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The craziness that is TTC after stopping the pill. On this thread we have 100 day cycles, do weeks of opks and send ovia into a fit with our ever changing fertile windows! Welcome.

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Sunnydays321 · 29/01/2016 07:12

Hi ladies,

This is the 2nd thread following on from

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2452018-Waiting-to-try-and-cycle-a-mess-from-the-pill

For everyone who is entering the madness that is Ttc after stopping the pill. Maybe to start the thread we could all post our stats, so we remember where everyone is at and don't have to check the old thread. X

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Cookie22 · 02/02/2016 16:53

Ps Yvonne, your pee pot story made me chuckle after quite a miserable day! Somebody should write a book about these TTC stories! Xx

Cookie22 · 02/02/2016 16:52

FX for everyone! First, that could be a good sign! You may have got the surge at a time when you didn't test- googling has shown me that this can happen quite often! Sunny, here's hoping AF stays away Mrs! Let's get the big roll of Bfps started!

Well i have finally reached my peak Smile if I seen the flashing face teasing me one more time I was seriously about to bin the wee monkey!! So glad to see his static smile today and verified with a IC! Hoping for a day off dtd but now it'll be fri/sat/Sun (morning and night Blush), Mon & Tues - can't say I've not given it my best shot. Sorry tmi!! Grin

The craziness that is TTC after stopping the pill. On this thread we have 100 day cycles, do weeks of opks and send ovia into a fit with our ever changing fertile windows! Welcome.
Yvonne1986 · 02/02/2016 16:10

I'm the same I imagine every sign there is! Fx tho as you did have some dark OPKs!

If anyone needs a laugh I've just knocked my little pot of wee all over my bedroom cabinet Blush I was leaving it for 20 mins to get to room temp but then forgot all about it so in my excitement to test I managed to send it flying! On a positive note I saved enough to test and it's getting darker so hopefully OV is on its way soon x

firstgo1984 · 02/02/2016 15:51

yvonne they are only achey if I prod them. They were sore from about 7-8 dpo last cycle.

If i did miss a positive opk it would have been late on tuesday. so maybe ovulation wed or thursday? so would be 5-6 dpo max today.

But..... I suspect I am just imagining it!

Yvonne1986 · 02/02/2016 15:26

Fx for all those on the TWW

First do you normally get achey boobs? Could maybe be a sign of a BFP Grin

Planeteer · 02/02/2016 14:20

Fx AF stays away for you sunny.

After 4 days of spotting and still no AF I'm thinking this is another false start.
Had got all happy about this cycle being 30 days shorter than the last one, but could still be going for a while yet. Which means I might not have ovd yet. Which means I could still have a chance this cycle.Confused

Bloody hell this ttc lark is a roller coaster! Ordered a bbt thermometer yday to see if temp charting will shed any more light. Just want to not be in limbo really!!

Poin86 · 02/02/2016 12:43

Oh no Sunny - guess it's not over til she appears so keeping everything crossed for you!

No attempt at catching the egg last night - will do another OPK when I get home to see if the surge has passed purely for dating reasons.xx

Sunnydays321 · 02/02/2016 07:51

Also think af is on her way.. The nipple tenderness I get after ov is going, which happens every month before af! :(

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Sunnydays321 · 02/02/2016 07:45

Loving all the positive opks!! Good luck catching the egg ladies.

Cookie I used a batch the first month with an orangey/pink handle... They were rubbish! Got really faint lines on them while I had stonkingly dark lines on the green handled ones!

I'm so impatient! This tww feels so long because ff changed it and put ov 4 days forward so going by initial date I would be 11dpo today but now I'm only 7dpo! Grr. Xx

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firstgo1984 · 02/02/2016 06:53

Beginning to wonder if i did just miss an LH surge last week as my opks are very light again and my boobs are a bit achey. I had an akmost positive last tuesday.

Yvonne1986 · 01/02/2016 22:18

So many positive OPKs FX for lots of BFPs all around the same time too x

Poin86 · 01/02/2016 22:16

Haha i was being silly then! D'oh! Maybe the batch is a bit different so the strengths are off or something? FX you caught it this month Smile xx

cnchapmanxx · 01/02/2016 21:38

cookie hoping we have our peak at the same time! Tbh me and DH have only dtd sat and tonight purely because I didn't realise I was ovulating. Hope I've not missed my peak and the little egg drops tonight 😅 Like Yvonne and Poin says if you dtd the past 3 nights you can have a night off and hopefully you've caught already!
Don't even know when to do dpo this month either am all over the place!
I totally agree though am turning into a crazy bitch poas and taking them to work ffs haha! Xxx

Yvonne1986 · 01/02/2016 20:12

If you DTD Fri Sat and Sun you can defo have a night off Cookie x

Cookie22 · 01/02/2016 20:05

The green one is last night's Poin and the pink one is today (a different batch hence a different colour!). I'm so confused and don't know whether to have a night off dtd and save myself for my peak. Yvonne I'm totally with you on the tests being temperamental. It's driving me crazy. I actually think I'm becoming crazy piss on a stick lady xx

Yvonne1986 · 01/02/2016 19:47

I think these OPKS are so temperamental because I've been home today and couldn't resist testing I've done three tests and had three totally different results from fine line to really dark?! I'd hardly drank all day either only 1 cuppa! I'm going to try DTD each 3/4 days and FX I'll catch it whenever I do finally OV x

Poin86 · 01/02/2016 19:28

They the same test or am I being silly and you've inverted the colour? If there is a small chance you've missed peak, the days you've dtd in the lead up will probably be a great help!xx

Cookie22 · 01/02/2016 19:17

I've held my wee in for a couple of hours now and tried not to drink much. It's developed slightly more after 15 mins, doesn't seem as dark as last night's tho. Strange! Xx

The craziness that is TTC after stopping the pill. On this thread we have 100 day cycles, do weeks of opks and send ovia into a fit with our ever changing fertile windows! Welcome.
Planeteer · 01/02/2016 19:05

How much fluid have you drunk today cookie? The more diluted the wee, the fainter the line x

Cookie22 · 01/02/2016 19:03

Sorry to hear about AF sunflower but glad your cycles are becoming regular! Positive thoughts Smile xx

Cookie22 · 01/02/2016 18:51

Looking for some advice! My OPK I just done is negative, almost no line at all! Here is a pic of last night's one - do you think I could have already ov'd between last night and tonight? My CB one only said high fertility this morning, not peak (so I assumed ov wouldn't be until tomorrow). I'm so confused Confused xx

The craziness that is TTC after stopping the pill. On this thread we have 100 day cycles, do weeks of opks and send ovia into a fit with our ever changing fertile windows! Welcome.
Sunflower1985 · 01/02/2016 18:50

AF arrived this morning (just as I was about to POAS to make sure I definitely wasn't pg). So yay that I didn't waste a clear blue but boo that no bfp this cycle but yay that my last cycle was only 29 days.
Ordered opks from Amazon.
DH is on board (as long as I don't get too 'task master' with ttc - apparently this is supposed to be fun and relaxed ?!? Grin)
Trying to think positively.
Good luck bunnies.

Poin86 · 01/02/2016 18:47

Yeah I thought that when I read it Cookie - worth a try if you're always just missing out on positives. I didn't wait the 20 minutes if im honest - was far too impatient and dunked it straight in! Really surprised that I've managed to get such good strong lines! Can't share this excitement with the OH though Grin so you'll just have to bear with until I get over it lol.
Chapman thanks lovely! Get on it WinkWink
I hope so Planeteer guessing I need to mark today as my OV as have EWCM today too Smile
Xx

Cookie22 · 01/02/2016 18:35

Loving all these OPK pics! I'm a bit of a weirdo and I just love looking at lines Grin Poin that is so interesting about leaving the urine for 20 mins. I'm now currently sitting with a small pot of wee up in the bathroom whilst I make myself a cuppa lol! Great news about your positive Chapman! Looking likely that we're cycle buddies again then- you can't get rid of me! I think my peak will be tonight or tomorrow. Hoping I've not tired out DH tho as we dtd fri, sat, sun. Would be devastated if my peak was tomorrow and I miss my chance tonight and tomorrow if he claims he's too tired. Will just need to jump on him! Xx

Planeteer · 01/02/2016 18:34

Wow poin those are some pretty awesome positives you've got there. Your egg game is on point!! Smile