varied so who knows 🙈 not sure she's coming though as having no cramps etc this month!

I'm struggling to sleep atm, can only assume the weather being warmer is responsible. I found myself up last night stuffing all of my underwear under my bed 🤷🏼‍♀️... I sleepwalk. Usually stress related but it's been gone for a while. Now it's back with a vengeance.

So I'm exhausted from swapping and turning and now from my midnight jaunt.

Pass me that bucket of coffee would you? thanks! 😂

Meenabeena · 24/04/2019 07:32

Oh gosh symptom spotting is the worst. Im gonna try so hard not to do that this time round. I’ve had the awful boob pains which lead me to do a test and of course AF showed up the morning after Sad How do you guys deal with the two week wait? How do you not think about it...

FlapJackered · 24/04/2019 07:59

I finally got a peak this morning! 🎉 Although DH almost couldn't finish and had to finish with me on top which I don't think is ideal for baby making. 😬 Oh well at least it happened I suppose. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Jessikka omg that's hilarious, although I am sure not so much for you! Does it happen often? I wonder what the underwear did to offend you in your unconscious state? 😂

@Meenabeena I think I can speak for most of us here that we do think about it, a lot! 😂 I try and find a project or work or something to throw myself into.

@orangeloo I will question the doctor but unfortunately if computer says no there I am just going to have to go private, very frustrating! Hurrah for your high ff score, its feels like such an achievement doesn't it 😂 It's looking good for me too this cycle 🤞🏻

@starkid I suppose it is a good sign they don't think it will have any effect on ttc? Although it would be good to get some preferential treatment!

KatBeCool · 24/04/2019 08:10

@FlapJackered I so told you that you'll get your positive opk and you shouldn't worry! 🙄 (yep, totally rolling my eyes at you). Wishing you the best bding times!

Meenabeena · 24/04/2019 08:19

hahaha @FlapJackered I've been there with OH. Id suggest raising your leg afterwards. Let gravity do its thing :D

Marleym28 · 24/04/2019 08:54

@FlapJackered yey!
I got my static smilie today too.

We can do this :)

MrsEG · 24/04/2019 08:59

@Jessikka Ha! I used to sleep walk but would just go and sit at the top of the stairs and mumble to myself, once I was also found just lay in bed eating a KitKat but otherwise fast asleep...

@Meenabeena I just try and keep busy during the TWW, make weekend plans, go to the gym, etc! It can really drag otherwise!

@FlapJackered Yay! I don’t believe that there’s any ‘good’ or ‘bad’ baby making positions - if those swimmers get in there you’ve a good a chance as anyone!!

dahlia123 · 24/04/2019 09:07

What a weird night @Jessikka! Do you wake up the next morning and have to work out what happened the night before often?

@FlapJackered congratulations on your peak and DTD. Fingers crossed for you.

I think I'm out. My temp still went up but my boobs are no longer sore. That's a sure sign that I'm a couple of days from my period. Onto the next month!

Jessikka · 24/04/2019 09:50

Usually happens when I'm stressed - uni was a very tiring experience lol.

I usually find that the longer I do things I slowly start to bring myself around and am able to rationalise logically what I'm doing 😂

I hid the OH drill in my bedside cabinet and once shaved my own eyebrow so all jokes aside I DO have a deep down slight worry that I could knock the baby's cot one day or scare him etc.

Will cross that bridge when I need to though. Hopefully I will be too exhausted for any shenanigans lol!

starkid · 24/04/2019 10:01

@FlapJackered - hooray for peak! I hope you threw your legs up over the headboard afterwards, for a little gravitational help Wink

Well that's the thing, it does affect fertility, my specialist nurses told me so 'but you can have IVF still!', and everything I've read on the subject has told me so. But when I brought it up to the doctor last time she just said 'well, just because there's a higher chance of it affecting fertility, doesn't mean it will.' It hadn't been a year yet though, so guess she couldn't give preferential treatment even if it's likely.

But it's been a year off contraception now, so now can move forward with the whole process, will see if any of the tests link the 2 together...
Of course, it could all be caused by DH riding a motorbike a lot in his early 20s! Grin

LikeTheFruit · 24/04/2019 10:38

Morning all.

Hope we end the month with some BFPs. Feel we're due some. I'm now CD 30, BFN on a FRER yesterday though was in afternoon. It's our first wedding anniversary was hoping to give DH an extra pressie but never mind. Has an extra special anniversary present of a flexible sigmoidoscopy 😂😂. Have the reason for not trying too much this month is I've waited 8 months for it and didn't want to cancel now I finally had a date for it.

No real symptoms to stop, boobs tiny bit sore of a squeeze them, other than that nada.

McHelenz · 24/04/2019 10:58

Finally DTD on one high day! Now entering my very first TWW, here's for sticky thought!

McHelenz · 24/04/2019 11:00

Well my typing is terrible at work haha. You know what I mean, fingers crossed!

MrsEG · 24/04/2019 11:01

@LikeTheFruit I feel we’re due some BFPs soon too! Sorry to hear you got a BFN today. Hope you have a wonderful anniversary!! We just had our first anniversary last month - as sad as it was we weren’t pregnant at least we celebrated in style 🍷🍷

Are there many due to test this week? My test date is ages yet, 13th May!!

Meenabeena · 24/04/2019 11:19

Hi @MrsEG

How do you know when to test? Im due AF on 04th May and if it doesnt show fingers crossed I will test on 13th May also. This would be 10 days past AF due and Im hoping that will give the hormones time to actually show something. (If I can even wait that long to test haha)

Fingers and toes crossed

Tropicana1 · 24/04/2019 11:38

@FlapJackered wooo static smiley!! Glad you managed to get down to it 🙌🏻

Found out one of the nurses at work is pregnant today and feeling irrationally jealous, what is wrong with me!

@LikeTheFruit ooh fingers crossed it turns positive!

@MrsEG I'm not due to test until next week. Currently still just drifting along symptom spotting to my hearts content 😂

LokiCat · 24/04/2019 12:01

@LikeTheFruit hope you do get a positive 🤞🏽

@FlapJackered yay for peak! Once when we had to finish with me on top we tried to 'flip over' whilst he was still inside me as thought it might help, but it turned very very bad... a huge mess 🙈😂

@McHelenz yay - hope TWW goes fast for you!

@Tropicana1 thats understandable, it's not that you're not happy for her, we just all wish we had the same positive news as well! One of my colleagues recently announced that they're expecting and it was very hard to hear (especially as he said it wasn't planned).

@MrsEG I probably won't be testing until towards end of May! Hopefully we catch ovulation when it's time.

cupcakesandglitter · 24/04/2019 12:16

@FlapJackered wahooo!! Doesn't matter on the position, at least you DTD!! Xx

@LokiCat I've tried to flip before too, very very messy 😂😂😂 xx

@Tropicana1 that's understandable, it's hard listening to other people talk about being pregnant etc when TTC xx

@Jessikka 😂😂😂 definitely sounds like coffee is needed!! X

@Keyboard91 sorry you're back 😩 fx you get your BFP soon xxx

CD21 for me, I'm pretty sure I ovulated on CD14 or maybe CD15 am? The change in cm was pretty clear. Still here with sore nips and slightly bigger boobs, but we'll see 😂 don't know when I'm going to test, not sure if I want to! DH told me one of his friends has just found out his wife is 6weeks pg... wanted to cry, it's so difficult to hear 😩

MrsEG · 24/04/2019 12:23

@Meenabeena I personally don’t test until AF is due - but implantation happens between 9-12DPO so a lot of people will test around then and hope for the best! I just avoid it, as it can lead to BFNs/squinting at lines and a lot of second guessing that my poor old brain can’t handle!

@Tropicana1 Oh I so understand. 4 of my close friends are expecting (one actually had her son on Easter Sunday, one due next week, the other two in summer). I’m delighted for them but just wish I was part of the gang too. I’ll get there soon. I still see my counsellor after my mmc and she said the feelings of jealousy are completely normal. She put it well once, saying that I should try and just think I have no idea what their journey has been - for all I know they could have struggled too. It really helped me put it in to perspective a bit!

@LokiCat Hurray for May testing! I have a good feeling about next month already :)

Meenabeena · 24/04/2019 12:30

@MrsEG Ah okay cool. Makes sense :) Good Luck x

@cupcakesandglitter We are almost cycle buddies :D I am on CD 20 and I ovulated on day 15. No symptoms spotted yet so just going to wait till AF is due and see what happens.

Omg pretty much everyone I know is pregnant, or has given birth recently. Its baby season! Hope I get hit with it :)

starkid · 24/04/2019 12:41

@LikeTheFruit - good luck with the sigmoidoscopy - not fun at all, but can never delay looking out for your health xx

@Meenabeena - wow you'd have patience of a saint to wait til AF is 10 days late, a lot of us here can't wait until it's due 😂

@LokiCat - oh my god, the flip which still attached 😂😂 the worst! Or immediately sneezing right after 😩

Meenabeena · 24/04/2019 12:45

@starkid hahah its just because i've tested right before AF before and its been BFN so really don't want to get my hopes up :(

Tropicana1 · 24/04/2019 13:05

@LokiCat @cupcakesandglitter we have also tried "the flip" after me being on top 😂😂

Lola871 · 24/04/2019 14:25

I'm still 7 days until AF is due, although I'm wondering if I ov'd early this month as I've had sore boobs and some pinkish tinged CM which is normally a sign that AF is imminent within a couple of days! My cycles have been 34-35 days so it could easily have been a shorter one I guess! Makes working out fw a bit more of a challenge though.

LikeTheFruit · 24/04/2019 14:26

@starkid thanks. Flexi sig was yesterday and all ok so can enjoy myself now. Been well over a year since I first went to go with problems so am glad the finally have had it done!!

@MrsEG @Tropicana1 @LokiCat thanks girls. Hoping there's still time for it to turn into a BFP but since pressure has been off this month and I've not tracked anything I'm not expecting it to be.

P.s we tried a flip this month too, so messy!!

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