Waiting to try, and cycle a mess from the pill

Morning all

Going ever so slightly mad today.

it is 8 months since stopping the pill. i was so hoping for a nice short cycle this time around, but I'm CD18 and no sign of ovulation yet.
Last month when I finally ovulated it just came out of the blue - which I guess could still happen in the next few days.

But if it doesn't.... I am weighing up my options of what to do:

• ask to get some bloods done at the beginning of my next cycle to check I haven't got underlying PCOS (I have no other symptoms of it - normal BMI, no acne or hirsuitism) as I have no sea how regular my periods were pre-pill
• just try some agnus castus and keep waiting

I know my doctor will say it is normal for it take up to a year to regulate (as that is exactly what i would say to my patients), but I am impatient and the not knowing is stressing me out (which I know won't help me to ovulate!). I don't want to reach a year and then find out it's not just post-pill irregular cycles and something else is causing it!

Sorry all... just a bit frustrated today.

Fingers crossed it was just too early chapman, stay strong and try to hold out, fx for you the witch doesn't show up!
Cookie good luck for your last week of waiting, hope that being busy at work keeps your mind occupied!

My cycles do seem to be getting back to normal in terms of length, my last 3 have been 38, 30 and 29, pre pill I was between 30-35 days although never completely on the button. Still a bit inconsistent when I ovulate/get my positive OPK within the cycle, last 2 cycles it's been cd18 but only last month did I really confirm this with temping.
So where I'm at this month, cd16, had flashing smileys on my CB tests the last 3 days, and have DTD every day in line with that, going to keep DTD just waiting for that static smiley!! Interestingly I did a CB and cheapy OPK at the same time this morning, and didn't get even the hint of a line on the cheapy, despite getting the flashing smiley on the CB. I don't tend to get an increasingly stronger line on the cheapys, it's all or nothing so maybe the cb's are the way to go for me as id have missed out if I hadn't used them!
xx

Cookie - same for me! I'm always overjoyed when others are pregnant as I don't know how long it has took for them! Feeling really iffy this morn woke up with spots, looks like AF will be on its way! That's good news let's hope she doesn't show! I need to keep remembering we only been officially trying one month! Haha!

Hi Loulabelle thanks for your kind words! Have you had your AF yet? xx

Hi ladies, sorry to hear of your BFN! It's disheartening isn't it. My boyfriend (soon to be husband) keeps telling me to do tests as I haven't had any bleeding since stopping cerazette early December. I done a couple before new years but no BFN.

Judging by my cm last week though it was indicative that I was ovulating. Who knows though, I wish I had done an OPK now! But I didn't want to do one in case it was negative haha. If AF does show up in the next couple of weeks I will have to do a preg test and if BFN then I'll book an appointment to see dr!

Hopefully your AF doesn't turn up and you get a positive this month! I refuse to keep preg tests in my house now so the temptation isn't there xxx

I feel exactly the same, Chapman! Quite a lot of my friends are pregnant just now and although I'm enormously happy for them, I just can't wait until it's my turn. 7 or 8dpo for me and no sign of AF. Hopefully that short luteal phase was a one off last month!

Shankate, use the OPKs the days running up to your suspected ovulation day. It will detect LH surge (needed to release your egg). When you get a positive reading (line as dark or darker than control) then you will ovulate 12-36 from this point & is the optimum time to dtd xx

Do these tell you when ur ovulating or what? Never heard or used them b4 :)

Thanks Yvonne how are u getting along xx

Fx its just too early and you will get your BFP Chapman x

I hope so! No I used an asda first response one it was only a £1 but it's a twin pack haha! it's on the aisle where everything is a £1 cause asda's own are always sold out! I've heard super drug ones are really good! I'm just gonna try and hold out til Thursday if AF doesn't show but like you knowing I have one in the cupboard is tempting! So hope we get bfp I will be so happy I feel everyone around me is getting pregnant! XXXX

Aw it's still early days Chapman, retest in a few days hun. Did you use a FRER? Im good thanks! hopefully going to hold off until Saturday morning to test (preferably Sunday), though knowing I have 2 FRER in the house may make me want to test earlier! Really busy at work so hopefully that will distract me xx

Hi cookie!
Nope no symptoms for me either mind you I was like this last month right up until 13dpo and I got the symptoms of AF and she appeared the next day. I decided to take a pg test today and it was a BFN mind you it's only 10dpo so I'm hoping my hormone isn't strong enough to be picked up yet! How are you?? Xx

Fx for you too Yvonne. It's so hard not to become an obsessed crazy lady with OPKs! I never knew how difficult this whole journey would be! Xx

Fx for you cookie it's such a long wait isn't it! I've just ordered some OPK online I'm going to try using them again hopefully without becoming too obsessed xx

Shankate, keep going with your OPKs until the test line is as dark or darker than the control. I used the CB ones this month and would highly recommend them!

Have you started your OPKs yet New girl? Hope ov comes for you next week! Any symptoms yet Chapman? How are you Yvonne, first, flamingo, Sunny, GX? Sorry if I've missed anyone out!

I'm 6/7dpo now and still have zero symptoms! Feeling a bit relieved that AF hasn't showed up this weekend though as it appeared exactly 1 week after positive opk last month. Hopefully she doesn't rear her head at all!! Ahh this time next week I should know one way or the other if it's a BFP or BFN xx

Before I started the pill my cycles were normal on my app when it said 0 days left I would get them that day went on the pill they were still normal It finished there last monday/Tuesday and I'm getting really bad cramps

Hi Shankate normal cycles are around 28 days although everyone is slightly different! Do you remember how long your cycles where before you started taking the pill? I've had 61 day cycle and 42 days so I know I'm not back to normal yet. X

How dya know if ur cycles are back to normal ?

New girl - thankyou lovely we had a fab time! Aw I am hoping so haha I'm not getting to excited cause I know il only be upset if it's negative!
9dpo so it's the waiting game

Have ur cycles been regular new girl? Fx you catch this month xx

Hi shankate!

Can't see 2 lines but if your due to ov on wed you should get some positive ones hopefully Tuesday/ Wednesday! Fx for u xx

Hey girls hope ye are all well?
Can someone tell me how these OPK works? I should be ovulating Wednesday according to my app but wanna make sure also took another test can sum1 tell me if it's one or 2 lines I dno but I think I see 2?

I got these from Amazon x

Think I have tracked down some tincture in my local health shop. This is the proper dose. The holland and barrett dose is abput 40mg per tablet do you have to take loads!!!

I take 1 x 1000mg each day not sure if this is right or not?! X

What dose of agnus castus are people using. I had a little look in boots and Holland and barrett today and coukd only see very small doses compared to what I have read about...

Chapman so glad to hear you had an amazing time! For you and for cookie I have read that increased creamy/watery cm can be an early indicator, so fx for you both.

I'm exactly the same with googling random stuff, dread to think what my history reads like .

I've not ov'd yet still playing the waiting game, expecting sometime next week so going to start DTD from tomorrow so as not to be too military about it on THE day!! All my OPK's have been negative so far but that's what I was expecting, was just precautionary testing.