Preparing to TTC in 2022

@Summerbreeze111 if you look at the pic I posted I did 3 on CD 14, two which were dark and The third was already going lighter so for me it doesn't last long at all! But others are different 😊

@Summerbreeze111 the app is called Premom - I use the one step ovulation test strips because they're cheaper than the easy@home ones - you can use any with the app but it promotes the easy@home. I just upload them still as easy@home brand with no issue!

Thank you, I will check them out on amazon, the ones I'm boots were pretty £££ for the amount of tests you get !

Thank you so much, I didn't even see a faint line, sorry if this is TMI but I've started with watery d/c so assumed there would be a light line at least but your message has reassured me! Do you mind saying what app that is? Can you use any ovulation tests, assuming you just take a pic and upload it each day?

I've always said I didn't want to do them, as I would obsess over it, and we do have regular sex but at the same time, if I do see a strong line I can err influence my partner that night (or try harder if hes less in the mood!) Oh god, I hope that doesn't sound awful 🤣 is the dark line quite easy to miss? I.e does it come and go quite quickly?

Yep I am the exact same I am really faint up until the day before my peak where it starts getting pretty strong but some people get gradually stronger. I'd definitely recommend the east at home ones off Amazon @Summerbreeze111

@Summerbreeze111 i usually find I have a really sharp LH surge so go from nothing / faint line to a positive with nothing in between, others have more of a gradual rise over a day or two. I've attached a pic of one of mine where you can see it go from almost nothing on day 13 to a positive day 14. I also usually test 2/3 times a day when I think it's due because I've been caught out before with really short ones where I can miss it with just once daily testing

So I went out today and did what I said I WASNT going to do, and bought ovulation tests. Wow they are expensive?! 😑 I might try amazon next time! Did my first wee and no LH surge so found myself a little disappointed as we dtd last night 🤣 I am only cd13 so I am probably testing too early and being impatient.

Can I ask, when there is a faint line, it says that is a negative LH surge but does that mean it's heading towards a positive LH surge, like you would expect a pregnant test to get darker? Also, is the surge usually 2 days prior to ovulation? Are you still dtd even though you aren't detecting a surge? Sorry so many questions!

Wow congratulations to all of those who now have positive pregnancy tests, yay!!

Congratulations to all the new BFP's in the last week! I've not been coming on too much as I'm trying to relax as much as possible this month with TTC but harder when the fertile days are approaching as I start to think about it all a bit more

I held out and tested this morning, 12DPO, CD34. BFN 😔 AF due on Monday. I might be out of this one, but as we always say, not until AF shows. Will test again Tuesday if no AF. Hope everyone is doing okay xx

Congrats @Nyxxie !!

@dollface22 I’m due the same day as you. The RCOG (obstetricians college) website says at least 80% of pregnant women are immune to chicken pox even if they didn’t know they were and exposure in that case is fine. Hope all’s ok.

@dollface22 That sounds stressful, try not to worry too much if the GP has said it should be fine, and you're doing the right thing checking immunity. Fingers crossed all is well.

@Theawkwardblonde Ah looks like I hit my peak on the OPK yesterday, last night I had pain around my ovary, then this morning my BBT showed a clear temp rise - so looks like it happened, even though from what I've read CD23 is quite late to ovulate. Know I need to see the risen temp for a couple more days to confirm, but so relieved as I was concerned I wasn't ovulating.

@WingingIt09 sounds very thorough! Think you've got it covered. Fingers crossed for you!

@Hjudge56 Fingers crossed it's implantation - keep us updated!

@Nyxxie wow, that's crazy how much stronger the line is after just one day! Huge congrats!

@Alice1608 I've sent you a private message 😊

Also @Nyxxie that is a BEAUTIFUL line!!! Hugest congratulations again!

@Nyxxie im trying to hang onto hope that the cramps are a good sign! I’ve been having them in the night and this morning 🥴 my friend is 8 weeks pregnant and she said she’s had cramps ever since 1DPO.

I think at the end of the day everyone is going to be different with their symptoms! Im really trying to hope that this is a good thing and something is happening down there! But im worried it’s going to be another chemical, same as last month 😔

@WingingIt09 I think you've gotten it covered ☺️ fingers crossed for you!

Wow @Nyxxie that's fab progression 😍

@WingingIt09 I reckon you've got it coveted, should be lots of swimmers there waiting 🤣

Wow @Nyxxie that's a lot stronger line for just one day later! Congrats! How do you feel?

@Hjudge56 I had some mild cramps on 7/8 DPO, a few days before BFP. Fingers crossed for you that it was implantation 🤞

POAS again today (bottom test - 12DPO). Top one is yesterday's. Still can't believe it!

@dearhummingbirds no I definitely ovulated Saturday night/Sunday morning! I used fertility monitor, OPK and Ewcm to check. Plus I know the way my body reacts when ovulating and it isn’t these kind of sensations!

@FourOclock yes that’s exactly how I’d explain it!! It’s actually calmed down this evening but still the odd twinge! Fingers crossed it is a good sign!

Will do! How do I do that? Lol xx