TTC first baby thread 25

[Annny27]

hi ladies,

Setting up a new thread for all of us ttc our first baby!

Will tag all the names I can remember from top of my head (I.e easy to spell haha)

@kiza
@lozzlepop
@orangeloo
@lottiepink
@timswifey
@XjustagirlX
@lizzie198

Graduates:
@whatsthecraic91

Hi Ladies, 11dpo and still getting twinges although now I'm doubting myself and thinking maybe my body is just gearing up for AF and giving me cramps/twinges a week early? 🤷🏼‍♀️

@XjustagirlX sounds like you've got a lovely consultant there who's very understanding. Do you think you'll test early or wait for AF?

@Annny27 don't worry we'll try to remind you that you've got a ton more progesterone in your system so no symptom spotting for you this cycle!

@orangeloo how are you finding still being furloughed? Is it still enjoyable? Sorry about your protein powder, I had read about that a while ago but didn't think much of it as I don't often eat peas... they seem to be the forgotten vegetable these days 😄

@Lottiepink nice to hear from you, how are you doing?

@orangeloo fingers crossed for you, hopefully the will hang around! How long is he away for? Yes that will be a shock to the system to go back, even though I'm still working I'm dreading going back properly 😂

@Annny27 haha 😂 it might be a difficult month, I'll try to remind you, but might also get caught up in your symptoms for you 😂🙈
Yes I get what you mean about the office environment, such a crazy year isn't it!

@XjustagirlX fingers crossed for you 🤞🏻 that's good about the promise of a referral, and a good idea to carry on as you are for a few months and see what happens, then you know there's the referral at the end if needed 😊 ahh that's awful, about your work, but fab that you kept your job!

@Kiza I'm ok thank you, I'm 11dpo and got the twinges too, and my temp has dropped so af is imminent 🙄 my luteal keeps changing, used to be 10 days, then increased to 14 for around 6 cycles and last 2 gone back down again. This is unusual isn't it?
Would love it to be something else for you, so will keep my 🤞🏻

Hi Ladies,

haven't been on here in a while! Currently starting the tww again. Going to really try and wait for AF and not test.

Last month I had a meltdown as DH and I argued and I was ovulating. But it was just impossible to DTD! Ahh well wasn't the right time! I also spotted every day since ovulation then didn't have a proper AF, fingers crossed this month is better!

Since then, we have got a new house sale agreed, moving about 40 minutes away from where we live now. Will be a nice change.

How is everyone? Good luck all in the tww. Will go back through messages on here to have a nosey xx

@orangeloo no way!!! Raging you spent money on that, but also thanks for the tips. I eat peas quite often actually so will avoid for now! I have soy protein....I hope thats ok!x

@Lozzlepop congratulations on saying yes to the dress! Exciting and I'm sure its nice to be able to plan it all now.x

@ValidUser congratulations, I wish you all the best of luck for your scan xxx

Girls. I'm in shock. After me saying that, I got a positive OPK 3 days in a row, I havent been feeling well and been really tired so I thought I'd take a pregnancy test on the off chance and its positive 3+ weeks. WHAT??????? that cant be right?????? I'll have to test again in the morning as I just don't believe it. I'm in shock, confused, stressed because I've been drinking and having coffee.......

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@XjustagirlX that's really nice of him. Fx for you naturally though

@Kiza I love being furloughed the bad things are I am a bit concerned about redundancy even though they keep saying they won't and if/ when I do go back I kinda feel like a lot of my hard work from before is wasted almost like starting again. FX your twinges aren't AF. How u feeling today?

@Lottiepink thank u. DP is back and forward abroad a lot so it can be quite stressful finding out his dates. Last year we were so lucky but this year not so much. Yeah I'd like to go back part time at first to ease back in 😂.
FX for you too this month. I've always read luteal phase doesn't differ that much maybe a day. Can you think of anything you were doing when it was longer?

@mrsbecs welcome back fx for you this month. I think soy is fine if your cycles are good.

Aah yes huge congratulations @ValidUser x

I'm all confused!

So this is the first month using OPKs. Done my 4th today and it shows nothing!

Flo says ovulation should be today
Femometer says tomorrow
Ovia doesn't specify.

Am I panicking prematurely?! I'm CD 12

Thanks @orangeloo x
@beckyBP I normally don't ovulate until CD15, keep testing x

@mrsbecs ah thank you! I think I'm just getting panicky prematurely then.

Congratulations on your BFP 🥳

Will read everyone else's messages and respond later but just wanted to congratulate @mrsbecs thats amazing :D :D

You must have had some implantation spotting - how exciting!!!

Thanks @beckyBP and @Annny27 I took another and its also positive. Must of been ovulation bleeding then implantation bleeding but it lasted so long I thought it was AF and I was so down. This would really explain why I've been so tired this week and slight nauseous. I suffer from GERD so I thought it was that.....
I don't know if I'm 3 weeks or 6, pregnancy weeks confuse me! X

Also my friend just had a miscarriage so I'm feeling all sorts of things here

@mrsbecs congratulations.. pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last period so I'm assuming that will be 6 weeks?

@beckyBP don't worry, it can take a few months of using opks to catch your surge. Some women have a very quick surge some like me have longer. Once you've been doing them a couple of months and track your body too (cervical mucus, position, pains etc) you'll get more of an idea.
When you think you may be gearing up for a +opk it's advisable to test twice a day, once late morning and again late afternoon as most LH surges happen afternoon/evening/night so fmu is not always advisable as you may end up missing it.

@orangeloo I hear what you mean, the possibility of redundancy is hanging over so many peoples heads. Hopefully it won't come to that for you and when you're 6 months back in work you'll look back on furlough as a lovely dream!

So I got my dpo mixed up (sometimes I forget what day of the week it is!) and I'm actually 13dpo. Still getting twinges and no spotting (Accupuncture seems to have really helped with that) and CP is medium and soft. So looking positive but been here too many times to get excited.
Going to test tomorrow as AF is due tomorrow/Saturday. 🤞🏼🤞🏼

@mrsbecs we crossed posts!! Massive congratulations 🥳 x

@mrsbecs congratulations!
Here's my little peanut.

Thank you so much @Kiza @orangeloo @ValidUser! going to ring the doctor tomorrow as I guess thats the next thing to do???

ah thanks Kiza, yeah think it is 6 weeks. I take it I can go for an early scan in 2 weeks then do you know?

Valid User sooooo sweet. How far along are you? xx

@mrsbecs only 6+3, but the ivf clinic do a 6 and an 8 week scan. Still can hardly believe I'm actually pregnant!

Thanks @Kiza that's really helpful. It blows my mind if I'm honest 😅

Morning :D

Well I really hope it is it @kiza please let us know :D I would live to find out that i am two days ahead of where I thought haha!

@validuser glad baby is doing well:D it was just the one embryo that implanted then?

@XjustagirlX thats great news that you can do IVF in a few months if that's what it comes down to but let's hope you fall naturally before that 🙌🙌🙌

@Lottiepink my luteal phase was always bang on 14 days ans then it started getting shorter and now its getting longer again- so weird!!!

@orangeloo day 3 of using the progesterone and i am feeling okay so far. When did you start to feel rough? My boobs are heavier like they are at the end of my cycle so I am fairly sure its working

@ValidUser Gorgeous little peanut!!! So happy for you!

@mrsbecs congratulations, that's lovely news 😊

@orangeloo it must be so difficult, just adds another obstacle in the way lol. Haha part time would defo be way better, hopefully that's what they will do for you! It's strange after me posting that yesterday my temp has gone back up today, which I'm trying to not get excited about as I have a feeling this has happened before, so I am 12dpo today. I don't know of anything that could be making it longer or shorter, will have to try and have a good think for future cycles!

@Kiza good luck!! Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏻😊

@ValidUser oh wow amazing! Congratulations 😍

@Annny27 so flipping annoying 😂😂 mine maybe will be longer this time, so I'm mega confused!

@Annny27 I can't really remember maybe a week in, just really bloated and sluggish then getting rougher towards the end and then most rough the day after I stopped and yes MASSIVE BOOBS 😂

@Lottiepink let's hope your temp rise is a sign. I always stop temping after ovulation is confirmed. I know i miss out on the full cycle picture but I just don't need another thing to analyse haha.

@Kiza I thought about doing a test this morning 11dpo but I got too worried so didn’t. I will do one this weekend but not decided on Saturday or Sunday yet. Have you tested today?

@Lottiepink 10-14 days seems a bigger range than normal for LP. Do you know for definite the day you ovulated? Could it be that the ovulation date is out by 1 or 2 days instead of the LP?

@mrsbecs congratulations. That happened to me in March. I got 5 positive opks and had spotting but turns out I was pregnant. Unfortunately ended in ectopic but my digital only showed 1-2 weeks. Do you wait till 12 weeks scan or are you getting an earlier one?

@ValidUser great picture. I think it’s amazing that we can see inside at a baby. It’s fascinating.