The October Bus - hoping for lots of BFPs and Summer babies!!

I read about the vitamin a too, you're OK with the non-retinol type (I think, but please check online). If you're taking them before you know you're pg, I guess it's fine, like everything else (coffee, wine etc) you might not know! But once you have a bfp, swap to specialist vits as they only have the correct sort of vitamin a (or none in moat cases) .

Good luck napping!!!

napping go out and get an early response right now! okay I can wait for tomorrow, let us know

Napping I see it too but looks like an eBay line. Defo try again in the morning.

Purple any help with the vits is appreciated. I think I need to really focus on what's going in to my body. Everyone seems to know so much about what vits to take advantage what foods to eat and apart from avoiding peas and green tea I know nothing.

Good luck for tomorrow, napping

I see something too napping! Test again in the morning & let us know

Sorry to all those who have been caught by AF

Looks like my stats will probably change as no sign on OPKs of imminent ovulation. I'm on CD12 & ovulated CD13 last month. I'd had a positive OPK by this time last cycle. Anyway, hopefully it'll happen in the next few days. Will continue to DTD in the meantime

You're probably Mrs. It was something I heard years ago and I just got prenatal ones just in case. I never researched it properly I've got both kinds of vits, if u want me to post a pic?

Napping, that is most certainly a squinter!

Writer - I am also completely ashamed to admit (especially as its out of character for me) that I did a test yesterday at 8dpo, with an Internet cheapie and obviously got a BFN. I may as well just go outside and empty my whole bag into the trash, it would save me time.

MissMagpie - Maybe your ovary was trying release the egg and that was the cause of the intense pain, how are you feeling now? Have the anti inflammatories helped?

Mumrahhh - I bought the tea today, its actually delicious so am happy to swap it out for my normal green tea. Vitamin C is good for the luteal phase (its good for you generally too), I bought an additional supplement as Pregnacare only has about 70mg in it and I think you can have up to 700mg. I also got some Vitamin B6 tablets today, also good for the luteal phase. I've worked out that I'm ovulating fine, so either its my OH's swimmers or something isn't quite right past ovulation. At least this way I feel like I'm doing something.

Mother - noooo, not cramp. I'm still hopeful for you!

Do it again in the morning and it should be stronger ... good luck!!!

Sorry Mother, it's so disappointing isn't it?

I decided to torture myself by POAS when I got home from work (in case AF turns up overnight and I don't get a chance - I know, logic fail). I think I am seeing what I want to see and clinging to a last shred of hope, but there may be the faintest shadow of a line. Will test with FMU tomorrow, trying not to be too hopeful.

I thought the whole vitamin A thing was just in large quantities.

Prenatal have more relevant vits for conception/pregnancy

Normal vitamins have vit A which is bad for babies/conception
prenatal ones have more amount of vits that you need ( normal has 100% nrv but prenatal has 200%)

Been doing some reading on vitamins today. I'm thinking of switching to normal multi vitamins with a separate folic supplement and also changing DH to a normal multi vit too. Before I go standing in the vitamin isle comparing boxes can anyone tell me what's the difference between normal vitamins and preconception vitamins? Is there much difference or are they a completely different ball game? I've been taking Pregnancare for 7 months now where as I started taking them 2 weeks before conceiving DD. As I said before I have issues with these tablets anyway, so wondering if they're having a bigger affect than I previously thought.

Big hugs, Napping and Mother. It is natural to feel down. Lots of wine and chocolate if af does turn up.

Hope AF stays away mother and napping.

Think I'm going to try the extra Vit C too this month. What's the higher dosage you need to take?

Also bit belated but great news about getting your fertility appt sk1pper and that it feels like a weight has been lifted.

nappingrabbit and motherofunicorns big hugs

Sorry to hear that Napping Rabbit. i am also due with AF today and having felt nothing all day am now a bit crampy. boo.

Hope you feel much better soon missmagpie.

Spotting is heavier this afternoon. Feeling pretty gutted.

missmagpie I have cysts on both my ovaries and have done for sometime (if I manage to get pregnant they will probably be coming out with the baby in a planned cs!) They certainly didn't affect my fertility as I got pregnant with ds first time trying. The doctor I see advised me not to have them out till my family completed as she felt my fertility would be more at risk from the op than leaving them there. I hope you are feeling better soon.

Hope you feel better soon missmagpie

Magpie not sure you can. I think that's why everyone shortens it. It would help if idiots like me didn't didn't pick really long names.

Try not to think the worst. I was 18 when they first found cysts on my ovaries and I had DD just before my 28th birthday. I went almost a decade thinking that my chances of having children were low. I even told my DH when we met that I may not be able to have children and that it would be a long road if we did manage to have them. I'm not sure how much you know about it all but every woman has cysts on her ovary. Women with PCOS get more cysts and they don't always disappear after ovulation. If you have got a cyst and it is causing you problems then it doesn't mean that it will have any lasting affect. Just rest up and do what you can.

Sorry if this makes no sense but DD is kicking off because her toys aren't doing what she wants them to do.

MissMagpie it's just bold text. You can do that by putting * ether side of the word or using the T type options.

Thanks MrsPositiveAttidude2016 (anyone know how to tag rather than just write names?!).
I will act as normal in terms of ttc and hope for the best. The prescription painkillers are at least helping with the pain so I can do more than lie down pathetically!