The craziness that is TTC after stopping the pill. On this thread we have 100 day cycles, do weeks of opks and send ovia into a fit with our ever changing fertile windows! Welcome.

[Sunnydays321]

Hi ladies,

This is the 2nd thread following on from

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2452018-Waiting-to-try-and-cycle-a-mess-from-the-pill

For everyone who is entering the madness that is Ttc after stopping the pill. Maybe to start the thread we could all post our stats, so we remember where everyone is at and don't have to check the old thread. X

Haha thanks eggs. Slightly concerned I'm more far along than I thought I was, or else that there's a whole herd of tiny humans in there! Not sure why else it'd be so dark!

Currently wrangling with Drs and trying to get an appt. Earliest they can give me is 23rd which feels like ages away!

Hey girl quick question
You know the way your suppose to ov 14 day of your cycle well my 14th day will be tomorrow but on my app it says I don't ov Till sat which is cd16 as I didn't ov last monht till cd16. So I DTD Monday night but DH is away until Saturday so I'm so paranoid that If I ov Tomoz il miss it or is there a chance as I DTD Monday and it stays in you for 3-5 days hopefully I don't ov till next week?

Planteer yes that was me with the super strong OPKs. Have felt worse as the day has gone on but had hairdressers and strangely enough I get anxious going there because I felt I'll and had to leave early once... my body remembers that so tend to feel ill. My poor hairdresser is AMAZING and he always does enough talking to distract me and I'm normally laughing by the end of the appointment! Doesn't explain the boobs and cramps though.

Chapman.. OK... tmi overload then we haven't had full unprotected sex. We were at foreplay stage using hands and he came aimed at where his fingers were in me so there is a potenial as he was still using his fingers that some got in me...you asked for info haha. HIGHLY unlikely though. We've done the same before and I questioned if I could on the last post I think.

Cookie strange you say about the yellow tinge, I've noticed that too..

BoBo Glad AFAIK has arrived for you, as you say, means your cycle is doing something! Maybe get some OPKS to check?

Shankate you should OV 14 days before the start of your next period. Based on the cycle length it would depend on the time you would OV. Mines at 28 day cycle and I got 2 days of strong OPKS on CD13 & 14. Really is dependant on the length of your cycle though. Are you using OPKS?
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Didn't realise it had changed AF to AFAIK sorry haha!xx

My cycle length were cycle 1 31 and cycle 2 was 28 days? This is my 3rd cycle and I'm on cd 13? Nd I'm not using opks jus using this app

Haha that's ok I know what you meant😃
I have an Opk master plan for this cycle! Because I don't know how long it will be or when I will ov I'm going to test mon/thurs until I get a faint line, then every day until it gets darker and then I will be testing 2/3 times a day!! I'm determined not to miss my egg 😉

But on the day I ovulated last month dhd? Why didn't I catch it ?

I'm sure loads of us are asking the same question Shankate! But basically I'm sure it's because sperm has a pretty though journey to get to the egg so sometimes they don't make it! With lots of other factors like sperm quality effecting it too! Even if the sperm does fertilise the egg the egg still has to implant so it really is quite a challenge but 88% of people TTC will convince within 12 months so looks like we just need to keep at it! Xxx

BoBo sorry about AF but I know the feeling after a long post pill it's quite a relief FX your cycle will shorten now so you can catch OV and get your BFP xx

Thanks yvonne :) so ur kinda better off TTC like 2/ 3 days before it not just on ov day

Yeah I try and DTD a few days before then the day of positive OPK and a few days after but tbh I may not be the best person to ask due to my lack of BFP lol xxx

Aw planteer, I'm laughing at you "herd of humans" in you uterus comment! The hug doubles every 2 days so once af is late lots do get dark lines. Some people with multiples get darker lines and some don't so don't worry. How long ago was your positive opk?

Shanskate, I know it is really frustrating but even if you dtd at the right time each month... Ie everyday for the whole fertile window, there is still only a 20% chance of conception with each cycle. As Yvonne said, it's a difficult journey for the sperm, some eggs aren't as good as others, even if they do fertilise they don't all implant... It's a difficult complicated job making a human! Watch the really interesting documentary that was on the bbc about 6 months ago, something like body works, about all the millions and millions of things that have to go right to make a baby.... It makes me think It's a wonder any of us are even here! Lol. Xx

This video was recommended on another thread, it shows how incredibly difficult it is for sperm (makes you feel sorry for them). It also really helped me to relax more knowing getting a bfn isn't necessarily something we're doing wrong 🙂

It's well worth a watch: www.dailymotion.com/video/x1cdwzv_the-great-sperm-race_tv

For anyone interested this is my ovary that i think I ovulated from. The larger cystic structure i think is a corpus luteum as it is not nice and circular in shape like the follicle would have been pre-ovulation

Bobo
Wow what a video made things so much better for me :) thanks so much everyone it's a must watch :)
I'm going into DH later dhd :P as ov is on its way and don't wanna miss it :)

Wow First that's pretty cool that you can just scan yourself at work to check!xx

first that looks amazing! im guessing you work in a hospital!
Ovia is telling me to take a test today but im scared! Dtd on sun and tues so will do it again tonight in preperation for me OV this week just incase.
Then il have to wait until the 21st to test if i dont come on AF before then. Hate waiting!! xx

Chapman do a test do a test lol! I turn into an impatient so & so during the tww hehe! I def think you should perhaps do a frer within the next few days incase you ov'd that time you got your positive OPKs! Fx for you Mrs!

Well I'm 8dpo and feeling so nervous/scared that AF will show! It's at this point over the last few months that AF has arrived after ov. Hoping that if I've caught this month that my luteal phase lasts long enough to keep it in! Feeling so worried that I'll waken during the night with the arrival of the witch. No sign yet so FX!!

Still getting lots of CM and (Tmi alert) been feeling increasingly 'wet' down there, ahh! It's so strange how much more attention I pay to my body/knickers/toilet tissue throughout this TTC journey!

Hope you're all well ladies Xx

cookie I did a test on them cheapy shite ones and it was bfn. If I did ov and I caught then I would be 11 dpo today or do you count the day of your positive opk as 1dpo? If that's the case surely by now it would of picked it up on them cheapie ones?? I'm getting my eyebrows done tomorrow in the town so I'm gonna get super drug one! I would love to know what's going on with my body! Either AF or bfp!!! 😡😡
Bless you cookie I really do hope you've caught this month! Feel like we both going crazy!!Xxx

I don't count the day of positive OPK Chapman as it can be up to 36hours so I start the next day which was last Thurs so I'm now 7dpo I think!! So FX it was too early to test especially with a cheapy!!

Cookie I'm the same its the first TWW I've really dreaded the arrival of AF it does get harder each cycle I've already got the wine ready to cheer if I don't get my BFP this cycle xx

Aww FX it's just too early and the Superdrug one picks it up Chapman! I was also wondering about the dpo counting too. I think it was Sunny that mentioned that the day you ov is technically 0dpo and following day is 1dpo. I got my peak last Tues so counted Weds as ov day and Thurs as 1dpo! I feel like I've been waiting far longer than 8dpo! Oh I so know what you mean about the crappy ICs! I have a batch of 40 in my drawer and decided to try one this morning. Obv a negative but couldn't resist I knew it'd be negative but still spent about half an hour tilting it under a lamp, shining my phone on it, walking away and going back to it #weirdo xx

Aww Yvonne I'm totally with you on the wine! I have a bottle chilling in the fridge but feel like I should resist tenptation this weekend, just incase! DH wants us to go for a curry & drinks on sat, might just take the car! Xx

yvonne thanks Hun so technically if it's 36 hours Tuesday really could of been the day i should count as 1dpo so if that's the case il only be 9dpo! Feel so crap at the moment I found a lump in my boob so been referred to the breast clinic. My boobs feel so heavy there not sore though. Would love a bfp to cheer me up! How long is the 2ww though it's horrible!!

Ovia told me to test today so I did. The liar haha! Think I'm just gonna have to test every day until AF!! Xxx

cookie I've got like 10 left and I feel like they fkin useless so I might just get rid of them!
Hahaha your the same as me doll! I get thus lump in my throat when it's bfn!
I don't really drink that often but as its my birthday I might have a few at the weekend!
The 2ww is so long I feel like it's the longest 2 weeks of my life! Fx for all of us we deserve some luck xxxxx

Chapman, you poor thing! I hope you get on alright at the clinic. Sending hugs your way xx I'm sure it'll be nothing to worry about but you're doing the right thing getting it checked out! Sounds like you definitely deserve a few birthday drinks at the weekend & BFP thrown in too! Xx