First month TTC

[Pixiedust018]

Hi ladies,

I’m new to this and would really appreciate your help. This is my first month TTC. I’m currently on CD4 so still middle of my period. Just wondering what helped you all conceive in your first month of trying and any tips you have. I have clearblue OPK ready and have been tracking my cycles for a which vary from 27-34 day cycles with 2 random 45 day cycles one of them being my last cycle.

Anyone else TTC this month?

Thanks in advance x

Oh gosh, definitely not quite a "runner" here either! Shuffling is more my style, particularly after all the mince pies at Christmas 🙈

@PineappleSun indeed, calcium is crucial! And carb loading. I mean who knows, you might be eating for two, right?! I hope you had dessert 😂

Morning ladies. Wishing you all a wonderful "hump" day. I hope the weekend arrives fast.

9DPO and the urge to POAS is strong. 😬 I told myself I'd hold out for the weekend (12/13DPO) but I'm slightly concerned all willpower will be out the window tomorrow morning.

Why is doing nothing so hard?!

Morning YAWNING! DH encouraged me to have a mini lie in this morning. I absolutely did that 😂

Doing nothing and waiting is hardddd. I'm going to bake an apple crumble today. I was browsing prams yesterday. Oops. Must resist for now haha!

@RadDarwazeh I’ve gone a step further than browsing and started a wish list at John Lewis!! Oops! I feel like I am tempting fate, but I got a bit carried away and I’d probably forget everything I looked at (that’s what I’m telling myself anyway)!

I woke up in the night with some really mild cramping, it’s gone now but don’t recall that ever happening before! Not sure if that’s a good sign or not.

@Eaststreet oh gosh now you've tempted me to look at John Lewis haha ! How's the cramping been this morning ? Do you usually wake up with cramps? I have some lower back pain today. Got.my frer tests arriving today

@RadDarwazeh I have been browsing all sorts. I think its the only thing to stop me from testing early. Apple crumble sounds amazing!

@Eaststreet John Lewis wish list is a great idea. I haven't looked on there yet.

Loads of my friends have either just had a baby or have just announced they are pregnant. We moved into a new house back in September and still have loads of sorting to do so trying to focus on that but its so hard!

Are we all testing at the weekend? I don't know how I'm going to last until then.

@Kittysw I moved three year ago and still have boxes to unpack. Oops.

I'll be testing Tuesday 19th unless AF obviously shows up.

Good luck to all who are testing at the weekend! Xx

Afternoon ladies.

6DPO for me today but just like a few others I’m convinced it won’t happen for me this month, so trying to remain as chill as possible 😂

@Kittysw I’m going to TRY & hold off testing until end of the month, unless AF shows up before. What about you? ☺️

@Kittysw I'm trying to hold out for the weekend but don't know how I'll last either.

Also got some cramping going on today and my first wave of nausea. Feeling sick is very unlike me however I did have to get up super early for a work call this morning so for now I'm putting it down as tiredness induced!

@RadDarwazeh I just don't know where to put all of the stuff. We bought a small 2 bed semi in Aug 2018 then sold that and bought a 3 bed detached in Sept 2020 so had only just finished sorting everything the first time just to pack it up again and move. I'm not moving again now!

@shannonl26 fingers crossed for the end of the month. My AF is due 18th/19th so the weekend isn't crazy early to test (that's what I'm telling myself anyway)

@Annabelle0852 That is possibly something promising though. I'm still feeling nauseas on and off which is unlike me too. My AF is typically no symptoms at all. The most I have is a few craps the day before but that's it.

I feel I should wait until the 19th but I'm barely holding out until the weekend at this point.

@Kittyswq I feel you completely - we're due the same time and I have the count down of days until my period on my App and I'm like "surely tomorrow isn't too early?!"

Call all ladies (fair warning - TMI ahead ⚠️)

Just been to the loo and noticed my CM is weird. It's clear and stretchy/jelly like. If AF wasn't due in a few days and I didn't track OPK I'd say I was ovulating?! Why on earth am I getting EWCM now?! Any ideas???

@Kittysw my AF is predicted to start around 21/23 based on my opk peak last Thursday, but I was having ewcm & ovary pains yesterday so not sure what’s going on. My logic is if I leave it til end of month I’ll have a definite answer if AF isn’t here by then 😂

@Annabelle0852 I’ve been waking up feeling extremely sick too, however I am only (suspected) 6DPO so I know that’s too early for anything pregnancy related but who knows. Sounds promising for you definitely. I had that exact same discharge yesterday, that’s why I’m going to hold off testing next week I think.

Hi ladies! Happy Wednesday TTC buddies 🤰🏻🤰🏼🤰🏾

@PineappleSun Schrodinger's zygote is my new fave thing 😂

@Dixie1488 @Annabelle0852 I made the slight mistake of mentioning to my mum we are TTC... she’s mega excited and can’t keep it to herself so has told my sisters! 😂🙄🤦🏻‍♀️ nobody is prying though and haven't mentioned it to me.

Welcome @glassacorn and @Kittysw 🤗

@Eaststreet and @FieldView ... snap! My DH has NO idea I am doing so much research and prep as i think it would freak him out a bit. He wanted to try and start the process very chilled ... well that went out the window for me very quickly!

AF for me is due 15th. Even though I don't think we've been successful this month I am now starting to get excited and jittery just in case!! I haven't had any AF symptoms yet.... but no pregnancy symptoms either 🤔 I normally get horrific period pains the day before AF so we will see what tomorrow brings 😬

@RadDarwazeh nope never usually! I only get cramps the day before AF but this is so so mild in comparison so it feels different. I don’t know if it happens every month and I’ve not noticed before as I’m not usually paying this much attention to my body!! I’ve got the lower back pain too!! I hope this is good signs for us that something is happening!!

I still haven’t ordered any tests! I’m trying to put off ordering them so I’m not tempted to do it early. I think I will test on the 20th when I’m 11DPO but it’s so hard waiting.

Girls it is soooo hard waiting. Trying to distract myself by cooking and baking. Wish I could send you all some of the baking treats!

I am also not ever moving again unless I have to. I can't stand the sight of cardboard boxes with duct tape on them any more! Although the cat loves jumping in and out of the empty ones.

I can see I'm not alone in symptom spotting. I'm trying not to overthink symptoms +or lack thereof.)

Sorry I haven't tagged girls but I hope you read this still haha! I'm feeling lazy today sorry x

@greenfrogs1 got my fingers & toes crossed for you that AF stays far far away! ☺️

@RadDarwazeh days have never dragged as much as they do now eh 😂

@RadDarwazeh when have you moved/are moving?! We moved last Thursday. We have boxes everywhere too! 📦

@Annabelle0852 my thoughts exactly! God help us. I have had that kind of CM before but only around ovulation... so not sure on that one.

@shannonl26 I started getting nausea from 5/6DPO and it lasted probably 3/4 days constantly and now its just every so often. Never had it before, I also went off my food and only wanted to eat basically chicken.

@greenfrogs1 Thank you. Fingers crossed for you for the next few days.

I think I'm the opposite! The house we're in needs so much work and I'm having a little burst of enthusiasm for DIY! I really want it to be nice (or nicer than it is) for when we hopefully have a baby in the house - I'm full steam ahead at the moment! DH is loving my motivation, but it won't last... Fast forward to 6 months time of we're still TTC - I don't think I'll give a fig about the state of the house at that point 😂

Baked goods would go down a treat right now! I'll be baking banana bread this evening, but that's only to use up some very VERY sorry looking bananas in the fruit bowl!

Is anyone else with pets freakin' out about how they're going to react to a baby in the house? Definitely waaaay too early to be thinking about this, but I have quite a mean rescue cat and I would love him to leave the baby alone 😬

@RadDarwazeh sorry I hadn't read this mornings posts 🙈 I'm caught up now!

Hi hope you don't mind me dropping in.. iv just had the coil taken out on Friday.. I'm also lost on all my cycle as iv not had a period for around 7 years xx hope your all well xx

Welcome @sarraah hope you have a calm first AF.

I am a bit worried about the cat. She's v demure but won't let me cut her nails. Have to go to the vets for that. Which is obviously not offering this service currently. Ah well.

I know not to touch the litter tray when I get my BFP! That'll be another advantage to being pregnant haha! Fingers crossed!

I'll try to do a bit more box sorting slowly while we try. It'll help distract me in the TWW! Thanks girls for the motivation haha !

Hi everyone, just caught up!

I’m 11DPO and feeling crappy! I am so bloated and crampy. Headache and super tired even though I slept in until 10am haha. AF is still three days away. I keep thinking “oh this PMS is worse this month, could it be a sign?”... wishful thinking haha. I really don’t think so because I had a negative yesterday.

Hi @sarraah 😊 Have you downloaded any apps to track your cycle?

@Dixie1488 I'm not sure what app is best..
Any ideas.. plus it's been that long I can't remember how long my cycle last or how may days I have in between the cycles
I had a itbit spotting the day after it was removed then a day/2 without then yesterday I thought my period came and now it's very light
I bought ovulation tests yesterday from boots and a box of cheap strip pregnancy test from Wilko .. couldn't help myself trying out the ovulation test yesterday and it showed a very faint line and instructions said it was a negative
The nurse said when she removed it that you can get pregnant straight away.. (who are theses lucky people) xx

@sarraah I like the Flo app and I recently downloaded premom to track ovulation tests next month (if AF comes this weekend). I used Flo for just to track my cycle which really helped because I had no idea! I was on the pill for 11 years but I have no experience of the coil so not sure what the deal is with what happens after removed. Ladies - anyone have any advice?

Okay. I think the ladies in this group know more about ovulation tests than me (I haven’t bought any just yet) so I am sure they can offer some insight 😊

Have you started trying just yet? If not maybe start DTD frequently so you can hopefully catch ovulation this cycle 😊