Too many threads and looking for friends to go through the TTC journey

[jenna30]

Hi guys

Not sure about anyone else but i have found that that i have tried posting on various threads and sometimes your own post gets really lost which can be slightly disheartening. I thought i would start this thread for anyone who has just started their TTC journey and together we can share our thoughts and experiences.... i do ask that (not to be mean) that this thread is only for people who have just started their TTC journey to avoid disappointment for people who are way into their journey and who may be experiencing different things. My own story is that i came of the pill in September and have yet to get my BFP. I got my first positive on Saturday just gone and now im 1dpo. Be great to hear from anyone in a similiar boat! Xx

@Lucy5546 @Jenna30ttc thank you! I’m a bit scared ahaha. DP is out at the moment and won’t be back until later. I really want to tell him!! But not going to do it over the phone.
Being cautious as I’m only 10dpo so i will keep testing to make sure line gets darker.

This is it after 5 mins

@FirsttimeTTC dont stress yourself testing. Leave it for a few more days. That way you will see the line getting darker. I know all about the scared feeling. Im still scared 8 weeks in haha

Definitely a line!!!!

@FirsttimeTTC - That's awesome! No wonder your gin didn't go down so well - Congratulations! :-)

@jenna30ttc Sorry to hear AF arrived early - mine did that last month: I was not impressed by it. Hopefully this is the month for you.

@Sausage1990 don't underestimate the stress of having a chemical: perhaps it's just kinked your rhythm a little? Keep testing with the OPKs, fingers crossed it settles down soon.

Meanwhile over here on CD3 I am really not enjoying the off-the-pill AF experience :-( 10 years without AF cramps or PMT was nice. My cycle before the pill was always: light, light, AF ATTACK, light, light - so today I feel like crap. Treating myself to the expensive OPKs this month because last month was so out of whack I wanted to check my cycle without having to squint at misleading lines on cheap sticks. Also I like smiley faces.

@peachypetite how are you getting on with that spotting? Anything promising or just AF playing knock and run?

@eithne nothing all night and now more brown. Want to be positive but have a bad feeling it’s going to turn into AF.

Thanks everyone!! Trying to stay calm about it all. I took a CB test as well which was a very clear positive, just to double check.

Definitely still going to hang around this thread! Lots of baby dust to you all!!

@FirsttimeTTC massive congratulations!! Have you managed to tell your DP yet?

@wednesdayspinner yes I told him this morning. He is like a bottle of pop!

No more brown since 2pm. Should I test in the morning?

@peachypetite - If it were me, I would test if AF hasn't shown by the morning. You risk being disappointed, but surely it's better to know?

@firsttimettc that's fantastic, congratulations!!! Xx

I am dithering over testing tomorrow when AF due vs waiting until its actually late. One minute I think AF feels like its happening, then the next minute I'm just as convinced that my sore boobs or lightheaded feeling are a sign of pregnancy...its a rollercoaster isnt it! Maybe the uncertainty is allowing me to keep my hopes up and it would be better to test tomorrow and get a bit more clarity, but then as we know you're bot out until AF shows. Oh what joy...

I’ve just done a test and negative. I’m so confused. I’ve never had all day belly ache before several days before AF! and such random coloured spotting. I still don’t have my period properly, this must be the slowest build up in history. Sigh. I was surrounded by children and babies yesterday all day.

@peachypetite I'm sorry that's disappointing. But, as they say, you're not out until Af shows up :)

Meanwhile I'm definitely out on that subject. Never mind, here's to next month...

@FirsttimeTTC congratulations!!!! Such great news!!!!

@EithneBlue thanks you're right. It must be a stress on the body plus the emotional upheaval. I've been using opk testing syrups and so far have either had just 1 line or 1 line and one very very faint, and my cm is still creamy. So no sign of ovulation yet.

Usually I get a few days thinner and more watery cm before the ewcm but I havnt had anything like that so I don't think ovulation is happening in the next day or 2..

It's so hard not to overthink but to put it in a positive light, DH is away all week for work so at least we're less likely to miss the fertile window. As of Friday he's home for good (he doesn't usually work away, this was just a 3 week stint as a one off thing)... We're not out yet 😉😊

Opk testing strips... Not syrups!!! Haha silly autocorrect.

@Jenna30ttc I came on this morning! @Jenna30ttc af got me this morning :( @Jenna30ttc af got me this morning, how are you doing? Are you on any other thread now?

Hope everyone is doing well :)

I have no idea what my phone was doing there 🤣

Period is here but much lighter than it normally is. Will probably fully kick in tonight, joy. I’ve ordered clear blue ovulation sticks which seem less complicated than the paper ones I see people stressing about. I’m interested to see if it coincides with the app since last month I definitely had EWCM after it predicted I ovulated. I got a deal on them on groupon.

@peachypetite - how frustrating! I had that last month: on/off spotting from CD25 then AF whacked me hard on CD28. I assumed it was my body still not being adjusted to the absence of a pill? Perhaps that's the same for you? Sometimes I think it's just the atmosphere, though. The human body is weird. Fingers crossed this new month is yours.

@fingerscrossed95 your phone really wanted us to know AF arrived

I popped out and bought some clear blue advanced digital ovulation tests this evening. Husband took one look and said "oh crap, that's pretty serious" ... and that was before I told him how much they cost
Cycle 4 off the pill, Cycle 3 deliberately trying to time things right. You know, I intended to be one of those people who just chilled out and waited to 'see what happened' - I'm not sure how I went off the rails so fast!

Hi girls @peachypetite @EithneBlue @fingerscrossed95 :sorry that I have been absent. You know the feeling you get when af arrives? I kind of wanted to retreat for awhile. Back to it again though. @peachypetite same as you my af was extremely light than usual and it also arrived 5 days early. I took a test just to be sure and of course it was BFN so on to the next cycle. @FirsttimeTTC how are you doing? Xx

@AutumnCat @Sausage1990 thank you both!

@Jenna30ttc I’m doing ok. I’m totally exhausted. It still doesn’t feel real, I think maybe I’m just totally shocked. Extreme anxiety and I’m totally nervous that things may go wrong. So I’m not really enjoying anything at the moment? It’s strange. I wanted this so much yet I’m just overwhelmed with anxiety and worry.
I feel bad even talking about it because I want everyone else to have BFPs!! It was so comforting going through everything with you all and I feel a bit lost with no one to talk to like I could when TTC.
How’s things with you after your little break?

@firsttimettc it's totally fine to be nervous and worried about it all and please keep talking to us! It mist feel quite overwhelming as much as anything xxx you arent alone! Hopefully we will all catch up soon and in the meantime there must be other threads for newly pregnant first time mums. Look after yourself and get the sleep you need and hope your partner is being as supportive as you need! Xx

@FirsttimeTTC oh no!!!! Don't feel like that!! You aren't alone at all. If you need someone to chat to feel free to vent on here and im sure we would all try our best to help you. Have you called the drs to see a midwife yet? Try not stress either (that's the worst you can do) I know it's hard but the most amazing thing has happened to you. I can understand why you feel like that as you probably didn't expect to happen so soon.

Im okay I think for my own piece of mind I kind of just need to take a step back a little from the thread not that it hasn't helped me. But I think being on it constantly as I was didn't help me when it came to taking it easy/relaxing 😂. I'm still going to stick around, just might not be as active. I'm so happy for you. Have you considered maybe joining another thread where people have got their BFPs? They may be able to offer useful advice. Please don't disappear though and keep us updated with your progress. X