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Hello all! You're right mrshjb it is nearly my time again ... and I have already poas (all BFN, obv!) and am only 7dpo Luckily have some cheapies so it's not nearly as expensive as it was last time.

I am feeling a bit hopefult his month - last month was really a non-starter as AF came really early (24 day cycle) and I had no symptoms at all - I pretty much knew I wasn't preg.

Right now I am 7dpo, CD22 and have sore boobs (at the sides), feeling a bit queasy in the morning (v weird) and yesterday we went out for a pub lunch and there was a dirty ashtray on the other side of the table and I could smell it - usually I am not bothered by smoking at all (am fond of a cheeky ciggy occasionally myself) but this reeked! Never ever happened before. But I can't tell if I'm talking myself into it or not.

I also had an acupuncture session this morning and the acupuncturist (who is meant to be a fertility guru) felt my pulse and says my progesterone is strong which is promising (means I could possibly be preg, but at least it means my hormones are doing what they are meant to be doing).

thistle ah right. I think it's very common for your first AF off to the pill to be much later than usual. Mine was 56 days after the start of the fake AF. I was always regular when I was younger as well but you just don't know what it's going to be like when you first come off. Hopefully you'll be one of these who are regular straight after your first AF. Of course you might also be pregnant. It does seem to happen to some very lucky people!!

lalanic I heard them saying on radio one what a nice day it was in London! What were you periods like when you first came off the pill? None existent or irregular? I had late AF, then normal AF so when I was late this month I did a lot of looking into late bfps and it seems to be the later you ovulate, the later you'll get your BFP regardless of when you'd expect AF. I think it's like you can have a short luteal phase, so AF comes less than 14 days after ovulation, but that's not enough time to implant and for the HCG levels to rise, so you could well still be in with a chance. Hope that makes sense, it did in my head anyways!! Good luck :)

mrshjb from scotland but living south just now for work so you guessed right! :) Been off pill since last June and cycle settled by Oct so was pretty regular before this month. Going to wait a few days then test again, not putting life on hold though until I know either way - I'll go to doc this week if I get no joy.

thistle everyone's different - my sis in law went back to normal right away and I took three months. Same with pg symptoms - some get them some don't. welcome to the confusing world of ttc, I guess though if it was simple and not confusing we wouldn't use forums like this :D

If you're curious trying poas and see what happens.

Yes, 42 days since my last period. I have been on the pill for about 12 years. I had about a 6 month gap about 7/8 years ago but went back on as I had awful acne.

As I recall, I always had a long cycle and it was never particularly regular so I have no idea of what to expect now.

lalanic guessing you live down south?! Wasn't quite so sunny up here! Have you been off the pill long? Seems like it's normal to have random delayed AFs though from what people say on here. I'm no pro because I was on the pill from 15 to 26!

thistledew no idea tbh. Some people say they get pregnancy symptoms, others seem to get nothing. Probably best to test to put your mind at rest?! Is AF late?

I think I might have to take a test this week just to reassure myself I'm not pg. I have had absolutely no symptoms, apart from the fact that for about the last week I have been convinced that I am about to get AF because I have had that 'heavy' feeling in my abdomen which usually heralds its arrival. But it hasn't come. Surely I would have some other symptoms by now if I was pg?

mrshjb such a fantastic week of sun, been sitting in the garden today after breakfast with my newly pg friend. Delighted for her as been a long time coming.

How's everyone?

8 days over now and bfn. Starting to think it's in my head!

Morning everyone. Hoping you're all having a lovely weekend. thistle as many of the other ladies have said, coming off the pill does weird things to your body and it can take a long time for it to settle back down. I came off in October and am still all over the place!

misskgb how are you feeling now? All my friends with kids said the early stage tiredness is a real killer. Hope it passes for you soon.

mrsb87 when's your scan? Bet you're really excited now! Can't believe how fast it's come round!

Gennz welcome back! Did you manage not to go poas crazy last month?! Good luck for this cycle. It must be your turn soon :)

Think AF is probably coming to an end soon for me. On cd5 today. Really hoping this cycle is much less stressful!

Hi thistle it took 3 months for my periods to come back after stopping pill. From speaking to others it varies from person to person. Worst thing is to be advised to relax but tbh that's the best thing to do as if you stress it can affect your cycle.

Welcome to the thread!

hi thistle - I am the same, not v broody at all (I'm 32) but I assume I will be once I'm knocked up (or at least once a baby arrives?!)

I'm in the 2ww at the moment, 5dpo... my cycles have been all over the show since I got my IUD out so I won't be sure exactly when I'm late, if I am... I felt a bit nauseous this morning which was odd, and having a few other potential symptoms but who knows. Bring on next week I say!

Thanks for your messages ladies, will be back soon. Hopefully to some bfp's xx

Just the pregnacare misskgb, I was taking prgnacare conception before bfp and after just to finish the packet.

Well a step back for me tonight, after an iffy afternoon of heartburn and severe nausea I vommed this evening . Feeling pretty rough again. Oh well I had a good run of 5 full days vom free.

Hi thistle! From what I've read from other ladies on here it can take several months for your cycle to find it's feet again.

Hello

I'm a new newbie.

I have been lurking a bit on the last thread and thought I might as well come crawling out of the woodwork.

DH and I decided at the beginning of this year to have a go at starting a family. TBH, I am in complete denial about it - I do definitely want to have children and I'm not getting any younger (34) and now is as good a time as any (and DH is really broody ) but I have to confess that I have never really felt all that broody.

Anyhoo. So I stopped taking the pill at the end of January. Had a withdrawal bleed, and we are now half way through March and I haven't yet had a period.

I am about 80% sure that I am not pregnant now - what with a combination of both DH and I being ill, busy with work and trips away, we have only DTD about once a week since I came off the pill.

So lack of period is more likely to be settling down from the pill or some sort of issue, isn't it? I have had a couple of days when I thought AF was going to come on - slight ache in my abdomen, and I had a couple of days of spotting. I even went out and drank a bit too much wine the other night, so I had better not be P.

Ahhh so lovely! So glad your scan went well! :-D

Ah that's such great news kiki! You've made me really excited about mine now! I'm glad everything is looking in the right place and all healthy. I bet you're feeling relieved?

Awww Kiki I'm so happy for you that must have been such an amazing experience. It nearly made me cry! I am so pleased its all good for you- and theres only one

Aww amazing news :) So glad it went so well and that there is only one baby in there!!! September is a great birthday too :) Congratulations!

Hello everyone! Hope you're all well - particularly you, Lolly - that crash sounds horrendous!

Just got back from the scan - amazing! Also I apparently have the wriggliest baby the sonographer has ever seen - seriously, the little bean looked like it was competing in gymnastics; legs and arms flying everywhere.

Aside from its inability to sit still....everything looks perfect and we've now been given a due date of September 23rd. We thought we were at 12 +2, and baby is the size of a 12+3 bean. Next scan all being booked for around 29th April and we walked away (within half an hour!) with three lovely little photos.

Importantly there was only one baby in there - the look on DH's face when he realised was one of utter relief! Haha!

Morning everyone!

Kiki, let us know how your scan goes :) Mrsb, bet you can't wait for yours!

Lolly, hope you're ok, being on the road with other complete idiots is so scary sometimes isn't it. I think I would be so nervous driving a child around!

Lalanic- I hate the try to relax or not think about it advice. As well as these people mean, it's such useless advice isn't it! I prefer practical, realistic advice!!

Hope all you pregnant people who are feeling a bit ropey start to feel better soon. Does the nice weather and a bit of fresh air help at all?

Haha glad the Prosecco thing made you all laugh. Suppose you don't need too much of a reason to drink a bottle! Keep thinking we need to get rid of all our wine before I can't drink it....!!! (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it) Yeah I have decided to do the OPKs just for curiosity really, but will be DTD every 2-3 days and will continue throughout the cycle even if I get a positive because I still think they might lie to me! Hope things are more normal this cycle but can't be too sure!

Anyways Happy Friday everyone :)

Oh dear lolly I hope you're not hurt? Someone did the same to me a couple of years ago, I was shaken up for a good few days. I'd just had a new battery, tyres and wipers fitted and I was on my way back from picking it up .

Good luck for your scan today kiki, I hope everything goes well and your little bean is growing nicely.

lalanic a lot of women get just nausea or sickness at certain times of the day or if they smell things that don't agree with them. My sense if smell has gone into hyper drive but since Sunday I seem to be coping with it better. Hyperemesis is quite rare so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

1 week til scan!

Waves to everyone helen weebairn binks misskgb

lolly that's awful how scary! So glad you're OK x

Good luck lalanic!

Glad to hear AF has arrived Helen.

Having a dramatic 2ww, well it's 2ww for AF as don't think we dtd too early this month, meant to do it after smiley face but DH was under a lot of pressure with work. In a way it feels nice to not symptom spot.

So my drama... Was in a car crash last night after work, what a fright I got. A lady drove straight into me at a round about. No one was seriously hurt and feel really lucky. Car is probably a write off. Xx

The sickness sounds awful - I'm praying if I get pregnant it won't be bad enough to not be able to look after my animals as I can't afford to pay someone to do it! Are you actually physically sick or is it nausea?

It's lovely to hear you all getting excited about your scans :-)

I'm hoping my lack of af is a positive, been 6 days now. Mum's told me to try to not think about it (as if!).

Hope scans all go OK xx

kiki just seen your scan is tomorrow so excited for you, let us know how it goes!!!