POAS Anon Christmas Party 🌲🧑‍🎄 Ho ho ho-ws your line progression?! Thread 3

Very strong lines there @Foxl2222 😀😀 So exciting!!
@DrS44 I was over exercising back in June / July and my cycle ended up being 45 days. I wasn't tracking ovulation back then but was tracking my cycle. I relaxed with the exercise in August and it went back to 34 days. Could be linked.

Had my booking in appoinment with the midwife today over the phone! She just rang out of the blue with an unknown number. I was eating a fish finger sandwich at the time - luckily I answered 😂 Feel better for it now. They'll do bloods and tests at my 12 week scan. 🤞🏻 it goes ok!

@Foxl2222 your lines are progressing beautifully. Don't worry I knew at 13dpo, as my lines started getting lighter instead of darker. Congratulations x

@Foxl2222 they look amazing! Congrats 😍😍😍😍

Thanks for that guys. Still in the worrying phase about the CP, but I guess there's always going to be something to worry about 😂
Delighted with the test today - really pleasantly surprised with the progress!😌 feeling very lucky!
@CardioQueen good to know! Can't remember the last time I had a McFlurry, lol but now I know I can't have one, I want one! 😂😂
Is it too early for me to be getting symptoms? Cos I don't feel anything 😳 (4+1) I think!

@jessi60 delighted your scan went well!

Ugh @Dex1521 I feel ya! I'm at CD19 and still no peak despite all the signs and symptoms of ovulation. I'm actually raging... it's obvs gonna be even later this cycle if at all. I'm getting frustrated the my hormones are clearly all over the shop 😭

I'm wondering would exercise have anything to do with it? I have a pelaton bike and have done a spinning class every day since Sunday - so that's quite intense? I'm gonna take a rest today just in case (but mostly because I'm feeling super lazy 🤣🤣) xxxx

Feel like I've missed loads so just having a quick skim through

@CardioQueen I had absolutely no idea we couldn't have soft serve ice cream. My only craving has been for McDonald's chips so far.. defo been tempted to get a McFlurry on the side haha but glad I didn't now. Sounds like McDonald's are gonna be getting a lot of business from the bunch of us with our cravings haha.

@jessi60 so glad the scan went well! Such an amazing moment seeing/hearing that heartbeat isn't it! I had read it can be so tricky getting an accurate measurement in the early weeks. Total hypocrite coming from me lol but try not to worry about it, I'm sure if there was anything concerning they would have made that clear at the scan x

@Greeneyedfairy welcome!! So sorry to hear about your CP but Fingers crossed for a very sticky one this time around!! I prefer FRERs but I did use the easy@home ones from amazon too and thought they were good and actually more sensitive than I thought they'd be.

@Dex1521 I just love the glow, as the evenings are so dark. Also, the thought of putting them all away was somewhat daunting

@Dex1521 I have tried other opks and I found them too iffy. I do a 1 to 1.5 hour water hold, and that seems sufficient enough time for me. I make sure to drink enough throughout the rest of the day , as I feel it is important to make sure that my body isn't dehydrated, as that gives me, tmi, bowel sluggishness.

I log my Ava temps into FF as well, as it is more defined and that's what I have always used. I wouldn't worry about the actual temps right now of it is only a once off. Do you want to share your chart, so that I have a look?

@Greeneyedfairy you must have the patience of a saint as I was fed up with my decorations by the 28th and they were all taken down 😂

@Greeneyedfairy I’ve been using premom for the past couple of months off of Amazon. I hold my pee for 3 hours before testing and honestly drink very little in a day which is embarrassing but I find when I’m waiting for my peak I drink a lot less than I probably should 😂

I only chart my bbt using fertility friend app and I scan my OPKs into the premom app. Just strange my temps are all a lot lower this month and no peak on the day I have been peaking for 3 months 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Dex1521 do you chart? Also, if you drink too much water before the test, I find it can dilute LH in the urine.

Must catch up with you all. Currently putting away my Christmas decorations 😴

@Dex1521what opks are you using? I use the cheap ones from poundland and I can actually say I find them great abs and very accurate. I used to temp, but I invested in the Ava bracelet. Ava doesn't actually predict my ovulation date accurately, so that is why I use the opks alongside it.

For three months now I’ve ovulated on CD14 like clockwork but my peak is no where to be seen!! OPKs are nearly white they’re so faint 🥲

I had no idea about that @CardioQueen I craved MacDonalds chocolate milkshake last week and got one delivered. Good to know as I won't be doing that again 😄

Welcome @Greeneyedfairy 😀

Ohhh look at that @jessi60 Amazing the difference in the two scans! So happy you got to hear the heartbeat! Interesting about your dates.

@GreenApplesYo yeah not gonna lie now I know that they are bacteria farms I'm less drawn to the McFlurries 😂

@CardioQueen oh that's really interesting. And does put me off that kind of ice cream! Yeh it's - 1° and snowing again here, which doesn't automatically make me think ooh ice cream would be nice! But I will stick to Magnums in the summer.

@GreenApplesYo yes carbs are my friends now. I have also had beans on toast for today and yesterday. But yes no mr whippy or any kind of soft serve ice cream!

It's the risk of listeria, which actually mainly comes from the fact the machines that the soft serve is kept in are more like fridge temp (freezer temp kills listeria off) and nor are they very well-cleaned. I read that newer machines they have in big chains now usually heat up overnight high enough to kill any bacteria, but that isn't enough for them to take it off the high risk list. Appreciate it's the depths of winter back there and most of you won't be too upset by this news, but we're hitting peak of summer here and I did not know it was going to be a McFlurry-free summer. (You can have soft serve frozen yoghurt or normal hard freezer ice cream).

Oh sorry @Foxl2222 hehe I didn't see the other answers to the CP question

@CardioQueen what you can't have soft ice cream? No Mr. Whippy?! Haha. I didn't actually know that, although I haven't had any ice cream at all recently. Why is that? Ah yes you are probably approaching the carbs-only phase. The crackers are a good idea. I found porridge, plain popcorn and rice cakes good snacks as well. And I had lots of baked potatoes with beans for dinner.

@Foxl2222 A CP is up to about week 5ish. You get a positive pregnancy test, but then your period arrives either on time or slightly late. It's a miscarriage that happens before the pregnancy would be detected on a scan - once you get to the point where you could see it on an ultrasound, then it's just called a miscarriage as opposed to a CP. The risk of miscarriage declines week on week up to 12wks. I found this website handy datayze.com/miscarriage-reassure

Oh yes sorry @Foxl2222 I meant to reply to that part too. My understanding is a CP occurs on or before 5 weeks. After that it is a MC. The risk of MC is def highest in the first trimester though, but somewhat reduced after 6 weeks or after a heartbeat is seen. But this is why most people don't announce to their wider circle until past the 12/13 week mark.

Did people find the month they conceived that their bbt chart followed the same pattern as previous months or was totally different pattern?

My last two cycles my average temp before ovulation was between 36.4 - 36.55 and had a really steady bbt chart before ov but this cycle it’s been really low started around 36.3 and everyday it’s gone down and today it’s scraping 36.

Maybe I’m overthinking it too much. But nothing has changed I go to bed and wake up at the same times and wearing the same long legged pyjamas too. It’s just funny two cycles were nearly identical and this one is off

@Foxl2222 I thought the risk of CP were only up until AF was due as that’s why some people miss that they’ve had one if they didn’t test early. Don’t hold me to that though as I’m not 100% sure

@Foxl2222 I have had it again today but I was way more on top of it, had some crackers first thing and ate little bits through the day - I read that one of the things that helps is not letting your stomach get empty, that can make it worse.

I did have chips for dinner just now though, it was all I wanted 🙈

I've been reading about the things we aren't supposed to eat today. Did everyone know you can't have McFlurries/any soft serve ice cream?! Other McDonalds food can get in the bin but I love their ice cream 😂

Ahh @jessi60 it's amazing to see the difference in the scans! So pleased that all is going well..have you told people yet?

Welcome @Greeneyedfairy ! Sorry to hear about the CP...rooting for you this month 🙌🙌

Is there risk of CP right up until the 12 week scan? It's hard to get fully excited so early on. OH is especially sceptical.

Have you had any morning sickness @CardioQueen ? At least you are craving healthy things lol

Decided we will tell our parents after I've had GP appointment on 18th Jan😌x

Welcome @Greeneyedfairy - so sorry to hear about your CP. But on a positive, shows you can conceive, and as pointed out before it probably just wasn't the right egg. Fingers crossed for you ☺️

Ahh @jessi60 thank you so much! Was so glad to see you'd posted with update on scan, I was wondering when it would be. How exciting 🥰 and also makes me feel a bit better about all this dating malarkey - does make sense that when they are this teeny tiny it's very hard to pinpoint and also, they can't all grow the same amount everyday/week.

@GreenApplesYo yes I'm off to get chewing gum today! And boiled sweets! I'll try them all.

I was feeling rough yesterday so went and bought crackers, yoghurt pouches and sorbet (all I could think I could face eating) - DP comes home like ooohh I love these and just starts eating all the yoghurts and crackers. It was not well-received 😂

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