April 2ww

@TwittleBee

I'll do that. I'm currently using Ovia. But it hasn't helped much.

Thanks @TwittleBee - on the plus side, my boobs have finally gone down a bit and have stopped being so achy. Silver linings 😂

flyingplum oh no! sorry to read AF showed up Hope you have a good relaxing day working from home and FX and lots of baby dust to you for next cycle

Yeah that is true, you do need to have a least 3 hours consecutive sleep and measure temp at the same time (half hour window either side) before getting out of bed. Doesn't have to be every day, last cycle I missed a day here and there - more about seeing the pattern. I guess it depends what is or isn't possible for you though. I don't take much care in what I sleep in or how I sleep though - I do monitor if I am feeling run down though as I noticed on a previous cycle my temps were high from having a cold. Just found BBT charting a lot easier and cheaper than POAS twice a day as I have PCOS so ovulation is pretty unpredictable for me

(attached my chart - v v stable this month but first time its been like that, also first time DS hasn't been nigh waking)

I'm out. AF doing her thing. Working from home with my joggers on...boooo!

@TwittleBee I found bbt very unreliable as you have to do it at the same time every day and before you get out of bed. I get woken up between 3am and 7am and never sleep more than a few hours due to various people and things waking me. Also it altered by HOW you sleep such as bedcovers, clothes, if you DTD, if the heating is in/window open. If you get a cold or poorly it throws it off completely and alters the app predictions. When pg with my son my temp would alter constantly between 35.7 and 38.2 the week I was in hospital.

ClaryFray a cheaper option over OPKs would be to download an app like Fertility Friend and buy a digital thermometer to track your BBT. Here is a link to a bit about tracking BBT on Fertility Friend: www.fertilityfriend.com/Presentations/ChartingBasics/

@starwishing

I'll check that out thank you.

@ClaryFray I have a clear blue advanced fertility monitor and it takes all the guess work out of opk so it's super easy. There's no "is it positive? Is it darker?" Worries about them the monitor does it for you.

I have no idea what one the tests are. And I keep meaning to buy OPK but it's minefield of which ones and then are the cheap ones any good!! Argh. I may have to bite the bullet and try them this month if I get no joy. I've had a headache for about a week too was hoping it was a symptom.

Sending baby dust your way.

On the topic of rudeness, I have found if you post anything in the AIBU section then you really do expose yourself to it lol!

MaGratgarlik1983 yeah as much as I think any age gap has its own pros and cons it is surely up to the individual on what they would like and what they think would suit them?

ClaryFray just to point out to you about the ASDA FRERs.... (as another poster did for me) they appear to only sell the "Rapid Response" rather than the "Early Response" which are completely different things, so just check them before you open them? Hoping your ASDA is different. Unfortunately coming off any contraception can take ages for your body to get back to normal. Was it the hormonal coil or the copper? I think if it was the hormonal your body might not be back to ovulating properly? Have you been tracking ovulation? Really hope its an easy fix for you and you get a BFP soon lovely!

I'm doing okay, thank you for asking Clary, 4dpo here and so so tired and cramps/back ache are terrible today.

How's everyone else doing?

Today is period due day, after 3 bfn yesterday. I couldn't bring myself to test this morning. Although DP went and got me another 3 years from Asda last night. I don't know f it's good or bad he's supporting my crazy.

Currently sat in the drs waiting for an appointment to be referred. Because I think that it's an issue from having my coil in. It's been out six months and nothing. Not once caught. When before I only had to look at a cock!!!

Early testing mainly. Saying my age gap ideal is rubbish and any age gap is fine. Telling me im in a destructive cycle...?!! Surely I'm allowed to have my own ideas about age gaps!

I love a good lurk! Why/what are they being judgy about?

I agree. I lurk sometimes and I can't believe my eyes some people are just the most negative ever! I posted a thread a while back just as a venting query about a tiff oh and I had had and the fiasco that kicked off was astronomical. It was bananas . Ended up complaining to Mumsnet and it got moved to the thirty days only board .

Oh no MaGratgarlik1983 it is their problem!

Wow, just checked my other thread, there are some rude and judgy people on mn!! None of you ladies obv! Shocked by the meanness and nastiness, have asked to have my other thread removed!

Sorry Smiley97.

That sounds positive MaGratgarlik1983!!!

Mate! I think I've been annoying everyone on the other thread because I'm taking the micky out if my own 'symptoms'.

I did a frer on Monday (1st opportunity) no sumptoms obvs! I now think I have what I call a 'heavy uterus' although this comes and goes. When I had my BFP I had more like pulling feelings down there and I had vivid dreams. I had a weird dream the other day but I'm not sure it was vivid. There was a dead lamb at my work place but that might be because I watched 'God's own country' on Netflix.

I was thinking of doing my other frer tomoz as it is apparently 99% accurate tomoz but now not sure whether to wait. I can't trust my boobs anymore as they have neen very sore in leutal phase since the mc.

Have you got any symptoms PassTheAfterEights?

Evening all. @passtheaftereights I took the photo in the time window. Starting to think maybe I oved late and implantation took longer than I thought?! Feelibg very unlike myself today. Just ate some garlic chicken, which I usually live and I couldn't eat it. It just stank of flesh, like death, and carcasses. Which is obviously what meat is, but it doesn't usually bother me. DH is washing up as the stench in the kitchen is making me retch! Who knows what's going on?!!
How's everyone else doing?

So I caved and did another test tonight but another bfn 😔 trying to keep my hopes up with all these symptoms I have but might not be my month! How’s everyone else doing? Xx

@MaGratgarlik1983 I don't see anything sorry.

@PassTheAfterEights - the big line was the first test. The second was just negative so gonna try tomorrow with FMU, if I can hold out that long. May send DP to Asda for early response. The pink one.

Hi everyone! Hope you are all well. I still feel sick, crampy, hot, faint etc and did a frer this afternoon. Looked BFN but when u looked again something is catching my eye so I inverted it and think I can see a vvfl. But shouldn't it be darker now?!! Anyhoo, I'd appreciate honest opinions :)