TTC baby no1. Looking for fellow crazy TTC friends!

[CAG14]

Hey

This is my 9th month TTC my first baby and I'm 33. I got static smiley on Friday on OPK, and now I'm in my TWW - again! I'm currently on furlough so the wait seems even longer and more painful and I definitely end up going a bit crazy 🤪

Anyone else in similar boat and need keeping sane?! Also any TTC tips you've heard of? I will literally try anything at the moment haha.

Some light bleeding when I wipe tonight. Not sure what's happening. 😔

@CAG14 hoping it’s the news you want lovely. it sounds like it could be! 🤞🏼

@stabal on no! Try not to panic as that is normal with early pregnancy and you def had positive lines on your tests. I hope it doesnt get heavier and it is gone tomorrow. Are you going to get another FRER tomorrow or wait? Sending hugs

@CAG14 I think I'll wait unless it gets any heavier tomorrow. Trying not to panic too much.. Maybe I overdid some decorating today. Who knows! How are you feeling today? Are you going to test tomorrow or wait and see if AF comes?

@stabal Yes that sounds like a good plan, keep us updated tomorrow. Not sure if you saw my earlier post but AF is here sadly. Albeit 4 days early and with no symptoms but pink when I wiped earlier. Least it is here and the waiting is over and can move on to next month quicker!

Sorry to hear that @CAG14, hopefully next month will be the month!

@stabal I've got everything crossed for you!

@CAG14 oh no I'm sorry! It was on the previous page and I missed it. Fingers crossed it passes quickly so you can move on. Nice big bar of chocolate for you 💜

@Jadeb1995 thank you, will keep yous updated!

@stabal no dont worry at all. Easily missed. Thank you. Hope everything's okay for you tomorrow

@Stabal how are you doing? Any more spotting?
AF here properly now so that's me definitely out. Just spent a fortune on a new supply of clearblue ovulation sticks, and supplements. This TTC is an expensive business!

I held off testing until the day before AF was due (yesterday) and was surprised to see a BFP. I had no symptoms other than a few cramps which could have been period cramps and I wasn't bloated like I normally would be!

@gk35 congratulations! Xxx

@gk35 wow congratulations!!!! 😄

@gk35 congratulations! 🥰
@CAG14 I had a slight brown tinge when I wiped this morning but nothing since. It certainly is an expensive process! Onwards and upwards into a new cycle 🤞

@gk35 aw congratulations. That’s really lovely news 🥰

@CAG14 it’s so expensive isn’t it. What supplements do you use?

My ovulation sticks arrived today. I don’t even know where to start. Yesterday was last day of AF, when do I even take these tests? I haven’t even opened the box it feels all a bit surreal... I know that sounds weird.

@stabal okay that is promising. Are you testing friday?

@LMA27 so with the ovulation sticks I usually start testing about CD10 and my cycles are usually 28 days long. The first day you test you will ALWAYS get a blank smiley face as it sets the baseline and goes from there. Then you should eventually get a flashing smiley face - when I get flashing I usually test twice a day to make sure I catch the static face. Some people only have 1 flashing smiley face, some have 6 7 days of it! Some even go straight to solid smiley. Just make sure you have sex every day or every other day during flashing and as much as you can when you get a solid. When you get a solid smiley in means you are likely to ovulate in the next 12-36 hours.

I hope that helps as a starting point. Oh and definitely wee in a cup and dip in rather than wee on them as they are a faff!

In terms of supplements I take folic acid, cog10 300mg a day and DHA vital. All recommended to me by my friend who went to see a fertility specialist when she was TTC.

Any other qs feel free to ask :)

@CAG14 yeah testing Friday still. I did another cheapie today and it was stark white, no faint line at all. Surely I should be seeing something there now if the frer was faint?

@stabal hmmm that is weird but IC are not always reliable. Hopefully a FRER will be nice and clear on Friday for you

I guess I'm out. AF here this morning with all the familiar pains. Who knows what the BFP was all about 😣

@stabal oh no I am sorry to bear that. It sounds like you had a chemical. I had one in February and had a similar line kn a FRER to you. They are common. Hope you're okay

@CAG14 I think you're right. I prepared myself for it to go either way so I'm disappointed but okay. Glad I found this space to rant to! New cycle for us, here we go again lol 🤞

@stabal chemical pregnancies are horrible. Let's hope this cycle is the lucky one for both of us. Spent nearly £100 yesterday ordering new OPKs, restocking supplements for me and OH and preseed. Better bloody be!

@CAG14 it's so disheartening to spend all that money isn't it. I haven't looked into preseed but I think I will! Not sure if it's because of it being a CP or if it's the supplements but my cycle was shorter. Although I would have been due on tomorrow judging by my usual cycles it wouldn't have came for another 5/7 days so I guess that's a positive I can cling to! Maybe something I'm taking is helping..

Sorry to hear that @stabal. Hoping for a good month for you this time!

Sorry to hear that @stabal could it have been an evap?