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AF due 20/08 (thread 3)

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candycrush2298 · 18/07/2020 20:55

continuation from thread AF due 20/06 and AF due 20/07

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Elakiya · 21/07/2020 14:09

@candycrush2298 That puts us in the same academic year whooo!!! With hubby's family there were 3 of them. He said he doesn't want 3 because it's easy for 2 to gang up on one. I've noticed that both him and his brother are closer to his sister and more distant with each other. I mean they talk but aren't as close as they are to their sister.

2 is a more realistic goal now that I've left it to 29 to start trying for a baby :( and who knows when I'll actually have my first child. I definitely don't want to be carrying a baby at 40!

oooo wouldn't it be amazing if you're pregnant before your 30th would be such an amazing end to your 20's :D. I am hoping for the same.

@mummyjojo19 Good luck. Keep testing there is still hope for you :D

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 13:32

@Elakiya also 29 will be 30 in September. Ahhhh might have to do some convincing then lol!!!

@mummyjojo19 wow ummm that is random LOL! I wish our bodies wouldn't toy with us like this. Hopefully it can still turn out to be good news for you xx

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mummyjojo19 · 21/07/2020 13:28

I don't know what to think now as cramps have gone again I am so confused af is due in Friday and I am feeling super sick again and craving feta cheese. Very random haha xx

Elakiya · 21/07/2020 13:22

@candycrush2298 I’m 29. So basically 7 years to have 4 kids 😞. Hubby only wants 2.

How old are you again?

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 12:21

@Elakiya yeah i agree with you have a good cry when AF comes and then start a new. Its what i do. I cry and let all my negative emotions out and be mad at the world that its so unfair I don't have children after trying so hard and then I formulate a plan and what new to try and then as AF lessens my mood picks up and I get there and then start feeling optimistic.

Ahhhh how cute!! That does sound like a lovely plan and would look adorable lol!! You never know you may still get that xx

I want two. Hubby wants one so still need to do some convincing hahaha he does and then he doesnt want two like a yo-yo so I think when he sees the first and falls totally in love he will be over the fence and be like ok I am in I want another one. I would like to start trying as soon as we have our first because who knows how long it will take. I want to be done by 35.

In my ideal plan for my life I was going to finish uni at 22, get married at 23 and be pregnant by 24 and 26. I wanted no kids after 30.... But instead life has a funny way of doing what it wants not what you want lol!!

How old are you again? Sorry I have a useless memory. What does your hubby say does he want 4 kiddies?

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Elakiya · 21/07/2020 12:08

@ttcandimpatient @mummyjojo19 Fresh start. Have a little cry and then pick yourself up and lets start again. We'll get there :). I know we will.

Everyone! You need to stay on here once you've conceived lol! We need to come on the journey with you :).

@candycrush2298 so in my little ideal world. I wanted a summer baby so that the following summer she'll be old enough to look really cute in little dresses/little dungarees especially if they've just started walking around. Would look so cute! Whereas now I am just like give me a baby :( any month would do.

How many kids do you want? I want 4 :D. I'm an only child and really like the bond that my friends have with their siblings. I didn't get that. I'd love my child to have that. I also want to be done with having all my kids by 36 so fingers crossed that this happens sooner rather than later :(

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 11:20

@Kaybobx hopeless at reading things properly just saw you asked a question and I was rambling about other things 🤣🤣 I lie with my legs in the air for like 15/20minutes I tried to do the 30 minutes but I get too bored 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 11:17

@Elakiya yes its a benefit now during TTC but as a teenager it was definitely not a "positive" lol!! Now I am eternally grateful.

At least was fairly short and you can try again. I love your attitude!! Yassss to an April baby!! I love it!!!

@TTCandImpatient so sorry 😞

@mummyjojo19 argh sorry hun what a dissapointment

Appears most of us are entering new cycles. Hoping we can still see one or two more positives though💜

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mummyjojo19 · 21/07/2020 11:06

Bfn this morning ladies and feeling cramps so think I am out for this month but ill wait for af to arrive between now and Friday but I'll keep you all updated fingers crossed for all you lovely ladies sending lots of baby dust ❤ ♥

TTCandImpatient · 21/07/2020 10:54

Hello AF 😞

Elakiya · 21/07/2020 10:19

@snapple21 Thanks for explaining the cervical incompetence thing, gives me hope when you say that the cervix is monitored in scans, I didn't know that. Do you think weight has anything to do with it, as the two people I know that had it were overweight (small sample size to draw that conclusion from I know.... but still ... weight seems to be linked to everything).

I'm like @Snapple21 I don't peak until late in my cycle. I peak at like CD 18-22?

The benefit of shorter cycles is you get to try again quicker. Mine just feels like forever :( Glad this cycle was 29 days.

Like all of you I am also feeling very positive about this month. I am having an April baby I am sure of it :D

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 10:08

@snapple21 oh yeah then I can see your frustration although its normal and many women ovulate then but doesn't take away how annoying it is to wait.

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snapple21 · 21/07/2020 09:42

I think for me it's day 16-18.

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 09:36

@snapple21 argh I can imagine. How many low days do you usually have? What CD is common for you to have a peak?

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candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 09:34

Sorry meant to say last month was the first and only month I ovulated on CD10 (got my peak on CD9) and had a 14 day luteal phase. Usually if I ovulate on CD14 then its a 26day cycle with 12 day luteal phase. If I ovulate on day 12 then its a 24day cycle and if I ovulate on CD13 which isn't as common I have a 25day cycle. So it's always been 12 days luteal but yeah last month was weird.

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snapple21 · 21/07/2020 09:32

I'm jealous I feel like I'm waiting forever after my period to get those high results!
Can't wait for this period to be over.

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 09:31

@TTCandImpatient you're welcome

@snapple21 yes I have a short cycle average is 24 days or 26 days. Sometimes in between 25 days. I am now on CD7. Usually I have a 4 day period 1 day lpw and then enter fertile stage for about a week then 2 week wait and repeat the process. I ovulate between CD11 and CD14 depending how long my cycle is. But luteal phase was always 12 days but last month it was 14 days and my first time I ovulated on day CD11.

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snapple21 · 21/07/2020 09:27

@candycrush2298 you seem to get high results quite soon after your period, what day are you today? How long was your cycle last time if you don't mind me asking?

TTCandImpatient · 21/07/2020 08:20

@candycrush2298 thank you!!

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 08:05

@Kaybobx yeah I am the same. Like with all my power I believe this month will be it. And then we go through the negative emotions when we get negative pg tests and then get even more upset when AF starts and then when she ends its like a new leaf is turned over and hope is restored. Its a vicious cycle. I really wish AF just wouldn't come lol.

Lol he actually said you are lying wrong you need to push agains the wall so that my hips can be in the air and everything runs down 🤣🤣🤣🤣 so was completely on board with it.

Argh so annoying. I wish there was a quicker reset button and we didn't have to wait days for her and she could just show up and we could try again hahaha

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Kaybobx · 21/07/2020 07:57

@candycrush2298 haha every month is our month too! I like really really believe it too.

How long do you stay with your legs in the air? Haha what does your hubby say. Mine would be like wow you've actually lost it hahaha. Might give it a go though!

Yeah she'll arrive. I've had negative tests all week so no reason why she wouldn't. I feel like i know when ovulation happened so i can't of just ovulabgd later. Just wish it would hurry up and get out the way

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 07:47

@Kaybobx pushed post too quickly lol. And you are absolutely sure she is going to show? At least you are realistic I hold out hope until the end LOL!!

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candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 07:45

@Kaybobx yes its all optimistic when a new cycle starts. I feel like this is our month (every month) so we give it our all you know. BD last night with cup, preseed and legs in the air. Will repeat process every other day now until peak.

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Kaybobx · 21/07/2020 07:42

@candycrush2298 Are you excited to get going again? I love that feeling when AF finishes and it's like wooo lets go again. Obviously I'd much rather not have a AF at all haha!!

Nope no AF yet. I've been 3 days late the last 2 cycles so maybe tomorrow.

candycrush2298 · 21/07/2020 07:35

@snapple21 lol I have no idea its probably just in our heads. Or in my case my thinking is we don't 100% know if hubby is slow sperm or low sperm count as he hasn't been for his test so I am just helping them like showing them the way 🤣 definitely probably in my head but yeah lol!!

I am glad there are things they can do for an incompetent cervix I had no idea wow.

@Kaybobx yeah I know you have used the sticks which also check for estrogen. Great stuff by this weekend I am guessing the peak will be here. My apps are guessing between Saturday to Tuesday.

Has AF showed up yet for you?

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