TTC in August Looking for a BFP

[libralady]

Hi,
Thought I'd start a thread for those of us looking for a BFP in August. I'm ttc #2. Have a DS of 3.3. I'm current on CD15 - OD day - with a bit of luck. Have been bd'ing like mad over my fertile days and will continue to do so for a few more days yet. Then it will just be the 2ww. Anyone else in situation?

lol ladylush

Not sure if you mean in obsessing or over doing every thing.

Any suggestions on sports are best while ttc? I haven't been doing sport for a while as didn't like to leave the house, sorted this out, and now feel there a world I?ve been missing to discover again. Hope it makes sense.

Hi everyone

LT - I totally empathise with how you are feeling. I went crazy doing pregnancy tests for a week feeling that I was pregnant, and it took ten days before I got a bfp. Boots did rather well out of me though.

Girlycm - I think the advice on sports is not to do anything too strenuous if your body isn't used to it when ttc. Do you like swimming or lovely country walks?

Everyone - Have been bleeding today, am a week late. NHS Direct think it's an early spontaneous miscarriage. Still got a bfp, but am aware that the hormones take a while to get out of your system. Not happy.

upsidedowncake

have you got cramps too? Fingers crossed it may be implantation bleeding - I had this with dd at about 5 weeks thought that I was having a m/c, but no it wasn't. Hoping it is the same for you.

Thanks Bellie.

I do have cramps and it's just like a period though just spotting so far. Have to go to doctors tomorrow and then probably to early pregnancy monitoring unit, or whatever they call it.

I knew it was too good to be true.

If I'm positive, I can focus on the fact that the body miscarries because there's something wrong; so better now than later. Maybe that's why it took 23 days after ovulation to show up.

oh thinking of you tonight and tomorrow at the docs. They will probably refer you to the EPU although they may also tell you to wait a week.
If they tell you to wait insist on going - they will be able to scan you internally.
As you say it is better to know now

Ladylush - thanks, don't feel so silly now And PMSL at the rolling eyes at dh - I've been doing that lots recently!!

Girlycm - I'm ok now, it was REALLY doing my head in when I had the constant metal taste in my mouth as I couldn't possibly NOT think about it, it was always there! But now things have settled down, I'm just thinking my body is doing this because I want it too much etc. and now I've done a few tests, I'm thinking it's not what I want and symptoms have died down. The only things that haven't are the dull ache and of course boobs - these are getting worse though with the spots being more obvious and then today having discharge from one of them! God, all men have to do is squirt their load and see if it was successful, us women have to go through all these odd feelings!!

Upsidedowncake - thanks, you've made me feel a lot better knowing you did lots of tests and then waited a while to get a BFP As for the spotting, I'm so sorry {{{ hugs }}} I'm pleased you are going to the Dr's tomorrow. IF they try and tell you to wait a week or 2 and bed rest and see what happens, DON'T, it'll do your head in, it did me and I don't think that helps at all, more stressed when on bed rest as too much time to think. Just INSIST they do send you for early scan to see what's happening. Fingers crossed it's nothing as lots of people bleed and are fine BUT IF it is bad news, as hard as it is to say this, the earlier you know, the better - believe me!!! Sending positive vibes and hope it's nothing to worry about. Please let us know how you get on! xx

Bellie - great minds think alike

I hope it is just early bleeding for you. It is not nice when you mc, people do not understand how hard it is unless they have been through it themselves. Dont panic there are lots of us here and we will help you through it.
I am keeping my legs crossed for you.

I hope it is just early bleeding for you. It is not nice when you mc, people do not understand how hard it is unless they have been through it themselves. Dont panic there are lots of us here and we will help you through it.
I am keeping my legs crossed for you.

Twice, it wasnt that good once sorry

Ronshar lol at keeping my legs crossed - twice made it even better

Thank you for messages and for advice re scans and no bedrest.

Hi all
just thought I would catch up on this weekends postings before I go fo an early night. Have spent a weekend in a caravan with my SIL and her 2 kids and I am knackered. The youngest one chose this weekend to test just how far he could push everything - really made me question why on earth I want to create one of these little monsters - but realised that obviously my children wont be like that cos I will obvuoulsy be so much better at it .Glad to get back to the peace and quiet of my own home but worried as seems we are supposed to be doing it all again next weekend.
Got my af due in 3 days and am sure that i am not pg this month - willl probabky explain my total lack of patience this weekend actually - got the usual tummy aches and stuff so reckon it is definatly on it's way.If it is coming I just wish it would get on with it so that I can get back to trying, going to be my first month with my clearblue monitor so am expecting big things!!
Am a bit down tonight as its 13 years today since my mum died - but I got my dates mixed up thinking tomorrow was the 12th not today so have spent today dreading tomorrow and all the usual feelings I get and then my brother phoned to see how I was doing and I realised my mistake so am now feeling bad for that as well. arrghhh - am just all over the place at the moment and I need to try and relax. Just want some good news for a change. and I know that when I go to work 2moro it will be baby talk - either cos colleague has had baby over weekend or cos she is going in to be induced - think am going to find a quiet courtroom somehwere and hide. sorry am sure I had this whinge end of last week but it is still there bubbling away in my head, dh just tells me my time will come and not to let it upset me - not sure he realises that just makes me feel worse.

Ladylush - from what I have read CD1 is the day you get full flow bleeding, not spotting - this is what the instructions on using my monitor say, this one confused me as I get spotting for a few days before sometimes.

Looneytune - you can get tests from boots for about £30 that are supposed to be able to tell you how many eggs you have left. Don't know much about it but have seen them. they do one for both men and women which costs alot more but checks both partners out. Just repeating the otehrs when I say you have probably tested too early and that there is still chance of a bfp next week for you.
Upsidedowncake - am sorry to hear abput ypur bleeing, hopefully it wont be a m/c - but make sure your doctor sends you to the epu 2moro - stress will not help your pregnancy and that is all you ar egoing to do if you don't go 2moro. Don't forget to let us all know what happens.Good luck.

Think have written far too much but am like a duracell battery when I get typing

Raaaah!!!!

Ah, that's better. Just needed to let that out!

3rd month of ttc no.2, AF was due yesterday but didnt turn up. Now feeling really tetchy and pre menstrual so its bound to be here tomorrow.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...rrrrraaaaaaaaaaah.

Ah well. Roll on Sexy September!

how are you doing upsidedowncake?

Thinking of you xx

hi newbie here. I'm taking my last contraceptive pill this saturday then its all systems go.

Being a bit naughty..lol..I'm diabetic and shouldn't really come off the pill till i've seen the consultant at the preconception clinic, but the hba1c ( long term blood sugar result )is fine and been taking folic acid for a month, and this will be the second pregnancy.

Should have an appt. for the clinic next month and im impatient lol.

Good luck to us all xxx

oooh while i remember...whats BFP and BD ?

Hi ladies

Been off line all weekend and now caught up, but only time for a quick post as dd is fading away from hunger

Hope everyone is OK today.

Upsidedowncake - any news? Got my fingers crossed very tightly for you.

Hi 1down2togo

BD is baby dancing - I prefer just calling it sex tho!!
BFP is Big Fat Positive it contrasts with BFN which is Big Fat Negative

Good luck

thanks tigerschick,never much good with abbreviations.

My poor hubby i've hidden all his tight briefs hes back in baggy boxers, cool baths and taking zinc tablets everyday ( meant to help with male fertility, strengthen the swimmers ).

My dh is not interested in any changes of that nature. I jokingly suggested that he should cut down on coffee and booze - he went rather pale and needed to sit down No, honestly, he's not that bad, but he sees it that a) he didn't do any of that before and we have dd and b) it'll happen when it happens. I'd rather leave it like that and not pressure him as he is likely to tell me to forget it if I try to push it!!

best way, not worth the friction.

we did all this first time round anyway, i guilt him into it by reminding him how ive got to inject insulin 4 times a day for 9 mths lol

Hello ladies

Just back from the hospital (St George's Tooting). It's almost certainly ectopic, but has probably dealt with itself. They can see something in the fallopian tubes but the levels of HCG are very low.

So back in to hospital for more tests on Wednesday. Then they decide whether to do nothing, operate or give an injection to deal with it.

I'm almost resigned to it - and at least it was caught early and they know what's going on.

Thanks for the abbreviation list, Tigerschick. I was too embarrassed to ask about BFP after missing old auntie flo! How was the weekend on clomid?

How are you Looneytunes?

hope you are as ok as can be.

upsidedowncake, im sorry for your news hug

hi all

hope everyone is well!

haven't been on here for a v. longgg.... time.

been ttc for 1 yr now for no.4
nva had any probs before but then again nva tried like this before dh and i decided to try for or final baby before he gets the snip which is y we have done it prop this time i.e fertility charts temps and making sure we do it at the right time!

anyway... just had a test done to c if i am ov since its taking so long and that came back fine. they also did a test at the same time to c if i am preg from last mth as periods have gone really light. i'm not.
i'm due on in 3 days so i decided to do a home test (first response) it to was neg.
what i'm wonderin is... because the blood test was done on day 21 whilst they were testin my ov that won't have picked up if i was preg this mth would it? too soon i would have thought? and does anyone know of anyone who has tested early got a bfn but actually they were and got a bfp after period was due?
or am i just havin wishful thinkin?
we r runnin out of time i thought i would have been preg by now and dh's snip day is goin to be through soon and dd is 2.6 now we didn't want a big gap between the last 2 as there is only 2yrs between my first then there is 5 and 7 yrs between eldest 2 and dd (if that makes sense) so we wanted a lil play mate for her really as the eldest 2 did.

any ideas would be greatly appreciated. i actually thought i was comin to terms with the fact we prob won't have another but this mth has been quite bad and i am quite gutted that i'm still not. its the docs fault i wasn't even thinkin of preg and i went in wiv tender breasts and commented about my ov out of curiousty really so when she said i'll test for that as well as the other test, sounds like u r! i left feelin quite excited only to have my bubble burst today!

Hi all,
Sorry for your news upsidedowncake. Hope you are bearing up.
Just caught up with everything that has been going on over the weekend.
Now on cd11 but today my back has gone again so spent an agonising hour at the Drs to be told I probably had another prolapse. Just as I thought I was getting over the operation and looking forward to going back to work, I am laid up again. Have managed to get an appointment with my consultant for Wednesday evening. Worst thing is now is supposed to be my fertile time and the last thing I want is to be bd'ing. Had to get the Drs to prescribe some different painkillers as I explained I have been trying to get pregnant and don;t want to take anything that could affect a foetus or ttc. Was on diclofenac and tramadol before and neither are good to take during preganacy. So now on good old codeine and paracetamol. They are only just taking the edge off the pain.