Prty's Gang and The Festival of Foof Fun (when they not being cray cray!)

Thanks prty - felt very sorry for myself but am better now x
Good luck for the test tomorrow- I really hope there's a nice pink line there. It's horrible being in limbo. Lol I know what you mean - since my was is it or wasn't it af I admit I've been using cheapies just in case and would be bankrupt now if it wasn't for the cheapies!

Hi, sorry I've not been on all day - had horrendous migraine which started at 3am and had me throwing up and generally feeling awful all day .
prty - are you going to test again tomorrow? Fingers crossed for you.
neetie all sounds very exciting for you! Are you going to test in the morning?
moo - 7dpo always means I'm in full cray mode so understand completely how you are feeling. I'm not sure I'd count pink after dtd as spotting as sometimes it's just a bit of irritation after a good session !

Phwoar Prty that's a proper good meal makes note for later in the week

Neetie keeping everything crossed for you xx

Yo girls.
I'm 7dpo and deep, DEEP in cray territory. No particular reason, it's not like I have loads of symptoms (doesn't stop me from obsessing though...) I guess an unusual amount of creamy cm is about it. Does a tiny bit of pink when wiping after DTD count as spotting? I'm thinking not, but thought I'd ask! I'd expect my usual sore boobs to arrive tomorrow for their usual looooonnnng run up to AF.

Feeling ultra-relaxed after a little bit of afternoon delight and about to cook Dinz- home made chilli for us. What you all noshing on?

Neetie fingers crossed for you ! X

Well have caved and bought a digi pg test.. debating whether to test in the morning before DH goes to China for ten days. According to phone app that will be 3 days before af due but ipad 6 days..saying that ipad has always been crap at predicting when af is due lol

Ok been at agility show all day so no time to post..although we got two 3rds :)

Sooo felt like I was going to throw up for the first two hours to the point head was down toilet etc..still very tight feeling, lots of clear/watery discharge/cm and when I swabbed again just now...clear
Day 23 of cycle

I think the heat thing is only an issue for men - it fries the swimmers! I've never read anything about it affecting female fertility but heat can cause MC I think - jacuzzis, spas etc are bad because the baby can't regulate its body temperature like you can.

Thanks Prty! I needed someone to talk some sense!

I can totally understand Prty, I'd be in a frenzy of POAS if I was in your position I think! I'm guessing waiting til tomorrow on FMU will be most accurate if you can.

I think I'd have to 'explore' too Bex. Not sure I can be bothered - I'm feeling unmotivated! Think just going to ditch all monitoring and just keep trying for DTD every other day as long as we can keep it up. I'm also determined this month that Im not going to do any early testing!

Ok this is a totally crazy question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. Do you think hot water bottles are bad for fertility? I quite often have one and hold it on my tummy. I'm starting to imagine that I might have sort of 'fried' my Fallopian tubes, or be doing some other sort of damage? I know, I'm losing it ... I think I've had too much time in my own company this weekend.

Pirsy I don't get much CM at all so I have to go "exploring" (ahem). There isn't a huge amount of difference but it's definitely noticeable as the month changes IYSWIM.

I don't know Bex, sounds a bit like crazy foofs again! How do you monitor your CM? I honestly can't notice much difference in mine but maybe Im just not 'tuned in' enough to it.

I use the Ovia app - I do note CM changes but based on that my luteal phase would be more like 20 days lol!! So no idea where the figures come from!

I had said that we'd take a break from it this month so I didn't end up due on my best friends wedding day (Im a bridesmaid) but now I'm not so sure!

Prty I totally understand the feeling of relief knowing that you can get pregnant. I think until you know that there's always the thought in the back of your mind of 'what if I can't, what if it never happens.' When are you testing again? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a stronger line.

Bex that does sound like a short luteal phase. What did the app use to work that out? I read yesterday that most luteal phases are 14 days with a range of 12-16 days. That would make me think maybe the app has it wrong.

I also read yesterday that the lifespan of the ovum is said to be 24 hours but some studies have predicted it is as short as 17 hours, and that although sperm can survive for up to 7 days that less than 1% of sperm survive this long, in fact the mean lifespan is 1.5 days .... so we have to get pretty lucky with our timings!

Aindy I'm in my fifth month so there's probably a chance I'm not back to normal yet! The first two cycles were GRIM though - had every PG symptom under the sun.

Prty I totally agree with taking comfort from the fact you CAN get PG, as daft as it sounds! There's another plus side too - if you did have a chemical PG then lots of women report being extra fertile the following month so you could have a sticky one soon even if you don't think this one is viable!

I'd keep testing to see if the line gets stronger or weaker though just for peace of mind.

In other news, based on my last 35 day cycle, my app has decided my luteal phase is only 9 days?! How does it work that out - I'm not temping or anything but if I have a short luteal phase and probably bugger all womb lining looking at recent AFs then it isn'tookig good is it?!

Yeah, I was mainly relieved that I was able to get pregnant. I have PCOS with very irregular cycles and had thought that we'd end up really struggling/using fertility treatment. I was a bit disappointed too but mainly hopeful that I'd have a successful pregnancy at some stage. I was also aware of how often things don't work out in the early stages and had geared myself up for the possibility it not working out when I first got the positive result. It all plays with your mind so much. It's hard to be positive when hormones are involved and it's something you want really badly but I feel really hopeful for you.

Sorry to intervene! I used to lurk on the TTC forums until getting pregnant. I like your thread and occasionally have a read to see how you're all doing! I wanted to comment on Prty's situation (feel free to tell me to get lost).

I was in a similar position to you, Prty, and it turned out to be a chemical pregnancy. For me, I tested early (about 12 DPO) and got a weak positive, continued to test and got stronger positives, then had a bleed after which the tests got fainter until I got a negative result. I hope this isn't the case for you and those positives are positives. IMO, the FRER test you posted is def not an evap- it looks totally positive to me (looks almost identical to my first + preg test)- the line is pink and in the right place. Hope it works out for you and something crazy has happened to your cycles and you've ov'ed at an unexpected time leading to those positive results. However, if it doesn't work out this time then it might be reassuring to know that I was pregnant (with a sticky baby) within two months of the chemical (and same situation happened to my sister who has just had her second baby, she conceived the month after a chemical and good friend who announced her pregnancy yesterday and had a chemical, again the month before the sticky one). I read something about increased fertility after chemical pregnancy's makes conception over the next couple of months much more likely. None-the-less, FX that this is it, and not a false alarm!

I'll do one now and stop intruding on your private chat (should probably get the washing on- snore!). Good luck everyone!