TWW starting 31.07.22 - Company Needed

[TheCakeIsALie18]

Hey all!

I'm on several other threads that I'm keeping up with but some of them are a tad long now, so I thought I'd start a new one for people to join.

Ovulation day for me today (30.07.22) so TWW starts officially tomorrow. AF due on the 12th. I have tests in the house, but my goal this month is to keep my mind busy and avoid symptom spotting! I don't plan on testing if I can help it. Want to avoid the disappointment if I can.

We are TTC #1 and we are in cycle 4 now. I had a chemical mid June when we weren't officially TTC but when it happened we realised now was the time to actively try. We wanted it so badly.

So that's a little about me and I would love some company in a slightly smaller thread.

Much love xoxox

@Hannargh thanks ❤️

Oooh make sure you rest when you can! If you can! I take my BBT at 6am every morning. I just set an alarm on my watch each day, take temp, and then if I can go back to sleep and read the temp when I wake up lol. Don't worry about it being low. Mine sits between 35.5 and 35.9 before O and then between 36 and 36.8 after O. My temp this morning (coz I'm still taking it to give me a heads up if I MC) was 36.7 😊 and yesterday was 36.3. Keep tracking and you'll find your "pattern".

Oooooh nice. What better time to have some fun with the TTC process than when you have a little getaway 🥰😘❤️ xxx

@TheCakeIsALie18 ah that's really useful. I've been taking it more consistently around 7:15am each day and seeing lower temps like that now - finally getting the hang of things!

DH was asking whether he really had to go away that weekend and I was all 'yes. We will have a lovely time. Let's go' 😅

@TheCakeIsALie18 hey! sorry to hear you didn't get your 3+ - you feeling ok? i don't know enough/anything about early pregnancy or digital tests so i wish i could offer more insight but your almost-dye-stealer looks like its a great and positive sign? :) just think if digital tests didn't exist, you'd have no reason to believe that everything wasn't moving along perfectly. sometimes all these tests etc are a hindrance rather than a help! xx

@Hannargh good, I'm glad you're getting the hang of BBT. yes mister you are going to go away and you are going to make a baby, lie there and take it 🤣🤣 it'll be fun!

@eleveneleven11 thank you. After some reading it has something to do with the massive difference in hCG levels and how big the jump between 2-3 and 3+. Some women never get a 3+ and everything is fine. So yep, I'm OK. Just plodding along and assuming everything is fine lol. How are you getting on? Xxx

@TheCakeIsALie18 ah i see, yeah that makes sense 😊

i'm ok thank you. plodding along, just waiting for a brow appointment haha. the only good thing about not being pregnant - i can continue to get my brows laminated! i freaked out when i found out pregnant women can't have the treatment, i loveeee having my brows laminated and they are so flat without it 😂 so i'm making the most of that!

@eleveneleven11 haha I don't have any treatments like that lol. But I do love doing my own nail art. So just gotta make sure that's still OK haha xxx

👋👋👋 hey all, cd12 for me aswell got some twinges on my left side but lh is still reading low so looks like o will be cd15 again.

@TheCakeIsALie18 sorry you havent got your 3+ yet but that line is beautiful!

Hope everyone else is good!

@Nypie heyyy! Oooh not long too wait and then you're into your next TWW. How are you feeling about this cycle?

Thanks. I'm feeling pretty positive about it today which is nice and the cramping I've been having has eased off today 👌🏻❤️ xxx

Hey everyone how are you all doing today? Hope your week is going well and stress levels are nice and low ❤️ xxx

@TheCakeIsALie18 I know only a few days! Dp is annoying me tonight he's so stroppy sometimes so not sure if we'll be able to cover today 🙄. I feel good about this cycle but I feel like we've dtd a few times that feel quite forced to me so hope this isnt a sign of things to come! So glad your feeling more positive and no more cramping, will you test again?

@Hannargh how're you??

Hey @Nypie just got home 20mins ago from work 🥴 one more day of hosting kids and then I can relax again. CD 13 for me and will start opk testing soon as I've should be next weekend. Apart from being absolutely knackered this week, I'm good!

How about you? It's hard when you have to dtd knowing that it's for a reason rather than just because. But hopefully it can be fun too!

@Nypie aww yeah, I know what you mean it can be hard planning it. But try not to be so hard on yourself. You don't have to do it every day or even every other day. So if opks are still low then why not have a couple days off and do something together like a date night and just...see what happens... I'm sure everything will be alright. Don't put too much pressure on yourselves xxx

I hope you're all doing well today xxx

hi all!

im doing ok today thanks @TheCakeIsALie18 - only around a week away from O now. i've barely thought about it actually which has been such a nice mental break from last month. how are you today?

glad its now the long weekend, just finishing up a few things at work and then out with the dog for a big walk.

anyone got any nice bank hol plans? xxx

Feel like I’ve been MIA forever! Time just flies sometimes
@TheCakeIsALie18 sorry to hear the digital didn’t give you the 3 weeks. But your other test is so strong! Try not to worry about the digital, as someone else said they didn’t used to exist. Hard I know when you’ve had a lost and are worried!
@eleveneleven11 how are you? Have you started opks? I’ve been doing bbt and recording that but haven’t got enough data yet for anything
@Nypie and @Hannargh have you guys started opks? I’m supposed to ovulate in about 8 days, thinking I start Sunday maybe?!

@Shleepymummy great to hear from you! ❤️ how have you been?
think we are predicted to ovulate at exactly the same time, flo is saying in 8 days and it's usually pretty spot on. i'm going to start opks on monday i think. i need to get stocked up. i haven't been measuring bbt this month - just experimenting to see whether it makes me any less insane 🤣 i've also got a bit of a boozy month coming up so i'm just taking my foot off the gas a little. xxx

@Hannargh omg how on earth do you manage I get upset when I come home at 6 🤣 no wonder your tired! I've been feeling sleepy too just have so much on with all these house viewing as well, we did actually happen to make up and have unexpected sex which was nice

@TheCakeIsALie18 your right this is exactly what we should be doing. Struggling a bit as he's skint till pay day and we've got so much on but will try and set aside some cheap bonding time. How are you feeling?

👋👋👋@Shleepymummy I started doing mine at cd8 and supposed to ovulate cd15/16 so around 8 days as well its really been stressing me out last time I started at cd13 and I was feeling much more chilled!

@eleveneleven11 yea we are on same schedule! Don’t worry about the booze, I’ve just had 2 glasses of wine for first time in agessss and really enjoyed it. Your mental health is just as important as physical in this process. I will start testing Monday too I think
@Nypie ah i totally get you. The longer you track the more stressful it can be! Keep going though, you’ll get those strong lines and will feel glad you did it. It’s a long shlog for sure but we are here for you! If you miss a day tomorrow, that’s ok too, you know it’s not for a a good couple of days so it’s ok to miss PoS for a few days and then see what’s happening

@Nypie @Hannargh @eleveneleven11 @Shleepymummy I'm glad you're all doing so well and are all feeling reasonably relaxed this cycle ❤️

I've been feeling pretty chilled too since hitting the 6 week milestone I set myself... over 90% chance of success now which is nice to think about. I won't be doing another digital and I've only got 2 easy@home tests left so after Monday no more testing. Got my early scan next Saturday at 7+3. So fingers crossed we get a good look at a little bean ❤️ xxx

Morning lovely people! @Nypie @Shleepymummy @eleveneleven11

@TheCakeIsALie18 excited to hear about your scan next week - please let us know how it goes if you like!

Looks like the rest of us are all going to be getting busy next weekend!
I've started opks now just in case but not due to O until next Friday/Saturday (timed for a little weekend away 😁). Currently CD15 so it's a long wait for me. Had some v low bbt temp dips in the first couple of weeks so did an opk each time to check but they were pretty normal.
Stressful long and late week is now over! Have caught up on some missing sleep and looking forward to a more relaxed couple of weeks ahead.

@Hannargh I'm glad your stressful week is finished now! How did it go?

Yeah, if all is well next weekend I'll pop the scan pics in here xxx

@TheCakeIsALie18 it was great, just exhausting and long. So glad things are back to normal and I've got a long weekend now to refresh. How are you doing? Xx

@Shleepymummy you're so right I think I forgot sometimes that no one is forcing me to do any of these things and as long as we're having sex we're covered.

Had the lowest bbt dip I've had since laat October so tested and positive opk had sex in the morning but wont be able to have dtd again till tomorrow evening but we've definitely covered our selves! Very happy to relax and move on to TWW. ( the absolute irony.)

@TheCakeIsALie18 glad you won't be testing next week. Your scan is sooo soon best to leave the checks to the professionals now🤞🤞🤞🤞

@Hannargh so glad you caught up on sleep! Im gonna go and do that now.

@Nypie what CD is it for you? I thought you weren't expecting a positive opk until next weekend? Glad you caught it though! Definitely one plus to both bbt and opks!

@Hannargh I'm glad you're all caught up now. I'm doing alright thanks. I've got one more test for tomorrow then I'm done. I had a complete melt down yesterday about the amount of weight I've put on in the last couple years. I've only gone up a dress size but I ended up emptying my wardrobe while crying and only putting back what fits... not a lot I may add...

Oooh I'm glad you managed to DTD @Nypie when you found a random positive OPK, I thought it wasn't expected for another few days! Xxx