TTC Thread #2

[Daffodil21]

Continuing the original thread:

First time TTC - help please!! Any one else TTC for their first time? www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/3914013-first-time-ttc-help-please-any-one-else-ttc-for-their-first-time

Tagging those in my tag list - sorry if I've left anyone out or tagged people who don't want to be tagged!

@AlisonLew15 @Bam27 @CEW19 @Dreaming101 @HJen22 @LennyAndToots @M4v3r1ck @Mrskcam @Rocky89 @SVC11
@TerryRose

And of course, our graduates:
@Peach1204 @Poppyismyfavourite @Summertime1992 I'm sure everyone here would love to hear how you're getting on!

@acaciabluebell I guess if it’s present, even a little, that’s good news! I’m the same regarding the BM! I just keep telling myself everyone’s different and can’t keep assuming somethings wrong with me which I do at every corner in this!

As predicted yesterday, AF snuck in today. Ah well!

Hah I'm the same with BMs around ov, I always thought it was because I'm 'pushing' so it's more detectable? No clue!

@Tofu35 aw I’m sorry to hear 😢 good excuse for chocolate and maybe a glass of something?! 😊 hoping next cycle is the one for you!
Half an hour til I can wee and do another test! If I see a flashing smiley I’m going to cry lol

Fingers (and legs for the next half hour!) crossed for you @dogscanlookup!

I'm away with some friends this weekend, so won't have to awkwardly excuse myself from any wine/gin drinking that may happen.

@Dogscanlookup yeah I get that. At this point I feel I need to be doing something different though as what I have been doing isn't doing anything!! It is more aimed at people who have been trying a long time, but it is very useful too. Let us know your OPK result!

@acaciabluebell I read somewhere that even if you can't feel CM there's probably enough there to do the job. Can't remember where I read that though or how true it is!

@Tofu35 sorry AF arrived. I hope you have a lovely time away though!

Aaaand it’s a flashing smiley 🙁

@Daffodil21 yes I can totally understand trying new things! I hate it’s been such a long journey for you x
@Tofu35 ah that’s exciting then!

Also does anyone else get targeted ads at them all the time for baby clothes and maternity wear.. it’s getting annoying now like rubbing it in my face!

@Dogscanlookup oh no! Hopefully you'll get a static tomorrow.

YES to the ads. I used to get so many. They drove me absolutely insane after my MCs. There is a way to stop them but I'm not sure how. My DH did something in my Facebook settings which seemed to do the trick. I don't see a single one anymore

I'll ask him later and let you know what magic he did

How did you get on this morning @Dogscanlookup ?

Sorry I forgot to ask DH about ads but I wi tonight. I was so tired last night, even had a little sofa nap at 7pm - good job it's not after my FW or I would have thought that was symptom 😂

Had another baby dream last night - literally no break from this

Morning ladies!
@Daffodil21 thank you so much, god that must’ve been horrible for you 🙁 it’s good your DH sorted it for you! Let me know when you can ☺️ I totally understand the naps, it’s probably all this stress!
And this morning I got a static smiley!!! 😍 we DTD last night and with the babydance lube so hopefully we’ve already kick started! Just text him now to tell him to have an early day 😅
Aw no the dreams are the worst. One day your dreams of a baby will be reality, it’s just a horrible long wait! X

Also I’ve been trying to ignore the lines as they say to on the stick when you eject... I’ve looked at it this morning and the first line is stronger than I’ve ever seen it, so they obviously do mean something?!

This is bad because next time I’m gonna be checking them like crazy!

This morning ic... After 2 sleepless nights and a strong sense of smell I thght why not at 9dpo....think I can see the faintest of lines... Which is... Deffo new haha. So so early soooo trying (unsuccessfully) to not get my hopes up...

@Dogscanlookup yay!!! Sounds like you have timed it perfectly. I'm never telling my DH about the smileys ever again, not after last month where it just put too much pressure on him 😂 he knows I'm doing the OPKs but I don't plan on telling him when /if it changes to a smiley! Hopefully yours will be ok though!

I didn't even dream I had a baby... I dreamt I was in a real life support group and every one else was having babies but me!

@SVC11ahhhh!!! Keep us posted!!

@SVC11 ooh! Let's hope the line keeps getting stronger :D

@Dogscanlookup woohoo the static smiley!

@Daffodil21 hah! I had a dream last night I was escaping from Gilead in full handmaid's tale outfit!

Also, my DH puts a lot of pressure on himself by reading articles online about absolutely everything and then checking the ovulation tests and asking to see the temp graphs- as the months go on, he looks more stressed about the whole thing. But then he doesn't have a place like this thread to see other people are going through similar things!

@SC1989 so can OPKs detect pregnancy or am I reading this wrong??
@Daffodil21 I think as it’s our second month DP is just excited by it all! I can imagine it gets as wearing for them as it does for us after a while. Not a nice dream! It can sometimes feel like everyone else is popping babies out left right and centre, but after seeing all these forums it’s clearly not the case so you’re not alone!
@Tofu35 it’s sweet your DH cares so much. It must be hard for men, as woman have a lot more places like this to chat, I’m guessing it’s not as available for men and the pressure for them to perform every time must be hard.

@Dogscanlookup ovulation tests can apparently pick up pregnancy, but by the time they could do so the HGC levels are high enough for a positive pregnancy test (I did lots of research on this last month when I got a smiley on Cd37!). But I think @SVC11 is using a pregnancy strip test, not an OPK?

He's actually pretty good with the frequency, especially as I don't ovulate until around CD21 normally, so that's a lot of dtd before the FW even starts! But as soon as he knew it was the crucial time, it definitely had an affect!

It's sweet your DH is doing lots of research @Tofu35 but I can imagine that does increase the pressure on himself!

Who knows, maybe our DPs are on here 😂

@Dogscanlookup hey yeah it's an hcg strip not an lh strip so detects the pregnancy hormone. Just looks similar to an opk 😊

@Daffodil21 yeah it’s different when they known it matters I guess!

@SVC11 ah ok! I feel like I’ve never seen these... I feel so new to all this 😂

@SVC11 omg! Keep us posted!!!

So, I think I'm 6 or 7dpo today. Absolutely no symptoms so far.

I was looking through my period tracker app recently and I realised if I add up the months where DH and I had unprotected sex around ovulation, this is technically our 4th month 😐😳 I feel like this changes things and I'm more anxious now as I feel like this month is another failure

@acaciabluebell you're still really early so don't panic. And mine is such a faint line I'm not sure it even really counts yet haha. Am gonna try hold out til 12dpo (sat) and see what it says then. You never know it could be your month! X

So after my reflexology last night, I got a flashing smiley face this morning!!! Of course I don't know how long I'll have the flashing face for but it's definitely earlier than usual, which is good with my long cycles!!!

I didn't oblate until CD37 last month, which is abnormally late for me, so I was worried that would happen again! Let's hope flashing turns into static!

Hi everyone! Haven't posted in a while. Felt like I needed a break from thinking about only ttc and nothing else. AF been and gone and just took my first opk of this month today. I'm really not feeling very hopeful for some reason, just been feeling like it's never going to happen for me. Wondering whether I should take a break from ttc all together.
@Daffodil21 That's good, hopefully you ovulate earlier this month and don't have such a long cycle!

Yay @Daffodil21 that's awesome!! Fingers crossed xxx

Welcome back @Bam27 I'm sorry that you're feeling negative ☹️ I've felt a bit similar recently, it's so hard isn't it. Fingers crossed this is our month xx

7 or 8dpo today. My UTI is gone thankfully but I'm feeling a bit under the weather today, got earache, sinus pain, body aches and cramps. Bleurgh!

@Daffodil21 woohoo! Excellent news, come on static smile, don't be shy!

Hey @Bam27, welcome back. Sorry you're feeling like this month won't be positive for you- but good you're giving yourself some space to help your mental health. Be kind to yourself, if you think you need some time off of the monitoring aspects of TTC, it's definitely something to consider.

I'm getting my blood tests results back later today, argh! Hope everything is okay, although even if it's not- it's good to know. But still...argh!