August bus

[Rapunzel91]

Thought I'd start this one. This is my first bus and would love to chat with other's TTC in August.

Stats:
Age: 26
TTC number: 1!
Cycle: 1st officially TTC, although was a chance last cycle
CD: 6 of 27-29 day cycle
BFP/AF due: 2nd Augst

I'm trying to really prepare my body as much as possible for pregnancy. Trying to lose some weight and strengthen my core and back as I've got crap core and lower back muscles which worry me a bit in terms of pregnancy

@Alice2018 welcome! Are you using a charting app???

@Laurenita do you normally get af at 9dpo? Is that your standard LP??? I've been watching my temps drop and wondering if my af is going to appear early too.

Thanks @Yuzuko yes I am but since coming off the depo injection last year AF has been all over the place so the app can't quite keep up!

Morning everyone!!

So I tested this morning with some Asda cheapies as I want to save my FRER!! Box said you can test up to 4 days before period is due so I thought they were gonna be quite sensitive!! Well after reading the instructions the are only 15mlU compared to the FRER is 6.5mlU!! So now I feel like what was the point 🙄😂!!

Not sure if I can see something though 🤔
I think it may just be line eyes lol x

Morning guys.

Blood when I wiped this morning, bloated and cramps so think that's me out this month seeing as FP due today. Had a feeling it wasn't my month!

Good luck to everyone testing still x

Hi all, knew I would symptom spot although really trying not to! I'm around 10dpo today, got a lot of strange twitching in uterus/cervix area at 7-8dpo so that's a new one. Also I've been really keen on eating just ham and tinned tomatoes for the last couple of days which is again, odd. And one more thing was I got in from work yesterday and smelled a mint plant in my kitchen, which I don't have. Asked the cats out loud why it smelled so minty in here (yup, mad cat lady), 5 mins later I realised the only minty thing in the room was a sealed tube of toothpaste in its box in my bag! Is this the bloodhound nose thing? If AF arrives on Monday I'm definitely checking myself into the loony bin!!

@Lubilu28 - 🤔 I've been squinting at it! There is a bit of a shadow? You might have to do another!

@MuddyElephant so sorry about FP, good luck next cycle

@chillichutney - they are promising symptoms! I'm also wildly symptom spotting at 9dpo. Last cycle I had soooo many too though, don't trust myself this month.

I forgot to upload this one too!! @Yuzuko I feel like I’m going mad 🙈😂!!

@MuddyElephant sorry to hear AF is coming :( 🤞🏻 For next month xx

@chillichutney you are definitely not alone! I’ve been symptom spotting since 4dpo or earlier!! Lol my nauseous seems to just be getting worse but I am getting over a bug so could be that 🤔 xx

@muddyelephant sorry to hear FP is coming 🙁 fingers crossed Sept will be our month x

@Lubilu28 Hmm im not sure! Try again with that frer in two days?!

@chillichutney

I’m solidly symptom spotting too. It’s been my first month of opks and bbt tracking and it’s driven me nuts.

Any ideas how this is looking ladies? I had bucket loads of lotion like cm a few days ago, drier yesterday though.

Morning everyone! Thanks for the well wishers @Yuzuko yes, my LP is relatively short unfortunately 😢 my cycle is usually 25 days and fairly consistent. I felt ovulation pain this month (not every month) so I’m pretty sure of the timing. Did a frer this morning and it’s a BFN at 10DPO. Still no sign of AF (1 day late) but still have light brown discharge. Just gotta wait and hope I guess. Maybe I’ll try tomorrow? Or maybe Saturday? 🙈 don’t want to get too obsessed with POAS but 8 cycles in I’m getting a little frustrated. I also tried the keto diet this month, AKA the baby diet. Hoping that might kick start things as I’ve heard so many success stories 😬 good luck those nearing the end of their TWW 🤞

@Laurenita, I've been trying to eat low carb too, perhaps not as far as being in ketosis but definitely removing bread/cakes/potatoes. I feel better for it but I'm such a comfort eater that despite going into ttc planning to lose weight, I've repeatedly fallen off the wagon with comfort eating when FP turns up and I'm heavier now that when I started a year ago 😔

@Lubilu28, fingers crossed that they turn into a bfp!

I'm 9dpo and unable to resist poas on a cheapy, I don't know why I buy them they are rubbish!! But definite bfn here!

Seems a few of us are 10DPO today 😂 sounds promising @chillichutney, I’ve had lots of symptoms this month and terrible headaches everyday (I’m hydrated so it’s not that). FX for you!

Sorry to hear that @everythingnow, I’m not strict or tracking macros but I’ve cut out all sugar, all the main culprits. The only ‘cheats’ I’ve had are healthy ones (some black beans and a small pineapple with matcha juice drink), because it was so hot and looked so refreshing 😂 I feel loads better though, and losing around 1kg a week so all good. I don’t think it matters though, it’s still better than how we were eating before so that’s the main thing. Don’t beat yourself up about it. 🙂

Jealous of all you 10dpo’ers lol I’m only 5dpo 😭 too early for implantation so feel like I’ve got forever to wait!

Can I also ask, those ladies that are on more than their first cycle is it more stressful doing early tests and still getting AF or just waiting for AF? I was late last month which was stressful enough when I wasn’t ttc. Debating whether to test at 11-12dpo or waiting til AF a day late if it is? X

@sbhf1987 my LP is rather short so I test at 10/11 DPO when AF is usually due. No point testing before then For most people.

So ‘AF’ was actually just a couple of hours of bright red spotting which has now stopped. BFN on a frer this morning at 14dpo so assuming I’m not pregnant. Bloody typical - two weddings at the weekend, it will def start full flow then. I’ve even put some nice pants on today to tempt fate but nothing.

Worth testing again if nothing tomorrow do you reckon? Or bfn at 14dpo is def out?

Hi all, I'm 6dpo and feel no different, in fact I feel better than ever- relaxed as I'm on holiday. When do pregnancy symptoms start to show if I was to be pregnant? Before AF is due or when it is late?

@MrsC87 they can start after implantation which is usually 7-12dpo I think however a lot of people don’t feel any different until after a missed period. I am 5dpo just feel knackered all the time but think that’s because I’ve been trying to keep busy in the evenings to take my mind off ttc x

@spottyyellowdress I would test again

My first bus! Sorry if I get acronyms wrong.
Age 31
Ttc #1
Cycle 3
AF/BFP a week today 😳

No positive ovulation test (since I came off implant in May) but I’ve been very regular so while I’m trying not to hope too much, I’m letting in a little window for hope.

Feels like everyone I know is pregnant so hoping it’s something in the water at the moment. I’m regretting waiting so long already!

@Spottyyellowdress how confusing! I would definitely test again tomorrow. Are you definitely 14 DPO? If it was implantation rather than AF then it's usually around 48 hours for hcg to rise enough to show on an HPT. Good luck!

@sbhf1987 it's very much personal preference. I'm usually an early tester as I like to poas. However after my chemical last month I was so stressed out by it all I said I'd wait this month. It's been difficult as my chart is so weird though!

@noseringgirl I didn’t temp or use opks this cycle in the interests of being ‘relaxed’ so possibly not, but other than the two cycles with chemical pregnancies it’s always v regular! Guess just wait and see - feel like there was far too much bleeding for implantation though.

@sbhf1987 I always test early, even though I drive myself mad. I didn't bother at all the last two months as there was only the smallest chance, but have started with the crazy testing already this month. I tell myself not to bother and I'm all relaxed up until about 8dpo when time seems to slow down!

I convince myself they're definitely going to be positive each day and then am shocked when they're not 😂.

With my bfp in April I had a bfn 12po am and a line on frer pm.
With dc2 I got a blazing line 4 days before AF but with dc3 didn't get a positive until day after AF although I was using CB digi so wouldve got a line earlier I'm sure. So all different!

I do repeatedly tell myself that in X number of days AF will have arrived/not arrived and testing/not testing won't change That!

@Spottyyellowdress, how confusing and frustrating for you x