TTC for those taking longer than average

[Marie1990x]

@daniki @RRAEE @whatdoyouthink123456 @carolinep3

Went to reply on the other thread but it’s full!!!

@Daniki oh absolutely! I'm never one to stop drinking in the tww, but going to try this time (god I sound like a raging alcoholic 😂). I did dry January and felt so much healthier by doing it. So I'll do 2 weeks (unless I get stressed this time next week after not seeing a second line on a test 😂).

Could you call the EPU in the morning and mention you're concerned? It's so tough isn't it, like you say especially after your past and the beta results, but baby has come on so much since then so try hold onto that 🤍

@Marie1990x I can't really as iv booked Friday off work and have to start late on wed so would be afraid to ask for more time off as the hosp is 2 hrs away 🙈 disaster! Will have to try and remain calm unless I get more spotting or anything and then I won't care about asking 🙈 haha not at all we all love a wee wine to relax!

@Daniki ah that's fair enough. Hopefully it's nothing to concern yourself about anyway; I guess just keep an eye on it? Have you started telling people yet?

@Marie1990x no, will keep it quiet until after 12 weeks or so! Afraid of jinxing myself 🤣 that's it just keep an eye on it and hope I don't get any more 🙏

@Daniki yeah don't blame you! What gestation are you now?
Hoping it's just old blood and just completely normal and nothing to worry about. The worrying just never stops does it! Think from tcc to pregnancy to birth to babies to toddlers and so on, just never ended worry 😅

@Marie1990x yep it's just a new type of worry at every stage 🤣 I am 7+4 today but I was measuring 2 days behind so not sure which I should go by 🤣

@Daniki ahh I just think in the early days there's so much difference isn't there, they always seem to catch up! I think I might have mentioned before that my daughter was measuring behind almost a week at our first 2 private scans (think they were 7 weeks and 9 weeks) but by the time 12w one came around she was spot on. Think positively 🥰

@Marie1990x yes you did actually, I hope the same for me! Altho I don't remember but my husband said I was measuring behind with our son, when I went for 12 week scan I was a few days behind! But all was innocent in those days I hadn't a clue and had never had a loss etc so wouldn't even cross my mind to think anything be wrong! I'm exhausted now tho I'm going to go to bed 🤣🙈

@Daniki omg absolutely! I was saying to my husband the other day I was blissfully unaware of any complications etc when I was pregnant with our daughter, but if I was to ever get pregnant again I'd be on tenterhooks the whole time. With it taking so long and spending half my life on mumsnet, I'd be a wreck 😂.
Don't blame you, I had an early night too.

I'm officially 1dpo woop! Although I think from them twinges etc I might be 2, but I'll go with 1 so it gives me longer to stare at blank tests 😂. Still haven't ordered any yet surprisingly.

How are you this morning? Anymore spotting?

@Marie1990x grand this morning no spotting but having some twinges here and there 🙈 hopefully nothing to be concerned about! I have to remind myself that's normal in early pregnancy anyway and not everything is impending disaster! God my son was up at 3am and that was him up for the night I am wrecked now today 🤣 haha go with 1dpo give yourself that extra testing day 🤞🏻🤣

@Daniki ah amazing, glad there's not been any more spotting! Twinges are definitely normal, try not to worry!
Noooo omg why such an early start 😅 not surprised you're wrecked!!

@RRAEE @whatdoyouthink123456 how are you guys getting on?

@Marie1990x i know! He fell asleep at half 6, so we just put him to bed but I knew in my heart we'd have an early start 🤣 typically he goes to bed round 7.30/8 it's mad how an hour can drastically change things 😆 no spotting today thankfully lots of little twinges I'm just trying to ignore 🤣

@Daniki oh yes my daughter's exactly the same. At the time it's great getting them to bed early but regret it in the morning 😂.
Twinges are good though, think positive that it means baby is nestling away in there

@Marie1990x had cramps but still no AF

@Marie1990x yes hopefully 🙏 god it was a nightmare trying to keep him awake this evening but he made it to 7pm so please god not another early start 🤣

@RRAEE oh goshhhh, what CD are you now? Have you taken another test?

@Daniki hope you didn't have a 3am wake up again this morning!

@Marie1990x no thank he slept straight through 🙌🏻

@Daniki oh amazing, glad he slept through and not such an early wake up time 😂.

I'm utterly confused. I just did an opk (no idea why, guess I missed peeing on things) and it's darker than I'd expect. Obviously not positive, but after my peak it went down to basically nothing and now this? Really hope it wasn't a failed ovulation and attempting to ovulate again, I'm too tired for this 😅

@Marie1990x

I'm good thanks. How are you getting on?

Iv still got a week or so until ovulation. Il start testing this time next week unless I got symptoms before.

This week iv had quite a few people say iv lost weight so Im hoping this weight loss will make a difference.

I'm also super distracted planning the wedding which is good. Iv said that I'm going to diet for the wedding and hopefully il be at fighting weight soon. If we aren't pregnant after the wedding we'l go see fertility specialist. So we have a bit of a plan.

@Marie1990x that is unusual! Hopefully it wasn't a failed ovulation, I feel like it wasn't as you had the stitch pain nd all! Maybe it's a fluke? Too early I wonder to be anything pregnancy related 🤣🤞🏻

Well AF finally showed, back to CD 1 for me 😪

@whatdoyouthink123456 ah that's great! What have you been doing to lose the weight? Sounds like you're doing brilliantly 😊.

@Daniki it's gone a bit lower this morning so I'm still non the wiser. I'm going to stop doing the OPK's now though, it's too much 😂. My daughter was up all night poorly so I don't have the energy to be dtd again 😅

@RRAEE oh no, sorry AF has come for you 🤍

@RRAEE ah no 🥺

@Marie1990x oh poor thing! I wouldn't be stressing I doubt you have missed your ovulation anyway! I am very nauseas this morning, trying to keep eating toast to stave it off 🤢