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

Eggs I missed your post yday. Sorry to hear things are all getting a bit much, but really glad your day ended on more of a high. 3 months will hopefully pass in a flash (I'm totally boggled by it already being February!) and you'll have at least one more cycle between now and then to have another crack at it. x

Yvonne I know what you mean, much easier to let my brain run away with me now I have even the vaguest understanding of how my cycle works. DH is being brilliant though, he went out and bought a really nice bottle of wine and is keeping it 'for if your period shows up and you need a treat'. Bless him! Fx for you, hope AF stays away x

Aww that really is so sweet my DH doesn't really understand how tough it is as he thinks it's early days still as its only been six months and I was on my pill for ten years! But these six months have seemed like forever!

Eggs and sunny I hope your feeling a bit better today

Yvonne that's the same as me! My positive opk was on Sunday we dtd on sat and Monday!! Hoping for our bfps xxxx

When ru going to test? I think AF will be due the 18th so going to wait and then hopefully test on 19th if AF doesn't arrive xx

Hey girls sorry haven't been posting had a horrible few days :(
Chapman: those are good pregnant signs epically the metal taste FX hun x
Eggsinthefridge : I know how u feel iv been so stressed out over AF arriving and had a huge fight with DH and went on a drinking session until I came home last night ! Im sick of it to be quiet honest as my friends are coming out to be pregnant and I'm sitting like a selfish cow being jealous when I should be happy I can't even talk to them about being pregnant it drives me insane and had high hopes last month had loads of pregnancy signs :( it's not like me to go off drinking for 3 days!!! No sleep nothing I really hope it's a fresh start for me this month and I can stop stressing over not being pregnant!! Iv cried to much 😅
Sunny: also sending huge hugs ur way hun hope u get answer to like I said February is our month for our BFP 💜💜
Best of look girls on your positive OPKS hope the witch stays away for ye and yeah caught ov:)
So on cd6 and AF has finished DH is back my friend again and sorry he hasn't been here anyways honing TTC this weekend says my fertility window is open Monday and I should ov Saturday it was obvious right last month as got AF wen was suppose to
Sending my love to everyone 💜💜

Yvonne - I'm due on on 10th-13th I start to get af symptoms about 3 days before like spots all on my chin etc il know I am coming on. If I don't come on by the 10th il think il do a test haha!! Fx for us both.
Shankate - thankyou lovely hoping so! Glad your ok now I know AF is horrible can get you so depressed focus on the positives and get doing the deed with DH! Fx for u xx

Is dats what dat is Chapman?

I had a huge break out of spots? And I cudnt understand why? I'm a make up artist and my skin is always clear as I use everything on my face professional cudnt understand why? Must of been AF the witch?

Yeah well it is for me Shan Kate I always breaks out in bad spots when I'm due on! So could be a symptom!

Ok so the achey boobs have gone and now i just have sensitive nipples. Cd43 today.

first - same as me i have itchy nipples and sensitive. hoping its a sign!
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Hi girls, happy Friday!! How are we all? Chapman & first they sound like very very positive signs! Itchy nipples are meant to be one of the earliest pregnancy symptoms. Hoping yous have caught! Yvonne keeping fx for you too!! Shan, sorry to hear you've been feeling down about things. It's a new cycle and a new month for you and DH to try. Your ov won't be too far away now.

Well I am mega confused now! Been using the cheap OPKs since i got my peak on CB (can't use CB again after getting the peak), just to check the whole fade out on the lines. I thought I ov'd on Tues but just got this result on my OPK today! What is going on?! It looks almost positive! We literally had a marathon of dtd over my supposed fertile window & will be gutted if it's all been in vain! Xx

Cookie - that looks like a negative positive to me which mean you might still have a bit of LH in you but not enough to show positive. I havent even tested since tuesday as mine was a negative on tues and plus id get f**ked off if i was to poas and it showed positive now haha! it wont be in vein hun as sperm can live inside you for up to 5 days so even if youve dtd on mon you should be covered until yday/today hopefully!

i hope so about the itchy boob but not gonna hold my breathe dont want to get to carried away with symptom spotting xxx

Cookie I think that is a negative too I've still been getting a line on my OPKs but just much duller than the positive on Wed! Xx

Thanks girls, what would i do without you all! We managed to dtd tues and last night too. All bases covered hopefully! Actually managed to use my CB digital there for peace of mind and it came up totally negative, tho urine was quite dilute. Hoping for the best! Have yous had any symptoms today? Xx

My nipples are really sore and a little EGCM but I always get that around OV! I felt nauseous both this afternoon and yesterday but I'm sure that's impossible so soon!!!!! I'm just driving myself crazy!!! Has anyone else had any signs xx

We've all got sore nipples!

I'm mega jealous of the sore nipples! Sore boobs/nipples seems to be one of the most talked about symptoms but I've yet to feel anything like that- I don't even get sore boobs when AF is due! Def a positive sign tho Mrs!! I've been feeling incredibly tired today, though I do suffer from pernicious anaemia so can feel tired regardless! Had a little ewcm again today which is why I felt the need to do another OPK. Oh it's going to be an incredibly long tww! Xx

Chapman I'm good thank you. Not managed to shift it earlier - kinda just going with it for now. Had a sudden burst of energy last night and actually did exercise....super unusual for me 😂😂. Ache all over though today - exhausted, back sore and thighs hurt. I didn't even really go for it but so unfit I guess it's normal to feel like this! [Grin]

Random question... since stopping the pill has anyone's appetite decreased? I'm never hungry so not really eating a lot unless I force myself! Lots of varying advice online for this!

Haven't taken another OPK due to Wednesdays being negative and creamy cm is starting to appear as normal. Needing a wee a lot today so hoping it's not another UTI starting, and have a "wet" feeling. More stuff to log on Ovia!xx

Mine are more super sensitive than sore.

Poin bless you Hun I must admit I was dying Tuesday could not walk at all!! Bravo for us doing exercise! Good on you hope going with the flow relaxes you a bit and hopefully we shall see bfp soon! In answer to the pill no I ate and ate and ate like a pig I put on 8lb since stopping it in November I felt disgusting so trying to do something about it now before I fall pregnant and have no time haha!

cookie we are always here to re assure you doll! You've done amazing to dtd that much I'm always so tired after work!! X
yvonneAre you in your 2ww now?? I've just had itchy boobs and sore but seem to be disappearing now, felt a bit sick walking round asda before but I have been to fat camp! X

I don't even know what dpo I am so I'm going with the flow! Boobs aren't as sensitive now just always erect like I'm cold all the time which is never the case when I sleep in a dressing gown all the time haha! Xxx

Need to stop symptom spotting though!

Yeah I'm in the TWW now too Chapman wishing my life away once again! I wish I had lost my appetite coming off the pill!! It's just the same as always unfortunately! X

I think I'm in the tww now too, just. Still going to dtd tonight and Sunday just in case as opk still positive today. Looks like lots of us will be testing around the same time - fx for you all !

I'm full of cold so no chance of me DTD tonight just hoping Mon and Wed will have been enough x

Hey girls was shopping all day am worn out bitta retail therapy sorted me out 😅
DH is will be here tomorrow so gona TTC but u know I'm not ovulate yet as only finished 2 days ago :P just for a bit of fun 😅 but next week fertile window do gona do it as much as I can especially before I ovulated
Quick question yano d way sperm lives inside you for 3-5 days if u dhd like 2 3 days b4 ov wud you Catch it or do ya have to dhd on d day you ov?

Retail therapy is the answer to everything!!! You have a five day fertile window as although you egg only lives for up to 24hours sperm lives for up to five days to you could dtd Mon then OV Fri and still fall pregnant! I've read your best not to dtd too much as it can reduce the quality of the sperm so every 2-3 days is recommend xx