Anyone else TTC #1? Just looking for TTC buddies!

[kalixxx]

Hey everyone!

Is anyone else trying TTC #1?

I think I’m 9DPO although my cycles vary from 28-34 days so I’m really not sure. This is my first cycle TTC so I haven’t tracked ovulation.

I took a clear blue ultra early digital test this morning and BFN, I’ve heard digitals aren’t as accurate, is that true? (The way the test was laid and how I was sat meant the ‘not’ was in the shadow so for a second I thought it just said pregnant, was gutted!)

Any advice on not driving yourself mad during the TWW? 😂

Amazing @Piglet34! That's a nice strong line 💕

@Piglet34 that is amazing! Massive congratulations, over the moon for you 💜

Congratulations @Piglet34! Not one little bit envious 😅

Ive been lurking on here for a little over a month now but thought it right to peak out from behind the curtain.

DH and I are both 34 TTC #1. Last month was our first official TTC month and sadly that miracle of one and out didn’t happen as AF turned up. I’ve never been pregnant, and never tried before. Quite the opposite, so the powers that be better not make a mockery of my avoidance for the last x years!!

I love some research, knowing makes me comfortable. Having not been able to try for three months having been to a Zika country I’ve enjoyed recording my LH stats on Premom and BBT on Apple Watch. After ten years on the pill my Luteal phase is short, but lengthening 8, 9 and now 11 days. I hear that it’s quite common to be short after long term pill use. But it tends to get longer? That being said the extension may also be down to the popping of B6 and berocca as I’ve read that May assist.

I bought some vitex (but haven’t used it yet as I don’t want to mess with a cycle so early in the day when I’m just getting used to it all). I have ordered some evening primrose thoughts. Im going to bankrupt myself with this…. And rattle as I walk!

It was disappointing that we weren’t successful first time round , I didn’t really think we would, but two friends did and well, you get a little competitive dont you!? I haven’t told anyone we’re actively TTC as I don’t want the pressure.

I just hope we’re successful before it gets stressful. That being said, the not quite 2WW drove me mad as it was so I think that threshold may be lower than I ever thought!

long post, but basically hi, wish you all well and I shall see you around!

Hi again everyone! I took a little break from mumsnet after we didn’t conceive last cycle to try stop me from stressing/obsessing!

so nice to come on and see some BFPs! Congrats @Piglet34 @BexTTC 🥹 such lovely news. Wish you all the best.

tomorrow is ovulation day for me I think (first month doing opks properly and peak was today I think) so very soon will be back in the dreaded TWW!

And hi @lackingpatience ☺️

Thank you guys! 🥰

@kalixxx not really feeling anything so far apart from sometimes slight waves of nausea. I do have some pink spotting yday evening which worries me but lines are darker today so I guess nothing I can do but wait and hope. This was my first month using the ferti-Lily cup so thank you for bringing that to my attention ahaha, obvs no way of knowing if it actually helped but here we are 🥰

@lackingpatience Hi! I would day the best thing to do is just relax and about it all and have the mindset 'it will happen when it happens' definitely not good to stress about but I totally get it 😊

Thank you @Tempeliz 🥰 sending you lots of baby dust for this cycle 🤞✨️

@Piglet34 Spotting is super normal at the start, I highly recommend joining the app Peanut, been super helpful as its other ladies around the same due date 💕

@lackingpatience Welcome to thread! I was really disheartened when it didn't happen for me first go but it's definitely not as common as I thought, it really surprised me when I read it can take up to a year for couples with normal fertility. Although it's frustrating try and take comfort in that you're only at the start of journey so need to panic! Easier said than done I know!

I'm not sure if I've said on this thread before but I got pregnant when I was 19 from the one and only time me and boyfriend had unprotected sex, so I assumed I was super fertile and it would happen right away, this was 8 years ago and I'm now with someone else though 😅. It ended in a chemical after only a few days of knowing.

I haven't tried Vitex but have read lots of promising, I'm worried to mess up my cycle as it's nice and regular so won't try it just yet!

Baby dust to you!

@Tempeliz I think ovulation day is today for me too! Possibly tomorrow but we can sit the TWW out together! Welcome back to the thread!

@Piglet34 Ahh I'm so glad the Ferti-Lily worked for you! This is cycle 3 of using it for me, trying to make sure it's really high and leave it in a bit longer this cycle! Was this cycle 5 for you? Hoping cycle 5 and the month of May is lucky 😂 Honestly made my day yesterday seeing your BFP! 🥰

@Nmmck93 @dormicumema @lackingpatience @Tempeliz how are we all doing? I’m 5 DPO today and finding the TWW agonising, I always feel so relaxed until ovulation then it’s like time stands still 😅

@BexTTC @Piglet34 I hope things are going well with you both! 🥰

@kalixxx All good here, Nausea, exhaustion and heartburn has truly set in now but other than that we're good 🥰

Hopefully your TWW will go by quickly! Keeping everything crossed for you 🤞✨️

hi @kalixxx i think I hit peak today despite the app was predicting Sunday.
I’m currently on my holiday and DTD yesterday & today and will just keep going. 🙈
I didn’t think I’d have for a positive / peak ovulation test due to being hydrated with lots of water lol.

I dread the TWW this time because we will be giving it a good go with BD and I’ll be egar to know lol.

Hello ladies. I’m 3DPO today. I had a slightly longer cycle last month and then I ovulated a few days early this month so it caught me a bit off guard. Managed to DTD the few days before and the day after. Missed the day of suspected ovulation as was away for the night. Hopefully I’m in with a chance. BBT has just confirmed ovulation too.

@kalixxx Well, things took an unexpected turn. I had dark brown CM which I took to be the beginning of my period, but that just well, stayed like that. I’ve never had a period begin in that way so then started wondering what on earth id done to my by then quite regular, if shorted than I’d like, cycle with all the B6. And worrying that I’d ovulate whilst my husband is away for a trip and miss the next window.

I had the worst cramping on Thursday evening and was like ok, here we go. Still no P. Very confused. So thought f**k, this is weird let’s take a test and well you can see the image! Still hasn’t sunk in.

So yeah, I’m not sure if it it was implantation and bleeding and cramps… or actually, because my period comes quite around 10DPO my body was then wonder WTF with that trying to dig in. I’ve gone from worrying I’ll never get pregnant to worrying ill MC. (Notice a pattern of behaviour here!?)

I realise how incredibly lucky we are, so feel like a big fat faker for having wandered in here with my worries.

I’m trying to keep myself calm, there’s nothing I can do other than continue taking vitamins etc, and what will be will be. Have taken a few more tests and the line has progressed, so now need to step away from them for a while!

@BexTTC ahh glad to hear everything is good with you! I hope the nausea isn’t too bad!

@Nmmck93 I hope you’re having a nice holiday, at least you can get a little of the TWW out of the way whilst you’re away!

I think that’s what’s making this wait so agonising is that I have in my head this is 100% the month (not sure why), but it’s making it harder to wait!

@Bluebell0921 you sound like you’re in with a good chance! You’re just a couple days behind me so we can keep each other company in the TWW!

@lackingpatience ahhh amazing congratulations!!! May really is a good month for this thread!

It’s natural to worry, I was in the same boat with worrying as soon as it didn’t happen cycle 1 😅

So good to hear your lines are progressing as well! Keep us updated 🥰

@lackingpatience Congratulations! 🥳
Perfect way of thinking, I'm exactly the same! As long as you're doing all you can do then what will be will be and just hope for the best 💕
@kalixxx it hasn't been to bad up until today, I have a feeling it'll be sickness next though 😭

Hello, sorry to pop in. But came across this thread.. wondering if I can pick some brains.

We are TTC cycle 1. I came off the contraceptive pill 3rd May. First period came 3 days later 06/05 I lightly bled for about 5 days, ending on 10/05. Two days later, when I went toilet I found it was very slippery down their when I wiped! After reading up, I'm now concerned that maybe I was ovulating that early?
I use an app called my cycle and track it via iPhone health app too. Both are indicating I should be ovulating anywhere between today and Sunday, peak predicted on Friday/Saturday. However, I started taking ovulation tests yesterday and all are very clearly negative....

Does it sound like I've ovulated really early? CD7/8? Or is their still time for me to ovulate? Completely new at this! Or is their still time for me to ovulate and keep on with the ovulation testing.... I've googled and googled and it's a minefield and I've tried to follow on here but there are lots of abbreviations which I have no idea what they mean!

Any guidance will be greatly appreciated...

@lackingpatience congratulations 🎊
@kalixxx CD 9, usually ovulate on CD 18 so still some time left until DTD. Already cycle 7, I'm a bit depressed, trying not to lose all hope but have a feeling if everything is OK shouldn't it already have happened? :( trying to fight this thoughts but some days just feel so sad

@kalixxx would be great to keep each other company during this TWW.

@lackingpatience congratulations! Lovely news. Please don’t feel you can’t be here. Always nice to hear a positive story. Hope you get to enjoy it and the worry calms down once it’s sunk in

@dormicumema I’m on cycle 7 too and find myself feeling down about it at times too, I really thought it would’ve happened by now. I think it’s important to allow yourself to feel like that sometimes xx

@Minnierose11 welcome to the thread! I personally don't seem to get much CM (cervical mucus) before ovulation (maybe that's why I've not conceived 😅) so I don't have too much experience with it. I'm definitely not an expert but does sound a but too early to have ovulated. Your body will probably take a while to adjust after coming off the pill so could be down to that? All I can suggest is keep testing and hopefully you'll start to see a peak soon!

Also if you want to know what any of the abbreviations mean just ask, I was so confused at first!

@dormicumema owhh hugs 💕 I'm on cycle 5 now and having to remind myself daily that it can take up to a year even with normal fertility. I totally understand how you feel though. Keeping everything crossed this is your month, May seems to be a good month so far for the thread!

@Bluebell0921 Have you tried anything different this month?

I assume tomorrow when my tests start dropping that it will change as today will be my peak instead of yesterday. I usually have 1 high test and 1 peak.

@Nmmck93 oo todays definitely looks stronger! It’s not uncommon to have more that 1 peak! I actually stop testing after my peak, maybe I should keep testing to make sure I’m actually not missing ovulation 😂

@kalixxx thank you for responding!
I've been doing a little research... and supposedly you can ovulate as soon as 48 hours after stopping the contraceptive pill. So it maybe possible that I have already this month and will have to hold off until next month after my first proper period (think what I had this month was likely a withdrawal bleed) and test from everyday after that.
I'm going to continue to test this month though just incase! I've just brought the easy@home ovulations strips and downloaded the premom app which is making it more simplified for a newbie!

How many cycles have you been trying now @kalixxx ? Fingers crossed for you!!

I’m 6 or 7 dpo today… I feel nothing and I just have a feeling this isn’t our month for some reason! Not going to test unless my period is late I think

@kalixxx oh I don’t stop testing until it drops & I feel the ovulation twinge.

if this month isn’t ours I will be disappointed because we have literally non stop DTD; sitting by the pool every day and my fiancé goes ‘right, time to milk me now before dinner’ 😂 but at least we can say we give it a hell of a go. Told him another 2 days at least just to be sure to catch the egg when it releases and then we’ll have a little break 😂

@Minnierose11 ahh ok it could be the case that that was your withdrawal bleed! Yeah just keep testing and see what happens, it’s hard though when you’re eager to get going and start properly!

I keep saying I’m going to try the easy@home and premom strips just never get round to ordering them!

This is cycle 5 for me! Got a good feeling about this one I’m not sure why 😅

@Tempeliz I’m 5 or 6 DPO today so just behind you, I also don’t feel anything and nothing different to this cycle. I for once have a good feeling about this cycle but I’m not sure if that’s because I’ve forced myself to think positively!

@Nmmck93 ahahah I love that from you’re fiancé 😂 sounds like you’re having a lovely time! Fingers crossed it’s our month, May has been really kind to this thread so far! 😅