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Tophy124 · 2023-03-10T15:29:42+00:00

Hi anyone else in the dreaded waiting weeks? Im having a crazy cycle this month so I think I’m 6 DPO but could be 2 DPO as I had 2 LH surges on my Premom OPKs. Trying to not get my hopes up! Symptoms: back ache, lower belly cramps with aching around upper thighs, sore and full breasts, fatigue. Not due AF till next Sunday so I have a wait to go!

Rabnes · 14/03/2023 14:53

@suz2285 exactly that! When they removed my coil they said fertility returns instantly, so I was like right let's go! But obviously that wasn't the case 🤣

@GH9687 congrats on those lines! 🙂

I'm bloated badly today, but I think that's more to do with my lunch choices today!

pm24 · 14/03/2023 14:21

@Tophy124 let's hope my scan on Friday is able to paint a better picture of what is actually going on inside me! Xx

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Tophy124 · 14/03/2023 13:52

@pm24 thats true and it doesn’t, but really the only true way to confirm ovulation took place is with a blood test.

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pm24 · 14/03/2023 13:30

@Tophy124 I had creamy CM before and after this one (the pic I posted) which is why I think it was EWCM but I've heard that just because you get EWCM it doesn't mean an egg was released! Xx

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Tophy124 · 14/03/2023 13:27

@GH9687 huge congratulations!!!!

@pm24 EWCM is usually clear and slippery and it resembles the clear part of an egg before it’s cooked. Or a clear slime/snail trail. Creamy cm like lotion usually comes just before.

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pm24 · 14/03/2023 10:57

@KIWI2023 ahhh thank you I have a scan with my gyno on Friday so I'll refrain from testing. xxx

KIWI2023 · 14/03/2023 10:55

pm24 · 14/03/2023 09:50

@KIWI2023 thank you!

I got this discharge on the morning of the 4th around 10am and DTD but in the moment I didn't do any ovulation tests, then in the evening around 8pm I thought I'd test and my ovulation test was negative. I've not had this type of discharge before and since this discharge my CM has gone watery to creamy and now almost thick and creamy! I honestly thought it was EWCM but I have no symptoms which makes me think I'm out!

Looks like EWCM to me, you may have had a rapid peak which is why it didn't show on an OPK, some people have to test on OPK 3x daily to catch it as it can be super quick, mine this month went from low to peak and straight back to low all within 18 hours and no "highs". Fingers crossed for you xx

pm24 · 14/03/2023 09:50

@KIWI2023 thank you!

I got this discharge on the morning of the 4th around 10am and DTD but in the moment I didn't do any ovulation tests, then in the evening around 8pm I thought I'd test and my ovulation test was negative. I've not had this type of discharge before and since this discharge my CM has gone watery to creamy and now almost thick and creamy! I honestly thought it was EWCM but I have no symptoms which makes me think I'm out!

Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 14/03/2023 09:28

@GH9687 amazing news.

@FlyingHighFlyingLow I am also 7DPO today x

FlyingHighFlyingLow · 14/03/2023 09:18

7dpo today ttc #1, zero symptoms of anything 😂

Sending baby dust to all!

KIWI2023 · 14/03/2023 09:06

@GH9687 THOSE LINES ARE BEAUTIFUL! Aww that has made my day! Congratulations lovely! Feel free to stick around with us if you like🤍

KIWI2023 · 14/03/2023 09:04

Welcome @pm24!! Feel free to join and post what you need. I've found the ladies on this thread to be a lifeline during this time xx

GH9687 · 14/03/2023 09:01

@Tryingtoconceivenumber2 @Tophy124 @KIWI2023 just to let you know I had these this morning 🫣😊

I hope you all have as much luck in coming days!

suz2285 · 14/03/2023 07:49

@GH9687 welcome! Sorry to hear about your MC too but this gives me hope! I'm in the same boat ttc after MC, everything crossed for you!

@KIWI2023 same, my LH peak is rapid too, last time I caught I think the end of it, this time the beginning and much stronger! Temp is up this morning so we shall see if it stays up! It doesn't help that wfh makes my wake up time less consistent! Car is being kept in the garage and costing a small fortune but it needs fixed so just has to be done! 😂

@Rabnes it's so frustrating waiting for your hormones to balance out after coming off contraceptives, like everyone says not everyone gets pregnant quickly, but literally no one discusses it! In real life anyway! Which is why places like this are so helpful!

It's just like @Tophy124 says no one discusses it, I know my MIL and my gran have both had MC but never heard it from them! But then I've not told anyone about my MC either! So.... I think if someone was to talk to me about their situation I'd tell them but until then I won't be openly discussing it in the real world 😂

I did ask my folks how long it took them to conceive my sister their dd2, and they said 10 months, I was 1.5 at the time... and dad said mum cried at every BFN! Then she got pregnant with my brother when she was still breastfeeding 3 months after my sister was born 😂 when they obv weren't trying and jeez I'm impressed at her wanting him anywhere near her at that point!!!

Pregas · 13/03/2023 23:09

@KIWI2023 me too.

the worst thing is the 2 week wait and things like this replaying in your head all day.

pm24 · 13/03/2023 22:45

Hi ladies, sorry to jump in, I'm looking for some emotional support, wise words, positivity and most of all baby dust! Currently ttc1. Had one miscarriage few years back and haven't been able to fall pregnant since. I suffer from PCOS so I don't ovulate often, though I do get a bleed every 27-33 days. I thought I had ovulated on the 4th of this month as I thought I had EWCM, but now I'm not so sure as that would put me at about 9DPO and i have no symptoms! Could I post a pic of what I thought was my EWCM? I'd like to get your advice! TIA xxx

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Tophy124 · 13/03/2023 22:26

@KIWI2023 haha! I have no shame with anything baby/fertility/privates wise anymore

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KIWI2023 · 13/03/2023 21:33

@Tophy124 I completely get that, I just wish it was something spoken about more freely and maybe we wouldn't all feel so lonely in this journey in real life. Grateful to be here on this thread though😊

@Pregas My CM is usually creamy too 🤷🏽‍♀️ from what I can gather, EWCM just makes it slightly easier for the sperm to move to where they need to be as there is less friction. Doesn't stop you getting pregnant without though. Never thought I'd be discussing my CM on the internet😂

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Tophy124 · 13/03/2023 21:27

@Pregas i don’t believe so! If you google it there are 4 levels and types of CM and creamy is level 3 and so it’s the second most fertile one. Usually that happens a few days before the EWCM

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Pregas · 13/03/2023 21:21

@Tophy124 does it being creamy stop you getting pregnant?

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Tophy124 · 13/03/2023 21:10

@KIWI2023 Those people are referred to as unicorns on Reddit TRC threads, as it’s really not the norm! Most couples need to at least try for a few months and some need a year or so. A lot of couples need surgery or IVF too! My mother needed clomid to have me but she wouldn’t have dreamed of saying she had fertility issues as she felt lucky to have 3 babies and so wouldn’t have discussed it. My gran had two stillborn babies and many other MCs before and inbetween her children and she also wouldn’t have said she had fertility issues! So a lot of misinformation can be around the language used too and how much people share I think and how people perceive their own journeys to conception. MANY women I know have had losses but only bring them up when others are discussing theirs. From the outside you’d just think oh Jane had 2 children!

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Tophy124 · 13/03/2023 21:06

@Pregas honestly mine is creamy too! It’s very rare I get actual EWCM. I never drink enough water so probably only have myself to blame! I did get pregnant in 2020 using preseed and so will switch from conceive plus to preseed if no luck soon! I don’t feel pregnant this month as my symptoms have all faded and feel like AF is coming. I’m due AF on Mother’s Day too!

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KIWI2023 · 13/03/2023 20:59

@GH9687 thank god it's not just me!😂😂

@Rabnes fingers crossed for you! Please keep us updated over the next few days!

Two of my besties are currently full term, 1 is 40 weeks and fell on their first try and the other is 37 weeks and it was a complete accident. I think being on a forum like this normalises that most couples do not fall in cycle 1. I suppose the reason why I personally thought most people found it really easy to conceive is most people don't discuss TTC in real life. I feel it's abit of a taboo subject but I really wish it was more normalised.

The only time I feel sane at the moment is when I'm on these threads with you lovely lot 😊

GH9687 · 13/03/2023 20:52

@Rabnes I also felt like everyone else got pregnant on first try. I think it's important to remember that for everyone who gets pregnant on first go and shouts it from the rooftops, there 10 others that don't. It's completely normal for it to take longer than the first cycle.

Fingers crossed you are one of those lucky ones but if not, it doesn't mean it won't happen.

I think hope is what keeps us all going on the TTC journey

Rabnes · 13/03/2023 20:47

Hi, hope you don't mind me jumping in!

I'm 8dpo, ttc #1. On first cycle as having been on the coil or implant for the last 10+ years I've no idea what's considered normal in terms of my period 😐

I have no symptoms what so ever, due af mothers day and PM says to test Friday at 12dpo. Just really impatient, friends seem to be getting pregnant on the first try but I know that probs won't be the case!