May Bus

@Countrygirl94 sorry AF is on her way for you. Will probably see you on the June bus! X

@Sleepycat91 fantastic! That’s definitely a line! Congratulations! X

Hi ladies, ive had no symptoms that arent pre pms and my cycles a bit odd and normally a few days over. Ive had 2 chemicals in the last two months aswell. Been using amazon cheapies and had nothing but squinters so tried my last first response rapid results and got this! Am i seeing things?!

@countrygirl94 Sorry to hear you’re in the same position! Next month will be the one 🤞

@babybeany that’s the only upside to it!

Ah well, Thursday’s an acceptable night to open a bottle of wine and enjoy that instead I suppose!

@Spottyyellowdress it’s just so disheartening at the end of each month. My boyfriend hates it too as I generally just cry! Oh well, at least sex is fun! 😊 X

Well that's me out, started spotting last night thought AF would be here in all her glory this morning but still spotting. Sorry to here others have af arriving too

@babybeany It could be, but this happens every month - 8/9dpo spotting starts, stops around 12dpo, AF 14dpo. I’d be really surprised if it was. Had a day 21 blood test yesterday so maybe that’ll get to the bottom of it.

Fingers crossed that you’ve managed it still...plenty of chance it’s already happened! This whole thing is really bloody hard work isn’t it?!

@Spottyyellowdress oh dear, sorry that AF is on her way. It’s so difficult isn’t it? Although could it be IB? Fx for you. I’m about 3-4dpo now and I don’t have much hope for this month as I got thrush 2 days ago so couldn’t carry on dbd-ing. ☹️ I am holding onto the tiniest bit of hope that it might be a symptom. But I reckon I’ll see you on the June bus. X

I’m going to commit to a whole month of temping next cycle then! It’s gone up slightly today (9dpo) but as per usual I’ve already started spotting 😫

Thanks @Ready4number2

I just woke up and checked my temperature for the first time... I know it’s silly but I got quite excited! 😉

Temping isn't easy, and not sure how accurate mine is as I'm also up in the night and waking up fair bit. But I did opks as well and it's all going as it should so far. Let's hope temp stays high for us and we get those bfp's.

Mine is a cheap one from amazon, and really old now. But seems to still work ok.

Thanks @Ronniemipperton and @Owlpatrol I bought a cheap boots one today. Let’s see how that goes x

My thermometer is one of the cheap ones and sometimes it doesn't work which is annoying when I wake up early but I'm going boots this weekend for make up and pre seed so I'll take a look

I’m a bit late to the temping conversation but I’m a convert - took me a while but I’ve managed it every day for about three months now. DH finds it a bit annoying as my alarm goes off at 6.30am on the weekends but it’s super quick to take my temperature and then back off to the land of zeds. I really struggled with opks (and they cost loads) but with temping I see a very definite dip then rise to show ovulation and then my temp stays high till the end of my cycle. So far the temp dip has been spot on for predicting AF - she’s turned up same day each time.

I think mine is just a Boots own brand thermometer, nothing fancy.

@ClumsyFool I had something similar this cycle too, combined with on off butterfly/twitchy sensations. Convinced myself they were 2ww symptoms (even though I know better!) but a bf yesterday (3days before AF due) and got a really crappy feeling that she will show up on time this weelend.

Have the weirdest premenstrual symptom today, never felt it before, not the usual cramping but like a pain in my womb or that area anyway, don’t know how to describe it l, not a stabbing pain or a cramp but it was enough to make me stop what I was doing and notice it. Happened a couple of times but then nothing since, weird!

sauvblanc21 my DD is nearly two. All feels quite different this time round!

@sauvblanc21 I haven’t tested yet but only because I have a 24 day cycle and don’t tend to ovulate til cd15 or 16 so it’s not really a 2ww but I have a feeling I’ll give in tomorrow even though I’m pretty sure this cycle will be a miss due to being ill and not dtd enough at the right time.

14dpo but bfn. The pain in my breast is unreal! Hope I'm not imagining it.

@countrygirl94 mine too. Bless him. Mines usually not fab but this month I’ve been unstoppable DH didn’t know what hit him

@sauvblanc was meant to be you I mentioned in last post but I completely mucked up spelling your name! sorry!

@saublace I started using opks this month, though I still wasn't that sure! thinking about starting tempting but not sure.

@upsydaisy I lost my sex drive (though mines isn't the best to start with!) after this fertile window too. My DH has the patience of a saint haha

Until I started using opk I found I totally missed ovulation and I ovulate later than I thought.
We actually managed to BD loads this month but have now totally lost all sex drive poor DH

Hi Countrygirl, I know what you mean, I'm basing my fertile window on an app, but it could be wrong of course! Argh.

Thanks ladies, I am relieved you've said that, the thought of every day did make me wince a bit

Clumsy Fool hahaha fertile window - that did make me laugh! Fingers crossed for you tomorrow, have you resisted testing?

Yes silver penguin you're quite right, same situation for us with toddler (son of 2.5 years old) and both working, sometimes we end up being week-time-virgins so even every other day is a push then! Ha! How old is your toddler? Oh nooo, re work trip, how long for? Really go for it before he leaves?