From WTT to BFP: Teaup & Brenn are best buddies!

[brenn09]

The tummy bug has vacated the premises, as OH had it too, so we are back to normal there but I'm still fighting a cough/fever/cold something or other. I think I have just been pushing myself too hard and not being able to rest properly.

I still haven't changed my ticker yet but I don't hit 7 weeks until tomorrow!

I think this is your month! I would do an opk every day in the morning and evening just in case your surge sneaks up on you! You will probably see it getting darker and know it is coming from a couple days away though! Good luck!! Can't wait to hear about your bfp!!!

 

[teacup]

The tummy bug has vacated the premises, as OH had it too, so we are back to normal there but I'm still fighting a cough/fever/cold something or other. I think I have just been pushing myself too hard and not being able to rest properly.

I still haven't changed my ticker yet but I don't hit 7 weeks until tomorrow!

I think this is your month! I would do an opk every day in the morning and evening just in case your surge sneaks up on you! You will probably see it getting darker and know it is coming from a couple days away though! Good luck!! Can't wait to hear about your bfp!!!

Wow 7 weeks! How exciting! When does First Tri end? Glad to hear that the sick bug has vacated your system! Try to get some early nights to build up your strength.

Well yesterdays opk was darker than the day before. I still haven't done todays opk, because I didn't remember until after I had been to the loo, so just waiting until it's been at least 2 hours before testing today.

Did your opks always have a line? I haven't had a line as dark as the control line yet so I'm guessing my surge is yet to come.

 

[brenn09]

If it was early or late in my cycle, I wouldn't get a line.. mine would slowly build up to positive, but it was always obvious that it was positive- you will probably know easily that it is positive because your others are so obviously negative!

 

[teacup]

If it was early or late in my cycle, I wouldn't get a line.. mine would slowly build up to positive, but it was always obvious that it was positive- you will probably know easily that it is positive because your others are so obviously negative!

I started testing on cycle day 10, and have had a light line every time. Except this morning there was no line, but then I tested again this evening and got a faint line. I think the urine this morning was possibly too dilute.

I should expect to ovulate at the weekend. I'll be so excited if I see a dark line! I hope I get a positive before OH goes back on Monday.

How are you? Have you got a slight bump yet?

 

[teacup]

Still not had a positive opk, but the line is getting darker each day. I can't do an opk today because I am away from home and have run out. Wont be able to do one until tomorrow eve now.

OH and I have been BD'ing every available moment. So hopefully have it all covered if my surge were to happen today or tomorrow.

Hope you are enjoying that 'glowing' feeling! xx

 

[brenn09]

I don't have a baby bump but I have a huge bloat bump! My clothes aren't fitting, I feel huge and I have gained at least a couple of pounds! It fluctuates from plus two to plus eight pounds. I am only wearing my 'fat' clothes from before I lost those 20lbs. Ugh! The nausea is never ending and I'm having a really hard time dealing with it and working!

I hope your positive is soon!!

 

[teacup]

I don't have a baby bump but I have a huge bloat bump! My clothes aren't fitting, I feel huge and I have gained at least a couple of pounds! It fluctuates from plus two to plus eight pounds. I am only wearing my 'fat' clothes from before I lost those 20lbs. Ugh! The nausea is never ending and I'm having a really hard time dealing with it and working!

I hope your positive is soon!!

I got a positive opk today!!!! The test line was much darker than the control line! So I guess we BD every day for the next three days now? OH is going back Monday evening, so we have exactly three days! I'm so excited! Think we have a good chance this month.

How many days before your 'surge' did you BD when you fell pregnant?

Sorry to hear the nausea is still going strong. Not long and it will be blissful second tri! Hope you feel better soon.

 

[brenn09]

I got a positive opk today!!!! The test line was much darker than the control line! So I guess we BD every day for the next three days now? OH is going back Monday evening, so we have exactly three days! I'm so excited! Think we have a good chance this month.

How many days before your 'surge' did you BD when you fell pregnant?

Sorry to hear the nausea is still going strong. Not long and it will be blissful second tri! Hope you feel better soon.

Yay for the positive!!! You guys definitely have a great chance! I usually O'ed the next day, but I always heard it was within the next 48 hours, and the egg can live up to 24 hours, so the next three days sound like the perfect plan!!

OH and I had sex 4 days before I ovulated and three days before my surge. When I went to my dating ultrasound they said I didn't "conceive" until July 15th, which would put us conceiving from sex 6 days before O which absolutely didn't happen! However, they weren't worried about the 2 day discrepancy and I guess it is related to when the baby implanted!

I have 4 weeks and 1 day until the second trimester and I can't freaking wait! I missed work again this week and I finally called the doctor again, so they doubled my nausea meds and said if that doesn't work they'll switch me to another one, so hopefully the nausea gets under control! I just can't function this nauseous, which is why I haven't been on here in weeks and I haven't left the house except to see my clients since week 5. So far doubling the meds has worked, and all the books/my mom say the nausea and first tri symptoms peak in week 8 (8 weeks tomorrow!) then start decreasing around 10 weeks. Mom said she felt completely normal by 14 weeks, and could go back to working out/eating right. I hope this medicine keeps working! Mornings are soooo very definitely the worst, no matter what I do! Afternoons are the best for me. I have always had a sensitive stomach and expected to struggle with morning sickness, but I never anticipated missing a couple of days of work each week because it was so bad!

OH is really loving the pregnancy (other than taking care of me 24/7!) and mentions the baby so much! I was sleepy the other night and he said you need to go to bed- you're carrying my baby! It was sooo cute!! He has something to say about the baby every day and I just love how he lights up! It really sunk in when we had our ultrasound and we got to see the heartbeat! I'm sure it'll get more real for us both later, but right now I really feel like this is all so surreal and couldn't possibly be true!

I have a great feeling this is your month!!!

 

[teacup]

Yay for the positive!!! You guys definitely have a great chance! I usually O'ed the next day, but I always heard it was within the next 48 hours, and the egg can live up to 24 hours, so the next three days sound like the perfect plan!!

OH and I had sex 4 days before I ovulated and three days before my surge. When I went to my dating ultrasound they said I didn't "conceive" until July 15th, which would put us conceiving from sex 6 days before O which absolutely didn't happen! However, they weren't worried about the 2 day discrepancy and I guess it is related to when the baby implanted!

I have 4 weeks and 1 day until the second trimester and I can't freaking wait! I missed work again this week and I finally called the doctor again, so they doubled my nausea meds and said if that doesn't work they'll switch me to another one, so hopefully the nausea gets under control! I just can't function this nauseous, which is why I haven't been on here in weeks and I haven't left the house except to see my clients since week 5. So far doubling the meds has worked, and all the books/my mom say the nausea and first tri symptoms peak in week 8 (8 weeks tomorrow!) then start decreasing around 10 weeks. Mom said she felt completely normal by 14 weeks, and could go back to working out/eating right. I hope this medicine keeps working! Mornings are soooo very definitely the worst, no matter what I do! Afternoons are the best for me. I have always had a sensitive stomach and expected to struggle with morning sickness, but I never anticipated missing a couple of days of work each week because it was so bad!

OH is really loving the pregnancy (other than taking care of me 24/7!) and mentions the baby so much! I was sleepy the other night and he said you need to go to bed- you're carrying my baby! It was sooo cute!! He has something to say about the baby every day and I just love how he lights up! It really sunk in when we had our ultrasound and we got to see the heartbeat! I'm sure it'll get more real for us both later, but right now I really feel like this is all so surreal and couldn't possibly be true!

I have a great feeling this is your month!!!

Aww it's really sweet how excited your OH is! I'm glad he's taking care of you!

OH and I BD'd cycle days 9, 10, 14, 15, 17 (surge), 18 (O), and 19. My surge was cycle day 17, so I'm guessing I may have ovulated on cycle day 18?

On cycle day 17 and 18 I had the most EWCM I have ever had, and tummy twinges which I am guessing was Ovulation pain! I have been taking pregnancy vitamins so hopefully will have a nice healthy uterus for our beany to snuggle down into.

I think we have the most chances we have ever had this month because of knowing when I ovulated. Last cycle we only BD'd cycle day 20, so we probably missed ovulation completely! I really hope we have managed it this month.

This two wait week is already dragging! I have been watching lots of 'One Born Every Minute' and day dreaming. Our first anniversary is coming up (September 5th) but I can't really test until at least September 7th (13 dpo), it's a shame because it would have been perfect to get a BFP on our anniversary!

Hope you are okay! Any news? Have you been looking at anymore houses?

 

[teacup]

I test a week tomorrow!

Things I did differently this cycle were:

• elevating hips for 5 - 10 minutes after BD'ing
• taking multivitamins (I accidently bought pregnancy vitamins instead of preconception ones - taking it as a sign)
• Used opks for the first time, and BD'd each day for three days after positive
• Cut out caffeine
• Tried to eat healthier

So we gave it our best shot (or several!)

Not much in the way of symptoms so far. Woke up feeling a little icky and had back twinges but that's it. I also have felt a few tiny twinges in my lower tummy.

I have only one test, and it's not a super sensitive one, so am waiting until 13dpo for testing.

 

[teacup]

I miss my buddy!

Today is our anniversary and I did a test (11dpo) and got a BFP!!!!! We're so excited! Such a wonderful anniversary present!

 

[brenn09]

I knew it was your month!!!!!

I'm so happy for you and now we get to be bump buddies!!! How exciting!!! I KNEW this was your month, I believe I even told you

I guess we need to move to pregnancy buddies, huh?!?

How are you feeling and what symptoms have you had? I want to see a pic of that !!!

I'm feeling better but still rough at night, so even though I read and run quite a bit, I just don't have the energy to respond! The nausea is becoming more bearable but the bloating and exhaustion aren't fading just yet. Well, I was able to stay up until 7:30 this week so that is an improvement over 6:30 the last few weeks, so I guess it might be easing up just not too noticeably yet. I'm so happy you get to feel icky with me

I'm so happy for you!!!!

 

[brenn09]

Link to our new pregnancy buddies home!!!

 

[teacup]

I knew it was your month!!!!!

I'm so happy for you and now we get to be bump buddies!!! How exciting!!! I KNEW this was your month, I believe I even told you

I guess we need to move to pregnancy buddies, huh?!?

How are you feeling and what symptoms have you had? I want to see a pic of that !!!

I'm feeling better but still rough at night, so even though I read and run quite a bit, I just don't have the energy to respond! The nausea is becoming more bearable but the bloating and exhaustion aren't fading just yet. Well, I was able to stay up until 7:30 this week so that is an improvement over 6:30 the last few weeks, so I guess it might be easing up just not too noticeably yet. I'm so happy you get to feel icky with me

I'm so happy for you!!!!

Thank you Brenn! Here is a pic! I had to up the contrast slightly because it's quite a faint line, but it's definitely a line!

Symptom wise I have very tender boobs! Also they are bigger (I have always been small busted so this is a plus for me!) I feel nauseous in the morning but better after eating. I don't sleep very well anymore, seem to wake up every few hours for a wee! That's it so far!

I will write in our new journal now...

 

[teacup]

Hi Brenn! I'm back in our old thread! Feeling a little more positive today and trying to look forward to trying again. I have lots of opks left, so I will start using them again once the bleeding has stopped (if I get confirmation from the doctor that it's okay to TTC straight away). I heard that most doctors say to wait until your first AF, but that is only for dating purposes, and if I'm using opk's then I will know my dates anyway.

If I think about it, then my symptoms did disappear fairly quickly from about a week after my BFP. I sort of blame all the stress I was under last month for the miscarriage, I had to do a presentation in front of 200 people and I have never done anything like that before. I'll make sure not to do anything stressful after getting pregnant again next.

How are things with you? Congratulations on graduating to Second Tri! You must have a proper little bump by now? Post a pic when you get a moment!

 

[brenn09]

My bump is definitely there, although a wee bit smaller now without the bloating! I will post a pic soon, hopefully tonight! Today is a really busy day so I'm rush rush rushing! I just wanted to check in on you, glad you're back and feeling more positive!!

 

[teacup]

My scan today has confirmed I have had a miscarriage, and the doctor said that everything has made its way out naturally, and my uterus is back to normal.

I'm sad but at least everything left my body as it was supposed to. The doctor said we can ttc straight away, so that's what we plan to do. OH and I haven't been intimate since I got pregnant (which is the longest ever for us) as I was worried about causing any spotting during the early part of the pregnancy. But obviously the abstinence didn't make a difference! I am counting the heavy bleeding as day 1 of my cycle but will use opks once a day as well - I heard things aren't normal cycle wise after a miscarriage.

I'm looking forward to the future and feeling positive about trying again. Here are some potential due dates (although these are very rough estimates as this cycle may be longer than normal!)

5th July
6th August
7th September

How are you Brenn? Hope my buddy is doing okay!

 

[teacup]

I just got a positive ovulation test!? Do you think that it's possible so soon after the miscarriage? (It's been 9 days since the heavy bleeding) Or do you think it might be picking up left over hormones from when I was pregnant? It's definitely darker than yesterdays opk, but the urine concentrations might be different I guess.

We'll BD the next couple of days just in case it is ovulation!

 

[teacup]

Just did a bit of research and apparently you can get false positive ovulation tests shortly after a miscarriage. So I'm guessing it might be a false positive, but we'll BD anyway!

 

[brenn09]

Boy did I miss a bunch! Yeesh!

My scan today has confirmed I have had a miscarriage, and the doctor said that everything has made its way out naturally, and my uterus is back to normal.

I'm sad but at least everything left my body as it was supposed to. The doctor said we can ttc straight away, so that's what we plan to do. OH and I haven't been intimate since I got pregnant (which is the longest ever for us) as I was worried about causing any spotting during the early part of the pregnancy. But obviously the abstinence didn't make a difference! I am counting the heavy bleeding as day 1 of my cycle but will use opks once a day as well - I heard things aren't normal cycle wise after a miscarriage.

I'm looking forward to the future and feeling positive about trying again. Here are some potential due dates (although these are very rough estimates as this cycle may be longer than normal!)

5th July
6th August
7th September

How are you Brenn? Hope my buddy is doing okay!

I love those due dates! I read an article in Glamour magazine saying the November is the month in which the most couples conceive- just to give you a little more hope! The month with the highest birth rate is August! I think you'll be getting that positive really soon!!

I'm really happy all left your body as it should, and I am so happy you're cleared to ttc again!

I just got a positive ovulation test!? Do you think that it's possible so soon after the miscarriage? (It's been 9 days since the heavy bleeding) Or do you think it might be picking up left over hormones from when I was pregnant? It's definitely darker than yesterdays opk, but the urine concentrations might be different I guess.

We'll BD the next couple of days just in case it is ovulation!

Just did a bit of research and apparently you can get false positive ovulation tests shortly after a miscarriage. So I'm guessing it might be a false positive, but we'll BD anyway!

I know that the cycle after your miscarriage can be crazy and different, so since you usually ovulate late, maybe your body is just doing the opposite? I would BD just in case, too! It might well be ovulation, even if others get false positives. My best friend miscarried and ovulated/got pregnant less than two weeks later- her little girl will be 2 in December! It can definitely happen and I know I've read you're more fertile after a miscarriage! I have all my fingers and toes crossed, and sending out those positive thoughts to your uterus