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Juno231 · 24/12/2020 02:56

It’s that time again, the 6th post-pill thread of ladies who are experiencing the highs and lows (mainly the lows…) of coming off the pill and TTC! Here you’ll find stories of delayed ovulation, crazy long follicular phases, crazy short follicular phases, light AFs, short luteal phases, long luteal phases, confusing temp charts and blindingly white OPKs, to name a few.

Join us, won’t you? We're a lovely bunch and we'd love to help you make sense of post-pill life if we can!

Welcome back:
@kay00
@Moocher90
@MintGreenLife
@Emmgrem
@Nellieee
@TheHotelCalifornia
@ams19
@chinchilly
@MancMama39
@sperr
@crabette
@charwils
@LauraT94
@TheDaydreamBelievers
@cams50
@robyn101
@abi555
@luna57
@tillybabs
@MissC07
@mrsmacmc

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Juno231 · 03/01/2021 09:09

@Kay00 I hope something appears on the opks soon! Mine are back to showing two lines today so 🤞

@Robyn101 maybe try the app? It's pretty self explanatory - if you check my attached pic you can see there is literally a button for the charts at the bottom. The only thing I can think of is that it's confused by your lack of AF!

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Kay00 · 02/01/2021 23:12

@Laurat94 im so sorry to hear this news 😔 sending all my love to you and your partner ❤

@juno231 I adjusted the temp down to 36 degrees exactly and added it to my chart. Im OPKs are still negative but I am having a dizzy episode (new to me) so hopefully that means my hormones are doing something. The bleeding has stopped so ill add it to my chart as spotting, thanks for your help (again)!

Tillybabs · 02/01/2021 22:28

@LauraT94 very sorry to read your news. I hope you’re ok x

Juno231 · 02/01/2021 22:10

@LauraT94 so many hugs your way ❤️. I'm so sorry this happened to you, please be kind to yourself xxx

@Kay00 just realised I missed your earlier question. It could be ovulation bleeding or could be a bruised cervix? What they call cervical erosion I think? I'd use the temp adjuster on today's temp BTW to make sure you don't mess up the pattern during the FW.

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Mol234 · 02/01/2021 21:32

@LauraT94 so sorry to hear this news - hope you’re ok as can be right now. X

Cams50 · 02/01/2021 21:20

@LauraT94 so so sorry 😔 hope you’re doing ok xxx

MissC07 · 02/01/2021 21:07

@LauraT94 So sorry to hear. I hope you're doing as well as can be. Sending a virtual hug Thanks

Moocher90 · 02/01/2021 20:44

@LauraT94 so sorry to hear about the MMC :( hugs xx

ChinChilly · 02/01/2021 20:26

Oh @LauraT94 I’m so sorry! Sending you a virtual hug and we are all here for you when you are ready ❤️

Robyn101 · 02/01/2021 20:20

I’m so sorry @LauraT94 I hope you’re doing as ok as possible FlowersFlowersFlowers

LauraT94 · 02/01/2021 20:04

Evening all!

Wasn't meant to be for me this time, it's a missed miscarriage.

Had scan on 24th which showed I was 5.5 weeks (should have been 6+3). Private scan today (9 days later) shows sac and fetal pole at 6 weeks and no heartbeat.

Will wait for it to pass naturally for now, but may accept medical management when I see EPU on Thursday.

Sorry I've been so distant, with the bleeding and the anxiety I've just not felt up to keeping up with the threads!

Will have a good read through and catch up on all your journeys and be joining you back here hopefully before too long! Xx

Juno231 · 02/01/2021 18:41

@Moocher90 ah sorry, with your temps being on the low side I didn't realise you'd ovulated 😅. I thought you kept trying to decipher them to see if you had!

@TheDaydreamBelievers fingers crossed something is about to happen!

@Mol234 that 8.36am one is literally stronger than the control line - how is it not registered as peak!

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Kay00 · 02/01/2021 18:41

@mol234 oh wow, yes thats a strong +OPK you have there. Hopefully this is your ovulation now!

@robyn101 in that case i would assume you have ovulated and are now in the TWW! Exciting!

@thedaydreambelievers oh yey! Good news, hopefully you're back on track!

Robyn101 · 02/01/2021 18:34

Thanks @kay00 I’ve tried the fertility friend app but can’t work out where to see my BBT chart it seems to keep directing me to premium content - doesn’t seem to like that I haven’t had a period either (join the club 😂) . I’ve tried a couple of times but just can’t get my head around it

Guess I’ll just have to wait and see what happens 🤷🏻‍♀️

Mol234 · 02/01/2021 17:25

@Robyn101 yes I reckon you have ovulated! Hard to tell but it’ll become clearer over the next few days 🤞🏼

@Moocher90 hmm - maybe (hopefully) ovulation bleeding!

@TheDaydreamBelievers definitely looks like temps are on the rise so fingers crossed for you!

I’ve had some high readings on OPKs (pic attached) so hoping my body could finally be doing something after the attempt at ovulation last week. BD’d yesterday and will again later today!

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ChinChilly · 02/01/2021 17:07

@Juno231 never mind I’ve learnt my lesson. DO NOT GET TESTS OUT OF THE BIN 😂😂 just a waiting game for AF now.

TheDaydreamBelievers · 02/01/2021 16:06

I'm wondering if my body is maybe gearing up to ovulate again (bloody hope so!). Not been using OPKs , just temps at the moment because we wont TTC again until after the next AF.

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Kay00 · 02/01/2021 15:26

@moocher90 yes, I agree, I need to keep monitoring. Hoping its not the start of an early AF 😬 as I certainly haven't ovulated yet. No peak OPKs. I have been off the pill for 7 months and only caught my peak OPKs twice. Im either rubbish at peeing on a stick at the right time or I get the briefest of peaks/a weak ovulation.

Moocher90 · 02/01/2021 14:24

@kay00 the only way to know is if your temps go up over the next 3 days xx did you get a peak Opk?

Kay00 · 02/01/2021 14:20

@moocher90 @juno231 hmm... about the ovulation bleeding. This might be TMI but DP and I DTD this morning, i snuck out of bed before he woke and used some preeseed... so super lubricated 🙈 but during sex I bled. Not just a tiny bit of spotting as I used a pad, but not heavy as a period as it has stopped now. As I had used the preseed it was all mixed up together... and quite messy 🙈🙈🙈 sorry!! But I think I might have had ewcm... but now I'm not sure because of the preseed.

Do you think this could be ovulation bleeding or just a burst blood vessel?

I ask because although I haven't noticed ovulation yet I didn't take my temperature at my usual 6am... I took it at 8:30 and it was quite high but im discounting it 🤦‍♀️

Moocher90 · 02/01/2021 14:15

@Juno231 don’t think u could get ovulation spotting at 4dpo. That’s what FF puts me at!

I will just have to see if it becomes full blown AF. I had red bleeding but also had CM and blood mixed in and it’s light. My cervix is still high too and not low like it should be for AF. My OPK is still stark white too. This body is a total fuck boi! 😂😂

Juno231 · 02/01/2021 14:10

@ChinChilly ah feck I'm sorry, I was convinced you'd be adding to the BFP list for the thread!

@Moocher90 and I'm sorry your body is still being a fuck boi :( kinda hoping it could be ovulation spotting?

@Robyn101 I agree with the others - looks like a slow rise with a pattern that's harder to spot because of femometer - try FF!

@Kay00 yeah my FW has been slow this time! I had tiny bit of EWCM on CD9 and nothing again until today (CD14). My opks turned blank yesterday and today so I'm sort of in limbo I guess!

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Moocher90 · 02/01/2021 12:54

@Kay00 my temps have been relatively low and then I changed my thermometer as I though it was broke and tried oral temps and comparing them with the vaginal ones...so I’m not sure. It feels like AF, there’s slight cramping and had to use a sanitary towel.
My temp today orally was 36.27 but my vaginal one was 36.73 so who knows. I will just monitor and whilst bleeding I won’t be doing OPKs. If it’s a few days worth of bleeding I will just log it as CD1 from today. Then hopefully next cycle is longer :/ 19 days is not long enough would make it a 10 day LP if I did ovulate on CD9

ChinChilly · 02/01/2021 12:26

@Kay00 I think im 11dpo today

Kay00 · 02/01/2021 12:21

@moocher90 im CD19 too and I haven't ovulated yet, so it might not have happened for you yet either... mine is a little all over the place, my latest was CD34!

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