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

@jenna30 Heyyy! Thanks for wondering about me,so kind of you!!☺️ My AF is due on Sunday but I've done 2 FRER tests and they are positive 😬 waiting until AF is due before I get too excited! How are you doing?? xx

@fioney25 that's a pretty great start! :-) Shall I wait until after AF due date to congratulate you? ;-) (congrats!)

@jenna30 I hear you on seeing other people's babies, seeing all my friends post photos of them with their own kids over Christmas has just made me like "but I want one nowww" -- how are you doing otherwise? Good Christmas?

Meanwhile I have had an odd couple of days - brown spotting on Wednesday night -- assumed AF was paying an early visit (due Sundayish) and fully expected to wake up yesterday or today with a full blown witch in my pants. But now... nothing. I'm now at the in-laws with no access to a stick on which I might pee so I shall have to satisfy myself with googling 'is this implantation bleeding or AF?'. I guess I shall just wait and see. If AF hasn't arrived by Sunday morning I shall be back to POAS.

@EithneBlue awh thanks for asking. Im fine. I guess because im expecting af to arrive this month I've accepted the fact its not my month and I'm actually feeling okay about it. Christmas was great i even had a cheeky drink or two. How was your Christmas?

@fioney25 how amazing. So happy for you and what a perfect Christmas present. Did you get any symptoms? X

@EithneBlue sounds like implantation? But i don't want to get to excited for you yet. Keep us updated with af.... it could be your month. 🤞🏽 x

@swirls3468 only advice i can give is to try and not think about it too much as they say stress doesn't help. Having said this i know its easier said than done so all you can do is go with what you think is best and if that means overthinking then be so be it. Its good you have taken a relaxed approach and i hope you get a BFP soon. Keep us updated. 🙂

Hello, would it be ok for me to join too?

I'm 32 and husband is 33. We have agreed to start trying at the end of February. I just need to keep reminding myself that it really is not that long to wait! Plus it's a great opportunity to try and lose some much needed weight (as I sit thinking of the box of ferreror rocher in my dining room) 🙈

@KQM18 it is Christmas so i think scoffing is fine 🤪. I wish you good luck in your TTC journey.

@EithneBlue Thank you 😘 How are you?! Sounds positive from what you've been saying earlier. Are you going to test before Sunday or wait?

@jenna30 thank you! 😘 No symptoms at all, I had some mild twinges but nothing else! How are you doing?! Are you doing a FRER or holding out until your AF due date?

Fingers crossed for you both!! xx

@fioney25 thank you! My af is due in three days and i only have one FRER left so im going to wait. I did do a one step cheapy test and it showed up with a BFN but ive heard they work for some but don't for others. Though im sure its probably correct as ive not had any symptoms. But by the sounds of it with you, you didn't either except the twinges. Ahhh will see how the next few days go. Xx

@fioney25 @jenna30 I'm pretty sure it's just AF playing silly beggars - more brown spotting today but barely even noticeable on a pantyliner. I think it's just a weird start to AF. I'll just wait and see if she shows her true colours over the weekend, I guess -- I couldn't POAS to double check even if I was tempted as I'm not home until tomorrow night. I'm not really hopeful though and already assuming I'm out for the month.

Hi... So I could resist and tested this morning with a frer test but it was a bfn which isn't really a surprise given I'm only 9dpo.

I've been feeling very crampy for days and I have a really achey lower back. I don't know if it's a good sign or not but it is what it is... I'm going to wait bwofe testing again... I can't decide if I'll wait until Monday when I'm 11dpo or NYE when af is actually due... We'll see what I can manage haha

How are you all doing?
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas 😊

Ugh isn't it sad how you feel when someone around you is pregnant? Deep down I feel so happy for them but I'm also deflated at the fact that I'm not. One of my friends has recently become pregnant and i just feel so fed up with how hard it is for me. I know its only been a couple of months but its also seems to happen so quickly for other people. How is everyone else feeling?

@jenna30 Can I join?

I'm 32, have two boys aged 10 and 8. Was separated for two years then met my partner, we've been together two years and currently TTC no.3! My boys were conceived accidentally whilst on the pill, and since TTC since October I have NO IDEA how I ever managed to have two children without trying 😂

I came off the rod in October but haven't been lucky last month or this month. Fingers crossed for January and fingers crossed for all of us! xx

Ah, it was just AF as I suspected, although that was a weird and short cycle. On to the next cycle I go. 10 days to the OPKs.

@jenna30 I hear you - I think it's also important to remember that people in RL speak less about this sort of thing than we do online and a couple of months isn't long -- you might find if you ask some probing personal questions that it took a few months. On the other hand, a very good friend of mine literally knocked up his wife first try and I am beginning to feel jealous of that! I too am getting jealous of pg friends and friends with babies.

@EithneBlue oh dear ahh well at least you know for sure and its no more guessing. Good luck for the next month. My boobs feel fuller today but i reckon its because af is due in a couple of days. I did a one step test which was negative. I really don't fancy using the one frer test i have left before my af is classed as late. Im sure i will be joining you in a couple of days... we can then go through the next cycle together.

Ahhh!! I’m getting so frustrated that I’m 21 days late for AF (several bfns!) I’m feeling cramps today and I’ve been so emotional and moody the past few days so hoping she’s about to come!!!

Anyways! Hope everyone had an amazing Christmas & a fab 2020 with lots of BFPs!

@FirsttimeTTC oh dear! I cant imagine how you are feeling. I get frustrated being a day or two late. I hope it arrives soon or better yet you get your BFP soon. Sending Baby Dust your way. X

@FirsttimeTTC p.s you can still get pregnant without af arriving so still dtd when you can. 😀

Hi all, I'd love to join if that's ok!

Background: I'm 30, husband is 34. Married in June, had coil removed in Sept/Oct and this is cycle 3 of TTC - AF due 5th of Jan. We're both about as health-conscious and obsessive as it's possible to (healthily!) be so must say I was irrationally disappointed we didn't get pregnant straight away. I feel a bit as though this kind of process will bring out the worst in me in some ways, wish I were more laidback!!

Really went all-out for this cycle, if you catch my drift. And no alcohol over xmas. So really crossing fingers!

Hope it's ok to join

TTC since September
currently CD13
Last month ovulated around CD17- cycles are normally 30/31 days

Is anyone else on a similar cycle day to me?

@myttcjourney Hi I'm pretty similar to you. My cycle days are 30-31 days too and says on the app I ovulate around day 16/17. But not sure if I do or not because not been doing the OPK or anything like that. Been trying but relaxed since September but not happened yet! Good luck xxx

@jenna30 it is definitely frustrating! Just waiting game now for AF. Also still POAS just incase, but other than a super faint line a while back, they are all giving me the answer I knew I was going to get lol.
Thanks for the baby dust, sending lots to you too

PS - I’ve been doing OPKs (neg too haha) so we are using this time to have a little bit more of a break and just DTD For fun 😂 But I had no idea you could actually get pregnant with no AF, that’s definitely food for thought. Thank you!

Hi everyone. Great to see some new names popping up.

I don't know if I should test again tomorrow? I'll be 11dpo and had a bfn on friday (9dpo) but I've been feeling a bit nauseated the last 2 days and I've stated getting the worst spot break out. I'm really not a spotty person and have had 3 huge cystic type spots plus a load of smaller spots. It's so out of character for me. I'm still cramping and having lower back ache and on an off sore boobs... I am worried it will be another bfn and I'm reading into everything.

@jenna30 how are you getting on? How many dpo are you now? When do you think you'll test next? Xx

@swirls3468 we have been TTC since sept too! Nothing yet!

Fingers crossed this is both our months x

@Sausage1990 its definitely sounds like pregnancy symptoms and to be honest you know your body and what's normal or not. I think give it two more days (so 13dpo) and then test. But i know how difficult is not to get the urge to poas. Thanks for asking. Im okay. My AF is due tomorrow (according to my flo app) so I'm just waiting for it. Not going to test unless I'm officially late (2/3 days late). Ive not had any symptoms except a few twinges here and there recently but that could be to af arriving. Let me know the outcome of the test i hope its good news x