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TTC keep sane. Hoping for April 24 baby. Part 2

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HelloMoon87 · 18/07/2023 21:21

Hi,

Continuing on from "dpo 1, tww keep sane" thread.

@pm24
@Tes004
@Doodlestar
@longingtobe23
@cth96
@Maybebaby12345
@JLN88
@missmae
@bookworm100
@rosecbrm
@MrsP20202
@FirstTim3Mummy
@BlossomTree123
@cosymama2020
@Boobag

Congrats to @pinkandredflowers and @Scarletthoping on bfps last cycle, hope all goes well in the pregnancy.

Here we go...

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Mango30 · 15/08/2023 11:17

Hi ladies, can I join you all ☺️ congratulations to everyone with a bfp, and big hugs to everyone ttc 🤍

I'm just finishing AF on my second cycle after a Mc in June, following a chemical in January. Starting to feel a bit better now AF is finishing! Onto the next month 🤞

I'm a serial OPK tester 😅 but im considering not doing them this month, as when I gave up last time was when I got pregnant... although i sadly later lost the pregnancy.

i went to a private docs and they advised me to not bother with all the tests as they think my losses so far are just bad luck, but they did say I could do a transvaginal scan. Has anyone else had this done and did it help with anything?

missmae · 15/08/2023 10:31

@Doodlestar how exciting! Congratulations! ✨

cosymama2020 · 15/08/2023 10:27

@rosecbrm yep I use them, been great for me so far 😊

rosecbrm · 15/08/2023 10:13

Congratulations to those on their BFPs!

CD6 for me, does anyone use the clear blue ovulation sticks? Wondering whether to purchase or not?

Sending lots of baby dust to all! X

Doodlestar · 15/08/2023 09:51

I think I now have another tentative BFP to add to the tally for the thread this month! I'm either 13 or 14 DPO and this is a boots early test.

The line is in the same place as I thought I saw a vvvvfl on Saturday but I think that may have been an indent line, given today's is still quite faint. It is definitely pink though!

Hope everyone is doing well and sending lots of good wishes for the pregnancies and for future cycles 🤞🥰

TTC keep sane. Hoping for April 24 baby. Part 2
Kellyaust · 15/08/2023 08:47

cosymama2020 · 15/08/2023 08:01

I’m the same @longingtobe23 when I’m on the thread I get obsessive almost but had a very busy last two weeks and only really thought about it all properly yesterday.

I don’t have AF yet but I know I’m definitely out. Have zero symptoms and although it’s early (9 DPO) I had a negative test today.

@Kellyaust thats odd! What tests do you use? It’s very unlikely that you would have developed PCOS in space of a couple of months and it would have definitely shown up on your scan.

I use the one step opks iv always used the same ones, just done another one and now it's gone back down a bit it's so so strange never had it happen before. Oh good that's good to know and my periods seem OK... I was thinking can LH go up and down like that if you're perimenopausel.... But my periods n everything are fine

cosymama2020 · 15/08/2023 08:01

I’m the same @longingtobe23 when I’m on the thread I get obsessive almost but had a very busy last two weeks and only really thought about it all properly yesterday.

I don’t have AF yet but I know I’m definitely out. Have zero symptoms and although it’s early (9 DPO) I had a negative test today.

@Kellyaust thats odd! What tests do you use? It’s very unlikely that you would have developed PCOS in space of a couple of months and it would have definitely shown up on your scan.

Kellyaust · 15/08/2023 05:51

Hey, just an update from me so the opks went super light and negative yesterday. Today it's back positive 🤦‍♀️ so confused now... I did have my ovaries scanned in may during my mmc and they said they looked fine... But do you think I could've developed pcos or something?

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HelloMoon87 · 14/08/2023 18:18

@longingtobe23 good luck with the appointment, do keep me updated! I'd love to hear the good news 💚
It might be a good idea to go off mumsnet for a bit, I did that in June. I did come to mumsnet even more determined, so maybe not the best learning 😂
I have all the hope for you to get your bfp soon xx

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longingtobe23 · 14/08/2023 11:59

Hi all - I am certainly out for this month now, af came a day early and earlier ovulation this month

so I am happy I managed to get some shifts there 🥰
I have fertility consultant in two days and I think I’ll be taking some time to focus on my fitness and health (not obese but could feel better in myself) less stress wine 😅

I think threads whilst super helpful can also make me addicted to TTC but I know I’ll get there and will be back when I’m ready
thanks for all your support and best of luck to you all ☺️

cth96 · 14/08/2023 10:45

HelloMoon87 · 14/08/2023 09:30

@cth96 don't want to get your hopes up but from around dpo 9, my lh strips were near positive and getting darker day by day

Thank you :) I will see when I get my FRER delivery later today. I have cramps that feel like I'm about to start my period and an off tummy so I think I'm probably more likely to be rising due to AF sadly!

Tes004 · 14/08/2023 09:38

So I’m sooo confused - cd15 clomid this month 2-6 cd and just woke up to a little bleeding - dark and bright and with ewcm - enough to wear tampon - anyone had experience with this and clomid ? X

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HelloMoon87 · 14/08/2023 09:31

@Kellyaust and now you can relax 😂 good luck!

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HelloMoon87 · 14/08/2023 09:30

@cth96 don't want to get your hopes up but from around dpo 9, my lh strips were near positive and getting darker day by day

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cth96 · 14/08/2023 08:58

HelloMoon87 · 13/08/2023 18:37

@cth96 I see it. What dpo are you?

I'm not totally sure. I thought I was maybe around 8dpo but I just did an LH strip this morning and it's quite dark so I'm convinced the Boots test was an indent. Just waiting for a FRER to arrive today to confirm.

TTC keep sane. Hoping for April 24 baby. Part 2
Kellyaust · 14/08/2023 08:56

And yes me dtd lastnight just in case, we only missed Saturday coz we needed a break and thought OV was over. Hopefully it was n this was just some weird hormonal thing 🤞

Kellyaust · 14/08/2023 08:54

@missmae nope no other signs at all, so puzzling I'll attach pic of when it dried lastnight... Oh really I didn't know about the estrogen

@HelloMoon87 yes my bbt has stayed up no other dip at all, really strange isn't it this is my first month of strong and long opks then this happens 😂

TTC keep sane. Hoping for April 24 baby. Part 2
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HelloMoon87 · 14/08/2023 08:32

@Kellyaust yeah I'd probably dtd just in case 😅 bbt is more accurate than opk but might need 3 days consecutive higher temps? Did you have higher temps for 3 days or so? I did get randomly higher opk for few days in my luteal phase, so it might be random still. It's such a minefield. This was the only cycle where things were increasing and decreasing for me, all cycles before I get some puzzling opks haha

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missmae · 14/08/2023 08:28

@Kellyaust do you have any signs of ovulation like last time or no? you do get a second estrogen surge roughly a week after ovulation which can cause LH to surge sometimes, maybe yours was a bit sooner 🤔have you dtd just in case?

Kellyaust · 14/08/2023 08:21

@HelloMoon87 this is the first month I haven't bothered with premom charts coz I was fuming it was never registering my opks properly 🤦‍♀️😂😂

@magicalmama im only around 3dpo so no I haven't

It's gone back down this morning so god knows what happened 🤷‍♀️

magicalmama · 14/08/2023 01:02

Kellyaust · 13/08/2023 22:10

Ok.. Now it's positive... Super confused I had all the ewcm the severe pain and bbt all point to me being 3dpo. 🤷‍♀️😂 Something crazy happening this cycle

Have you tried a pregnancy test? It might be hcg making it dark

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HelloMoon87 · 13/08/2023 23:23

Can you share your bbt? @Kellyaust

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Kellyaust · 13/08/2023 22:10

Ok.. Now it's positive... Super confused I had all the ewcm the severe pain and bbt all point to me being 3dpo. 🤷‍♀️😂 Something crazy happening this cycle

TTC keep sane. Hoping for April 24 baby. Part 2
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HelloMoon87 · 13/08/2023 18:39

Good luck @Doodlestar and @cth96 fingers crossed

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Kellyaust · 13/08/2023 18:38

HelloMoon87 · 13/08/2023 18:36

@Kellyaust I don't think it matters, it's just normal fluctuation. I see that on dpo 3, mine went a bit darker as well, I think it's normal. You already likely ovulated.

Brill thank you again ❤️