Help a TTC newbie who knows nothing.

[geek96]

Please excuse my ignorance. I am trying to figure out when is best for us to TTC. We were planning on waiting until September but DH mentioned we should just start in August. I know it is likely it won't happen the first month but I want to be prepared in case it does.

I used a due date predictor for August and found this out. If the first day of my AF is August 14, I will get a positive result on Sept 11 or the week after. DH and I will be going to Vegas with friends August 29-Sept 3 and I want to be able to drink while in Vegas. I am in the drink 'til pink camp but if I find out sooner or while I am away I will be limited and will not drink.

Should we wait or will it be fine since I won't have any symptoms? What is the earliest you will have symptoms?

[slug*bug]

I'd go, but I'm one of those that didn't have symptoms at all until much, much later: it varies a lot from person to person.

In fact, when we TTCed #1, I was so sure that it wouldn't happen when it did that I didn't test until I was almost 6 w. I would've sworn I wasn't pg b/c the only thing I had to show for it was the BFP.

[HoneySpider]

I don't think it will be an issue for you - unless you have a short cycle or you get symptoms immediately, I think your chances of knowing are slim to none.

Go and have fun! :drink:

[hannamarin]

Also, you may have placebo symptoms because you are thinking about it so much. If you are tired, you will think you are pregnnant, but really you partied until 2am. If you are nauseous, you will think you are pregnant, but really you ate too many grapes, etc.

[Brie]

Go for it.

My 2WW was December 24-January 8-ish. It included lots of holiday drinking. Baby is fine.

I had a few early symptoms, but nothing that would have ruined a trip. With all of my BFPs, I had some nausea right around when I tested, but it was limited to mornings and not severe at all. Then it went away, and symptoms didn't come back until 6-6.5 weeks or so.