Newbie looking for some support

[Peachycream]

Hi ladies,

I’ve been lurking for a few days, just seeing what the deal is, trying to work out some of the terminology used, mostly going to post but then getting scared and carry on lurking haha.

I don’t really have anyone I can talk about the TTC journey with in my real life as we aren’t telling anyone as it stands so I’m hoping maybe I can make a few friends here that I can obsess and stress out with 🤣

I’m currently CD 7 in my first cycle so tracking with OPKs every day right now so that I can get a clearer picture of my cycle each month.

I’m 30 and this will be our 1st,

If anyone has any advice/is in a similar position to me or just wants a natter I’d love to hear from you 😊

Xx

I'll let you know @Peachycream - I managed to get it second hand so got the monitor and the 20 stick pack for like £65 which I didn't think was too bad (considering the CB digital sticks are expensive anyway) definitely couldn't face spending full price 😂

It takes so much energy and mental planning!! It's what you eat, what you drink, when you pee, your body temperature, your stress levels, your cycle length... cycle duration. Men have to worry about ejaculating 😂.

@Ksamson555 right? I mean how much planning do they need to put in to a good 3 weeks of their non existent cycle? Haha. If men had to do all this the human race would long be extinct!

@KayL1988 I don’t really worry too much about what I eat and drink, I figure people have been having babies in deprived countries without problems and we’ve been procreating for centuries and were all still here so I try not to sweat the stuff like that, I’m trying not to put ALL of the pressure on myself 😂

Omg everyone is pregnant at the moment right? I see at least 1 post a day on Instagram and scroll straight past, I’m so envious 😂.

I have heard lots of people just forgetting about TTC and it happens. I don’t think I could go a day without thinking about something pregnancy related lol I need help! @GingerTea333 I definitely put more work into googling my symptoms than I do doing my job 😂

“Men have to worry about ejaculating” hahaha laughed so hard.

Where is everyone in their cycle so far?

@Peachycream I'm the same about eating and drinking... I figure so many women don't realise they're pregnant until a month in and their babies seem perfectly okay 😅

@HRP1990 I found myself looking at cute baby rompers the other day on H&M 🤣 Definitely need to shift my attention on to googling something non-baby related haha

@HRP1990

“Men have to worry about ejaculating” hahaha laughed so hard.

Where is everyone in their cycle so far?

Well AF still isn't here for me (one week late) so fuck knows where I am in my cycle 😂🤣 I'm so curious as to where the egg is 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ assuming I ovulated last cycle that is!

I’ve literally been wondering that for 30 years 😂 I can’t believe I’ve literally only just learnt about ovulation and how small the window is.

I’ve got a good feeling about it @Ksamson555 hopefully you ovulated late 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

I'm cycle day 3... AF is usually only around for 3-4 days so hopefully she buggers off tomorrow.

I'm not overly bothered about what I've ate but I've heard alcohol can affect fertility so trying to avoid my usual vino with dinner.

Awww @Ksamson555 - I'm the same!! I ended up watching some pregnancy and baby haul videos on YouTube the other day. Pretty sure my husband thinks i'm mental!

Fingers crossed for you @Ksamson555! Also agree on nagging for sex! I have to constantly remind myself to play it down around ovulation in case it puts too much pressure on the one thing he has to do 😂

@GingerTea333

Fingers crossed for you *@Ksamson555*! Also agree on nagging for sex! I have to constantly remind myself to play it down around ovulation in case it puts too much pressure on the one thing he has to do 😂

Hahaha omg I'm so glad it's not just me!!! I've ended up hiding my OPKs in a drawer, and I don't mention the 'b' word around ovulation as I don't want to put him off by reminding him I need his sperm in the next 2-3 days 🤣

😂😂😂

Why do you think I hide my conception things in a makeup bag!! God forbid we scare the sperm away with the b word 😂

Amazing! So happy this isn’t just me. Mine are hidden in a carrier bag in the spare room 😂 I love how 99% of this whole thing falls on us, but we still have to protect the men in case it’s too stressful for them

😂🤣

@KayL1988 scare the sperm away hahaha

Imagine if they ever read our comments on here 😂👋🏻

Hey! Do you mind if I join please? I’m 32 TTC#1 and last month was the first month I was tracking ovulation on an app but no temp checks or anything. AF arrived so it wasn’t the month for me but fingers crossed this month is the one!

Of course! Welcome @1stimer16! Fingers crossed for this month!! Where in your cycle are you??

Hi @1stimer16 👋🏼 fingers crossed for you too 🤞🏼☺️

Thanks @KayL1988 and @Ksamson555 :)

The Flo app say I’m CD6 so I’m going by that and ovulation should be around the 9th. I didn’t realise how disappointed I would actually be when AF arrived last week, but still don’t want to stress about it too much at the same time!

@1stimer16 Awww I know the feeling! I would definitely use OPKs with Flo too as I don't find the app very accurate when I test at the same time! I do find Flo good for tracking AF and symptoms tho ☺️

@Ksamson555 ok I may give that a go next month if I don’t get the BFP this month :)

I think if we DTD every other day I’m hoping we will be covered, although I read through this post and someone said too much have the opposite effect?

DTD every other day - Lucky man!!! Fingers crossed for the BFP! Around ovulation I aim for everyday.

So I think generally they say every other day/everyday is fine - but to be cautious about more than one a day because sperm doesn't necessarily regenerate that quickly. Who knew!

(But I feel like I've also read somewhere that every other day may be better.... but if it's just around your fertile window I have no idea!)

@KayL1988 haha, I think if I do get BFP then I may be feeling a lot more tired than I am so he won’t be so lucky then 😂

Are we all similar CD timings?

Hi @1stimer16! I am CD1 so just gearing myself up for another month!