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

Thanks Mummy- I just had to rant! These cycles are driving me crazy! Where are you at in your cycle? Ps Bobo those booties are amazing, well done chick! Xx

Thanks ladies, it's silly but because we haven't told anyone in RL that we were trying I feel like I have really her through all of this with you guys.

I still feel like it might not be true, and only had one test in the house! Will do another today.

Hubby was really sweet, he was really excited. I had to keep pointing out that it was very early and he probably doesn't need to read any baby books yet or talk about names! Haha. He asked if there's anything he should be doing, vitamins etc... I told him it was a bit late as his part is done!

Bobo those booties are so so cute! And that's a first attempt?? I might have to get my crochet book back out and have another go. Last time I ended up with an impressive knot and not much else!

Oh cookie, what are these opks doing to you?! What are you now, 7dpo? Xx

cookie just hit day 60 here and my opks are all over the place. Just don't know what to do for the best opks stress me out but with the crazy cycles i feel like i should do it! Dtd every other day for 2+months is hard work!!

Yay congratulations Sunny!!!

Sunny, you must be feeling in a total whirlwind of emotions right now! Your DH sounds so cute- loved reading the vitamins comment! You should treat yourself to a CB digital- I think nothing would beat the feeling of seeing 'pregnant' showing up on the display! Yea I'm roughly 6/7 dpo today. Got my positive OPKs last Sunday and Monday, with pelvic pain starting on the Monday night into Tuesday. So I'm assuming I ov'd on Monday! Feeling nervous as my AF usually shows anywhere between 7-10 days after ov. Still no symptoms!!

Aww mummy I totally feel your frustrations Mrs! Well done on the dtd every other day- I don't think me or DH could have managed it! Will need to definitely try that next cycle though if it's a bfn in a few days xx

Oh iv just done a real cheapy £1 test and don't think there is anything on it.. I know they aren't as sensitive but I expected something as ester days was quite dark on the early test. Iv got another superdrug early test for tomorrow but don't want to waste it now as they are so expensive! And iv bought a clear blue digital but again I know they aren't very sensitive and don't want to see on £8 if it's going to be too early! Argh. X

Keep us updated, Sunny! It's probably just too early for the cheapie to show! How many dpo are you now? Still no symptoms for me. I stupidly done a cheapy test today and obviously it was a bfn! Half expecting AF to arrive at any moment xx

Ok I feel a bit better. Did the other superdrug early and definite line again. Think it was a tiny bit darker than yesterday, but not sure how much darker it should be in a day. But that's good. So note to self: step away from the cheapy tests! My boobs aren't as sore today but I'm going to stop winding myself up. My hubby sensibly said (in a sweet way) if it happens it happens and if it doesn't we will try again. And he said it would be worse if the baby was the size of a peanut or bigger! Hahaha. So he said if it's less than that lets not worry too much. I'm not sure I see his logic! Lol.

Aw cookie what dpo are you?? I tested negative even on the expensive superdrug early on 9dpo... Bfp 10dpo but all the cheap tests still negative. What tests are you using? Xx

Yesterday's vs today's after the same time frame. Expensive but worth the money for reassurance. X

That's a fantastic, strong line for being only 11dpo Sunny! You must be reassured! When are you going to use the digital? I used the IC then stupidly used one of my Superdrug too before having a shower tonight. It's worse when I know I've got some to hand in the house! Def going to try and hold off until at least Friday now before using my other Superdrug or Frer not gonna lie, will probably still pee on the cheapies in between xx

Sunny that's so exciting! Congratulations and I hope everything stays stuck where it should and you have a delightfully boring pregnancy

I have been a bit quiet but still lurking. Have had first GP appt, they are saying I'm nearly 7 weeks when I am pretty sure I am only 6 (I even showed them my app, temps etc to demonstrate that I know when I ovd...) but I don't mind really as that will mean we'll get our 12 week scan a bit sooner! Just waiting to hear from the MW at the hospital to book the appointment.

All still feels very unreal and I'm petrified about something going wrong. Had some cramps over the past couple of days - they have been mild, with no bleeding, which is apparently very normal and just a sign that I'm "in tune" with my body and am just noticing everything stretching and growing into place. Still a bit scary at first. Also hope this is not a forewarning of being "in tune" with labour and feeling everything with more force and pain than is necessary!

Also queasy if I don't eat every couple of hours (but haven't actually been sick, hooray), sore boobs, cold feet, and generally exhausted and want to sleep all the time. Sleep itself has been a bit crappy as I keep having very vivid dreams and waking up a lot in the night. Also need to wee all the time!

But all in all it's not as bad yet as I thought it might be. FX it stays that way.

Am still keeping an eye on you all and keeping FX for more BFPs soon xxx

Sunny that is a mega dark like hun! congrats again.. jsut looks like there will be me, cookie, shan, and tiny left on this page now.. i feel like were all dispanding haha! have you took the clearblue one yet??

Im in my fertile week now, was fkin livid last night rying to do this SMEP plan and the OH sat on his fkin ps4 all night. im glad im not due to be ov until the end of this week so still got chance. then he goes does it p*ss you off when i sit on here i said well yeah iots almost as if you dont want me to get pregnant. took an ov test yday was negative not even a second line! will test today and hopefully get my positive this weekend. providing we dtd this week and at teh weekend should cover it all but who knows! annoyed today haha! xxx

Oh chapman I bloody HATE games consoles! My DH is pretty much surgically attached to his.

Have you tried putting on your best undies and standing in front of the screen? ;) Or alternatively go to bed and text him something suggestive, leaving nothing open to imagination/misinterpretation...this has worked for me in the past!

Congratulations sunny :)
About time some has a BFP :)
No update from me still no sign of AF atal?
But I think I did ov a week ago cud getting creamy cm ? So if I did I should get AF in 4th of April? So il test then I have a spare test hidden so il test then :) FX that I'm getting some good luck am sick of having no AF but have BFN like think af wud arrive so I can get the ball rolling again? I'm getting all excited thinking that the test is wrong but no hope?

Lemon - hi hun how is pg going for you? bet your so excited. I literally feel like smashing the whole thing up its so annoying. I tried everything last night and he said he was tired can we do it tomorrow. feel like giving up at times but its ok when he wants it we do it no bother its only when i suggest it. will be still trying to get pregnant in yeara to come if hes like this!

xx

Cycle 1 was 31 days ov on time
Cycle 2 was 31 days ov on time
Cycle 3 is currently 63 days BFN Thursday? Think I ov the 19th of March/20th as I has proper ewcm and never noticed it before but did this time and now have creamy cm and think iv a touch of trush aswel which is unusual so am going to test the 4th of April which will be 14 days after ? I didn't DHD the 19th but done it the next morning as DH was away so FX I caught it ? Just taught I'd let u all know lol

Oh Chapman video games are very annoying! Luckily my DH isn't interested in them but I had 2 previous boyfriends who actually collected games consoles, vintage ones and things and would literally play them for 12 hours straight! I second the prancing around in your undies in front of the screen!!

Lemon, I'm happy to hear everything is going well with you. Good to hear you are getting cramps too, it doesn't quite feel like af cramps, just that something is going on in there, more pully sharp pains. Iv got no real queasiness yet just sore boobs that are coming and going. Because I will have to book with the team I work in I'm going to wait until I'm 6-7 weeks to book my appointment, I don't want them to know too early if something goes wrong.

Shan fingers crossed you have caught your ovulation.

Cookie how are your opks now? Still positive? How many dpo? You still waiting till Friday to test. Just for research sake I have dipped an opk the last three days and it's only this mornings 13dpo that it's gone positive, so it seems they are positive if you are upduffed but not till a while after preg test would pick it up. I used my last superdrug early today, was hoping it would be super dark as haven't done one for 2 days but it's only a smidge darker than 11dpo. Goo to wait until Friday or sat to do clear blue as hoping it will say 2-3 instead of 1-2. Then because I'm mental iv ordered some ics so I can do one every few days just to check (not paranoid much! Lol).

No more wee stick photos after today I promise! X

Oh cookie they are amazing! So happy for you and poas all you like Hun it's so good to see its 2 lines and AF hasn't shown! There is hope for us all especially as you said you had a short Luteal!
Can I ask when did you BD? Was it on positive opk day aswell as before and after?
I've took 2 opks mon & tues and they were both negative hoping I get something today as I'm on cd12! Actually hoping I ov at the weekend so we can Dtd did it last night eventually! Also sunny your a veteran at temping I'm going to do it for tomorrow and onwards what am I looking for when I know I've ovulated?
XXXX

Sorry was meant to say sunny they are amazing ffs I'm still half asleep haha

Sunny, keep posting the pee sticks, I love looking at lines! Your tests look amazing hun. You must be so reassured having strong lines and you aren't even 14dpo yet! Has it sunk in yet?

Chapman, I feel your pain hun! My DH is constantly glued to the Xbox and FIFA! By the time he finishes playing I'm too tired for dtd half the time! Fx you get your peak soon. It's always ideal when it's over the weekend isn't it! It's def starting to feel a lot quieter now in here Ahhh!

I'm now 9dpo and no sign yet of a bfp or AF! Have been doing Internet cheapies since 7 dpo & all bfn! Now I've completely ran out and contemplating using one of my frer tomorrow morning at 10dpo. Would I be better waiting? If I get past tomorrow then it will have been my longest luteal phase! Xx

Chapman. We dtd 5 days before ov, just as pot luck as didn't know when I was going to ov. Then day of 1st pos opk, which turned out to be the day before ov. And then the next day, day of ov... And that was it as then DH was poorly, so not as much as some other months. I'm sure it's partly luck as to whether egg implants as much as whether it fertilises. Yeah I recommend the temping to get confirmation of ov, but t won't tell you that ovulation is imminent. Definitely definitely use fertility friend as it works t all out for you, you have to put in temps and opks, and it will tell you when you ovulated. Magic!

Cookie def not sunk in! I still don't trust it, despite about 5 positive tests now! Haha. Exciting that you are 9dpo, I have short luteal phase too, I got my 1st positive at 10dpo... I know I said no more pee sticks but just for your benefit check out my ic from today... Faintest line ever, compared with the dark line on early superdrug! Don't want to get your hopes up but pretty sure I wouldn't have seen anything on ic until 12/13dpo!! Don't wanna get your hopes too high but the ics are 100% not really 10iu... Even tho they say they are!! Do it!! Xx

Sunny- loving the pic!! You're giving me hope chick! How good would it be if we both got our bfp considering our short luteal phases! I'm def gonna test tomorrow! I have 2 frer and a Superdrug early... Might do the Superdrug one since that brought you luck! Can't get over how dark that line is!! Xx

Yeah do the superdrug... Think they are a bit cheaper than the frer so not a complete waste as you will still have spares for later in the week! Eak, that would be exciting! She short lp club! X

I've also have a gaming dh only I don't mind too much as I just join in. Shooting people is a surprisingly good way to relieve the ttc stress 😄

Sunny- love seeing all your pissy sticks (or lady-dippers as my dh likes to call them 😆) Nice dark lines now!!😊

Cookie - fx for you hun! I'm looking forward to seeing another bfp in the morning 😉

I've just had some ovary pain which normally means I'll ovulate in 5-7 days which is a bit earlier than last cycle 😊 Time to get smep-ing X

Thanks sunny - I'm download FF now see if it helps me! I've got my thermometer down the side of my bed ready for tomorrow!
Your pissy sticks are so dark now Hun! All coming together for you so happy!

Cookie - same Hun I mean I don't mind it at all but when I want to dtd which even when am not ovulating and on 2ww he's glue to the thing haha! I know hope we all get bfps we will be the veterans haha!

Bobo - I don't mind tbh Hun it's just when it's fertile week I'm on tenterhooks and not wanting to miss an opportunity!

Any ways I'm cd13 - been doing opks since Monday all negative not even the sniff of a second line. I've held my wee in and the darkest it's been it's a tinge of yellow - been drinking a bit more water and takin my vitamins but thought by now LH should be creeping up. Or maybe I'm not going to ov until a bit later this cycle with being a 31 day cycle. Fx it's this weekend 😀😀 xxxx