TTC#2 and SO EXCITED! join me

[banana07]

Oh my lord that is long - Sorry!!!!

 

[ooSweetPea]

Welcome Banana!

Since just having your coil removed it may take a few cycles to get back to normal - and I agree with your thought that you might not have ov'd yet this time around! ALTHOUGH you may have missed your surge though... since you were cramping and expected to O soon - had you tested earlier in the day or even the day before it may have been +? Since you o anywhere from 12-36 hours after a + OPK (and sometimes even longer, like me!) so by the time you were getting ov cramps the surge may have been over before you tested the first time, iykwim?

 

[banana07]

Welcome Banana!

Since just having your coil removed it may take a few cycles to get back to normal - and I agree with your thought that you might not have ov'd yet this time around! ALTHOUGH you may have missed your surge though... since you were cramping and expected to O soon - had you tested earlier in the day or even the day before it may have been +? Since you o anywhere from 12-36 hours after a + OPK (and sometimes even longer, like me!) so by the time you were getting ov cramps the surge may have been over before you tested the first time, iykwim?

Hi SweetPea, Thanks for the quick response

Yes I agree that I may have missed my surge the OPK pack said I should be starting testing on CD10 but I started on CD13 just couldn't resist the temptation of buying one and using it immediately when in the shops!!.

The only reason I don't think I've Od really is because i've had no cm at all I've been totally dry all this month since AF (Actually had quite a bit when I was on the coil so i'm really noticing the dryness). Do you know if EWCM is a totally mandatory part of ovulation or even CM at all!!! Is it possible I did ovulate without any CM??

Its the 5 days of cramping thats starting to really annoy/concern me

 

[ooSweetPea]

It's possible to O without CM, however I don't believe that it is very common. More than likely you haven't ov'd yet!

The cramping could just be your ovaries gearing up to ov... I know that before I O sometimes the 'buildup' to ov can make me feel pretty crampy.

The first few cycles after coming off any type of BC could be a little weird though... I wouldn't start getting super worried just yet

 

[banana07]

I know it prob just wishful thinking to get it in teh 2nd cycle after 4.5years on the coil, to think I was hopeful last month!!

I have a gut feeling too that I haven't yet and My ovaries are just gearing up to Ov in fairness they fairly out of practice. Am a total pesimist (sp?) so will presume the worst but somewhere in side I can feel a little ray of optimisim (sp? again!!) that if I haven't yet we can get bding again!!!

Thanks again Sweetpea

What # cycle and stage of cycle are you on now?? I know i've read all the post but everyoen blurred together half way through can't remember whos who anymore!!

 

[ooSweetPea]

You never know hun, it could totally happen this time around!

I'm in cycle 1 for #2, took 4 longer cycles (6 months) to get pregnant with my son. I too have a little ray of hope that it could happen on the first try for this time around, but also am pessimistic about it - already counting myself out for this cycle and I'm only 2 DPO!

 

[banana07]

Ahhhhhh Omg how odd after a week of waiting with in 20mins of signing up and talking to you sweetpea - I just went to the bathroom and I have cm. tmi info coming up but its stretchy but prob more cloudy than egg white but hard to see on white paper!! Oh the excitment just ran out of the bathroom they all looking at me oddly in work now!!!

Ah no but now my big question is what does this mean in relation to ovulating does the cm come before during or after.... Obv before is ideal but anytime at all think this is the first cm i've had since started.

If your in Cycle 1 we're pretty close then I don't really count last month as I hadn't a clue what was going on didn't know anything about ovulation, cm, opks etc...!!! Now when I say close I just realised a few mins ago you are way over in america and i'm in ireland so maybe not so close!!!

 

[banana07]

Just found this - which apparently says Ov is very near!!!!

Hopefully its right!!

• If what you find seems sticky, or findings are scant, you're probably not ovulating yet.
• If what you find is creamy, ovulation may be coming, but not just yet.
• If what you find is wet, watery, and slightly stretchy, ovulation is very likely close. Find time for some baby-making sex.
• If what you find is very wet, stretches between your fingers for an inch or more, and resembles raw egg white, your cervical mucus is very fertile. Ovulation is right around the corner, and now is the ideal time for intercourse.

 

[banana07]

Sorry should of said Ov my be coming but just not yet (creamy). So excited if I haven't missed this one .

Leaving work early now to get more sticks to p on!!!

 

[ooSweetPea]

sounds like you are on track hun! Usually I get a few days, sometimes even a week of EWCM before O! EWCM, for most, dries up almost immediately after ov (for me it dries up the same day as ov) - however the only way to tell for sure if ovulation happened is to temp (a whole other ball game!)

Sometimes the body can gear up to ov, produce EWCM, and then not quite ov - and then you'll see EWCM again later in the cycle as the body tries to ov again. HOWEVER if you have fairly normal cycles / length cycles etc, then this probably won't even apply to you at all. In any case, any time there is EWCM, and you haven't already confirmed ov through temping, get to the bedroom!!!

 

[banana07]

Ha yeah thanks sweetpea - will be asap. Pretty annoying as DH is on nights this week so he's gone at 8pm and back in at 8am when i'm getting up pretty much like ships passing in the night this week so I'm afraid it will have to be a bit of a "wham bam thank you mam affair" this evening and for the rest of the week until Sunday night when we are off down the country for a few days break with DS no exactly romantic but shur needs must. I'm just delighted something is going on was so confused there for a while but as I said at end of original post, it felt like was nearly weeks after my ov due date but shur its only been 2 days more and my due date was a total guess based on a 28day cycle total guess after not having AF for 4.5 years.

Really have to leave now to catch the chemist - desperate to pee on a stick!!!

 

[Jessicabaxter]

Hey ya ll so we started TTC when I got my mirana takin out June 20 according to my cycle and "O" calender AF shoulda showed yesterday, when should I test and what brand? Amy suggestions? Thanks

 

[IsaacRalph]

welcome banana- this is such an awesome thread your gonna love it and my your post was long but it sounds like sweetpea has given you some excellent advice re: ovulation and cm. It must've taken you for ages to read all the posts on here, its like a novel

sweetpea- you can't count yourself out just yet at a mere 2dpo, it may very well happen first time around this time, although i thought it would have happenend sooner for me and dh but we're still plodding on to cycle 5/6, i say that cuz i don't really count the first month as ttc as we were few weeks from our wedding and just giving it a go!

Han- you must be getting so excited about you dd 1st special bday tomorrow, i bet your thinking how quick the time has flown and how much she has changed in just a year, i can't believe isacc is 19months already! Have a great day and yeah weather is finally picking up for us, thankgod i may just get my summer clothes back out from under the bed. Have a wonderful family time on sat. Surely you can sneak in a very quiet bd although in laws are staying? surely it wouldn't stop me, hehe!

AFM- well i think i may have just jinxed myself yesterday as i still have very slight flow on cd4 but really af is nearly gone! Start bding on cd 8 which isn't very far away, dh is in need a bit sooner i think, bless. So hopefully all going well i should ovulate sometime late next week or begininig the week after. so its away with my period bag and out with my opk bag

all other girls hope you are all ok, we need some more

 

[IsaacRalph]

Hey ya ll so we started TTC when I got my mirana takin out June 20 according to my cycle and "O" calender AF shoulda showed yesterday, when should I test and what brand? Amy suggestions? Thanks[/QUOTE

welcome, well i think seen as you've only just had the coil taken out your cycles could be a little out of sync for a while or they may not! have you got any pregnancy symptoms??? i think if i were you i'd do a test with a first response early result test as they seem the most accurate for detecting early pregnancy. Maybe if your not pregnant this time and get your Af you might consider opk's and charting you bbt so as you know when you ovulate to help you along the way??

 

[Hann12]

Hi Jessica and banana! The girls have given advice so just hope you both ov soon and get BFP!

I've had cm this afternoon, wet stuff so hoping I may be gearing up to ov again! More ov pains too but hey we shall see! Trying not to think about it over the weekend and just enjoy my gorgeous girls first birthday!

 

[ooSweetPea]

Happy Birthday, sweet Annabelle!

Hann, will keep fx'd that egg is popping soon for you!

Issac, I think knowing that it is our first cycle trying for a second is what is making me feel out already - just cannot imagine it being that easy, argh! Had to smiile about your AF bag and your OPK bag - I'm guessing you have an LP/testing bag too, like me? Hehehe!

Jess - I second what Isaac said - good luck!

Yes we need to see some more in here ladies!

 

[Jessicabaxter]

Thanks! I have two boys but neither one were planned so this is nerve racking! I have had cramps on my right lower side nothin like af cramps, breast tenderness and cry baby for cpl day now. So
FRER? Should I use FMU?

 

[ooSweetPea]

Thanks! I have two boys but neither one were planned so this is nerve racking! I have had cramps on my right lower side nothin like af cramps, breast tenderness and cry baby for cpl day now. So
FRER? Should I use FMU?

Yep I would wait and use FMU so you get a fairly accurate result!

 

[Jessicabaxter]

Thanks so much!

 

[Jessicabaxter]

With my boys I found out at exactly 3 wks pregant with dollar tree test, makes me wonder if I am cuz I was wk away from af when I found out wih my boys. And I didn't pay attention to any signs or anything cuz they weren't planned so is being a cry baby at the drop of a dime, fatigue, an sore breast signs this early? Plus peeing all the time!