TTC baby #1 Threat #2

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Hi ladies ,

@Cheyanne101
@hopefulhel
@Liam2018
@Maddy0405
@notalwaysalondoner
@Hannahb26
@CurbsideProphet
@ToCaden
@JEMMA18
@LeaBri
@bubblyboo900

Our other thread is getting quite long and I know they stop at 1,000 comments so thought I’d make a new one for us .
I am so sorry if I’ve missed anyone , just going by usernames I remember off the top of my head !
I’m currently 5 weeks pregnant (miscalculated and thought I was only 4+3). Going for an 8 week scan (I’ll be almost 9 weeks) on 25th Jan.
but I am really enjoying joining you on your journeys on TTC and you’ve all been amazing so I didn’t want to just say goodbye to the thread .
Please come on in if you’re new here , and join everyone on their journeys . I feel like we’ve been chatting forever but it’s only been a couple of months. What a roller coaster it’s been!

Anyway, as we were!

@Maddy0405 You've got so much going on I'm not surprised you feel down. All very normal IMHO. I feel a bit blue myself today. Can't be optimistic and full of sunshine all the time!

Thank you @CurbsideProphet 😘😘 I feel thankful for this group xxx

@Maddy0405 yes this group keeps me going 🙂 I couldn't cope with being told bullshit like "relax, it will happen when you relax". It's much better to come on here and say how I really feel, as I know others feel the same and I'm normal. That makes it all bit less horrible and lonely. Hopefully that makes sense.

@CurbsideProphet it makes perfect sense! And that’s what I love about this space. That we all just get it.

Going out with friends today so looking forward to that. It’ll cheer me up and I can let off some steam ready to tackle another week.

We all need space to have a good moan @Maddy0405. Sorry to hear you still haven't heard back from your GP - how frustrating. It sounds like you have a lot on your plate. A house move alone is stressful enough!

I had a bad couple of days in the week with AF starting. I really struggle to talk to anyone when I'm on my period - I feel really down and think it is my way of coping with the disappointment.

I had my first reflexology session on Wed though and loved it. I found it very relaxing and have another booked for this Wed.

AF has finished now so we're back to DTD every other day. I'm trying to feel optimistic for this month but this routine is starting to wear me down a bit. I am finding it hard to believe it will ever happen, even though I know that is a ridiculous way to think!!

@MGee123 I feel the same. Very hard to get past the worry that it will never happen. Doesn't help with feeling that the normal state of things is crumbling down around Coronavirus.

In one way I am kinda glad I didn't get a bfp last month. I think if I did my anxiety levels would be through the roof with worry about the Corona virus. It's frightening.

11dpo today and got this today. It's definitely blue in colour and my husband says he can see a definite line. We had an even fainter one yesterday. Can anyone else see this?? It looks much clearer in real life!!!

@dragonfly1978 I can see a line but it’s very very faint for 11dpo . I’d do a first response . I did my clear blue at 11days and it looked like this xx

@GaaaaarlicBread that's what mine looks like in real life but I just couldn't get it to appear in a photo like it!

@dragonfly1978 Then congrats ! I’ve just found out we’re having a baby girl, so fingers crossed for you

@hopefulhel I know what you mean. Worrying times.

@dragonfly1978 🤞🏻for you.

@GaaarlicBread that's lovely news, hope you're ok.

@CurbsideProphet sorry I should have been clearer in my earlier post I have an underlying medical condition and am immune suppressed so am very worried about the Corona virus as I am not sure I'll be able to get my treatment and if that happens I'll become very unwell. Will be definitely putting ttc on hold for now

@hopefulhel oh gosh what a worrying time for you Keep looking after yourself.

@hopefulhel I'm sorry about your condition. It sounds like you've made a very sensible decision, although it must feel really hard.

I work in healthcare and this whole situation feels so surreal at the moment. We are continuing DTD every other day but there is a bit of me which wonders if we should stop TTC for a month or 2. I'm not sure what to do for the best! I really don't want to stop trying and I haven't read anything which suggests you should at the moment 🤷‍♀️

How are you all keeping? Are you isolating at home/working from home?

I'm good, I'm self isolating in so far as I am basically going out to do grocery shopping and that's it. I am working remotely from home from today and will be for the foreseeable future.

Currently still working for the NHS, going in to work and not been told any different by management yet so we’ll see. Stay safe everyone

I work from home most of the time anyway, so it's business as usual for me in that respect. I give advice and info over the phone for a charity. Lots of worried people wanting me to fix everything

I feel sick and like I have cattarh stuck in my throat 🤔 cycle day 26 for me. What strange and worrying times for us all.

I’m self isolating. Had a cough and temp (Plus all the usual cold symptoms) for last few days!

This is a really strange and worrying time for everyone. I hope you’re all keeping safe and well.

I’m cycle day 36. God only knows when AF will arrive!! I’ve certainly got no symptoms of pregnancy. Have felt a bit sick but would put that down to whatever germs my body is sorting out.

Thinking of you all xxx

What crazy times - we had to fly back from Canada a week early as they closed their borders. Was tempted to continue there as we had our laptops and could stay with friends and my DH is a Canadian citizen, and we would have had more fun hiking and skiing and stuff after work. But in hindsight was definitely the right decision as we may have been stuck there for months rather than weeks and our friends may have got fed up with us and working with an eight hour time difference would have been challenging.

We live in London and the supermarkets are nuts - the huge superstore near us was closed with queues outside at 845 this morning (normally opens at 6am) as they can’t manage the supplies and panic buying. We’ve decided to come home to my parents in the West Country to have more company and be out of the London panic. Were worried about lockdown so we left today.

We’re still DTD every 2-3 days but also don’t know if we should continue. But considering it’s been 7 cycles so far for us I want to continue. Feel so sorry for my friends who are due in the next month whose parents won’t be able to visit etc as they live abroad or if lockdown happens.

Oh no how annoying that your holiday was cut short. At least like you say, you won’t be stuck there for months. Probably be a bit nicer for you over in the West Country than over this way (I live on the essex/London border).

I would continue DTD. It is a worrying time for everyone including pregnant women but there are safeguards in place to keep us safe. And they don’t seem to think it causes any extra problems for those who are pregnant. These are such uncertain times.

I’ve had some period cramps on and off for the last day or so so I think AF is on her way.

I'm self isolating as well, as you @CurbsideProphet I work from home most of the time anyway, so business as usual.

My husband has underlying medical conditions and is immunosuppressed, so obviously a worrying time. He's also a supply teacher and now out of work as schools are closing, so money is a worry too. Trying to work out what benefits he can claim, but because I have quite a good salary it doesn't look like we'll get much, which is frustrating as we'll struggle massively with rent and bills and just being able to afford food...

We're still TTC though, even though we should probably take a break... I just want it too much, so, selfishly probably, don't want to take a break. I've also been doing the ClaireBlue smiley OPKs this month and I keep getting blank circles even though the app is telling me I should ovulate tomorrow. Should I be worried??

So sorry your holiday was cut short @notalwaysalondoner - it's such crazy times, isn't it...

Hello all 👋🏻

I've got cramps and AF is likely to start any minute. Day 28, so it is late for me to only be starting. But here we are. DH and I have agreed to keep trying through all this. He is NHS (not clinical) and at his trust all out patient clinics are going ahead as normal (with precautions). @camha we also both want a baby too much to stop now, especially when there would be no way of knowing when we could start again.

Gosh @notalwaysalondoner that was an abrupt end to your trip. I think you made the right decision. There are Brits stuck all over the world now unable to get on a flight and no idea how long they will be away from home.

I've been feeling very anxious this morning. I feel a bit congested and like I'm starting with a snotty cold and cough. DH is adament that I don't have a dry cough - (sorry TMI I have a lot of catarrh stuck in my throat). In normal times I wouldn't be worried at all and would just be annoyed, but these aren't really normal times 😬

@CurbsideProphet totally agree - some days this week I have felt really quite well and would normally go to work but really don’t want to risk it. Imagine if it WAS corona and you infected a whole load of your team!

Agree with all of you ladies, selfish or not, we also want it too much to take a break from TTC.

I thought AF was definitely on the way but nothing yet... just seem to have having on and off cramps and pains inside (my cervix maybe?!) weird.

@Maddy0405 luckily I'm now working from home full time, so I've not had the worry about what to do. DH and I have agreed that he'll pick up a few bits tomorrow while I stay home to monitor my phlegmy cough throat clearing!

Our bodies are such tricky things. I imagine all you can do is monitor the cramps and see what happens.

I had a text from my GP to say they received my blood test results and have issued a prescription for vitamin D. I've been low before so I'm not really surprised. There's a bit online about how low vit D can increase the risk of early miscarriage, so I'm hoping that my levels will be boosted for my next cycle. Clutching at straws really. AF is kicking in and the cramps are intensely painful, more like my chemical pregnancy at new year. I don't know what to think really. A weekend on the sofa with the telly for me 🍫