TTC first baby thread 24

[Anny27]

Hi ladies,

Setting up the new thread for us as we approaching the end of the old one!

@whatsthecraic91
@validuser
@lozzlepop
@orangeloo
@timswifey
@MIW01
@1990shopefulftm
@lottiepink

And a few others who I can't remember their username from memory so please tag yourself :D

@whatsthecraic91 bless you, I hope you manage to get some rest, you need to look after yourself. What do you do if you don't mind me asking?

@Annny27 sorry to see it was another BFN, it seems very sensible to take a break with your history.

@Kiza that's ridiculous that there's no reason to be in the office but they won't let you wfh!

@ToCaden it's the same in our hospitals, there aren't many laptops and I don't know if they don't want to or can't buy more. It seems like some departments are all wfh and some are not simply because they don't have laptops. Hopefully I am getting a laptop next week and will be wfh most of the week. Most of my team will have to be in the office as we don't have any laptops to give them and we still need people in the office to do some tasks that can't be done from home. I have moved everyone to different desks so they are 2m apart, I'm not letting anyone else in our offices, they all have to sanitise their hands on entry and exit and we now come in a separate entrance. If you have to get public transport will they let you adjust your hours so it's not at rush hour? That is what we are doing for staff that have to be in.

@PeggyToo welcome! Sorry I haven't used the monitor so not sure. Have you used any of the cheap OPKs alongside it just so you can compare?

Was 3 days late this month, had a very very very faint positive hen started spotting Brown discharge with lots of cervical mucus in it. 2nd day of this discharge and I'm about 70% sure it's my period but if it lasts more than the day after tomorrow I'll know for deifnlety as the spotting started yesterday around this time x

@Lozzlepop ... I didn't even consider all the extra hand washing, I feel daft now! I also realised that in my cleaning blitz before we moved I was using lots of cleaning products I don't normally and didn't use gloves so that probably contributed too.

@ToCaden Uch I'm sorry that's awful that you and your colleagues still have to go in :(

@Fueledwithfairydustandgin Welcome! Hope it all goes smoothly and quickly for you ^^ I'm a newb too, still learning how it all works

@whatsthecraic91 Yes I think it might be the extra hand washing; feel silly for not realising! Luckily have seem to be back to normal now so perhaps they've adjusted (my skin is anything but dry normally!) I'm sorry about your fainting, must've been scary, and goodness a 70 hour week, you must be shattered! I hope you're able to get some R&R soon X

@Annny27 sounds sensible for you to miss a month under your circumstances, and I'm sure the break won't matter longterm. I just want this sodding virus gone from the world now and I'm sure everyone feels the same :(

@PeggyToo Welcome! Sorry I'm not familiar with Clear blues but wishing you all the best!

Well, think my first period after stopping pill has arrived! Bit surprised as it's quite soon - I only took my last pill (combined) around the 3rd this month - and also I didn't notice any ewcm or other ovulation signs so don't think I ovulated, but hey ho. Body's gonna take a wee while to sort itself out, no doubt.

Hi all - I wanted to join this thread if that's ok :) I'm on day 6 of my first cycle since we decided to try and this would be our first child. I know the timing is terrible but I am fit and healthy and we have been waiting for years for the timing to be 'just right' and it never seems to happen, so we've had a lot of talks about life goals and priorities and here we are... I just read the most recent updates and noticed that ToCaden is a DWP civil servant too! I work in an office of EO's and none of us have laptops or any facility to work from home, despite it being completely plausible to do so. They just ask us to keep on as we are doing, going into the office. Scary times

Ladies what do you think? Do you think cd17 was my peak and I just had a super short lh surge or maybe I still haven't O yet? It's so odd as I'm usually like clockwork (except for last months HSG)

Good morning everyone,

Been a crazy few weeks, and only going to get worse!

Hope you are all coping in this awful situation 😭😭

I'm now wfh, and finding it very strange, but very lucky in the fact that it means I'm not going to be as exposed. I can't believe that so many of you are having to travel to work. That's dreadful, especially when not really given reasons why you can't. Hope you all have a chilled Sunday planned, before the chaos starts again tomorrow! Will try and go through the messages and catch up properly later 😊

Hope everyone had a restful weekend xx Had a little personal victory - managed to find some pasta!

Think I might have spoken too soon re the period. There was one bit of bright red blood Saturday eve but then nothing but tiny spots of brown mixed with cm (sorry, tmi) all Sunday and this morning. Not really sure what's going on tbh but assume it's all part of the getting back to normal process

Afternoon :D

So AF decided to let me get my hopes up this month....she was 2 days late. Usually period starts on 14dpo but this month was 16dpo 🙄. So CD1 for me today

We are almost 90% sure we arent ttc this cycle but will still be sticking around :) hows everyone doing?

@whatsthecraic91 have you tested??

@kiza if your OPKs had gone back to low I would be tempted to say you had ovulated but because they are still high I am unsure :S

@CoalCraft hopefully you have more of an idea of what your body is doing soon 🤞🤞

@Lottiepink yep wfh is a bit of a bore after a while but very thankful for the opportunity to be at home!

Hi ladies my period has stopped Now and all it was was Brown spotting, it only lasted around 2 and a half to 3 days long .... what is happening

@Lmac2018 could it be implantation bleeding maybe? Have you tested again since the faint positive?

I seem to be having a period just like yours but am putting it down to getting used to being off pill; it's been less than a month since my last pill lol

Erm I did one yesterday and it was negative so idk... bit aren't you supposed to wait a few days after the bleed to test x

Good afternoon ladies I hope we are all ok.

It seems a few of us are having unusual AF's or weird things going on. Perhaps it's the stress and the unusual current situation too?

I had some more normal AF signs on Saturday (bright red blood) making it 4/5 days late but then it went back to spotting. Been on and off for a week now which is unusual for me but I am putting it down to having my copper coil being removed. I never used to have very heavy or long periods and the coil only made them slightly heavier. The main annoyance in all this is that I now have no idea when ovulation will be which is frustrating for someone who is usually so spot on and regular. I will just have to opk test a bit more this month i think to see what is going on.

We had thought about delaying trying properly for a month or so with the current situation but then decided to just keep going as we have only just started and it is likely to take a few months anyway. DH is in the military and we are finally in a post where he works regular hours and (shouldn't) have to be sent away for a few years so it's a really good time for us to TTC.

@lozzlepop I’ve not phoned up the private clinic yet to see if they are doing appointment but I’ll let you know.

@kiza I would say you ovulated on CD17/18. I’ve had false peaks before so I only know when I’ve ovulated for definite due to temps.

So last month I was 3 days late and definitely thought I was pregnant but AF arrived (lots). So this month I went to do my first ovulation clearblue test on CD9 (yesterday) and I instantly got a peak smiley. We quickly DTD twice and again this morning.

I think what happened was AF was on time last cycle but never came out as I was really ill. So I though I was on CD9 but it was actually CD12! And I have started ovulating on CD13. I hope we haven’t missed it this month.

Also I recently read a book trying to conceive an A to Z guide. It has really helped me. It’s a very small book and I think it’s only £1 on kindle.

One thing I took from it which has really helped me is, most of us will eventually get pregnant whether that’s naturally or iui or ivf etc. Each time our period arrives we are one month closer to that goal. I just thought I would share as that realisation has really helped me.

The book also suggests the ‘bunny method’ which is different to the normal every other day DTD method.

The author got pregnant the month she tried the bunny method. Basically the moment you get a peak, DTD ASAP, that same evening, the following morning and then the morning after that.

Due to me getting a peak straight away this cycle we are trying it this cycle. Fingers crossed it works.

Hi ladies,

Happy Tuesday! How are we all doing? Sorry I have been so late in catching up. Well it has been quite the Tuesday here, I have had the rest of our tests cancelled and as of tomorrow I am on furlough! All the emotions right now- is anyone else on furlough or are you ladies all still working?

@ToCaden thats rubbish that you can't WFH especially given who your employer is and that you have vulnerable staff! Do you think they will be able to let more of you WFH as the situation develops?

@whatsthecraic91 so sorry to hear that you fainted, are you doing ok? 70 hours is crazy, please take it easy and take care of yourself!

@Kiza yeah ours have all been cancelled now with no word on when they will be rescheduled, hoping as ours were in the not too distant future we won't have too much of a wait when things resume.

@Anny27 it definitely sounds like you have made the right decision given your past history, you would only worry more if you did end up getting pregnant this cycle.

@PeggyToo welcome to the thread!

@Narwhal88 fingers crossed you get to WFH soon 🤞🏻

@CoalCraft don't be silly I was exactly the same when it was happening to me at the start, hands are now returning to a state of normality which is nice. I think my first AF was about 3 weeks after stopping the pill too.

@Lmac2018 what CD are you? Did you test with an IC or first response?

@XjustagirlX cant say that I have ever heard of the bunny method, we always find either SMEP or DTD a few days before and then before OV always works best for us.

Sorry it was a long catch up- just such a strange time just now, hope everyone is having a good day and that you are all safe ❤️

@Lozzlepop strange isn't it. MOD were working from home over two weeks ago. One staff member said they felt this showed the company didn't care about staff at our grade and think we're dispensable. Most of the managers are of course safely at home. With all the deaths in the news people are scared.

Good news is they're finally putting in requests for the at risk staff who've been hiding at home due to health conditions to get the laptops they need to work remotely. DWP is still way behind everyone else in following government advice and no one but the ones not able to leave the house are being considered, but it's one small step in the right direction.

Though there was discussions about how now suddenly they're saying it's possible to work from home (the firm answer before was it was not and will not be possible for our grade with no reasons given), then why aren't all staff being allowed to work from home. After all, that's what the government says should happen.

If one of my colleagues or their relatives dies because of this I'm going to be so angry.

@XjustagirlX it's horrible when your hopes get up isn't it. Then you keep getting bfn and those hopes come crashing down.

The idea of each AF being one step closer to being pregnant is a nice one. AF came for me today and I felt like screaming. Will try to remember that positive spin.

Evening girls! Cd3 here so AF easing off a little :)

@lozzlepop sorry to hear you ar won furlough but luckily the government has that support system in place at the moment 💗

@XjustagirlX the bunny method sounds exhausting haha! But might be worth a shot

@kiza do you think to have ovulated?

@whatsthecraic91 did you test??🤞🤞🤞

@ToCaden yes some companies have loved super quick in terms of home working when others are slacking

@Lmac2018 test again in a few days :)

@Factualmistakes sounds like a good time for you to ttc, despite corona :) hopefully some OPKs can your mind at rest re when you ovulate

@Lozzlepop happy to say my hands seem to be almost back to normal too, must be getting used to the excess washing :) poor DH still has reptile skin, but he gets that every winter, it's just a little words than usual this year! That's interesting to hear you also had first period about three weeks after stopping pill, it seemed from reading around that it was more common to wait ages for the first period, but I guess everyone's different.

Well, looks like my period (?) is drawing to a close now. It was an odd one! Started with a bit of red, but then just old brown blood and only a little bit heavier than spotting really. But then it was so soon after my last withdrawal bleed that I don't suppose there was much time for a lining to build up

Looking forward to a hopefully more normal cycle this time :)

Hi ladies, had what I thought was my period on Friday but by Monday it was gone and it was Brown spotting with it sometimes coming onto a pad. I just feel it.. I feel like I am pregnant... I don't know how to explain it, tests are coming up negative atm

Sorry I've been AWOL, it's work sleep, work sleep at the minute 😥

@Annny27 AF arrived on Sunday and she was gone by yesterday so had another 3 day weird AF 🤔 really heavy and painful on Sunday then Monday Tuesday virtually nothing 🤯 sorry she's arrived for you too 😢

CD4 today and my fertile window is over Easter when we are both off a few days as DP is still working too so I'm considering just seeing if it happens 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ we both are not really thinking about sex at the minute anyway 😆

I'm on cycle day 35 with usual 24-28 length periods, erm I used internet cheapie, the ones from Amazon that are 10 x

Morning ladies, apologies for the delayed reply just busy with work but at last they have created a skeleton rota so now only in the office 2 days/week 🙌🏼
CD24 and I finally O! The HSG has royally messed with my cycles!

@whatsthecraic91 how you holding up with long days? Sounds like a good plan over Easter and a well deserved break too.

@Lmac2018 any symptoms? When do you think you're going to test again?

@CoalCraft glad to hear your hands are back to normal, I think sales of hand cream have gone up massively too! I need to do an intense overnight treatment on mine I think.

@ToCaden I really hope they sort out something for you all soon as it's so unfair. I was walking around with a diluted bottle of Zoflora and disinfecting everything at work (even the toilets and kitchen).

@Lozzlepop sorry to hear all your tests are cancelled, I suppose we have to accept we are not a priority given everything. I tried calling the phlebotomist department just to see if they were open at the hospital but no one has answered the phone in 3 days so I'm assuming it's a no!

@XjustagirlX I tried googling the bunny method but could only find out how to make bunny socks 😆 do you know of a website you could post in here?

@kiza I’ve just read about the bunny method in the book I read. Trying to conceive an A to Z. It’s £1 on kindle.

So I have had a peak every day from CD12 to CD16 (today). I’ve never experienced this before. I thought maybe the clearblue reader was broken so I have used 3 separate readers and they have all shown peaks straight away. No low or high readings at all.

Has anyone experienced this?

Aldo got the past couple of days I have been bleeding. It was been red mixed with CM at first but then it turned brown.

I’m really stressing out as I can’t even go to the doctor.

@XjustagirlX Don't worry too much about light bleeding around O, it's happened to me a couple of times and my consultant said it's nothing to worry about unless it's connected to PCOS or endometriosis symptoms.
I've had a close peak followed by a lot of highs and then a stronger peak this cycle. Super weird but I think the HSG messed me up a bit. However it's unusual to have 5 solid days of peaks, I've sometimes had 3 peak days in a row and then it lowers.

Are you open to a consultant that you could call for advice?