Waiting to try, and cycle a mess from the pill

Yeah I didn't either Yvonne, hope it comes soon. Good that you've done a test to be sure.
Poin glad to hear AF is here, and on the regular! Cycle day 1, a fresh start. Hope your cramps ease off soon.
Gx91 so sorry about your sickness! I'm really apprehensive about morning sickness as I've a huge sickness phobia . Hope you're feeling better now. My friend who's pregnant with her second recommends good old ginger nut biscuits if it's any help.
So interesting that we all get different symptoms, I've never had sore nipples but the Ov pain is quite distinguishable for me. A sharp/stabbing pain which notices with movement especially pulling up or bearing down on your pelvic floor. Usually notice this before EWCM.
I've ordered my basal temp thermometer which should be here tomorrow, alongside a bulk order of OPK's and some sensitive PG tests...which I may use one of straight away!!!
How are you getting on Vicky?

Yes I did a test on Tuesday morning but it was negative so not got a clue what's going on as I didn't think it was possible to OV but not have AF?!?

It's hard to determine o day in long cycles isn't it , I ovulated very late in my cycle and just went by EWCM really and dark line on OPK I think u may have ovulated earlier on when I saw ur OPKs they def looked promising sunny
Is this ur first cycle using FF? It will maybe b more clear next month as the app works out your body X very interesting looking at ur chart I must say good job X

Ooo forgot to say FF drew me a cover line based on this mornings temp and pinpointed OV day. I'm not convinced it's right as it was on 1st day of OPK and I got OV pain the day after... FF basically said my temp and OPK didn't match. But at least it looks like I have OVd. Now a bit worried that the temp rise is small. But determined to chill out now!

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Glad ur AF has arrived within a month poin that's very lucky ! Hope ur cycle remain regular at least ur probably ovulating after stopping pill ! X
I don't get ovulation pains either but cramped constantly after coming off the pill was always checking for AF was really annoying ! When she did show her face it was terrible cramps but Iv always suffered from very heavy painful periods ( one of the reasons I started using the pill at 15) X
Hope u guys are still enjoying ur TTC journey would b nice if our cycles wer shorter so the wait wansmt soo long ! X

Have you done another test Yvonne? If it sounds like you OV'd 2 weeks ago you should either get AF or BFP now. Some people do have longer luteal phases but 2 weeks is average x

I was the same with the sore nipples two weeks ago the same time as CM indicated I was OV but no AF still!? Fingers crossed AF is on the way for me!

I waiting all day for the GP to call about my lack of AF but they never did

Oww! My nipples hurt since OV!

Did this last month last 2 weeks before AF so guess I did OV last month eventually. It disappeared just before AF last month so will be interesting to see what it does this month. X

Lets see if it stays that way! Hopefully it will stay regular and not turn out to be AF now and then nothing for 50 days like some have had! I was very regular before from what i remember so i'm hopeful!xx

Sorry the sickness has hit GX, but a good sign of high hcg levels!

Yay for regular cycle poin. That's pretty impressive 1st month off pill. Will make it loads easier to ttc.

Cookie, don't think iv every had OV pain before either (that iv noticed). Since stopping pill iv regularly had pelvic pain (again made me worry about pcos! Lol) but this was different, not like period cramps at all. A very definite sustained sharp pain in right side, just inside hip. Bad enough to get a hot water bottle on it. xx

Aww get well soon GX! Oh I know Sunny, it's totally out of our control and I'm usually OCD about organisation, timings and planning! What does your ov pain feel like? I don't think I've ever had any ov pain! Nothing that I'd be able to clearly pin point anyways! Horrendous cramps before AF to make up for it tho!! Xx

Got up this morning and she is here, Aunt Flo has come for a visit. Was going to test to double check at the weekend so glad i didnt waste it! Cramping like crazy but feeling ok. Hopefully this means my cycles will be back to normal soon as its almost 1 month to the day since my withdrawal bleed.xx

Aww bless you GX, feel better soon and get some rest!xx

Hey sorry just catching up -
Newgirl , maybe announce it at Christmas if I have my scan date still pretty early days , some of the family know already mum dad etc X
For all those tracking with temps and apps , must b exciting seeing what's going on as it helps u feel like u have some control over what's happening after stopping the wretched pill! Sunny good chart! Do u find its helping ?
Really is crap that the doctors expect u to try a year before they offer any help ! A year is like a century while TTC bcoz it's all we think about X
Hope all those waiting for AF get it soon and fx for some surprise BFP X
My sickness set in tonight after a steak pie that I shouldn't have attempted , been sick now in bed with watery mouth and sweats I'm never ill so struggling with this tonight even tho I know it's just p symptoms x

Haha, cookie, not sunny! That's me! Lol

It's so annoying isn't it sunny. I was thinking earlier, the worst bit is just the lack of control! With everything else in our lives we can plan, make decisions etc. ie if we want a promotion we work hard, we want to buy something, we save up. We want a baby.... And it's pot luck!!

I'm still not 100%convinced I OV'd.. Despite OPK and some cracking OV pain.. I was just so convinced I wasn't ovulating. And also my temp rise is really minimal when I look at other peoples charts. But will just have to wait and see! Also didn't really dtd much in fertile days.. Depends when it puts my OV at. Xx

Thanks Sunny, your chart is really helpful to see. I actually think I have fell into a similar cycle pattern as you. Even though I got quite dark OPKs on Sunday, I really don't think I ov'd. No pains, no CM & no other indication of ov! Maybe it was my body gearing up but nothing has happened. I hate all the uncertainty xx

Thanks NewGirl. I'm going to start temp tracking I think. From doing some online reading I think this will be the most accurate and I can't get too much wrong with it!
Currently I'm on day 31, def no baby symptoms no matter how hard I look!!
I'm not sure when to expect AF though. from having a withdrawal after stopping the pill I got up to 153 days before last AF.
Stupidly I didn't do too much research before we started TTC. If I knew then what I know know I would have stopped taking the pill way before! I thought this would be the easy bit!

I'm def going to start temping too. Totally agree the wait is torturous and plays tricks on you, I'm so hyper conscious/ sensitive on my symptom spotting!! Currently convincing myself that I may be pregnant as I'm having more school glue CM than normal, although I've only ever bothered to track EWCM before so may well not be more than normal!! Yet again, I'm sure it's because I'm paranoid about falling this month when we weren't 'trying'!!
Thanks for the tip on OPK's cookie, the CB ones could become an expensive habit!
Welcome Vicky! Ovia is great to get you started but definitely track CM and other symptoms, and/or OPK's or temping to be accurate. You can track all of this in Ovia.
What cycle day are you on?
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Hi Vicky

I use the CM method as I work shifts so can use temp as you have to do it at the same time each day when you wake up x

I'm sure I ovulated last month but not really sure what's going on x

Do you think temp charting is the best way to keep track of what's going on?
I am currently using the Ovia app, but there isn't a great deal of information for me to enter because there isn't much going on!

Also cookie., if you look at my chart in the middle where I had 1st patch of ewcm, and temp tried to go up, also had OV pains (but not as bad as when really did OV)... Think my body tried to OV but didn't. Then did later in cycle. Xx

Welcome Vicky. Sorry you are playing the waiting game too but you are in the right place!

I think the Angus castus might have worked to shorten 1st cycle. But I only took it for about two weeks at the beginning of this cycle (got thrush for the 2nd time, which apparently Agnus can do) so not sure if it helped or not. Definitely got more CM on Agnus! Going to try without it next cycle.

My temp was similar again today... Slightly higher than pre OV but not much! I want fertility friend to draw me a cover line and pinpoint OV day... I think it's waiting for one more high temp tomorrow!! It's like waiting for Xmas this 2 week wait malarkey! X

I think I may stop taking the Agnus Castus incase I did get my peak Sunday night, I know you aren't meant to take it after ov. If I have ov'd the Agnus has definitely helped to shorten my cycles! Sunny I'm going to try the temping for sure next month (if no success this cycle), I think it sounds the most reliable way to identify ov for certain! Fingers crossed for you!!
New girl, I get my OPKs just off amazon. I was mean to be taking the 'laid back' approach to TTC this month so will be investing in some CB ones next cycle.

Welcome, Vicky! The wait for AF has definitely been the hardest part so far for me. I just had so many questions going through my head during my v long cycle- am I normal? Do I have PCOS? Google did not help!! Hoping you have a shorter cycle this month xx