POAS Anonymous - Thread 2

@AMS19 there's a private clinic near Canary Wharf that I'm going to go to. Where did you book yours?

@Dex1521 I did have that occasionally, particularly while I was waiting for it to confirm ovulation had happened, the anxiety got to me haha but I just took the reading anyway and thought it might not be 100-% accurate and it did settle down over time.

@Foxl2222 fingers crossed for you! 🤞🤞

@Foxl2222 I’ve just done by bbt it was 36.44degrees but all night I kept waking up thinking it was time to do it or that I’d missed my alarm was such a restless night lol hopefully over time I get more relaxed doing it and it’s just like second nature or else it’s not going to be accurate I don’t think

Aww @GreenApplesYo that scan pic is amazing! Must have felt so reassuring to see that :)

@Dex1521 I think I'm with you in the BBT thing for next cycle. Always thought it seemed to confusing but would like to know for sure if I've ovulated.

I'm 12dpo today, still no symptoms and 2 BFN frers Saturday and Sunday. Af due Wednesday so will hold out for that now but not looking good. Xx

Ohh hosting is fun! I did that last year and I did enjoy being in charge mwahaha! I'm joking (mainly), it was very chilled. The table I saw said 4% but I am very happy to go with your 2% 🙂

Hopefully your next scan will be properly reassuring and you'll feel confident sharing the news 🤞

What's everyone else up to for Xmas by the way? 🙂

@AMS19 it actually makes me quite glad to be having a quiet Xmas. I'll miss my family, but I definitely would have had to tell them if I'd been there. I think my Mum has way worse baby mania than me, she'd be totally invested. She's already adopted random kids from her village, they're like honorary grandkids. They go over to play and the littlest one calls my Mum 'my Julie'.

I did see a table in a book showing the miscarriage risk week by week to 12wks. By 9wks it's already gone down loads... and the risk of downs etc is low anyway?

I keep having to remind myself that it's more likely everything will be fine!

Hehe thanks @bells20 know what you mean about it not feeling real. I think the scan should help with that. It did feel amazing when it appeared on the screen.

@Dex1521 great you're in a new cycle now, hopefully this is the one!

Yeah it was my withdrawal bleed. Really short and really heavy. My OH kept joking that there would be bloody bubbling from under the doors like a horror movie when I told him it had arrived. I wasn’t impressed...

Wil do that usually get up at 7am but going to set an alarm to make sure now

@GreenApplesYo that is amazing to see! What a fab scan picture, I bet it's so reassuring to know everything is ok! So happy for you!

I've booked an early scan for 23rd December when I'll be 6+4 so hopefully that's late enough to see something and hopefully a good heartbeat too, that'll make me feel more confident about telling my parents at Christmas. It just doesn't feel real at all at the moment so I definitely think having a scan will help it sink in!

@Dex1521 was this your withdrawal bleed? Mine was a really short too! good luck with temping! Defo just keep it by your bed and make sure you've got an alarm set to make sure it's at the same time every day. It's really great when you see those temps rise after ovulation!

@AMS19 no, sadly it's on the 4th Jan and will be more like 13wks. Dp and I just spending Xmas together this year because of covid complications, will be seeing family on zoom so easy enough to dodge questions about not drinking. If I was going to see my family I'd definitely have to come clean though haha. We're quite boozy at Xmas, everyone would guess.

Would rather wait until we know the 12wk tests for downs etc are all OK as I know my Mum is going to be beside herself with joy when I tell her and I wouldn't want to risk making her sad if things aren't ok.

Really hope your private scan on the 12st goes well. I'm going to be so happy once I've got the 12wk scan out the way and I can just tell everyone. And relax more too.

@AMS19 @GreenApplesYo yes that’s what I meant lol for some reason I thought it had to be between certain temps like before and after ovulation for everyone so glad you’ve cleared that up for me definitely haven’t a blonde moment lol. Got the thermometer beside the bed so will do it as soon as I wake up then and create a baseline for myself

Took an OPK very faint line reading at 0.13 and a bit of sticky CM too on the toilet paper so hopefully goes up from this 🤞

@AMS19 @Dex1521 aww thank you. Yeah definitely reassuring. I keep getting this shooting/burning pain on my left side which the midwife said sounded like ligament pain... I wasn't overly anxious about it as it wasn't getting worse, but it was playing on my mind, definitely nice to have ectopic ruled out. DP really happy which is cute. Still going to wait until the 12wk before telling people, but it's good knowing that things are fine atm and that the risk of something going wrong is already much less than it was a few weeks ago.

How are you feeling @AMS19?

@Dex1521 yeh I found bbt great as it showed I had ovulated, you don't get that reassurance with any other method. The OPKs show you probably will but not that it happened for sure. Don't worry about other people's temps too much, it's about finding your own pattern. E.g before ov your temps might be 36.1 - 36.3 and after 36.7 - 39.0. But it could also be 35.6 - 36.0 before and then 36.4 - 36.7 after. Just as long as the basic pattern is low before ov and higher after then you're OK. Is that what you were asking?

@GreenApplesYo omg how exciting you must be so pleased!! So happy for you xx

Hi everyone. How we all doing

I’m going to do an OPK I think in half an hour ( been holding it for 2 hours to do one) will be my first OPK of this cycle also starting BBT in the morning. Could someone explain that too me also as every site I’ve been on on google has different temperatures for the same thing and it’s confusing me 😂 also do people find BBT helpful?

I only had a 3 day bleed (1st - 3rd) and nothing since but feel a bit crampy today so not holding out for much this cycle with only having a withdrawal bleed and no signs of a proper period returning yet

Hey @PowerOfFlowers that chart is looking great! Fingers crossed that's an implantation dip.

So, here is my scan from today. Baby measuring 9wks exactly. Magic getting to see the little bean! All looking fine so that's great. Getting prodded in a full bladder is quite stressful hahah!

Thanks @AMS19 @Bells20 and @jessi60 😀 This is my first month of charting so I have no idea if this is normal for me 😄 It will be interesting to compare it to my next cycle if AF arrives on Saturday.
As for testing - I've just put a Frer into our Tesco order for tomorrow. I'm really going to try and hold off until Wednesday or Thursday though, I might crack sooner but that is my plan. I'm really surprised how chilled I'm being. I also genuienly don't think I am pregnant either - apart from thay dizziness yesterday, I have no symptoms other than sore boobs!

@AMS19 Yeah I’m convinced every time I go to the loo my period will be here🤣

I think I’ve just convinced myself it isn’t possible because of how poorly I was, probably why I’m so laid back this month! Xx