August Testing Pond (Follow on from 24th-4th July) thread 3

@fran2020 forgot to ask how the ultrasound went ? Xx

@nottherealslimshady hopefully the sickness is a good sign you will get a BFP .
@fran2020 good luck with your opks.

I don't have any symptoms really. The metal taste isn't consistent and only comes in waves and only really at night time. Boobs feel a bit swollen but again I get that every month so not anything to write home about. Not holding out much hope. One app says AF will be Thursday and the other says Saturday. I think Saturday is more likely as I was 4 days later ovulating and last month I was 2 days early. Secretly hopeful she stays away but have accepted that won't happen and my weekend will be spent dealing with the witch. If she hasn't shown on friday I may test then or I might just hold out until Sunday. One odd thing which could be completely unrelated is i have had hiccups every day since Sunday. This is something I never really get 🤣

@dinosaurus86 IVF cut offs at 35?! That is madness . If you can afford the private tests then go for it. Although the months drag in terms of tww etc the time does go quick when you start racking the months up of trying to conceive. I kind of wish October would hurry so I can get bloods done.

@littlebee1990 ahh just what you want on your 30th bday! Actually, I've booked a hot tub lodge weekend away with the girls for my 30th, had it booked since January and I just looked and see that I am also due on for that, so that's great 🙃 hopefully though I won't have that problem, and have a different problem of trying to come up with why I can't drink instead 🤞 being mama to my dog is perfect whilst waiting to be a a real mam, although I do wonder if I will stop treating him like my baby when a real baby comes along haha

@amelia891 oo keep us updated with the testing!

@fran2020 good luck with the ultrasound! Really hope it works out for you very soon.

@nottherealslimshady hmm I don't know about about bbt but fingers crossed the sickness was a good sign. Knowing when to stop OPK testing is hard because you kinda don't want to waste tests when you're pretty sure you've already ovulated but things like this sometimes happen!

@1992EM @Nottherealslimshady Thank you both so much! 😊🤞🏼 x

Aww congrats on your anniversary @mrswilso

Hi @Amelia891 it could have been implantation pains, fingers crossed for you.

@Fran2020 hope your ultrasound goes smoothly x

Wierd shit happening here. Was sick a bit last night, dont think it was anything I ate because not much came up, usually if its something you've eaten you're sick until it's all out. It was just like the nausea was so bad I was trying to let my body be sick. But put my temp in this morning and my app has moved ovulation from CD17 to CD21 based on a second temp increase. I did still have high readings a couple of days after I "ovulated" but stopped testing because I'm a but of a twat it would seem.

@amelia891 good luck , hopefully the pains were implantation. X

@fran2020 good luck with the ultrasound. Hopefully things go well for you today. X

Hey everyone, how are you all doing? I'm CD5 today and will start using the OPKs tomorrow. I also have my ultrasound tomorrow at 5pm so I'm looking forward to that! 😊 I really can't believe this is now cycle 15!

Hi all, please can I join in?

I’m 8 dpo (I think). Didn’t try that hard this month as we weren’t officially TTC until next month but dates wise it’s possible (DTD 4 days before and 1 days after OV). Did not think I was in with a chance at all but had some serious AF type pains 2 days ago even though AF isn’t due until 30th so now wondering if it was implantation...? Not testing until AF is late, or at least trying not to!! Xx

PS - it's our two year wedding anniversary this coming Sunday 🥰🤞🏻💕

Thanks for all the positivity ladies 💕
Still nothing! 🤞🏻 I'll keep you all posted but I'll probably try to hold off testing now until nearer the end of the week. Please send all the stickiest babydust ✨🤣

@nottherealslimshady I hope it leads to a bfp. My oh is making dinner tonight and the smell made me feel horrific and that was from the other room . The thought of actually eating it is not good 😅

7po and I feel really crampy, exactly like a period, and super nausea, was a little sick and have a bowel at the ready. Quite clear I'm feeling very sorry for myself 😔 part of me hoping I'm just really ill because I dont want to keep feeling like this!

@dinosaurus86 thanks. Who knows I had decides this month was a write off so going to just wait and see . If AF isn't here by Friday I will test then .

Still sounds very promising to me @1992EM! The metallic taste and needing the loo are both pretty classic!

Ah, good luck for this one @dogmam! I would really like to have baby no 1 before 35, as I'd also like to have a second before 40 (and ideally by 37/38...). I'm just entering month 5 of proper TTC but we were 'not not trying' for a few months before then, so no tracking or dtd at the right time. I think I've made the decision that I'll pay for some basic tests privately if nothing after 6 months. I've heard some IVF cut offs are 35 which seems ludicrous!

I'm sorry about the BFN @mrswilso - does sound like you've probably just ovulated a bit later though!

@mrswilso sorry to hear about the bfn. Definitely not out yet and hopefully it is late ovulation as you say.

@dinosaurus86 I hope this month I your month .

The metal taste in my mouth has been on and off since last night. It isn't consistently there . What I have noticed today is I need the toilet constantly. The reason I am more aware as I can only go at certain times 😅 . That could be nothing though and just mg body getting used to being back in a work schedule .

@dinosaurus86 how long have you been TTC for? I'm 30 in 5 weeks so this is my last cycle before I can say 'I concieved in my twenties'. I come off the pill in October/November time last year so approaching the year mark but for the first 6 month i wasn't tracking or anything but still hoping for a BFP. I'm gonna ring the drs for the 21 day bloods in October but hopefully won't come to that.

@mrswilso ahh I was in suspense just then reading the last few days worth of posts! No BFP yet but you are deffs in with a chance! Got everything crossed for you.

Ah I'm so sorry @mrswilso really hoping it's just a case of late ovulation. Sounds like you've got a good hubby there :) still got everything crossed for you x

Ah thank you @AnnaPosie 💕 it's horrible isn't it!? I've had plenty stark whites before AF - but never been late to test after. Thought I was doing well waiting until this morning too 🙈

@Mrswilso you're not out until AF arrives so fingers crossed, getting the white and not even a hint is so hard to take , I've been there 🙈 really hope it goes well for you ♥️

Thanks @Littlebee1990 😘 I think I'll try my hardest not to test again until Friday unless I come on before then.
Oooh I wonder if you'll get a CD19 this month too? I've actually been looking at my Femometer app LH pics and my wee graph I've made up with the readings (🤓) and it actually looks like the CD19 peak is the darkest of the two big possibles for me this month - fingers crossed it's a lucky one for us both 🤞🏻✨
I'm starting to get my hopes up the longer I go with no spotting/cramping - heeeeelp! 🙈😂😭

Aw thank you @Nottherealslimshady 💕
My little sis just video called and convinced me to dip the FRER - BFN, like stark white, not even a freaking hint of a line 😤
I do suppose it could be a bit early if I ovulated later than I thought so I'm sticking with "not out til AF shows!" for now. I've got another FRER order coming tomorrow or Wednesday so I'll just have to wait it out now.
Speaking of ovulating later than I thought - I think I 100% screwed myself over with the OPKs this month. I was forcing a SMU within 2 hours of FMU and taking that reading for my AM values this cycle. Going by my evening values (always at least 4/5 hour hold) I actually got a weird high second peak this cycle on CD19 - I'm aware that this is quite late for ovulation BUT we did have sex CD19 and 20 soooo in theory...I've covered it even if I am still only around 10dpo.
This is gonna be a stupid question but if I ovulated late would the luteal phase shorten or does my predicted period start date change?

@mrswilso I have everything crossed for you. Was dead excited when I got the email there was a message here thinking I'd be seeing your BFP already! 😁