Anyone TTC #2 (or any #!)

[Halpmer]

Hello!

Just wanting a small tribe to talk to while TTC #2!

Haven’t used contraception that should say *

clearly too tired!

@WhiteHorse92 you have more willpower than I do 🫣 welcome, welcome!

@Bellyrumble I hope you woke him up!! Sending much baby dust!

I'm 9dpo today! Did not resist testing 👀😂 I think there's very faint line on today's test 👀 going to keep my hopes regulated as I know it's early still!

Eek I think that looks promising too @Halpmer !! Keeping everything crossed for you.

Hope everyone else has a great Friday- the weekend is nearly here.

According to Clue app I am 4DPO but I just don’t know how accurate the app would be after a chemical? As in the chemical was over a week later than my normal period but would the app adjust things accordingly? Who knows!

If it’s not too personal, has everyone got back to broadly prebaby1 weight? I actually lost the pregnancy weight pretty quickly via breastfeeding but the last year I have definitely put on weight having been back at work and found fitting in exercise night on impossible. I’m a bit worried about that too- getting massive from a higher starting point.

@Halpmer that looks really good! Hopefully it progresses nicely!

BFN for me today

@Halpmer that definitely looks like a line! How exciting, everything crossed it progresses smoothly!

I had my call with nurse yesterday and have got appt next week to get coil out then we can get started! I've decided if I'm a bride with a bump then it means DC2 will have been at the wedding too which is pretty cool :)

@NWnature so sorry re your chemical. Not sure re app and dates, but it might be worth tracking with OPK as they will tell you when you're ovulating more reliably than an app? My app was a bit off with dates I started using OPKs.

@Halpmer theres definitely a line!! Looking forward to seeing the progression. Congratulations :)

Oooh @Halpmer that looks like a pretty good line to me for 9dpo 🤞

@NWnature it took me a while to get back but I wasn’t really trying very hard. And tbh I feel like my body is carrying weight so differently postpartum. I feel much bigger than I did pre pregnancy but the same weight 🤯 agree that once I started back at work I was more sedentary and exercise is non-existent. At the end of the day I want to do nothing once little one is in bed. 😬

Thanks @Seasalt1984 it definitely knocked me more than I thought it would. I will definitely give the ovulation sticks a go next month if no luck. Hope the coil appointment goes well! When is your wedding?

@BeaKind Totally with you on just flopping into bed. I hate feeling this lethargic but I just can’t seem to get into a routine with exercise, I start too early to cram it in the AM and I work a shorter day than I used to so usually work through lunch to try and keep on top of things. I think I will have to be more strict with getting out for a run on the weekends and one day when I WFH trying to use lunch or something. I can’t even face 20 mins in the evening at the moment once I’ve done bath and bedtime.

Thought I could see something but now I think I've either got line eyes or it's an evap that came up really quick

@BambiBooBoo I’m not sure I can see but I am rubbish at these things! How many days DPO are you?

@NWnature I think I was just hoping. Damn evaps
Not sure DPO as don't track. I'm guessing around 14th so maybe 13/14dpo??
But I have long irregular cycles
My app is saying AF due around 3rd but test in 2 days

Ah I have no idea on DPO either really, I reckon test again on the 3rd. Especially with irregular cycles it’s so hard to know isn’t it. Will keep everything crossed for you!

@NWnature thank you. Yeah it's a pain in the butt. Especially thinking "I'm late" but it's not it's just stupid cycles

Tested again today and the line is the same if not a little tiny bit darker so that's good for now. Saved so much on tests this time with the Amazon cheapies, last time I must've bought about 10 packs of FRER, a pack of Clearblue, 2 digitals and a partridge in a pear tree 😂.

@NWnature in terms of weight I found that before I stopped breastfeeding my body was carrying extra weight or water or something because when I stopped I went back to pre-baby figure essentially - perhaps hips have moved a bit but weight is deffo similar! If it helps I went back to work (secondary teacher) around a month before I stopped so maybe the combo of the bf stopping and the fact that I'm run ragged at work helped me out a bit 😅.

@BambiBooBoo did you shine your phone torch on it and stuff? I can maybe see what you see on the first pic but hard to tell in the light! Those tests are sensitive if they're the same as mine but not as sensitive as FRER and if you don't track dpo you could well be still in the game! Fingers crossed for you!

@Halpmer I think I did. I can't actually remember. Feeling really weird today. And I took a 2 hour nap on the sofa which I never do.
I've got a couple FRER and a couple clearblue so might try one of the clear blue tomorrow with a IC

IC have always been good for me. But the ones I've got now are shockingly bad. I even emailed the company and was like "wtf are these?!" They sent me replacements but me and DH still think they're a bad batch

@Halpmer that really made me laugh!! I did exactly the same.. every brand going. I did buy a pack of digital this time after the positive cheapies cos I couldn’t help myself!

FRERs were delivered a couple of days earlier than I was expecting, so I caved in and tested this morning didn't I? 😅. BFN though. Just a very thin and very faint colourless line which is definitely just the indent that was already there before I used it. I don't use OPKs or anything to try and confirm ovulation, but going by when I think my fertile period roughly was, I'm sure I'd have at least a faint line by now. First cycle after coming off the pill was 25 days but they were 25-29 days after coming off the pill the first time so if no period by Thursday I might use the other FRER but pretty sure I'm out this month 😅

I got my BFP this morning!

Ahhh @BambiBooBoo congrats! I told you I am rubbish with the line hunting. Lovely news.

@Halpmer what subject do you teach? I have so much respect for teachers, especially secondary, all the hormones you have to deal with !!

I am DPO 6 today according to estimations. Had a charity ball last night so had a few drinks. Just need to get through this week then hopefully I will know either way. I do think my boobs feel a bit sensitive but to be honest I think I am imagining it/ wishful thinking. I was so laisse faire with testing with my first. It was our first month trying and I was late on my period so did a clear blue digi “2-3 weeks” and then ordered a cheap strip next day delivery on Amazon to check. That was that. I feel such an idiot how for granted I took it! I did worry the entire pregnancy , which if I am lucky enough to get pregnant again I am really going to try and avoid. I saw two of my friends last night who are pregnant with their first after various fertility issues. They are both so anxious , it’s such an emotional rollercoaster isn’t it!

@NWnature thank you!
Fingers are crossed for you

@BambiBooBoo congratulations, hope it's a sticky one!!

@mummmmyj I've currently no desire to buy other tests, so hoping it stays that way 😂.

@NWnature I teach English! I'm not the grammar police though, so don't judge my punctuating. I really love the job, but it's definitely hard work and it takes a lot of you, but so do a lot of jobs I suppose!

The nausea is already lurking in the shadows here... I think I'll book an appointment at the doctors sooner rather than later to try and get ahead with nausea if I can. I suffered with no meds for half the pregnancy last time, just insane nausea rather than vomiting thankfully but it was so limiting and got me down a lot!

@Halpmer English was my favourite subject. Do you teach language or literature? Or perhaps it is both together now? My grammar is awful, especially when posting on here- apologies in advance!

A new week is here. I stupidly did a strip test yesterday (6DPO) negative… don’t even know why I did it. Going to try and hold off til Saturday morning if at all possible. My app thinks my period is due next Monday. I am obsessing about it. I honestly have so much respect for people who have a long TTC journey, it is all encompassing isn’t it?!

How is everyone else feeling?

I'm on cycle 4 of TTC baby number 2. I'm using digital clear blue ovulation tests as I tested the 1st month, didn't for 2...and now want a clearer picture for cycle 4. Started testing on CD7, now on CD 9 and still negative which Is about right! I normally ovulate around CD13 so should start to get a flashing smiley soon!

Today's, CD9

Hi all, am ttc baby no.3. I have two boys, age 4.5 and 12months. ☺️ currently 10dpo with AF due tomorrow. Have been feeling “symptoms”, so who knows 🤷‍♀️