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

FX for you and your next test shan - though I'm now having visions of you living on a desert island somewhere with no chemists

I am SO familiar with the post-coital waddle, Sunny and Cookie! DH finds it hilarious and not at all sexy I'm sure. Good to hear that the swimmers are doggedly pushing onwards (hopefully) and the remains are not required...

Sunny the only thing I have done differently this month is taking folic acid & vitamin supplement (the pink Sanatogen "mum to be" one, 3for2 in Sainsburys at the mo if anyone's interested), so maybe that has somehow filled in something I was missing and helped get my cycles back on track. Who the heck knows! Sorry to hear about your GP referral being cancelled It's so frustrating isn't it, when you're being dismissed just because some rulebook says you haven't tried for long enough - this was basically what the GP said when I first went in, because I wasn't TTC, but I put up a bit of a fight and my referral went through...maybe a postcode lottery But let's try to look on the bright side...FX you'll soon be pg anyway and referrals will be irrelevant! x

Sorry to hear about your referral being refused Sunny, that's rotten! I think I'm in roughly the same boat as you and don't think they'll do anything until I've reached the year mark (tho I did tell a little white lie and say I've been trying for a few months longer than I actually have been ).

Where are we at in our cycles ladies? I'm cd 18- no sign of ov! Feeling much, much more relaxed this month. Though I do say that every month then the tww begins & I turn into psycho lady! Random but does anyone else's adverts on Facebook, YouTube etc get tweaked to what you've been searched for on the Internet? I was listening to Spotify last night before a night out and the adverts just had a recurrent theme of Pampers, Clear Blue, Prams etc! Felt it was rubbing salt in the wound!!

Shan, have you tested again yet? Lemon you are too funny! I too have images of you living on a remote island Shan- get to a Chemist Mrs!! Or even order some frer off eBay in bulk then at least you have them in! xx

Em84, sorry about af. Hope the cramps have settled.

Shan: have your tests been delivered to your island yet? :) Iv really got my fingers crossed for you.

Cookie and lemon: I know, it is annoying but I hadn't really expected my GP to offer a referral in the 1st place as she knows we haven't been trying a year. I saw the GP just before we started trying for a genetics referral and I told her we weren't trying yet so no chance of white lies here. And yes cookie, all my bloody adverts are for clear blue, johnsons etc! Can't even do a bit of sneaky googling without being ratted out by the interweb.

I'm cycle day 39 now. I don't think Iv ovulated yet, I had those opks 2 weeks ago that were maybe positive but probably not. But no sore nipples yet which is my normal sign. Fertility friend keeps trying to give me cross hairs and an ovulation date and then changing it every few days, just cos I think it doesn't like it when you get to cd40 and haven't ov'd. It's a bit confusing because I'm waiting to do progesterone bloods, so it's tempting to book them based on ff but I'm not convinced enough and I don't want to do them and get it wrong. And I was a bit silly and got grumpy and bored and felt like there was no point last week so haven't really did much last couple of weeks... Which I know won't get me a baby so if I have ov'd Iv probably missed it. Look at my horrible rocky pcos chart! 😕 on the plus side I do feel more chilled out now... It's out of my hands so just need to be patient. Is everyone having a good weekend? Xx

Oops didn't post my horrible chart! If this cross hairs were tru 90% of my temps are over the line. I think it's wrong!

Also that low temp it's using as ovulation was done really at about 5.30 as I couldn't sleep so it's probably inaccurate. And if I take it out it moves cross hairs to an equally unlikely place. 😂

Sunny that is some chart! I don't use FF, it looks very technical...though that may be a good thing as I find Ovia very simplistic (it doesn't seem to "learn" from my previous cycles or any temps etc that I put in and just gives me the same assumed cycle length and ovulation date each month!) Sorry you're having a confusing time of it - hopefully things will become clearer soon. Do you try to take your temp at the same time each day, as soon as you wake up? That's supposed to help with accuracy.

I am going a bit nuts this afternoon - symptom spotting has started! I am now on CD34 and (I think) about 10 or 11 dpo. If I'm right, AF should be due around tues - I don't normally get any symptoms before she makes her entrance, so the absence of cramps at this stage is nothing unusual. However I am having RAGING heartburn, both yesterday afternoon and today. I sometimes get it anyway, but to have it two days in a row seems unusual. I'm eating Rennies like Smarties.

I know it's unlikely I'm pg yet, as this is our first cycle TTC, so it's probably just that I've eaten too much spicy food (had a curry last night, though that was after the first lot of heartburn) - esp as I don't have sore boobs or anything else. But at the same time it's exciting/terrifying!

Going to wait until at least tuesday to test. I know I might get a result on a FRER earlier, but I also know that (as horrible as it is to consider) sometimes very early pregnancies fail/mc of their own accord at such an early stage that, if you hadn't tested, you wouldn't have known about them at all and would just assume it was AF as normal So, much as I am itching to see results, I am going to wait and give the (potential) embryo plenty of time to settle in just in case...

In the meantime it doesn't stop me singing "are you in there little foetus, in 9 months will you come greet us?" in my head, like Phoebe from Friends. Yes I am mad

Lemon you are so funny doll!
You make me chuckle every time I read your posts and the friends quote had me in stitches I loved that episode!
I am too 12dpo and stupid me has only gone and done 3 tests and all bfn! 😡😡 I normally get bad cramps and that horrible feeling the night before period and she's due on Tuesday so il know tomorrow if she's going to make an appearance! It's horrible symptom spotting isn't it! Would be lovely if you managed to conceive first cycle !! 👍🏻
I've had sore boobs since like last week and there swelled and my nipples look huge but no darkening so I don't know!
Sunny your charts are always amazing I'm always in awe at them! I really do feel for you having these long cycles not knowing when you are ovulating or false ovulating I've sort of given up with the the opks mind you I haven't got any left! Really feel if I haven't conceived this month am gonna have to start temping my thermometer has just been sat In the draw! But your charts are giving me hope! My weekends been ok work nearly every Saturday doing overtime and this 2ww has been the longest of my life just waiting for AF to show now after bfn the past 3 days all with first response! Xxx

Aww, thanks chapman (and some others who have found my ramblings amusing) - glad I'm brightening your day in some small way!

Looks like we are cycle buddies this month - FX AF stays away for both of us on tues!

Sunny, can totally emphasise with you! Long cycles suck! I hate not having a clue when I'm going to ov or if I've even ov'd at all! I'm only cd18 and negative CB opk today. I just know I'll end up getting a positive OPK in my late cd20s then AF will rock up a week later! Might as well call my waiting week the one week wait, not tww! Are you going to assume you've ov'd or keep doing OPKs just incase you haven't yet?

Ooh Lemon, Chapman, I'm keeping everything crossed for you two! Both your signs sound promising. Lemon you really are a funny girly; it's so nice to have a cheery post to read amidst all this frustrating waiting about! Chapman, 12dpo might just be too early to show on the frer- you ain't out yet! Xx

Lemon- you do make me smile it's so nice your so positive really is lovely! And yes we are cycle buddies.. I'm dreading tomorrow just hope I don't get the symptoms I will just have to wait til tuesday if not fx for both of us!

Cookie - thanks Hun I hope so but I see so many women on 9/10 dpo testing and getting bfp and I've been testing with first response only cause they on for 6 quid at the moment and I'm getting annoyed haha! But your so right I need to have the patience to wait til AF shows! Have ur cycles been getting longer? I look on netmums and there's a couple of women who have short luteal phases and 2 of them have managed to get a bfp this month so here's hoping Hun xxx

Hey girls no test still havnt arrived to this island 😂 gona wait till Wednesday/Thursday when I'm in town and do one then :)

My cycle was 10 days longer last month Chapman but I typically don't ov until around cd26, it's annoying! That's reassuring to hear about the girls on netmums- thanks Mrs! It's given me a bit of hope! I just worry about the luteal phase but I suppose it might just lengthen enough one month to allow a wee bean to stick! Ooh you never know chick, I hear of people getting bfn on a frer up to the day of AF & only a bfp a few days after AFs due date. Keep smiling- you could have a tiny human growing inside you hehe! Xx

Aw bless you Hun I hope you catch this month it's what you deserve! Yeah i look on other forums to get more opinions and it's good Hun you should have a gander! Aw I know sweetie you know how it is you expect to be like everyone else and get bfps early! What day are u on now? Xxx

I'm on CD 18 just now hun. Been doing cheapy OPKs for a few days now and thought I could see a gradual build up on the lines but my clear blue is still an empty circle. Bah, it's rotten having long cycles! Got a mega busy week at work this week though so I hope that takes my mind off things! Have you used up all your frer or are you going to do another tomorrow? A few girls on here got a positive OPK before their bfp, have you got any OPKs lying about? Xx

No babe I've fkin used them all hahaha just my luck. I've still got like 4 one step ones left and a frer one in my handbag so I will try to resist until Tuesday!
Yeah being busy hopefully will take ur mind off it but let's be honest it really is all you can think about isn't it.. It's all I can think about! Let's hope your ov abit earlier this month Hun fx you get that static smiley!! I'm going to order some more opks tnorrow as I've none left haha xxxx

Haha who am I to kid- yes it is all I can think about!! Thank God I can come on here and vent (and carry on as a fairly sane person in RL ). Aw try hold off till Tuesday Mrs. It's hard though, especially if you know you've got a frer in your handbag!

Well I've got my solid smiley on clear blue today, yipee! It's a cautious 'yipee' though as last month I got the solid and I think it was due to a premature LH surge. ICs seem to be matching up this time tho so fingers crossed! Xx

Update: ewcm & IC OPK is mega dark. Ov is definitely on its way (I'm convincing myself it is anyways!). DH is getting pounced on tonight hehe! A full week ahead of schedule so hopefully my luteal phase will be longer! Xx

fab news cookie!!
even if you dont ov this week just carry on dtd jsut incase you ov later and this may be a false one (fingers crossed it isnt)
ive got the frer in my handbag and ive just been to the toilet and ive got ewcm not the very sticky stuff like pritt stick but literally like im ovulating ewcm. i dont know whats going on haha! i dont know whether af is on the way or im pregnant! xx

Good luck for testing day lemon and chapman!

Yay for ovulation coming earlier this cycle cookie!

Shan fx for you, don't know how you manage to wait to test! I would have walked to the nearest boots if I had too 😄

Af is due today for me and every little twinge makes me think she's on her way 😔 However half my aches and pains seem to be from over exerting myself at the weekend! Seems I dug up and raked the lawn too vigorously oops 😆

Bobo have you not tested Hun?
I'm testing tomorrow if not Wednesday as I don't think I can cope testing today and getting a negative!! Xxx

I'm only 10dpo so I'm leaving it until Wednesday 😊 Not sure if af will just naturally be a few days later as my cycle is still getting back to normal and didn't want to do it too early! X

oh i see haha! you havent the patience of a saint. i started testing from 10dpo thinking id be a lucky one and get a bfp erly like all these other women but no!!
good luck hun fx we have some more bfps this month xx

I'm never that lucky so I'm not even attempting an early bfp haha!
Good luck to you too 😄 Xx

sunny it's all ok thanks. Forgot how annoying "non-pill" periods were. Eugh. Cramps have gone, 3 days instead of one.

FX for all your testing this week :) BFP is well overdue :)
Happy ur cycles n ov is back to normal :)
So it's 17 days late and still no sign of AF? It's been 2 weeks since I tested so FX for me il be getting one thur don't wanna test to early incase af arrives cus I hate building myself up to a BFP and it not happening :( but tbh it's unusual for me ? So I'm kinda excited :)