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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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Post Pill Party - The Ceilidh

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TheDaydreamBelievers · 10/02/2021 10:39

As the Post Pill Party Mosh Pit dies down... sweaty and bewildered, the ladies head to the bar to freshen up. Suddenly, a fiddler bursts onto the stage, beginning a merry tune. Everybody swings into an energetic Ceilidh!

Our heads are spinning, our bodies are knackered but we arent giving up dancing when the music is this catchy!

This is the 8th post pill party thread for women whose bodies don't know the correct dance steps after hormonal contraception. Raise a dram to combating delayed ovulation, flabberghasting follicular phases, loopy luteal phases, bizzare temp charts and OPKs whiter than a Scotsman's bum!

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ChinChilly · 16/02/2021 08:34

@Moocher90 it can be any day from CD14-18 so I suppose any day now

Moocher90 · 16/02/2021 08:12

@ChinChilly you would have normally ovulated by now or any day now?

ChinChilly · 16/02/2021 08:03

@Moocher90 thanks for the info! My own doctors patient access website says a TSH over 4 should be treated but there bracket for normal is upto 4.9 😂😂 ridiculous

I’ve woken up feeling like absolute 💩 temp is still low and my RHR isn’t upto much either, it didn’t really come down after AF it’s normally around 65-66

Post Pill Party - The Ceilidh
Post Pill Party - The Ceilidh
Kay00 · 15/02/2021 22:31

@moocher90 thank you... that was some good bed time reading!

Ttcin2021 · 15/02/2021 22:27

@Juno231 yeah I don’t think I’m actually counting it as today as it’s stopped for now.... probably to return tomorrow which I guess would make it 10 days LP. I now totally see how you all have such a hard time in the tww...... I have really sore boobs, was nauseous night before last and really tired..... it’s like our bodies trick us!!

Flowers222 · 15/02/2021 22:23

@Juno231 @TheDaydreamBelievers about 30lbs would be right for me too! I say after eating a fresh cream cherry sundae 😂 I need to get down to a healthy BMI and lose all the lockdown weight. Hard when bored sitting on my arse all day, with gyms closed and being cold and wet outside!

@Kay00 really hope ovulation is not too far away for you. Sounds promising!

@Moocher90 just read the NICE guidelines with the link you posted. Interesting read!

Moocher90 · 15/02/2021 22:04

Just reading up on the NICE guidelines for fertility problems and assessments

www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg156/chapter/Recommendations#initial-advice-to-people-concerned-about-delays-in-conception

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TheDaydreamBelievers · 15/02/2021 21:51

@Juno231 30lbs would be about right for me too! I have however just eaten some Tangfastics, so not the best start Hmm

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Juno231 · 15/02/2021 21:21

@Ttcin2021 as it's your first AF I wouldn't worry but if it showed today at 10dpo that would make your LP 9 days - which is a little bit on the short side. Hopefully it gets to the double digits next cycle! (or actually - just doesn't show at all 😉). Saying that, if you're only spotting then AF isn't quite here yet? Red flow will count as CD1.

@TheDaydreamBelievers I'd like to drop like 30lbs 🤣

Kay00 · 15/02/2021 19:12

@ttcin2021 yey! That will probably be the only AF you are happy to see 😁 also a 10 day LP is perfectly fine.

Implantation bleeding is rare and usually very light... think a blush of pink or brown rather than bright red or dark clotting.but im no expert 😊

My cervix has become high, squishy and open and my CM is wet... I hope it means something is starting to happen 🙏 opks still negative at around 30% though.

I met up with my friend and her 6 month only little boy today for a socially distanced walk. There were of course questions about how my TTC journey is going (shes the only friend I have told), and then came the inevitable concern... as she fell pregnant on her first try 🙄🙃

FlyingGiraffe · 15/02/2021 19:04

@Nellieee Hope you're surviving work kicking off! Did AF start today? Hope it stayed away another day for you!

@TheDaydreamBelievers Sorry to hear you're feeling anxious. Good to look at the positives and what you can control though. I'm definitely a bit squishier at the moment and could do with cutting out all the snacks! I love having something sweet after dinner too much!

@Moocher90 Sending you a hug! Sounds so frustrating and stressful. I hope you get some answers and help soon with it all.

@MissC07 Sorry AF turned up today :(

@ChinChilly Fingers crossed ovulation is on the horizon!

I'm CD10 today and I've had a bit of a line on an opk tonight. Mine are usually white if there's nothing happening.. It's not peak, but looking back at previous months on Premom it's been like this the day before peak. My temp is quite low too so I'm wondering if ill have an early ovulation this month?!

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TheDaydreamBelievers · 15/02/2021 18:13

@Ttcin2021 normal is 10-16 days from ovulation to period. But it would be normal for that to be a bit odd when coming off hormonal birth control or after a MC.

@Juno231 Im pretty sure Ive put on about 5kg since new year. I now weigh in at 183lbs at 5ft 8" (BMI 27.7) so would like to reduce that by quite a bit.

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Ttcin2021 · 15/02/2021 17:52

Sorry meant to add I realise periods last longer etc but is there any way when it starts to know which it is.

Ttcin2021 · 15/02/2021 17:52

Finally have my first period this eve after coming off pill on 4th Jan. Feeling happy about it as I know it could be a lot longer......I am 10DPO so just wondering if that’s normal ish? Also for future reference, what is the difference between period and implantation bleeding? Is implantation bleeding only seen on toilet roll etc?

Juno231 · 15/02/2021 16:26

@Flowers222 wow your endocrinologist sounds like who we wish we'd have all our appointments with! Lovely!

@TheDaydreamBelievers way to focus on the right stuff - I've been good on cutting down alcohol but only lost 1kg since the new year so really need to take this more seriously.

Flowers222 · 15/02/2021 15:48

@moocher sorry it has been so frustrating! My GP also said they wouldn't do anything about my TSH (3.89) but they would when/if I get referred to the fertility clinic. I very recently had an appointment with the endocrinologist as I have really high prolactin and they think I may have a small prolactinoma causing irregular cycles, he was really useful and talked about all aspects of ttc, asked about my BBT and opks and whether I am ovulating. Said if I hadn't conceived in 6 months he would do some more digging and tests. So hopefully your endo appointment will be useful and you can ask all about impacts to ttc too. List all the questions you want to ask.

ChinChilly · 15/02/2021 15:19

@Moocher90 I feel exactly the same, as soon as I heard just relax I just thought here we go! I had to play it down on my last call with GP incase they just thought I was nagging 🙄

@Juno231 I’m with @Kay00 go for both 😂😂

@TheDaydreamBelievers Sorry for all the scares with the test, hopefully they all come back ok! I’m trying to be more positive also trying to move more and eat less! Getting out first thing with the dog does wonders for my mind set but it’s bloody hard to get my arse out the front door at this time of year.

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TheDaydreamBelievers · 15/02/2021 15:00

So sorry that so many of you guys are worried about thyroid issues etc. GPs really dont know much about fertility and even the nice ones willing to run tests (like mine were last year) dont really seem to know what they are looking for.

Im just sitting over here waiting for AF or a positive test... if that is I ovulated at all which isn't certain. Feeling very flat/anxious about it all, as I'm now worried that if I conceive what would happen if I do have that underlying condition... etc etc etc. I kind of just want this cycle to be over already so I can get the test done.

Trying to turn myself to more positive goals of eating better and losing a little weight to give myself the best possible chances in future.

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Kay00 · 15/02/2021 14:08

@Juno231 maybe go to both Grin you might get a second opinion!

Juno231 · 15/02/2021 14:05

Lol speaking of which - I got an e-referral letter in the post from the NHS today to reschedule my cancelled appointment... what appointment? I logged on and it seems to be my fertility appointment at St George's from the 1st week of Feb that they cancelled. Nevermind that I then went on to have it at Queen Mary's... Anyone want my spare referral? Grin nearest appointment is end of May!

Moocher90 · 15/02/2021 13:47

@Kay00 and @ChinChilly the NHS is great for emergency care but I feel a little let down by the GPs and anything fertility related.

Kay00 · 15/02/2021 13:34

Grin I might be exploring private avenues too!

ChinChilly · 15/02/2021 12:39

@Moocher90 my bloods are on the 24th, we may both be searching for private alternatives shortly after that date 😂

Moocher90 · 15/02/2021 12:38

@Juno231
If I get no joy with the NHS endo on 24th Feb I will go privately as otherwise I will have to wait months and months for anything to happen

Juno231 · 15/02/2021 11:25

@Moocher90 I'm pretty sure private docs can prescribe pretty much anything they want. It'll be the NHS that will be limited by protocols of having to refer you endocrinologists etc. I've def seen ladies here on the conception board getting levo prescriptions from private docs without having to jump through referral hoops so don't see why it would be different at a fertility clinic. After all nearly all the meds they give you at one will be hormonal and therefore related to your endocrine system?