October Bus - More treats than tricks please!

[HolyShmoly]

I'm off the September Bus before it even leaves the station and thanks to my longer cycle I thought I'd start the October page.

TTC #1
Cycle #3
BFP due October 4th

I think I am staying on the bus! Got a very faint BFP this morning!!!

Is there a July birth board? Or am I too early?

I'm staying hopeful for this month. Am 8 dpo today but had a miscarriage last month so would be great to get a BFP this month.

I got my positive opk on a sat am and we couldnt dtd until sunday pm so I think theres a chance I was too late but still staying hopeful. Will test on Thursday when 10 dpo. Good luck everyone xx

What does everyone think? Evap?

Ooh congrats @lgh05 !! :)

I definitely see something @Stee1. How quickly did it come up?

@mummykezza doesn't sound too late. Fingers crossed for you!

Well pretty sure I’m out or I’ve completely got my dates wrong. Stark white negative this morning so not really understanding my sore boobs and lack of af! Just want it to come now so at least I know where I am in my cycle :(

@Mandala23 I have heard cramping can be an early sign. I did another cheap test yesterday evening (stupidly) and it was predictably negative. I'm 12dpo and my temp dropped a little yesterday and today which is normal before AF. I'm expecting AF any minute TBH but would love to be proved wrong!! I bought a frer but didn't use it this morning due to my temp drop (and being super late for work!). Also my boobs have been agony for days and now feel fine!

How many days did you think you were @Mandala23. Do you temp or use opks etc to tell you when you ovulate?

Not quite sure what’s going on with me. Felt a little nauseous this morning which passed, and I’ve felt really hot all day. Didn’t have any more cramping until just now on the drive home, same time as yesterday! And my mood is weird, I got promptly ranty and angry at work earlier before calming down pretty much instantly. I’m due on Thursday and have said I’m not testing until Saturday if AF hasn’t arrived. Trying not to think they could pregnancy symptoms, probably just gearing up for a bitch of an AF!

@CoffeeWithMyOxygen I feel exactly the same, I also feel very huffy and puffy and restless but for no reason. Felt guilt for snapping at my DD this afternoon so went and bought her some new sparkly shoes to make up for my mood! 🙈

Oh, now you’ve given me hope since you just got your BFP @lgh05 Meanie

@felicityheather to be honest I have no idea. I had a period OR breakthrough bleed first week of September after coming off my pill. Then I was spotting (when wiping not on knickers, tmi sorry) for the 21st-25th September. Since then nothing. I don’t temp. I had a positive OPK and some EWCM on the 14th September but haven’t tested since. So I literally have no idea where I am in my cycle now! Got a routine GP appointment anyway at the start of November so if nothing by then will ask her what the hell is going on!

@Mandala23 it took my body around 3 months to get back to 'normal' after coming off the pill. I conceived on cycle 4 (which sadly ended in MMC at 12 weeks). I'm never taking it again, as my poor body has been through too much readjusting!

Hmmm hard to tell. I doubt you ovulated 14th sep if you haven't bled or had a positive test since... maybe you're just needing a few weeks for your cycle to settle? You might have ovulated since but hard to know. If you've had sore boobs a while it's a fair chance you've ovulated and are in your luteal phase. Can you wait a week maybe to retest? I have super irregular cycles so know how frustrating it is to know where you are. I've found charting the most helpful personally because it reassures me I HAVE ovulated, even though it's obviously a few days later. I try to keep track of cm, and I use a ferning microscope and opks. I quite often think I'm about to ovulate but when my temps don't rise I know I haven't and we keep bding. Temping stops me going crazy.... well sometimes!!

@FlatWhite31 @felicityheather ah thank you for the reassurance! Yeah I mean to be honest I wasn’t expecting it to happen straight away from coming off the pill anyway but it’s hard to not keep hoping lol. Hopefully my body will start to be normal again soon. Yeah I’m with you on that birth control does horrible things to your hormones never again!!

Well this morning my af has turned up with a vengeance but I’ve honestly never been so happy to get a period! 😂 can finally track my cycle properly!

@Mandala23 I remember being relieved getting my first period after stopping the pill, although it coincided with a residential school trip at an activity centre! Harnesses and AF don't mix!

Morning All

Quick question about ovulation signs (I'm on first proper cycle after pill). Did anyone have REALLY sore nipples after and for how long?

Thank you 😊

@Flatwhite31 oh god that sounds horrendous! 😂 I’m just gonna spend the day eating chocolate and hugging my hot water bottle!

Getting a bit ahead of myself and I know I shouldn’t as usually signs lead to af rather than pregnancy I find!

I’m around 6/7dpo today (been very relaxed this month and hardly temped so can’t be sure) but today I’ve had a teeny tiny bit of spotting which is similar to how I’ve had it with past pregnancies, and I feel really lightheaded and dizzy which is rare for me to feel this way!

I’m sure it’s absolutely nothing and AF will appear again this month but I am starting to get a bit too optimistic for my liking!!

Hi all. Haven't posted in a while. So I came off the pill late August. Had my first period 7 weeks later on 5th - 9th October. Basically been DTD every other day just about. No idea of cycle length really. Today I feel knackered!!! I have pinching pains all over my tummy. And I feel a bit blue, though no idea why!! Could be AF symptoms but seems bit early for that yet!

@Mandala23 glad you finally know where you are in your cycle.

@Hardheadedwoman39 I usually have sore nipples and heavy boobs from about five dpo through to af.

@Fia256 & @lindypops33 sounds promising!

I'm 13dpo. Last cycle I only got to 12 before I started spotting. All my pms symptoms died down over the last few days but I got another bfn this morning. Temp is still high but I am expecting af any moment.

Tmi but i feel super wet, constantly checking for my period but no sigh yet.

Can't help staying a tiny bit hopeful but I don't feel pregnant.