Thread 9. TTC#1 The thread where we unanimously delete Ovia.

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Symptom spotters, tww - ers, slightly hysterical hormone laden ladies! Regs, lurkers, intermittent posters! Our raison d'etre is 'am I pregnant?' Depending on how much Ovia (Whybird/Ovibitch) has pissed us off/messed with our fw she is either the oracle or a sanctimonious charlatan.

Just a warning, we move FAST! Our threads last on average, about a week before they're full.

Thread 9 , Welcome one and all! Group of weirdos, wee hoarders, covert opk or okp, depending on what your autocorrect decides addicts with a side business in CM management!

We do not judge, we enjoy TMI, we i encourage waiting to poas nobody listens and all the grossness you can find from a group of intelligent, articulate ladies. Fart stories make us laugh, stories about cervical mucus, pooing, cysts and nausea equally welcome.

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kat, I have been dubbed the resident piss stick queen loaaaaaads of bfp'ers who keep us positive! We don't have rules, we love a good symptom spot, we try to stay grounded and not be hysterical sometimes we manage it aswell

We like acronyms, we make some up: PET = Proper expensive test. We love the d(h)...which can of course mean 'dearest' or 'dickhead' why, what were you thinking?

I want to make fairy cakes now.

I've attached a pic with my opk's on. From the day after af, to yesterday, so like two and a bit weeks total. The red spots are my peak, then the yellow is the positive, and the green is just after the surge. Thought it might be helpful for anyone wondering about line progression with test to control darkest ratio. They're all dry, so are paler than they were at the time of taking them but thought anyone using opk's might find it interesting. I'm going to keep doing one a day till af so I can see what happens.

Oh Pug! I ❤️ Frank! He is just gorgeous! He looks so pleased with his birthday cake. I would so love to have a pug to cuddle.

Getting in on the pet pics... My chicks in their run. This was the day I brought them home when they weren't allowed to fully free range. Couldn't take a pic today as one of them is moulting and to those not educated in poultry welfare she looks a little neglected read scraggy scruffy mess because the daft bird decided to moult at the coldest time of year.

Waving from the back of the bus twiddling my fingers waiting for AF to arrive. 12 dpo so guess who's telling me to test. At this stage last month I was already cramping but AF expected somewhere between tomorrow and Saturday. Absolutely zero symptoms to report.

Oh just caught up and saw all the other pets! I ❤️ Them all!

Don't listen to her Co5mo!

Thanks for the OPKs Starky, loving the highlighted peaks!

Kat my boobs are traumatised at the thought of being iced! Hope your neck is on the mend.

Don't worry Elle I don't have a test in the house and I'm going to be far too busy tomorrow to go to a shop to buy one. I'm pretty certain AF will visit so I won't be wasting any money anyway.

Starky, thanks for the pic (you should be a teacher!!)- makes me tempted to opk twice a day this cycle as last month I basically had no lines, then two days of lines which weren't particularly dark but I took as the world's most positive sign before they disappeared again!!

And now Ovia is telling me my luteal phase is only 7 days long, ie not long enough to actually get preggo, so yeah, thanks Ovia. Not sure you'll be around this time in a month!!

I've had a crazy day at work so checking into this thread tonight and seeing all the cute pup/other pet pics has made my night.

I'm still waiting for AF to appear but cramps have ramped up tonight so pretty sure I'll wake up to it tomorrow morning. Something to look forward to...

Ovia is a bitch latin she's already started on me with "excersize and sunlight are good for you" and "gas is a sign of early pregnancy" gas is also a sign you should crawl out my my arse, ovia! I have wind 98% of the time!

I would definetly encourage 2 opk's a day, one mid afternoon and one early evening. And because I've done on every day, I've managed to keep on top of it, whereas last month, because they were different opk's to ones I'd used two years precious when I was tracking after I came off depo injection I was so confused, missed a week over Christmas and worked myself up because I didn't understand them or my cycle at all. So completely missed my fw, but thought I'd had two lh surges. Now I've tracked every day, I think I must have a fairly high level of lh anyway which only fluctuates around the time that I actually ovulate, assuming the tests are correct!

I was a nursery nurse/ta many moons ago, I loved it.

Loving all the pet photos everyone!!

I'm checking in today. Cd 35now. Ovia is helpfully pulling my Jan fertile week back to make it look like we only dtd once during the green zone! I have had cycles this long before. But also do occasionally (about once per year) have a random 50-60 dayer. Maybe this is one of those?

Going to resume dtd and assume AF missed me off her list this month.

No symptoms to speak of. The smell of my coffee made me feel ill this morning but i think that's because of my cold. Spotting has completely stopped after two and a bit days when AF supposedly due.

ic tests all whiter than the daz doorstep challenge!!

Hi ladies tmi question I'm afraid.
Wiped downstairs and saw what I can only describe as a yellowish green blob of cm.

Any takers?

Of the question....not the blob.

star I've had odd ones like that before. Af may yet arrive, or you're upduffed with not enough hcg in your system yet. However, this would be one of those rare times when I would encourage using a frer with fmu if you've still not come on in a couple of days. If you've got any opk's, use one of those first.

banana what cd are you? If it's late on in your cycle yellowy/creamy cm is a good sign. But it could mean either af or pregnant because mother nature is properly helpful like that

Frank has about 20 different nicknames too. I feel sorry for my future child!

All the other pet pictures are so cute. I'm such an animal person, prefer them more to people sometimes.

Not only do we have Frank, we also have Miss Moneypenny who is 4 months old. The ball is the same size as her head!

Hi all

So I'm actually about to cry!!!
TTC since Sept but only on cycle 3 due to really long post pill cycles. Finally got a positive OPK today on CD28 so over the moon then DP tells me he is too tired to DTD probably another 40 days until I OV again so feeling pretty shit! X

Thanks starky. I've got some opks on order so expecting them in the next few days. Going to take your advice and track every single day this time to try and spot my surge.

I shall have to pop one in my bra for a midday test at work!

Yvonne thats really annoying. Hope you catch the egg tomorrow.

That's if we even DTD tomorrow!? So frustrating x

pug Oh. My. God. I just said "awwwwwww" with so much gusto that Coco looked at me funny! That's so SWEET! I'm done, I literally can't even! 💓💖💕

yvonne all is not lost, a positive opk just suggest that an lh surge is happening, it can be anything from 12-36 hours after. You still have time, don't despair. But possibly kick your Dh in his gooch also! 🌼

for funnies. 😂

She is very cute but is also completely bonkers.

The nips are feeling sore this evening, which is a good sign as i only get sore nips when i've ovulated.

No doubt ovibitch will tell me i'm probably pregnant with triplets based on that info.

ni thought I'd replied to you ages ago! From now on, only one poke of the cervix a day eh? Unless it's with a penis! If it's with a penis, go nuts! Don't be thinking the worst yet, we must be mentally positive! manic laugh

Mega-lolz at the Daz Doorstep Challenge.

Starks, I shall follow your advice & do OPK twice a day. Thank the good lord for ICs!

Yvonne- time for a scented candle and an espresso martini?!

Just checking in, thanks again to everyone for supportive responses. Love the pet photos. jem I have a bombay, they are densely furry black cats!

Still catching up, but loving the pet pics!! Here's Phoebe aka the Phoebster or the Phoebinator. Black clothes used to be a smart look...before I got a white long-haired cat!! 😻

Haha latinata - if it goes on much longer i might start peeing on my old manky grey towels in the hope it has the same effect. Every cloud.....