Tracking your cycle and possible BFP using RHR - part 6

@Gizzy93 nauseous but good thanks. How are you?

@GlassLily honestly we had a work email today about someone helping someone who had terminal cancer (an act of kindness segment in newsletter) and I cried for the person with terminal cancer, like I’ve lost it.

Ooh no I haven’t but my only hope was going to do on Friday where I’ll be 4+4 and should be strong enough to show? 🤞🏻I may cave Thursday if my line tomorrow is good 😂

@LS2020 yes the hormones are ridiculous, the progesterone really messed with me! Even without any strange hormones, it's just such an emotional time, I hope you have managed to stop crying. I cried uncontrollably for about an hour the other day for no reason.

Have you googled or searched in MN around the CB weeks indicator? I only ask because I think they can give some people quite a fright. I read up while I was waiting to get far enough to poas in hope of a 2-3. You can definitely get a 1-2 when you should be on 2-3, and they are only based on a UV light looking at the darkness of the line....so if you're getting dark lines on a FRER but CB comes up with the wrong weeks, you shouldn't panic. I left it until about 2.5 weeks after O to take mine, just to give me the best chance of avoiding a false 1-2. I would've waited longer, but couldn't do it 🤣

Hello everyone. Here is my chart today. Not sure if I mentioned that although we are not ttc at the moment we had an oopsie 3 days before ov, I ov'd two days early lol.
How is everyone today?

@mumof23188 you are the sweetest! So glad you and your little boy are well. I’m doing well. 4 + 1 and had my strongest FRER yet, slightly stronger than control now.
I did a digital on Sunday morning and that was 1-2 which makes sense. Going to hold out til FRER is really strong (maybe Friday) and test with a digital again to make sure it’s staying up!
Had a horrid nightmare though I was haemorrhaging bleeding and had to go to hospital - terrified me so obviously letting anxiety get to me 😞

@LS2020 thank you so much lovely ❤️. I’m just so so so happy for you. Lines are looking amazing. Beautiful and strong. Glad you are feeling ok 🥰🥰. The early days are so tough emotionally but just take each day as it comes. Did you do the weeks indicator? Xxx

@EveryMumDay ahh thank you so much ☺️. Came home yesterday which was lovely. Hope you are well 🥰

@GlassLily thank you lovely. We are both fine. I was induced and he was born at 38+3, it was eventful and the hardest of my 3 labours but I did enjoy the experience. 🤣🤣 oh I know, I just needed to see how LS2020 was 🥰. How are you getting on? Hope everything is ok with you ❤️

@mumof23188 I just cried at your news, I’m so happy for you and can’t believe they are here ❤️❤️❤️
Then @GlassLily your comment made me cry harder because I’m sat panicking about this mornings test when it’s the same colour but the control isn’t as strong so mustn’t have peed on for same length so that does mean it’s better and panicked - early hormones are a mess!!!

@mumof23188 Congratulations love! I love the dedication of logging in too 😂 my official test day is Friday so I’ll do a test Friday, confirm with clinic and then they said they like to do a scan 5 weeks after Egg collection date which is 7 weeks pregnant. Then if that’s all fine I get discharged to GP/midwife as normal.

@GlassLily thank you. Honestly can’t say how much I needed to hear that this morning. I know I said to my OH yesterday that I’ll calm down when I get past my previously MC which is insane as that was a different set of circumstances. We know this one is fine with good quality embryo, absolutely no reason for anything to be wrong. If anything isn’t symptoms are a bit less intense and that’s giving me some comfort that I feel the HCG is building better.
Might try to convince myself not to test again til Weds to let it build up. I’m hoping once I get a 2-3 weeks on clearblue digital that’ll help a lot. Shame there’s a blood bottle shortage or would definitely ask for a beta for reassurance!

@LS2020 yes you definitely should NOT be panicking over the 4pm/next morning difference!! First of all, it looks like it's gone darker anyway. Secondly, the older tests get darker over time, so the 4pm one will have darkened overnight, which the morning one wouldn't have had as much time to do. But even ignoring all of that, it's normal for HCG levels detectable in your urine to fluctuate throughout the day! I'm telling you this because I did the exact same thing and had the exact same panics, squinting at lines trying to decide if they were a shade darker or not.... And it was all ok!

I know how hard it is when you're afraid of miscarriage... Of course there's always that chance, and my fingers are crossed so hard that you won't experience that again. But I would think given the really good quality embryo they implanted, that the odds are well in your favour! Enjoy every day of being pregnant 💕

@mumof23188 wow congratulations!! So happy for you. Are you both ok, how was the birth if you don't mind me asking? Love that you logged into MN the same day 🤣 that's dedication!

@mumof23188 many many congratulations to you and your OH. Hope all 3 of you are keeping well and getting some rest too. Enjoy these precious moments ❤️

@LS2020 look at those lines lovely. So strong. Absolutely chuffed for you. When will your first scan be? What’s the next steps?

I had my little baby this morning at 1.22am 💙

Took my Fitbit*

I’m cautiously optimistic, terrified I’ll have a mc again so just trying to stay as chill as possible. If I get further than last time (5 week mark) I think I’ll relax

@GlassLily that is really good advice, below is yesterday FMU, yesterday 4pm, this morning FMU and this mornings digital and I’m panicking over the 4pm- today difference even though you can clearly see the difference in a day 🤦‍♀️
My OH took my RHR off me when it started to dip (must have been implantation) and I started to get upset and I’m not allowed it back until the first scan now 😂 but it was super high from straight after my transfer, shooting up 2bpm a day

@LS2020 wow congratulations!!! Amazing line, not faint at all! And try not to drive yourself mad comparing lines the same day. If you keep testing, as long as it's darker every 2 days you are fine. So proud of your little blast for burrowing in 👏🏻 you must be over the moon!! Keep growing, little embryo ❤️ How's your rhr?

@Juno231 that is very true! Haha I know but I googled similar lines for some reason and it felt light 🤦‍♀️ My 4pm one was slight stronger so hoping all going right way.

They work it as 38 weeks from your EC I think as they basically control your cycle to that point so LMP could have been 5 weeks ago if on long protocol. I guess I was more thinking I was 3 weeks as it’s a week post transfer but of course I’m forgetting the transfer was 5 days in!

Thanks everyone ❤️

Welcome @bfnancy and @Gizzy93!

@bfnancy it’s awful those months when your RHR looks so positive and then it drops that day or two before AF. The only comfort from it is it’s a good sign all your hormones are doing the right thing as it’s been driven by progesterone which you can only produce when you’re ovulating. It’s a hard process - I’m over two years in now.

@mumof23188 brought some more FRER and a digital. Bloody typical mine are all at home 😂😂 feeling what is hopefully all the normal things. Sick and tired! Getting OH to drive me back to hotel so I can have a nap. I’m exhausted!! Nausea has kicked up today and headaches too. Google says I’m 3w + 5 which is further ahead than I thought I was but makes sense I guess as how early can you know?!

@LS2020 congrats! That's a great line!

@LS2020 ahhh that's fantastic!! Congratulations!! 💛💛💛

Awwww @LS2020 brilliant. Delighted for you. That's a great line 🥰🥰🥰

@LS2020 congratulations that's a very nice line there 😍 definitely stock up on those pregnancy test and enjoy this moment 💕

@LS2020 oh my gosh!!!! That is definitely not faint. Congratulations lovely. How are you feeling? Absolutely over the moon for you!! Definitely stock up and make sure you post them here 😍🥰

Need to catch up on the thread and will do soon.. hi to the newcomers!

Wanted to update… 7dpt and got this this morning ☺️ Sent myself into a panic it’s a bit light but obviously going to go to boots to stock up on their entire pt stock 😂 it was technically FMU but also had been up peeing every 2 hours so would more say it’s a 2 hour hold!

Oops, wrong thread, sorry!

Hello, morning here!
The pregnancy dreams have started for me lol. I dreamed I had a v faint positive on an FRER 🤔
All my pregnancy dreams in the past have either been of me heavily pregnant, or with a baby already

@bfnancy it's a premium feature. I wasn't going to buy it but then thought why not lol