TTC chat thread 3

[Tropicana1]

Just because we're running out of space on the April/May thread - anyone also welcome to join and sorry if I've forgotten to tag anyone!

@Catred4
@alwaysseeingstars
@RMS0209
@MrsGrealish
@Queenbee22
@PeanuttyButter
@Hjudge56
@Kitty901

@Tropicana1 ooh here we go..😊

Thought I would feel a bit upset about the negative but no I was very ready for it xx

Hi ladies, I think it may have been a false alarm! @MrsGrealish i think i am like you as i did another easy@home this morning and there was barely a line, could hardly see anything. Took a deep breath and said to myself i should not panic! Went out and enjoyed a lovely day with hubby and the little one, just came back now and did the CB and the easy@home! I was shocked to see how positive the easy@home was and the CB one says 2-3! The top easy@home strip is from last night. The one that had no lines i threw away as i was in a nervous breakdown then so can't show them to you...I do not understand how is this possible?! I never had this with DS, i always tested in the morning for the first few days and then stopped when the second line got as strong as the control, but always had strong tests in the mornings. I am absolutely confused how is that possible. The CB and the strip from now are with 1 hour hold only, after i had a big drink and a lunch, yet shows stronger results than my morning tests.😑 The last frer is from last night, but the third from top to bottom is from the morning, you can see the line is fainter than the previous day one...weird

Hello, this is my first month TTC on purpose, had a MMC after 11w in April so very excited to get going. I think I am 2dpo today, I used OPK's but never got as strong a peak as I've seen people have online. I have a 34 day cycle and with my MMC pregnancy I only dtd on day 14 that time but baby was showing as 4 days smaller, my strongest OPK line was on day 18 this month, does that add up? Can you concieve 4 days after dtd? Looking forward to getting to know people here.

@Kitty901 yay!! I honestly wouldn't have given you false hope because that can be cruel. Mine were always darker in the afternoon, my pregnancy symptoms got worse during the day and tests got darker then light again in the morning 🤷‍♀️ I don't understand it either and DH thought I was talking rubbish but that's the way it was for me Xx

@Kitty901 also in case you are worried this will turn out like my last pregnancy don't be, I didn't get a CB 2-3 till about 6 weeks xx

@MrsGrealish thank you xx just doesn’t make sense. That is now 2 mornings in a row but what matters is that they seem to get darker each night. So I will do another Frer at 6pm tonight just because I am mad and I want to compare to the previous ones. I hope it is a sticky bean ❤️I am now slowly starting to get excited again after yesterday’s scare.
@MrsGrealish were your tests stronger in afternoon with all your pregnancies? I don’t have any symptoms but not panicking as never had any with DS and was always worried about it back then I remember, but was all fine

@Kitty901 my 2 DSs I think I only tested once the whole of my pregnancies with them. I was younger and didn't even think of anything going wrong 🙈 my DD I tested more and again the tests were darker in the afternoon. Her pregnancy was trouble free! No symptoms at this stage is so normal so don't worry xx hopefully little bean is a sticky one and it's looking like it so far 🤞🤞Xx

@MrsGrealish thank you so much! Xx I don't remember being so worried when i fell with DS 3 years ago, but i didn't have so much free time to spend on google googling what can go wrong 🤣 working part-time from home isn't always good!
When are you thinking of trying again? I am glad you finally saw the end of this nightmare you have been through!

@Kitty901 I'm scared to try 😕 That recent experience wasn't for the faint hearted and DH is still recovering. I think I want to give myself a couple of months of normal cycles and proper vitamin taking before stepping on the ttc rollercoaster again x

It is awful, it will take you time but try again whenever you feel ready!Were all your previous pregnancies planned? It is heartbreaking, that so many miscarriages and cp happening. We will all get our healthy babies in the end i am sure!❤

@Kitty901 I've never planned any pregnancy until this year. In fact I even took the morning after pill with my DD and it obviously didn't work (thankfully 🙏)

Keep us updated with your pregnancy..it's lovely to see good news 😘

@Cheetocat hello! Welcome 😊 Im not 100% sure if you can conceive 4 days after ovulation. I think it might be a little too late. My understanding is a few days before and up to 24 hours after the egg is released is prime time.

@Kitty901 those tests look really good, congratulations again! 🥳

@Cheetocat welcome and I'm so sorry about your loss xx

I would echo what @MamaSJ15 said I think once you actually ovulate the egg doesn't last long at all. But the peak means ovulation in the next 24/48 hours?

Thanks for the warm welcome here x

This happened to me this cycle and I thought I have missed ovulation. But then test started getting stronger again but never got to see the peak so I thought it will be a month with no ovulation. I have either missed the peak or the tests did not pick it properly as I got pregnant.

Oh! Thanks Kitty, that’s given me some hope 😊

@Dia12 come join us over here. Lovely ladies on this thread 😊

I don't track ovulation but I could tell from my body this time that it was sort of Saturday/Sunday. Only dtd once which was Friday but we all know thats all it takes. I need to get my stress levels down in relation to work and that might help too!

I am under huge amount of stress due to work! I can't handle it anymore, sometimes i wake up night time and think about work. I woke up at 1:30am this morning and couldn't really sleep after that...a long day ahead of me now being stuck in front of a laptop!😕 i will be exhausted by lunchtime

@Kitty901 this makes me sad. My anxiety was bad with the first covid wave and unfortunately my health took the hit. Im a pharmacist and at that point we were left with no ppe, working at least 12 hour shifts and no one had a clue how bad the wave could get. We had zero info from anyone. I'll never forget a nurse telling me 'something has to give. You can't do it all' so I took a little time off and cut my hours. I was the same waking up at night worrying not being able to get back to sleep. Please don't ignore it or now focus on your little bean and upcoming maternity leave.

(Sorry for my rant)🙈

How are you feeling today? Xx

@MrsGrealish you are absolutely right, i know it myself but i just can't help it sometimes! I will do everything to not let work get me down, i should be more relaxed and think about myself and my family, nothing else matters!
I am a financial accountant and my clients are people with millions that expect you to respond to their 103748 requests immediately and produce reports instantly.😑

I am absolutely fine, i am just tired because i didn't sleep during the might because of my mind racing! I may change the strategy tonight, may be read a book until i am exhausted and that will hopefully make me sleep all night.

How is your Monday so far, bloody hate Mondays! 😁

Hi ladies, I've just started Into my tww, got my static smiley on sat and dtd on Sunday so I'm hoping we haven't missed it! First attempt post mmc, so hoping this one all goes well x

@Kitty901 my son is doing a placement year in actuary as part of his degree and he's always working like long after end of day. I can only imagine that kind of stress😢

So I did cut down my hours when I fell ill so am off today 😁 I got a promotion 3 months ago to manage a shop on a 3/4 day alternate week (including a Saturday and Saturdays are so quiet) so even though I cut my hours the wage increase for management more than makes up for it!

Today I'm at a loose end and have peed on an OPK already even though I'm not ttc this month. I am RIDICULOUS!! 😂 glad your feeling good so far Xx

@Chellooo good luck 🤞 and welcome! Xx

Hi @Chellooo I was in the November group with you and am in my first TWW too, best wishes!!