Our first month ttc our first

[rosiej95]

As soon as AF disappears, which will be soon 🤞 me & my partner will be ttc :)
I've been keeping an eye on my cycles for a little while using the flo app & have been taking pregnacare.
Is there anything else we should know or do to help prepare ourselves? :)
Exited to go on this roller coaster of a journey & as no one knows of our plans would be lovely to hear off people ttc too :) xx

@beckyBP sounds like me! I can only relax at night if I feel like I’ve achieved something - a productive day is my fave! I’ve had a lovely weekend thanks, a day cleaning out the spare room yesterday in prep for the plasterer coming on Thursday and today was a family day, nice big walk with DH and our dogs.

How are you feeling tww wise? Xxx

@Amy259 you are spot on!! Ah sounds wonderful! Your day today sounds perfect. We actually had plasterers in yesterday! 😂

I haven't had much time to think about it actually. I'm 7 or 8 dpo (didn't test this month) and trying to hold off! How about you?? Xx

@beckyBP once the room is plastered it probably sit bare for ages as it’ll (hopefully) eventually be a room I wouldn’t want to jinx by doing anything to any time soon!! It’s been needing done since we bought the house 2 years ago so it needs plastered anyway but I’ll have no decor done until it’s the right time 😂

I’m only 3dpo today so not much to think about, I’m sure it’ll be a different story once I get into week 2 of the wait though! Xxx

Oh my god @RLou3!! How do you feel? Have you told DH? So bloody happy for you!! What cycle was this for you?

@beckyBP @Amy259 I think I'm just joining you in the tww club, negative opk today and temp spike so think I o'd yesterday!

@Amy259 that's a good plan! Good to get the plastering done now and then wait. We've been needing to get our room (front living room) done for ages but we don't use it! Getting it done to get it on the market.

Hope it's a super quick TWW for you 🤞🏽

Ah that's good @maudesid hope the TWW goes nice and quick for you too!! Xxx

@RLou3 this is the best news to wake up to! 😍 Congratulations! How are you feeling?😃

I'm still waiting for AF to go away said to my BF last night tho, I mean business this month 😂 it's our anniversary this month so would be amazing if it was to happen this cycle 😍

Hoping your tww goes nice and quickly for you all ❤️

Thanks so much girls. I can’t even explain what this feels like. I’ve wanted this so much and have been so stressed about it all. Now it seems to have finally happened - I’m petrified! I need you lot to conceive this month! I can’t do this alone!!! I’m rooting for you all!!!!

Honestly there have been barely any symptoms ( in comparison to last month, where I had every symptom possible - but was most defo not pregnant!!!)

So id say this month. - I was constipated around 4 or 5 dpo. I’m never constipated so that was strange. Also had really yellows thick discharge. I looked at it and thought - what on earth!!! Then literally nothing else really. Until yesterday. Woke up and felt like I’d done 1000 sit ups and I most definitely had not!! Then it was on my mind - I was thinking this is so weird. I went to my parents for dinner - went to get up from the chair and stumbled because my stomach was so tight (from the working out feeling). Got home and was googling and found a few people found that they got that feeling just before BFP. But because of lack of symptoms I thought it can’t be my month - then low and behold - went to have a bath, thought I’ll just wee on a frer. Done it, got in bath, then had a look at it and could not believe my eyes. Got straight out of the bath I was talking to myself like omg I’m pregnant, OMG I actually am.. went to go down stairs three time to tell husband but kept turning round to come back up.. staring at the test. Finally went down and he couldn’t believe it!!!! This is crazy! This is cycle 2 for me! Xxxxx

Wishing you all the luck in the world. Praying this is all of your month too!!! How amazing would that be!! Xxxxx

@maudesid ahhh welcome to the tww club - it’s not all that fun unfortunately 😂 I’m 4dpo now which is right around when time is no doubt about to slow down!

Ahhh @RLou3 I’m so happy for you and love how buzzing you are!!! It’s lovely to read! Here’s to a long and easy 9 months for you!!

Thanks so much girls!! Forgot to mention - we used preseed lube this month. Have seen such amazing reviews on it!! Xxxx

@RLou3 ahh I feel all fuzzy and excited for you! This is so so lovely!! Thanks for the preseed tip.. I've read good things!!

What what your DTD pattern around ovulation?

🤞🏽 we'll all be joining you very soon.

@RLou3 Honestly I'm so happy for you and it's actually so nice to see someone conceive on cycle 2 as you just find horror stories online wishing you a healthy pregnancy! It must feel so weird to know that you are pregnant ahhh really hope we can all join you asap!
I also second @beckyBP you are our guru now what was your DTD pattern? haha

@Amy259 yes I can imagine this tww club isn't that fun to join haha but honestly right now I'm just really excited that I'm in it after last months fail! Right now feeling positive as we dtd 4 times in 6 days so hopefully it was the right times!

@rosiej95 I hope AF sods off asap what cycle are you on now?

@maudesid you should feel excited - 4 times in 6 days is brilliant!! What cycle is this for you now?

I feel like I’ve been on this journey for so long and this is only cycle 3! Cycle 1 nothing, cycle 2 I had the chemical pregnancy, now this is cycle 3 but it honestly feels like it’s been forever. Maybe just because last month was such a rollercoaster. I don’t know how people do this for years 💔

@Amy259 that's completely understandable I can imagine it is heart breaking having a chemical pregnancy and so confusing. For me this is cycle 3 but kind of cycle 1 of properly measuring, testing and scheduling DTD, August we just dtd as and when and were quite casual about it probably missed O, last month I used OPK's and temped but then DH had a bad mental health week on my fertile week so we didn't dtd. This month I went for it! My app is saying today is ovulation so not sure if it was yesterday or today but we dtd yesterday (sunday), saturday, thursday and tuesday so I'm really hoping if today is ovulation it doesn't matter that we won't dtd again

So basically I'm a nutter and couldn't bare the not being sure that I was doing it at the right time. Used clear blue digital ovulation sticks - which tells you your 2 most fertile days. We had sex on the day i first got the smiley face and then the day after! I think I ovulated the day after that (my 30th)!! We used preseed lube (use it girls - reviews are unreal). I've also been taking the Luisa Zissman recommended fertility vitamins (both me and husband). Go on her website Luisa zissman and it's under maybe baby. These also have unbelievable reviews. There was nothing romantic about my ttc time - it was very much getting a job done. Which is annoying I know - but I just meant business and couldn't relax about it!!! I also laid with my legs up the wall for about 15 mins both times. There's mixed reviews on this. But why not if you can?!?

Honestly can't believe the lack of symptoms tho.. as I said - last month (when I wasn't pregnant) I had every symptom going. This time barely anything!!!
Other than:
Yellow creamy discharge
Constipated for a couple of days
Spots under my skin on cheeks (not usual for me) I usually get 1 big spot before AF - not loads of blemishes under my skin.
Then the main thing was yesterday - I felt like I'd done 1000 sit ups. Low down in the stomach. Which made me think.. WTF surely this isn't a symptom?!?! But for me it must be!!! Still feel it today!!

I'm praying for you all!!! Keep us all updated xxxxxx

@RLou3 that's reassuring, I used the clear blue too and got the solid smiley on Saturday so dtd that day and the day after so probably O'd today? Think we might dtd tomorrow as well just incase?! Yesterday we actually did use pre-seed and will tomorrow too! If it hasn't happened by Christmas I will get those supplements, currently don't want to switch just in case it messes things up but I know they are sworn by.
Happy belated 30th, what a birthday present you've had this year You'll have to stick around and keep us updated x

Hi everyone, new here and TTC, came off the pill 2 weeks ago :)

I've been taking folic acid since I came off and don't really drink much, however, I'm going away just for a British holiday in a couple of weeks and I know drinking will be involved. What's your advice for this? I plan on taking a test the day before just to double-check I'm not but don't know how I feel about drinking whilst TTC (even if it is so early on) and just wanted to get other opinions on this.

Thanks,

Hi @xoriea I have had the odd drink but I'm now in the tww and won't be at this ponit

What does tww stand for? Thanks ☺️

Hey @xoriea it stands for two week wait so the two weeks post ovulation.

Personal I tend not to drink in the TWW either. Just personal preference! X

Great, thank you!

Hi @xoriea I’m going to potentially be a little controversial here!

I asked my gynae this when my coil was removed (had to get it taken out in hosp as they couldn’t find it!) and she said that I could drink until a positive test, given I’d be testing around when my next period was due. Basically because I’m TTC, I would know at/around 4weeks (2 weeks post ov) and the likelihood of any harm done at that point is slim to none.

That being said, there’s lots of benefits to not drinking to excess when ttc anyway! But if I had a celebration fall near the beginning of my tww, I’d probably still have a glass of wine or two. But everyone is different so I wouldn’t have a drink if it’ll just worry you - just do whatever you’re most comfortable with until you see that bfp 🥰

Girls I'm 2dpo and think I have my first water infection in 10 years :( it's so painful I've come home from work but really worried about going on antibiotics in the tww!! Currently drinking cranberry juice and waiting for the doctor to call me back, could cry!

@maudesid oh no!!! I had one a few months ago and thankfully didn’t need antibiotics. I drank SO much water and cranberry juice!!! Keep drinking!!!!! Xxxx

Dr has put me on antibiotics but she said they are safe for pregnancy just in case, bloody typical I knew sex was bad for me haha! How are you feeling @RLou3?

@maudesid I hope your feeling better soon ❤️

Af has finally gone 🎉 now for a fresh month!
Told my boyfriend to be prepared,we're going to be giving it the best shot we can this month 😂