Post Pill TTC Party

@juno231 how exciting that you have moved! Congratulations on your new home 🏡

@Juno231 congrats on moving day! That's exciting and a step in the right direction for starting your little family. Really hope you can enjoy your first night in your new home and that you don't feel to blue about the BFN.

Thanks, I think you're right. I didn't want to take it for the bloods as didn't want to impact anything, but think I may as well get started properly now that's out the way x

@MintGreenLife no I did test this morning and it's a BFN at 12dpo so I'm definitely out! Today is moving out day though so been super busy. Have a feeling i'll end up having a little cry come bed time though...

I think I'd carry on with the AC if I were you, I doubt its effects will be instantaneous and there's no point delaying things :)

@Juno231 oh no, that must have been frustrating! Am so on the fence about whether to carry on with Agnus Castus from tomorrow. On the one hand I'm thinking maybe I should wait for my results/see if anything happens over the next few days given that I'm getting EWCM, but on the flip side I just want to get on with things in hope it helps me along.

How are you today? Did you manage to hold off testing again this morn? x

@MintGreenLife I've never been asked on the day either if it helps - most of the time the phlebotomist/nurse doesn't even know why I'm there, just that they need to take my blood. No wonder they end up testing me for day 3 bloods instead of day 21 lol.

@AnonymousXXIX @Trying4one hmm perhaps is normal then. I did ask the GP when I had the consultation if they needed to be taken on a specific day and she said no, but makes sense now seeing as they are only testing prolactin and testosterone hormone wise x

@MintGreenLife they didn't ask what cycle day I was on either to be honest when I had my blood tests but then again it was a male phlebotomist so thats would have been asking too much for him as their job is just to take blood 😂

@MintGreenLife they never asked me what day I was on for the blood-tests either! Had 1 random set, and then 1 on CD 2 specifically; but CD 21 was never mentioned (even though I reckon if anything progesterone is my issue!). Waiting for scan now (still.........) and may then ask about blood once more.

@Juno231 thanks for clarifying :) they didn't even ask what CD I'm on, so seems that's not been taken into consideration. Slightly annoying, but I suppose if I really feel the need I could get tests done privately x

@MintGreenLife higher testosterone, lower levels of ferritin can both be signs of pcos and thyroid problems can affect TTC as well. I would have expected them to check LH/FSH as well but perhaps it's the wrong time of the cycle to give any reliable results for that?

Hmm... I hope you get the answers you want xx

@Kay00 I'm surprised really as looking into it quickly FSH and LH are good measures for PCOS. Ah well, will see what the results say x

@Kay00 yep it does, I'm choosing to disbelieve it though as my temps are only just above the cover line and too low for post-o temps. Yeah I think that's it exactly, they are just testing for PCOS. I was hoping things like FSH, LH, progesterone and oestrogen would have been measured too x

@MintGreenLife I don't know much about these tests, do you think they are largely aiming to detect any PCOS? What other tests could they have done?

@MintGreenLife does FF still think you ovulated on CD16?

Just back from the GP. They're not testing as much as I hoped, but are testing prolactin, testosterone, thyroid and something called Ferritin, which I've looked up and is iron levels or something. Am interested to see what prolactin comes back as, as one thing Agnus Castus helps with is raised prolactin, so at least I'll know how to help that. Not sure whether I hold off on the Agnus Castus until I get the results back 😕 They said early next week, so I guess it's only a few more days really x

@kay00 good luck with the EPO! It worked first cycle for me, it was such a relief!

@TheHotelCalifornia I can second that - the FF charts are so much easier to read and the app is free.

@Flowerkm i'm on CD9 so all quiet here too. I'm going to stop taking my B-Complex tomorrow in the hope it encourages another Ov within 'normal' ranges.

Also today is the first day i'll start taking 2000mg of EPO (rather than 500mg), so hopefully I get some EWCM this month :)

@TheHotelCalifornia I don't trust the femometer charts or predictions one bit - every time I see people post their femo charts they seem way off on identifying ovulation and don't take opks/ewcm into account either. Fertility friend all the way 🎉

Hey!  just catching up from yesterday. Have been reading daily :)

@MintGreenLife and @TheHotelCalifornia Hope the bloods go ok for you today.

Quiet my end, 8 days until ovulation but have the rest of the week off work with the OH so going to unwind

Hope everyone else is all well

Hey @TheHotelCalifornia :) I've just got bloods today, so expect it will be taken by a nurse and won't have any opportunity to ask any Q's I don't think, apart from asking what they are testing for. I had a call with the GP last week and that's who's requested the bloods. I didn't get much out of the call, apart from her saying it can take a while to settle down, despite the NHS website saying 3 months, and me now being 6 months off the pill. Anyway, they are doing bloods, so can't complain too much.

Fingers crossed your second cycle will go better than your first! I'm CD21 and no positive OPK or temp spike yet. I've been getting EWCM since CD14 now, but that doesn't seem to mean anything with me as had it over two weeks last cycle and not sure if I ovulated in the end, mehh! x

Hey girls! Just catching up with everyone! @MrsBtobe2020 WOW congratulations! So so excited for you!! @TheDaydreamBelievers
@MintGreenLife good luck for your appt today! I have mine tomorrow so would love to hear how you get on! What Qs do you think you’ll ask?

Re: the water chat, I drink 3-4 litres a day too so I pee ALL THE TIME and doing OPKs is a flippin nightmare! I always pee in the night so not sure if it throws my BBT off but hey, not a lot I can do. I also get headaches if I don’t drink water for a while!

I’m currently on CD18 of my 2nd cycle after coming off Rigevidon May 24th after about 14 years. First cycle was 108 days…never had a peak OPK. Femometer says I ovulated on the 29th August but who knows, I’m not convinced I did. Plan for this cycle is just do OPKs every day even though it’s costing me a fortune haha. Attaching a pic of some of last month's chart (not all as Femometer won't show more than 90 days annoyingly) and this months, plus last cycle's OPKs in case anyone is interested 😊 Femometer is saying I’m going to ovulate on the 16th October. Not sure where it gets this data from? Anyone able to shed any light!? Seems a bit random to me? How does it know it won’t be now, like at a normal time? Not that anything is giving that impression haha, no high OPKs and no EWCM as yet. Sending everyone love, we’ll get there ladies!

@Juno231 glad to hear yours is clearing up now :) slightly annoying but I do get where they are coming from. Got to go to the GP shortly for my bloods, so hopefully that'll give me some answers, or if all comes back normally maybe peace of mind that things will sort themselves out with a bit more time! x

@MintGreenLife haha it's terrible isn't it! I felt like a right pepperoni pizza face at times. Barely got anything this cycle though and AF is due tomorrow so I'm hoping that was it and it'll stay away from now! Sorry to hear about your scan, that does sound annoying :(

Thanks @TheDaydreamBelievers I'll find out what they are testing when I go for the bloods today, and then will ask for the specific levels of everything when the results come back.

@Glad you're feeling OK :) ohh it probably feels like ages away to you now, but four weeks isn't too long to wait, exciting! x