TTC Baby number 1 - Looking for buddies #2

[Katie1109]

Hi girls, started new thread because the old one is running out.
Tag anyone I have forgotten:
@Gigi318
@Hewie30
@Raizelrea
@claireb707
@flossy12
@Nicecupofcoco

@Makeafamily19

@Gigi318 The spotting is definitely an AF symptom for me, and I have some bloating which I also normally get before AF. But I'm having some unusual symptoms too, like the boob pain and the nausea. Also my skin is clearer then it would normally be at this point in the cycle and I seem to have more energy. But I guess it's just too early to tell if it will amount to anything.

@Raizelrea it's so hard to tell, isn't it. And it's funny you should say that, my skin was SO clear and glowy right up until after AF had started! And my skin is usually so bad right before AF. It's also gone to shit now, of course. Worse than it usually is 🙃 such is life! Oh I really hope things work out for you. When will you test again??

@Gigi318 Tomorrow for sure, this time with FMU, I'm such an idiot for doing it in the afternoon haha! Will probably save it for later to do a FRER too. There's definitely a line, the bleeding worries me in combination with how faint it is though. At least I know that I haven't been crazy with the nausea and breast pain this cycle though!

There was maybe a ghost of a line on the CB though the FRER one yesterday was more visible. Either way my bleeding seems to be increasing so it doesn't appear to be sticking ☹️

Morning ladies how are we?
@Gigi318 how was your weekend? Wild amounts of DTD, when is/was you O day?
@Raizelrea stay positive hun x a lot of women experience bleeding in early pregnancy, you may still be in the game x when was you af due? Sometimes it takes a bit longer to get a BFP. Lots of hugs x
@claireb707 welcome back x sorry about your af hun, is it heavy or still quite light? x
I’m on CD20 of 27-28 day cycle. My boobs are already very heavy and painful, no other symptoms apart from occasional twinge in my back which is probably due to exercise more than anything x haven’t got any tests yet, so I’m hoping it will stop me from testing from CD22 onwards lol x but we all know I’ll probably get some in the meantime haha x
@Hewie30 where are you girl? How are you doing? x

Thanks @Katie1109 pretty sure this is AF now, stronger and painful. Just wasn't meant to be our month. Hopefully this means we can conceive though (unless the test was faulty, but all the ones I'd done up till now were stark negatives before now so I don't think so).

Only a week to go for your TWW woo! Getting there 😊

It appears to have stopped again now 🤨

@claireb707 That could be a good sign 🤞

@Raizelrea sorry its af hun x just relax now, have some quality time for yourself tonigh, nice bath, glass of wine etc x before you know it will be your FW again x
@claireb707 did you test this morning hun? x

No tested yesterday, didn't have time this morning, first day back at work and already running late. Got in 45 mins later than normal, good job work has flexible start times

@Raizelrea happy birthday! (I'm sure it's today??) sorry about AF, not the best birthday present but at least you can have some wine!

My spotting has started this morning so that's the first major sign I'm out. Pretty gutted not gonna lie, feels like it's never gonna happen. I know I'm only cycle 4 but this already feels like torture. How do people take years of it?? I may take a break from MN once AF hits on Saturday, I feel like it's consuming me.

Morning ladies, how are we all?

@Raizelrea Happy Birthday babe!!! 21 again 🥂💖 So crazy how many people in my life have their Birthday today. Hope you have some nice plans in place. Please don't be too disheartened about the bleeding. Did you save FMU? And remember that CB are way less sensitive so it was always going to be a less linier line! Hope the FRER arrive soon. Do you have the day off today? Hope so, make sure you enjoy your day no matter what is going on down below!!! And also, they say IB can be confused for a period in a lot of people, so stay positive. And my last also for now - as you said, if it is AF then you know you can conceive and you're very likely to be extra fertile for next month. So really, it's all good babes, it really is 🥂🤞🏻💫

@Katie1109 hello, hello! Yes lots of DTD for us 🙌🏻 woohoo! Sort of glad he is away now so I can get some rest 🙊 Flo dates O as tomorrow. So far I've had lots of watery CM (no EWs as of yet) and a few twinges Friday-Saturday but no real aches or pains. Boobs a bit tender today. So we shall see how it goes. Will class Weds as 1DPO unless I get EWs after then! So are you 6/7dpo now?

@claireb707 excellent news the spotting has stopped! Was it ever heavy at all? How many days in today was it? 3? Eeek exciting!!

@Makeafamily19 oh chick! What CD are you? I really hope it's not babe. But be mind to yourself and try to relax. It will happen, just keep up the positive thoughts. When the time is right, the little bean will be there. Is AF due Saturday then? If so, this is bang on IB time. Unless you spot this far before AF usually??

Happy birthday @Raizelrea 🍾🍾🎉🎉🎈🎁

Today was day 3 of spotting but it's soooo light barely enough for a panty liner. But still very brown s nothing like period at all

Morning ladies ❤️. How are you all? @katie1109 @gigi318. Sorry I've been taking a break with ttc talk and the boards, hoping that'll make me more laid back this month 😂. Any updates for me 😍

@raizelrea Happy birthday hun!! 🎂🎈

@claireb707 that's good, hoping it's a good thing and not a new random start to AF. But if it's stopped then it could be IB eeek!!!

@Hewie30 hey chick!!! Glad you're taking some time away and feeling more relaxed. Is it on your mind at all? Nothing much from me. I'm CD14, DTD lots, OH away for a few days now, and TWW starts on Wednesday for me. Do you know roughly where you are, what CD? Fab approach you're taking here babe, think it will be a great thing for you 💫

Happy birthday @Raizelrea

This thread is so lovely that I'm feeling quite chilled out this month. I say that now though on CD 20 with 11 days till AF/BFP 😆🙈 Hoping hanging around will help the rollercoaster of symptom spotting/testing early etc.

@gigi318 Thanks Hun I'm hoping it'll work although I'm a bit skeptical about it I now just feel it'll happen when it's supposed too. It does cross my mind on and off but definitely alot less then last month which is good. I'm in two minds to do opks only just to see when I ovulate incase I have a long month again so I don't waste my money on tests thinking I'm late 😂. Eeek how exciting!! Good stuff your dtd alot 😊, you think you've ovulated or close too?

@pixelflower yayy pleased you are chilled. I am too. Planning to just keep myself as distracted as possible. And chat to you lovely ladies too. Glad we're all taking a relaxed approach and talking about life, rather than just TTC. It really helps 🙌🏻 yes stay strong. Not toooo long to wait!

@Hewie30 stop that skepitcalness now! Positivity all the way baby!!! With the OPKs I say go for it if you feel like it, but obvs don't tell OH and maybe don't use the apps. Just do them for your own peace of mind so you're not worrying if and when it's happening perhaps? How are you feeling in yourself? I think I either am right now, or it's about to. Have some cramping now. So I think it's happening. And last time I think I had twinges 3 days before, so it would be right on queue. Flo says it's tomorrow. We shall see!!

@Gigi318 yes hun I’m 6/7 DPO. Glad you had a busy weekend DTD. I’m not doing too much symptom spotting yet, but I’m sure it will change around 9DPO.
@Hewie30 hi there! No updates from me, I’m in the middle of my TWW with af due on the 15th x glad you’re having a bit of more relaxed approach now, I think I may do the same next cycle if this one doesn’t work for me x
@Raizelrea happy birthday!! Hope you have a lovely day planned! :) x
@claireb707 how’s your spotting hun? x

@Gigi318 Haha! Sorry! 😂. I just feel dtd when we want won't nessasarily be in the fertile time so we'll stand less chance but we'll see. Yeah I definitely don't want to tell OH, although he went in the draw where they are kept yesterday so he probably saw them. He said he didn't mind me doing them when we spoke before but I do feel as soon as I see them getting darker I'll go into we got to dtd mode so I might not do them this month and see how it goes. Eeeek how exciting!! I've got everything crossed for you that this is it 😁😍. That's good you got cramps definatly feels like it's coming for you! How's your weekend been?

@Katie1109 Eeek the tough tww! Only just over a week to wait now though so your halfway there. How you feeling? Positive? Yeah I felt I needed too looking back I was getting obsessed with dtd to cover ourselves and oh didn't like that it felt like a chore, I feel so much more relaxed this month

@Hewie30 I’m ok hun x I’m neither positive or negative, for now I think what will be will be, but I’m sure it will change as days go by. Sore boobs already which is a bit too early for me, normally they hurt 3-4 days before af, but they started yesterday which is 9 days. I experienced that when I had my mc in August x but I am really trying not to get ahead of myself x

@Gigi318 yes AF is due Saturday and yes the last 3 cycles I have spotted 5 days before. Which seems excessive. It used to only be 3 days before.
Tbh I have read that IB is actually fairly rare and considering this is bang on cue I'm not getting my hopes up. Might do an IC tomorrow just to get it out my system! It just sucks how much waiting there is!

Still there but much less than yesterday.

@Makeafamily19 that's good to know - what's normal for you. Mine was brown spotting 4 days and then AF kicked in. So I've noted that down! That's very true, it is rate, it's just a shame when we're trying to keep the hopes up. Really hope you have a good week though and it's not going to bring you down too much!