Waiting to try, and cycle a mess from the pill

[AlexandraOrlov]

Just wondering if there are any other lurkers in the same boat as me, planning to TTC in December/January?

I came off the pill three months ago and have only had one pathetic AF in that time, so very glad I came off early but also pretty anxious at how messed up things are, 1st cycle was 39 days, this one is 40 and courting.

So who's with me? I can't be the only person on here who is actually hoping for AF!

CM sometimes watery sometimes clumpy. So not really no!!!!

Wow, it's busy in here! Welcome Alice & chocoaholic. Alice, it can be a hard journey when ttc. Hope you're feeling a bit more positive & looking ahead to your next cycle. We're all in a similar boat here so feel free to vent/shout/have a moan in here with us! Chocoholic, I hope you get some positive answers soon. Are your tests still showing as negative yet no bleeding after the initial positives?

New girl, keeping everything crossed for you! You're definitely in with a great chance if you dtd before ov! Keep us updated with any symptoms you have. So is it next weds you're due to test?

First, hope you're ov comes soon! I totally know what you're going through with the long cycles, it's so frustrating isn't it?

Hope everyone else is doing good! I've been feeling a bit 'meh' the past hour or so. My close friend has just announced she is pregnant with her 2nd baby. I'm obviously overjoyed but can't help feeling envious! Oh well, hopefully it'll be my turn soon enough xx

Ps; meant to ask, what apps do you girls use to track temp? Xx

Cookie
I use an app called p tracker and find it brillant as you can click across on each date and there's a whole section on symptoms and ya can tell it when u had sex and it will tell you when u ovulate and when ur due ur AF and you can add notes to each date so suppose you could type in ur temp

I'm not tracking temp. Just opks. Getting really bored of peeing into a pot but don't want to miss ovulation!

Got an almost positive on cd9. No ewcm though. ..

Sorry you actually can track ur temp aswel as ur weight on this app if you click across there's symptoms moods and other in other there's temp and all its brillant app well worth the download

First go?
These opks are just like pregnancy test you pee and all on them and it will tell u if u ovulate or not and you pee on them everyday and when you buy them do they have a months worth in it or what's the story?

I buy cheap ones from amazon. I got 100 as my cycles are all over the place. They are positive when you have your LH surge just before ovulation.

Oh thanks Shankate! I've been using ovia to input my data but it's been quite useless to be honest due to my irregular cycles. Can you graph your temp on that app? Will give it a download! Xx

Cookie
Well I don't know about the graph but there's a section to fill in about temp well give it a download anyways I find it brillant :)

Cookie I can also recommend Kindara, I bloody love it! Here's a pic of my chart this month - you can mark your temp shift and you can see your cm alongside the temps which I find really useful. You can add custom data to record whatever you want - so excuse some of my random things I record!!

Newgirl
That app looks brilliant may give it a try :)

Totally tmi... But just got LOADS of proper ewcm! Normally I just get little bits of mixed in with other cm. but this was very different! Actually like someone had cracked an egg, I get the expression now! Yay. It's amazing the things that I find exciting now. Haha. My opk was completely negative today so still don't think I'm going to OV for a bit, I'm only cd13 and last few months I have OVd between cd26-cd88 so not holding my breath but this is progress! Sorry il stop updating you about the inner workings of my body now! x

Ps your chart looks great new girl. X

Haha sunny no such things as tmi on here!! Yay that's good - maybe a sign of things getting more back to normal! Keep an eye out for it and also becoming more watery, maybe Ov will come earlier for you this month. Think we are all guilty of getting excited about cm!! Remind me what your cycles have been - are they getting shorter?

And yes cookie it would be the 10 days next Wednesday for some mad reason I hadn't even worked it out!! Hoping that my temps will give me an indication on whether to hope for BFP or not, so nerve wracking X

Yeah newgirl they are getting steadily shorter.
98 days
42 days
35 days.
But luteal phase only 9-10 days so earliest I've OVd so far is cd26. Fingers crossed though!!
X

Thanks New girl, I've downloaded that app. It already looks like it's going to be more suited to me than the ovia app! Finding that temping is going to be tough, though. I'm a very light sleeper & didn't manage to get back to sleep when Dh got up for work at just after 5am- too much faffing with the thermometer! Will give it another go the rest of this week but if it's disturbing my sleep I might have to just leave it

Sunny, fab news about the Ewcm! Def not tmi, it's great we can share what we like here! Hopefully ov will come sooner for you this month. Your cycles are almost identical to mine in that we seem to ov in the mid/late 20s in our cycle. Fx for you!! Xx

Still no AF for me! No signs that it's on its way either apart from sore boobs two days ago Wish I could be more patient! I've got the ovia app but can't really start tracking as I have no idea what's going on with my cycle! Good luck to everyone xxx

What cycle day are you on now alice? Have you tested again?

cookie it took me a little whine to get used to temping, but it does become second nature. I put my thermometer right near my alarm, stick it under my tongue while uv still got my eyes shut. Most of them remember the last temp so you could look it up and chart it later when you are up. Are you doing nothing it at 5am? That means you should really do it at 5am at weekends too 😒 what time do you get up for work? X

Oh I am the same Alice. How long have you been off the pill? I have been off it 6 weeks and still nothing in sight. Going to take a preg test this weekend and if negative I am going to make an appt to see the dr.

That app looks so good, I'll have to give it a go once (if) my cycles come back! I was using ovia but I deleted it because according to that I was ovulating everyday lol.

How is everyone else generally?

Loulabelle, still no sign of AF? Good luck with your test, hope it is positive. I'm not saying don't go to Doctor but the 1st time I came off my pill it took 10 months (aka 40 weeks!) for me to have a period! And the GP didn't do anything... Just said come back if it's not returned by a year! It is called post pill amenorrhea, can take up to a year but it's unusual. This time I came off my pill and it took 3 months.. I saw different GP for something else and mentioned it and they said exactly the same. Hope you get yours quicker or get more answers from the GP xx

Thanks sunny. Nope still no period at all, not even had my withdrawal bleed yet! I was only on cerazette for around 7 months and been on BCP since I was 18 and my cycles were fine before that (now 25).

I have heard of that condition before, I was hoping the dr could give me something to bring it on or tests to see if I am ovulating at least. Do you know if you ovulated during those 10 months?!

Cookie I totally agree with sunny, keep trying with the temping it does get easier. I found it really disruptive at first, I kept waking up etc I am also a light sleeping and my DH goes out much earlier than me. Now I have my temp alarm set for about 45 mins before I usually get up, but if you stir when DH goes out set it for then and go back to sleep. As sunny days most bbt therms remember the last temp, so I don't even look at mine until I get up later.
It's really worth it, it's such a good indicator - my temp went back down again today so did another OPK and got a faint line - there's no way I'd have thought to do one if not for the temp! Now more Ov pains today so I don't think ov'd on Sunday after all , must have been a false start. Didn't DTD last night as thought I was past peak so will have to get down to business tonight just in case.

Hi ladies, can I join?

Apologies for the essay:
I am now in Cycle 1 after coming off the pill (end of November) so CD55. I was using OPKs in December but all were blank and since I had no idea when it was due I stopped using them. I had pretty much given up on this cycle when I had some ovary pain last Monday! Started taking OPKs again and had faint lines Then I had some brown tinged mucas on sat-sun which after a google I found out I could be ovulating (anyone else had this symptom during ov?). Had the darkest OPK I've had so far on Mon afternoon (wasn't as dark as control line) and was a faint line again mon evening so think fx I ov'd on mon morning! Dtd twice yesterday and will dtd again today but not sure if that's too late? Do you have to get frisky before an OPK surge?

Loula when I was on cerazette it completely stopped my periods for the whole year I was taking it so when I stopped I didn't have a withdrawal bleed straight away like with other pills. Now I've stopped Yasmin and had the withdrawal bleed but nothing since so seem to be having a really long cycle. Keep an eye on any pains or cm changes because even though its a super long cycle you could still ovulate

Afternoon girls - sorry my phone is telling me when people are posting so i have no idea haha not being ignorant!
still in the boring stage Ovia saying my fertile peak is 22nd-28th but im going to start testing from today with my sticks and temp from tomorrow only thing is this stupid basal therm makes noises all the time when it checks my temp haha. ive never done temping before and ive got this graph so im gonna fill it in. hopefully DTD every other day from now til the end of the month should be ok.. Ive just signed up for fat camp starting from beginning of feb so hopefully that will take my mind of TTC and itl happen when i least expect it also cause i need to lose weight cause im seeing double chins. :|

how is everyone? xxxx