1st month TTC

Fingers crossed! I'll keep checking back for an update, Finnable.

Hey all, I'm back from Uni! Thank you for your kind words!

Right. I'm currently CD 31, normally a 26 day cycle. Not a clue when I OV'd, I used OPKs all month and didn't have one line at all, so had convinced myself I hadn't ovulated. Had the faintest of lines this morning, am going to repeat tomorrow with a CB Digi.

Symptom wise, I've had a crazy bad back for the last week, and I've felt so tired, all I've wanted to do is have a bath and go to bed!

I really hope that if there is a little bean in there, that it sticks...

Congrats finn! That's awesome! What cd/dpo are you?

Finnable how exciting!! Congratulations!

Ahh thats so exciting Finnable!!! Update us later but sounds positive!!

Hi all... I've got to run, and I'll post properly later, but... I've got a line! It's faint, but it's there! Husband says it only counts if it's still there tomorrow so am going to buy a digi after uni! Ayeeeeee! How on EARTH am I not going to tell everyone I see?

Luck to everyone else POASing soon!

I'm temping (orally) and using OPKs. I think I have a short surge - on previous cycles I have used OPKs once a day and never got a positive. This month I did them twice daily from CD10/11 and got a really clear positive mid-morning on CD12. Have had my temp rise and am now 4dpo so the wait continues...

I'm temping but I'm not convinced it's accurate. Had negative OPK on 10th Dec- not even a hint of a line. Couldn't test on the 11th due to having people round and then yesterday got a faint line which is classed as a negative still. But my temperature has been 36.18 (11th), 36.12 (12th) and 36.40 (today). That would indicate I've already ovulated as temp has gone up today. But OPK was negative. Suppose I could have missed it on the one day I couldn't test :-(

But, last month I had VERY clear signs I'd ovulated (pains , ewcm etc) and that didn't happen this week.

I messed about with the thermometer last night and got different readings every time. It's a specific baby basal temp one so really hadn't expected it to be dodgy!!

Its so annoying not knowing!

i have some of those amazon cheapies and i keep getting results like yours Things, which has started to make me doubt the accuracy of them tbh - last saturday i got the result exactly like urs yet saturday night i had spotting/light bleeding for 24 hours. So i dont quite understand how that works!

My basal thermometer arrived yesterday so i have been googling up on that as my next trick! I am not obsessed at all! ha

is anyone else temping too?

Hi ladies. Just been catching up on all your posts. Sounds like most of us are having a frustrating time.

I ovulated a week ago and still have a week of waiting. I've been feeling a little odd, mild cramping pains, bloated, back ache and strangely itchy over my entire body. I thought it would be way to early to start getting symptoms but I'm sure it's not all in my head.

I hate not knowing.

Hi Treacle, you were me last month - determined to have my AF that wasn't a withdrawal bleed (as was on pill for 11 years). So waited (and that was driving me crazy) focusing on pains an CM and I have never looked forward to AF more!! I actually feel more relaxed this month as can actually do stuff (other than eat healthily and take folic acid tablets!)

Well that's definitely a positive OPK Things! Not sure what's going on then... Probably just your body still settling down...? Sorry for not being more helpful

Thanks treacle, I think we're all looking for the same answer

Hope you get the answer you're looking for! :)
I'm already going crazy and not even in our first month!

Hi treacle, welcome! I'm still not sure what's going on-the joys of being a newbie and off the pill for first time in 12 years

Will test again tomorrow am with fmu to see if it's any clear. Thank god for Internet Cheapies!

Hi everyone,
sounds like we are all having a confusing time :(
Have you worked it out Things?

I'm wishing we were TTC this month. Not dtd without protection yet and my fertile days according to my app were the past 5 days and ovulating today... Not sure that is right though cus of the discharge yesterday... sorry TMI I know.
Wondering if we would still have a chance today... ARGH.

Made it public now hippy

Can't see the pics Things, your profile isn't public...

OK, have uploaded three photos, quality is not great as taken on my phone. The green strip is the OPK and the blue strip is the HPT.

The OPK instructions say that if the test line is as dark, or almost as dark as the control line it is positive...looks pretty close to me. There is a very very very LIGHT line on the HPT test area, but I think this might be me seeing the small test strip within the test area iyswim? Rather than the small test strip having changed colour to indicate a BFN. You can't really see it in the photo TBH - I do have incredibly good vision so think it is the test strip within the test area ifykwim, rather than a BFN. Anyways...appreciate any comments you ladies have. Hope I am not O'ing as DH is away tonight.

Finnable you must being going loopy - I'm not even late yet and I'm obsessed!

Things we all feel the madness, you are among friends ;) xx

Just waiting for my battery to charge so the flash will work then I'll try to upload a pic...not sure how yet though now kidding myself that I can see a faint bfp. ..what is this ttc doing to me???

Things - can you put a picture up so we can have a look?
Kitty - thank you! I'm thinking online Christmas shopping and Netflix might help... Worth a try surely!

Oh my god.....driving myself nuts here...just peed on two test strips...both look BFN...thought I'd try an OPK and its come up with what looks like a positive result? surely I am not ovulating? I'm cd27!

Hey lovely ladies...sorry youre all still having such a frustrating time....me too! My amazon cheapies arrived and am having problems reading the results. There is one definite dark line in the control section then a 'whiter' bit where two layers of plastic overlap. If it were BFP would the second line be above the white overlap (towards the control section) or below (toward the dippy bit)?

Don't worry, Finnable, no need to be 'normal' on here! Nothing you can do but play the waiting game, really. Take deep breaths and distract yourself as much as possible!