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LastOneDancing · 13/07/2015 19:05

Welcome to the thread for TTCers who track too much, spot to much and use most of our expendable income in Internet Cheapies.

Cycle 5 or 55 we don't care this is a place for your hopeful twaddle and necessary pre-conception ranting.

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soontobemrslizzy · 14/07/2015 16:55

Thanks ladies. I'm so scared I've just done it wrong or imagined it, I'm going to assume it's just an error until it's confirmed! I may have just bought two more types for a total of four and going to try them all now before the doc!

Vap0 · 14/07/2015 16:49

Congratulations liz that looks like a line to me Flowers

chelle792 · 14/07/2015 16:37

I'll post a pic of my first test later, when I get home. I've been trying to attach it but its not working. You had to hold it at a certain angle and squint just a little Wink

soontobemrslizzy · 14/07/2015 16:31

The instructions say hold it in for 5 seconds and then wait 5 minutes. No max time is given. I double checked my phone (because I'm nuts?) and I texted dh to say I might see a faint line with about 30 sec left in the 5 min, then took the photos about 2-4 min later.

Rickalicious · 14/07/2015 16:28

Lizzy, I see a line! Congrats :-) what time limit do the instructions say, you may be within it?

soontobemrslizzy · 14/07/2015 15:55

Chelle, I'm just nervous now I did it wrong. I texted my dh just as there were about 30 seconds left in the five minutes, but my first photo was not until 2 min later. Is that likely to be an evaporation line?

chelle792 · 14/07/2015 15:49

I'll update and post lost when I get home. Massive problems with hmrc messing up again. Trying to let it wash over me but our house we live in and are buying could be at risk. Nothing but problems with them since Jan and now another problem! Bank aren't happy. It's hard enough to get a mortgage as it is without all this! Coupled with this I'm hormonal and exhausted Sad

chelle792 · 14/07/2015 15:47

Welcome newbies Smile lizzy I must say we are having a lucky month on this thread! Congratulations! Remember - a line is a line and a negative is very blank!! Flowers

kezaroo · 14/07/2015 15:40

Can I join please?

kez
Age: 28
Ttc: number 1
Cycle: 11
Due to test: already have, 3 times Sad AF was due yesterday and still no show. Don't even feel like she's coming to visit - no usual cramps or anything. All tests so far have been negative so I'm in limbo at the moment.

Symptoms so far have been:
On/off mild nausea
Headache last night (what?! - I don't get headaches Hmm)
Twinges to the left (this happened early last week and again today)
Tiredness
Boobages have lovely veiny-ness going on and nipolatas have been sore (although that doesn't seem as bad now).

Hate being in limbo like this!

Fuba · 14/07/2015 15:30

I see the line Grin

Apologies ... I wanted to join

Call me Fuba
Ttc #1
Cycle 1 of tracking with opks
Cycle 14 of if I fall pregnant it's ok and not using any contraception
Due to test sometime between yesterday and Friday ... But I have POAS every day BFN's for me..
Age 26 ...

Just wanted to say Hi Grin

soontobemrslizzy · 14/07/2015 15:27

This is a worse photo but it's from maybe 5 min 10-20 seconds.

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soontobemrslizzy · 14/07/2015 15:24

Lod, I thought you had to wait five minutes before you read? I was in the staff toilet (with terrible lighting) and was watching it. I thought I saw a faint line with about 1.5 min to go. I told my fiancé and then went back to my room to take the pics, so those were probably five minutes after.

I was going to with fmu but it looked really pale and dilute so I just held it till now and tried again!

LastOneDancing · 14/07/2015 15:10

Loving your attempt at 'not' symptom sporting fatty!

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LastOneDancing · 14/07/2015 15:09

I whacked my brightness right up and I think I can see a faint line.

Just checking Liz (because that's what we're here for) were you within the five minute cut off? It's not an evil evap line?

And why are you POASing at 3 in the afternoon??!! That's not the rules! Wink

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soontobemrslizzy · 14/07/2015 14:56

Guys, I think I just got the faintest of faint lines, but I might just be nuts. What do you think?

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VillyCazalet · 14/07/2015 14:00

Me me!

Age 35, nearly 36 (another gimmer)
Ttc dc3
Cycle 3
AF due 20th

FattyFishwife · 14/07/2015 13:37

Fatty
age 44
TTC #6 (live birth!) if you add in angel babies....TTC#9
MMC in may, currently in first TWW after the mc.....trying NOT to symptom spot (AF due sunday and I have headaches, back aches, tingly boobs, extreme tiredness)
did an I/C this morning - 5 days early =BFN

Rickalicious · 14/07/2015 13:21

Vap I completely understand, i'm a complete control freak and like to know i've done everything I can hence starting research and temping 4 months before actually trying! Fingers crossed that this is your month!

Everything - Cramps can also be a sign of pregnancy, but so are a lot of AF symptoms, it's so cruel!

everythingcrossed2015 · 14/07/2015 13:09

HI All,
My AF due thurs/fri getting some sort of cramps :/ but hoping they go away :( I had a feeling this was the month as had ewcm for first time in ages :( but we will see! I just want to happen now lol, if AF arrives im off to buy some OPK and thermoeter on fri xx

chelle792 · 14/07/2015 12:17

I only have 4 of us on the list so far Wink

chelle792 · 14/07/2015 12:17

I'm currently doing the list.... anyone else to add before I post? x

Vap0 · 14/07/2015 11:54

rik think we will keep going every day if we can. Dr says sperm count is good and no reason not to. Been at this such a long time and kick myself every month thinking we may have missed it. At least I won't have any reason to beat myself up this month of its a - if we DTD every day.
Grin
Today is a good day Star

LastOneDancing · 14/07/2015 10:07

Morning!

My stats. I'm not sure what were putting in so I'll put everything.

36 (thread gimmer)
TTC #2
BFP: 10 July at 11dpo (cycle 7)
EDD: 24 March 2016
Starsign: Libra
Favourite colour: blue
Favourite Spice girl: baby spice

Grin
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Rickalicious · 14/07/2015 09:25

Vap0 i'd just keep DTD every other day (my doctor friend said anything more than every 48 hours is a waste :-s) until AF or BFP now as your body may gear up to ovulate and then it may not happen, that's what happened to me. I only realised I hadn't ovulated because I temp and my temperatures were still low so DTD another time which ended up being 2 days before my actual ovulation. I was hopeless with the OPKs as I think I have a short LH surge so testing once a day after work I was probably missing it.

My stats - 31, TTC#1, cycle 1, Very faint BFP 11dpo..... testing again tomorrow.

Vap0 · 14/07/2015 08:12

Woo! chelle congratulations Flowers

Yes, I think bfp people should stick around!

So just did an opk and have I think the strongest + I've ever had and it came up super quick...

The strange thing is that it is 2/3 days early??

So lucky we DTD 2 days earlier than fertile window started or we may have missed it...

Have so far DTD Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday...

Since putting in my + test Ovid has shifted my dates?

This is all very confusing! But hopeful at the same time. Now to see how long this + stays for as I understand most people have a + for a couple of days. That depo seems to be wearing off more and more as the months tick by.

Yesterday's test had no line what so ever so this is quite a shock that it has suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

I'm getting my hopes up again which is never a good thing Hmm

Total exhaustion has set in again, struggling to peel myself out of bed. This happens every month I ovulate. Also dull aches (down there) since yesterday but not like the ovulation pains from last month so will be high alert for any twinges today.

Off to compare my pictures from the last thread...

Ps. For the stats - not sure how much of this you need but here you go...

Age 33
Ttc #1 month 22
AF due 30/07/15
Will test Friday 24th if I can hold out that long at 10 dpo

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