POAS Anonymous - Thread 2

I am @AMS19 - Bermondsey! 😀

Awww @AMS19 and @Bells20 I want to come on mat leave lunches at the o2 too!! #fomo 🤞🏻 for a bfp so I can come too! 😆

@AMS19 yes! I'd forgotten about that! Fingers tightly crossed all goes well for both of us and hopefully there will be some mat leave lunches at the o2 in the future!!

@PowerOfFlowers thank you! Those temps look great. I surprised myself by waiting until 7dpo to test this time. Of course it was a BFN on that occasion haha. Fingers crossed for you!!

@AMS19 yes I think so, the apps have me at 3+5 with ovulation on 21st November and due date 15th August 😬😬

Lovely news to wake up to this morning @Bells20 😀 And so happy all is ok for you yesterday @AMS19 - tiny bean!! 😆

I'm ok thanks, not much to tell over here - 5dpo and temp is still high. Hoping it stays high. Attatched a picture off Premom as we all love a graph and poas here 😄 Got 9 days until AF is supposed to arrive (boo hiss!) I tested 2dpo last cycle (lolz!) - I've managed not to do that this time!! Goong to wait another 9 days...

@AMS19 I'm having to count from my withdrawal bleed which started 8th November so that was Cd1 for me. I had. I idea about that miscarriage stat, that's very reassuring!

@DrS44 interesting about preseed.. I did use that once this month during dtd, obviously won't know whether or not I conceived in that particular occasion though. DTD every other day sounds like a great plan, hope that peak come around soon and you can get going again 🤞🏻

@GreenApplesYo I think I would tell my manager actually, you're right about sickness and stuff. Better for them to know rather than keep making stuff up. I'm definitely giving it a few. Lee weeks before telling anyone else though, still doesn't feel real! Hope going back to work goes ok!

@bells20 ahh I didn't realise it isn't recommended for pregnant women, but that makes sense. Hopefully I'll manage to avoid covid. I did get the flu vaccine at my booking in. It's pretty rural here, cases aren't that high. Are you OK with telling your manager/hr? I am returning to work next Tues, I was just thinking I might email my manager and let her know I'm pregnant. Just in case something comes up, like I have to leave early or call in sick, I'd rather she knew rather than having to make something up. She's really good, I'm sure she'd be very discreet.

@AMS19 hehe I'm very excited and a little nervous for Sunday!

For some reason I was thinking I shouldn't worry and just wait for the 12wk scan. But actually it's my choice - worst case scenario is that we find out earlier if there's a problem, best (and most likely) scenario is we get to see our healthy baby.

@Bells20 Awww keep us posted!! Ya I'm good been super busy at work and just temping keeping an eye on my LH levels! I'm about CD 5/6 and I'm already seeing good lines on my OPKs, nothing major but coming out around .2/.3 which I'm happy about! It's my first proper cycle so I'm hoping I ovulate at a normal time, all the apps are guessing different dates because of my last cycle! So who knows 🤷🏼‍♀️ gonna keep DTD every second day!

By the way everyone, I watched this YouTube video my some American woman Dr Aimee and she looked at pressed and sperm- in their experiment it killed the sperm and made them reallllyyy slow! I'm actually shook 😅 not using it again! Although I heard someone said it should be in your body for 30/45 mins before hand to get to the right temp for it to work?! But fuk that I'm not taking my chances any more 🤣🤣 xxx

@GreenApplesYo good to hear that, I thought maybe I was being over anxious about an early scan but maybe it's fine to do that! I would ideally wait until 12 weeks but there's no chance anyone would believe I just wasn't drinking at Christmas haha I feel like lots of people will have the same problem. Fortunately I won't have this problem with friends or work because of covid! Agree an early scan or some kind of medical confirmation as standard in the NHS would be great!

Actually speaking of, have you or @AMS19 thought about the covid vaccine? I'm of the understanding that it won't be given to pregnant women as it hasn't been tested on them. I'm NHS staff so there would be an expectation for me to have it, I'm thinking I might have to tell work earlier than I would like to as well. I'm definitely getting ahead of myself here I think. I'll worry about it again later when I actually have to think about it haha

@bells20 yeh I think a scan around 7wks is a good idea? I'd want a scan before telling people. I was thinking I'd wait for the 12wk scan and not have a private one, as 12wks is when the risk of miscarriage goes down loads anyway... But I'm finding despite the sore boobs and nausea it's hard to believe that there's actually a baby there! It's mainly to stop me worrying about the niggling pain though. I really think there should be an 7-8wk scan on the NHS.

@GreenApplesYo really hope your scan goes well! I definitely think I'd be the same and have a scan if I was at all worried! I had thought about having an early scan in the couple of days before Christmas, if all goes well I'd be 7 weeks then which google tells me is enough time to see a heartbeat. I feel like if I'm going to tell my family about it I'd like to be relatively sure that there's actually something growing in there! Do you think that's a good idea?

Even just typing that I feel so anxious as I don't want to jinx anything!

@bells20 did you say you'll go for an early scan? I have just booked one for Sunday as my NHS one isn't until the 4th Jan and I decided I couldn't handle another month not knowing if it's all OK in there haha. I keep getting a pain in my left side as well which the midwife said sounds like ligament pain...but even though it hasn't got worse I still can't help worrying about it. Really hope the scan is OK

@GreenApplesYo that's so reassuring thank you, yes that's the feeling I have. Feel like I have to keep going to the loo to check if my bleeding. I. So glad you ladies are a few weeks ahead I feel like I'm going to have a lot of questions haha

@Foxl2222 just saw your message about the FRER, if it helps I took one yesterday and it was stark white. So much can change in a day!

@DrS44 @Dex1521 @jessi60 @PowerOfFlowers @positivitytree2020 and anyone else I might have missed how are you all doing today?

@bells20 I kept feeling like AF would come as well. I think @AMS19 was the same? I had very mild cramps and that kind of achy vagina feeling (sorry tmi) I associate with getting AF, but it never arrived. So don't worry too much if it feels like it's coming, I think that's normal.

@Bells20 SO EXCITING!! I can defo see a line!!! 😊 😊 😊

@Bells20 eeeeek deffo there! Exciting!! Congrats 🥰🥰🥰🥰 Xxx

Thank you everyone I had such terrible line eyes this morning haha. I'm at work now and wondering how the hell I'm going to get through the day.

@GreenApplesYo thank you, I think I will do the same. I would like to tell both our families at Christmas even though it's a bit early I think it'd be hard not to. I'll try and see if he can hold out until then!

@AMS19 thanks for posting your tests that's so helpful to see and very reassuring. Period due date is apparently Saturday but I've only just had a withdrawal bleed so far so absolutely no idea really! Still keep feeling like I'm coming on... I've even put a pad on as a precaution today which feels totally mad!

Oh I'm so hoping for a sticky one and really hoping there are a few more BFPs this month too! I only tested this morning as after yesterday's dip there was a slight rise in my temp! I really had pretty much ruled myself out!

@Bells20 yayyyyy!!! I see it too!!!! SOOO delighted for you 🙌🏼🙌🏼 congrats xxxxx

@bells20 I think the line is looking fine for 10dpo, but if your DP can wait it might be better to tell his mum once you have officially missed your period. By the way, I tested every day at first and then went to every other day.