TTC buddies Baby #1 - anyone ?

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Hey ladies 👋🏽
Just thought I'd post this to find some buddies in the TTC journey as a clueless gal trying for baby #1 ! 🫶🏽
Ovulated today, so I guess the 2WW starts ! ⏰
Anyone else starting their 2WW ? ☺️

The first dinosaur to exit needs to send a fossil picture on this group on BPF day. It's the new pregnancy announcement

Catching up on all the replies - loving the dinosaur club! Makes me feel so much better, sometimes seems like I'm a lonely little T-Rex 🦖

I'm due next Friday, plan to not test until at least Sunday 13th (lucky 13?!).

We also haven't told anyone we're trying so it's nice to have people to chat to. Especially as a few of my friends would be a bit annoying with "advice" even though they all got pregnant first try and I don't want to deal with that!

Anyone else feel like their partner is completely naive in all of this? We hadn't had sex for a while and after I asked when he last masturbated to keep the sperm fresh he said he hasn't been coz he thought he should save it up 🙄 I was like could you please do a teeny bit of research - here I am googling CM, pissing on sticks and tracking every symptom he's just going with his own assumptions!

@KT199 I'm with you on that one, if I annoyed my husband with everything that's going on in my head that's TTC-related, I think divorce would be on the cards not a baby 😂
We haven't told anyone we're trying either! I think the pressure of people knowing we're trying would be too much on top of everything else!!

Amazing 😂😂

😂let's all become fossils this month come on 🙌

Arghhh I am SO with you on this, especially not wanting to tell friends yet. I cant really explain it but I'd much rather work this out on my own. Maybe im being stubborn 😅

I 100% didn't tell friends nor family ! And I find it better this way !

I do wish that I'd kept it to myself about trying - but have spoken to a few friends about it due to my Endo and have been asking all sorts of questions.

It's only made it feel worse to be honest! Especially as a few friends got pregnant without even trying! Yet here I am tracking my CM and peeing on a stick every single morning.

But never mind, it is nice to be able to post here with people who know what I'm going through, as my partner just keeps saying 'It'll be fine!' OH THANKS. lol

Yep same here - no one knows! At least here we are going through the same can understand how mentally draining it can be!! It's nice to not so alone with it all!

OMG THIS IN RELATION TO PARTNERS!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 he literally has NO clue what’s even going on I’m sure! I suggested he buy and should be wearing loose fitting boxers as it’s meant to stop the “area” getting too hot and he thought I was talking rubbish 🤣 then proceeded to tell me on his daily gym visits he’s enjoying a sauna/hot tub 🙈 so I asked him to go do some research 🤣😩

HAHAHAH omg😂😂😂 here for the fossil announcements 🤣😭 🪨 ➕ someone HAS to get a BFP and post a photo of a fossil, it will make my month!!

I don't know what I'd be more excited about, the picture of the test, of the fossil 😂🪨🦖🤞🏼

Literally same, he only just has enough patience when I’m moaning my LH isn’t rising or complaining that now my LH surge is lasting longer than I thought 🤣

Yeah I feel much more relaxed knowing people aren’t “expecting” an announcement from us, especially with family I always think the moment you tell someone your trying for a baby they just think your having sex constantly and that’s not what I want my parents or siblings thinking 🤣

Absolutely same here, I just don't want people to know, so then I feel less stressed (although my family is not stressful at all re this !) but I'd much rather it be a surprise for everybody. I felt odd as well telling my parents we had loads of sex basically 😂

😂😂😂😂😂

Omg yes to the partner stuff! Bless him, he didn't even know what ovaries were a few months back, didn't know you couldn't just have sex on random days and conceive it has to be during ovulation, he's totally not clued up! He is better now I've had to have the "sex Ed" chat with him now & he understands green days and when he needs to perform lol!!

We have been honest with some family and friends about trying. I kinda feel like it takes the pressure off. I mean I'm 35, he's 41, we both want kids. We've just bought our house & have had so many holidays together... I have found people don't ask me anymore "when are you guys going to have children" or "do you two want kids". Now they know we are trying, they've backed off. If we have problems then they will help pick up the pieces. I tried a fear years back with my ex and told no one really & it was so lonely each month & we never conceived due to his low sperm count (blessing in disguise) but I then ended up having to explain myself at events or just on a normal day where people still asked insensitive questions like when will I have a baby.

Can't wait for some fossil announcements on here 😂😂

I'm still baffled people ask to be fair, I never ask, my best friend is on her 5th and last cycle of ivf, I know how horrible it's been for her, and you never know what happens behind closed doors. As well it's almost like asking " do you guys DTD a lot or what ?" 😅 it's also ok to assume not everybody want children. I just never ask...
Can't wait to ask you all every week though ngl 😂 but that's because this thread is made for it !

Also @HopefulSS I wouldn't worry about age, being mid 30 late 30 as our age isn't the same as back in the days.
Still young. It's also right place right time (as you said with your ex). I focused on my career a lot and I wasn't ready until recently. There's no perfect time !

All my friends have had no struggles, and in all honesty no one in my family has either in terms of getting pregnant - I find a few of my friends mums often pass comment like “you’ll be next” and my sister does ask me when are we having a baby.. but this isn’t a bother to me (or it least wasn’t, not sure how I’d feel now we’ve started to try) as we are both really open with each other and she knows I 100% want kids.. I have debated telling my sister but knowing she’s currently pregnant already puts some pressure on me, I think her being in the know would make it worse. I have friends and family I will tell immediately after I receive my BFP, as they’d be there for emotional support throughout anything that happened. I may change my opinion and tell friends and family in the coming months if things don’t work out and I feel I need more support, but for the moment I feel happy it just being me and OH (and the entirety of the forum ofc) being aware

I’m gone few hours to actually do some real work today, and i come back to the best theory ever haha. Cant wait to be all fossils with you ladies 🤣! You’re the best!

@HeartyPanda fossils are the best 😂😂🪨🪨🪨

🦕🦖 dino solidarity over here