TTC! Who else is with me ?

[Jemmlove]

Hi my lovely mummies to be!

If you have a look at my profile you will see I joined very recently as I had a “am I pregnant” moment whilst on bc pills and needed some advice. Let me give you some background.
Back in February we fell pregnant and although were not actively ttc we were delighted! At roughly around 6-8 weeks we lost our precious baba and in order to emotionally grieve and accept what had happened I decided to go on bc pills. The thought of this potentially happening to me again honestly filled me with so much fear and grief I began to wonder if I would ever be ready to ttc and carry a child again.

Flash forward 2-3 weeks ago (does that make sense lol) I had made a few mistakes with my
Pill and was feeling very much like I was pregnant. I took 4 very negative tests and that was that, I’d simply messed up my pill and the hormones convinced me otherwise. However at that 1st bfn I couldn’t ignore the incredible feeling of devastation!! I was gutted! I had no fear for a positive and I had no relief at a negative just downright sadness. I held on to these feelings for weeks now even convincing myself the tests must be wrong and pointing to every little symptom to convince I was pregnant. It hit me, I wanted a baby.

Well last night I decided to spill my guts to my hubby and to my delight he feels the same and we are going
To TTC!!!! Ahhhh!! I mean I am half way through my pill packet but I am throwing it out, I am not a patient person and I’ve only been on it for roughly 6 months ....

So uh, basically, I’m not entirely sure why am opening this thread, I guess I just want to have some ladies in the position as me to vent and talk to as we are keeping it quiet to family and friends for the time being.

Is anyone here actively or newly ttc? Any tips, advice? Ive already bought some OPK’s and a bunch of HPT’s! I’m a little crazy right now I know!

 

[Rach beattie]

Welcome jemmlove this is a great place for support and hope. I'm sorry to hear about ur mc it is truely devastating, I had a mmc at my 12 weeks scan at the end of September and I have just started my af today so we are now officially ttc #2. I hope you get your bfp soon and lots of baby dust to u x

 

[Melly41]

Welcome and dorry to hear about your loss. Start taking folic acid and vit D straightaway. Try and relax and enjoy as it can get difficult when you are so wanting to be pregnant. It would be fab conceiving straight away but in reality can take a few cycles so being realistic to avoid huge dissapointments....hopefully youll be one of the lucky ones that conceive quickly. Its a very exciting journey youre starting and i wish you all the very best. Like rach said, the support on this forum is fab x

 

[Baby Cakes]

Welcome to the TTC club.
Ppl are very friendly and are very supportive on here.
You will always find some very helpful information too.
Im baby cakes and a week tomoz it will be my 3rd month of ttc , and like you i am impatient lol but this is upto our bodies.

 

[KatD]

Welcome to the weird, wacky, stressful and crazy world of TTC!

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you will have your bfp sooner rather than later!

I left the BC pill, Triphazel, in May this year. We did the NTNP thing for two cycles before starting to actively TTC. I'm on Cycle 5 CD2 now, ovulating at approximately 8 December. FX it's my time for a bfp

 

[linxminx21]

Welcome to ttc! It's a weird place to be in your life... Feels sometimes like everything around you stops and all you can concentrate on is getting pregnant!
The 2ww is torture for many and a lot of money is used on early testing... Just in case... (6dpo for me... Crazy cos I knew it would be neg, I cut it up into bits so I couldn't keep getting it out the bin Lmao)
But it's also where the magic happens... I love watching ladies get their bfp and I'm not bitter or jealous because I know some of the struggles these ladies share with us are hard going!
It's so supportive and I love coming on here! I havent ttc for 6 years but I have been on and off here for all that time keeping my eye on a few special ladies!
I'm now back ttc #3 x x

 

[Jemmlove]

Ladies am replying to you all in 1 post if there is an easier way to do this let me know!

Rach Beattie - thank you for your kind words! I too am sorry to hear about your loss! It’s a thing that hit me like a ton of bricks because I honestly, naively thought it would never happen to me! I absolutely love this little baby dust term! Sending all my baby dust and love to you! I hope to see your bfp soon!!

Melly - thank you melly. I’m glad you’ve said that because in my head I want to be able to fly home at Christmas an announce a very early pregnancy! I know it’s crazy, I guess I’m just glad I’m feeling this way again as I never thought I would!

Babycakes - hey! Thank you! Although it’s realistically the better option, but why do we have to ovulate only 1 time A MONTH! Ugh our bodies are wonderful , cruel beings. Baby dust for ya!

Kate - Thank you!! It’s good to hear from someone coming off the pill too! When I fell pregnant in Feb I was using the good old fashioned “tracking my cycle” with an app & we would avoid ovulation date. Well, February came, Valentine’s Day to be exact and of course hubby and I, and later when I looked at my app I was like oops! I knew there and then there was a strong chance. It was the one time we messed up and the one time we fell pregnant. I’m hoping I will go back to that and that the pill hasn’t messed up my cycles too much! Baby dust for you on the 8th!!! I hope you get your Christmas bfp !!

Linxminx - hey! Yes he overwhelming support on this forum urged me to join. I have been on a few other forums and seen a bit of cattiness towards for example someone who isn’t clued up in the ttc world! Kind of like myself so I avoided them and came here! I’m overwhelmed with the response to my rambling post! I’m glad to hear you are TTC for number 3 so we are on this journey together !! Baby dust for you (can you tell this is my new fav thing to write!!)

 

[WolfMamma]

Hello Jemm,

I'm just about to begin TtC as am coming off the coil on Wednesday. Scared but also exited!!

Look forward to following your journey and watching for your bfp!

X

 

[Alexis2017]

Hi I am Alexis, been with my hubbie 13 years , married 3 years and been ttc for 11 months. Hoping our BFP is around the corner. Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your loss- hopefully your lucky and it happens quickly for you ( unlike us) x

 

[Elven]

Sorry to hear about your loss, hopefully you will receive some positive news in the near future.

I'm TTC right now as well although not supposed to be actively trying, just seeing how things go - only that seems to be easier said than done!

 

[Jemmlove]

Wolfmama - woohoo! Welcome to the ttc club! Tmi but I have just began to withdrawal bleed from coming off the pill which I’m taking as a starting point, once this is done I’ll be in the look out for ovulation signs! Oh the joys!

Alexis - hey alexis! Thank you! I’m not sure I’ll be so lucky but we all can hope! 11 months, you are a trooper, I am on month 1 and already inpatient!! I hope and hope you get a little Christmas bfp!! No need for the pressies just a little peed stick with a positive is good!

Elven - hey welcome to the forum, you have a great attitude I think if you over think it itn drive you mad! I honestly already have to calm myself down like relax!! Here to quick bfps!!

 

[Jemmlove]

Welcome to the weird, wacky, stressful and crazy world of TTC!

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you will have your bfp sooner rather than later!

I left the BC pill, Triphazel, in May this year. We did the NTNP thing for two cycles before starting to actively TTC. I'm on Cycle 5 CD2 now, ovulating at approximately 8 December. FX it's my time for a bfp

Hey Kat! So I’ve started to withdrawal bleed! Just wanted your advice and or opinion. Do I count this as day 1 if a cycle ?? Before bc my cycles where 30-33 days. I have some opk’s (they confuse me.) and will be tracking my ewcm (again before bcp I had noticeable ewcm around ovulation.) ah! Hubby and I have been bd’n since Monday, he’s delighted haha!

 

[kels1234]

Hi Ladies! I'm like Elven where we aren't actively TTC, but not preventing and just letting things happen. However, as was already said, it just means I watch every sign and symptom super closely now. Excited to see and be part of the BFP journeys that are to come!

 

[Elven]

Hi Ladies! I'm like Elven where we aren't actively TTC, but not preventing and just letting things happen. However, as was already said, it just means I watch every sign and symptom super closely now. Excited to see and be part of the BFP journeys that are to come!

It's impossible not to! I over-analyse every symptom to bits, I swear I have learned more about my body since TTC than every before.

Fingers crossed we all get some positive news soon.

 

[Jemmlove]

Hi Kels! I feel you! I symptom spot daily ! Especially when I thought I was pregnant! And if you google ANYTHING it’s oh you could be pregnant ! No wonder we go insane haha!

 

[MoominGirl]

Hello and welcome Jemmlove

Firstly sorry to hear about your loss. There is a lot of support on here that I'm sure you'll find helpful on your journey. Hopefully your stay is short.

We've been TTC #1 rather unsuccessfully for nearly 3 years if you count NTNP and resolving the various problems that have bit us along the way. Still hoping our BFP will come but my hope is fading fast. It's just so good to have a place to vent when things are tough to people who actually get it and I think it's a big part of the reason I'm still hanging in there.

Good luck!!

 

[Jemmlove]

Hello and welcome Jemmlove

Firstly sorry to hear about your loss. There is a lot of support on here that I'm sure you'll find helpful on your journey. Hopefully your stay is short.

We've been TTC #1 rather unsuccessfully for nearly 3 years if you count NTNP and resolving the various problems that have bit us along the way. Still hoping our BFP will come but my hope is fading fast. It's just so good to have a place to vent when things are tough to people who actually get it and I think it's a big part of the reason I'm still hanging in there.

Good luck!!

Moomin, thank you for your kind words.

3 years! Oh my heart goes out to you, don’t let your hope slip! Vent vent vent and keep your chin up. I’m praying more for your bfp than mine right now !!!

 

[MoominGirl]

Hello and welcome Jemmlove

Firstly sorry to hear about your loss. There is a lot of support on here that I'm sure you'll find helpful on your journey. Hopefully your stay is short.

We've been TTC #1 rather unsuccessfully for nearly 3 years if you count NTNP and resolving the various problems that have bit us along the way. Still hoping our BFP will come but my hope is fading fast. It's just so good to have a place to vent when things are tough to people who actually get it and I think it's a big part of the reason I'm still hanging in there.

Good luck!!

Moomin, thank you for your kind words.

3 years! Oh my heart goes out to you, don’t let your hope slip! Vent vent vent and keep your chin up. I’m praying more for your bfp than mine right now !!!

Thanks Jemmlove. I've somehow managed to keep powering through for this long but lately it has been really tough. Nothing else to do but keep at it as they say.