June Bus anyone?!

[Barefootcontessa84]

Hi all

I thought I'd start the June bus as I'm getting impatient!

I'm 31 (for a bit longer anyway), TTC#1. DH and I agreed to start TTC in May, but won't be ovulating till about the 24th. ETD 8th June! Feeling terrified and excited at the same time.

Join me if you will!

mbire - sorry to read your period arrived and that you're having a bit of a rough time with it all. I think the whole conception business is so unfair, it works so well for some whereas others have a bit of a struggle on their hands. My friend was TTC for 13 months (she and partner both aged 33) and she was referred to a fertility clinic and then 3 days before her appointment she got her BFP. She was so genuinely gob smacked because she never thought it would happen naturally for her and her worst fear was that it wouldn't happen at all. Their baby is 4 months now and they still can't understand how after 12 months of TTC with all their might (temping, OPKs, well timed DTD) nothing had happened and then out of the blue it just suddenly worked one month. Conveption is just totally baffling.

Things are still quite odd my end in that I'm still not having any blood appear on my sanitary towels but when I wipe it is there on the tissue. Normally my pads are absolutely saturated within a few hours (sorry for the gross TMI) so I have no idea what's going on. I have felt really lousy this evening, banging headache and feeling queasy but I sometimes do feel a bit rough when AF arrives.

I have moved on from thinking its implantation bleeding as I think the blood is too fresh for that, so I am in acceptance that I'm not pregnant, I just wish my body would stop messing around and behave as normal so I can crack on with the next cycle.

Fingers crossed for you writer you never know. I have heard of some women get a light 'period' when pregnant (although may be an urban myth?) So who knows? Maybe try another test tomorrow/ day after if the bleeding hasn't become normal for you.

Sorry i cant check names as on my phone and terrible with technology lol...but thanks for replies. Im usually pretty regular 28 days, give or take +/- 2 days. I know i probably get a positive test in a couple of days, but DP and I don't usually dtd as often and I haven't told him i'm testing for O...don't want to put him off!

Where do people find these men who are just as keen on it all as they are...mine thinks he can just make a deposit at any stage and a baby will appear!

I am also keen to O soon as if this is my month I will be testing on fathers day. Ridiculously hopeful i know!

My friend has got two daughters, one aged 2yr 6m and the other one 11m and with both of them she didn't find out she pregnant until almost three months as she continued to have per periods, although much lighter than usual. She said that because her cycle wasn't particularly regular anyway and she wasn't TTC she wasn't really taking much notice of her periods and the only reason she did a HPT was because of how run down and sick she always felt. She said going to the scans and finding out how far along she was was overwhelming!!

I told DH and his first reaction was 'what already?' but he seems reasonably happy, if not particularly enthusiastic. He just asked that i don't turn into a neurotic mess like last time.
One thing he has just said is that he reckons we conceived after I thought I had ovulated. Apparently it felt different (wetter ) and he remembers that from last time. I'm not the only one tracking cm then! That would only make me 9dpo so I'm not sure I believe him as a strong positive today and sicky feelings already.

Haha Friendly, that is weird.

Writer, step AWAY from the tests! Try in a day or two if AF hasn't started full force. I spotted for a couple of days before starting last time.

Hi Ginandjazzhands
Really nice to have someone my age. I just heard of a friend (36) who got married the month before me and is now pregnant which was lovely to hear. I told a few white lies! I figured that if there's a problem then I don't have time for them to say wait! The first tests were for things like thyroid problems, diabetes, can't remember what else. my poor husband was traumatised in a clinic where they locked him in a room and he had to find a means of getting some in a cup😂.
I find the day AF arrives so tough and then I pick myself up. I told my DH not to ask any questions about it because I didn't want to jinx it. He went a whole two days knowing I was late and both of us were so excited just to find out today it's another wasted month. It's sooooo frustrating

Gah, dh would like me to wait and test when he is home from work trip. So ill be hands off the sticks till Friday.

Yep the Witch got me...

Going to try SMEP this month!

AF finally showed on the 1st and has now gone so hoping for a BFP next month

Don't worry bertie I didn't test, I'm not that crazy

AF has arrived in all her glory this morning to the point I had to face my toddler asking why mommy's wee was red

Anyway, I'm so relieved that I know where I stand now

writer I'm glad she arrived to clear things up!
I'm feeling down today because my temp dropped 0.4 degree F. I never thought I'd ever say something so ridiculous! Think that means I'll be on the July bus too!

Well I tested this am it's bfn. I'm 2 days late and I just feel like I did when I was pregnant with ds. My boobs don't normally hurt like this when its af and I feel so nauseous but I can't be if a frer says no at 17dpo? :(

Can anyone who has had a BFP post a photo of their temp chart from ov to BFP please? Temp is supposed to stay up if egg is fertilised right? Here's my chart

tryingtowait how accurate was your estimate of ov date? Could it have happened later than you thought?

Well I didn't temp or anything this month but the past 6 months I've been trying my cycles have been 29 days with ovulation on cd 15. And tbh if it wasn't then we would have pretty much no chance as we didn't dtd after cd 14 for over a week as dh was ill.

I should also mention I have pcos but since I had my son 3.5 years ago my cycles have been normal

I just had a look on google and this post has majorly got my hopes up (kinda wish I hadn't seen it now).
tryingtowait that sounds like you're very regular then. This TTC malarkey is like a book, waiting to turn the page to see what happens next!!

The waiting is the worst. With ds we weren't planning and it's only cause I felt like this I tested as I didn't have periods then. I was 5 weeks pregnant then so wondered if I'm a late tester?! Clutching at straws now, just want to be pregnant so much :(

And yeah I think if you temp goes up tomorrow again then it's a good looking chart.

Eva, check out how low MINE dipped!

Congratulations to the BFP ladies

Writer, it sounds like we were in very similar situations! I've been feeling really nauseous recently and have been peeing every ten minutes so I thought I was onto a winner. I had what I felt were implantation pains at 5dpo at night, light pink spotting at 7dpo, light brown spotting the next day and now dark red blood (only when I wipe)... It's not as intense as a normal period so I really don't know what to think...
Being female is hard!
Sending you all lots of positive thoughts x

I reckon mine is dropping too Eva but it's too early to tell I think. Still never mind. Maybe I'll get one for DH's birthday in august!

Ignore the up and down ness earlier in cycle, I was still getting to grips with the thermometer.

Thanks wispa that's brill! Trying not to get my hopes up too much because I'll be gutted with a BFN.
foxglove that sounds positive. I'd like a bit of implantation bleeding to feel like I'm getting somewhere!
bertie I've just signed up to fertility friend, have you got it? I'm finding it more useful because of the control line thing. Post ov I've had 5 above and 1 below.

I looked at fertility friend but decided to just stick with ovia even though it doesn't have the control line. I know ovia isn't that accurate but I'm mostly charting for fun not really taking it too seriously. I like the articles. I liked their pregnancy app too.