Waiting to TTC

catrionanic

phi3 wrote: »

Yeah all the voices in my head are shouting "what the hell are you doing"

I can't tell if you're being serious or being tongue-in-cheek about it... but if you genuinely do feel that it's not the right time for you and you're not ready... you really should consider giving it another few months. Pregnancy can be very rough (I had a hard time and even though we have planned it and I was so excited to get pregnant, I ended up with antenatal depression), and motherhood is even harder! Of course it is so completely wonderful that the hardships are worth it, but even still... if a voice in your head is telling you not to do it right now, then you should really listen to it.

RubyXI

catrionanic wrote: »

I can't tell if you're being serious or being tongue-in-cheek about it... but if you genuinely do feel that it's not the right time for you and you're not ready... you really should consider giving it another few months. Pregnancy can be very rough (I had a hard time and even though we have planned it and I was so excited to get pregnant, I ended up with antenatal depression), and motherhood is even harder! Of course it is so completely wonderful that the hardships are worth it, but even still... if a voice in your head is telling you not to do it right now, then you should really listen to it.

Well I won't be any more ready in a few months than I am now so it won't really help to put it off.

mrsmags16

xDisneyDivax wrote: »

How far between two times you tested a day?

Morning and evening, roughly 12 hours would be the most 'scientific' way I guess.

catrionanic

phi3 wrote: »

Well I won't be any more ready in a few months than I am now so it won't really help to put it off.

Does your partner know you're feeling this way? I assume you're kinda doing this for him?

RubyXI

catrionanic wrote: »

Does your partner know you're feeling this way? I assume you're kinda doing this for him?

Yeah he knows. He wants me to be ready and ok with it but I never will be. But that's fairly usual for me anyway.

xDisneyDivax

Loveinapril wrote: »

Sure I am 9 weeks pregnant and still feel like that!!!

Haha he said that at least w will have 9 months to get used to the idea once it do happen! I don't think we will ever feel 100% ready until it happens and we are OK with that!

I started using OPK's twice a day yesterday as advised and tested this morning. For the first time all week I saw a very faint 2nd line, does this mean it is ovulation day?

Loveinapril

You will almost always have a faint line due to HCG in your system. You have an LH surge before you ovulate. The line will go super dark, sometimes even darker than the control line. That's your surge. You are thought to ovulate after that, I think it is between 12-24 hours. If you take another test after the surge it will go back to faint or non existent because your surge is over. Google ovulation tests images and you will see the difference in the shades. How far into your cycle are you?

xDisneyDivax

Loveinapril wrote: »

You will almost always have a faint line due to HCG in your system. You have an LH surge before you ovulate. The line will go super dark, sometimes even darker than the control line. That's your surge. You are thought to ovulate after that, I think it is between 12-24 hours. If you take another test after the surge it will go back to faint or non existent because your surge is over. Google ovulation tests images and you will see the difference in the shades. How far into your cycle are you?

If I'm right it would be 16th day of my cycle today. Phone played up yesterday so the app lost data about last cycle. Awh that makes sense- good to know! Just thought it may mean O day because I have been testing all week and it was the first time I got a faint line this morning.

RubyXI

I think I'm starting to calm down about the ever nearing conception possibility. It may be the calm before the storm. I'm still not totally ok with it but I don't feel like I'm near panic attack numerous times a day. Maybe my brain is starting to get used to the idea.... maybe....

Straten

Hi all, happy to find this thread! So we've decided to ttc once I get the mirena coil out. Feeling a little nervous but more excited

xDisneyDivax

Straten wrote: »

Hi all, happy to find this thread! So we've decided to ttc once I get the mirena coil out. Feeling a little nervous but more excited

Welcome Straten! Exciting times ahead! So you can start TTC straight away after you get the coil out? I'm just curious cuz I only used pills in past.

I'm 3 days late which is very unusual for me because my cycles are very regular but I have some brown(stingy) discharge only when I wipe, I would usually have this 1 day before my period though but not for 3 days or instead of period so not sure what is going on!

Straten

xDisneyDivax wrote: »

Welcome Straten! Exciting times ahead! So you can start TTC straight away after you get the coil out? I'm just curious cuz I only used pills in past.

I'm 3 days late which is very unusual for me because my cycles are very regular but I have some brown(stingy) discharge only when I wipe, I would usually have this 1 day before my period though but not for 3 days or instead of period so not sure what is going on!

Thank you! yep, we can start TTC soon as it is out. My doctor told me there's a chance of an egg being released straight away so she needed to ask if that was our plan or would we need alternative contraception.

I haven't had period in so long which had been nice so here's hoping I don't get too many of them now!

xDisneyDivax

Straten wrote: »

Thank you! yep, we can start TTC soon as it is out. My doctor told me there's a chance of an egg being released straight away so she needed to ask if that was our plan or would we need alternative contraception.

I haven't had period in so long which had been nice so here's hoping I don't get too many of them now!

That is brilliant!!

I have started going for reflexology and acupuncture in prep but....
We always said we would buy a house first ages ago but that way of thinking changed with the way things are until recently I was told that having dependents can impact on how much mortgage you can get..... how true is this??

catrionanic

xDisneyDivax wrote: »

Straten wrote: »

Thank you! yep, we can start TTC soon as it is out. My doctor told me there's a chance of an egg being released straight away so she needed to ask if that was our plan or would we need alternative contraception.

I haven't had period in so long which had been nice so here's hoping I don't get too many of them now!

That is brilliant!!

I have started going for reflexology and acupuncture in prep but....
We always said we would buy a house first ages ago but that way of thinking changed with the way things are until recently I was told that having dependents can impact on how much mortgage you can get..... how true is this??

Banks generally consider having children as a limit to how much repayment capacity you will have. Which makes sense, because children cost money! They'll generally assume that each child will cost €250 per month, and will add that to your monthly expenses when they're determining how much of a monthly mortgage repayment you could afford to make.

angeldelight

The last month or so I am suddenly very broody! It kind of snuck up on me, I wasn't expecting it at all. Still at a very manageable level thankfully as I only started a new job a few weeks ago

xDisneyDivax

angeldelight wrote: »

The last month or so I am suddenly very broody! It kind of snuck up on me, I wasn't expecting it at all. Still at a very manageable level thankfully as I only started a new job a few weeks ago

Funny how that can just happen! I'm in the same boat as I just got a job offer so we will probably have to wait few months after I start so that I can get company's full maternity leave.

I have an appointment for follicle stimulating hormone test today as advised so I'm wondering if there is anything else I should ask him to test for? I had full tests done last year- should I ask for this again?

xDisneyDivax

Is there a thread for TTC? Can't seem to find it now?

angeldelight

xDisneyDivax wrote: »

Is there a thread for TTC? Can't seem to find it now?

It's a sticky at the top of the forum

Jwacqui

Married four weeks today and we can't wait to have babies. Started taking Pregnacare yesterday to prepare. I'm 29 and have PCOS - have been on the pill for the most part of ten years.
Plan is to take this months pill and then come off the pill and see what happens. I had an AMH test a couple of years ago in SIMS and my result was 77 when for my age it should be 30. This means I'm not ovulating properly - I was told I will more than likely need assistance conceiving and to give it 6 months and then my GP will then refer me.
I have been prescribed metformin already.
We are not telling anyone as we don't want the questions when it could be a very long journey ahead. Needed to get it out haha!

Toots

I found Metformin worked really well for me so fingers crossed you'll get good results too. My GP also told me to cut out sugar as much as possible and increase my protein intake and cut back carbs a bit. That in combination with the metformin was very good at reducing my cycle length - went from 1 or 2 periods a year to about a 40 day cycle.