Ttc after stopping the pill thread 3. Join us for: Super long cycles, living in limbo, obscene amounts of poas and trying anything and everything to get that bun in the oven!

[BoBo90]

Welcome to the 3rd thread for anyone ttc after coming off the pill

We're a lovely group of ladies here to support one another through the wonderful pain in the bum experience that is trying to have a baby

If your new to the thread please join us and if you are a lurker from our previous thread then don't be shy say hi!

Here's the link to the previuos thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2559429-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

Sorry to hear your feeling sick Sunny! It must be strangely reassuring though! How far are you now??

Glad midwife appointment went well Chapman! You have absolutely nothing to be sorry about. It's only natural to worry but it won't be long now until your 12 week scan! Do you think you'll find out the sex at the 20 week one? What about you Sunny?

Ooh yey for the EWCM dance Bobo!! Any update today?! Hopefully the surge creeps up on you now - hope you're doing lot of dancing 💃🏻💃🏻

Johno, so sorry to hear of the neg test! Are you going to wait a few days and do another one?

7dpo for me now and started stupidly peeing on my ICs! I really could have sworn my boobs felt slightly tender when I woke up. My boobs have NEVER EVER felt sore! Maybe I'm imagining it! Probably am! Ah, this wait is killing me! Hope you're all having a lovely bank hol xx

Ooo cookie fingers crossed for sore boobs! It's so hard to resist the ic isn't it! If they weren't so cheap it would be easier but for like 10p each what the hell! Haha, just for reassurance I didn't see anything on an ic until 12dpo despite a good line on an early response at 10 dpo.

I think I heart little baby's heartbeat this morning. Iv been trying for a few days and heard absolutely zilch but heard it for about 20 seconds this morning. Of course by the time I got my phone to record it it had moved! I just caught about 3 seconds on record for dh and then couldn't find it again... But I feel immensely better for having heard it. I know it doesn't mean things will stay fine but at least I know all is well at the moment! I haven't had my bookings with the midwife yet, am booked in for 9+6.. I am a midwife so one of my colleagues will do it for me (we still have to have a named midwife same as everyone else... Can't do my own bloods or measure my own fundal height etc!) but I'm not bothered till leaving it till the last minute cos I know all the advice etc.. And the later people at work know the better!

I think we will find out sex, I always said I wouldn't as there is so little else other than weight to tell people on the day. But dh really wants to know, I think it will help him feel more real and connected to it all, so I'm happy to go with what he wants, after all they don't have a lot of control or input in the process. He is being so much cuter than I ever thought he would be. Keeps kissing my tummy when he gets out of bed in the morning! Cuteness. He isn't normally remotely into babies and doesn't really get excited about this stuff so it's extra sweet. Xx

Aw Sunny, your DH sound super cute! What a lovely hubby! Its totally true what you're saying- the men really do have little say & involvement in various pregnancy related decisions. I think it would be a lovely gift allowing him to decide whether to find out or not. And you could always find out & keep the news to yourselves!

Well my tender boobs have all but disappeared so I'm back to zero symptoms. I don't know how I'm going to get by until I test properly on Thursday!! Xx

Chapman/Cookie- I'm on cd 17 now and still only a faint line. I think I'm just having a longer build up this time rather than ovulation earlier. Last cycle I ov'd on cd 20 so couple more days and then I should ov... I hope! I've been a right moody cow today so felt more like af was due haha! Only three more sleeps Cookie 😊 Not long now hun 😄

Sunny - must be so lovely to hear a heartbeat! Your dh is adorable! I can't wait to have that with my dh 😍

Enjoy your holiday Chapman 😊 X

Hey guys, how is everyone? Just thought I'd pop in, been lurking the last couple of days waiting for AF to leave!

Sunny your husband sounds so cute, I hope my DH is like that once we eventually conceive lol!

Cookie - you'll have to let us know how u get on on Thursday! Keeping my fx for u!

Hopefully you ov soon BoBo. I am going to start OPK's this month. I will use my CB digital. I am also going to start the seven seas pills. Do u know if you have to start these at the beginning of your cycle? If so, then I have missed the slot lol xx

Really hope ov comes soon for you Bobo! Keep doing multiple OPKs! Loula, waiting for AF to finish is the worst part then you can start again with the positivity! I'm sure if you take the seven seas somewhere near the start of your cycle then it should be ok!

Well girls I'm in a worryful state! Had these 'zapping' like pains that actually woke me during the night. Wiped this morning and had very light, almost barely there blood on the tissue. Staying hopeful it's implantation as there's nothing at al there now, but I can't help but worry due to my short luteal phase xx

Cookie hun I really hope it's implantation! If the zapping feeling is new then it could be a good sign! And a tiny bit of blood is also good! Maybe it's a little egg making itself super cosy! I'm tossing everything for you 😉

Just on my way home from work to do an Opk! It better be darker 😡

😡😡😡 It's not darker!!! 😡😡😡

That does it... I'm going to eat all the sugary food in the house! 🍫🍪🍭🍬🍰🍦

How many DPO are you now cookie? I am also keeping everything tossed for you that it's implantation!!!

I hope your OPK is darker bobo. I am quite excited about this cycle. Has anyone on here used the CB digital ov test?

I'm 8dpo now Loula! Time is dragging by! Trying to resist temptation to test with FRER tomorrow at 9dpo! I have 3 stashed away but going to try and hold off until 10dpo.

Thanks Bobo, it was just the weirdest feeling. It wasn't like cramps, honestly like a zapping pins & needles type feeling in the uterus that went on for ages! Had a pad on all day but there is nothing on it after that initial blood when I wiped- phew! Oh no your pesky ovaries need to man up and get their groove on! Any luck with OPK tonight??

Loula, I used the digital CB from January-March cycles. I really liked them initially but if you have multiple surges like me then they're pointless. Much prefer the cheapy ones now! Xx

Hi ladies. Been trying to keep up with thread but not been posting ... Nothing happening in my cycle!

Hope our resident preggos are doing ok. Sorry you are sick sunny but at least you seeing the positives from it in that it's reassuring.

Good luck for Thurs Cookie ... If you can hold out!! Only one more day to wait! Spotting sounds positive for implantation hopefully. How long is you luteal phase normally?

Bobo I am not far behind you CD14 and Low reading on CB. Feeling really emotional and moody. Ramdomly i think I find this part of cycle the hardest. Waiting to see if/when I will ov and hoping cycle not longer than the last. Been hoping AC would get me to a day 14 ov first month ... Wishful thinking!!

I find with the 2ww I can chill a bit knowing i could be pregnant, I can't do anything else and I will know for sure in a few days.

Anyway bobo fingers crossed ovaries get a wriggle on!

I am still using CB Loula. Haven't been great for me but persevering. I struggle with cheap opks as I have two lines the whole cycle and dont tend to get a noticeable build before positive. I therefore worry if I drink too much in day I will miss it. At least with CB you do it first thing in the morning. But to be fair I am doing both! Bloody obsessed!!

Really hope you don't have to wait much longer May! Then we can be tww buddies 😊 I agree that this part of cycle is the worst. Like you said in the tww at least you know you've done all you can and have a date to look forward to rather than endless waiting and not knowing!

Still a faint line at 6pm but my ovaries have been achey for last hour or so! Clearly telling them to man up did the trick Cookie 😄 Fx for a darker line tomorrow 😊

Oh you can wait cookie, you've waited this long! If you test now and it's negative you'll be disappointed and think it's all over!! I have the cheapies and the CB digital so I'll prove use both!

Thanks for your advice ladies! I've read some really good things about it so thought I'd give it a go, especially better if you can use your FMU rather than having to hold for 4 hours etc with cheapies just like your May! I guess it what works for you. xx

I'm still here reading and lurking in the background. Cd31... had some symptoms today but desperately trying not to get my hopes up .. will test on Sunday if no af...

Would love to be a 2ww buddy BoBo but more likely I will ov as you are creeping towards end of 2ww. But we will see ... Must think positive!

Hope they work for you Loula!

Hope AF stays away thisis ... How many dpo are you? So hard trying to ignore symptoms!

May I think I ov'd on the 23rd so 11 dpo.. feeling terribly nauseous today fingers crossed.

May - you never know I don't seem to be any nearer to ov'ing! My Opk this afternoon is now fainter than yesterday!

Thisis - you could test at 11dpo! 😄 It's been a while since we had a test and we get two this week 😊 can't wait for your results! I have my fx for you and Cookie!

I have no idea what's going on with me now 😔 I thought I'd settles into a nice regular pattern and now it's all going wrong! I am feel pretty crap about it all now 😭

Aww Bobo try not to let it get to you I always get upset by negative tests so leaving it til the weekend to poas

Ttc is such hard work ladies - keep your chins up! We can do this

Sorry to hear its not any darker BoBo, my OPK had only the palest of lines. It's rubbish and frustrating!

Was also hoping my body would get back to normal and getting frustrated by longer cycles as it just means less chances to get pregnant. Should be starting the 2ww wait but could have another 2ww before ov'ing!

Sorry for moaning ... TTC officially makes me a grump!

Everything crossed for Thisis and cookie ... BFP's would be fab!

Feeling nauseous sounds positive Thisis. Only when ttc is celebrating someone feeling sick acceptable! . Understand you trying to wait till weekend and at least if you are pregnant you will be a little further on already!

Hey girls, hope we're all doing good! Sorry to hear about the faint OPK Bobo are you take Agnus or anything? I forgot to take mine this cycle and took it CD 20 - 2 days later I had my surge! Keeping everything tossed for you huni!

Ooh we're almost testing buddies thisis. You're so patient to be holding off! Here's hoping it's good news for both of us!

May, what Cd are you on hun? My luteal phase has never been longer than 12 days so I'm feeling pretty nervous tbh! AF could show any day now.

Loula, how's you Mrs? Has AF finished?

Sunny, Champman- hope you both aren't feeling too sicky! Are you on hol now Chapman??

I'm feeling less and less excited about testing tomorrow. Have nothing to report today after my strange symptoms on Mon night then bleeding yest morning, so I'm feeling less confident! I still don't think I'll sleep well tonight knowing I'm testing in the morning! Will let you ladies know the outcome! Xx

Cookie I have everything crossed for you hun

Cookie - I've been taking my AC like a good girl since cd1 so don't know why it's not working as well as the last two months! I'm extra frustrated as I was really hoping to ov before a big family holiday on sat but doesn't look like it's going to happen 😔 Life is 💩! (I've always wanted an excuse to use that emoji haha)
Good luck in the morning lovely x

Bfn girls, wah! 😭 Hoping it's just too early... Will test again on Saturday. I just feel different, I know I've said it before, but I do. My heart was pounding doing the test!

Sorry to hear you haven't ov'd yet Bobo. It would have been an idea way to spend your tww on holiday! Hoping it suddenly gets a surge! Where are you off to Mrs? Xx

Ideal, not idea *

Hi ladies. Have been keeping an eye on the thread but been quietly waiting to do another test. Did one this morning and bfn. So Bobo you're not alone Hun. Was really excited and now I'm just a teary mess! Just wish my cycles were a normal length. Now on day 39 and so say 18dpo. It's getting to the point now that I can't even comprehend seeing a BFP.