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

How are we all doing ladies? Bobo, Chapman, have yous tested yet! I've been eagerly checking this thread in the hope of hearing that one of you have got a bfp!! Shan, you have unbelievable willpower!! Don't know how you'be managed to leave it so long without testing!

Well I'm in limbo now! I kept reexamining my positiveish OPKs yesterday and now doubting if they were truly positive. Clear blue was solid, which would indicate ovulation soon. However, because last month I had a false reading I'm doubting myself! Had a killer headache yesterday (I absolutely never get headache!). Was hoping it might have been ovulation related but who knows. We've been dtd to cover ourselves anyways! Xx

I'm testing tomorrow Cookie so I'll let you know what I get! Have you got any cheap opks you can use to just to double check you don't have another lh surge? I had to do that this cycle but luckily I ov'd correctly (I think 😆)

Ooh so exciting Bobo, really hope you get your bfp huni! Had any symptoms lately? When is AF due? I've got loads of cheapy OPKs left so I've been still using them and will keep doing them for peace of mind. Really hoping I ov'd today as we've been really trying. I think DH is more keen than ever, which is lovely. I no longer feel like I'm peer pressuring him into it lol! Xx

I've had some twinges/pain in my ovaries but no af style cramps so hoping that's a good sign! Last cycle af arrived on 10dpo and I'm 11dpo now which could be good or could just be due a bit later this cycle 🤔

fx you ov'd then Hun 😊 It's so lovely when hubbies say/do something to show how much they want a baby too! Mine is always so quiet about things and the other day he just started talking about how he wants a little girl and my heart melted! X

Cookie I haven't come on! No symptoms or anything apart from I was up at the toilet twice last night sorry if tmi but with the shits. Kept checking for the witch but she's not shown all day. I took a frer this morning and it was negative took it out the pack and it was evap I think on the other line.
Don't know what to think I just think I'm late but I'm regular so unless I haven't got enough hormone yet for the tests to pick hcg up I'm just waiting for AF to show!!! XXXX

Cookie
I have amazing will power because I'm waiting for af until bobo said to test again cus I cud be pregnant 😂 I wud be waiting a while if it's BFP 😂

FX for u bobo ☺

chapman we are in exactly the same boat! I cracked and did a test this morning, BFN, but AF still hasn't shown up. This evening feeling a bit tummy-achey, but don't think it's cramps, think I just ate my massive dinner too fast

Further complicating matters is the issue of my shorter cycle this month...maybe I haven't ovd yet after all. But I've had consistently high temps for 12 days, and that only ever happens immediately before AF arrives (sometimes I'll get a day or 2 of high temps and think I've ovd, but then it goes back to normal and nothing happens for ages. Any time it stays up consistently, AF arrives, so I assume that means I've ovd, since it's v rare to get AF without ov).

So, either I am pg and just not showing on test yet, or I didn't ov and just need to turn my radiators down or I did ov, didn't conceive and AF is just taunting me.

Am seriously considering wearing white knickers every day just to see if I can tempt her into action...! And if she doesn't turn up I'll be retesting on maybe Friday.

FX for BoBo, shan, chapman and anyone else testing over the next couple of days...surely it's time for at least one BFP! x

Lemon I hope you get a bfp/af soon! Waiting in limbo is so frustrating!!!
I may join you with the white knicker plan 😆 I had a bfn this morning so pretty sure I'm out and waiting for af to turn up so I can start a fresh new cycle! 😊

Shan we're overdue a nice bfp so I am eagerly awaiting your test tomorrow 😄 Fx for you lovely! Xx

Wow you guys seem to all be in the same boat! Good luck for your test tomorrow shan.

chapman good luck, when are you going to test again. I have had some annoying Evaps in the past and obviously wasn't pregnant but there are also lots of stories about people who have got Evaps before proper bfps when the hormone levels are still low.

Bobo and lemon how many days post ov are you? Maybe it's just to early to get bfp?

So I got lots of ewcm and a suprise positive opk today out of the blue!! Cycle day 41!! Ff thought I'd ovulated 12 days ago but I didn't think I had as my temps were only just over cover line and pretty much in line with other temps for the month. I did a preg test this morning thinking I could possibly be 12dpo... Obviously it was negative and now I know why! Haha. We haven't dtd for a few days, grr, wanted to last night but DH had a bad day at work and a headache. Will have to try and make up for it next few days. I started taking Angus again about 4 days ago because I was so fed up of this month cycle... No idea if it helped but il try again if there is a next cycle (even if it does give me bloody thrush!!)
Xx

Fx you catch that egg sunny! If you did tonight and next couple days you stand a good chance 😄 Think of it as a bonus attempt this cycle!

Af arrived just after I tested 😒 So I'm definitely out! Have to wait another 22 days-ish now until ov! So bored of waitin!

Dtd not did! Must proof read before posting!

Sorry to hear of AF Bobo! Hope you're ok hun. At least it's a fresh cycle for you now! Any sign of bfp yet lemon, Shan, Chapman?

Sunny, looks like we're roughly at the same stage in our cycle now! Im 1dpo (though still have an awful worry at the back of my mind that it might not have been my full LH surge). My OPKs didn't look quite as dark as yours! I did have ewcm tho and CB static face. Will wait and see! Hope you manage to pounce on DH tonight and tomorrow hehe! Xx

I have been wearing white knickers all day.

They have not worked

Nothing else to report at this stage! I'm pretty sure I'm about 13 dpo, and usually I get AF after 10-12 - but see prev post about seemingly shorter cycle this month, so who knows WHAT the heck's going on. If AF still doesn't show I'm going to test again Friday, first morning wee TMI.

Sorry to hear about AF BoBo but at least you're out of limbo and ready to line up for another go!

Sorry bobo. Glass of wine and some chocolate and then Onwards to next cycle!

Ooo I'm excited for Friday lemon! Yay for white knicker ploy! Good luck. Any symptoms?

Cycle buddies cookie! Don't worry, I don't think the 2nd line has to be darker that control, just as dark is fine. I knew The one I classed as positive two weeks ago wasn't as dark as my positive tests usually are so I was dubious. My positives are always darker than control for 2-4 days so didn't think I had missed it. I've been trying my wanton womanly ways on Bloody DH this evening but he is much more interested in the footy!! I don't like to tell him when I'm ovulating as he sometimes gets stage fright... But I might have to if he remains oblivious to my attempts at seduction! Lol. X

Sod all symptoms, Sunny, having an average amount of creamy-ish CM, and had raging heartburn for most of the weekend, but other than that, nothing to indicate either imminent AF or burgeoning bump. Need to wee a lot but I am also trying to drink more water recently, so I strongly suspect that those two things are linked!

Good luck with the seduction plan...my DH is also glued to the footy, I feel your pain!

Evening girls!
Nothing new to report here! Still no AF but I may have my dates mixed up! I'm counting a 28 day cycle but think I may be a 32 this month as the prev month I was! Feel like crying cause it means il be due on anytime between now and the 21st!! Am so fkin pissed off with life and just being a woman in general. Why can't I just be fkin pregnant 🖕🏻 really sorry girls for having a rant just fed up now!!

Great news sunny!! So glad you might have ov!! Fx you can catch this time and all your hard work temping pays off! I totally feel for you in terms of football my husband is hooked and we're off to a massive game on Sunday! Do you know how quick the hormone is and how fast it doubles? Going to test on Tuesday if I don't come on Hun!

Hugs bobo least you can get on with ttc! Fx for next month Hun!

Lemon any more news Hun? The cm you've got is a good sign I'm completely dry down there!! When are you next testing??

Cookie I would just keep Dtd Hun every other day just so that you cover all bases just don't want what happened last time happening again :(

XXXX

Chapman, they say it roughly doubled every 2 days. Different bits of research have Ben carried out and there are some charts on average, and highest/lowest hcg levels based on dpo.. They are all different depending on the research but this one is a good example. The median shows why most people would get a positive result by 12-14dpo but if you look at lowest results by day you can see why some people don't get positive until 20+dpo... And some peoples are really high by 10dpo! Interesting. Xx

Hey everyone
Sorry about AF bobo 💜 hugs and kisses to you hun :)
I am still in the same boat with no flipping test I am gona crack if I don't know Wat happening like no sign of AF and 19 days late ? I don't know
Happy St Patrick's Day also ☺

That is a very interesting chart, Sunny! Gives me hope for testing tomorrow...

Shan I can't believe you still haven't got your hands on a test! Do you live in Outer Mongolia?! Would you like me to pop one in the post? You must be going nuts!

No but I don't drive or anything 😂 my husband is to embarrassed to go in to pick one up I'm not joking I feel like going mad 😂 I will get my hands on one soon before I give birth 😂

Thanks sunny that chart is really helpful! the only thing is i dont actually know when i ovulated cause right before we went on holiday which was the 27th Feb i was getting ewcm then which i knew i was gearing up to ov. but i totally forgot to pack my opks. we dtd quite a lot on holiday we got back on the 2nd we still dtd on the 3rd and on the 6th but i never tested on my opks again cause i thought my ov had passed. Looking at my app could of been anywhere between the 27th feb and the 5th March. So if we go by the 5th i would be still 12dpo - i tested this morning on them one step amazon tests. i dont know what miu they are but it was negative. I did a opk stick aswell that had a faint second line on it.

Feeling stressed but also feel like i could come on between now and monday!! xxxx

Little rant...

Just discussing with DH whether we should go to a beer festival at the weekend - I said maybe we should wait and see whether or not I'm actually allowed to have a drink. He said "But I thought we'd already established you weren't pregnant? You did a test and it was negative."

We had had a long and detailed conversation not two days ago about how a BFN isn't always really a BFN.

Sigh! He's a lovely chap but I do wish he'd listen!

Haha lemon, they are funny aren't they. My DH is a clever man but he really has absolutely zero clue about the inner working of our bodies! He genuinely asked me once if he had a uterus!! What!! When I gently explained he reassured me he got confused and meant bladder. Even that, I was like "Ur yes you have a bladder", seriously!! Lol.

Chapman, I'm holding out hope for you! I think those ic are 10-20iu but I'm not convinced... Iv seen lots of pictures where people get very very faint lines on those but good lines on other tests.

Shan, what about a nice little Amazon delivery? They come in unmarked envelopes and deliver quickly?

Look at today's opk, wowza! Come on eggy! I got bored waiting for DH to finish watching footy last night so went to bed to watch Netflix with a plan to stay awake and pounce when he came to bed... But I fell asleep. I woke up at about midnight and he was asleep next to me. So I woke him up like a crazy woman and instigated the deed! He must have wondered what was going on. Going to try to dtd again tonight, might have to own up that I'm ovulating.. Don't want to stress him out but also don't want to get referral if we just aren't dtd enough. I usually have 3-4 days of positive opks and don't ov for a couple of days after that so I'm going to have to keep this up! X

Ps don't know why the test line is wonky! Just a dodgy wonky line I think! Haha

Lemon - my husband is like that sometimes like when I get a bfn it's almost as if he is relieved and when I questioned him on it last month I was heartbroken he said I'm just so nervous and scared. Hope he's careful what he says next time haha hugs Hun xx

Sunny - I'm just praying it's too early to test Hun on them one step ones or there isn't enough hormone but I feel like I'm clutching at huge straws and AF will just make a massive entrance and ruin my weekend! That opk is amazing Hun!! Get dtd as often as you can during this week! Hopefully one of the sperms will be successful think everyone will be so happy when you get your bfp!!! XXXX