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Ttc after stopping the pill thread 3. Join us for: Super long cycles, living in limbo, obscene amounts of poas and trying anything and everything to get that bun in the oven!

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BoBo90 · 20/04/2016 13:51

Welcome to the 3rd thread for anyone ttc after coming off the pill Smile

We're a lovely group of ladies here to support one another through the wonderful pain in the bum experience that is trying to have a baby Grin

If your new to the thread please join us and if you are a lurker from our previous thread then don't be shy say hi!

Here's the link to the previuos thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2559429-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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Johno85 · 01/05/2016 07:08

Bit off track but saw this on a ttc forum and thought it might be useful ESP when preggers.

Interesting iPhone tip I never knew:

The iPhone has a health app where you can input medical info such as allergies, blood type and emergency contact numbers.

It can be accessed by both you and medical professionals in an emergency without having to open your phone or use the pin.

Update this info and then lock your phone. Slide across the home screen and you will see the "emergency" option. Select this, and then *medical ID.

Hope it's useful for someone 🤕🤒

Sunnydays321 · 01/05/2016 07:08

Sorry about af loula. You are right... Onwards to the next cycle!

I'm tossing everything for you too cookie! I think that needs to be our new saying! X

Loulabelle1990 · 30/04/2016 23:38

I second you both bobo & cookie! xxx

BoBo90 · 30/04/2016 22:47

And all you other lovely girls too of course 😍 Ttc would be hell without you! X

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Cookie22 · 30/04/2016 22:47

You do make me laugh BoBabes! Let's toss everything for us all! What would I do without you ladies!!

Aw Lou, so sorry to hear of AF. At least you aren't in limbo, but I know it's an awful feeling. Onwards & upwards to a new cycle.

Tossing love to you all xxx

BoBo90 · 30/04/2016 22:31

Haha whoops! 😄 I have everything crossed! No tossing involved honest 😉

And didn't mean to say he either! chapman is obviously a girl! Last time I checked men couldn't be pregnant and if men do start having babies before me I will not be pleased!!

Must not type when half asleep and forget to proof read! Very bad bobo!

Love you to Cookie darling 😘 Xxx

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Loulabelle1990 · 30/04/2016 22:13

Witchyface is deffo here ladies! Onwards and upwards!

Sounds like a great Saturday cookie! I've had a lovely Saturday with family, watching up on some BGT now!

Lol Bobo I do love your typo!! So funny Grin. Looks like a drunk post lol xx

Cookie22 · 30/04/2016 21:42

Haha Bobo I just love you woman!! Haha!! drinking wine and here come the love yous xx

Johno85 · 30/04/2016 21:24

Bobo I proper cackled at your mistaken "tossed everything for you" comment. Winkif we were all doing that then there would be a clear reason we're always in the tww!!!!!

BoBo90 · 30/04/2016 21:10

I have everything. Tossed for you this cycle cookie! Chapman didn't feel any different when he got her bfp! Isn't that right chappers my love? 😉 So it could be a good sign! 😄 Xxx

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Cookie22 · 30/04/2016 20:02

Aw I hope it come soon for you Bobo and we both get our BFPs this cycle! A wee January baby! I'm 5dpo so still quite early on. Getting POAS withdrawal symptoms as I haven't had to do an OPK for nearly a week and not at the stage yet for doing a preg test lol. Once I hit 7dpo the ICs will come out and plan on doing a FRER at 10dpo. Really don't feel any different so I don't think it's worked this month Sad

Sorry to hear about AF symptoms Loula. Though bfp symptoms can be similar to AF so you aren't out until the witchyface arrives!!

Enjoying my first Saturday night in in a while! Wee glass of wine, BGT, takeaway- love it! Xx

BoBo90 · 30/04/2016 18:56

cookie - still faint atm 😞 It normally stats faint and the. Suddenly goes almost as dark as control so I'm hoping it will do that tomorrow! If not I guess my body is just being annoying and producing lh earlier for some reason!
What dpo are you on now? Can't be much longer to wait 😄

Lou - Sorry about af signs Flowers

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Loulabelle1990 · 30/04/2016 15:11

I can feel AF starting to rear her ugly head! I well looks like I am out this month! On the plus side, it seems my cycles are getting shorter.

If I was pregnant I think I'd be doing tests daily. Must be so hard the first trimester, I'd be the same as you sunny! I bet everything you do you hope it's not causing harm! Hope you're okay Flowers xx

Cookie22 · 30/04/2016 07:43

Hi Shan, glad it appears that you've managed to catch ov! Now the dreaded tww looms... Def get some tests stockpiled this time Mrs Grin

Sunny, sorry to hear you're feeling crap doll! Hormones will be playing a big part on how you're feeling and you'll be all over the place! Hope DH is looking after you well & it won't be long until that 12 week scan, everything will be fine!

Chapman, how did your midwife appointment go? Eagerly awaiting your post!

Bobo, any sign of ov yet hun? Hope those lines are getting darker!! Xx

shankate182 · 29/04/2016 22:02

Hey everyone :)
Still the same with me it must of being ov pains cus it was mostly all right sided so I dhd Thursday and will tomorrow aswel :) FX I caught it ;) last ov once again? Head is being fried about this messed up cycle remind me not to go near the pill again!! I don't mind if I have 30 kids 😂😂
Hope all is well :)

Sunnydays321 · 29/04/2016 18:43

Hi hopes... That was supposed to say 50 for £3-4... 5 would be rubbish!!

Thank god tha posted, my battery died literally as I pressed send and I feel too crappy to rewrite it!

Sunnydays321 · 29/04/2016 18:23

Good chart johno! I love fertility friend.. It gets more accurate if you put your cm and opks in too (you might have done that anyway). It did get it wrong number for me once, but I had long cycles and pcos so sometimes I would get a false just about opk and a mild temp rise... But then later in the month I would get a proper positive opk, and a much bigger temp rise.

High hopes, if you get the cheapy green handled opks from Amazon you can get about 5 for £3-4. I found these more than good enough. My surges always lasted 2-3 days but I know someone people's only lasted a few hours. I still tested twice a day when they were surging as it was helpful to see it go from just positive, to crazy super dark, and then back to just positive before going negative again, but I tended to only do one a day of they were negative.

Bobo fingers crossed you ov this weekend. Let us know.

Congratulations on your scan first! Good to know the predictions were right even with the crazy cycles. Mine were to, to the day based on my early scan... Despite ovulating on about cd40.

Cookie and loula, got my fingers crossed for your tww!

I'm feeling miserable today, got a bad cold (thanks DH who had it mildly and then passed it on to me who gets it full blown!! Grrr). I had a bit of a cry to DH this morning. Along the lines of "what if the baby has died in there and I don't know about it"... I know it's morbid to think like that all the time, and that the statistics are in our favour after seeing heartbeat at 7weeks. But I was sick once a day Sunday Monday Tuesday and then nothing since. No real nausea, a bit gaggy occasionally but it's only really when I cough. Quite a lot of pelvic pulling sharp type pains but no bleeding. I don't think I can wait till the 12 week scan (which could be as late as 14 weeks!) but I know if I have a scan now I will feel the same in a week and don't want to get into a vicious cycle! Not sure what to do. X

HighHopes16 · 29/04/2016 09:56

Thanks BoBo I had no idea the positive OPK could only last a few hours - This is going to cost me a fortune ! Grin

Johno85 · 28/04/2016 20:54

Oops forgot the pic!

Ttc after stopping the pill thread 3. Join us for: Super long cycles, living in limbo, obscene amounts of poas and trying anything and everything to get that bun in the oven!
Johno85 · 28/04/2016 20:53

Sunny you were right. This fertility friend chart makes much more sense. And who said they thought I ov on cd21 (17th April) ?! Fertility friend agrees.

My ovia app told me to do a Preggo test. I did. It was negative. I never do what I'm told, why do I when an app tells me?!

If fertility friend is right only 11dpo so probably too early. Or that's what I'm hoping.

Sending big hugs to everyone out there who is frustrated, fed up, have a poas fetish (myself included) Star

BoBo90 · 28/04/2016 19:40

chapman - I'm leading up o my surge, started getting faint lines and I think I will ov this weekend fx! Which would be lovely as I'd be on holiday wen af is due so not testing just good old fashioned wait and see!

Cookie - the tww is a nightmare! Fx for you lovely Smile

High Hopes - if you are due to ov on Monday I would test sat, sun and then at least twice on mon/tues. it's good to see the line build in strength and then you definitely need to test a few times a day to catch that positive (it can last just a few hours). I find it handy to test after as well until the line fades just to confirm. If you stop once you get a positive you might not realise it stays positive for a few days and you ov later than you thought Smile you can't do to many opks!

Lou - can't wait for you to test! Symptoms sound really promising Smile

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firstgo1984 · 28/04/2016 18:44

cookie it went well. have to wait for screening results now. but all looked ok. got a lovely little picture to take away (for free!)

Loulabelle1990 · 28/04/2016 18:15

Okay I'll try to test maybe next weekend. Want it leave it as long as possible! I don't know where I'll find the willpower from not to test before then though lol xx

Cookie22 · 28/04/2016 17:53

Yea definitely test 14 days after ov Mrs! 10th May sounds quite a while to wait if ov happened nearly 2 weeks ago! Fx for you huni, hopefully we both get our Bfps next week! I'm going to test on Thurs I think. On my last post I said I was 4dpo but I stupidly didnt count right and I'm actually only 3dpo- bah! Another extra day to wait! Xx

Loulabelle1990 · 28/04/2016 17:40

Fx for you cookie Grin. It's so bad how we symptom spot isn't it! Another thing I noticed is the small like spots on my boobs seem to be yellow and bigger! Not sure if I am imagining it but apparently this is also common!

I have an FRER at home but I'm staying at my mums tonight and I don't want to test too easy and get a BFN. AF supposedly isn't due until 10th May but do you think I can test 14 days after ov occurred? Which will be Tuesday coming! xxx