April Bus: All aboard!

[Bubblegum89]

Another month, another period. I was due af yesterday but had no sign but today I've had brown tinged cm so she'll be here tomorrow.

Anyone else out for March already? Feel free to join in my misery lol

Hi all! Can I join? AF due in 3 days, I've got backache and feel exhausted and have felt some cramping and twinges down there. But trying not to get my hopes up, I've been known to have every early pg symptom under the sun and convince myself I'm pregnant and then AF shows up!

Age 30
TTC #2 (have a 23m old DD)
Cycle 3

I conceived DD on cycle 4, and had a mc in June which was conceived in cycle 1 as it was an accidental Pg.

Going to test on sat 1st April (cd29) if no sign of AF!

Good luck everyone!

Hey Ladies

I am on annual leave this week so havent had much time to go online but lurking when i can so I can see how everyone is getting on and got my FX for everyone here :)

Bubblegum Ah sorry I didnt know much about scarring in there and if it would be reversible by itself or not. FX for you that everything goes well! I was the same with sore boobs and ovulating. When i had a 3 month cycle i never had them so now that i have started a new cycle im patiently waiting for them to arrive again.

Firsttime Good luck! hope your new 48 hour method works for you. I might try it myself for next cycle if i dont get a BFP by the end of this.

Allthecheese Hope your feeling better and not so blue. are you and your partner ok now after your arguement? sounds as if stress from the house and partners working hours are adding to it all.

I am CD 16 ( Think i said 15 on another thread but recount is def 16) I havent been OPKing this month as my last cycle was 3 months and this is my first cycle after provera so hoping its all back to normal. Felt some weird crampy pain at one point which made me think i was going to start AF so think it may have been ovulation pain. Keeping an eye out for any signs and DTD when we can.

So according to Ovia I'm in my prime super fertile best get down to business window, yet DH is away for the entire week with work. Typical eh? Suppose I'll have to wait until next month now.

I'm also testing on 1 April ifeellikechickentonight. I have been TTC for 18 months and I have also imagined every pregnancy symptom going.

Weirdly, I don't really have any symptoms this month. I did have pre-AF type cramps for a while around 7dpo, which was very confusing, but they have quieted down now. Hopefully they stay quiet for the rest of the week!

mrshandles - ahh thats typical isnt it!
satsoooma- ooh no symptoms might mean something good, Fx!

Im confused my opk yesterday lunch was pretty dark but no where near c.t line dark then last night it went lighter ?
Fmu today and its darker again.. could that have just been a diluted wee last night maybe?

🍀Goodluck girls xx

Need to start taking piss sticks to work. Walking home now after holding it for a few hours and not sure I'm going to make it 😂

Hi all, just come back from a few days away so catching up, hope you all had a good weekend.

satsooma fx for you, during my previous pregnancy I had af-like cramps (like very mild af pain) on and off, the GP said it was nothing to worry about as everything needed to expand to fit all the new stuff! I really hope you get a bfp!!!!

blue I've had this before with sticks changing, I have no advice I'm afraid, just sympathy. Opks drive me crazy!

oyster hope you make it home!

I made it!
CD13 and line is a bit darker than yesterday but not yet positive, I reckon another day or 2 at most. I've informed DH we should start DTD every day until I say otherwise. I just got a sarcastic "how romantic".

Oysterbabe I am also CD13. I've had AF like stomach cramps for the last two days and think it must mean it's ovulating time.

I haven't really explained to DH that this is prime baby making time. He's been so busy with work and much more tired than usual that DTD has taken a dramatic decline over the last week.

I keep hinting when he's home from work but he's falling asleep on the sofa before I've even had a chance. Maybe I need to be more direct like you oysterbabe!

Haha my dh refuses to dtd if I tell him it's cos I'm ovulating! I have resorted to walking into the room naked, trying it on in unlikely situations e.g. When he is doing the washing up to take him by surprise and keep the spark! 😂🙈 once I told him I was ovulating and he said he didn't feel like it and he would rather not know as it dampened the mood!

Honestly. Our DHs only have to do one thing (something they are usually pretty good at) and they struggle with that!! We get the worst deal by far having to temp, wee on sticks and generally stress about every teeny tiny niggle in our body!

I'm so fed up. CD27!! Suddenly loads of ewcm so maybe it's happening but feels far too late as my last two cycles have been 33&35 days. No luck at all with opks and temp getting lower daily.

Blood test tomorrow for progesterone levels which will clearly be down as I haven't ovulated so that's going to be a waste of time!

Satsooma stay strong and try not to obsess. Xx

It's pretty common for men to be put right off, or even struggle to perform, if they know ovulation is happening so sometimes less is more when it comes to what information to share with them. In our case however we DTD pretty infrequently usually due to non-sleeping toddler so he's more than happy to make hay while the sun shines!

Wanttogoingto- that is me!!! And DHs responses range from 'what are you doing?' to 'Is everything ok?' Hahaha

I have also learnt that waking him up to DTD is not a good idea!

I need a plan for tonight! He's not home from work just yet.

I simply say "Right we're having sex everyday for the next week".
We dtd about 3/4 times a week usually when not ttc so its not a big ask 😂

boatrace Sorry your feeling down :(

😂 forever yes my dh response too! Tho no complaints! We dtd about once every 7-10 days usually when not ttc so it does rather take him by surprise!

this is hilarious. My DH wants warning of which week he is required to perform so he can build up his energy!!
I am now 1-2 dpo and more than a little relieved that my bed will just be for sleeping tonight......

Update... finally something on the opk. Is this a positive do you think?

Doh! It would of course help to post the photo!

There's no pic boat? X

Third time lucky!!

I beileve its has to be equal to or darker than the control line to be a positive for the surge. I cant really tell off the pic? Is it slightly lighter? If it is then i would say maybe tomorrow? Xx

Hard to tell as the pic's a bit blurry but I think it's not far off.

Hi all- can I join?

Have been lurking but since I'm officially about to start cycle #5 think it's time to officially jump on a bus.

About me -

Age: 33
TTC: #1
Cycle: #5
Cd: 1

Have PCOS diagnosed some years ago, but ovulate regularly ATM according to FF tracker and 6 months of temping. Short-ish luteal phase (11 days, but varies a bit). Last cycle was first one using OPKs and didn't get a positive but I was away with work the day temping suggests I ovulated and the day before so presumably missed it.

Close friends are newly pregnant, so feeling a bit sad ATM. Going on big adventurous long-planned holiday on Saturday so hoping the distraction and relaxation will help this month.

Sorry it's blurry. I've tried so hard to get it to focus and it won't!! It's ever so slightly lighter than the control. Will dtd anyway and test tomorrow morning too.

appalazian - sounds a lot like me, except my luteal phase has been more like 8 days.
How long are your cycles? Fx for this month. A holiday certainly can't hurt!