TTC & Pregnancy

[CatiaR]

Hi ladies,

the other thread is full now!

I will try and add everyone back in but please check if I’ve missed anyone.

@Ncl31 really hope that this is a sticky bean 🥰

@Huriya hiya lovely! 20 weeks already! Time goes fast and a baby boy how exciting. Thank you only 5 and half weeks now so still feels unreal!

@Hotmalibu94 , @Hollie1802 , @etaketak1991 , @ginny93 hopefully you ladies are all doing well?

@Roseberry22, @EK37 , @Myna13 , @NLmum4 @thejollytrolleydolly good luck for this cycle!

@CatiaR yeah I get the odd lower back and the odd cramp but it’s not been too bad but the bloat is crazy!! Especially towards the end of the day! I wake up looking semi normal but right now I feel huge again 😂 but that’s my only real constant symptom, the rest come and go and are fairly mild when they are here! My mum didn’t get sickness with any of us so I am hoping I have her genes🙏🏻

H everyone
Been distracted for a while. Took these three and line started in correct time window / do they look like evaps. Tried a boots early test and stark white. Not sure when ovulated as was taking a break

@NLmum4 That's a tough one! It would be very bad luck for all 3 to be evaps, but I'm not sure whether they're positive or not. If you don't know your dpo, it might be too early for the boots test to pick up? Maybe try again in two days and see if there's any progression. Crossing my fingers for you 🤞🤞🤞

@etaketak1991 thank you. If I was to guess it would be early maybe 8dpo . The break on the lines makes me think evaps . Will keep you posted 😀

@NLmum4 would be weird for all three to be evaps! Maybe try a FRER if you have one?

@NLmum4 I see what you mean about the lines being broken, but I can only see that on two of them. And if they all came up in the time then it's looking hopeful! Have you tested again today?

@EK37 when you had a small implantation bleed did it look like this at all? Sorry if TMI!

I eventually did ovulate some time between CD22-24 so will be 6 or 8 dpo today. I went to the toilet this morning and there was a small blood spec around the size of a pea but there’s been nothing since! I don’t want to get my hopes up but I’ve never had this before and never spot before my period, but it could just be a completely random cycle!

@Roseberry22 yes very similar to that! Mine was around 9dpo so similar timing as well! Haven’t had any spotting since the positive test and now 6 weeks 1 days so hopefully this is good news for you! X

Thank you! I’ll keep my fingers crossed that this may be good news. And congratulations to you x

Thank you!

I am hoping someone can help me! I am 6 weeks 3 days and I just don’t feel pregnant. Other than bloating I don’t have any other symtom. Is this still a bit early or is this a bad sign? Feel so paranoid.

I haven’t had any cramping or bleeding so that’s a good sign but I just thought I would feel something by now!

@EK37 I had nothing until about 8/9 weeks when nausea kicked in and then I was on antisickness tablets from 10 weeks 😂 really don't stress, it's very normal!

@Hotmalibu94 thank you so much! I needed that bit of reassurance today! Got my private scan next Saturday but don’t have my nhs appointment for another five weeks 😰

@EK37 how far along will you be when you have the scan? Just remember with early scans everything is so small a slight mm off in the measurements can really affect the dates! I read so many posts on Mumsnet about people stressing because the dates don't match :(

@Hotmalibu94 i will be just under 8 weeks! So hopefully they can see something

@EK37 think at that point there should be something visible! Best of luck for it 😁
Try not to stress beforehand. I specifically mentioned to my midwife on the phone that I had no symptoms around 6/7 weeks and they said it's completely normal and to enjoy it whilst it lasts 😂

@Hotmalibu94 thank you! I feel better knowing that I am not the only one 😂 I will enjoy it whilst it lasts!

never did I think I would wish myself to be sick 😂😂 such a worry the first few weeks waiting to see if they’re ok!

@EK37 do enjoy it! I think I was about the same probably around 7-8 weeks I started feeling nauseous and that’s been around till at least 12 weeks consistently. It’s been a lot better now. And as much as sometimes we don’t feel like eating I needed to eat often and small otherwise would feel worse. Having to pee every like 30 mins started around then too sometime but that just won’t stop and will only keep getting worse I bet 😂

it does feel like a lifetime until your dating scan and even booking appointment at first and ive just had mine last week so hoping it will be quicker till the next one!

I’m quite enjoying seeing little bump growing. It was quite an interesting process and I started to notice it so much more within just a week. My clothes still hide it but damn I went to the swimming pool yesterday and there was no hiding there 😂 could definitely see little bean making an appearance

@EK37 try not to stress, easier said than done. One of my girls at work had symptoms so bad that when her best friend was pregnant she thought it was a false positive because she had no symptoms at all… never once felt sick during her whole pregnancy - the lot.
they both have healthy babies.

im cd12 now and my OPKs have started to get slightly darker… hoping this is a good sign from the meds and I’ll ovulate in a good time frame instead of CD30-35… I’ll keep you all posted.

how is everyone else doing? Beans cooking along lovely I hope?!

@Ncl31 @CatiaR thank you both! Feel much better now after hearing that it’s normal!!

great news about your OPK’s, got everything crossed that this is your month, you deserve it!!

@EK37 well… DH has just told me he’s away Friday morning until Sunday evening next week. Premom predicts I’ll ovulate Saturday next week, I’m now praying that’s wrong and the new meds get me ovulating before then which they technically should if the dose is right but as it’s the first month taking them the dose might be off.

@Ncl31 ahh noo! Hopefully with these meds that will be wrong as your OPK’s are already getting darker!

the month we got lucky we didn’t actually do it ovulation day we did day before and day after so even if you do ovulate Saturday you can still be covered by doing just before he goes and when he gets back! I was getting stressed each time about having to do ovulation day and in the end the month we didn’t it worked so fingers crossed for you 🤞

This is my second month getting No Smiley at all , straight to to a still smiley the next day. It keeps skipping the “ flashing smiley”
On the clear blue ovulation tests. Can anyone tell me what i am doing wrong! and also now im upset ive missed my chance this month again as we only “ tried” last night for the first time this month ( i was sick with flu) as soon as i seen the still smiley. I Will be trying tonight and tomorrow too. Please tell me people got pregnant in the still smiley period 🙈🙈thanks!

@EK37 Sorry, pitching in late! But I really felt nothing until around 8-10 weeks and even then I was lucky and had no sickness! Just gagging at everything and felt like I had a continuous hangover 😂 so try not to worry too much, having your early scan will definitely help though, it did with me!!

@Ncl31 Everything is crossed for you, hopefully those meds do their job and bring it forward! Like @EK37 I was actually away when I got my positive ovulation test for this pregnancy and managed to dtd the day after and day after that and fortunately it caught!

@SonMoonandStars as mentioned above, I only tried the night after and the night after that with my current pregnancy so it's definitely doable!! I would say though, that I was using clearblue for ovulation tests but changed to cheap strips (wondfo from Amazon) the month I got pregnant and found them much easier as I could physically see the lines getting darker so had a lot more warning!! Might be worth trying them alongside the clearblue if you don't catch this cycle!

@EK37 @Hollie18
I’ve just realised I wrote Friday morning he goes away. It is infact thursday morning…. Today’s tests have been lighter again so no idea what’s going on!
I have warned him that I might have to do the 2 hour drive to catch him if I get a positive OPK on Friday. He replied “you’re dedicated to this more than I realised” I just can’t bare the thought of missing our chance when I only get 6 cycles of the drugs to try.

@Ncl31 How are your tests looking today? I hope you manage to catch the window ❤️ I didn't realise it's only for 6 rounds! Hopefully you won't need them all 🤞🤞

We found out we're having another little girl today 🥰 Totally thrilled!