TTC First Baby Thread 21

[Lottiepink]

Hope you all don't mind me starting this one off, but last one was nearly full... already,
Hi to all the newbies ☺️ sorry for everyone I missed, just went through some of the recents, so please mark your place 😊
I try to keep up mused but it moves so fast 🤣

@LokiCat
@AysLon
@LikeTheFruit
@ValidUser
@MrsH497
@ELW85
@Lozzlepop
@Larrydavid
@Anny27
@macbless
@MIW01

@MrsH497 - which CD did you start your OPKs on? It does seem very odd, to be fair so maybe it’s a good sign :)
How are you feeling in yourself?

It's been ages again, but am back with another random update. But first! MASSIVE congratulations @Jessikka and @LokiCat, both long overdue!! So happy for you both fingers crossed for sticky beans all round!!
(Sorry if I missed anyone else, I only had a quick look on the last couple of pages...)

So my DH had his sperm sample test results back and it was very good in terms of numbers and mobility etc apparently, so that's really nice to hear :) At least can mostly focus on my problems in our fertility specialist appointment in 6 weeks time (man has it dragged waiting for this appointment!) and not have to really worry about him as well.

So I'm now on cycle 14, CD 8, and AF really strung itself along this month, only just finishing yesterday! Also my cycles have gotten shorter to on average 26 days, with luteal phase still 11 days. Fertile week starting Weds so full steam ahead as usual

I still symptom spot hopefully during the last week of my cycle, although given how long it's been now, it's really getting old. Been so withdrawn, sad, lacklustre and not myself this year, and I think it's all this is just taking a toll and making me not want to plan things or be able to get excited about anything at all :( keep finding myself saying things like 'oh well, if we can't/don't have kids we'll just do this when we're older' and things like that, which is obviously very defeatist...

Started them CD8 as the instructions said got my usual low then high for a couple of days and very quickly a peak in the evening.

I don't feel like I've got af at all no cramps. My mood is crap but that's more not knowing what is going on with my body. No sore boobs nothing

So I've barely gone through tampons today when I wipe its watery red and some brown. Just nothing like normal.

@starkid - great news on the SA results! Let’s hope you don’t need that appointment and you get your BFP before then as a great reason to cancel it :)

@MrsH497 - that is really odd. Sorry I don’t have any answers for you, but hopefully you get an answer soon x

🙂thanks @ELW85 guess I'll just see what my body wants to do 🙄 who doesn't enjoy a guessing game!!

@flossy12 ooh enjoy SMEP! I'm definitely a big advocate for it now 

@Lemonysherbet hahaha i can't give you any other excuses if you're an accountant 😂
Oh yeah, a few weeks would definitely be too long to hold it in! Hopefully you can give him an early present 😊

@Larrydavid thank you! Hope the bbt works this cycle for you :)

@ELW85 thank you, lovely! 😊 I'm feeling okay, boobs feel quite sore and feeling a few cramps but no other symptoms yet! Never thought I'd be wishing so much to feel some nausea! 😂
Monday went by very fast for me, as well. I had so much to do still but wanted to get home ASAP to tell DH. Hope the rest of your Monday went okay :)

@Anny27 ah that's a good idea. I should have got a baby onesie as a late 'cotton' anniversary present!
Oh that's great. Hopefully you'll be able to give an early anniversary present 

@starkid nice to see you!! Thank you so much :) I'm glad your DH's results were all good.
Please don't beat yourself up for symptom spotting, we all do it. Have you both taken a break from TTC? Could it help to get some time to relax whilst waiting for your fertility appointment, especially if you've been feeling so down? I hope you can finally get some answers. I know it's been a stressful journey.
Thinking of you lovely, have everything crossed that your time will come soon 💕

@LokiCat I'll try!

I need some support and calming down girls, I'm raging 😂🤬

Me and OH just got out of the shower together and we're about to BD when we get a text from the girl he was sleeping with just before we got together, she's moved in next door to us... and she's pregnant 🙃🙃🙃 (it isn't his 😂) but it's totally killed the vibe and put me in the worst mood EVER

@LokiCat enjoy telling your DP it will be really special 😊

@flossy12 Jesus Christ! Just reread and seek you have said it isn’t his - that was my first question 😅😅 was the text to say she’s pregnant or that she’s moving in? 🤔 oh that would kill the craic alright 😓

Hey all, sorry for my absence, has been a bit stressful to say the least! Someone asked a while back about why I find it tricky to take temp at the same time? I think it was @XjustagirlX ? Sorry I forgot to reply. I don't work shifts but have ME so mornings are a real challenge but I've committed to taking temp at 7am every day even though I'm feeling worse and worse every day but still have a rocky mountains graph! App doesn't know what's going on. I also have sleeping disorders and often wake up during the night or just dont get a proper sleep so that's not helping matters.

App thinks I'm 5PO but I'm not so sure as this doesn't tie up with my ovulation pains (App says CD17 but I got pains on CD13 (followed by EWCM) so who knows!

I dont think it's happened this month though I'm still symptom spotting and noticing a heavy feeling right in my pubic bone area as well as sharp pains alternating between left and right side. All very odd!

Congratulations on the BFPs @LokiCat @Jessikka and any I missed!

Sorry to hear @MrsH497 keeping everything crossed for you!

@whatsthecraic91 haha no it isn't his it's been 2 years since they slept together 😅😅

She said she'd seen him in the garden earlier (when we were both out getting the washing in) and that 'were new neighbours' 🙃

@flossy12 OMG that sounds awful, I think that would be my idea of hell, I suppose there’s nothing you can really do about it 😐

@whatsthecraic91 no there isn't anything I can do till we've saved enough of a deposit to buy! We have nearly 8k now but aiming for 10 and was looking to buy around jan/Feb

I just can't believe it, completely thrown me off heads going to be all over this month now 😥😥

Oh @flossy12 that's tough on you and DH!! Did she know you guys lived there?! X

@Jessikka congratulations to you too! I must have missed that BFP! 🎉

@ELW85 I managed to do my first temp this morning but I was delirious / still asleep when I did it that I'm surprised I managed to get something on the chart! My Monday has been slow! Looking forward to getting home and eating dinner!

@starkid I'm sorry you're having a crappy time. It's great that you're ready to push on with the next cycle! Try not to let it get you down - it will happen at some point for you! Fingers crossed this cycle is the one! 💛

@flossy12 next door?! Is she mental?! Oh dear! I'd be mad. But remember he's with you now - and crazy behavior (like moving next door!) isn't going to change that!

@MIW01 welcome back! Hopefully these symptoms are a good sign! Fingers crossed!

Oh my, just checked my app and my fertile week is when I'm at a festival, we always seem to be in a field when we're suppose to be dtd! Luckily we have a glamping situation- unfortunately it's with friends who don't know we're ttc! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ determined not to let this stop our SMEP plans!

@MrsH497 @Larrydavid no idea but we've been here over a year now 🤦🏼‍♀️ and I was good friends with the neighbour before and she has us both on fb, she said the new neighbour was a friend of hers and his pregnant GF, OH laughed and said 'the lass I was seeing before you is pregnant and has just got a new house hope it isn't next door' as a joke and now .... 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

I know he's loyal to me that doesn't bother me at all, but just puts a downer on things, more months months that go by and she gets more pregnant and I'm sat here feeling like a failure is gunna be hard

Thankyou @Larrydavid and all that wished me well.
@Larrydavid I didnt do an announcement as such as i felt a bit naughty! I've laid low for a month and have lurked and didnt want to only pop on and share my news and some pictures and have you all think I was cheeky sod!

But I'm going to stick around if that's ok with you guys.

Here's a pic that I cant stop looking at lol. My dates are rough because I have had irregular periods:
Top pic is 3+2
Bot pic is 3+4
I think I tick into week 4 on thursday!

Oops sorry just realised. It was the DPO I was unsure on. I know the pic dates as AF was 18/7.

:)

@Jessikka lovely lines! Always love a positive happy story gives me hope!

Thankyou @MrsH497
I had a panic this morning as the test are two days apart and have not gotten significantly darker so had a small worry that something was wrong but the OH quickly snapped me out of it.
Wont test again now until thursday..mainly to check I've hit 4 weeks.

I didnt intend to test early; if you remember I never used to test...but I had a sore throat and broke out in a coldsaw which was very odd!! I just new my immune system had altered and so took a test!

Wow... lots of lovely positives. Hopefully that’s a good sign for the rest of us. @LokiCat it’s good to know SMEP has worked so well for you. @MrsH497 what a nightmare - you must feel so annoyed! It’s hard when our bodies put us through this.
@flossy12 - you literally couldn’t make it up. It would have put me off DTD too.

We’ve got the internet up and running in our new house. So glad to have it back. I’m CD2 today. Felt a bit rubbish yesterday as we tried DTD a lot! Hate AF!!! But just got to hope for this month - and remind myself that’s it’s only cycle 4 and that these things take time. Xx

@Macbless Yeah it's totally ruined the mood 🙄🙄

@Macbless yeah I just don't know what's going on! Not getting any heavier either

@MrsH497 will you test soon? Xx

Hey @cupcakesandglitter I'm going to really try and wait a couple of days if I can (I won't I have no willpower!) of course I'm 99% sure it's a weird af but that little 1% of me is clinging on to it being implantation bleeding and my little 🌈 might be a reality. A slim chance but this is not like my normal af not got heavier today only very light barely there cramps just a bit weird!
I was 11dpo when it started and af due Wednesday I think it was

Late reply ladies sorry!!

@ELW85 we go next week on Tuesday! Cannot wait for 2 weeks off in the sun! Totally ready for it 😊

@Anny27 thank you, I hope so, these defo feel like af and like what I get every month, but who knows I suppose! Had a temp drop below coverline this morning, which is very normal for me around af, so will see what tomorrow brings, in not holding my breath tho ha!

@Jessikka congratulations! Amazing! Did you do anything different this cycle apart from taking a step back? Amazing lines!

@LokiCat Congrats again, I quickly seen it this morning before reading back, but so happy for you! Anything you think made you catch it this time?

@MrsH497 Well the bleeding sounds odd, just hope it means something for you 😊 I will still keep my fingers crossed for you 😊

@Lozzlepop hope you are doing ok, how long is your luteal usually again? How's your temps doing? Mine dropped today so I assume af is on its way!

@flossy12 so exciting! I cannot believe his ex is now your next door neighbour, the fact she is pregnant makes it so much worse too... hope you are ok 😕

@starkid hey, hope you are ok, fab news on the SA!! 😊

Such a long post 🙈😂