DECEMBER GROUP! December 26-30th testing group**

Yeah, I was in a similar situation @Unicornsparklez , although my cycle was on day 33 so not quite as far as you. My cycles have always been regular after I stopped the pills but have gotten more irregular in the last 3 months which is extremely frustrating...
hopefully you see a BFP soon!

@sunbreak sorry to see your post, sucks hard on the first few days that's for sure

@Unicornsparklez oh God what a bloody nightmare stage your at, I guess if AF starts tomorrow your going into January ready to try and again and not still waiting in limbo. Keep us posted

Sorry to hear that @sunbreak. I’m CD39 today. My One Steps arrived this morning so I used one when I got home from work and BFN. I’d assume by day 39 id at least get a faint line so my body is obviously playing tricks on me. I just want AF to come now. I feel so disheartened because my cycles seemed to be regulating finally after 7 months off the pill and now this month I’ve had this really long cycle again. I think I’m getting myself too stressed about it which won’t help. I’ve got cramping on right ovary side this afternoon so maybe AF is on the way!

@ChampooPapi so are you

Sorry to hear that @sunbreak :( I’m feeling hopeful for 2020 for all of us though! New decade, new luck x

I'm out ladies, AF was late almost 5 days so I really was hoping that this was going to be it but alas not this year. In moments like these I almost hate my body for tricking me! I also booked an appointment with the GP for Jan so we can get some checks done.
Baby dust to you all in the New year!!!

Thanks @Newbie0818, your absolutely right about that. Joy happens when you least expect it now obviously welling up, your a blumin star you are 🤗

@ChampooPapi I think it’s completely normal to need some wallowing days! You need to let yourself feel all the emotions associated with this, even the bad ones. Our minds need an outlet every now and then. Healthy mind, healthy body.

Positivity can resume in January stay strong and keep your head up because joy happens when we least expect it to

Thank goodness for you amazing women that's all I can say!.

@Newbie0818 @Unicornsparklez @HalfPenny28 oh I've been terrible today as well, f-ing shit quite frankly. I'm currently laying in bed kind of mad laughing as well as feeling incredibly depressed about the whole bloody process. I am a chronic swinger between feeling incredibly lucky and positive for a few days, then melting into what I call 'the dark black hole of doom'. That's me right now.

I think wallowing really helps, and not drinking alcohol also helps so hit that on the head now for early dry January stating today. Will continue to wallow today and probably tomorrow but by Tuesday I promise normal positive service will resume.

I will be smashing January and feeling lucky to be alive, a parent, and healthy, but right now... Hiding under the duvet feeling sorry for myself feels so right.

@Unicornsparklez so your looking at testing new years Eve basically, goodness I can't say much more then 🤞 but I really think your wise not testing untill then or later, I mean how many negative tests does one really need to see. Please update us when you do, we are here for you

@ChampooPapi no AF yet. CD38 today. Haven’t tested since Xmas day. Decided not to put myself through it again until after day39 since that’s the longest cycle I’ve ever had. That was back in August when my cycles went crazy regulating after the pill. I have had symptoms this month that I’ve never had in any of my other months since TTC but I know how easy it is to read into symptoms when you really want it so trying not to read too much into it. How are you?

@ChampooPapi I’m ok, November was our first month ttc so I can’t really expect things to happen so fast. Plus I realise now that my cycle is longer than I anticipated, so I’ve started tracking it on the Flo app now I’ve had two natural af’s. We had a week off of DTD last month after I thought I’d ov’d, but going to try doing it a day on and day off throughout in Jan and see how that goes.

@HalfPenny28 I know what you mean. Before we decided to try last month I had no clue that getting pg was so hard! I’ve only ever known people to get pg by accident and i just assumed it would be easy peasy - no chance .

Hopefully we’ll all have some new year luck x

@ChampooPapi as much as I'd like to pretend I'm okay I am 100% fed up.

Just don't understand why this isn't happening!

I don't know why some people get pregnant at the drop of a hat but others it takes ages! I'm just so disappointed every month.

How're you feeling?

@Unicornsparklez or are you testing again today! 🙏

@Unicornsparklez any sign of AF?

@HalfPenny28 @Newbie0818 really sorry to hear that you guys are out this cycle too. How are you both doing? This is not a great time is it 😞 cd3 myself and seriously wallowing today. Will get out in a bit outdoors and pull myself together though 💪

Think I'm out too - started spotting ahead of af tomorrow and got bfn today.

I think I’m out ladies af has turned up. I think at least. I’ve only seen light pink when wiping so far (tmi sorry).
Any tips for tracking ovulation for next month?

@Crazymummyto3 yes, perhaps give it another few days/ a week and try again. Fx for you

@Newbie0818 I really hope so, would be the best end to 2019/start to 2020 🤞I just don't trust the tests though so don't know why I've done it to myself but don't think it would be strong enough to show up on a FRER yet 😩

It’s so annoying when you don’t know how long your cycle is going to be! I really want to test again but going to hold out as I cant see another one liner again.
@Crazymummyto3 that’s definitely a pink line! I’d wait a couple days and do another cheapie, and if it’s the same/ stronger do a FRER. Definitely can see it! Fx x

I've caved already 🙈 but got a very faint pink line! It's definitely there, definitely pink and came up straight away. I don't trust it though as I've had faint lines on IC tests before which haven't been BFPs so I promised myself I wouldn't use them again, but this one is stronger than any of the other ones. I'm on cd27 and my cycles have varied between 27 and 33 days. This month I got positive OPKs on 19th December but it stayed positive for 3 days, so I don't even know if I would be far enough along to get a BFP yet anyway??

I've got a couple of FRER in the cupboard but don't really want to use those until I think it's a real line / closer to AF. Arrrgh, why do I do this to myself every month??!!

I'm now on cd27. Since stopping the pill my cycles have varied so I don't really know when to test? They've been 27, 28, 33 and 33 days. Should I assume my cycles are 33 days as that's what the previous two have been? I know my sensible head says wait until cd33 to test, but I don't think a 'sensible head' is such a thing when FTC!!

@ChampooPapi CD36 for me! Patiently waiting for AF to arrive. Can’t bare to see another BFN yet so avoiding the HPTs. Did one xmas day and bfn I shall wait until after CD39 now of af doesn’t come before.

Longest cycle I’ve had since stopping pill in May is 39 days so maybe just a long month.

Feeling hopeful about 2020 though, hope you are too. Dust to all! ✨

Thanks for your kind words @ChampooPapi I will keep waiting and maybe take another test in a few days if still no af.

I can’t imagine how it feels after a mc, but like you said you know you can conceive and have two other beautiful children to keep your spirits up. Everything crossed for you too

@Newbie0818 my AF also started on 26th of November so today would be your cd32 I think. It's turned into CD 1 for me with the arrival of my period this morning though. I am very lucky to have two daughters with my partner already.

It's been hard at times after the miscarriage I had in October but it is much easier when you have other children as not only do you know you can get pregnant but their company helps so much.

It is really hard to know your cycle at this stage but saying that even if you did know , cycles can change even when they are regular as clockwork. I really hope it works out for you, it is really consuming and actually since you came of birth control it's been a good few months.

Everything crossed for you 🌟

Thank you ladies, I'm still in shock, but very happy.

@xxA08x I took another test this afternoon- a first response test and the line was much stronger.

@ChampooPapi this is the first month we have tried for a baby. I'm 35 in the next couple of weeks, so I'm surprised at the positive result.

Sending lots of positive vibes for lots of 2020 babies.