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?

Co5mo that's so cute exciting that your testing tomorrow FX for you! X

Completely understand you there co5mo that's what I try to do too. Longest recorded cycle has been 41 days. I'm on cd23 I think and 6 dpo, so in theory, af could potentially not arrive for another 3 weeks, even though ovia is telling me to test in a week!

All of my cycles have been long but I've always had AF two weeks after OV so I would definitely test next week Starky X

Oh dear! Fx if that about the good quality sex is true, then I will defo never get preggo. Another obstacle! I will choose to ignore that info.

Re cycle length, does anyone know why they might change? When I look back to late 2014/early-mid 2015, I was averaging cycles of around 36/37 days with the longest at 43 days. Since the summer, they've been more like 28 days. I've never been on the pill or anything like that so no obvious reason for the change. Is it just one of those things?

FX for tomorrow Co5mo!!

I have a question for our resident opk oracle that might earn me the ttc dunce's hat (almost as stylish as the AF cheerleaders outfits).
Starky how many consecutive days would you expect positive opks? I'm now on day 3 of them looking like this, and confused as to when to start counting dpo from...

Fingers crossed for you cosmo

On our way up to Sheffield this evening to stay with my best mate, who's an obs and gynae doctor who is also ttc. Going to ask her all the questions!

Have also got definite EWCM so we will be DTD in her spare room

kath I think because bodies are bastards. But I always blame hormones and stress.

planeteer I think two/three days of positive is fairly normal. I got a really peak day and then two days of solid positives. I started dtd on peak day and then every day for the next three days after. I'd class o-day as the day of the last positive. Because your lh levels peak, go positive and then tail off. So the lh surge is indicating that you're about to ovulate, rather than that you're actually ovulating. But I've read it's best to dtd a lot as you're getting the positives because it gives the sperm the chance to get to the egg as it's released.

Kathrino I'm still not convinced. I could still be on the seat behind you on the March bus.

DH isn't interested in testing. He just asked if I really have to test. Err yes! He's also completely confused about how a pregnancy is dated.

Hi all! Totally can't keep up with the thread this week and haven't read half of your posts yet!

planeteer and starky my understanding was that you assume you'll ovulate 12-36 hours after your first positive OPK, not last? That's what I've been working from. Could be wrong!

Sorry, just read back and that's basically what you're saying anyway starky

I've had heartburn for the past 2 days, tender nips (but that is usual post Ov), some weird 'fizzy' sort of pain/feeling low down and spotting since late yesterday evening. I'm anyway from 3dpo to 7dpo. Even at 7dpo, it's too early for symptoms isn't it? Tell me it's all in my head!

I always thought that as soon as I got a positive opk then I was literally ovulating, but apparently most ladies will ovulate 12-48 hours after the LH surge is detected, most common is 36 hours after the actual surge.
Found this in an article somewhere..can't link article because the dog is sat on my boob shelf and demanding a fuss, so I have one eyeball free!
Once I detect my LH surge, when should I have intercourse?
It's best to have intercourse the day of the LH surge and the two days after. Also consider "insurance" sex for one more day in case you ovulate late. Perfect timing would be to have had intercourse the day before the LH surge as well, but that can be hard to predict for those with an irregular cycle. If you don't know when you might ovulate, having sex every other day from cycle day 10 through a positive OPK. If you are taking your basal body temperature, you should have sex through the first day of your temp rise to make sure you cover all days (though after the rise is usually too late).

I've been having weird fizzing, fluttery, bubbly weirdness in my nethers all week pug I'd started to think it was psychosematic! That and weird jelly legs on and off all day!

co5mo I have my everything's crossed for you.

Just checking in before my Indians arrives and I slip into a food coma.

Anxiety crept up on me like a sneaky little bastard today and I had a mini panic attack over the possibility of me causing a miscarriage. OH is worried slightly I think judging by his latest offer of talking to him while he's having a poo but I've calmed down now and realised how absolutely ridiculous I am.

Early days, I know, but we're going to buy the nursery furniture this week because mothercare have 20% off until the 17th Feb and we'll save enough on that to buy the car seat later down the line. Is it a bit crazy?

Sorry I haven't really been able to properly catch up but just read the last few messages. I would say 7dpo is not too early, my boobs suddenly started hurting 7dpo ( never had sore boobs before and they were sort of shooting pains/ache/sensitive nipples) from that point the boob pain has still not gone and I got a bfp on 11dpo. Symptom spotting can make you crazy but trust your instincts and what your body is telling you. I have a good feeling about this month for you ladies xx

Miley I saw that sale too!! I was thinking was it too soon but really want the discount and to start buying baby stuff ASAP!

Ladies, I ordered some opks the other day before I got my BFP. They've just arrived tonight and wondered if anyone wanted them? Happy to post on if anyone does x

indi I definitely wouldn't it the discount wasn't worth so much. But one way or another we'll hopefully have a baby one day so I guess it's worth it. I'm keeping everything else for after our 12 week scan though.

Also, I know symptom spotting is a ball ache but I noted every little symptom down and saw a bit of a pattern. Think I had symptoms that have persisted until now since about 7 or 8 dpo.

cosmo I find it quite confusing too! Isn't it dated from the first day of your last period? Which is weird because you weren't pregnant then?!

Pregnancy is dated from your last period. However, it assumes you have a 28 day cycle and therefore ovulated around day 14. Technically a pregnancy is only 38 weeks long if you count from conception, not 40 weeks.
We don't tend to use LMP to calculate pregnancy exactly nowadays, it just gives your care providers a rough idea of how many weeks you are, a dating scan done around 12 weeks will be more accurate (although there are always exceptions to the rule!) to determine the EDD.
Most of the time the EDD calculated by scan is only a few days either side of the EDD calculated by LMP.

Indi, thank you, maybe i'm not going mad then. Trying not to think about it too much, although i am feeling positive about it this month. We'll see. Determined to hold out testing until the 16th. Our anniversary is on the 19th, so would be a lovely early surprise if i was.

Thanks pug - what's lmp and edd though?

I have everything crossed for you pug, I had that same positive 'feeling' too, just relax easier said than done I know but you will know very soon!

Thanks Miley. The support on here is amazing.

Although I'm not intending to buy, I had just stumbled across that discount too.

Pugmummy the counting from lmp confused him because of the not being pregnant bit, then when I explained the dating scan he got even more confused. It would be wrong if you have a fat or a skinny baby apparently 😅😅😅