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!

[NewGirl2015]

Things have picked up haven't they! Gonna have to start doing mini posts to keep track of everyone.
Welcome Molly I would also suggest you see the dr about your symptoms, but agree it wouldn't be anything sinister when you've had lots of test done already.x

[NewGirl2015]

Wow just had a scroll back and I seem to have missed LOADS of updates somehow.
poin so interesting what you said about multiple EWCM and your body trying twice if you don't get the peak! Makes sense and certainly explains some of the symptoms people have talked about.
I wouldn't feel bad about temping, it's you getting to know your body that's all

[NewGirl2015]

I'm also feeling the same, anxious about the wait for AF even though we're not trying yet.
Keep reminding myself how hard it's going to be to resist PG testing when we are!!

[Mollydog88]

Just been hit with a super mega evil AF so I'm assuming it was all spotting! Can't remember ever having cramps like this in my life!

[Gx91]

Morning ladies !

Sadie , it is hard tracking a long cycle! Feels like forever hope u catch ovulation soon? Have u had any faint lines on OPKs? I got faint lines like 4 days before I got my peak one ? I just bought the cheapy ones from savers ( 5 for £1) hope u catch it soon my nurse told u can pp an egg out at any time after u stop birth control , makes it pretty hard to try and work out in a long cycle! X good luck I know it's frustrating X

Molly - welcome , it's hard not to think they've missed something but they probably won't have , the pill is a bugger and can giv u loads of weird symptoms wen u come off it X as the the uti thing mibi u should call ur GP just to ask them to put ur mind at ease X

Newgirl how r u ? Any sign of AF ? X

Pion - r u in your TWW ? x

[Gx91]

Cookie - I was sm as u googled everything ! Bet we have all read to same things lol my google searches wer huge and very specific didn't always find what I was looking for , must have read the sm stuff over and over for days just looking for something that might fit my situation lol was actually the month I decided not to b crazy I fell pregnant X Iv calmed down on googling now just incase I scare myself ! X

[MissClarke86]

Oh my god. First month off pill, didn't have a proper cycle just what I thought was a light period...

Just got a BFP! Top stick is ovulation test I did first, then did two cheapy ones. Can't quite believe it. That happened REALLY quickly!

Definitely BFP right!?

[Sunnydays321]

Wow miss Clark!! Yay congratulations. They are great lines! How far into your cycle were you when you got bfp. Any symptoms?

I can't believe we have had 2 BFP on a "waiting to conceive" thread! Haha. Xx

[Gx91]

Sorry my post was meant to say sunny not Sadie lol
Congratulations miss Clarke !! Good lines ! Ur pregnant !! xx

[MissClarke86]

I have no idea!! Didn't know I'd ovulated and haven't had a real period as I'd only just stopped the pill. Going to be interesting dating it!! Lol I'm still in shock!

[Sunnydays321]

GX: iv been doing opk for 3 weeks now (on the off chance that I was going to have a 38 day cycle... They all have faint lines on them, of slightly varying shades. But iv read online that you can produce LH all the way through cycle. I did have one slightly darker but them went back to normal so I think it was just the way it dried. :( they only cost about 10p each so I think il just keep doing them! Don't wanna stop in case I pop a random egg! X

[Gx91]

U have been very lucky Clarke !! ul nd to call to book your first midwife app now lol sooner the batter so u can get all the care u nd !

Sunny - yeh it's gets frustrating having a life waiting for lines , best to keep at it like u say incase u miss it ! I miss peeing on sticks now lol if I had any Preg tests I'd still b using them haha xxx

[Poin86]

GX NOO lol. Am 99% sure it's not that! Although i did think raw chicken smelt like boiled egg the other day but I always think food smells funny. Put money on me having a period in the next week. My OH is in no way ready yet so would massively freak and we aren't actually trying yet but i was hoping in the next few months we could have the chat again

Wow, go Clarke! Great news! How exciting! xx

[Sunnydays321]

Ok ladies... I need your help! Iv got the crazies on. Got down to my last opk today (cos I'm now on cycle day 32 and not OVd yet, been testing daily since cycle day 10!). Also happened to have my new stash arrive today... Also called one step but when they arrived slightly different brand. Decided to do the new one and got two equal lines! Yay, thought this was probably a positive. But as it's the 1st of this brand iv done I thought I'd check with my last opk from the old stash... And it's negative! Line slightly darker, but not much darker, than the 2nd pink line iv had on every test for the last 22 days!!

So my question is, what is going on? Positive or neg. how reliable are the green top OPKs compared to the pink top??

in the picture you can see the new opk which I think might be positive. Directly below it is the other old opk done on exactly the same urine sample. And then for comparisons sake a few old OPKs from days ago with equally dark lines.

I have had a weird mix of creamy, sticky and egg white CM mixed together today. Wouldnt call it egg white exactly but is stretchy. But I have had this before. Have had some pelvic pain, but I get this almost every day (convinced iv got pcos, mostly cos I'm a hypochondriac!).

Il test again with new sticks again tonight and for next few days. I guess if they get lighter and or disappear this is my peak.

Thanks for your help and sorry for the crazy! Lol. Xx

[Gx91]

Hey sunny ! I use the green ones and they were correct as I got pregnant judging ovulation with them ! Means u might pop and egg out in the next 36 hours so get busy lady !! Congrats haha and good luck !!!
Ur cm sound fertile enough at the moment as long as u can stretch it between fingers without it breaking xx

[Gx91]

Btw if heard an OPK is positive too if ur pregnant ? Duno if it's true but might b worth buying in some pregnancy tests too xxx

[Gx91]

Ok just googled it and I'm right OPKs r positive when pregnant too lol xxx

[Sunnydays321]

Thanks for replying GX. Was feeling a bit bonkers, just weird that the pink one wasn't positive too. Not sure what that means for the other 22 days if tested with them! Haha.

I did a pregnancy test about 5 days ago just in case and it was neg. can't imagine it will be that as pretty sure not OVd this cycle yet. But if I carry on getting pos opks and the line doesn't fade il double check.

Just done another opk and 2nd line isn't quite as dark. I'd probably say it's "just" positive but only just. But had only held that wee for 2.5 hours where as the 1st one was about 6 hours! Il test again tomorrow.

I feel a bit weird now knowing that I might be OVing. Because we have agreed "not to prevent" rather than try, I feel like I'd be tricking DH. We haven't really talked about it recently. And I was only doing OPKs because I was convinced I wasn't OVing and wanted proof to take to Dr... Not really so I could use it to try. Hmmm. Might have to have a convo with DH tonight. Wish me luck. X

[Gx91]

Good luck sunny! Surely wouldn't b a disaster for u to fall pregnant earlier than expected !
Is strange the other OPKs aren't reading the sm tho but good news sounds like u are ovulating tho so there's price of mind for next time X
No harm in TTC just now if ur cycles are still long good luck talking to DH xx

[Gx91]

*piece not price lol

[Poin86]

Good luck Sunny!xx

[Cookie22]

Hi everyone,
Wow sunny- those OPKs look fab! How would you feel if you got pregnant slightly earlier than expected? Did you speak to DH? Well I'm on CD14 and just used an opk for the first time since TTC! Would welcome any thoughts/opinions? Am I imagining a second line (I seem a bit giddy at there even being a slight line as I'm so worried Im not ovulating!) I know it def isn't a positive opk but perhaps getting there? xx

[Poin86]

I can see the 2nd lines Cookie
Xx

[Cookie22]

Just reading through the last few posts - huge congrats MissClark! That's amazing news! How are you feeling? Here's hoping this becomes a lucky thread and we all get our BFPs xx

[Sunnydays321]

Thanks everyone. I've done another this morning and this afternoon and line even darker. See photo.

I've now diverted my worry from iv never had a positive OPK to "iv never had an opk with no line"... Raised LH throughout cycle can mean PCOS (which if you've read back crazy old me has self diagnosed!! Lol). I know I need to chill out and just assume I'm ovulating like a normal person! Bit weird that my temp has gone up last 2 days... Which suggests iv OVd 2 days ago... Yet my OPKs getting darker suggesting I'm about to OV. Oh well. Will have to wait and see. God I sound bonkers... I'm not in RL! Just that all the ramblings of my brain end up on this page cos we haven't told anyone in RL.

It would be amazing if I did get pregnant sooner. It's not like I'm actually tricking him... We mutually agreed to stop contraception about 7 weeks ago... And he knows that unprotected sex can lead to a baby! :) It's just that initially we agreed not to wait any longer cos last time it took me 10 months to have a period, I assumed it would take ages (which it still might). I did ask him 7 weeks ago what would happen if I unexpectedly got pregnant quickly and he said he would be happy with that. He's not the excited type, he doesn't get excited before holidays, or before we bought our house, got married etc (I'm making him sound like a grump but he's not.. Just sensible. But the kindest loveliest man you could meet). He says he will be the same about babies. I guess I just feel like I know what's going on with my body, don't wanna feel like I'm jumping him just for the goods. Does anyone else feel like that?

Cookie, that 2nd line looks good. It's not positive until it's as dark or darker than the control line. I have had a faint line on every opk for the last 22 days. But some people have completely blank ones that get darker in run up to OV so fingers crossed yours is not far away!! Xx