Waiting to try, and cycle a mess from the pill

First that's good news about your opk! Test again tonight's 1st Morningn is less likely to give you positive as you produce more LH in afternoon.

Iv had more ewcm today but opk still neg. Although I think it is getting a little darker. Just realised I'm away all weekend with out dh at a hen party.. So hoping I either OV tomorrow or not til Monday. Will Dtd tonight hopefully just in case. I can't take my thermometer as sharing rooms but might try and sneak a wee pot and my opks with me and test in secret as if I do OV at least il want to know so I don't obsess over it all month, and will know when to expect AF.

Oh sorry 😅😅

skankate that was a reply to an earlier comment from Yvonne.

I don't get what you mean? I don't really understand ?

Looks like you can get miss the surge of LH by using fmu. We shall see what my evening sample shows once I get home. I am not getting hopes up as this has happened before and been excited and it was a false alarm!

I should be due af next Thursday according to my app as it's 28 days since my last one Thursday? I stopped taken the pill the 4th of December so it's not that?

I had lots of symptoms like this when I first stopped taking the pill Shankate, when ru due AF? FX for a BFP xx

Hey girls getting cramps all this morning more like pressure cramps mixing with period cramps iv sore boobs and stitch like pain in my side :( any ideas ??

That's exciting Firstgo fx you get a positive later I'm sure they say not to test first thing as your more likely to get a false positive as there isn't enough of the hormone to pick up on! Let us know how you get on xx

Opk looks almost positive this am. No ewcm though. I sometimes.get these quite dark ones with fmu. I know the cheap opks say to test a bit later in the day. Is that bwcause of false highs or lows?

Hi all how is everyone today?

You're welcome re the lutenal phase info, I just happened to be researching it myself, so happy to share!

CD25, temp spiked again today so hopefully it stays up and confirms I've ov'd. I am confused that it shot up on Monday, and then went back down again on Tuesday. Really though I'd ov'd over the weekend, but pains yesterday and my temp today suggests it was yesterday. If that's the case we've only DTD day of, and 3 days before Ov . Everything else before that was a waste of time!! Got everything crossed anyway, wish I could jump forward 2 weeks. Trying to be positive but can't help feeling my body is playing tricks on me .

CD27 and my CM is not indicating ov is close! I will keep doing opks just in case. Don't want to miss it.

That's very interesting new girl thanks for sharing that! Your a book full of knowledge 😊 Hoping I manage to catch my ov this month as I think in december I was too late. Pretty sure I ov'd around Xmas day/Boxing Day and I was to busy and plus at my mams to be able to do anything. we just decided to dtd as much as we can over the next 2 week and hope for the best!

Thanks loula me too I'm defo sure I keep missing it as not dtd enough! Haha! Hope you have some sort of AF or BFP to put your mind at ease xx

Newgirl that's really interesting to know about the shedding of the uterus too early. It's amazing how the body works!

Marthie I was on the pill from 18 - 25 and I am pretty sure I had a regular cycle then. I only went on the pill because I got with my boyfriend!

Shank I hope we get a BFP on here too!

Hey all how's everyone doing?
Welcome to all the newbies it's great the way we can all share our story's without feeling embarrassed :)
CD20 and nothing only loads of CM all day and kept getting the urge to go to the toilet also really bad headaches? Due my AF next Wednesday of not will leave for a few weeks testing the end of February if AF doesn't make an appearance :) pray to God that one of us get BFP soon as it's been a while :) xx

Chapman I've been doing LOADS of reading on sort lutenal phase the past few days, this is the basics of what I've learnt!
Lutenal phase is the part of your cycle between ovulation and your period (of hopefully BFP!). It should be 12-14 days, it's where the progesterone builds up and hopefully implantation takes places. If it's too short then you can start shedding the uterus lining (get your period) before the fertilised egg has had a chance to implant. It's said that anything less than 10 days is considered too short to achieve pregnancy, although quite a few sites I've read on say less than 12 isn't ideal - mine has been 11 days for the past few cycles.
I've literally just started taking 50mg vitamin b6 today to help with a short lutenal phase. Quite a few people have success in lengthening it with b6 and/or Angus cactus, I'm trying the b6 as I said so will see if it makes a difference!

Loulabelle to be honest I can't remember what my cycle was like, I only had 2 years (age 14-16) before I went on the pill. I remember it being horrendously painful but not much else. Somewhere I've got my teenage diary from that time (think it was a Bridget Jones one!) so I should have a look back and see.

It is really nice to have this thread to speak with other people in the same position. Helps make us all realise we aren't alone.

Marthie wow 6 months and still nothing? I wonder what the doc will do. And here's me moaning about 6 weeks haha!

Did you have normal cycles before starting the pill?

Hope you ov soon chapman and your cycle isn't too long!

New girl - I'm good thanks Hun. I tested on opk today and it was negative gonna start temping as of tomorrow but the fkin thing is noisy and beeps so don't wanna wake dh mind you he's always up before me haha.
Yvonne - fx for your ov soon Hun. Really wish the pill didn't mess up our bodies as much as it has! It's a night mate!
First - how are you? Any signs of any movement?
Cookie - how is the boring stage going lovely I'm gearing up for another ov period that I feel I'm gonna miss! Temping starts tomorrow!

Welcome to the new girls - bobo, Alice, loulou, Marthie! This thread is lovely nice bunch of girls on here! We are all in the same boat so hoping for some more bfp! We are low on the success rate here!!

Can I just ask what the short luteal phase is? I'm thinking that's what is happening with me or I'm ov a lot quicker than I'm expecting too and my app is shite xxxx

Welcome to all the newbies I know it it so stressful waiting for that first bleed since stopping the pill hopefully this thread will help reassure you it is common, it made me feel loads better speaking to people in a similar positing.

I'm now CD13 no signs of OV and not really expecting any for another week or two as my cycles have been so long.

Good luck everyone FX for BFPs soon x

newgirl I'm ok today. Had a day feeling a bit more relaxed about things. I'll be back to stressing tomorroe I am sure!

Hi everyone,
Joined mumsnet today specifically to ask about this! It's been so reassuring to read all your posts. I was on combined pill for 13 years (from 16 to 29) and then cerazette for a year. Came off pill because TTC at beginning of August and no period yet (not even usual withdrawal bleed). GP won't test for anything until it's been 6 months, which it will be at beginning of Feb. So frustrating to have to just wait with no control over it!

You're welcome!! I'm sure you'll get to grips with it but shout if you've any questions as I think I've read every single article on the knowledge base now .
I'm confused I think I might have had a bit of a phantom Ov on Sunday, got a faint positive OPK again today, a tiny bit more EWCM and more consistent Ov pains. So going to DTD tonight but worried I've missed 2 days of my window now .

Chapman, first, how are you doing today?*
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Welcome to our newbies xx

Thanks for your help new girl! I've just created a profile (same name as on here!). I've no idea how to do the following but you can follow me if you can find me! Not due to ov until maybe another 2 weeks as I seem to ov late on in my cycle. Hopefully the b6 will bring it forward tho! How are you doing? Any symptoms yet? Xx

Cookie if you are due to Ov next week then I would start this week (even if a bit sporadically) so that you get a baseline to work from when you are looking out for your temp shift. now that you've got the Kindara app have a read in the knowledge base there is LOADS of helpful stuff on there about temping, how to do it and what you are looking for. What's your name on there - we can follow one another's charts? Mine is the same as on here X