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[StephanieE]

Hey ladies!

My name is Stephanie, I'll be 23 in February, and I'm new to this site! I am a step mom to a wonderful 6 year old little boy & I'm a stay at mom wife & (step)mom. My husband and I just started TTC baby #1 last month!! (Nov 2015) and we are beyond excited for this journey we are about to take together!! I am hoping to meet some of you lovely ladies and hopefully learn from you all as well! I'm also hoping for some love & support as well!

Currently I am on CD 29 (I believe I am 13 or 14dpo but not 100%). I tested for the first time on CD 27 and got what I hoped was a faint but I tested again this morning with FMU and got a definite Still waiting on AF but I'm pretty sure Cycle #1 is a bust If any of you ladies have any advice for a first time TTCer, please share!!

Thank you,
StephanieE

 

[StephanieE]

****Typo!** Stay at HOME wife & (step)mom!!

 

[Hayleykins05]

Welcome! Good luck with your journey! Don't be disheartened if you don't get a bfp your first cycle trying! The best advice I can give you is try to keep calm & positive x

 

[KatO79]

Welcome Stephanie

Hope your TTC journey is short and sweet!

My best advice is to not be too disappointed or panic if you don't get your BFP within the first few cycles! Your chances are 15-20% each cycle and it can take up to 1 year to conceive, just FYI. So yeah, FXed it does soon happen for you as being a LTTTCer really, really stinks

 

[StephanieE]

Thank you ladies so much!! I greatly appreciate the advice! Update: still no AF! So fingers crossed!! Baby dust to you both!

 

[KatO79]

And also to you

 

[StephanieE]

showed this morning... Just before taking my last test in my stash. This was only our first cycle trying so I guess it's not so bad but I'm definitely bummed.. Baby dust to all.

 

[mrs.green2015]

Hey Stephanie!
Sorry the witch showed! As hard as it is try not to get too discouraged. It took 7 cycles for hubs and I to convince. Unfortunately we lost that baby last month but we're back on the Ttc bandwagon with cycle 8. My only advice is to either temp or use opks. Our second month ttc was a 50ish day cycle which has never happened in my whole life but because I didn't know when I ovulated it was really confusing for me.

Good luck and baby dust!

 

[StephanieE]

Thank you so much mrs.green2015 for the encouragement! I definitely needed that today. I'm just sitting here thinking about all the other ladies out there that try for YEARS with no success and my heart aches for them more than it does for myself.. I can honestly say that I did not think it would be this hard and this much of a disappointment

 

[ssarahh]

Hi Stephanie

Welcome to TTC! I am new here too - am just about to set up a journal and just wanted to wish you all the best. Fingers crossed for the 2nd cycle.

It will be my first cycle officially trying at the end of this month.

S

 

[StephanieE]

Ssarahh welcome! Baby dust to you!!!

 

[Elle.T.]

In the same boat. first month TTC with Hubby (Recently married) and it has been an emotional rollercoaster so far coming off the Nuvaring so it complicates things a bit more since I am not 100% sure when I O'd or if I did (even though I am pretty sure based upon CM) but the waiting game and the symptom checking drives me a little crazy. lol

FX for you that you have a BFP soon!

 

[StephanieE]

Elle. T. It's great to meet you! Sending lots and lots of baby dust your way! Unfortunately I am out my first cycle but we're officially on cycle #2 and feeling positive. This is my first period coming off of bcp. I just purchased ovulation & pregnancy tests offline so this cycle I will have a better idea of when I O. Where are you in your cycle?

 

[Elle.T.]

Elle. T. It's great to meet you! Sending lots and lots of baby dust your way! Unfortunately I am out my first cycle but we're officially on cycle #2 and feeling positive. This is my first period coming off of bcp. I just purchased ovulation & pregnancy tests offline so this cycle I will have a better idea of when I O. Where are you in your cycle?

right now I am about 7/8 DPO... expecting AF next week. I know its too early to test but been experiencing crazy PMS or are they pregnancy symptoms? I cant tell the difference honestly. Lol! going to wait to see if I miss AF to test. wishing you better luck on your second cycle. If nothing I am definitely going to start with the ovulation kits.

 

[wishfulbaby]

Hey Ladies! I am new also! Just started actively trying this month. I can test in 5 days but its so hard to not test early! I AM DYING TO KNOW!!! I am so intuned with my body every little twitch makes me think something lol