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A new recruit for the TTC club

234 replies

stillfrazzled · 18/09/2009 08:34

Lovely lovely gynie specialist managed to whip out my Mirena (went astray, have posted before) without needing a GA (or three month wait for one) so am now officially TTC!

This (hopefully) will be my second DC, and am planning to use Persona to get to know my cycle a bit.

Is there a board I can join? Feel a bit weird about just jumping on to those great long boards where everyone knows each other...

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EmNotPGYet · 20/09/2009 20:20

Hello, I'm just starting out as well - first month off the pill, and it's really exciting to have deliberately unprotected sex! yay! I'm planning to relax and go with the flow for the first six months, and not get into charting etc until after that. Famous last words though - I'm quite a control freak!

Good luck to us all...

IneedacleanerIamalazyslattern · 20/09/2009 22:16

I'm a total control freak as well usually at the moment just going to try and enjoy some nookie and try and forget it could be leading anywhere.

Ticklepeanut · 21/09/2009 10:20

Welcome Yorkshire, tiffanys, HKT and imkeepingmum (is that everyone? I hope so!) It's great to know I'm not the only one just starting and not sure of everything - if anyone gets any good tips, please pass them on.

I can really sympathise Yorkshire. I am so used to being in control with my job it is really frustrating to have to leave this in the hands of the gods, so to speak! I tested at the weekend - stupidly, as it was at least a week to early to show anything up and of course resulted in a BFN and accompanying disappointment .

I'm not on MN over the weekends for the same reason as some of you are - trying not to let on to my fella just how mad keen I am about TTC! If he thought I was posting about it he would think I'm even more bonkers than he already does.

We're keeping it a secret from our families too. As this would be our first, we really don't know how they'd react.

Sorry for waffling on - back to work for me!

Ticklepeanut · 21/09/2009 10:21

Welcome Emnotpgyet - just spotted you

mcfee · 21/09/2009 10:36

Hello, any chance I could join too? I was on the 'Due April 2010' bus for a few weeks but sadly no more. TTC#2 and am starting 2 week wait today (hopefully will only be 10 day wait) Needed a thread where I didn't feel I was interrupting!

Ticklepeanut · 21/09/2009 11:16

Welcome mcfee

Sorry to hear you're no longer on the April bus - hopefully this thread will be lucky for you.

IneedacleanerIamalazyslattern · 21/09/2009 14:53

Hello everyone
Nice to see so many of us in the same place.

Sorry you're no longer on the April bus Mcfee the next one will be along for you really soon i'm sure.

waspylady · 21/09/2009 15:05

Hello everyone, can I join in too?

I was also on April bus but had to get off.

Am keen to have another go as soon as I can which hopefully will be in a couple of weeks.

Let's hope this is a lucky thread for us all.

imkeepingmum · 21/09/2009 19:16

Gladto meet some more control freaks too we have resolved just to go with the flow but it is so frustrating not knowing NOW exactly when things will happen!!

tiffanys · 21/09/2009 19:22

Hi all

mcfee and wasplady sorry to hear that your no longer on the april bus!

lets hope this thread is lucky for all

How is everyone today? I am still finding it hard to think about anything but ttc so I have put a plan in action to try and lose a bit of weight not through diet but just healthy eating and get a bit fitter so hopefully this will give me something else to think about! although im sure it wont be long before im hitting the chocolate supllies ..

Hope everyone is ok!

Ticklepeanut.... when is your af due any signs at all? try not to be disappointed as you may just have tested to early.

bye for now

IneedacleanerIamalazyslattern · 21/09/2009 20:11

Well I am bound to fall pregnant now, I just volunteeed for the parent council at school. last time I joined a commitee I had ds 9 months later haha.

I have been thinking about losing a bit of weight and eating a bit healthier as well could do with it that's for sure.
Years ago very pre dc's my friend and I used to go to the gym work our guts out and as soon as we were outside have a fag and a packet of crisps those were the days though when I still had a waitsline and didn't actually have to wrok that hard at maintaining it.

nymphadora · 22/09/2009 07:28

Oh don't mention waistlines, found my last wedding pics when I was moving and was size 10& pregnant& gorgeous now getting married again at size 16 & weight still going on despite illness & diet :-(

Ticklepeanut · 22/09/2009 10:47

Nothing to report here - approx 1 week to go to AF and not a symptom in sight. Sigh. Bought two more tests today in readiness though Anyone else due to test soonish?

Size 14 and proud - can't believe that fuss they're making on the news today about a few so-called 'larger' women (since when was size 12 large?) being picked to sashay down the catwalk. I thought they looked pretty good myself. First time I've looked at a fashion model and been able to think that I could wear what she's modelling without the garment needing some serious restructuring first!

Healthy eating's the way to go, but no harm in the occasional choccy bar too

IneedacleanerIamalazyslattern · 22/09/2009 13:59

Well nothing here either.
My cycle still a bit all over the place just now bleeding on and off and started again Sunday night although this one if I ov'd when I was supposed to should be a normal period so fingers crossed.
Had this problem before, gor tablets to stop cycle completely for a month and that kick started it again for me hoping I don't have to do that again because it just puts everything off for another month.

WestYorkshireGirl · 22/09/2009 17:15

Hello All

Well I worked out my window of opportunity for this month but it's a big vague with having to account between 16 and 10 days and with only semi-regular cycles. Was a bit gutted that am away with work for some of it - DH says he will know what I get up to on work trips if I get pg this month!!!. Am going to try and look for signs of ovulation this month i.e. mucus- any one tried that? Oh and I bought 2 pg tests off Ebay for 1p (just in case!) - have you seen the price of the ones on Boots?!!!!

tiffanys · 22/09/2009 17:49

Hi all

Ticklepeanut - My af is due in just over a week, I have no signs at all other than a bit bloated which is usual before af arrives, so i guess we will be testing around the same time, lets hope that this is our lucky month!

Westyorkshiregirl - I have just got some cheapie test for £0.99 which i thought was ok, I saw the test in boots and superdrug and then went and got some cheapies!

How is everyone else getting on. Im of swimming tonight - part of my new get fit plan

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stillfrazzled · 22/09/2009 18:08

I think I should get AF some time in the next week - actually hoping it does come soon (for the first and last time!) as then I'll know when to start timing my cycle...

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confuseddoiordonti · 22/09/2009 19:11

Hi, can i join too?
This is my first ever month of TTC and we have done all the right things, so now it's just waiting (and I HATE waiting!)
The first day of my cycle was the 1st Sept so I can't really test before Friday (have 27-28 day cycle.)

lucybrad · 22/09/2009 19:34

can i join you? TTC number three after 5yr old twin boys. Took a while to conceive them, (7 months) so not sure what to expect! Only had coil out today....

tiffanys · 22/09/2009 20:47

Hi all

welcome, Confused and lucy

well swimming didnt go to plan so now im sat in on the sofa on mn

Ticklepeanut · 23/09/2009 09:54

Welcome new people

I need to start tracking my cycle too stillfrazzled - I have never paid attention before, which is why I'm so hazy on my timings for this first month of TTC! I've been following the mucus method Yorkshire, (TMI coming up) this seems to be relatively easy - after your period you should have a few days with no mucus, then white sticky mucus warns you that your fertile time is coming up, and when it changes to clearer, thinner, slippery mucus you are fertile, as this type of mucus allows the sperm to reach the egg. My OH and I made several attempts during my fertile time this month , so I'll let you know in a week or so whether we were successful!

tiffanys where did you get your 99p test? My paypal account has been up the spout since a cash machine ate my card, so I'm dependent on Boots/Superdrug unless there's a cheaper High St alternative?

Fingers crossed for those of us testing in a week or so, and good luck to everyone else

mcfee · 23/09/2009 12:23

About a week until I can reliably test and I am currently imagining symptoms!! No wonder my boobs are sore with all the prodding I'm doing trying to establish if they are swollen / tender!! Have probably bruised them in process!!

HKT · 23/09/2009 12:42

AF arrived two days early (not that I'm counting or anything )
Quite disappointed, as DH and I had really gone for it this month!
This month is going to be the month of walks (keeping fit sort)and carrots (should really explain this one - a friend reckons that carrots are a fertility superfood, not sure where she got it from, but concieved #3 after about 6/7 months - the succesful month I ate so many carrots I turned orange

I will now be looking out for orange ladies - I know what you've been up to!!!

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stillfrazzled · 23/09/2009 12:47

I feel like AF's due any minute - but what do I know, have had about three periods in last ten years (Mirena, Mirena, pregnancy, Mirena...)?

Wish it'd damn well hurry, had forgotten about the bloaty feeling. Gaaah.

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Ticklepeanut · 23/09/2009 14:56

Join the club mcfee - I'm currently hallucinating slight nausea to pass the time until I can prove that I am in fact mental. My reading on MN suggests that a lot of people get no symptoms at all, or not until quite a few weeks in at least, so a lack of them isn't necessarily a bad sign.

Bummer about early AF HKT, hopefully the walks and carrots (?!) will give you a boost for next month.