Anyone starting their TTC journey in July 2019?

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Anyone in the same boat? I'm 33 and from next week DH and I will be actively trying for #1. I'm excited, nervous, trying to be chill about it all but also imagining myself with a bump celebrating Xmas this year

I started taking SS 'trying for a baby' supplements 4 weeks ago, not sure if it was their effects or not but this month my cycle was 20 days. Otherwise i'm 27 days always. Anyways, let's see what happens.

Hoping to find some pals in a similar place at the moment on here!

@Wakemeupwithcoffee great news about your scan you must be thrilled!
Sorry about the bereavement, I lost my brother a year ago and it’s just devastating.

Did you manage to find anything to ease the nausea? I’m sat in work really struggling, no idea how I’m supposed to go through weeks like this? Even though I did the past 2 times I don’t think it was as bad as this?? Feel guilty as I have zero energy for my daughters I can just about get through the day. What week did yours ease off??
Hope everyone else is doing good? Xx

@Ellsbells112 glad to hear Oz was grand, rightly so take a break from being on here for a while. Sorry to hear about AF but it’s 2020 and a fresh year. I’m so confident and excited to think that surely, just surely it must be our turn soon. What is letrozole? Is that something to help with conception/fertility? If it’s meant to help then fingers crossed this is your month.
@Wakemeupwithcoffee that’s exciting to hear you are having a wee boy, how lovely.
@AAJJ83 sorry to hear you’ve bad morning sickness, hopefully you’ll be over the worst of it soon.

I am currently in my peak and just keeping up with DTD pretty regularly. TMI alert but suffering with constipation pains which is nae fine. Trying to stay positive for this month.

@Positivity2019 yes something like that, I haven't taken it though I will try it next cycle if no luck this time. It basically over stimulates your ovaries apparently women are known to. Have twins on it but we will see haha. Glad you're being positive x

@AAJJ83 the only thing that helped was eating regularly and particularly crisps! Me and hubby used to laugh about my crisps being medicinal! I totally sympathise. Just take each day as it comes it’s all you can do. I was in bed by 8:30 most nights first trimester and asleep shortly after that. I felt like I was in survival mode. Just getting through the days and doing the basics. Had to let things in the house go and yes I felt dreadful that I didn’t have energy for the kids but I’d just collapse on the sofa after the school run (on my school run days) and they’d snuggle up with me. I was also grumpy with them sometimes which I feel bad about but ultimately it’s only a few months and then they get the benefits of another sibling to love is what I told myself! I think for me the nausea/exhaustion went hand in hand and gradually got better. I started having days here and there when I’d think oh I’ve only felt sick for 30 mins today! It was gone by 13/14 weeks I think. Unfortunately it seems to have come back yesterday and in the night! I’m wondering if I’ve just overdone it recently.

@Wakemeupwithcoffee thanks for your post makes me feel better! I’m so miserable at the mo, I’m in bed at 8pm every night as soon as I’ve put the girls to bed! Being sick most days now which is slightly different to my other pregnancies. It’s the feeling crappy I can’t take, exhaustion I can deal with! I think I’m just over 7 weeks so a long road ahead, can’t even remotely get excited about it right now honestly don’t even know how I’m getting through the days, woke up at 6am for work and thought only 14 hours before I can get back in bed! I think this is your 3rd same as me? Did you start showing at week 7?! I’ve clearly got a bump was almost 6 months and 5 months with my others before it was noticeable struggling to cover it!
Hope you’re feeling better, take care of yourself and don’t over do it.
How is everyone else doing? Anyone in the TTW or due to test soon? Xx

Sick of seeing this 😢 don't know why I do it to myself honestly. Then I sit here with hope that maybe it's too early. Due Monday but so sick of even a glimmer of hope just to get crushed once again when af rears her head. Really thought I'd get preggo over holiday, stupid hope is fucking me up. I'm obvi pmsing and my period is obviously going to come because I'm in the foulest mood ever. 😞😩 Sick. Of. Ttc.

I’m the same @Ellsbells112 Really thought it would happen over the hols then stupid period came 4 days early just to rub my face in it. So disheartening and annoying!!!!

Oh mate, this sucks so much, doesn't it 😫 this journey is so bloody hard for some of us. I am really struggling mentally at the moment with so many pregnancies around me. For some reason, I think I've almost convinced myself it's never going to happen. I know I'm only on month #6 of TTC but I've turned 34 and feel like time isn't on my side. Try to keep your chin up 💕

PS: I'm CD10 today and just started with the CB OPKs. Being taking aaaalllllll the vitamins too to try and lengthen my LP. Sending luck to all.

@Han1213 @Wearenotyourkind it's so unfair honestly. I don't know how you're supposed to keep positive when after months of it you just literally think it will never happen. I don't even care if I sound dramatic lol honestly just a mind fuck every month! Good luck to you both girls, somethings gotta guge at some point right? Xxx sending all the baby dust there is xxx

I’ve got to that stage too. Am normally really positive. Says it to my BF last night that I don’t think it’s going to happen and he said if we’ll give it until this time next year. The thought of a whole year like this is shite!! Hoping things ease up for us all xxx

@Han1213 that is such a long time and men seem to think it's nothing! I showed mine my bfn today and he said "I thought you was going to stop this for awhile" yeah okay I said I was going to try and take it easy like that is going to happen! It's all I think about and why shouldn't we?? It's all we want! 😞 Xx

Guys I’m sorry to hear you’re feeling down a bit at the moment. It is unbelievably hard to stay positive, especially with recent BFN and AF on the horizon. My partner means well also and is so good at getting me through the down days but you’re right, they don’t entirely understand and I’ve had similar comments about stopping all the research and obsessing and that is much easier said than done.
I’m ever hopeful for BFP for all of us. I ovulated yesterday so TWW is underway.

@Positivity2019 all the luck to you chick, keep us posted. I'm due af on Monday and just know its going to come, want it over with so I can start again
Do you do temping? Xx

I just got a flashing smiley on CD11!!!!! I'm really hoping this means I'll ovulate earlier, meaning my LP will be longer 🤞🏻 so this is my first month using the CB OPKs...now I've had the first flashing smiley, when is best to DTD?? Happy Friday vibes to all.

@Wearenotyourkind yayyyy!!! Amazing news!! I would just dtd throughout if you can. Are you temping? I ask because basically I was doing the clear blue opks and then only dtd when I saw a solid smiley but once I started temping I realised that the day I got a solid smiley I had my bbt spike showing I already ovulated! So just dtd asuch as you can through flashing and solid! Haha xx

That's really helpful advice @Ellsbells112 thank you! I've not been temping (although did buy a BBT thermometer...who am I kidding, I bought EVERYTHING ha ha). So now I will just DTD as much as we can over the next week and hopefully that'll cover it. I'm off to shave my legs!!!!

@Wearenotyourkind 😂😂😂😂 get yourself nice and smooth girl you got a week of fun baby making coming up whoop whoop!! I need to get a wax too but that'll happen in 2 weeks when I'm due to ovulate 😂

You're not out for this month yet @Ellsbells112...AF might not show her face on Monday 🤞🏻🤞🏻

@Wearenotyourkind fingers crossed but after my melt down yesterday I'm ready for it to go either way lol but thank you ❤️

@Ellsbells112 it’s not over until AF shows her face so I’ll be sending out the good vibes for you on Monday. I use an Ava bracelet which does my temperature. I had a temp dip just before ovulation and then spike after ovulation so I presume I did ovulate.
@Wearenotyourkind that’s exciting to get your first flashing smiley. Get to it with the baby dancing. I only ever got flashing smiley faces using the Clearblue OPK, it never went solid for me so I stopped using them. However I just DTD as much as possible whilst it flashed.

@Positivity2019 thank you ❤️ how many dpo are you now?

@Ellsbells112 I’m 3DPO so I’ve a ways to go. Planning on not symptom spotting at all. Trying to just roll with it.

@Positivity2019 ah the 2ww! Keep busy and I wish you all the luck

I feel a lot better now, af came today and I've just accepted it lol. Me and OH had a bit of a tiff yesterday, I want him to test his supply just to rule it out or at least know what we are doing but he doesn't want to. He then went on to speak about taking a break (definitely not what I want to hear) but I guess he doesn't want me so stressed out constantly... So I'm really going to try and not let it get to me (easier said than done lol) but yeah! Roll on this cycle

Let's get these BFPS girls!!

I how everyone is okay ❤️

@AAJJ83 how are you? How's the sickness? Hopefully it will pass soon for you x

@Ellsbells112 sorry to hear about your disagreement. I’m sure you’ll be back on the same page soon. New cycle new chance for you. Try to roll with it like you say. I bought a silly book for my partner and I at Xmas. It’s given us such a laugh in the bedroom and helps to keep DTD as a fun experience rather than just for baby making. Like you we want to just roll with it. I want to avoid being a crazy symptom spotter because that’s what I was becoming. Hope AF isn’t too bad for you.