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Post Pill Party - The Mosh Pit !!

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Kay00 · 16/01/2021 20:33

As the Post Pill Party fills up, the lights are dimmed and the music drops a beat. The lead singer of this rambunctious band shouts: Mosh Pit!! The ravers all storm for the small space in front of the stage allowing their bodies to dance to the beat however the f* they want!! You go ladies!!

This is the 7th post pill party thread for women whose bodies aren’t quite dancing to the expected rhythm: we have 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!

In the crowd I can see:

@juno231
@Kay00
@Moocher90
@MintGreenLife
@Emmgrem
@Nellieee
@TheHotelCalifornia
@ams19
@chinchilly
@MancMama39
@sperr
@crabette
@charwils
@LauraT94
@TheDaydreamBelievers
@cams50
@robyn101
@abi555
@luna57
@tillybabs
@MissC07
@mrsmacmc
@mol234
@KGH5121
@Y1986
@Flowers222
@Katelyn99
@minipilling
@ACNass
@HopeAndDriftWood
@glow92
@FlyingGiraffe
@Rd123
@Taliasometimes
@Elsie2021
@Daisychainsandsunshine
@firsttimemummy321
@Delilah221
@NibbleQueen
@Ttcin2021
@justwanttobemum
@Lovebug06
@ElizabethP141
@Endlessstars
@SalemsPot22

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Kay00 · 21/01/2021 21:58

@Moocher90 Thank you. I feel like this will be anovulatory, whether AF turns up now or later. I feel like my uterus is as inactive Mt. Vesuvius and as dry as the Arabian Desert Grin

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Moocher90 · 21/01/2021 21:34

@MissC07 have you checked the miu as done are 20miu and some are 25miu

Moocher90 · 21/01/2021 21:33

@Kay00 it’s a double edged sword. I think all my cycles post contraception where anovulatory until this one. I think when you are unwell things like this happen and all you want is to ovulate especially when you have put the hard work in. They say any cycle between 21-35 days should you have a cycle shorter or longer then are probably anovulatory. Not sure how this works with people with Pcos as I’ve read that they can have very long cycles. Get yourself better to prep for the next ovulation x

MissC07 · 21/01/2021 21:06

Does anybody here use the Femometer OPK's? I've just had a box arrive today which is slightly different to my last Femometer pack (different font on packaging) and have just tested with one and it's showing high on Premom but with the same pee on an 'old' one it's showing low?!? I'm not sure which to trust 🤷‍♀️

Kay00 · 21/01/2021 20:59

I need to be careful what I wish for... either my bowels are playing up (sorry... TMI) or... I'm getting period pains!

I would be pretty pleased if AF showed up, but it will be rubbish to have had a an anovulatory cycle :/

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Kay00 · 21/01/2021 20:56

@Moocher90 I usually get a fall back rise too Smile

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Moocher90 · 21/01/2021 20:38

@KGH5121 thanks for sharing your journey!
How old are both you and your partner?!

@ChinChilly get well soon! This covid strain sounds awful and I know so many people who have had it now.

I think I have ovulated but my 2dpo drop was frustrating but I guess it’s just a fall back rise. Only the next few temps will confirm. My nipples have become sensitive as well. If it goes up tomorrow then FF is saying I’m 4DPO which is a day earlier when I thought I ovulated.

Kay00 · 21/01/2021 20:36

Wow, thank you so much @KGH5121. Congratulations again!

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KGH5121 · 21/01/2021 20:27

@ChinChilly sorry to hear about you catching covid! Hope you start feeling better soon!

Have attached my chart from premom app!

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ChinChilly · 21/01/2021 20:24

@MancMama39 Wow, bloody hell that’s terrible! Hope he is on the mend!

@Kay00 I saw that today about the supermarkets, I’m not surprised thought people seem to act like there’s nothing going on in the supermarkets. Pre covid I used to do my shoppiny online but getting a delivery slot is still near on impossible.

KGH5121 · 21/01/2021 20:23

I realise how lucky I've been and it has not taken too long but here is my TTC journey.

Came off the mini pill early October and had first bleed soon after.

First 2 cycles were 24 days. Used CB OPKs left over from a friend. Only ever had flashing smileys, no peak...not sure if they were annovulatory or missed the peak (I was being pretty stingy with the OPKs!). Also we BD whenever, and just seeing what happened.

3rd cycle decided to really give it a go. Really just wanted to know if I was ovulating - used easy@home OPKs and tracked BBT
(didn't have a BBT thermometer, probably would've been easier if I had!). Took EPO in FP.

We BD O-4, O-2, O-1. Took B vitamins in LP.

6dpo temp drop and EWCM. Was a confused but one of you lovely people suggested a 2nd estrogen surge.

8dpo/9dpo awful cramps, sore back and lots of lotiony CM. Really thought AF was on her way. Even popped sanitary items in my work bag.

10dpo nauseous (could've been my gluten intolerance). Noticed a teeny amount of pink blood on a fresh white towel I used that morning (woops!). Also TMI alert - labia seemed more separate like when I get AF.

12dpo no AF. Woke up with heartburn. Haven't had heartburn in years
but I know my mum suffered terribly with it during pregnancy. Decided to test. Got BFP!

I really did think it would take us longer because of my underactive thyroid. However, a month or 2 before stopping the pill,
I had symptoms and my dose was increased. Had bloods done at 14dpo and my TSH was 2.43. In first 12 weeks docs want it below 2.5.
No idea if that had helped.

Just want to say I love these threads and everyone is always so kind and helpful!

ElizabethP141 · 21/01/2021 19:55

@FlyingGiraffe thank you!!

Kay00 · 21/01/2021 19:51

@moocher90 its looking good for a successful ovulation to me! After Ov my OPKs return to about 15% and my cervix gets firmer. My CM usually dries up too.

@chinchilly I heard that supermarkets are now one of the biggest vectors of Covid, its really much more transmissible than before. Hope you're starting to feel better soon x

@robyn101 I totally sympathise! I have been off the pill for 7 months and I still have absolutely no idea when my ovulation will be! The best thing to do it to keep testing with OPKs and keep your fingers crossed... but its a method that burns through OPKs!

CD38 here... and no sign of anything happening! I'm so fed up. I just want AF to show now.

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MancMama39 · 21/01/2021 19:51

@ChinChilly yes it really does spread like wildfire - BIL got it just running my Dad to get the vaccine in his car?!

@FlyingGiraffe yes it can vary how quickly temp rises, mine tends to drift upwards over a couple of days so you may find a rise tomorrow.

ChinChilly · 21/01/2021 19:41

Just checking in ladies, thank you to everyone who wished me a speedy recovery. @MancMama39 I’ve seen somewhere that sickness is a side effect of the new variant. This new variant means buisness, I haven’t been anywhere apart from the supermarket and my physio appointment and I’m always so careful!

Good luck to everyone in the TWW hopefully we have some BFP’s and not anymore COVID ones!

FlyingGiraffe · 21/01/2021 19:09

@crabette Yay for the peak!

@ElizabethP141 I had about 3 days of ewcm this month, but more 'watery' cm for about 3-4 days before that. I usually log it on FF so I can look back and see similarities for each cycle. I recommend doing that so you can see your own pattern :)

@ChinChilly Sounds nasty, but fingers crossed you're over the worst of it now. Rest up!

@MancMama39 That's great you've got to 10dpo. Fingers crossed this is your month!

We've been following SMEP since CD9 and I got a peak smiley on Tuesday night but my cheapy opk had a stronger line yesterday morning. I've been tracking my bbt but didn't have a temperature rise this morning. Is it possible that i'll get it tomorrow? I'm just praying that I haven't had an anovulatory cycle! Supposed to be BD tonight as it's the third day in a row but cannot be bothered to at all! DH is not so keen either! I think if we somehow manage tonight it'll be some sort of miracle...and I think I can say with some certainty that the skip one day and BD again will not be not happening! Haha!

Moocher90 · 21/01/2021 19:07

Temp went down this morning at 2dpo but RHR is up 1bpm to 65 and pre ovulation was at 61. Also my OPKs are so light nearly non existent. Will see how the next few temps go in the hope it was a successful ovulation.
My cervix is still high but is harder then it was 2 days ago

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Robyn101 · 21/01/2021 19:03

@SalemsPot22 eeek fingers crossed it’s a BFP!

Sorry to hear about your covid result @ChinChilly hopefully you’re getting through it ok

CD12 here femometer and FF both making wild guesses of when O will be. Still stark white OPKs at this point and low temps

Very much a waiting game and don’t even have an inkling what to expect or when

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Cams50 · 21/01/2021 18:53

@Nellieee thanks for asking! Still spotting a little bit but not proper AF and slight temp rise but this is normal for me so don’t think it’s implantation or anything like that. I reckon I’ll have this for a few days and then AF will properly arrive. I’m feeling better today. I think I can’t help but get my hopes up every cycle so then I feel hugely disappointed but I’ve accepted it again 😂 I’ll start b vitamins again this cycle. don’t think I’ll phone the gp. I feel bad as they must be run off their feet so I’ll wait til April when it’s a year. So onto the next cycle! Your symptoms do sound really promising! Are you testing Saturday? Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 😀 x

@LauraT94 sorry that your body has been messing around since the MMC. Must be so tough. Hope you get your bfn so you can start trying again ASAP!

Kay00 · 21/01/2021 18:32

@SalemsPot22 A squinty line?! Ooh exciting!! Are you able to share a pic with us??

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Nellieee · 21/01/2021 17:48

@Cams50 how are things looking for you today? Spotting stopped?

@abi555 good luck with the move and Saturday morning test! I've been feeling like I'm going to come on any minute too. Gah! Good that your temps have gone up though. Mine have gone down past few days but still above cover. Grr.

@crabette woohoo for a peak!

@Elsie2021 aw I hope it's not. Have your LP got longer? I had similar at around the same time. Nothing since.

10dpo and I keep convincing myself that: a) I feel sick b) my boobs ache c) I have backache d) I have everything else that I've ever read about early symptoms. I am useless in the TWW. Don't think wfh helps. Temps dropped last two days so... 🤷‍♀️

MancMama39 · 21/01/2021 17:46

@ChinChilly hope you're doing ok, my BIL has the new strain we think as he had a positive test and has the sickness too, it sounds awful, hope you can get some rest and recover quickly.

Still having the smallest bit of browny pink spotting on and off, but very surprisingly have made it to 10dpo now. Trying really hard not to let myself hope... 2 weeks away from my 40th birthday... oof when AF does flow they'll be tears!!! If I can get through the weekend will test but I've prob jinxed it coming on here. But worse case, a longer LP is a good thing so I'll take that?

Fingers crossed everyone else in the 2ww Xx

LauraT94 · 21/01/2021 16:41

@ChinChilly hope you're not feeling too rough today with the sickness! Covid BFP is not the one we're all wishing for haha!

@abi555 vivid dreams were one of my biggest early symptoms! It was 10dpo that I started to feel like I might be pregnant (also had awful trapped wind which I hadn't had since I was a kid!). That night I had such weird dreams about having a baby boy! Made it through to 5.30am before I got up to test and got my BFP at 11dpo! Good luck, hope this is it for you.

I've been having a rough time with my body messing me around with my MMC but I'm hoping it's finally over now... Already started doing ICs to check for my BFN 😂 impatient to be trying again!

MissC07 · 21/01/2021 16:31

@ChinChilly So sorry to hear about covid test result! I hope you're managing to get as much rest as possible.

@abi555 fingers crossed for you!! And good luck with your move tomorrow. The dream about the mirror really made me laugh 😂

@crabette yay for the peak reading!

CD21 for me, temp has dropped again and I'm still getting low on Premom, high on femometer OPK's. Hoping something happens one way or another soon (mostly so I can stop burning through OPK's 🙈)

SalemsPot22 · 21/01/2021 15:59

I think I might have a really squinty line. Fiancé can’t see it but me and my friend can so going to test again in a few days!

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