TTC First Baby Thread 18 Already!

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@Jessikka I don't think anyone is a good sight in a morning anyway 😂👏🏼

I have woken up with what I think is conjunctivitis this morning 🙃 eyes all crusty and blood shot!! Who ever said TTC was glamorous eh 😂

Morning everyone!

My stats: Age 28, cycle 9, CD 16.

Current status: Hating OPKs and willing ovulation to arrive before Friday! (I'm away from DH then until Tues so will miss it unless it's super late).

@LokiCat Oooo Massaman curry and jasmine rice sounds banging!

@Crossfitgirl Helloooo!! I miss your essays! How're you doing?! Crazy that they've said you can only do light yoga - I thought the rule was you can carry on with whatever you've been doing so long as it feels good?

@ELW85 How was the gym? I did another lifting session this morning and feel AMAZING. Good grief I never thought I'd love exercise.

@Dollywilde Yeah it's absolutely rank isn't it?! It always seems to help though.

@Jessikka You savour that caffeine girl!

@MrsEG thanks for the tip on the vitamins. I do wonder, why on earth is this info not made more blisteringly obvious?!

For anyone else on pregnacare conception, it looks like it does contain Vitamin D, B12 and Zinc but not Omega 3.

Good overview on Omega 3 here: ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Omega3FattyAcids-Consumer/ . There are 3 types: " ALA is found mainly in plant oils such as flaxseed, soybean, and canola oils. DHA and EPA are found in fish and other seafood" - so if you don't eat seafood it looks like you need to cover the DHA + EPA basis. I'm going to get something like this: www.amazon.co.uk/Opti3-Omega-3-Vegan-Omega-Supplement/dp/B0055R0BN4?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

And on the note of Weird Shit They Don't Tell You About Getting Pregnant: I stumbled upon this the other day: www.tomakeamommy.com/peas-fertility-can-peas-and-pea-protein-cause-infertility/ - apparently they did a load of tests back in the 50s to see if peas could be use as a contraception. They stopped in the end as they found it was only 60% effective. 60%!!!!!! I haven't had time to dig into the original research, but as someone who uses pea protein smoothies every day - I'll be swapping to something else.

@purplefig Cytoplan do vegan omega - I’ve ordered them and some of their pregna-plan (which tastes a LOT like seaweed!) - only on day 2 of it so can’t report back too much yet but doctors said a vitamin is a vitamin they don’t care about specific brands, but like you I wanted to avoid fish!

I'm sure all of you ladies are beautiful, fuzzy or not 😂

@Bettythecat how long should your LP be? is this another thing I need to start counting? Will need to get an Abacus at this rate 😂

@MrsEG sheesh theres so much conflicting info out there heads over to Amazon Prime

@Jessikka enjoy your coffee, have a large one you deserve it!

Well back from GP much as I hate skating the NHS she wasn't great. Told her everything from the start got to the bit where I got a positive pregnancy test and she said congratulations I interjected with not anymore. She was odd. But has given me 2 weeks off work if I need it. Just need to do a test in a week to confirm it's negative. 😐

@purplefig thanks so much for doing the research about pregnacare I was just wondering that! @MrsEG did the nurse say anything about the quantities you need? I've just started taking 2000mg of Vitamin C a day as it's supposed to be a natural progesterone booster (along with B6 and magnesium which I also take). Vitamin c is in pregancare too but in tiny amounts so not enough to have an effect on progesterone so was wondering if it's similar for zinc etc.

@MrsEG ahh well that's good to know! Yes please do keep us posted. I've just found one on Prime for around £13 which seems pretty reasonable from what I've seen, so I think I'll order that + hemp protein powder as can't have my pea stuff anymore. Corrr it's a bloody minefield. This is what I'm going for if anyone want's a non-fish option: www.amazon.co.uk/Omvits-100-Vegan-Omega-Supplement/dp/B076HVR8PZ/?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

@Bettythecat She essentially said I can take more than what is in the pre-natal, yes - especially for the B12 and Zinc. I never knew that about vitamin C! Good to know :)

@MrsH497 Sorry to hear that, but at least she has signed you off to recover. I am signed off at the mo but DH went back yesterday - he is already back home now after crying in front of a client. It takes time before you’re ready for people! X

@Lozzlepop - ideally LP needs to be 12-14 days but I don’t think they (medical people) see it as an issue unless it’s

@Purplefig - peas; WTF?!?

@purplefig at this stage all the vitamins are going to bankrupt me and I won't be able to afford a baby 🙈

@MrsH497 @MrsEG hope you are both doing ok, it does take time I was off for the best park of 2 weeks and by that point I was ready to go back but glad I didn't go back sooner, DP had the first week off with me.

@ELW85 I know. Barmy. I haven't got time to dig into the research properly myself, but that blog post does a good job of going through it. I'm not sure how high your pea consumption would have to be to have an effect, but as someone who has a daily pea protein smoothie...I'm cutting back!

@Lozzlepop I know the feeling. Really thought the pregnacare was a 2 month supply but realised the other day it's just 1! Joy.

(Also, FWIW, those studies were probably done on rats which as we all know doesn't necessarily translate to humans. I didn't mean to scaremonger...I was just genuinely surprised to read it and thought that while we were talking about vits/minerals it was worth mentioning just in case anyone else happened to be a big fan of pea protein!)

Can someone tell me what your cervix position is supposed to be like about leading up to af, due on in 3 days and my cervix is so high I can't even reach it. I've sorta checked in the past and can't say I've ever had my cervix go so high that I couldn't reach it at all!?

@Mrskcam as I understand, it's supposed to be lower and harder (like the tip of your nose) before AF, and leading up to ovulation it's supposed to be higher and softer (like your lips).

@purplefig ohhh, so it being this high could possibly be a good thing? fingers crossed

@MrsEG yeah we were due back to work tomorrow but sergeants have said they don't expect us in. I don't feel ready to deal with other people's shit yet! X

@Mrskcam possibly - but I think it's not a totally reliable method to go by and varies hugely from person to person. I'll keep my fingers crossed it's a good sign for you!

@purplefig not sure whether to test again today or wait until fri when af is due

@Mrskcam wait till Friday 😆 I'm testing Saturday was about to cave this morning but OH made a deal to DTD instead 🤦🏼‍♀️😆

Why does time go so slow in the TWW

@Mrskcam wait until AF is due if you can.

@purplefig The pea thing 😮 I stick peas in most meals if I haven't had enough other veg that day.

Sending love to you and your husband @MrsEG

@MrsH497 glad you have some time. It sounds like that GP isn't as understanding as they should be. Can you see anyone else for future appointments?

Try and hold off @Mrskcam

@purplefig will be a test of my will power 😂

@flossy12 agreed, the anticipation makes it drag 😩 that's a good deal 😂 your OH has great powers of persuasion 😉

@dahlia123 I will try, I'm so impatient though

Back from the gym and scoffed down a plate of pasta bake 😂not quite sure of the logic there but hey!