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!

Cookie that is a heel yeah of an opk!

Oh and I'm taking SS have been since Jan. .. maybe that's why I'm having long cycles?!

Hooray Cookie that's great I am on CD22 but don't think I have ov'd yet so still DTD EOD...

I'm feeling a bit nervous today. I'm self employed - run my own business and employ 3 other people. I love my job but it takes up almost every hour of the day including weekends - have been working since 8 today and just finished. Feeling a bit anxious about how I could make it work if little person comes along

Afternoon ladies, hope your Sunday is going well! Chapman, so glad to hear that all is well with you & the bleeding has stopped. Its totally understandable to worry about these things! Every little twinge, cramp & niggle must be strange at times but it'll just be your mini me settling in & getting comfy!

Wow it's so so busy in here now! I haven't had a minute to read all the messages but just checked in to say I've finally got a positive OPK! Woop! You know it's positive when the test line shows up quicker than the control!! Have dtd Friday, last night, this morning & will try again tonight. Really want to catch the egg and join the resident preggo list!! Feeling optimistic that my surge is so strong this month & hoping ov will actually happen! Xx

I'm ok thanks chapman. In limbo land at the moment. I'm either preg or due to come on next week or my body is playing tricks with me

Oh and May that last comment was directed your way just couldn't keep track of all the replies! X

Hey Lou I may do what you're doing and just take the vit separately.

Chapman so you like to od on the ss looks like it worked for you! Maybe I'll go back to the SS, perhaps size isn't everything

My oh is a chef so I've tried explaining about the "fertile window" but he's so chilled out I think it falls on deaf ears lol.

Have made a conscious decision to finish the mocking smileys for the rest of the test sticks I have left and go from there. Its been a beautiful morning here in Somerset so enjoying some cider while I can!

Where is everyone else from? I've posted a bit on the glow community but nothing like a bit of Brit hospitality X

I've been taking pregnacare conception as I've seen a lot of good reviews for them. Other than the huge size of them I have no complaints so far. Started ovulating again after 3 weeks of taking them (although no idea if the vitamins helped or not) they seem to have a lot of the important vitamins in so planning on taking them until I get my bfp. They are quite big though so have to have them with a big glass of water!
Hope everyone's having a good weekend. I'm on 7dpo now and still feeling very impatient!

Hi johno I know all about the mocking CB flashing smilies. First month had 13 so stopped using. Did then feel ovulation so tried another and that confirmed peak. 2nd month of using used a whole packet and everyday was flashing. Clearly don't work for me given you are supposed to have around 4 days high then peak! Ahh well.

I have been taking SS and hadn't thought they could be affecting. Might finish the packet I have then switch to folic acid. So annoying how many things could influence it.

Hope you feeling a bit better today chapman? Nice OH is supportive but agree it's lovely to be able to talk on here. If my OH knew just how much I thought and worried about TTC sure he would think I had lost the plot!

I'm at the boring part of cycle! AF on its way out but will be a while before i ovulate. Going away next weekend so going shopping for some new clothes as a treat! And because i appear to have piled weight on since wedding!!

Hope everyone else having a lovely weekend.

Hi Johno

Thankyou for the re assurance I've been like a woman possessed since last Saturday when I found out! Constantly knicker checking!

I never took pregnecare and I started taken seven seas after my last period and i conceived straight away now I don't know whether it's because of them or it was the 'right time' but the seven seas were fine like little pill tablets and had the days on etc never forgot to take one although I took 2 at once the week before I found out I was pregnant and I had constipation for 4 days cause the iron was like 30mg I would defo recommend them though!

Lou - how are you babe? Thanks for the re assurance yday oh is fantastic But also glad I've got you lot aswell! Xxx

Yeah your cycles are all over the place!

Yeah if I were you that might be best and then see what happens - I am taking folic acid separately, got them from Holland & Barrett. I'm not sure if the SS pills mess with cycles but from experience it messed with mine. My cycles have been 72 days then 42 days. Currently on CD 27, same as you xx

They smell like wheatbix! So cycles so far have been 32, 42, 37, 47. Currently on cd 27. I was on Yasmin for around 11 years and a couple of other pills and depo for a short period before that.

Was thinking maybe just buying vitamin d and folic acid supplements separately to make sure I'm getting enough especially as already low in vit D.

I see, what have your cycles been like? I know the Pregnacare ones are huge aren't they! And they taste so horrible!

My advice would be maybe to stop taking them and see if your cycles become more regular? What pill were you on? xx

Hey Lou

Cheers for the info. With the SS i can't get over the size difference between them and the pregnecare conception ones! I've been irregular since coming off the pill in October (ttc since Jan) so I have no idea what's my body and what's the pills?!

Well apart from the toxic looking yellow wee with pregnecare!

Hi johno,

I can help you in relation to the Pregnacare as I have a query with this also - I started taking the Pregnacare pre conception when I read somewhere it messes up cycles so I stopped taking it in Jan as I still hadn't had a bleed after stopping the pill. A couple of week after stopping AF showed up so I put it down to those pills. Since I've not been taking it my cycles have been getting shorter.

I am not sure whether to start trying the SS ones or whether this will just be the same as Pregnacare and mess up my cycles again!

It's so hard to know what our bodies are doing isn't it - I'd say listen more to your body and the ov tests rather than apps xx

Hey Chapman, feel for you. It's kind of ironic that we symptom check all the time when ttc and then when pregnant the body just throws in some random stuff to keep you panicking about symptoms! Sounds like all is on track though

Have just downloaded the app for this site which is easier to follow. Did pick up on a couple of things I wanted to pick brains about.

Seven seas or pregnecare: I started using the seven seas but had some bloods done (for other non ttc reasons) and my vitamin D was still low even though I had been taking SS for 3 months. I swapped to pregnecare as they have more vitamin D in and good reviews- never heard of them affecting your cycles- has anyone else experienced this? I also tried taking evening primrose oil as that's meant to help regulate cycles but no real change.

My ovia app said I Ov on day14 (on CD27 now) which i felt was about right with other symptoms and cm. But yesterday had wicked cramps and a bit of ewcm (tmi!) so now I have no idea what's going on?!

My CB digital opk is mocking me with 13 days of flashing smileys. To top it all off this morning I'm feeling really nauseous (like how I feel when I smell sambuca ) so to end my essay I have no idea what is going on. And breath X

Hi girls

Thanks for all your responses! I literally had a meltdown this morning but it's now disappeared and I'm just left with gassy farts I'm just such a worrier and now I'm pregnant I'm literally looking at every sign and symptom! Il be so glad when I see my midwife on Friday! Sorry to worry anyone hope you are all ok! Xxxxx

Hi, can I join? TTC #1, I came off the pill at the beginning of March and had first real AF 37 days later, started trying this month and currently on CD17. Hope everyone gets their BFPs soon!

Hi lovelies & welcome Claire! Chapman, try not to worry huni. Like others have said, bleeding after sex when pregnant is very common. One of my close friends said this happened to her on quite a few occasions when expecting. Try to relax chick, your tests are amazingly strong, which is fantastic!

Sunny, I'm so glad your scan went well. Aww it must just feel so precious to have that wee scan picture! Must make it all feel real. How long now until your 12 week one?

Hope you're all doing good! Have a very busy weekend this weekend with lots going on, so I apologise if I've not been on much! After having totally blank OPKs for a while now, I finally got what looks like the start of a surge this morning. Thank goodness! Hopefully will be ov'ing soon. Also just so impressed I haven't had a hint of a false surge (yet) this month- good omen?! Will need to now fit in some time to dtd! xx

Chapman I know it's hard (and I'm one to talk about not worrying!!) but honestly I wouldn't worry about it. Your cervix and whole genital area is supplied with much more blood when pregnant, so any tiny bit of trauma (particularly if dry) will cause a bit of bleeding. We worry less about postcoital (after sex) bleeding in maternity, than unprovoked bleeding because there is a reasonable cause for it. And your tests are super strong.. Stronger than mine and my scan was fine so try to relax. Keep an eye on it and obviously if it gets heavy call out of hours gp.

Welcome Claire. Good news that you have ovulated, and half way through the tww! Fingers crossed for you. I ovulated cd88 of my 1st cycle off pill so you are definitely in the right place with people who know what it's like to get negative opks for weeks in a row! Moan away, we do!! 😀

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Morning chapman I agree with loulabelle believe bleeding after sex is common. Cramps at early stages are also really common. Another way of our bodies messing us about. Just keep your eye on it and try to worry. Tests are still super positive!!

Welcome Claire. Sounds a similar first cycle to mine. I ovulated day 24. Unfortunately cycle 2 didn't ov till day 33. Hope yours settle down from now though or even better you get you bfp!!

Hi, can I join? This is my first cycle off the pill and finally ovulated on cd23 which felt like forever. I was getting a bit down with the constant negative opks and was getting worried I'd never ovulate again! I'm now in the 2ww on 6dpo. I feel pretty normal with no symptoms. I don't want to test too early so think I'm going to hold out until 12dpo if I can.

Morning chapman, I have read that bleeding after sex while pregnant is quite common so I don't think it's anything to worry about..hopefully everything is ok but all your tests are still very positive!!

Girls please tell me I'm not going mad.. Me and DH had sex this morning, was quite dry then when I went to the toilet I wiped and had a bit of blood but it was brown/very light light red. Am I worrying about nothing? I had to poas again just to check that the tests weren't going faint or anything! Is it normal? Have some cramps aswel like my period is coming. In such a state this morning.. Attached some pics of my pissy sticks xxxxx