TTC First Time - Anyone else?

[HippyStar]

My husband and I are TTC! I have been off the pill for a month now and have started taking folic acid and calcium with vit D to ensure if anything does happen I'm as healthy as possible. Limiting caffeine and alcohol but not cutting it out completely as you never know how long it will take! All my friends have just fallen pregnant really easily, but I have a feeling this will not be the case for me. I can't remember when my last period was either which is annoying as will need to wait for the next one before I can chart etc. Is anyone else out there TTC now? We could all share our stories and encourage each other!

[Katybear123]

Hi hippystar we are about to start trying. Have 9 days left in my pill packet and then that's it were off! Is it stressful trying, or are you enjoying they fun :-)

[greenwolf]

Hello HippyStar and Katybear123. My husband and I have been dithering for ages about 'unleashing' a baby. I came off the pill over a year ago, and we used condoms, but secretly hoped for an accident as I think we're a bit cowardly and indecisive to be honest! But recently we've become more careless in the contraceptive department. Not that hot on the charting thing although I use an online period tracker which also has an ovulation calendar, which broadly seems to fit with when I feel I'm ovulating - I get a slight pain. I recently lost a lot of weight, although put some back on over winter, so trying to eat and drink healthily and lose a few more lbs before pregnancy. And I've been taking folic acid too. I know what you mean about feeling like it won't happen easily, especially when you see friends and family around you get pregnant almost immediately.

[NewlymrsB]

This is my 4th cycle trying to conceive. It's a roller coaster of emotions! Good luck to you, I hope it doesn't take too long for u, it's the waiting to find out every month that's so hard!

[greenwolf]

Hello NewlymrsB - good luck - anyone think 1st May is a good time to be TTC? Ye Olde celebration of fertility and all that?

[NewlymrsB]

Thank u waiting for AF to show now and praying she won't!
I hope may is lucky!!

[DurhamRed]

Hi all,

Me and my partner are TTC for our first baby and this is the first cycle. We are currently in the 2ww (AF due a week today) and the wait to test is a nightmare!

[NewlymrsB]

Haha oh yes the horrible 2 week wait!!!

[LadyGlitterBug]

Hi All,

Me and my parter are getting married on 21st, so we thought we'd make this month the first month of trying! currently following the SMEP plan, but not taking BBT or CM. Am taking pregnacare conception and h2b is taking Centrum Men and banned from alcohol!

Not sure how i can manage TTC for long, i'm going crazy already and its all i think about!

Good luck everyone!

[NurseyJay]

Hiya. Me and DH are a little ahead of u. I stopped taking the pill last Sept, but we used condoms until this Feb as we had a skiing holiday booked, and I didn't want to be pregnant for it (for obvious reasons)... Feb was sort of an unofficial month of ttc. It was the month we went skiing, and we had u protected sex about a week before we went and then thought, well we've done it now we may as well continue... So far no luck. We're on official cycle number 3. This month I feel a lot more chilled out about ttc :) Lol.

A bit of info about me and DH. I'm 29, he's 30. Neither of us has created a pregnancy. I'm taking Sanatogen Mum-To-Be and am only drinking alcohol until I ovulate, and not between ovulation and AF (just in case). DH on the other hand doesn't drink much alcohol. I'm currently waiting to see an endocrinologist as my GP thinks I may have Diabetes Insipidus (which is probably where my mind is, rather than ttc)....

[DurhamRed]

LadyGlitterBug - I know exactly how you feel. I thought I would be quite relaxed about TTC but to be honest I think I've turned into some kind of crazy woman!! It's the 2ww that is driving me insane!! :-)

[DurhamRed]

Gem - you sound very much like me. I couldn't sleep last night and found myself at 2.30 am reading up on how long sperm can live...crazy!!!

I'm also trying to eat healthy and am taking conception support vitamins (other half is also taking the men's conception support vits too).

Unfortunately for us we are both 40 so we are not expecting a BFP so quickly. Age is definitely against us!

[greenwolf]

Ugh AF arrived last night - 5 days early and more painful than usual (although, could be I'm more tuned in and sensitive to my uterus right now).

Hope you all have better luck than me this month!

[DurhamRed]

Sorry to hear you have your AF Greenwolf, fingers crossed for next cycle!

Gem - my OH's sister in law is 4 months pregnant and we're meeting up with her tomorrow... I know I'm going to be so jealous/broody when I see her.

[Katybear123]

I am so pleased there are like minded folk out there. We aren't trying for another 12 days ( end of pill packet and then af) and I am already counting the days and wondering how long it will take to fall. I'm really hoping to try and avoid stressing about it as already have a very stressful job and praying this doesn't effect our chances :-(

[Katybear123]

I am sooo the same as that Gemerama, I also have to travel for work and stay away from home which I really dislike so rubbing my hands together at the thought of having the perfect excuse to say no to them!

[DurhamRed]

I never realised how stressful TTC could be, I'm trying my hardest not to become obsessed about it all, but it is difficult.

[Katybear123]

Do you reckon being stressed makes a difference?