Official Trying to Conceive - Thread 10

Mrs_T_M

Winner of September BFP predictions: ttc39! :T

October Graduates

October BFP predictions
Mrs_T_M: 4
ThinkPink: 5
bigmomma051204: 6
Disney_Pluto: 6
tia86: 7
kellykins: 9
ttc39: 10

Thread Graduates

Mrs_T_M

Two week Wait (BFP Hopefuls)
CD?? WillowCat - Awaiting AF :cool:
CD?? Slinky_Selina - Awaiting AF :cool:
CD37 ThinkPink - Awaiting AF :cool:
CD24 time2deal - 12DPO :cool:
CD27 ashia - 12DPO :cool:
CD26 Chocoholic_chick - 11DPO :cool:
CD25 credit_crunch - 10DPO :cool:
CD22 Mrs_T_ M – 8DPO :cool:
CD23 Carrot34 - 7DPO :cool:
CD16 without-a-paddle - 5DPO :cool:
CD25 Disney_Pluto - 4DPO :cool:
CD15 Clevernamehere - 2DPO :cool:
CD22 Purcy – 1DPO :cool:

"If in doubt - BD" Zone
CD90 atton- Awaiting ov
CD84 skintchick - Awaiting ov
CD83 paulashek - Awaiting ov
CD75 Lemon Tree - Awaiting ov
CD73 january23- Awaiting ov
CD71 Loulou123 - Awaiting ov
CD63 Clarebear2013 - Awaiting ov
CD51 Skint_Catt - Awaiting ov
CD49 Smookle - Awaiting ov
CD37 Skaps* - Awaiting ov
CD36 linz4383 - Awaiting ov
CD34 chocgirl - Awaiting ov
CD34 Fannyanna - Awaiting ov
CD34 159 - Awaiting ov
CD31 any name will suffice - Awaiting ov
CD30 littleme - Awaiting ov
CD26 Vesper - Awaiting ov
CD25 jammy26 - Awaiting ov
CD23 wangdoodle - Awaiting ov
CD23 claretsgirl - Awaiting ov
CD21 Codemonkey – Awaiting ov
CD19 LailaP - Awaiting ov
CD18 ttc39 - Awaiting ov
CD17 tea lover - Awaiting ov
CD17 Goodvibes* – Awaiting ov
CD17 ejecoms - Awaiting ov
CD16 Picklekin - Awaiting ov
CD15 Tinkwings - Awaiting ov
CD15 BabyMad* - Awaiting ov
CD14 Gelly123 - Awaiting ov
CD12 Angeltreats*- Awaiting ov
CD11 MrsMuffin - Awaiting ov
CD11 lilmissmup - Awaiting ov
CD9 Kellykins - Awaiting ov
CD9 ruth26 - Awaiting ov
CD8 Catloverbex - Awaiting ov
CD8 glimmerofhope - Awaiting ov

"Wine and Chocolate" zone
CD6 sweaty betty - Awaiting ov
CD5 cwtw - Awaiting ov
CD5 Loveactually - Awaiting ov
CD4 lollypopswater- Awaiting ov
CD4 AquamarineMonkey - Awaiting ov
CD3 tia86 - Awaiting ov
CD2 PommeVerte - Awaiting ov

TCD's own special list
CD14 teaandcakeordeath- Awaiting next step

Those we haven't heard from in a while
MsTTC
Tashatutuw
KimLouise
McRach
Sapphire
Alice31
BeautyButterfly
JoJoB

Those with * sometimes uses conceive plus/preseed.
The names in blue has a link to their Fertility Friend chart.
When posting updates, can you please do them in Magenta so it's easy to spot. This thread is all about support, so remember to click thanks on as many posts as you can! It makes us all feel loved.

MarleneB

Hello! Could I please be added?

MarleneB (30) TTC #1 since 09/13

Have bought some Opks so will start properly charting my fertile days. I enjoy reading the tips on here

Good luck and baby dust to all! X

Clevernamehere

A new thread, how confusing! Thanks for bringing us back up to speed Mrs T_M.

PommeVerte Thanks, I tried to make an appointment for next week but they can't fit me in so I guess I'll wait till the next cycle and insist on an appointment on the right day. That seems ages away!

Carrot I think I would be honest in your position. I had my first gp consultation this week and one of the questions she asked was if I had ever been pregnant (I've not). My partner was there and I did find myself thinking if I'd had a termination in my past it would be an awkward time for him to find out about it. Anyway, surely the fact that you had a past pregnancy does have implications medically? People have terminations for all sorts of reasons and I'm sure they won't judge you for it.

In the 2ww now:o. I'm hopeful this month because my partner has been really good about doing his bit so to speak!

LoudFish

Hey

Can I be added -

LoudFish (23) TTC#1 Since Sept '13

Just waiting to get rid of AF then we can start!

xx

Linz4383

omg lol thought id lost the thread then :O
cd 36 ... af came at cd36 last month, cd40 month before, ff says its due in 3 days so well see when shes going to appear! dont think shell be long! hope everyones ok and hugs to those that need them xx

sweaty_betty

Hello there - I'm planning to use OPKs this month to check to see if I'm ovulating and, if so, when. Stupid question probably, but when should I start testing? Previously my cycle was 28 days, but last month it was 30 days and the month before it was 32. At the moment I have 10 OPKs, I could buy more but was hoping to avoid if possible :money:

My initial thought was to test from day 10 onwards, until I get a positive result. What do you all think/do?

bigzippy

sweaty_betty wrote: »

Hello there - I'm planning to use OPKs this month to check to see if I'm ovulating and, if so, when. Stupid question probably, but when should I start testing? Previously my cycle was 28 days, but last month it was 30 days and the month before it was 32. At the moment I have 10 OPKs, I could buy more but was hoping to avoid if possible :money:

My initial thought was to test from day 10 onwards, until I get a positive result. What do you all think/do?

Isn't there an advice bit/table in with your opks? Thee was with all the ones I got... In theory though, you could ov up to 17 days before af shows (that would be 0dpo, af cd1 would be the day after 16dpo, in this case) so working backwards the earliest you'd ov on a 28 day cycle would be...(maths I can't do this late at night ) cd11?? And opk's pick it up something like 12-72 hrs pre-ov. So work backwards again. Cd10 sounds about right to me though.

Carrot: a) definitely tell them the whole truth, it could've affected your fertility and they'll know what specifics to look for in case it has b) having been through the FS process, I'm 99% certain that telling them wouldn't change what help you'd be offered. Good luck with your appointment.

Fannyanna, how are you doing??

Good luck ladies :wave:

*relurk*

alipops1986

Hello All,

My husband and I are hoping to try for a baby next month - I've stopped taking the pill this month but am aware it can take a while to get into a normal routine again.

Has anyone got any advice? Obviously, it seems a bit strange to be wanting to get pregnant after 15 years of trying to avoid it! I'm hoping we won't have to get too scientific about things too soon but any advice would be helpful.

Thanks,
Alipops x

codemonkey

alipops1986 wrote: »

Hello All,

My husband and I are hoping to try for a baby next month - I've stopped taking the pill this month but am aware it can take a while to get into a normal routine again.

Has anyone got any advice? Obviously, it seems a bit strange to be wanting to get pregnant after 15 years of trying to avoid it! I'm hoping we won't have to get too scientific about things too soon but any advice would be helpful.

Thanks,
Alipops x

Welcome Alipops.

Start taking folic acid now, if you haven't already. If you don't want to get into a scientific approach just yet (and I don't blame you) and you're not married to a sex panda, then just BD every 2-3 days which should make sure the sperm are around when your egg drops. Get yourself an app for tracking your period and symptoms because it will become quite useful for understanding how your reproductive system works and try to forget everything you learned in biology class - a 28 day cycle with ovulation on day 14 isn't all that common. And try not to worry. Hopefully you'll be one of the lucky people who gets there first go, but bear in mind it's perfectly normal for it to take a year.

Finally, and importantly keep posting here. We hate it when someone comes on, posts once and then announces a BFP. No question is too dumb and there is no such thing as TMI.

Hope you're not here for too long, in the nicest possible way.