TTC 1st Baby - Thread 17!

[MrsEG]

Hi everyone! I’ve started a new thread as we are dangerously close to 1000 posts in the last one! I’ll add a link to it now :) Here’s hoping it’s a lucky one!

@ValidUser excellent news! What's gonal f and follicle tracking out of interest?

@Tashdreams Sure, here's the recipe:
www.babble.com/pregnancy/fertility-smoothie-lori-bregman/ - FWIW I skilled out the bee products and added a satsuma for extra tasty vit c.

@Dollywilde It's crazy isn't it? I spent £40 on smoothie ingredients. Tbf they'll last ages and I do have smoothies anyway (not usually that ridiculous though). Also when you start chucking in things like acupuncture at £35 a pop...corr it really does add up doesn't it? Just realised yesterday that those pregnacare vits I bought were only for 1 month too...grrrr.

@purplefig it's one of those FSHy things. Followed by a GnRH analogue and something to prevent ovulation too early.

Then they tell me when to have sexy times and give me a HCG trigger shot and we hope for the best.

Don't really consider myself infertile, but definitely dodgy from a tubal perspective.

And my follicle count is good (especially on the good side)

@ValidUser I'm pretty clueless about all that to be honest! Glad it's all good news though, fingers crossed for the next cycle!

@purplefig me too, a little! I'm a doctor in a very different field! Excited, though.

@ValidUser I am so, so pleased to read this and to hear the steps are going in the right direction. Delighted for you!

@purplefig I honestly wouldn’t even know what some of those ingredients are!! I’m a smoothie lover myself, make a mean choc banana PB smoothie for after a run. Haven’t a scooby what royal jelly is though - sounds like something I’d put in one of my ‘posh baths’!! Fingers crossed they work wonders for you!!

@Mirana Missed this - huge congrats on your BFP!

@MrsH497 Glad to hear all is safe and all the best at the EPU, hopefully they can scan you and put your mind at ease!

@MrsEG thank you. It's been a really worrying time. Seeing the blood I honestly thought the worst. But 2 days later I took a test and it was still positive and the weeks had gone up. Not quite the 3+ I wanted but as far as I'm concerned I'm still pregnant and just hoping I have a good appointment and scan. How are you?

@ValidUser that's great news for you. Fellow doctor here too!

@LikeTheFruit this TTC business has totally thrown all my doctor logic out the window! 😂

@MrsH497 thinking of you. X

@ValidUser Same! I mean I'm eating pineapple core now!! Haha.

@LikeTheFruit well you do like the fruit...

@ValidUser 😂😂 it's a phrase I use a lot when tell people how to spell one of my names!

Thank you @ValidUser means a lot. X

Hi all and congrats to @Mirana on the bfp - hope things progress positively. Can anyone talk any sense to me, am well and truly confused and in limbo! Ovulated accordingly to glow on 3rd, although think opk read positive earlier in the week (although the more I read the less site I am!) dtd 2 and 4 May among other dates, had some twisting pains that weekend. Fast forward to last Sunday 11th and had
Sudden stabbing pain that settled after an hour or so. Af was due tomorrow and thought she arrived mid afternoon.... however she hasn't really got going and I've had about 3
Drops of brown ish blood (sorry for tmi) and nothing since. Took an ic this morning and 2 days ago but bfn..... guess the only real answer is wait and see what the next few
Days bring but am wondering as don't usually have a false start to af, usually starts and keeps going for 3-4
Days before petering out. Any ideas? Had set arrival of af this month as time to get some general ttc checks done so waiting to book an appointment whilst hoping I may not need to. Guess it's fingers crossed and frer on Sunday/Monday if nothing or a slow start for af otherwise?! Sorry for the ramble - who would have thought ttc would mean I couldn't even distinguish if I was on af or not!

@Mirana congratulations!! So pleased for you! ❤️Definitely stick around - your knowledge is very valuable to us. Also would love to hear how you're getting along 😊

@purplefig that actually looks really good! I just mentioned the fertility smoothie to DH when I saw your comment and he definitely had a look of horror on his face before I clarified.. I don't even want to know what he imagined was in that 🤦🏻‍♀️

@LikeTheFruit eeek enjoy tonight  hope the pineapple and Brazil nuts work their magic 🤞🏽🤞🏽

@ValidUser that's great! Lots of luck for the next steps ❤️

@MrsH497 fingers crossed your little bean is still healthy. Wishing you lots of luck for the Dr appointment and the EPU Scan. Hope all is well ❤️

@granddesigns I don't think there's much I can advise but didn't want to read and run - it's horrible being in limbo waiting for one or the other to show up to atleast have an answer! Could you have maybe ovulated later than you thought?
It unfortunately is just a waiting game (sorry, I know that's not what you want to hear).
Maybe you can get a blood test if nothing shows up in the next few days..
Fingers crossed you get some positive news soon!

Hope you ladies have a good night. Ran out of my folic acid tablets so bought some pregnacare. Soon to be part of #greenpeeclub

So glad it's Friday tomorrow!! This week has been dragging for me!

@MrsH497 sorry for jumping in here lovely but saw your message about your scare and wanted to tell you that the exact same thing happened to me! I was 5+6 when I had a bright red bleed (only on wiping) so called the docs who referred me to the EPU - they didn't see me but reassured me that if I got to 7 weeks and was still having issues then they'd scan me with no problem at all! I've had very very light brown spotting occasionally since then and my midwife doesn't seem to be concerned so I'll sit tight until my scan! 8+1 today! ❤️

@MrsR16 omg that's exactly the same almost to the timing as well I would've been 5+4 when it started. I was the same just when wiping or going to the toilet nothing on a pad no cramps. I'm still getting some brown discharge now but I'll accept that over the bleeding. Just hope everything is ok in there!! Thank you so much lovely that's reassured me so much xx

Morning everyone! We had some exciting news this morning!

Cycle 9 = BFP!!
I have been trying so hard to hold off doing a test until today and I am so glad I waited. I'm CD27 with AF due Monday. If my calculations are right I am approx. 12 DPO.

I haven't felt any different tbh, sore books, tired etc. But I can feel like that in run up to AF. I haven't had my usual killer headaches though so that's something.

No more alcohol for me now! I've a weekend away with pals this weekend, a wedding and a hen do over the next month. Any tips for avoiding booze? I love a drink so people will DEF know!!

winter138

Ooooh congratulations!!

Sorry to hear about your sore books

As for drinking, I would just pretend to drink. So order a tonic with garnish but say it's g&t or a mocktail but say it's your usual cocktail etc etc. People won't notice after the first drink or 2!

@winter138 - congratulations!!

@winter138 congratulations!! Lovely news!!

@winter138 congratulations!! That's amazing news!!

@MrsEG it's a bee product, and I haven't put that or the pollen in mine as I'm a vegan. Well, in theory . I've been on a bit of an egg bender lately. I had it again this morning and it's very drinkable so I'm going to keep it up for a while.

@LokiCat HAHAHAHAA. Oh god. I can imagine what he thought.....mmm protein.

@granddesigns Sorry for all the confusion, that sounds really frustrating. Unfortunately, like @LokiCat** said, it sucks but there isn't much you can do beyond wait and see. TTC certainly teaches you patience if nothing else.

@winter138 Congratulations - that's amazing news!! Did you do anything differently this month? I'm on cycle 9 now and suddenly going mad with TTC ideas . As for not drinking, I like @PaintingOwls approach - far less obvious than the ubiquitous 'I'm on antibiotics' which will hold no weight when you're saying it at multiple events.