TTC First Baby Thread 18 Already!

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@Tashdreams so pleased for you that AF has finally arrived and now you can start making waves for the next stage!
I tried the SMEP this cycle- harder than I thought! 🤪 enjoy your weekend!

@ValidUser - glad you're enjoying the time off (even if it includes cleaning!) and @Lozzlepop have a lovely holiday :)

I've had a few days off in the last week too which was nice, and now it's the weekend again hooray! And only 1 week til my scan (longest few weeks of my life haha)

@Kiza - wow never have it in us to do SMEP well done

Hi ladies! So happy it's finally Friday! Have had such a busy week, that I can't wait to relax and enjoy the weather this weekend!! DH is working late shifts all weekend though so will have to entertain myself.. may do some baking!
Have been feeling watery cm a lot last few days and temp is slowly spiking so hopefully my fw is starting to show!

@rose555 huge congratulations to you! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months! Xx

@Tashdreams yay AF showed! Glad you can finally move on from that cycle and start TTC again. Fx your new cycle behaves!

I wrote out a long reply to everyone but accidentally closed it 🤦🏻‍♀️
Pretty much was full of lots of well wishes and thoughts with you all. You ladies are all so wonderful, I'm so glad I'm part of this supportive corner of the internet. It helps having others I can vent/share with that understand what I'm going through ❤️

Hope you all have a lovely Friday evening 😊

Quick question- do you guys stop drinking during tww? I haven't had any for a week but am curious to how every else handles it (and I'll probably have a cocktail or two on holiday!)

@starkid yeah it was tough going and we missed a session (working late tues/wed/thur and then had to use an oil based lube on the last day (sorry TMI 🤦🏼‍♀️). But hey, fingers crossed I won't have to do it all again next month 🙏🏼

@Larrydavid I don't drink much anyway but I've bought a mini bottle of rose so will have a glass tomorrow. One or two surely can't hurt, think of all those women that don't know they're pregnant and drink as normal.
I'd say enjoy the holiday and have a cheeky 🍹

It's official I hate these cheap OPK tests.. this one looks positive yet I've not even had a flashing smiley on the cb digital ones and just watery cm 😕
No wonder I kept missing ovulation previous cycles.. is it possible to get fake positives on OPKs? I also flushed the pee (I apologise for tmi..) so couldn't even test a cb OPK to check 🤦🏻‍♀️
DTD yesterday and will tomorrow when DH is back from work just incase!

@Larrydavid No, not at all - can’t put your life on hold! I do find I cut down a bit but if there’s an occasion I’d want to drink then I do! Midwife told me once baby takes nothing from mum til 5-6 weeks anyway - Enjoy!!

@LokiCat I am hopeless with the strip OPKs I just find them so hard to read/time, so I only use CB digital and last month used them alongside my Ava too. Haven’t used either this month but will crack on again with them after I’ve seen the consultant next week. CB digital have always got my Ov dates bang on, using FMU.

@MrsEG I agree,
@LokiCat I've used CB last 2 months and actually isn't as expensive as it initially seems tbf. Obvs it's relevant to your cycle length but the past 2 months have been accurate for me too

@MrsEG @Marleym28 thanks ladies. This is my first time using the cb ones and I think I will stick with them. I've been testing with them using fmu but also tested with the strip ones around 2pm and after work (couldn't help myself).
So glad I started the cb ones this month!!
Just shocked at the stark difference between the two!

Hi all! Just jumping in as i see some of you have had problems with OPKs! They have made me more confused than anything else and the multiple apps I have been using have gone haywire! DP thinks the tests are s#*! But I couldn't understand it until I came on here! He says I need to get better ones for next cycle, if I have a next cycle!
Anyway, I'm TTC1, cycle 3, CD15, no-chuffing-clue-DPO!! Xx

Good to see you @starkid and @PinkFizz19

@Kiza think waiting is the only thing to do, annoying as it is

Your celebratory post made me laugh @Tashdreams - hoping this cycle is the one for you.

For all the ladies talking about OPK - couldn't make sense of them either. Clear blue digital opks and Ava made me feel less stressed.

Just heard about another friend who is pregnant which started a convo with my partner. He wants to get tested privately to see how the swimmers are. I don't mind him going but it's making me wonder about having fertility tests too. We're both 32 and starting cycle 6, so logically there's no reason to panic yet. Was good to talk but now I'm thinking I ought to be tested. Already thinking about TTC more than I should, not sure if tests will help.

@LokiCat since the first month or two of TTC I've always used the cheap OneStep tests because of how much cheaper they are which means you can POAS as much as you want! I also like that you can catch the surge as it starts and see it building. I dont think I've ever had a false positive with them so I would take that as a positive and get BD'ing! My CM was never a 100% guaranteed test either- sometimes I got fertile CM a few days before O and sometimes even after and sometimes not much at all so don't be too disheartened by that.

@dahlia123 If you can afford the testing, I would go for it. I’m actually a bit annoyed we didn’t go for some form of testing sooner - I know there’s a high chance there’ll be nothing wrong but even knowing that earlier would have helped I think. And if there is something up with an easy fix, I just want to know. Google ‘Fertility MOTs’ that tends to be what they are called near to me!

@rose555, congratulations!! Xxx

Just to add on the opk thoughts, I always used the cb digital ones too. Like @MrsEG, could not be doing with squinting!!

Hope everyone had a nice Friday night? Anyone got weekend plans? Was very rock and roll last night, fell asleep at 5.30, dh woke me up at 7.30...with Chinese takeaway 😃

@Fivebyfive2 Hello lovely! How are you getting on?
I woke up at 7 with every intention of going to ParkRun and instead I’m still in bed... party at my sisters house today with all the girls, wanted ‘getting properly wasted with my friends’ checked off my bucket list this week! Party starts at 1 (!!) So I’ll likely be in bed by 7. Vino currently chilling in the fridge!

Had a small wobble yesterday as I’ve had EWCM the last few days so I know I’m ovulating. And started panicking ‘what if this would be the one that worked’, was I wasting it, etc. But realised for the sake of one month and having my tests done next week, I’d rather wait. I don’t have it in me emotionally to go through another loss so soon! So instead, going to really enjoy the next few weeks and also try and lose some of the Galaxy weight I’ve put on recently ha!

Hope everyone has a great weekend - still checking in here often as I wanna see those BFPs :)

@MrsEG I love your plan for today and your bucket list! Your optimism and trying to find some positives amongst the negatives is admirable 💜 so enjoy today and party hard! Hopefully it'll be the last party for a while!
@Fivebyfive2 that sounds like my night the last 2 nights, although I didn't wake up and slept all the way through! Hoping for some sunshine today to catch some rays

@dahlia123 thanks, this TTC certainly does test our patience!! 😤

@LokiCat I use those ones and pee on them ever day from cd 6-cd 18 (I write the date on them too and keep them) so I can then see the surge climb and go so even I I don't get a 100% defo clear positive I can at least see roughly where I ov'd and input that date into my app maybe a couple of days later when I'm sure. This month I also SMEP from cd 8-cd 15 to ensure we covered our window. Only time will tell if it worked as this is our first month doing SMEP

@MrsEG, party with the girls sounds fab! Have an awesome time 😃 I don't blame you for having a wobble hun, but think you're doing the right thing in the long run by waiting for your appointment. Xxx

I'm doing OK, but I had a wobble too yesterday! Realised we're just about past the point where it became apparent things were wrong in the first pregnancy. I'm now wavering on whether to have an early scan or not! Before I didn't want one, but now I'm wondering if it could be worth just checking all is progressing OK, especially before we go on holiday ... Or will that just set us up for a fall if something goes wrong in between?! I'm over thinking for sure!! Xx

@Fivebyfive2 It’s totally up to you! Look on the positive side that you’ve passed that point and nothing has gone wrong at all :) Some people do find early scans can cause even more anxiety and I totally understand that, whereas others like the reassurance - it’s SO personal. Maybe ask at your booking in appt, see what the midwife suggests?

@Kiza Thank you lovely, I feel like I have to stay positive - it will do me no good at all to dwell upon what’s gone wrong and sit around feeling sad! Well done on completing SMEP this month - we’ve done it, it’s draining haha! 🤞🏻 for you xx

Morning all

Currently sat in the hairdressers trying to switch off after convincing myself I’ve got a progesterone deficiency.
Got the MiL staying over tonight so I’m sure that’ll provide enough of a distraction!!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far :)

Morning all. I woke up to find AF had arrived, making this a 26 day cycle. This is driving me crazy, they're all over the place.

Anyway, I am out. Going to go shopping with a friend today and try not to think about it

13DPO and the IC in my drawer are screaming out to me 🙈

CD32 today did an IC after only holding wee for 3hours and been at work all night, seemed negative then me and OH convinced each other there was a faint line but that was after about 20 mins so just put it in the bin and carrying on our wait for AF

@Bettythecat @Kiza I think you may be right.. did another test on both this morning with fmu and got a dark positive on the strip test but low on cb digital 🤔 did a quick Google and seems to have happened to other people as well. They suggest it may be because they've had a quick surge that the cb digital missed? The strip tests have been getting darker, so I guess it does make sense (second attached photo).
DH got home at 4am so think I'll let him sleep in a bit before jumping on 😂
Just so annoyed because I bought the cb digital to stop all the line confusion and it's only caused more confusion! 🤦🏻‍♀️

@MrsEG your plan for the day sounds great! Enjoy!! I'm glad you're able to stay positive. It's a month off that you get to party hard and make memories (along with enjoying some Galaxy). I've had such a craving for Galaxy chocolate since reading here last two days. May have bought a bar and some minstrels 🙊

@ELW85 I hope getting your hair done and your MIL coming manages to take your mind off things. Thoughts start going to different places during TTC convinced that something must be wrong!
If it's something worrying you, are you able to get tests for it?

@PaintingOwls so sorry AF arrived. I hope you manage to find some great buys whilst shopping!

@Lozzlepop think about the relaxing holiday coming! When is AF supposed to be due?

@flossy12 fx it is something promising and AF doesn't show 🤞🏽 how many dpo are you?

Morning all, still no sign of AF, I had ruled myself out due to timings following a BFN on Thursday but now I'm wondering how long I leave it for, I'm now on CD37 and my cycles had been between 29 and 36 days for the last year. Obviously it could just be a new longest cycle but seems unusual! When would you guys test again if AF doesn't come? I haven't had any pre-AF symptoms so don't think it's coming today either!