Post Pill Party – The Garden Soiree

@ChinChilly love the story and delighted for you to get the second line. Fingers crossed all keeps going well for you and good timing that you squeezed in the last vodka 😂👍

@Gracie2021 thank you :)

@TheDaydreamBelievers I've seen a few people on here say OPKs are hit and miss for them.

@Kay00 your chart looks really good!

@Gracie2021 absolutely, I stopped taking the pill in June last year, my cycles pretty much slotted into a regular pattern straight away but were pretty light, they got heavier as the months went on, unfortunately I had a CP in March so I got back in contact with my GP and she agreed to get the ball rolling with refferals, so last week I had some bloods and a scan done, the sonographer said everything looked perfect but I haven't had the full results back yet. I had a complete and utter breakdown last week and was an emotional wreck to the point where my friend said she thought TTC was effecting my mental health 🙃 I've been getting sharp stabbing pains in my nipples but apart from that nothing else, I was actually shocked to see two lines because I did a test Friday night before I poured myself a vodka, lemon and lime and that one was negative

@Kay00 lovely looking chart. Hopefully a sign your body is settling into a rhythm too.

@TheDaydreamBelievers Kay00 my LH surge is really rapid (can peak and be gone in 6-12 hours) so I’ve switched to CB digital tests the last couple months as they pick up the estrogen move before the LH moves for more notice. Can see on my chart below. An expensive option though if you’re not sure when to start testing. I’ll be picking up more for next month. Just afraid to jinx myself and order yet 😂

Chart

@thedaydreambelievers i hear you! 😆 I have missed so many +OPKs I think my spike happens very quickly and covertly.

@gracie2021 I'm 7dpo and all is going well. I'm super chuffed with this cycle as my body is doing what it should... hopefully it will continue to play ball 🤞🤞

@Kay00 @Gracie2021 @ChinChilly hope you are right but OPKs are blank. Considering just stopping using them and going to temps only. I've only ever had one positive on an OPK and have used them for over 6mo

@MintGreenLife @LauraT94 @pineapple2021 so glad you’re all doing well ladies. Hope you’re enjoying the journal. Love the pic Laura, can really see the bump starting to pop!

@TheDaydreamBelievers my temps go lowest right before ovulation too so hopefully you’re almost there.

@Kay00 wish we could just order ourselves to relax and make it happen! How many DPO are you now? Hope you’re doing well.

@ChinChilly whenever you’ve had a chance to process the good news would love a BFP sumup if you wouldn’t mind xx

@MissM94 how many days DPO are you or were you tracking? If cycle is going longer I’ve found the extra days are usually sitting in the FP rather than the literal phase so possibly you ovulated later than you thought?

Negative clear blue so god knows what's going on! 😅

@LauraT94 it's good to hear what others are doing, and generally it looks like most are accepting to have the jab. I've only got 5 days to make my mind up eeek! I really hope I come to a decision that I feel confident in, don't want to get the jab and then be panicking that I've done the wrong thing! I've already read into it a lot but am going to set aside tomorrow afternoon to do as much research as physically possible.

@Kay00 aww thank you :) I've got my 28 week midwife appointment this Friday so looking forward to having my bump measured for the first time and finding out how he's looking size-wise. Hope you're keeping well x

@ChinChilly no it doesn't help at all, and we're pretty much left to work it out for ourselves with no real guidance. I'm going to ask my consultant today what his take on it is, hopefully he will give me a straight answer!

@TheDaydreamBelievers thanks so much :) x

@TheDaydreamBelievers thank you! I'm not sure what your temps are doing 🤔 possibly gearing up for an attempt at ovulation?

@pineapple2021 @LauraT94 thank you both for your advice, i think if all goes well over the next couple of weeks I'll book a scan for about 7 weeks. I might order some ICs I've only got 1 left, I'm going to try and sit on my hands until Thursday 🤣

@TheDaydreamBelievers hopefully your temps are dropping before you get your ovulation? Mine usually do that. Maybe DTD today just to be sure

@MintGreenLife Wow, 28 weeks, so amazing xx I was thinking about you yesterday in fact, wondering how you were getting along. Sorry to hear about the polyp, Sending lots of positive vibes that that's all it is x

@LauraT94 You're looking amazing! Such a lovely bump

@ChinChilly yes the scans are definitely worth it! We saw/heard heartbeat as well at 6+6 scan (measured 6+3 but had caught up and gone ahead by a day at 10 week scan!). Also FWIW I felt better doing a cheapie test every day and not guilting myself over it. It won't do any harm and it's worth doing anything that will put your mind at ease - though use my examples as proof that you won't always see massive/clear jumps every day! HCG roughly doubles every 48 hours in the early stages but it's not a consistent doubling (plus have to take other factors such as hydration and hold into account). Your lines are fab, you're definitely Pregnant 😍

@Flowers222 ahh I must have missed your BFP but congrats to you as well! Yes definitely not always an even progression on lines, never panic haha!

@MintGreenLife glad to hear you're getting on ok - hopefully Polyp calms down soon! I'm getting my first covid jab this month. Have done lots of research and I'm definitely happy with my decision - catcing covid from 28 weeks pregnant comes with much higher health risks. Hope you feel confident in your decision whatever you go for! ❤️

@TheDaydreamBelievers thank you ❤️

@ChinChilly those lines look fab and exactly like my 13/14 DPO. I'm now 11 weeks today. I know what you mean..... my fear has not gone I had a scan at 6w4d and got one this evening.... hoping after that I relax a little!!

So hope this goes well for you but those lines look great!!!

@ChinChilly woohoo! Huge congratulations

@MintGreenLife and @LauraT94 glad you are both doing well. We are so happy for you both. Laura, you look lovely

My temps are now the lowest they have ever been . Why? No idea.

@MintGreenLife ahh fingers crossed it's just a polyp, I'm sure it is! Ahh that must be really tough about that vaccine! I think the way they keep changing the guidance on the vaccine doesn't fill you with confidence

@ChinChilly not too bad thanks. I'm 28 weeks now. I have a consultant appointment this afternoon as I've been spotting on and off for two weeks, but it's most likely because I have a polyp which was found at 10 weeks after I had spotting then too. I hadn't had any since, so kind of sucks that it's started again, but hopefully today's appointment will confirm it's just the polyp. I'm also booked in to have my first covid jab this weekend and I'm going round and round in circles about whether to go ahead or not. It's honestly an agonising decision and I really can't make up my mind! x

@MintGreenLife thank you, how are you getting on?

Definitely. @ChinChilly 😃

@ChinChilly congrats! Those look like great positives :)

I'm still checking in every now and then, hope you are all well

Ok i think it is safe to leave the tests alone for a few days

@MissM94 just for as long as you can then 🤣🤣

@ChinChilly hold a wee for 3-4 hours?! My weak bladder could never 🥲