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 oooh glad you have the date through! Bet you can't wait! Did you book your flights yet? 😅

@etaketak1991 ah amazing! I got a few bits on vinted so they'll be waiting for me when we get home! 😍 So exciting about your scan! Not long at all to wait!

@EK37 that sounds like a really good plan! Hopefully it helps 🤞 all the best for this fertile window!

I'm good, thanks for asking 😁 I'm 17+4 now and time just seems like it's starting to fly by! 💕 Definitely bumping now 😁 been celebrating my 30th this week so it's been a lovely start to the year 💕 lots of stuff to start sorting out when we get home 😅

@Hotmalibu94 yeah can’t wait to see little bean it will make it feel more real! But got my flu jab yesterday and covid booster just now so all sorted there 😂 will be booking soon probably travelling the week after to tell them so will be 14 weeks then.

how nice i can’t wait to see a bump too and congrats on the 30th! Baby will be here for me before I turn 30 this year as well 😊

Hey ladies, it’s so lovely to hear all of your positive stories. I’m still here in the background, just waiting for - period and then I can start to take my cookie/letrozole.

@CatiaR @Hotmalibu94 so lovely to hear how you'll are getting on! Sending love & wishing you'll a smooth pregnancy ❤️❤️

@Ncl31 your time will come soon ❤️ sending you love, and hoping you have a happy, healthy baby in your arms sooner rather than later ❤️🤞🏽

All well here. I'm also waiting for AF to arrive. Technically 7 or 8dpo today. But I did a bad job tracking this month so doubt this will be our months. Just waiting on AF so I can focus on the next cycle!

@CatiaR oh I'm so excited for you, the scan was the most wonderful thing 😍 exciting for you to be able to go tell them in person 💕

@Ncl31 hopefully you can get back to it soon my lovely. How have you been feeling?

@Myna13 well fingers crossed for you! You never know, I was a bit clueless my last cycle as it all went a bit skew whiff but here we are 😅

Back to work tomorrow sadly! Think I might need to ask for maternity uniform soon 😅 my maternity clothes from vinted have almost all arrived and I'm pleased so far 🙌

@Hotmalibu94 I guess being clueless takes the stress out of TtC and that might have helped. Who knows 😂
I know it isn't over until AF comes, but I'm not hoping for anything. Time will tell.
Maternity clothes! Now that's one thing I didn't think of before 😂 maybe since we're TtC I shouldn't have shopped as much as I did over Christmas 😂

@Hotmalibu94 ive been okay thank you. Turns out one of my colleagues had a loss over Christmas at almost the same gestation. We’re both in a similar boat of TTC some time now so it was quite nice to talk it through.
feeling more positive each day again

@Ncl31 glad you are feeling more positive ❤️

so far this month I haven’t taken my BBT at all and honestly I can say it has really helped with the stress as I am not waking up and the first thing on my mind is not TTC. I am going to start taking it again in a few days when I start doing the OPK’s but once ovulation is confirmed I am going to do my best to not take my temp as it’s helped with my stress levels massively so far 🤞

hope you are all doing well!!

@Myna13 it's easy to get carried away 😅 but I wouldn't be surprised if I wear these clothes after the baby is born, they're all so comfy 😂

@Ncl31 I'm so glad you're feeling more and more positive. So sad for you and your colleague but it does help having someone to talk to 💕 take care lovely!

@EK37 yeah I think BBT can definitely take over. It massively disrupted my sleep, if I go back to natural cycles post baby id be tempted to get an oura ring or something so it does it all for me! Glad you're feeling less stressed!

@Ncl31 Glad to hear you're feeling more positive ❤️ I hope AF arrives soon for you so you can get started on the meds! 🤞

@Myna13 Good luck and baby dust for this cycle ✨

@EK37 By the 5th cycle I was only tracking BBT when my LH started picking up, then throughout the TWW. Definitely nice not to have to think about temping every day first thing! Best of luck 🤞

@Hotmalibu94 I was wearing maternity leggings well into postpartum and beyond 😂 I still wore my maternity dresses to work for years after too. Perfect Sunday dinner clothes! I'm already in maternity trousers at work and they are SO comfy!

Hey all!! Hope you have been keeping well! Can I have some help please if possible 😂 my OPK yesterday morning was flashy smiley and bbt was 36.16, I only managed to do an opk once yesterday as I was expecting my solid smiley tomorrow, however this morning my bbt has gone right up and got a solid smiley this morning and a positive cheap opk as well! I have attached my graph. Do you think I actually ovulated some time yesterday or today?? It’s a couple of days early than normal and it’s thrown me 😂 we did dtd last night but not sure if we will manage today as the BF is playing football and might be knackered 😭

@EK37 If you've got your positive / static smiley today, then I'd imagine you'll ovulate around tomorrow. Keep an eye on your temp in the next few days and hopefully it'll be clearer ☺️ Good luck 🤞

@etaketak1991 that’s what I thought but then I thought we’ll what if I actually got my LH surge yesterday after i had tested in the morning because the huge temp spike has thrown me 😂 it’s all very confusing!!

@EK37 sorry im no help. I have no idea what’s going on with myself this month. fingers crossed if you’ve already ovulated or are about to you’ve done enough to catch that little egg!

I got a peak opk 9 days ago but didn’t have EWCM since about 2 days before that. I also haven’t had a significant BBT increase.
I’ve had another load of EWCM today at what Premom is predicting as 8DPO but a stark negative OPK.
who only knows! I’m going to give it until the end of next week which will be CD45 then contact the fertility centre as they said they’d induce a bleed so I can start taking the ovulation induction meds

@Ncl31 we managed to dtd again last night, I don’t feel up for it again tonight 😂 so just hope that we have done enough!

That’s good they can give you medication for that! Keep going you got this!! 💪🏻

@Ncl31 That's good that they're able to induce a bleed so you can get started on your meds! Hope it all goes well ❤️

@EK37 How are your temps looking? Did you manage to confirm ovulation?

How is everyone? Any more news? I had my 12 week scan on Wednesday which dated me 4 days ahead, meaning my new EDD is 31st July (3 days after my DD's 4th!) Just waiting to hear back from the screening now but hopefully all will be fine 🤞 I've let my wider family and friends know now, but still trying to hide the bump from my students 😂

Ahhhh @etaketak1991 how exciting!
We have our 20 week scan on Monday and I'm so excited 😍 and I'm finally off my anti sickness tablets and feeling ok! 🙌 Almost halfway now, how crazy is that 🥹

@Hotmalibu94 @etaketak1991 hire exciting for you both, time is just flying.

@EK37 yes they’re able to help which is good but only 35-40 days after I’ve had no bleeding.

pre-mom saying I’m 10DPO today but I don’t believe it as I haven’t had a temp rise and I always get a significant rise. So I’ve carried on doing OPKs and I’ve had a higher reading today than the original “peak” so im hoping I’ll have a temp rise over the next few days. DH is working weird shifts from Monday so I’m going to be sure to BD tonight when he’s home and tomorrow too.

I’ve attached my LH readings showing both high readings, what do you think?

Hey all,

I am 3dpo today so in the dreaded 2ww! Don’t feel confident this time as didn’t manage to dtd on ovulation day but managed both two days before and 1 day before and 1 day after so hopefully that’s enough to put me in with a bit of a chance lol! I am fully going to expect a negative so I don’t get my hopes up.

@Ncl31 I would deffo say that todays one is darker for sure than the first one!

@etaketak1991 glad your scan went well!!

hope everyone else is doing well 😃

@Ncl31 the most recent LH test definitely looks like a real peak! Hopefully this is it 🤞

@EK37 amazing, hopefully the TWW flies for you! I don't think I caught actual ovulation the last cycle so you're definitely still in! Sounds like you caught all the days around it 😁

@Hotmalibu94 i hope so 😂 it’s becoming a chore so I really hope this is our month 🤞🤞

@Hotmalibu94 i really hope so. DH is not going to know what’s hit him when he gets home from work tonight.
we’ve got a tight schedule as we’re going to a surprise birthday party. I’d rather miss the surprise but in the hope to catch ov though 🤞🏻

@Ncl31 needs must!! 😂 cannot wait for the days to not have to schedule in sex!!!

@EK37 I can’t wait for those days!
Ive had EWCM for a few days so I’ve hinted on to DH that I think my body could be trying again soon to ovulate. I do try not to make him feel like it’s scheduled but sometimes you just gotta tell them straight

@EK37 @Ncl31 fingers crossed for you both!

@etaketak1991 how exciting you had your scan and all is well 😊 I got two more weeks till mine on the 13th of feb when I’m 13 weeks and couple of days can’t wait.

been super tired and nauseous on and off but yesterday had my first proper morning sickness and threw up at one of the dogs treats 😅 which now been banished, it was so weird as I’ve smelt them every day till then and didn’t bother me but certainly not gonna try again lol

@Hotmalibu94 wow 20 weeks that’s gone so quick! Glad you’re feeling better 😊