Post Pill TTC - Rave on

Thanks @Kay00 mine are all normal too so hopefully no issue. But also going to chat to the GP and have more blood done to be on the safe side!

@ams19 I'm not able to give advice i'm afraid, I did heaps of reading around the subject when I got my results and I tied myself into a virtual knot so spoke to my doctor who sent me for further Thyroid test. My second results were completely normal (I didn't ask about T3/T4/FT4) so I just accepted that I don't have a problem... and live in hope that I don't :D

@flyinggiraffe i love drag race! The OH didn’t use to watch it with me but I’ve got him onboard now

@laurat94 Oh bless I hope you’re ok. Only you know when you’re ready so just take what time you need and we’re all here when you’re ready

@Juno231 oh wow it sounds like you’ve had your hands full I’m sorry to hear about your family hope they make a quick recovery

CD6 hear nothing much to report AF seems to be on her way out so time to start my first proper cycle after the pill

Thanks so much @Juno231 I was utterly failing on Google! I think I was getting myself confused with T4 and free T4. I've spoken to my GP and got myself booked in for more tests too with them just in case. And yes I'll give the nurse a call as well. But given it is in the normal range was worried I'd get fobbed off a bit. I really appreciate the insight. I'm gonna cautiously take this as I'm fine to try again and it didn't cause my miscarriage 🙏🤞

Sorry I mis-read you @ElizabethP141 - you are totally right that when the temp spike happens is AFTER ovulation.

Positive OPKs dont necessarily mean you are too late @ElizabethP141 @Ttcin2021 - the rise in LH means you'll likely ovulate within the next couple of days. The best days to DTD to conceive are O-2, O-1, and O day.

Because of that all, it's best to DTD every couple of days in fertile week then one you get a positive OPK, do it a few days in a row (if you can be arsed!).

@Ttcin2021

Hi! I came off the pill in November and was the same- had no idea what to expect or look for on Natural Cycles/temp patterns. I thought my temp was pretty erratic but actually it was all good and it’s quite obvious once the app has confirmed ovulation that your temp is in fact much higher. I just had a lot of red days in my first cycle where it was telling me I was very fertile but I don’t think I was. NC is great but does rely heavily on an algorithm first one or two cycles which doesn’t take into consideration the fact that you’ve just come off the pill so it isn’t particularly accurate until it’s found your first ovulation. Definitely keep having fun times as much as poss 🤪

Keep going and recording, it seems like nothing is happening as first which I know is quite unmotivating. Don’t worry too much about temp, NC app will tell you if there are problems with your temp. Definitely second the advice that you need some pee sticks for ovulation. You will only see a spike in temp to confirm ovulation has happened, by which time the best window has passed (I think, still learning!) You can buy these through the app if you’re unsure but they are much more expensive than on places like Amazon etc. Biggest give away for me before my first positive OPK and temp spike was lots of very wet CM (TMI I know sorry!) honestly felt like I had started AF when I was out and about one day. Look for that, I had a long and anovulatory cycle first time round and felt quite disheartened but it was much easier to find and definitely happened second time round :)

Good luck! X

@Juno231 yeah all. TSH looks fine but worried my T4 is too high. It is only just in the normal range

@Juno231 I'm so sorry to hear about your grandparents and Mum, what an awful time I hope you are as ok as you can be Xxx

@Juno231 so so sorry to hear about your week. That sound bloody awful! Hope things improve all round

Can someone remind me who on here knows the most about thyroid ideals for TTC? @Kay00 did you do some tests? I've just got my results and keen to understand them from a TTC perspective!

@Juno231 I'm so sorry about your family. I hope they are getting good care now they are in hospital. It's such a scary time, and is only made worse by you being so far. Hope your mum is ok too!!

@Ttcin2021 I agree with the others. You could be fertile at any point, so make sure you baby dance every other day or so keep tracking to build up a decent picture of what is going on, but don't get too stressed as your first few cycles can be a little all other the place.

@Juno231 oh, no, that's what I feared . My family are all in Wales, which although isn't that far away, has meant that I have only seen them twice this year. On Jan 3rd my step-grandmother died of a dementia related illness , it has been really difficult not being there for my family, especially my step-mum and brothers and sisters, to give them hugs. I hope your grandparents and mum make a full recovery, but I truly sympathise with how difficult it is being kept apart from our loved ones xx

@Juno231 so sorry to hear about all the ill health in your family. I hope they recover well and quickly

@Cams50 I hear ya, my chart is solid nonsense.

@Ttcin2021 I wouldn't expect too much clarity from your first chart after coming off the pill - mine was all over the place ! I'd recommend focusing on DTD every 2 days (good job so far!) and maybe using some OPKs

@Juno231 I'm so sorry to hear about your family. What a horrible & stressful time. I hope they are getting the care they need and you're managing to look after yourself too. Sending lots of virtual hugs & positive vibes x

@LauraT94 Hope you're doing as well as can be. I'm glad the other group is also providing you with the support you need ❤️ x

Morning everyone,

Thank you for all of your help on here.....this is my go to place. So sorry that some of you are having such a tough time.

I am just wondering if anyone could look at my BBT graph. I know there isn’t much to see I literally came off the pill on 3rd Jan but is this how temp should look? Also I’m confused at which point I’m then fertile? Is it after the dip and then it coming back up?!

Oh @juno231 how terrible, you must be at your wits end . I hope your grandparents and mother are getting they treatment they need? Are you OK? Do they live locally (in the UK)? Have you visited them recently? Sending you so much love xxx

@Laurat94 Big love and hugs to you too xx Hopefully your body will get back to base soon so you can start trying again xx

@cams50 damn!! you are having an equally frustrating cycle - so damn annoying. Why won't our bodies just ovulate?!

@Juno231 sorry I didn’t see your post! I mustn’t have refreshed the page before I sent mine. I’m so sorry that all sounds so stressful and worrying. 😔 hoping they all recover quickly and sending you lots of love ❤️❤️❤️

Oh @Juno231 that sounds like such an incredibly difficult time for you all to be going through! You must be so worried! I'm so sorry you're having to deal with all of this, it can't be easy. I'm really hoping that your granny and grandad swiftly get all the help they need now they're in hospital! And hopefully your mum is feeling better soon - I can imagine it's bad enough having one family member falling I'll let alone three at one time!!

I hope you're managing to take care of yourself still and I can definitely understand not testing for now - if it's a BFP it'll still be there in a week's time for you to find!! Sending you lots of virtual hugs, you can do this.

@Cams50 @Nellieee @ChinChilly thank you all for your messages. ❤️❤️

I was hoping for a second temp rise today but it’s dropped a tiny bit so now I’m doubting whether or not I did ovulate after all 😔 this has been the most frustrating cycle I’ve had. Never thought I’d actually be wishing for AF but I am at this stage to just start a new cycle. Sigh. My chart looks like the Himalayas 😂

@Juno231 Oh gosh that’s terrible!! I hope your granny, grandad and mum all make a quick recovery! Seriously fed up of covid 🙄
Your RHR still looks good though!