Post Pill TTC - Rave on

@ChinChilly glad you got yourself sorted, new courtesy car etc it’s probably very stressful!

So I think I might be 3/4dpo however not confirmed on FF yet due to my temps. I’ve had a bit of pink spotting today, just when I wiped. Cervix is high too. Will see what the next few days bring

@Flowers222 oooh I have been looking into getting one of these!

Today I was using my last clear blue opk and of course it goes wrong and says to retest! I’m now holding just to do a cheapie just for completeness 😂. I need to come up with a plan for next month. I’m either just going to have to keep DTD every day until something happens or get ovusense!

I got an Apple Watch for Christmas and my RHR is really low! Are they more sensitive than fitbits - I had had my Fitbit for a few years!

Morning ladies! Just trying to catch up had a manic day yesterday fielding phone calls and arranging car pick ups and drop offs! The most ironic thing ever, a red mini hit my car on Monday so yesterday my curtosy car turned up...a red mini 😂😂😂 no where near the size of my car but it’s pretty much all they had!

@AMS19 hope everything went aswell as possible! Thinking of you ❤️

@crabette so sorry to hear about your grandmother 😞

9DPO today not a great deal going on, I’ve been abit crampy since last night and my RHR has been sat at 72 for 3-4 days but it dropped today to 71 so not holding out much hope!

Thanks guys. Trying not to let anxiety take over. The news is scary but I don't want to miss out on having a child if I can. It's taken so long because of my ill health due to endo, I was not in a position to try before, and have had two surgeries, so it's sort of crunch time!

Interesting to read all the temping chat! I won't be temping so far but will be using ovulation dipsticks after I stop bleeding!

Jealous of you @Kay00! We are Glasgow and havent been able to go for dinners etc since about Sept. Getting very bored of long walks!

Oh no 😢 sorry!! 😆😆😆

@Kay00 I’ve been in tier 4 for what feels like forever 😂😂 London and Essex

@mancmama39 hugs x it must be very difficult going into tier 4 😔 stay safe xx

I'm in Devon and heading into tier 3, I was lucky enough to go out for a meal with my OH today and to the pub for mulled wine with friends yesterday. But sounds like I'll be staying at home for take out during January at least...

Hope today has gone as well as can be expected @AMS19, thinking of you X

So sorry about your Nan @crabette.

Sending hugs to all, been another tough day hasn't it? Anxiety levels at an all time high with going into tier 4.

@flowers222 so good yo hear you caught your peak, hopefully you catch again this cycle x

@juno231 interesting that your opk of 28% is considered a high and is the start of your FW. I have had a few opks at about 30% but I think that's about my base level so no high or peak for me yet.

My cervix is starting to go soft and my cm is more wet today so hopefully my fertile week(s) is starting too 🤞 chart just because.

Thanks @Flowers222 and @Juno231 - really useful to know! That's a lovely chart @Flowers222! I had heard about the facebook group but not joined as yet, so will check that out now - thanks

@Juno231 ah ok that makes total sense thanks for explaining.

For the ladies who do temping, do you also do OPKs?

@abi555 yes I do use OvuSense! I'm currently on my 4th cycle with it and I find it really good. Makes temping really easy as you don't have to worry about doing it at the same time. It has picked up on ovulation for all my cycles so far and I use FF as well just as a check and seems accurate. I have attached one of my previous charts from OvuSense.

But as @Juno231 said there can be a bit of a learning curve, I don't think my predictions are right yet and I know some people get ovulation confirmed at weird times to begin with. There is an OvuSense Facebook group that I found really useful when first starting.

@Flowers222 Do you use ovusense by any chance? I've just bought one as I wake at a different time for work on different days so trying to temp at the same time each morning is difficult (as well as the mouth-breathing thing!) Wondering how accurate you find it if so? I've read some good reviews but haven't spoken to anyone who has previously used it.
Good news about your peak - fingers crossed for this cycle!

@Flowers222 in the previous thread I said I was going to try vaginal temping but didn’t 😳 but I will next time as I can’t be dealing with the inconsistencies and the unknowns of if I have or haven’t I ovulated 😂 I wake up everyday at 6am to do it to then get annoyed because the two temps are so much different and I totally understand that vaginal temps are higher but I didn’t think it would be 0.47 more maybe half that

Glad to hear you are peaking again since your chemical! Must be a relief to know it’s not messed up your cycle x

I will continue to BD every other day and opk and temp everyday.

@Moocher90 I now vaginally temp and I find it a lot better. My temps are a lot more steady. But I use a sensor I wear all night so I don't have to wake up at the same time everyday as that really just didn't work for me. But as Juno said they tend to be a bit higher than oral temps.

I got a peak OPK today so I am relieved it looks like the chemical hasn't messed up my cycle and I am going to ovulate the same day as last cycle which is a first since coming off the pill🤞. Managed to BD yesterday so will try and persuade OH tomorrow as well to make sure we are covered.

@KGH5121 yes for the last 2 days I have been testing around 4 times. When I get up, 1ish 6ish and 9/10ish. Today the same and still stark white OPKs. I’ve got my new thermometer so will test it out in the morning and see if it maybe the thermometer that’s playing up. And from next cycle will vaginally temp

@KGH5121 at least it’s not just me! I may just give up on OPK! It’s my third month trying and I’ve never caught a peak even when testing 2 times a day. I had gone back to the office which was why I was trying clear blue as I could do them in the morning but I’m in tier 4 now so back home again. I may just give up on them altogether 😫.

@AMS19 hope today goes as well as it can ❤

@crabette so sorry for your loss, seems even harder over the holiday period too

@Sperr I started using Clearblue as a friend give me the few she had left, bought more for next cycle but managed to use them all and never detected a peak. I used easy@home OPKs this month as much cheaper and feel like I can test multiple times a day

@Robyn101 I tend to get quite a lot of CM so it's pretty easy to find haha! I also did a lot of googling! Also love your Ronan Keating drop 😂

@Moocher90 your temps seem like they are in the luteal range. Have you tried using pm wee instead?

Really thought I was out on Monday evening. Had cramps (strong enough to warrant a hot water bottle) through til Tuesday afternoon, actually popped some period pants in my work bag. Kept feeling wet and running to the toilet but having a lot of lotion like discharge. No sign of AF yet, not sure what is going on 😂 I'm glad though (for obvious reasons) but also only 9dpo today

@abi555 I think next cycle I’m going to vaginally temp to see if it changes much.

@AMS19 thinking of you

@minipilling TTC is a great distraction from everything else going on! I only started this month and still have become obsessed with googling random things/symptoms and as a consequence watch the news far less which is good for anxiety!