Hi ladies.... I'm extremely new to this (meaning none of my girlfriends are TTC and my sister already has 3 and has had a hysterectomy... at age 28! so she's been trying to convince me to conceive for years!)
Let me tell you a bit about myself... I'm 27 years old, my husband just turned 25. We've been married for almost 3 1/2 years--been together for 9. He has been against the idea of having kids at this age for quite some time. After pouring out my heart to him and why I want children now, his had a change of heart. He swears it wasn't because of my argument... I'll never know :/
Anyway, he was away on a snowboarding trip in January... when he came back we decided we would try in March. Only problem is, he went on another trip during "supposedly" my most fertile days.
My cycle has always been exactly 30 days (give or take, but not much longer ususally). Well I had one Jan 24th and again March 2nd. This would put my ovulation after he left for his trip, but we tried anyway. 4 days after intercourse I had a massive headache that lasted for 3 days. 10 days after BD I started spotting. I've never in my life had spotting between periods. I tested today, BFN. I realize it's early and I COULD still be pregnant, so I will wait (anxiously).
My question is, have any of you women been pregnant with NO symptoms at all? The only one I've had is spotting--and food cravings, but I think that's all in my head.
I should be getting AF on the 31st? Should I start testing my BBT now? Another stupid question, I saw @ Target they have Basal Body Thermometers, do I have to use one of those or will a normal thermometer work?
If anyone could help me out here, I'd appreciate it. I'm just very alone in this process because no girls I know are going through it. Also, I'm keeping it a surprise from my mom cause she really wants more grandkids.... I'd like to surprise her in a BIG way when it happens. She doesn't even know we're trying. I wish I hadn't told my sister!! She asks me everyday!
Thank you all so much.
JULIE
P.S. I know I must sound really naive for thinking i could have gotten pregnant the first time around, but this spotting is what makes me think it could have happened. I've never ever ever had that before.
Let me tell you a bit about myself... I'm 27 years old, my husband just turned 25. We've been married for almost 3 1/2 years--been together for 9. He has been against the idea of having kids at this age for quite some time. After pouring out my heart to him and why I want children now, his had a change of heart. He swears it wasn't because of my argument... I'll never know :/
Anyway, he was away on a snowboarding trip in January... when he came back we decided we would try in March. Only problem is, he went on another trip during "supposedly" my most fertile days.
My cycle has always been exactly 30 days (give or take, but not much longer ususally). Well I had one Jan 24th and again March 2nd. This would put my ovulation after he left for his trip, but we tried anyway. 4 days after intercourse I had a massive headache that lasted for 3 days. 10 days after BD I started spotting. I've never in my life had spotting between periods. I tested today, BFN. I realize it's early and I COULD still be pregnant, so I will wait (anxiously).
My question is, have any of you women been pregnant with NO symptoms at all? The only one I've had is spotting--and food cravings, but I think that's all in my head.
I should be getting AF on the 31st? Should I start testing my BBT now? Another stupid question, I saw @ Target they have Basal Body Thermometers, do I have to use one of those or will a normal thermometer work?
If anyone could help me out here, I'd appreciate it. I'm just very alone in this process because no girls I know are going through it. Also, I'm keeping it a surprise from my mom cause she really wants more grandkids.... I'd like to surprise her in a BIG way when it happens. She doesn't even know we're trying. I wish I hadn't told my sister!! She asks me everyday!
Thank you all so much.
JULIE
P.S. I know I must sound really naive for thinking i could have gotten pregnant the first time around, but this spotting is what makes me think it could have happened. I've never ever ever had that before.
When did you and your DH have intercourse? If you have 30 day cycles typically, that would mean you're most fertile around day 16ish. I've heard that women can be pregnant and have no symptoms at first. In fact, I've heard some women say having NO symptoms is what tipped them off they were pregnant. The spotting could also be a good thing, but also not. Unfortunately, the whole TTC journey is a bit ambiguous and symptoms are only clear in hindsight. I found my body starting doing all sorts of weird stuff when we started TTC, or I started noticing it. There's a great book that teaches about charting called "Taking Care of Your Fertility." It's a great place to start. If you do start, I recommend temping vaginally since it's way more accurate. I think the website, Fertility Friend, also gives a tutorial on temping. Good luck, and I hope you're pregnant already! 
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