TTC First Baby Thread 20

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@MrsH497 I hear you, I was the same with April and May, horrible time but now its the time to look to the future ❤️

@LikeTheFruit good plan! Plus if someone buys a round you can always ask for a soft drink and say you are pacing yourself! Thanks hun 😊

@orangeloo do you get much more for paying for it or is it not worth it?

@ELW85 sometimes Amazon have them on offer but of course I bought them the day after and they had gone back up in price 🙄It is good to have a lot of plans but again it always comes back to alcohol so thinking of saying I am doing dry July to cover my back if I do get a BFP.

Gym at lunch today, not feeling the best so hoping its not a horrendous class 😂

Can i shamelessly join in this thread? 🙈

TTC our first and are on cycle 2 at the moment :)

@Lozzlepop - haha! July is gonna he your BFP month so you then have to drink G&Ts (water!!) at your events :)

@Anny27 - welcome!

@Larrydavid - glad you managed to find time to DTD right before you went away! How was Glasto?

@Lozzlepop - have you tested yet? I know are due AF the same day!

Considering AF is due tomorrow i don’t have sore boobs - normally I have sore boobs up to 7 days before AF arrives, including burning cold nipples which I haven’t had....no signs of stomach cramps....but I was pretty highly emotional over the weekend which I put down to Wedding stress and my period - I’m guessing my period has gone on strike due to wedding stress rather then anything else!

@Larrydavid hiiiii! I am on 8dpo now, ovulated earlier than I thought! Not really feeling any symptoms at the moment, it's been quite a stressful few weeks and I have been ill so I am not holding out much hope! How are you feeling?

@Fivebyfive2 I am so happy for you!! It must mean so much to have got to the 12 week mark, I hope you can relax a bit now and look forward to meeting your gorgeous baby.

@cupcakesandglitter good to hear from you! We are taking a step back with charting etc too this month on instruction from the consultant and I am trying to be chilled about it all. It's hard but it is definitely weighing on my mind less this cycle. How are you feeling about it all?

Hey @FlapJackered thankyou ❤️ I did see your message too, I've just been really shit at keeping up/replying but I'm so glad you've got some control on it I guess, nice to have someone almost tell you what to do, it's hard not knowing how we're going to do each cycle. I'm feeling the same, taken a bit of stress off me I think. I've tried to put it to the back of my mind so I've kicked us off with a meal plan, exercise plan and just a list of all the house things we've been putting off! I must admit I'm a little scared for next month, my birthday is coming up and my last one was when we started TTC. I've had more than 12 cycles of trying but it's still hard knowing it's been a whole year 😩

Hi ladies! Hope you've all had a nice day 😊
So had a huge temp spike today (highest it's been this cycle) after two temp dips below coverline last two days.. I've also had EWCM for the last 4/5 days (had a lot on Saturday). 🤔
Maybe I'm ovulating really late? I'm on CD46 today.. me and DH are DTD every time I see fertile cm just in case.
So where I was supposed to be 16dpo, think I'm back to 1dpo? Very confused, but taking each day at a time and trying to be guided by my temps! It'll be CD59 by the time it comes to testing!

@ELW85 ah fingers crossed it's not an anovulatory cycle and you are just ovulating late this time! Hopefully you'll get your positive OPK soon!

@Lozzlepop hope your gym session at lunch went alright. Well done for going!!
Hope you're able to stay strong even with your delivery of FRERs! I struggle and then kick myself for wasting a FRER 🙈

@orangeloo ah sorry to hear pre AF spotting has started. I did like the FF interpretation/pregnancy monitor options, so was annoyed when it all turns off after the 30 days! Wasn't sure if it's worth spending the money to upgrade..

@Larrydavid wow well done for sticking with SMEP at Glasto! I'm sure that wasn't easy!! Hope you had a great time - it looked brilliant!

@XjustagirlX yay glad you got your static smiley! Have fun the next few nights!! It'll all be worth it 🤞🏽

@PippaPug that sounds promising. Hopefully lack of AF symptoms means positive news 🤞🏽
Sorry you had an emotional weekend in relation to your wedding. I still remember how stressful it was planning one. My best friend and mum were a godsend through it!!

@Anny27 welcome! Do you know where you are in your cycle? The ladies on here are amazing for support!

@cupcakesandglitter lovely to hear from you!! You doing ok? Xx

@LokiCat could it have been an implantation dip?! Xx

@MrsH497 yes thankyou lovely, just keeping myself busy! How're you? Xxx

@Anny27 hello 👋🏻 Welcome to the group ☺️

@ELW85 hahah I know, last time I kept faking “things that you’d need to take antibiotics for” 😂 I think the lunch with my parents would be a tough one as it’s a special retirement meal for my mum 🙈

@PippaPug think I got my dates muddled before, I’m due AF between Thurs and Sat no real signs of her showing up yet! Just been feeling tired but think it’s lack of sleep from the weekend! Will you test tomorrow if AF hasn’t shown?

@LokiCat thanks, I actually find it helps he be more productive in the afternoon! Going again tomorrow then that’s me for the week 👌🏻 I don’t know anything about temping unfortunately so can’t shed any light but better a long cycle than an anovulatory one! cycle

@cupcakesandglitter not too bad have good days and bad days more good just wish I didn't have bad ones. Not really enjoying work either! Xx

When you open your amazon package and they have sent you 2 packets of FRERs but you only paid for one 😂😂

@MrsH497 sorry to hear you're having a tough time. I am a bit the same with work too, looking for opportunities to switch.

Welcome @Anny27.

AF turned up yesterday so starting again this cycle.

@FlapJackered I'm good thanks! Still recovering from festival (mostly just lack of sleep as it was too hot to sleep in!)

I've got period pains today - I went to an acupuncturist last week and she thinks it will take a while for the hormones from my coil to leave my body as I had it for so long. So maybe my cycles are still a bit messed up. AF due next week 😫

@Anny27 welcome!

@Lozzlepop win! It gets expensive, nice to get a freebie every now and then!

@LokiCat that's a really long cycle - well done for keeping with it. Hopefully you'll have DTD at the right time!

@PippaPug it was so much fun! I want to go back already!

@Imjustme2019 sorry to hear af came. Good luck for this cycle

@cupcakesandglitter that's interesting, I didn't think of implantation dip as generally my LP is 14 days, so a dip at 14dpo didn't cross my mind, but could be! I'm holding on to any hope I can find!! 😂
Your focus on exercising/meal plans/sorting the house seems great - I hope it's helped take the stress off TTC, as you've hoped? I'm sorry the journey has been such a long one for you. I know thinking back to when we started the journey, I thought I'd be pregnant straight away. Reality bites! Fingers crossed you'll have some positive news to celebrate this birthday 🤞🏽

@Lozzlepop @Larrydavid thanks ladies! Just hope the long cycle isn't because it's an anovulatory one!!

@Lozzlepop nice!! I shouldn't be saying this, but knowing me I'd see the extra pack as an opportunity to test 😂

Thanks everyone :D its nice to read through and see where you all are at :)

@LokiCat i am on cd2 so just waiting for AF to be over with haha!

@Fivebyfive2 what a beautiful human being!

How is everyone?

Thanks @Larrydavid. Ive just started going to an acupuncturist, how long have you beeb going? Are you going for fertility or other treatment too?

@Lozzlepop I thought it was worth it but now I'm not sure. I like looking at stats and probability etc but that's still not gonna get us pregnant I guess. Think they do a months free premium so u could see how u like it.

Welcome @Anny27

DP got his SA results back. It was normal I'm so happy and it's a massive relief. It does make me think though are the doctors not taking my spotting seriously enough and there is something wrong or have I just had bad luck.

@Imjustme2019 sorry to hear AF arrived hun!

@Larrydavid I know it was a total win, especially as I’ve only got 2 IC left 👌🏻

@LokiCat oh you are naughty 😂 I am being good and holding off as much as it’s killing me!

@ValidUser already on the countdown to the weekend, it’s DPs bday so we are off on a family trip to the safari park on Saturday and out for lunch and cocktails on Sunday ☺️ How are you?

@orangeloo oh I like that kind of analysis too! I’ve so many apps at the mo so will keep the free version for just now and see how we get on 🙂

Evening all!
OPKs are on the up again, so looks like Ov was just delayed by a few days.
Keep everything crossed for me! Tomorrow, we resume the SMEP 😂

@LokiCat - ooh, good news on the temps! Really happy for you that some sort of conclusion is in sight, but as you’ve been staying on top of it so much with your DH (pardon the pun!) I’m sure you’ve done enough to cover your bases 😊

@orangeloo - great news on the spermatozoon coming back as normal!
What are they saying about your spotting, and are they looking into your progesterone at all?

@PippaPug - how long til the big day? Stress can delay Ov, so it might be off track by a few days if you’ve had a lot on.

@Lozzlepop - the meal for your Mum sounds lovely! She’ll definitely twig though 😂 did you manage to hold off testing whilst your OH was late home? Nice work on the extra FRERs!

@cupcakesandglitter - sorry to hear you’re not having a great time at the moment. It’s a really tough journey and there’s not a lot that I can say to make it better, but I hope you get some great news very soon x

@MrsEG - I hope your consultant visit went well?

@ValidUser - not been too bad of a day thanks! How are you doing post trigger and DTD?

@MrsH497 - sorry to hear work isn’t that great. Is it a new job?

Sorry to anyone I’ve missed - tired from the gym but pleased it’s done :) circuits tonight which was infinitely easier than last night’s workout!!

@Imjustme2019 I did my first session last week - she stuck some needles in near my ovaries and also did half the treatment as a relaxation session. I think I'll go again as it was pretty relaxing. The only thing I could liken it to is when you have that first cold beer on a Friday. How's yours going? Is it for fertility?

@orangeloo it's so crappy if you're having bad luck but hopefully if nothing is wrong it means that it will happen soon for you.

@ValidUser how are you?? Are you still having trigger shots?

Thanks @Larrydavid
@ELW85
Hahaha
I have had 21 day bloods done twice and both came back normal for progesterone. It's really strange.

@MrsH497 you thinking of looking for something new? X

@LokiCat sorry I just get over excited, keeping everything crossed for you!! 😂❤️

Thanks @ELW85 it'll pass ❤️ TTC brings both good and bad times. Good for you for keeping up with your classes!! Xx