TTC journey starting June...

@kate123cl great news! I bet you are feeling great about that
I'm ok thanks, no af still which is fab but don't think I'm pregnant
Just got a feeling x

@Newbie9 I haven't heard Kindara- might look into that one! The fermometer opks and app combo sound like a good idea too. That's the trouble using more than one app I think as sometimes the predictions can be conflicting, but the OPKs are your best indicator on the ovulation front.

@katie123cl oh no that really is so annoying. Have they always displayed a light line- even at the very start of your cycle? These are the cheapie OPKs I'm using (and I'm pretty sure they're the same brand I used 3 years ago or v similar) www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001G7P62S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o02_s01?psc=1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&ie=UTF8

I haven't found they give me lines all through my cycle- they're pretty cheap so not sure if you fancy giving them a go? Or maybe you're already using these ones!
Another thing I was wondering is are you a super hydrated person? Because the afternoon could be your best time to test but if you are someone who drinks litres of water during the day maybe LH levels are diluted? Perhaps tomorrow try doing a 3 hour urine hold and then test again at 16.30?

@Bluepolkadots42 yes I use kindara and also been trying fermometer too ask bought the opks that go with that app but I don't plan on using 2 forever. They both predict different things at different times lol
So both thought I ovulated when I did but now the fermometer says it was a day or 2 later so I could be 9-11 days po instead of 11 if I go with that 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Newbie9 yes you are totally right- we should be waiting until missed AF. I know this and yet I've still just ordered 25 early detection HCG strips on amazon prime despairs of self.

I use Ovia- used it with my last TTC journey. Found it v helpful to track my cycle in conjunction with using OPKs and then once we started properly TTC it was v handy too.
Are you using any apps?

@Bluepolkadots42 which app do you use?

@Bluepolkadots42 I feel the same actually, I thought I was having implantation cramps around day 9, nausea all sorts of symptoms but all could be pms too. I've tested this morning & negative. I need to leave it now til 13-15dpo if af hasn't come. I suppose if we weren't trying you wouldn't test til after a missed period so prob better to go with that rule x

@Newbie9 thank you. I just had another look back on my pregnancy app and i had miscounted and actually didn't get a BFP until 13DPO. So 13dpo this cycle is actually the day the app is predicting AF is coming (Tues). I am going to test Monday though just because I am so impatient and I've got lots of cheapie tests in.
I just feel like I will feel such an idiot if it is definitely a negative because I have had so much nausea the last few days I've convinced myself it will be positive and if that nausea isn't caused by pregnancy then I am going to be worried about what is causing it!
Cramps have died down again now but they were pretty strong after I first posted today.
It literally feels like an eternity until Monday!

@Bluepolkadots42 don't be disheartened Hun it's still early
I tested yesterday, when I was also
10dpo & it was negative too. Going to wait til mon at least. I looked back at my previous pregnancy and didn't get a positive til 16dpo x

@kate123cl I always get better lines in afternoon at 4pm ish. So tend to test at that time.

I couldn't hold out any longer and so did a pregnancy test this morning. I thought I could see a v faint test line initially but once the control line was very solid I then couldn't see any test line :( I am feeling nausea this morning and having cramps that feel like my AF cramps so not feeling hopeful. Will test again on Monday as today I am 10dpo.

@kate123cl yep keep using them and hopefully you'll see a difference xx

@kate123cl keep us posted on how you get on!

@kate123cl I don't start getting any lines on my cheapie OPKs ( and i only use the cheapie dip sticks) until CD16 and CD17. I usually get pains as you've described and I get lots of EWCM from CD14.
Keep testing twice a day on your cheapies- once FMU, second in afternoon 3/4pm , so you know you definitely will catch your surge.
I reckon you will start getting a darker line on your cheapies in next day or so.

@kate123cl maybe although you could still be due to ovulate soon, I'd keep using them over the next 2-3 days in the afternoon and see. On the day I got my peak in the afternoon I'd have a negative - on clear blue in the morning x

@kate123cl do you have any other ovulation symptoms? Increased CM?
I had really faint lines on the cheapies even when I got a peak with clear blue so I'm not a fan anyway
I'd try the clear blue again later on after holding wee & not drinking for at least 3 hours
Let us know whether you get a different reading x

@kate123cl I didn't get a flashing smiley on clear blue until CD14 then my solid smiley on CD16. Keep on going 🤞🏽 I always found the cheap strips rubbish!!

Glad AF still isn't showing her face for you @Newbie9. I'm pretty symptomless still so who knows what's going on. I've had some v faint cramps but nothing notable and probably only noticing them cos I'm tuning in to every twinge!

@Bluepolkadots42 I know rubbish hey, thankfully still no af and period type pain has gone
How are you?