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

Thanks @Littlebee1990 😘
@Fran2020 I'm not entirely 100% sure actually how many dpo - I've had some really misleading OPKs this month with a few different peaks - so last week I really did change mindset and have let it go for this cycle. But the confusion definitely prompted me to keep an eye, if I keep getting too many high LH strips I'll be booking in with the GP 👍🏻 my RHR is really strange this cycle too - I'm a good 3bpm lower overall on average this cycle so I really don't know what to make of it. I've made a really conscious effort over the last two months to get in a ton of fruit and veg daily so I dunno if maybe that's changed things up a bit 🤷🏻‍♀️ and this has been the most stressful month I've had in a long time (hubby is DIY fully rewiring and renovating our flat...he's doing fab but it's been challenging to say the least 🤣) so I'd have thought it would be rocketing hahaha!

@fran2020 We dtd on Friday. Didn't manage last night but will again tonight . Hopefully we catch it but my oh works really long shifts at the weekend so its the worst time to ovulate 🙈 we will wait and see. Good luck for your cycle . Hope you get your bfp .

@littlebee1990 glad you are feeling chilled this month . Good luck x

@cd24 sorry to hear about af . Good luck with your wedding and ttc.

AF late so did a test but got a negative, I can feel her on her way at least now I know she's on the way so just trying and get on with it and fingers crossed for next month🙈 it's almost a year since we decided to start trying, can't believe I'm still here waiting 🙈💔

@mrswilso Sorry that it was negative, how many DPO are you now? Yeah I bet you were a bit thrown by it! Fingers crossed AF doesn't arrive. 🤞🏼You could be fine- some people have sex once in the month and get pregnant!
Yeah I have had a few promising signs but I'm really trying not getting my hope up too much as I've done that before. I've been feeling really chilled this month too which has been good 😊 I'm feeling ok, although am feeling a little anxious about testing tomorrow.

@Fran2020 Just done a FRER SMU - negative. Didn't expect it to be a BFP but same as you, never seen any lines before so was a bit thrown.
That was a stinker of an evap! If it hadn't had any colour to it I would have instantly dismissed it but it just looked a bit too pink!
AF due this time next week and just not feeling it this month - just have a feeling we've not quite timed it right - so I'm actually feeling quite chill 😌 but I know you've had some positive signs so I've got my fingers crossed for you ✨😘 how you doing today?

@1992EM yeah i thought it might adjust your cycle length did you manage to DTD?

@mrswilso did you take another test today? I've never had any lines on a test so I don't know.

@Em39ma sorry AF arrived, good luck for your next cycle.

@cd24x Sorry to hear that AF has arrived for you. Good luck with your wedding and TTC xx

AF has arrived today 😣 Had spotting yesterday which I was hoping was implantation bleeding, but guess not.

I am a little concerned now that my LP is really short as I confirmed OV with OPKs. Hopefully its just my body still adjusting to being off the pill.

So looks like my TTC journey is going to be paused for a while. With my long cycles, it means any due date from now on falls too close to our new wedding date next year. So I'll be taking a break from MN for now. Hopefully when I come back, none of you will be here as you'll all have had your BFPs! Good luck and lots of baby dust to you all xx

Sorry to here AF has arrived 😔 good luck for your next cycle.

We didn't manage to dtd last night (second smiley) . App says I ovulate today . If we dtd tonight what are our chances ? We dtd on Friday (first smiley) .

I already think we are out this month 🙈.

@em39ma ah feck sorry to hear that , it's always heartbreaking , mind yourself ♥️

@em39ma ah feck sorry to hear that , it's always heartbreaking , mind yourself ♥️

Well I got AF today, so I’m out this month. Hopefully I get BFP next month.

@mrswilso that looks pink to me but as you say could be an evap. Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning! Good luck!!!

Does anyone have any experience with evap lines??
I've been getting higher than expected LH results this month and have for the most part ignored the "is it actually HCG??" niggling thoughts but yesterday at work, I grabbed a few cheap stick HPTs to stock up (as I regularly do these days 😂) and decided to pee on one on my break...BFN as expected. Stuck it in my handbag and forgot about it until earlier this afternoon when I went to throw it in the bin and STUPIDLY opened the box to find a line 😵 I've never never ever had anything other than a full on blank BFN on a test before (although I've never stupidly looked again at a test before either) but I'm not really sure what to do next...I'm so loathed to pee on another fricking FRER to get hee-haw so wondered if anyone would take a peek and gimme some opinions before I get my hopes up and waste another expensive test tomorrow morning 🤣
Attached a normal pic and an inverted one...I'm not sure if I'm seeing pink or grey...🤔 and I'm starting to get cross eyed haha! These are taken a full 24/25 hours after testing so I'm fully aware that it's not to be trusted - but now I'm wondering if I really did wait the full time before I disregarded it as negative yesterday 🤪

@fran2020 my app has adjusted it to a 32 day cycle instead. Which would have been my original AF date had I not been early last month.

@Dinosaurus86 @AnnaPosie I am keeping my fingers crossed that it could've been implantation!! 🤞🏼

@Dinosaurus86 Thats interesting about on boob feeling firmer. I guess there'll be more symptoms as the days go on!

@AnnaPosie anything yet? I really hope AF doesn't arrive for you.

@1992EM I seem to always have a 14 day luteal phase recently so it kind of adjusts my cycle length depending on ovulation.

Another peak today . Darker than yesterday's . Flo is saying I will ovulate tomorrow. CD19 and AF due in 11 days so I would only have a 10 luteal phase which seems very short unless I am late this month.

@nottherealslimshady glad you got your peak too.

Fran2020 fingers crossed it's implantion bleeding.

I think I'm about 15 dpo and my period is due today , nothing yet but I feel it in my heart that it's going to arrive so very down in the dumps today but onwards and upwards. I think I need to put more into tracking my dates and all that to be home near , I'm hoping we have just been misjudging all this time as opposed to something being wrong 🙈

Morning all. I’m sorry about the splodges @Fran2020. Could be implantation? I know it probably seems wishful thinking though.

I’m 6dpo now and symptom spotting, although nothing really of note. The only thing is that today my right boob feels firmer than usual... more like when I was on the pill. I don’t know if it’s likely to be anything though, as I can’t imagine why it would just be on one side.

Glad you got your peak @Kalecat, @1992EM and @Nottherealslimshady. We didn’t manage to dtd enough either this month so I would be surprised if this is the one.

Morning, how is everyone? Sorry for my quietness in this thread- been struggling to keep up with them all. I'm approx 10DPO today, I had three tiny splodges of brown in CM yesterday. Not sure when I will test as I don't want the disappointment....

I've also got my peak today! A week earlier than my app predicted. I'm not sure I'm actually going to ovulate though tbh, I'm measuring bbt so we'll see, just feels like a dud month in the back of my mind. Will DTD tonight, only done it once this week so I'm not liking our chances this month

@kalecat it definitely does . Glad you got your peak and hopefully that means your cycle will be back to normal for you trying in September.

I also got my peak today. Thought I wasn't going to ovulate / missed it already. Seems our cycles are pretty similar. @1992EM

I hope everyone is well? Finally got my smiley opk today at CD18. So think ill have a longer cycle this month or a short luteal phase .