TTC Aug 2024

Oh yes I get what you mean now!!!

well, to update.. I’m now using three new period apps . Downloaded them yesterday m and logged my past 3 months of regular 35 days cycle on the apps

New Apps: clue, Premom & modern fertility
Log: I only logged my constant 35 days cycle (so they have no recollection of my past irregular cycle like my Flo at least does )

both Clue , Modern fertility and Premom are saying my period is late (much later than what Flo is saying )
premom says my period is late by: 5 days
clue says my period is late by: 9 days
modern fertility says my period is late by: 5 days

im going to the gp next week Monday as I’m confused & I’ve also got another clear blue test I will take on Monday

Oh that’s good. My DH got in touch with his GP in June (he had an undescended testicle as a child) for Semen analysis and has an appointment booked for end of October.

Best of luck with your bloods, will you also be getting day 3 tests done? From what I have read amh levels aren’t that important for natural conception, it’s more for if you go down the IVF route which is why private clinics tend to test for AMH to see if you’ll be a good candidate for that…

as I say best of luck and keep us updated 😊

Here’s my original post

and to update: I’ve taken a test today = negative

but I will test again next week as that will be 1 week since my missed period

Hello hun,

There is a slight difference though , the difference we have is I have symptoms of pregnancy . I’ve been spotting on and off (brown/light pink since middle of July until yesterday.)

I will quote my original post in case anyone missed it

I tested today and it was negative. (My period was due yesterday)

however, it says on the period app to wait a week until after a missed period as sometimes hcg can still be low for some women even on the day they missed their period

so I’m going to test exactly one week from now on the 19th august

Booked in for day 21 bloods this thurs but she hasnt requested a full hormone panel. Doesnt look like lile my amh or lh will be getting looked at only my progesterone. My partner has his bloods done and was all ok. Folate was oddly a bit low but they wernt concerned. He is booked in for a seman analysis next month. We were lucky getting that slot due to a cancellation as the next slot was months away x

Sorry I did see that you said they had regulated recently, what I mean is that if Flo still has your irregular periods in mind, it may not have got used to the regularity.

would definitely recommend some ovulation kits for next cycle (hopefully there isn’t one!) so you can get a sense of how long your luteal phase is, as that tends to stay fixed for each woman. Best of luck with the tests next week! 🤞

Oh Nicola I hear ya! I am 36 in Jan and have been trying for 7 or 8 months (lost count). Have you asked your GP if you can do a hormone panel? I got my results last week and all was OK, so has calmed me down a little bit and helping me ‘enjoy’ the journey more. Although I haven’t entered two week wait yet which is always more enjoyable 😅

I am sorry that your AF arrived however I hope the next one will be a positive and exciting one for you ! Good luck !

The length of your luteal phase doesn’t change so it depends on when you ovulate. If you ovulate late , AF will be late too. x

AF has arrived for me and oh she's a comin

Hey! My peak actually ended up being a few days earlier than normal this month and was the strongest peak I've ever had! X

@rebecca199 @Amber17 Just read back through the thread before I posted something someone else has asked and seen your posts about LH increases in the first week. This has happened this month for the first time ever, I had a high reading on CD 7 & 8 and it went back down again in the following days do you find this delays your actual peak later in the cycle or not at all?

In some cases implantation may only happen as late as 12DPO, in which case pregnancy tests may not even spot anything till 15DPO, which is close to period due date for most women. That said, from what I see most with BFPs are getting faint lines from 9-10 DPO. When do you plan to test?

@Janedoe3 35 day cycles here too! My period was 7 days late last month, exactly the same as you no symptoms of pregnancy and no symptoms of AF either so I felt in limbo. I was having BFN and then had once test that i swear i could see the faintest line with (no one else did so i must have had line eyes), and then AF arrived. Hang in there, our cycles always tend to mess with us when we want them to be consistent! Keep testing every day.
I keep both flo and premom up to date as i find flo can be unreliable

I meant fertile window ! :)

my periods are regular as I mentioned

Also, it says online to wait a week after a missed period to test.

my period was due yesterday on the 12th aug, but no sign of it, and no period symptoms at all.
so I’m going to test again next week Monday 19th aug

Just taken clear blue and it’s negative but still no sign of period (1 day late so far)

i didn’t realise to get an accurate result it’s best to test one week after missed period. Can anyone confirm ?

Hey could i please join this thread? Been ttc for 8 months now. I turn 36 in oct. I think im 6 or 7 dpo currently. Every month i experience sore boobs, cramps and nausea which is extremly frustrating. Every month i get my hopes up so high and met with such crushing lows x sending lots of baby dust to us all xx

Sorry to hear that 😔 but at least cycle is regular? Trying to find silver lining for you...

Hi @Janedoe3 ovulation only lasts one day, so it can’t last 12 days as you say that Flo suggests. If your periods aren’t regular Flo might say that this could be your fertile window, but in reality a woman’s fertile window is the 3-4 days before ovulation. I don’t use Flo, so I’m not sure what terminology they use.

were you using any ovulation predictor kits/BBT to confirm ovulation?

as it has been some time before your last period, the only way to be sure is taking a pregnancy test at this point. Best of luck.

@Rockchk31 are you trying to conceive this month? My options below assume you have DTD at some point between cd10-16 otherwise ignore the pregnancy bit.

cd15 would be july30th, assuming that first peak you ovulated the day after 31st. Then you would now be 13dpo. It’s one of three things 1) AF will appear in the next day or so (assuming you have a 13/14 day luteal phase-who knows). 2) You could be pregnant, I think 13dpo might pick it up if you use a sensitive test eg first response. 3) that first peak didn’t ovulate and you are ovulating now.

I wouldn’t be able to say which unfortunately. I use bbt to confirm ovulation happened after the peak. Also takes away this unknown. Could be something to look in to for your next cycle?

@lv565 good luck. Also if you are really unsure about ovulation then just keep testing after the apps have said you have ovulated (if you haven’t had a peak/positive). If you tend to have a fixed length cycle then hopefully your ovulation will be more predictable going forward.

I didn’t know until I tracked that I had 31/32 day cycles and ovulated on cd17/18. Or that on very rare occasions I will ovulate late and that in turn makes AF late. It’s interesting.

Hi - hope it’s okay for me to join! I’d love to say how many DPO I am but I really don’t have a clue, I have irregular cycles and am currently on cycle day 40. Had some pink CM the past couple of days coupled with a very intense cramp across my entire lower abdomen which I thought was a sure sign of AF being here but nothing yet. Wondering if that was implantation (but also aware I’m probably grasping at straws). Been trying for nearly 2 years now, had a miscarriage earlier this year so grasping at straws is my default setting!

Hoping this month brings good news to you all! I have a question that someone may be able to answer for me…came off the mini pill 16th July….still haven’t had a bleed but been tracking ovulation…I had a peak on CD 15 - I counted the first day off pill as CD1. I did an ovulation test yesterday as no idea on cycles and it was high and Today I took an ovulation test and it was super dark and higher….does this mean I’m ovulating now at CD 29…I’m super confused and surprised at no bleed still. I’m bloated the last two days and having cramps but cramps have been on and off since I came off the pill.