Post Pill TTC - Party Hard with a Vengeance

@Ams19 I am so sorry, and what shit timing before xmas. You are very welcome to message ms if you would like to chat next steps? It's so hard xxx

@ams19 oh no 😔😔😔 I'm sorry to hear that xx big hugs xxx ❤

@Ams19 I’m so sorry. 😔 Hope you’re ok. I can’t imagine how you must be feeling. Thinking of you xxx

@juno231 errrm... im not allowing you to have imposter syndrome! 😘 You have perfect cycles every month and always time DTD well, you and your OH have had all the tests done and you are looking good. You have practically become a fertility guru yourself! You have even given it time (well over a year) and still nothing 😞 it is certainly time to seek a second opinion.

In the mean time we can be cycle buddies (as we'll probably ovulate around the same time) and drink and eat our way through the remainder of 2020!

Looks like @Sperr will be joining us for a couple of drinks too... sounds like you're in your fertile week! Well done with your every other day... its the approach I'm aiming for this coming cycle!

@chinchilly that sounds like a sensible approach. No harm in cutting down on gluten and re testing in Feb (if you have had no luck by then) xx

Evening ladies. Sorry to put a downer on things but wanted to let you know I've also had a MMC. So may well be joining you all again in the future!

@TheDaydreamBelievers - any tips on best way to deal with next steps would be much appreciated!

@Luna57 congratulations! What a cute present for your OH on Christmas!

CD11 here so not a lot to report. Started using clear blue OPK this month so I can do it in the morning before work- still on low readings at the moment. Cervix is actually high and soft already and having lots of EWCM. Started DTD from CD8 every other day but very much ready to drink all of the Christmas wine 🍷

@Kay00 I baked again today and am currently drinking wine so I'm fully supportive of your Dec diet 😁. Was thinking I'll set another NYE resolution of 10kg weight loss though😅.

Is it bad I'm sort of having impostor syndrome about the appointment in Feb? I started the investigations in July as I have family history of early menopause but now I feel bad thinking a referral at cycle 14 is premature or not as important as other people's referrals. Objectively I know I'm being ridiculous but even this has given me anxiety now lol.

@Kay00 I think I am going to a private test in the new year, I’m going to carry on with my seven seas supplements and cut down on gluten and general eat better then maybe test again in Feb if theres no BPF by then

@chinchilly, no sorry, I did nothing 😕 I wanted to see what it was like whilst I was eating normal food and taking my usual vitamin pills as I have been all along. Is it possible for you to do a private test?

I will be dieting in the new year but not to cut out gluten just to cut down.... im thinking of going cake and biscuit free for January 😬😬😬 not sure i can do it! 🙈🙈🙈

@Kay00 thats great news about your results! Did you anything in particular for your thyroid? I really wish my GP would retest me so I could see if it was just a blip or not! Arghhh so frustrating

@Juno231 lovely to hear your appointment is now moved to a nearer date x

@Luna57 congrats on the BFP!! Just catching up with all the messages

I just had my Thyroid and base hormones blood test results back and all is looking normal. No sign of PCOS, my sex hormone binding globulin is normal and my thyroid function was in the normal range at 1.96.

So i'm pretty pleased with that . Hopefully it's just a matter of time for me (unless OH has some issues of course).

@Kay00 glad I’m not the only one who has to fight OH off 😂😂

I’ll definitely be enjoying the festive period before looking at my diet too! Hopefully I’ll stuff myself so much I’ll just want vegetables in the new year 😂

@luna57 Huge congratulations! Thanks for sharing your story and that's a great line for 11DPO

@chinchilly yey! - glad you have your peak. Twice yesterday and once tonight/tomorrow morning would be ideal! My partner is the same... I have to fight him off me, haha!

@KGH5121 Exciting, hopefully your TWW will be a little longer than 2/3 days! You are doing the right thing by tracking

@Juno231 Oh wow!! that's such good news - Feb is a much better date than May - so glad to hear you can get things moving sooner!

In answer to your question i'm CD7 and FF expects my fertile week to start from CD21+ which is 4th Jan. Although in the last 2 x cycles my body has tried to ovulate around CD14-18 (if you recall I keep getting EWCM/Open soft high cervix followed by a little temp rise... my body is such a troll!) so it could try earlier again between Xmas and new year.

Either way I will be enjoying the festive period through the medium of gin and I'll be eating chocolate until i'm sick of it... before I take a long hard look at my diet in the new year

@Luna57 Congratulations!!! Thank you for sharing your journey too, how exciting telling your OH on Christmas Day!!

@KGH5121 yeah it is always a shocker when you get a good GP.

@Juno231 I think he would go everyday if it was upto him 😂 great news your referal has come through sooner

@ChinChilly haha as long OH can take it!

@Luna57 your announcement plans for Xmas and the wedding are so so lovely! How are you finding not having told OH yet? I don't know how well I'd keep my mouth shut!

Well girls an updated referral letter came through today and they've moved my fertility appointment from May 17th to Feb 3rd! I'll be on cycle 14 by then - that's not too early to have this appointment right? 😅

@Luna57 massive congratulations!! Hope your family and friends are as nicely surprised as you are

@ChinChilly that sucks that they are making you wait so long. It does seem like a battle a lot of the time with doctors but now and again you get one who is so helpful and understanding, and I get a bit flabbergasted haha! Ooo it definitely looks like you're near peak! Exciting

I've just had my peak, so hopefully ovulating today (been bloated and having cramps since yesterday evening), but means I'm on my first proper TWW. Although if my cycle is the same as the last 2, AF could show up in 3 days .

@Luna57 it looks like it’s still on the rise! My OH doesn’t seem to have any issue being for baby making 😂😂

@Juno231 @Cams50 I think my peak may be today so going to have to try 🍆 again today or tomorrow 😂

@Luna57 aw that’s so lovely! Congrats again! That’s a lovely plan about Christmas Day and your wedding.

@Luna57 so were you not temping or anything? Did you get a peak on OPK? So intrigued! So exciting that you got such clear lines on ICs so early! How do you plan to tell your OH on Xmas day, are you going to wrap the test up? Gives me goosebumps!

@TheDaydreamBelievers thank you so much!

@Cams50 thank you so much.

Thank you everyone for being so kind to me regardless of your journeys. I’m so sorry if I have upset anyone- I fully fully understand.

I haven’t much of a journey, we have been so so blessed early on. I came off the pill in October and the first month I just let my body recover from the hormones we weren’t trying but also weren’t preventing. After 37 days I took my first period and started tracking with OPKs. I’m due to get married soon so was fully aware it could take 6 months before I even ovulated after the pill. I had really bad pains from ovulation day right through to 8dpo so came on here 5 days ago to ask everyone about their aches and pains post pill. I didn’t have any real symptoms after 8dpo until yesterday morning and I had a shooting pain through one of nipples and my boobs started to feel more pain just behind my nipples and I took an easy@home strip test yesterday afternoon just to get it out of my system and I was surprised to see this was my BFP.

My fiancé and I have been together from we were 18 we’re now 26- we were due to get married in November but with the lockdown we postponed it til the start February. I plan on telling him on Christmas Day and our families the day of our wedding if everything goes well.

@Luna57 that's a great line, congratulations

@Luna57 huge congrats!! What a lovely early Christmas pressie. Have you told your OH yet? Would you mind reminding us of your journey? I love to hear them ☺️

@ChinChilly that’s great about your peak!

@Juno231 that’s annoying about AF and isolating 😞 at least you can eat and drink whatever you like over Christmas as you’ll be kept busy in January with two fertile weeks 😉 hopefully cycle 13 will be lucky for you! I’m 7dpo but not feeling very hopeful as my temps aren’t super high and doesn’t look much different to previous cycles but I plan to drown my sorrows in all the food and drink! And try to start fresh in January and eat healthier.