Trying to concieve 11 thread for October!! For us Unlucky ones on 10

((((((((((((BeckiF)))))))))))) Hope you have a nice relaxing time away.

Thanks for the welcome LipstickMum .

(((hugs))) Becki. Going anywhere nice?

Where are you going on hols Becki?

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I am SO tired this morning having been up ill all night. Feeling drained and emotional and tearful this morning. Off on hols tomorrow and not the slightest bit prepared

Group hug please girls

Hi Bagpuss, welcome to the thread I was a long time lurker too and have only just 'come out', as it were. Ttc our second, have a 16 month dd.

Hester, Thanks for the information. Unfortunately my Doctor is completely useless, so researching things for myself at the moment. Thanks again.

Hello everyone, I've been lurking on this thread on and off and thought it was about time I joined . We have two children already (4 and 2) and are TTC our third and last! CD14 for me today and have an O symbol on Persona which I have been patiently using for six months to try and speed things up a bit. Have to go and buy preg vits today as I'm under strict instructions from dh to look after myself. Hopefully it will be a short stay for all of us and we can get off to the next due in thread soon!

Hulababy, just read your posts and have to say I'm a sufferer of heavy AF, esp after dd's birth. The only advice I can give is to use max protection (Tampon and nightime pad) and go and change them about every two hours. Hot water bottle and ibuprofen for the pain and a couple of glasses of wine at night . Hope you are feeling better soon though .

Hula, I had a similar experience when I came off the pill two years ago. Initially I had an erratic cycle with non-eventful bleeds... until about 4 or 5 months later when I had the MOTHER of all pd's!! At least it felt like it to me the pain was intense and lots of bleeding although not as much as you are experiencing now
Dp (who is a GP) told me that while I was on the pill I wasn't ovulating ( I was under the impression that I was). I decided that the particular really painful AF was my body ovulating again, I was and still am convinced that up until that point I hadn't been ovulating...we got pg the next cycle
Sorry, you're having a tough AF this month.

Ah Minnie, 36cd means a longer waiting time, I am dreading next week, absolutely dreading it!!

Hulababy,
{{hugs}} its horrible isnt it... as they say its a good clean out..

I am in jogging pants and t-shirt - from my old gym days!

Pain not so bad today, but still feel sick with it. Tired anyway as DD had a disturbed night and must have woke 3 times in the night. Yesterday (and day before) the pain was really horrid.It is easing in that sense.

Trying to look at it all as a positive thing. Hopefully this is getting rid of the hormonal stuff, ready for a new start once AF finishes.

Hulababy,
I was the same, i had to take the day off it was to heavy.. i had to wear shorts and tracksuit bottoms to feel comfi, and that was at home.. Are you in pain with AF ??

Oh and for those who have this regularly. Must be awful.

Wouldn't be so bad if my work on Thursdays didn't involve being locked in a classroom full of adult male offenders, with no way of being able to leave the room until the end of each 2.5 hour session. I just can't risk having that kind of accident in that kind of environment.

LipstickMum,
My cycles are long went 36 days last month... (was up the walls) but i'll test in 8 days and see.. Fingers crossed for you..

Hulababy,
I had one the month b4 last.. it was very heavy and had alot of clots!! and i was up and down all night.. correct me if im wrong but i think tania said somthing about heavy AF, releases more eggs.. Hope you feel better soon AF is a right
bi&ch... {{{hugs}}}

just reading down through the post and i also had those ov type pains!!! like i had wind or somthing.. anyway BDed sun nite got ov pains mon evening and i felt a pinch in my tummy yesterday at work, can anyone relate to this??
O and yes i though DP was so hmmm this week.. It was strange!!!!

Cheers runtus I spoke to MIL - she works in the chemist - and she said to speak to nurse if it continues, but as no clots, etc. it is probably hormonal and related to coming off pill.

Hulababy, I've not had quite such a bad af but coming off the pill def did do strange things to my periods. Last month was really (REALLY)painful and much heavier than normal and that was 4 months after coming off the pill. So I wouldn't be surprised if your bad time is caused by the pill withdrawl.....hope you are feeling better now. If it carries on I would contact the doctor though, just to be safe.

(((hugs))) So sorry Geordie

TMI warning below:

Not having great time with AF right now. Today I was supposed to start work at the prison but I can't go in. Not sure if it is because I've been on pill again but for the first time ever I have nightmare AF. Each time I stand or sit I just fel like it is flooding. Yesterday I had to leave school after one lesson (luckily as my free started) to go to the local outlet and uy new underwear and skirt. This morning I am having to wash my bedding and PJs, and have washed bathroom floor DH has been very understanding - as not going into prison means no money for today. There is no way I could spend the day locked inside a classroom with a dozen male offenders, and risk it happening. It's not as if I could just sneak off to toilet at any time to sort it out. I just hope it stops before tonight as we are off to London - so a long car trip to contend with.

Anyone have any experience of heavy AF, and what I can do about it?

Is it likely to be a one off, related tobeing on pill for so long? Whilst on pill I had no AF for over a year, and then hardly anything at all for following year. AF lasted half a day of spotting last month.

Help!

hi all,

our student neighbours woke me up this am at 3!!! wasn't feeling too good anyway and popped to the loo to discover that af had arrived was expecting her but still .

hope you all slept well...hmmm after anyway cp3!!!

lol CP3 - of course i wont forget you - happy shagging i mean meaningful, romantic lovemaking

Have a good weekend Hula -
Have a great holiday Becki
Hope you get a BFP on Sunday Geordie

I am going to keep monitoring for another couple of months and if there is definitely a pattern of short lutuel phase I will look into seriously then. Think doctors are more likely to listen to me if I have some "evidence".

Geordie - good luck

I'm not going to be around (after tonight) until Sunday so fingers crossed for everyone

hula- 10 days does sound a bit short. Vitex..or angus castus is meant to be good for regualting the cycle- available at most good health shops. It could just be the process of getting back to normal post pill though. You can read up on things like that on FF website. I would wait and see if your next cycle is the same- hopefully there will just be a bfp rather than another slightly short lp!!

I am 12 dpo myself and having funny sicky burps but i myself think that af will turn up soon...testing on sunday if she hasn't