TTC First Baby Thread 23

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@SunnyFlover @Kiza @lozzlepop @MIW01 @Anny27

Oh god @Anny27 that sounds awful, hope you're resting/recovery is going ok.

@ValidUser sorry to hear AF got you, I've started spotting today so think I'm right behind you. Great advantage you both being doctors but still tough with all the difficulties you've had so far.

Thanks everyone :) Back home now pumped with antibiotics and iron tablets!

Ahh sorry AF arrived @validuser and sorry you think yours is on the way @kiza :(

@Larrydavid thanks lovely! Hope all is well with your little bean :)

Has anyone got any positive news this weekend haha?

Anny27 I am so sorry, that sounds horrific I hope you get plenty of rest!

I did an frer and it was of course a BFN. However my period is now 3 days late.

@Anny27 you poor thing, hope you are feeling better and are being well looked after! Plenty of rest!

@ValidUser so sorry AF got you!

Static smiley today so time for 3 in a row!!

@ValidUser sorry to hear AF got you Hun 😔

@Anny27 glad to hear you are home and resting up!

@whatsthecraic91 go go go 😂

Well we have our date in writing!! 4 weeks tomorrow and I’m thinking it’ll fly in ☺️ Hope everyone’s had a great weekend!!

Hope everyone had a good weekend, rested up and ready to risk and roll the Monday. New cycle, new hope ❤️

So yep, AF came in full force today. Cycle 15 it is 🤞🏼

@Kiza ah sorry the witch got you

@whatsthecraic91 and @Lozzlepop thank you. X

@Kiza sending virtual wine and chocolate. Xxx

@kiza ahh sorry AF arrived :(

I am quite small chested and during pregnancy my boobs grew but now i've woken and up and they have gone haha! Gutted ;p hopefully in a few months they will be back.......

Uurrrggh it's one of those where I feel sick too! Ate a whole tub of the new vegan salted caramel ice cream last night so best take it easy with the chocolate today 😄
@Anny27 you're sounding fairly upbeat and resilient, are you feeling better ( besides the loss of boobs- wouldn't it be great if they stayed too!)

@Lozzlepop great news that your letter finally arrived! How are you getting on with the 'not allowed to get pregnant' rule? Is it still hard?
@whatsthecraic91 good luck for these next few days!!

@PaintingOwls any more testing today? Symptoms? Hope this is your month 🤞🏼

@Kiza oh no that sucks, hope you feel better soon! Are you a vegan? Them vitamins I ordered are vegan, didn’t know until they arrived, I’m not a vegan so suppose I wasn’t looking out for it. They are very big capsules and you have to take 2 a day. I take them with my dinner and they haven’t upset my stomach so far! Wouldn’t try them on an empty stomach though!

@SunnyFlover glad to hear you are feeling rested ☺️ take it easy if you need to!

@Kiza so sorry to hear AF arrived hun, not long till our appointments though! The ice cream sounds delish! Yeah we are still trying not to get pregnant- I am hoping this might be the last day though as I should be due to OV over xmas and that would just be perfect but realistically probably wont have our results back by then. Due to OV this week so DH just need to keep his distance lol! We are away next week though so can enjoy DTD then!

Hows everyones Monday going? It is so cold here, bus was late this morning and was a 20 minute wait in the minus 3 temps ⛄️

Hey ladies sorry about AF @Kiza and @PaintingOwls I've still got my fingers crossed for you. @Anny27 thinking of you and hope you're doing okay.

Nothing to report just awaiting imminent ovulation and hoping to complete SMEP.

I heard an interesting piece of advice this morning - I lay still after DTD for 20 mins after. I heard that you should lay 10 mins on your back and then 10 mins on your front!! This is to cover all basis depending on when your cervix sits. Mind blown- wish I'd known this 11 months ago when I started ttc but never mind. This expert also said that doggy or missionary positions are best however most ' experts' say it makes no difference so won't read too much into that.

@orangeloo i have heard that as well and actually the month we got our bfp i had done some front lying as well after dtd. So who knows if that worked but doesnt harm does it haha!

@Lozzlepop not long then now and hopefully you get results quickly!

@Kiza oh no i hate a bad period! When i was a teen i used to throw up when i had my period and that stopped but randomly i had one period last year where i threw up haha. Also had one random period where i didnt have ANY cramps which was insane for me haha!

Hello everyone,

@Anny27 hope you are doing ok! You have done so well to stay in touch, hope you recover as well as you can ☺️

@orangeloo that's interesting, may try that one tonight haha!

@Kiza and @ValidUser so sorry af arrived... it's awful and I hope you are both looking after yourselves 😊

I'm cd 14 and apparently according to my apps it's ovulation day, positive LH on Saturday and negatives since, and also a few twinges, But I always ovulate late cd 16-19 usually with day 18 more likely, So it's odd, had an easier period this month too, hope it means something good 🤣

I rang for DH sperm results today as they are back (a lot quicker than I thought) but all it said was to do a retest in 6 weeks, what's your thoughts, does it mean something could be wrong? I've requested a call tomorrow regarding them... fingers crossed it's nothing too bad!

@Anny27 oh wow that is interesting to hear. Will definitely do some front lying then. I just like hearing things that give me a new bit of hope. You are doing so well as @Lottiepink says 😊 keep looking after yourself. Those periods sound awful too poor you.

@Lottiepink don't speculate n try not to worry, could be lots of reasons for a re-test. Fx for you.

Just waiting for my positive OPK I'm eager to see it. DP thought we were having sex tonight but I said I haven't got my positive yet and want to complete SMEP so don't want us to wear ourselves out haha. I think I forget every month that I do get a bit anxious planning the dtd at the right times and sometimes worry that my OPK's will miss surge. Oh the never ending joys of ttc.

@orangeloo it's hard to be compelled chilled about DTD when we have to plan it and remember the days, seems like an impossible task! I'll try the lying on my front, I've got a retroverted uterus so do wonder if sometimes if it's harder to find as the doctors always struggle to find the Damn thing so the blind semen are definitely going to have a hard task! 😆

@Lottiepink could be a number of reasons, even that they weren't able to analyse, let's hope the call tomorrow brings clarity and better news for you.
@Lozzlepop I imagined one of those old chastity belts when you told your story!

@whatsthecraic91 thanks! Think I've got another month left of my current ones so will order those recommended by your acupuncturist and just take my time swallowing the huge things.

Morning all!! Officially 1DPO, working 12 hours today and tonight will be our 3rd DTD in a row and I honestly don’t think I can be arsed!! We have DTD CD5,7,8,11,13,15(Static) & 16 - today is CD 17 would it do any harm to miss it? I really wanted to complete SMEP but it’s so exhausting 😓 but then if I get a BFN I’ll be like it’s because I missed that one day we should have 🙈

@whatsthecraic91 we never do the days at the end, only 2, i can never be arsed after i know i have ovulated haha!

@kiza one sonographer said i had a retroverted uterus but the other (4) didnt! Perhaps it was just harder to find the one day

@lottiepink thanks lovely! I know it can be worrying, i had an inconclusibe test for antibodies when i waa pregnant and had to retest and i spent days worrying about it but the retest came back absolutley fine, they just hadnt used enough sample in the lab so fingers crossed itsnothing bad!

@orangeloo i am also a dtd planner and it does suck a bit of joy out of it but i dont think we would do it enough if it wasnt scheduled haha!

Thank @orangeloo @Kiza @Anny27
Hopefully the doctor will give us some answers today 😊

@Kiza that made me laugh 😂

I don't plan it we just do it when we want usually, I'll sometimes throw in thr 'today's a good day' and he knows what I mean 🤣 I think we would resent the whole thing of it if it's planned. But it's whatever works best for both of you 😊 I love how organised you all are though 👏🏻😂

@whatsthecraic91 I wouldn't put yourself under stress to do it tonight if you don't want, thing is if you've already ov'd I don't think it will matter 😊

@Kiza hope AF is gentle with you. Fingers crossed for a Christmas BFP.

@Lozzlepop it's freezing where I am too - minus 2 this morning! 😱 don't mind it too much though, any excuse to get cosy!

@orangeloo how's SMEP going?

@Lottiepink maybe the sample got contaminated or it was unclear? I would try not to overthink it, they haven't told you anything bad yet 😊

CD16 here, DTD last night and will do again tomorrow I think 👍 I like how Ovia counts down the days til I take a pregnancy test, is anyone else using that app?

@timswifey thank you, I just wasn't sure if they do normally repeat the test or not. The receptionist said there was percentages against the motility etc so sample must have been viable, but they aren't trained to give them out, hopefully the doctor will ring soon ha!

I love that part of the cycle ha! What date is ovulation predicted? I don't use that app, I use natural cycles which I like, and started Fertility friend but I find it all confusing ha!

@Anny27 @Lottiepink thanks for the reassurance! I’ll maybe skip tonight then as I will be home late & I have to wash my hair tonight - such effort!! Wouldn’t be so bad if my DP was into quickies, he says they aren’t fair on me 🙄 he’s too considerate sometimes 🤣

@anny27 hope you’re keeping okay 🙂

Hi Ladies!!

How are we all today?

@orangeloo haha sounds like a bit of fish getting flipped over. I tend to lie for about a minute then I get bored- DP seems to have fast swimmers if nothing else lol! Any sign of that positive OPK?

@Anny27 how are you doing? Yes not long to wait, I googled the consultant - is this normal behaviour? Lol 🙈

@Lottiepink did you take any new supplements or anything this month that might make for early OV? Did you manage to speak to the doctor regarding the SA?

@Kiza that may not be such a bad idea, bit uncomfortable to sleep in mind haha

@whatsthecraic91 I have never done the last day of SMEP either, we have always caught DTD in the run up to OV- it just gets too tiring and I dont want it to seem like a chore! I am with you- washing my hair is a total effort, its really thick so its never a morning task lol!

@timswifey yup, minus 4 here this morning BRRRRRR!!

Almost hometime, looking forward to a chilled night in with MasterChef!