Post Pill TTC - Party Hard with a Vengeance

I'm shocked I never had any accidents when I was on the pill tbh. Ah I wouldn't worry about it too much. There is a lot of pressure to do the 'right' thing these days with so much info at our disposal.

@Nellieee I am also useless at remembering to take pills daily 😂 atleast you’re taking something unlike me, really need to sort myself out

@ChinChilly yeh have a go on it. Nausea is the worst, I feel your pain. The pills are MASSIVE so takes a bit of psyching myself up to take them. I am also a bit hopeless at remembering to take pills daily and have missed a few. Oops!

@Nellieee I may give them a go then! I’ve recently had a general blood test done but not for TTC reasons but I’m guessing if anything was low they would of let me know, I may chase it up because my GP is fairly usless!

I’m not taking anything at the moment (i know TTC sin to be not taking folic acid) but it just made me so ill I couldn’t justify taking it obviously if I got a BFP i would start taking it straight away, so i do really need to find something that works for me

@ChinChilly luckily not (and I had real problems with nausea going back onto the pill after a year or two break). Also started on Floradix liquid as I have low iron, and I think a side effect is also nausea. Surprisingly fine with the double whammy. Are you taking anything?

@Juno231 I think you’re right the late AF got my hopes up so I think I’ll start testing from about 10dpo from now on

@Moocher90 I think I might look into them, they seem abit like marmite though people either love them or hate them

@Nellieee have you noticed any side effects? Folic acid on its own seems to make me sooo sick

@Juno231 tell me about it. I thought I was clued up too. 🤦‍♀️ I only wish I'd come off the pill about six months ago, but oh well.

@Nellieee haha don't - everything TTC related has been so eye opening! I can't believe how little I knew before I started 😅

@Moocher90 @Juno231 thank you! Have just discovered a whole new world of basal thermometers. And who knew you could test vaginally?! Will order one this eve.

@Nellieee braun won't hack it either I'm afraid! You need a two decimal thermometer, and it has to go into an orifice lol. Most of us do orally but vaginally is even more accurate if you can be bothered. 100% not armpit, ears or forehead as those won't give accurate readings. I just use a £10 femometer one from amazon that I've had since June :)

@Nellieee you need one that is to two decimal points e.g 36.32 not 36.2 xx I got mine off eBay I think. Femometer do a good one and I think a few of the ladies on here have that brand

@ChinChilly I've been taking Pregnacare TTC for a few weeks, and just got my first real period around a month after coming off the pill.

@Juno231 good luck with your peak 🤞🏽

Ladies, for those who track temps, what thermometer do/did you use? Just bought a cheapy under arm/tongue one from Wilko and I basically have hypothermia 😂. I know it's cold, but..! Not ideal to have an inaccurate reading. Any recommendations? The Braun Age Precision stick looks good.

@Moocher90 I’m using Femometer ones now because you can scan them in on their app and it tells you LH% . Obviously isn’t incredibly reliable but helps me keep it in one place and see changes

@Moocher90 I use femometer ones. I think @MintGreenLife started off using a different brand that kept giving her a strong line no matter when she took them so she switched to femometer one as well as they're less sensitive so when they show you a line you know you're gearing up for OV and not because it's a random Tuesday lol.

@ChinChilly I'm sorry AF got you hard :( I tend to test 10dpo onwards as I feel it let's me down more easily than getting convinced this is it only due AF to shatter my hope fortress lol.

CD13 here and no peak opk yet! Managed to DTD yesterday so at least there are swimmers at the ready. Hoping for a peak opk tomorrow so will try and make sure to DTD then too.

@ChinChilly yes I heard both that they are good but can mess up your cycle but then it’s very hit and miss I guess all you can do is maybe take them for 1 cycle and see if it does effect yours? Xx

@sperr I’m currently CD8 so I’m going to wait a few more days and the CB instructions say FMU

I’m thinking of starting seven seas trying for a baby supplements, they seem to get generally good reviews but some people say they mess with your cycles so I’m not sure whether to risk it or not

@Moocher90 I think that’s the one I’m looking at- and you do it with FMU so I can do it before I go to work! When are you starting using them?

@Sperr I got the CB opk that tracks oestrogen and LH. Not tried it yet though

@Moocher90 i use the easy@home ones last cycles, I’ve used the one stop ones aswell I find the easy@home ones better for some reason, I’ve never used the CB ones

Does anyone use the clear blue OPK? I’m thinking about trying them next month as I can’t get a peak on the regular ones. I’m hoping this cycle is another 28 day and it will be easier to find it 😂. It has been a wonderful month of no tracking though but it would be nice to know when I’ve ovulated so we don’t have to keep DTD after. OH is really supportive of having to do it every other day though.

I’m cycle day 22 and the last couple of nights I’ve been having really strong AF style cramps to the point where it wakes me up and I can’t fall back to sleep until it stops. One night I went to bed with a hot water bottle it was that bad!

What cheap OPKS are everyone using. Going to try my CB ones but want to use them once I know I have some sort of line on a cheapie. I’ve got one step ones at the mo but not sure how good they are

@Moocher90 I say I won’t track but I’ll be POAS. By CD12 😂

@ChinChilly do what’s right for you hun xx if you feel like tracking then do if not come back with a fresh outlook after you have celebrated Xmas xx doesn’t stop you trying the next cycle even if you are not monitoring xx

Hii @Trying4one glad you’re getting on ok! Keep us updated!

Thanks @LauraT94 its a rough one today super heavy and painful not sure why but hey ho, can’t control these things! To be honest I was starting to be as certain as everybody else it would be a BFP literally not even 24 hours after the BFN AF arrived and shes here with vengeance this time 🙄 I think I will test early from now on, it doesn’t get your hopes up and it I was having a chemical it’s interesting to know and may need to note how many times its happening.

Glad your OH is pleased, early scan sounds good!

My OH brought my FRERs that finally came from amazon this morning and I was like ‘yeahhhhh I won’t be needing those’ 😂 his face dropped bless him, he knew AF was late so he was probably hoping too 😂

I’m not sure whether to track or not this month, I’m not sure if I just enjoy Christmas and start with the crazy POAS in January, maybe it can be my news years resolution 😂