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[JLXRD]

@Smallpotato me too, and when you have to limit fluid intake and hold your pee for four hours it’s not like you can just forget you need to do them

@grumpycat I think that too and it has now dropped right back down again but when I see others they have a for sure positive (even lines or darker). Premom does seem to say it’s possible that was my peak and I did have other signs but I wish it had been an easy confirmation or something rather than all this uncertainty I started CB digital on CD14, blank face until CD 19 then flashy face since then. (I did cheaply opks from CD 8 with v low readings)

 

[Rxt156]

I came off in October too. What are your cycles like? I’ve been using the clear blue ovulation tests to give me an idea of when I actually ovulate and it’s made me realise there are symptoms I didn’t even realise beforehand - sore boobs are the main one. I have now ordered some of the cheaper OPKs now I have better understanding. It’s a complete minefield

Sometimes 28 days on the dot. Sometimes 40 days. I spoke to Dr as the long cycles were worrying me. Waiting now to go for an ultrasound of my ovaries to check theyre in working order. I read online about pill induced PCOS and that sounds realistic as my cycles have always been 28 days since I had my first period!

Do you recommend the ovulation tests? I’ve been winging it as we’ve stopped trying not to have a baby rather then actively thing to have one.

 

[Smallpotato]

Ovulating so early this month according to CM, I feel like I’m really prepared does that sound mental I feel like I’ve literally only just finished my AF as it lasted 9 days this month which is super unusual.

TTC and being a really type A person (organised, highly anxious/impatient/generally highly strung etc etc) is so hard. I just want to be in control of every single little detail including when my unborn baby is due and it’s madness in my head if it doesn’t happen for us this month then I’ll have to wait because of the time of year they’ll be born, age when they go to school, other people’s birthdays, my own children’s birthdays and how the potential new baby fits in, even though we want this baby so much and in reality it wouldn’t matter in the slightest. Does anyone else have this or am I just a complete fruit loop ?! My partner thinks I’m actually neurotic

Nope, i am exactly the same! I am very type A, i like things to be planned and organised and this is stressing me out! My son starts school in September, so ideally I would like to fall pregnant ASAP, as it means that I can be “around” for his first year at school and for him to have consistency. Also it would tie in nicely if the baby is born early 2022, as we plan to play off our debt and finally buy our house by early 2023... god, i sound mental dont i?

I feel happy that i have finally got a peak after all last month being worried. I found my tracking app from when i fell pregnant with my son (I was 31, 2 miscarriages) and we DTD 13 days prior to my planned period and i did the “staying in one place” thing for 30 minutes. How do i know this? Well turns out my app remembers everything i wrote down...

 

[JLXRD]

Haha yes and cystitis!!!! I had that when TTC our first!!!

Ohh noooo I hate cystitis not looking forward to that again!

 

[MrsWolf]

Hi everyone

I’m not all that sure if this falls into this category or not but anyadvice would be really appreciated.
We’ve been ttc for 6 months. I stopped the pill but hadn’t tracked anything. Periods have been every 4/5 weeks.
I’ve felt quite unwell for a few weeks but had tested positive for Covid. So put it down to that.
I had a routine blood test on Monday which included HCG which has come back as positive. Obviously very shocked but happy.
Went for a scan today as my partner and I were just too excited. I expected to be around 5-6 weeks as my last period was lighter. I’m actually 26 weeks .
I’m a bit traumatised. Can’t really talk to the doctor as it’s bank holiday and I’m so worried that we’ve missed bloods/screening and we have not got much time to get used to it!
Has anyone else had anything like this????

Congratulations and wishing you a healthy pregnancy

 

[Smallpotato]

Have you tried testing in the afternoon too? Sometimes the LH surge can be rapid and in the evening. I would test morning (with the CB digi) and then I would do the evening with the Cheap sticks and I would hold my wee for about 3hrs from say 4/5pm-7/8pm because the LH hormone needs to build up in the day

Edit to say - the number doesn’t matter because it’s what relative for you. My peak was only 0.85 on premom but my lows were about 0.15 x

Im usually at work in the afternoons and evenings, but I’m off today and tomorrow so I’ll try it again today. Thank you so much for replying. Yes I’m getting obsessed over the numbers now and it’s not healthy. I have the Easy @ Home test kits.

 

[Alexaj]

My AF is now 6 days late which is very usual for me but I have had a BFN. I used ovulation sticks last month and did not get the peak static face at all but did get the flashing face, I am not convinced I ovulated as had none of the usual signs. I also have some mild cramping/shooting pain which has been ongoing for around 2 weeks but not the usual AF pain.

Has anyone experienced anything similar? My doctor said to contact them again in a week...

I've had mild cramping for nearly 2 weeks now which isn't usual.

 

[grumpycat]

Has anyone tried SMEG plan?

 

[Smallpotato]

Could anyone recommend me a decent ovulation test kit? I got some cheap ones but I’m still not convinced I actually ovulated this month!

 

[Cooksie]

@Cooksie I also found the clear blue ovulation sticks the most useful, and I tracked using the Flo app. I tried the boots own brand digital ovulation sticks too which were good, I just didn’t rate the non digital ones personally. I took the pregnacare pre conception tablets. I also second the peanut app for advice from fellow TTCers, although it can get a bit overwhelming over there (it’s definitely better than mumsnet) 🤍

Ah fab I’ll pick up the clear blue ones from Boots and pregnacare seems the best option for vitamins. I’ll avoid mumsnet and I’ll give the peanut app a go

 

[JLXRD]

Morning everyone, hope all is well!... does this look like a positive OPK? I haven’t been consistent with these this cycle as have not had the energy for all the stress this month- I was just curious this morning! Taken with 2nd MU. This is CD16

These aren’t the strips I use but I would say it’s not positive just yet, left is still a fair bit lighter, keep testing (unless you would normally not get a ‘peak/positive’ reading x)

 

[Sailorontheseasea]

Does anyway gets aches and kind of cramps (don't know how to describe it) the few days after ovulation? I'm 3dpo and have had them On and off since. Im not saying its anything but I literally had it for the first time last month (cycle 15) which was strange then again this time. Anyone else get this? Ovulation is definately done as I started up the opks this month.

Have had them this cycle only, can’t remember having them at any other point! X

 

[JLXRD]

CD 16, still getting the blank face (day 3 of using CB) I was hoping for at least a little flashy face as I feel like I have other signs, yesterday’s LH strips still low too and haven’t done today’s yet.

Just want my body to start doing something already, clearly it’s taking a while for my own hormones to start working. 19 days off the pill now and more and more conscious it could be weeks still yet. Was hoping I’d be one of those lucky people who just ovulates straight away but guess not.

 

[Sailorontheseasea]

Hey guys first time posting.
TTC since January, MC my first in Dec, 1 week before my 12 week scan and a week before Christmas.
I've only now started trying to track my period, ovulation etc. My cycle seems to be about 36days, does anyone else's last that long?
I'm so frustrated because we literally BD nearly everyday and it still hasn't happened 5months on. I'm starting to wonder if I don't ovulate every month or what

Mine is anywhere between 33-35 days usually to the hour with the exception of the last 2 months which have been 28! So bizarre as nothing has changed. Since they’ve suddenly shortened I’ve felt totally out of control with ovulating etc. Have you tried ovulation testing? Unfortunately it seems that’s the only way to know if you are ovulating every month Xx

 

[Lola UK]

Sometimes you need to be right on. You never know anyway

true! It’s hard not to have some hope when AF hasn’t shown

I’d try and at least wait until Thursday (so hard I know!) it might take a little longer for the HCG levels to be high enough. You’re not out yet I had similar with my last cycle, I thought I had completely missed my period and had several negative tests only AF to show up (v lightly) 3 weeks late! Fingers crossed for you x 🤍

Thank you I’m actually going to hold out until the weekend and see what happens! I imagine the same will happen to me and I’m just having a weird cycle!

I'm in exactly the same boat, I've never had a cycle this long either.

Argh it’s horrible being in limbo land isn’t it?! When did you last test?

 

[Pikaboo]

My AF is now 6 days late which is very usual for me but I have had a BFN. I used ovulation sticks last month and did not get the peak static face at all but did get the flashing face, I am not convinced I ovulated as had none of the usual signs. I also have some mild cramping/shooting pain which has been ongoing for around 2 weeks but not the usual AF pain.

Has anyone experienced anything similar? My doctor said to contact them again in a week...

I meant unusual for AF not usual

 

[Niamhm]

Morning everyone, I really need some advice now as I’m driving myself mad done my last first response test this morning and again a faint line, abit darker then it has been. HOWEVER if I was really pregnant this should now be a blazing positive?? Each time I have done a frer I’ve had a faint like and they have all come up in the 3 mins. I’m beginning to think if these are now just part of the tests? Im trying to think surely not as I’ve had these for the past few days... but I now it now should be getting darker!! I remember when I reheated FRER and a line was a line! arghhhh I really want AF now I’ve had enough xx

I think they probably would be darker now. When will you be 2 weeks late? Don't do any more pregnancy tests, you'll drive yourself mad. Wait until the 2 weeks and get blood tests done. Atleast then you should know if it was just evaps or a chemical. Hope you get an answer soon x

 

[JLXRD]

Who knew that pissing on a stick would be so difficult and so consuming! It certainly won’t hurt to have done it this morning - let me know how the strip goes later!

Yup and I’m only on the ovulation ones, cannot even imagine how stressful it becomes when it’s testing for pregnancy!

Did 2 strips and both low so glad I held my pee for two hours and didn’t drink worth it! literally all my strips just looks the same tbh. Between like 0.11 and 0.23.

ah well, I’ll save the CB for tomorrow, then if I’ve had a rise in estrogen maybe I’ll get a little flashy face. I’m trying to be chill though and remind myself it could be actual weeks before I ovulate still.

 

[Mathilderose99]

mine vary between 30 & 37 days.. never sure if this actually counts as irregular

 

[Rxt156]

just wanted to recommend the Easy@home ovulation sticks from Amazon, they’re not expensive and it’s a box of about 25, you can download the Premom app and photograph your opk everyday (or twice a day in your fertile week) and it works out how fertile you are and plots them on a graph for you to see how your LH ramps up, then you get a peak (where the test line is darker than the control) It’s so easy to track with these tests. That’s what I’ve done this month

Thank you will look into this