TTC First Baby Thread 21

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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 - going back to your wedding venue sounds perfect 😊
Greece also sounds like a great idea; what about some Santorini sunsets?

Hey, does anyone have any advice on light periods? I'm kinda worried I'd not be able to carry a pregnancy (I've had one chemical so far). I'm fairly regular since having coil out (5/6 months ago) but I don't get anything more than light flow for about two days. Anything I can do to get it a bit more normal? I'm going back to acupuncture tomorrow. Grateful for any advice 🙏🏻

@ValidUser it's good to hear from you. I'm so sorry you're on month 14 - I really hope this month is it for you! In the meantime, we're all here if you need to vent/ chat etc.

@MrsH497 What a crappy cycle. A weekend away sounds like just what you need. Where are you going to go? Bad food and gin is also good for the soul!

@LazyDogFox welcome!

@ELW85 not long until your scan! How you doing? I'm temping every morning btw but honestly, I'm half asleep when I do it and have dreams that I've already done it then wake up in a panic. It's ridiculous 😂 no idea what the graph means but I'll post a pic when I'm closer to ovulating!

@Sunshine8888 Good luck af stays away. Keep us posted!

@flossy12 Acupuncture isn't painful - just sometimes a bit odd but it's so relaxing. Like having a beer on a Friday!

@ELW85 ooh Santorini sounds amazing!

Ladies who temp can I start on cd5?

@Larrydavid how many acupuncture sessions have you had? I'm tempted to give it a break at the moment 😐

@Larrydavid that sounds like my kind of Friday 😆👏🏼

Morning all - happy Friday!

@Larrydavid - ah yes, the half asleep temping anxiety dreams! I’ve definitely been there :) I’m sure you’re spot on with it!
I'm ok thanks my dear; mild panic when symptoms fluctuate so really can’t wait for the next scan on 26th. Still haven’t had my 12 week letter through, so I’m particularly pleased we’ve got the other one in case they’re late with it.

@MrsH497 - you can definitely start on CD5; you’ll get a good few days pre Ov temp to be able to see a post Ov shift.

Hi ladies! So happy it's Friday, finally!!

Sorry for messages missed previously. I'm trying to not be at MN too much to keep my anxiety down about all of this going wrong.

@MrsH497 I'm so sorry AF showed and that you had such a weird cycle! Hopefully new cycle is the positive one. A free weekend stay at your wedding venue sounds brilliant . We did Santorini last May and it was absolutely stunning - can't recommend it enough! I hope you're okay xx

@ValidUser so sorry it's been so tough. I hope all goes well at the scan today x

@Larrydavid glad you've been temping! DH hates the BBT temp alarm, there's always a groan from him whenever it goes off 🙈
Sorry can't help re light periods. Is it worth speaking to your GP about getting a blood test once you have ovulated to see that all your levels are okay?

@Sunshine8888 hope AF has stayed away!! 🤞🏽

@Lozzlepop hope your afternoon tea was nice lovely? Have you started your new cycle?

@Anny27 full weeks at work are exactly what you need during the TWW! Hope it goes by quickly.

@Lemonysherbet sorry for the BFN, but it's still early. Fingers crossed for Sunday! Enjoy drinks 😊

Sorry if I missed anyone!

I'm going to be lurking here and there to see all your BFPs. Wishing you all lots and lots of luck. You ladies are a great bunch, honestly 💕

Have a great Friday!! Almost the weekend!! 

So sorry hear that @MrsH497 keeping everything crossed for you for next month!

I am so ready for this weekend @Lozzlepop it's been a long week!

Sorry to hear you got BFN @Lemonysherbet

Sorry you're feeling down @ValidUser welcome back!

My temp dropped right back down from 36.76 to 36.34 overnight! This is just ridiculous now so not going to bother next month while we're on holiday.

Hi @Larrydavid I came off the pill in February and the last few periods I had before finding out I'm pregnant were pretty light! Much lighter than previously. I only really got a proper flow for 2 days and even that wasn't particularly heavy. I figured for me it was because with the pill I was previously on, I didn't ovulate so I probably just didn't have much uterine wall to actually shed because it hadn't built back up 🤷‍♀️

Morning ladies,

Another miserable day here but at least its Friday!!

Hello and welcome @LazyDogFox

@MrsH497 I am so sorry it was a BFN lovely, indulge in all the bad for you want, you deserve it ❤️thinking of you!

@Gemster19 I think thats a great way to look at things ☺️ what a fantastic attitude to have!

@ValidUser lovely to see you back, sorry to hear you have been having a rough time but we are all here for you if you need us! Enjoy your time as hubby and wife you deserve it👌🏻and good luck

@Lemonysherbet sorry to hear it was a BFN, also tequila 🤢

@LokiCat the food was lovely but the service let it down so just as well it was a voucher deal! No not yet, think AF is due today/tomorrow according to last cycle but may be longer due to the MC?

@MIW01 Snap it has felt like a really long week and this weather isn't helping! Do you have anything nice planned for the weekend?

Hope everyone has a great Friday!!

I really don’t know what’s going on with my bbt. I thought I ovulated on CD23 because of my peak. Someone on here suggested maybe CD15. AF is due anywhere between Sunday and Wednesday.

My bbt dropped yesterday and has increased this morning but just back to a normal temp.

I’ve had no spotting yet. Terrible dull cramps yesterday. Boobs aren’t sore. I did a text this morning and it was a BFN.

I’m so confused. What do you think?

Forgot to attach my chart.

Thanks @Lozzlepop @MIW01 @ELW85 @LokiCat @MIW01 @MrsH497 @Larrydavid and @Lemonysherbet.

I actually had 4/5 follicles on the left alone today. Re scan Monday. Hoping they'll be ok with me triggering and don't deem this too many!

Still very cautious in any optimism!

@XjustagirlX - If I had to say from your chart, it would be CD15, but to be honest, your temps are quite erratic.
Are you taking them at the same time every day, as soon as you wake?
It could also be an anovulatory cycle, they aren’t unusual, particularly if you’re stressed?

@ELW85 ye it’s so confusing. I took my temps at roughly the same times but I was a bit lax in the first two weeks so some were taken later.

If I haven’t ovulated then would I still have a period?

@XjustagirlX - hi, yes, you still bleed with an anovulatory cycle which is really misleading, but definitely where temps can help.
Is it your first month temping, to see if you’ve got anything else to compare it to?

@XjustagirlX I wonder if you are about to start your AF. I agree with @ELW85 I think CD15/16 would be about right for ov. I find that my temp sometimes drops the day before I start my period. There is quite a lot of variation. If you do get your AF soon then you’ll have a better idea of time. As you do BBT for longer it is easier to see patterns and it should help to identify when ov is likely to be. Xx

Here is my graph from last cycle. This is only my second cycle taking my temps.

@XjustagirlX - you can definitely see a temp shift in the second graph, so I think it’s possible that because of the first two weeks of this cycle not being consistent, it’s probably making it harder to see a shift.
I know it’s an awful waiting game, but if you see when AF/BFP arrives, you should be able to compare luteal phases to see when you Ov. From the second graph, it looks like it’s 13 days. As your LP doesn’t change/vary much (1 day at most) you should be able to pinpoint Ov this cycle. I hope that helps?

@XjustagirlX it looks like the first month your ov temp was about 97.5. If that follows this month then it maybe day 16/17 as @elw85 says you will know better if AF arrives. If no AF in the next few days you could do a test. Have you done any yet this cycle? Xx

@XjustagirlX sorry just saw you did a test this am. Maybe re-test Sunday if no AF?

@macbless @ELW85 thanks for your help. To make it even more confusing I did a strip opk today and glow put it at one mark below a positive. We then thought maybe I haven’t ovulated so we were going to DTD tonight. Then we were worried that if we DTD it would be harmful.

It’s so difficult.

I’ll keep you updated when AF arrives.

@Larrydavid @ELW85 probably every night i have a dream about temping or forgetting to temp. Quite sad really how TTC has taken over my subconscious too 😂

@LokiCat sorry that you are feeling anxious ❤ will you go for an earlier scan for some reassurance?

Anyone due to test this weekend? I think a few were due to test on sunday

I am currently 4dpo so a while off from testing yet :)

Morning everyone!

Sorry been mega busy at work and haven't managed to go through all the messages yet.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I'll try and catch up later 😊

Morning all! Lovely sunny day here, I hope it stays!

@Larrydavid @ELW85 @Anny27 TTC definitely took over my real word and dream world as well! I think I was always worried about missing my BBT alarm, so I was always thinking about it 🙈

@Anny27 thanks lovely. If I get through these next few weeks okay, we'll try and book an early scan for 8/9 weeks. Last time I booked one straight away and it was horrible having to cancel it.
When will you be testing?

@Lozzlepop ah it's frustrating when the service lets a place down, glad you enjoyed the food though!
Oh maybe. Hope you can start trying again soon :)

@XjustagirlX it does look like AF is about to start. You may be ovulating later as well.. my previous cycle I thought I had an anovulatory cycle, but I ended up ovulating at CD45, instead.
I got a positive OPK twice, so i think the first it picked up the LH surge when I was about to ovulate but it didn't happen 🤷🏽‍♀️
Our bodies can be really confusing - it's so frustrating!!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend ahead xx

@PrincessConsuela12 sorry to hear about your ectopic . As much as I appreciate it's an absolute blessing for those of us who fall on cycle 1, it definitely makes you wonder if there's a problem every month afterwards when you don't fall, even if you're just not preventing rather than actively trying. I really had no idea how hard TTC actually was until we decided to start, I honestly have no idea now how people fall pregnant by accident!

How are you coping with the 2WW? I've been mega busy at work this week which has been great for keeping me distracted, but DP has just announced he's going out today (which I know means he'll be home about 5am 😂) so I pretty much know my evening is going to spent in early pregnancy internet black holes 🙈.

@Lozzlepop thank you - I've always tried to be a bit of a 'what's mean to be will be' person and I'm pretty sure it's the only way I'm going to stay relatively sane in this process!