November Bus

[Aph413]

October has only just begun but it's not the month for me so here is the November Bus ready for anyone to join me

Age: 26
TTC: #1
Cycle: #2
BFP due: 5th November (go me)

owlpatrol oh long term ttc is not fun is it?? My cycles are usually very regular 28 days but last cycle was a bit mad, ov’d 6 days later than usual and then I was 3 days late. This cycle I ov’d 2 days early so my luteal phase has been slightly shorter but I could well be a day out with ovulation so af will most likely show up tomorrow. I know it’s coming so I kind of just want it here so I can move on to the next cycle! I hope the early cramps are a sign of something good for you!!

@pablo hi Pablo, nice to "see" you again. We have been on 3 threads together now! I did read somewhere that the cottage cheese CM could be a sign of thrush too. But don't know how true that is!
I am really wanting to POAS at the moment. For no other reason than I want to!!!!

Thanks all for the kind words, it’s not been easy and it’s taken away the excitement of getting a bfp in the future. Had an appointment for recurrent miscarriage for this week but then it was cancelled! So got to rearrange annoyingly!

I feel like I’m having withdrawal symptoms from poas! It’s ridiculous. I took one this morning, bfn. I have 3 more sitting in the drawer and because I know they are there all I can think about is wasting one! I won’t though!

With my last pregnancy (the one I lost half way through) I had a bfn 8dpo which I am now, then in the evening a very light bfp. So obviously now I keep thinking maybe that will happen tonight. I need help

Fellow poas addict here! 🙋🏻 A stash of IC arrived today and I’ve got a frer stashed away too. Already done 2 of the cheapo ones even though AF has arrived. It’s the weirdest af I’ve ever had though!!

Hey @somethininthewater in what way weird?

Waves at @lindypops33 hello!!! Thank you

Also no itching or redness.
Quite a tender tummy and a huge temp increase but I really should have ovulated by now.
No idea what’s going on!

You ready to be bored?? Right, at 10dpo I got some pink/red/brown spotting and cramping. Not as severe as with af. Was still getting the spotting yesterday and it all but stopped(turned pale gungy brown-nice!) today it was the same until I went to the bathroom(poop-sorry!) and when I wiped it was dark red with clots in... since then it’s tailed off to next to nothing!
I’ve experienced bleeding in pregnancy and it was horrendous... don’t know what to think? 13 dpo tomorrow so will keep testing, just in case. Feeling a bit blurgh, really tired too

@somethininthewater not boring at all! I'm sure @pablo would agree..... Just another example of how exhausting being a female can be!! Lol.

It’s a pain in my ass! Quite literally!!

Well I have caved and been weak and bought a couple of FRER's. I'm going to do one in the morning! And I am solely basing it on the hip pain and leg cramps I have been getting the past few days! The leg pain especially was a strong one for me when I was pg with my daughter and didn't even know it.

Ooo exciting!! How many dpo are you?

@somethininthewater honestly I have no idea. If I were to guess I would say anywhere between 8 and 10. I only came off the pill in August. Had first AF near the start of this month. So no real idea of cycle length or anything. But some of the aches and pains I'm getting at the moment are...... Interesting! And my hips, they really do ache!

I was wondering, if you get your LH surge on day, a Thursday and you ovulate Friday (or maybe Saturday, depending) then how is it you can end up being late for af? I’ve always read that generally speaking, if you have regular cycles, luteal phases are always 14 days although af to ovulation time can vary. Just curious as to what the reason might be for a longer than 14 days luteal phase?

I agree Lindy,
My copper coil was out August and I’m still struggling to get to grips with opk and bbt and feel like I don’t know what I’m doing!

So here we go into the dreaded TWW. Think I'm about 2 days DPO so hoping AF doesn't come and visit by the 10th. Didn't DTD as much as we would have liked this month (exhausting and so much pressure!) but managed it on a couple of the highs and first day of peak so hopefully we managed it and the right time?

Good luck everyone x

Bubblegum yeah your right.
My LP is ALWAYS 12 days... I always get af 13dpo no matter when i have ovulated in cycle..like last month i didn't ovulate until day 21and i got af 13days after. This has been the same in all of the cycles I've tracked where i haven't concieved, 7 so far as i was pregnant for 3 months inbetween.

Finally a positive opk this morning. I've never actually had one that's been darker than the control line before. They usually just match in colour. So i should ovulate today/ tomorrow i hope my temps reflect it!

Good Luck @BlueeSpottyTiger ! Fingers crossed this month x

I'm not sure what to think today more cramping af not due to next week. Bought some Superdrug early detection today. Dying to test tomorrow!

Has anyone used the Superdrug tests what do they think?

@Owlpatrol I bought some Superdrug alongside frer with my last pregnancy. Considering everyone raves about them, I was getting bfps on the frers for 2 days before anything showed on the Superdrug!

I’ve gone from having pretty convincing symptoms to being certain I’m out now!

9dpo today - another bfn with a frer! I also had a small glob (sorry) of light brown today.

I’m sure because of the above I’m out. Think I’m just trying to soften the blow when af shows!! Although that said, I was positive I got bfps on 8dpo with past pregnancies, looked back on FF and they were all light bfps on 10dpo with fmu. I also had the same glob of spotting on 9dpo with my last pregnancy. So who knows. I also had weird cramps last night right in the lower centre of tummy.

Who knows! All I know is all I can think about is am I or aren’t I. I have one frer left and I’m determined to wait it out till tomorrow. Then if it’s still bfn I think I’ll be able to accept I’m out!

Aww I'm thinking of you @Fia256 I think I'll wait to Tuesday to try the Superdrug I'll be 10dpo then but I'm the same as you I just want to know.

I swear I saw all the pregnant women in the world today whilst shopping as well!

Sorry me again 3rd time in a row.

Well I don’t bloody believe this 9dpo and after wiping it appears AF is starting ALREADY!!??!!

My cycles have always been around 30 days. If they aren’t it’s always because they go longer for a one off. Yet here I am, CD25, 9dpo and af is bloody starting! Had a brown glob earlier, then when wiping just now it’s pink/light red blood.

I don’t think it’s implantation bleeding. I’ve only had that with one other pregnancy and that was a glob of pink. What’s weird is this is JUST blood. Same as if you dabbed a graze rather than usual AF type blood for me. But still. I’m livid my cycles are no longer text book even if this is a one off

@Owlpatrol I used the Superdrug ones last time and they picked up before the first response ones did but that was 3 years ago. Plus I used to be able to get them on a 2-4-1 deal sometimes and collect Superdrug points!!

Fia - I don’t want to offer false hope but you might not be out yet. If it IS implantation bleeding then that would explain the BFN - you can only get a BFP after implantation I believe as the level of HCG isn’t there before implantation. The egg can implant any time from 7-12dpo which explains why some people get mega early BFPs on occasion but also why sometimes it doesn’t show up for ages.

This is what I think is he case any way. Fingers crossed for you!!

owl - I got a BFP first on a Superdrug test in the past so I reckon they are pretty good. Cramping at this point is a good sign I reckon!!

Good luck ladies! I’m only 3 DPO and it’s going so slowly!!

I am cramping hard tonight and last night :( I’m 7dpo, any insight? Is this normal? Is it a good sign? I NEVER normally cramp mid-cycle.