TTC October 2020 Bus

[SarahMumof1DS]

Welcome all, current and new ladies TTC!
Let's keep each other positive on our journey to our BFP's! 🤗

@Forest27 Re pregnancy and PMS symptoms being so similar - it’s like a cruel game isn’t it ☹️ Nearly every pregnancy symptom can be a sign of AF 😩 drives me nuts. My boobs are sore, I’ve been feeling a bit off, even my sense of smell has changed a bit but still seeing BFN’s on the test 😒

@kimberley94 were you testing frequently up until 13dpo and getting BFN’s up to then or was the test at 13dpo your first test? Just curious ☺️💖

@Farfaraway1 9/10 times he’s nice about it but there are some times when he’s like ‘wtf am I looking at? Is there supposed to be something there?’ 🙈😂

@Forest27 shining your light underneath is a good one, might try that next time haha

@BuildingThings Thank you. Yes I’m excited but definitely feel like we’re stepping into the unknown! Going to enjoy this month, not put too much pressure on, and see what happens for our first cycle 🙂

Glad to join in with you all x

Thank you @BuildingThings my Premom app says AF due tomorrow and Flo says due Thursday so sometime this week. Another BFN at 4am today - silly idea as the I didn’t get back to sleep for ages!

[quote redpeppersoup]@SarahMumof1DS thank you, still no sign of AF so going to test again in the morning!

@gracie2307 @SparkyLauz hi from another 29 year old Monica 😂 I keep telling myself I should NOT be this obsessive when it’s only our second month TTC but I can’t stand the not knowing![/quote]
Hi @redpeppersoup! Always lovely to have another Monica

I totally get the early testing compulsion. How are you finding things? Xx

[quote BuildingThings]@Waiting2BeaMama welcome! It is quite an exciting (but also scary!) time! x

@Lemongrass9 welcome and fingers crossed! When is your AF due?

Huge congratulations @kimberley94! 🎉

For the ladies who are trying to quit coffee, it’s easier if you taper yourself off gradually, rather than quitting cold turkey. Over time you can introduce more and more decaf to replace caffeinated coffee. This is particularly easy to do if you use a scale to make drip coffee (tip for all the Monica’s out there! [/quote]
Thank you for the tip @BuildingThings 👍 I will try that with my coffee and see if that helps. I need to get better with hydrating more anyway but I'm such a child and hate plain water so I tend to like it when its infused with something. Might buy one of those infuser water bottles so I can spruce up tap water xx

@Farfaraway1 @gracie2307 @BuildingThings Morning ladies! I honestly thought I could give up that one cup of coffee but withdrawal headaches were insane last night. So this morning switched to a cup of tea then will have my decaff and see how it goes. If that fails, think I'll reduce my teaspoon and a bit of coffee to half teaspoon. It's crazy how easy it was to move from 2 regular coffees to 1 and 1 decaff and didn't think it'll be this bad. Anyway fingers crossed for today 🤞

@gracie2307 I'm also a July baby 🎉 When I get pregnant this month (speaking positive words into the universe) my EDD would be 18th July. My husband thinks this would be perfect for us as we normally have an exotic holiday for my birthday so could be a 2 for 1 🤣 So easy to get carried away and start planning 🙈

@Farfaraway1 how many DPO are you? Yes it is so hard not testing and yes when I see nothing I move it all around too just for that glimmer of hope 🙈

[quote Dogmum13]@SparkyLauz I'm on the November bus with you! AF showed up today 3 days early, only a 25 day cycle this month so don't know what is going on with my cycles atm. Mine would be a first grandchild and great grandchild too[/quote]
@Dogmum13 Aww no, sorry to hear AF has arrived for you too! We will have to start a new thread for us girls who are already on the November bus!

This was my longest cycle this month at 27 days which is why I got my hopes up so much😭

Noticed your username, I'm also a dog mummy 😊 love him to bits he's amazing. what dog have you got? xx

@gracie2307 AF arrived last night I wouldn’t mind so much if I wasn’t a week late for the first time ever, had pretty much convinced myself I must be pregnant despite the BFNs.

I guess the silver lining is that I have renewed hope I’m not one of those women that don’t test positive until weeks in, as the being in limbo was killing me, so impatient

Oh well, onto the next month...! How’s things with you? X

Does anyone use One-step OPKs? I've been testing everyday since coming off my period and haven't had a positive... worrying now that my body doesn't ovulate, not sure if this is normal or not after coming off the pill? 😧 x

@PurplePops I used OPKs for first time this month, I used easy@home not one-step but I thought I was never going to get a positive, ending up getting it on CD18. Worth testing multiple times a day too as I tested at about 12pm which was negative, got a positive at 5pm, and then negative again by 7am next morning.
Not sure if that’s helpful or not!

@gracie2307 yeah, I get you, I’m not a fan of plain water either and I drink - a lot - of tea! But thankfully decaffeinated coffee has very little caffeine in it, so I am gearing up to having two of those a day

@SunnydazeQ withdrawal headache are the worst - I’ve quit coffee cold turkey before and it is tough, had flue like symptoms at the peak of it. It’s amazing how addictive coffee is. I think your teaspoon idea is good - good luck! xx

@PurplePops what CD are you on? The kit usually tells you when to start testing based on your cycle length. When did you come off the pill? Are there any faint lines at all? xx

@Lemongrass9 fingers crossed for you keep us updated! x

@redpeppersoup Ah I am so sorry ☹ that must have been so hard if AF isnt normally late. The main thing is to keep positive and hope that this is the last time AF will visit 🤞

Yeah I am ok thank you, although I am feeling a bit rubbish with AF today. Terrible cramps that kept me up most of the night 😔 always worse on day 2 and 3. The last thing I wanted this month and AF is evidently feeling vengeful. Xx

@Lemongrass9 I've just ordered some easy@home thought I would try a different brand for next month, convinced im out this month with no ovulation yet and random spotting. I've been testing twice a day around mid morning and 5pm but could still have missed it I guess...

@BuildingThings im on CD18, only just come off the pill at the end of Sept so no idea how long my cycle will be and I think im more concerned because I've not had faint lines just completely negative. Maybe my body is adjusting and will ovulate next month, fingers crossed!!! Xx

Hi guys. Has anyone had a false negative at 12dpo? I’m just trying to cling onto the slightest bit of hope haha. I caved and did a cheap £1 test this morning and got a BFN X

@gracie2307 I’m trying not to feel too sorry for myself because I know it can take a while and rationally there’s no point getting upset when we’ve just started, but it’s easier said than done isn’t it! I was up most of the night with cramp too, we should have posted on here and kept each other company 😂 sorry you’re not feeling good, at least we can have a to drown our sorrows x

@SunnydazeQ Yay! Fellow July baby! 🥳 Brilliant, I think I will start putting out the same positive thoughts into the universe.

How is your day going for you? Xx

@redpeppersoup Regardless of how long your TTC journey is, its okay to feel upset and disappointed as this is something you have thought about and wanted for a while. Aww thank you 😊 I tried reading last night to take my mind off it but ended up getting absorbed by my book 🤣 yes wine is definetley a good choice, I will have a wee drink or two at the weekend! Hope you feel a bit better as the day goes on xx

@PurplePops I like the easy@home ones, definitely recommend using them with the Premom app as it tells you whether it is low/high/peak. My inner Monica loves the chart the app gives you too 😂.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes-means a lot. DH has been a bit more acknowledging of the strain it's having on me.
Annoyingly enough the bleeding stopped after a few hours so now I'm in the position again of waiting to see where my full blown period is. The bleeding was early, as I'm not due AF until tomorrow, but it didn't get any heavier. Just some wipes on the evening. Had the slightest brown spotting but not much else.
I'm sick as a dog too, full of cold and have picked up a sickness bug which is annoying. Feck knows what my body is doing this month 😞 bloody fed up.

@Lemongrass9 i definitely have an inner monica too! Love a good chart, I already have the premom app, I have about 4 apps on the go 😂 got my fingers crossed for you in your TWW, how long have you been trying? X