Roll up Roll up it's the October BFP bus!

Hello,

I've been away and haven't read through yet. Will do now.

Im having a nightmare this month. My average ovulation is cd 19. Im cd14 today and I think I ovulated yesterday! That's almost a week early! GGgGRRrRrRR! I've been away without OH. So Im worried we've missed it this month.
Only dtd Thursday, and won't see him until tomorrow night Can't believe my ovulation is so early. That's 9 days earlier than last month! Plus I didn't get any flashing smileys this month, so just wasn't expecting yesterday's to be fixed. I was so happy Friday morning was "low" as I thought Id have at least 2 days flashing before ov, meaning Id be home and see OH with plenty of time. But temps seem to have confirmed I did ov yesterday (though ff will only confirm tomorrow). So frustrating! It also meant I didn't want to drink yesterday, as I was having terrible rolling cramps across my stomach. Very usual for me to feel ovulation pain so badly!

Plus, one of my very good friends is pregnant though shes not that happy about it - as it was a "one night without a condom" effort. Im happy for her but so torn. She didnt even want to get pregnant again and Im still trying for baby number one!
I know her getting pregnant wont mean I can't but life just isn't fair! (Cue any parents telling me life isn't meant to be fair )

So, looks like I'll be jumping on the November bus shortly. I'll hang around here and console myself in your lucky BfPs for the next week or so first!

Now Im off to catch up with everyone's news!

Hey Ladies,

I've tried to keep away this month, but I realised doing the TWW without you was torture! The things we do to ourselves.

So the last 3 months - pretty much as my fertile window ends I have got sore heavy boobs... this hasn't happened this month. I'm CD21, other symptoms include mild cramping yesterday, occasionally dizzy and a bit sicky.

What do we think? More mind tricks being played on me?

Can I also ask a really silly question?! When people say they have cramps do they mean just a general dull sort of ache? Or somethhing more infrequent but sharper? I've got terrible abdominal pains today or do I class this as cramping? So uniformed on this stuff it's ridiculous! Hope someone can clear this up?!?x

Even if you haven't been working in your job long enough to qualify for stat mat pay, if you are working you will qualify for maternity allowance, which is basically the same as stat mat pay, but without the 90% of your salary bit at the beginning.

I'm not fully versed in the rules of it, though, just briefly looked into it because of Paris and taking a long leave of absence from work during pregnancy. more info can be found here: www.gov.uk/maternity-allowance/overview

I'm using the One Step ones as well. May try twice a day today as FF app says I'm very fertile! DH back today so hopefully finishing work at 8 tonight I won't miss the window
Nulanoo my work says we've got to work 3 months after mat leave to keep the pay. Think all employers are different. FX this is your month.

I think it's 29 weeks in my the job I do but I need to look into it more. My other half did point out it gives is time to finish our house off too so it might be a good idea (trying to convince myself) I'm just worried it could take months and months to get pregnant then I'm stuck working in a job that makes me cry every day!

It sounds like im wrong about the faint line. I never actually used the opks (cheapies) properly as got pregnant with ds before they arrived. So I just used them out of interest to see how my cycle was (although wasn't ttc back then) ........and then they expired!!

I will have to read the instructions this time

Can someone add me pls im on myphone
Pocopearl ttc 2 cycle 2 bfp due 7 oct

Morning
Not done a ov test yet as only had fmu as my lovely dh got up with ds at 7 and I've only just got up

Jessie, I didn't realise there were opks that were positive with a faint line either.

Nuna the only concern I'd have about switching jobs is the maternity pay. Where I've worked in the past, it's always been you have to work for them between 3 and 6 months before you pregnant. One company was a year, but I was 22 at the time and nowhere near ttc

Munday, my tests are just cheap dip a stick ones called One Step with green writing and a pink flower on the packet. My old ones were Promatris with green writing on the packet.

Thanks for the lovely welcome!

So, argh, felt so nauseous last night (and had such sore knees!) that I almost tested but held strong - roll on 1st October!

GOOD LUCK to all the early Oct testers x

Thank you, AF due this Friday coming is it 4th or 5th?

It's not that we want to stop its just work is so bad I need to move and then start up again. It's just difficult I don't want to lose any maternity rights!
X

And Jessie, I didn't know there were opks that were positive with a faint line. I only ever used the internet cheapies, though, and they missed my surge apparently. Caused me all sorts of annoyance, and if I was doing it again using opks, I would use them twice daily instead of just the once.

Nulanoo, if you're not due until Friday, hold off a few more days and test again, unless you meant you were due Friday past, in which case I don't know. Test again if AF stays away! I really hope you two get your bfp this month, I'm sorry you feel like stopping.

I'm sticking to my not testing until I'm late rule. I can't handle the emotional roller coaster of early testing

Hi ladies :)

I've been having a really rough few weeks at work so unless this month is a bfp we are going to put ttc on hold whilst I find a new job

I've got very few symptoms this month other than having a lot more discharge especially during sex (sorry tmi!!)

AF due on Friday! I've done a first response early test but bfn so I'm hoping it might turn positive or that's us put for a good while really!

Happy Sunday all xxx

choccy I didn't realise they were so confusing. I must read my instructions before I start using mine. The last ones I had were positive with a second line, regardless of shade, so I assumed they all were like that.

Do you have any other signs of ov?

CD15 here and another faint OPK line this afternoon. Just hoping I ovulate tomorrow as I'll only see DH tomorrow and Weds next week what with night shifts and a hen do.
Choccy what tests have you bought to try next? I've just got the cheap ones.

Jessie, the line was darker than yesterday but still lighter than the test line, therefore negative, then later on it's gone lighter again! Confused!
I'm just using Internet cheapies, but my new ones have arrived and they are different to the ones I was using this morning which I've run out of.
We're dtd often enough anyway, but thought today would be a positive, will try again tomorrow.

Sorry to hear that rara I hope your gp is helpful.

choccy what opks are you using? I thought the line you got this morning was enough?

I think I will have to use opks at around 7pm each day. What with ds and work I think it will either be impossible or I'llforget if I try any earlier. I hope 7pm is not too late to detect the surge.

Sorry to butt in again after being so quiet. Pretty sure I didn't ovulate this month so no BFP for me. Just waiting for Day 21 test so I can start to bug the doctor about why I'm not ovulating as I should

Pah, still not a positive of my ov test! I've done 3 so far today!

Anyone doing any early testing??

Well we can compare notes then!

I grabbed them as they didn't have my usual and as they seemed to have everything I was taking and more thought it wouldn't hurt to build up iron stores. Hope they don't mess with cycles, I like mine but I suppose no spotting would be great.

I'm only on day 3 of taking them too! I was taking folic acid, vit d and vit c all separately.

I'll try them this month and see what happens!

I had no probs with the seven seas ones