Yogurt pot yuppies, sexy basters and UFO discs - part 3

HR right down again now. Think it must have been the coffee 🙄.

Woww @Oilyoilyoilgob that’s impressive going 🤣. I normally stop by 3 days after peak. Maybe I am giving up to early? 🤔

@Sydney1986x aw sorry that your period came. Look after yourself and eat and drink nice stuff xx

@Bizawit ooh hopefully a good sign for you. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 😃

@eloiseislost I’m gonna wait ages if I think I’m pregnant 😂

@Bluey18 good luck for your upcoming ovulation and SI 😃🤞🏻

@MrsKin90 I thought if you last night while looking on my premom app. It said on 18/2 for me to rest pdg, I’d never noticed this before and thought it was some funky initials for pregnancy testing 😅 it’s actually strips you can get to test progesterone, which normally peaks at around 5 days after ovulation.
It said it’s a good tool for people who aren’t sure entirely if ovulation has happened. Just thought I’d mention it as I know you have a good range of ovulation dates!

Well my peak opks was Sat 13/2 so ovulation by Monday night. I’m doing SI again in a bit so we’d have done 7 days out of 8. My husband and his testicles are tired 😂😂😂

@eloiseislost some people just have self control 😂❤️

@ComebackQueen one time is all it takes 🤞 have you heard any more about your referral??

@Bizawit I really hope it's a good sign for you!!

@ComebackQueen Good luck with your SI! You only need one sperm to make it! I remember the cycle I conceived my DD, with DP's issues we only managed to DTD once and it wasn't even the optimal time, it was 3/4 days before ovulation (seems ironic now that I'm having so much trouble TTC no 2!!)

I have everything crossed for you! x

@MrsKin90 I'm fairly confident of my dpo - it could either by 13 or 12dpo I think.

@eloiseislost I think my luteal phase is a bit longer than most. I was so convinced I was preg at christmas, and then it turned out just to be a 16 day luteal phase :((. So I'm trying to hold off testing and just wait and see. I may crack soon though if AF doesn't come.

I'm literally sitting on my sofa working from home and my heart rate is 140!!!! This is either a very good sign, or a sign I badly need to go to the gym. (I did just drink a large coffee - possible not advisable when I'm trying to conceive..)

@ComebackQueen best of luck for the SI!! Got my fx for you.

Hey everyone.

It’s time, my OPK is soooooo dark so I’m going to be doing SI.

This month has gone so slow for me, I hate having long cycles.

I’m cramping a lot so I think it’s my fertile day today and because of work pressures I haven’t used OPKs probably this month.

I think it’ll only be one SI for me this month as I’ve got deadlines coming out of my ears.

Sorry to all that think AF is arriving or has arrived.

How are the ladies doing that got their BFP’s?

Any useful tips lol

@MrsKin90 Your posts always make me laugh, "When will I ovulate - who the fuck knows" will be my new catchphrase! I am willing the universe to let you ovulate CD18 haha. I think that's unrealistic for me so I will say I am going to ovulate CD19. Positive thoughts

@Oilyoilyoilgob I didn't think about asking if I could be referred somewhere else for them, although did ask if I could go to the hospital for them. I'll speak to my doctor Monday and let you know what she says! 😊

@primrosechill just realised your AF hasn't actually started yet sorry! Hopefully she doesn't show ❤️

@Sydney1986x so sorry to hear about AF ❤️*@Bizawit* how sure are you about your dpo? If your AF is definitely due going up by three on your RHR could be a really good sign!! I will say my rhr has done this to me TWICE and then AF came two days late, so just take it with a tiny pinch of salt. Crossing my fingers for you.

@primrosechill it sounds like you're in quite a good headspace overall. I'll be interested to hear if you decide on iui or IVF 😊

@Bluey18 I'm so glad you're here with me in the "when will I ovulate - who fucking knows" group! I hope you ovulate soon 🤞 I've decided I'm going to ovulate CD18. Just because I want to 😂 is that how it works??

@Sydney1986x so sorry to hear your AF arrived 😢. Do your grieving and then try to remember that in just a couple of weeks you can try again 😊🤞🏻. (Easier said than done i know). I’m sure I’ll be joining you soon. 13dpo here, “officially” due tomorrow.

Ladies, I’m having some pretty intense bloating today 😩. Anyone want to speculate with me on whether this is a good/ bad sign? 🤣

Also @eloiseislost and @Makingnumber2 my RHR went up by 3 beats last night 😉. (I know I don’t have enough data to reallt tell but better than going down right?!)

Sorry to hear AF has arrived/is probably on the way @primrosechill and @Sydney1986x. It's hard not to feel like you're in a slump for a day or two until the initial disappointment passes, I hope you are both looking after yourselves xx.

CD16 over here, which means I'll probably ovulate in the next 3 - 7 days. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for 3 but I know it's unlikely!! DP was a bit burnt out last month, I think we might have overdone it .

@Sydney1986x sorry to hear about AF coming early - mine will be here any minute so we can be cycle buddies. CD1 is the worst - hope you got to relax today!!

@Oilyoilyoilgob @Makingnumber2 thank you for the kind words of encouragement!

Hope everyone else is doing okay ❤️ So done with lockdown now - burnout and boredom are too real!!

@Sydney1986x I'm so sorry- that is so crap. I hope you can spend the day hibernating in bed, watching Netflix and eating whatever you want. Have a vino tonight too. Sending a hug.

@primrosechill I'm sorry your December IUI didn't work out, but it's good you have options of continuing or doing the IVF and I hope the Monday appointment will bring you some reassurances of what next steps might look like etc. Also, it's amazing to hear you've been making progress with your vaginismus and that you're going to be prioritising it moving forward. It can't be easy but what a wonderful outcome for you to have in the future to have a pain free sex life

AF arrived early 🥺. Back to bed I go 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

@MrsKin90 now that is rubbish re blood tests. I’d definitely speak to your GP and be really direct-you need these tests for referral either by nhs or privately for ivf so really impress on your gp that this needs to be done. Are they able to refer you somewhere to have them, another practice for example?

@bitheby I hope you’re feeling ok, it must be awful as well as the stress this causes the added stress of having the sperm donor at the right place and the right time due to lockdown. Hopefully as things ease up re Covid it will start to get easier. We are all with you in solidarity on how stressful this is, come here for a chat whenever you need to.

@eloiseislost your diet actually sounds really nice, I’m drooling thinking if melted cheese on pasta! Hope you are feeling ok xx

@Bizawit that’s great you are in the PMA mindset! Good luck with starting to track your heart rate. I’ve not had my Fitbit on for a week, I need to get mine back on.

@primrosechill it’s great to hear from you ☺️ You sound in a great mindset and it’s fantastic news that you’re giving yourself time to focus on your vaginismus. Wishing you the very best for your appointment on Monday and it’s so good to read you have the ball rolling on different options ☺️ Xx

Hi ladies, wow I’ve missed a lot on here! 2.5 weeks and almost 15 pages of messages 🤯

@bigsweetpotato so sorry to hear about your news, it’s terrible and unfair - hope you’re healing both mentally and physically.

Congrats on all the BFPs (I think there’s been two?) and good luck to everyone in their TWW.

I’m CD25 today and can feel AF is coming - temp dropped and cramps are here. We have a fertility clinic appointment on Monday. We tried IUI in Dec and it didn’t work so we’ll talk about our options - whether we try IUI a couple more times or just move to IVF. I have also been making good progress with my vaginismus and decided to make it my priority again: during TTC it feels like you can’t control your body at all but this is the one thing I CAN control and even if it doesn’t get me closer to pregnancy, it would be great to have painless sex one say.

TTC is tough. Feeling mentally drain but trying to build resilience. Work is a good distraction atm until end of the cycle comes and then it’s difficult to stay focused on anything else. Big hugs to you all ladies!!

Hi @Bizawit it's great you're feeling in a positive mindset- definitely make the most of that! And how exciting you've got a new gadget and a new aspect of TTC to monitor too with the RHR. It's amazing how much it shifts on eloise's chart with ovulation and BFP. The body is quite amazing- all these things it does, mostly without us even realising.
Are you going to wait for AF this month or test early?

@bitheby I'm so sorry you've had BFNs- it is so soul destroying when you don't see that second line despite doing everything you could have done to get that BFP. I know exactly that sense of crushing disappointment. Sending you a hug and hope you can just take it easy the next few days and (within the sodding lockdown limits) do things that bring you comfort.
Is it the covid restrictions which have made it difficult to get donor sperm? I can't imagine the extra stress that extra thing to organise must bring. I hope restrictions will be easing next month so it will become easier for you to get hold of it.

Thanks @Makingnumber2. I'm 14dpo today and have been expecting AF today. It hasn't shown up yet but it's been really feeling like it will since yesterday. I've only had BFNs and don't want to waste anymore FRERs now.

I completely fell apart with the disappointment yesterday. My emotions have been all over the place this cycle. It's because of lockdown and the difficulty to get sperm. This month I felt like I'd given it everything and I really wanted it to work as a result. I'm exhausted with it all.

@eloiseislost wow you had a big spike at ovulation as well! Thanks so much for sharing. Yeh, I only started wearing yesterday so probably not enough data to reallt tell 🤷🏼‍♀️ Just another thing to obsess over I guess 😂. I’m going to wait and see if AF comes before testing I think.

@MrsKin90 fingers crossed for your blood test . I hope the gp is helpful 🤞🏻

Hey ladies how is everyone doing?

So sorry for your loss @bigsweetpotato ❤️❤️. Sending you lots of healing love.

I’m 10/11 dpo here. I’ve been feeling really negative this cycle, but today I’m feeling strangely more optimistic. My app is telling me I’m due on Friday, but that would be an unusually short cycle for me if so.. In my head I’m trying to imagine being due Sunday.

@eloiseislost when did your heart rate start going up? Just got myself a new Fitbit so monitoring 🙃.

@Oilyoilyoilgob I had a little panic as hubby said the doctor said he'd have to provide the sample at the hospital - think he must have misheard! Have checked and he can definitely just drop it off during appointment slot.
No such luck for me tried to book a blood test for a week Friday and they don't have any appointments until 1st March and don't do blood tests on Fridays. So. That's helpful. Wish I'd booked it in advance now but with no real idea when I will or won't ovulate it didn't make sense. My doctor is going to ring me Monday so I can ask wtf I'm meant to do 🙄 hoping she'll just do them for me 🤞 or let me pop to the hospital to get them done.
Thank you for your help 😊 the hsg looks interesting even though it's a bit horrible to have done apparently. Hopefully worth it though!

Glad to hear how you're getting on @Makingnumber2 and @eloiseislost 😊

@Sydney1986x try not to give in and test if you can. If you feel like you're out it's probably not worth it. Sending you a big hug (even though you have covid!) And lots of sympathy. I haven't given up up hope for you as it could still go either way, but I'd be feeling terribly sorry for myself if I was poorly and at the end of the tww feeling periody ❤️ I hope you get a lovely surprise in a few days. I hope you're looking after yourself!