TWW begins...stop me POAS every day!

[GlamourBear]

Anybody else? I'm on CD16, pretty sure I ovulated over the past day or two, now for the long frustrating wait to POAS! Why is it so hard to resist for 14 measly days?!

We are TTC #2 and this is our first cycle of trying.

Hey guys hope everyone's doing good I'm the same as you @LottieB87, AF due 27/09 for me!

Managed to avoid doing a test yet but SS sooo much. I have nausea, cramps, really sore boobs and loads of creamy (sometimes thick) cm (sorry tmi).

Also I can't stop peeing!

Don't know whether to test over the weeks but like you said I don't want the disappointment

Xx

Good luck to @Lottie and @Fluffy as you're waiting to test! Such a weird time full of excitement mixed with trying to not get excited at all. Will be thinking of you xxxx

Morning ladies

How is everyone today?

Sooooo I caved on a test. Is there a faint line? I'm not convinced 😂 x

I see a faint line too fluffy!!!! Congratulations!!!! Xxxxx

@FluffyGodzilla OMG I definitely see a line!! It's not even that faint!! Test again tomorrow morning but I think this is your BFP!!!

@Fae1989 all good how are you??

Hi @Fae I'm alright thanks. Worrying about if I have ovulated already maybe really early or will be ovulating late. Just haven't spotted the usual signs yet!

How are you? Xxxx

@FluffyGodzilla - amazing! I can definitely see that :) :)

@LottieB87 - glad you’re ok! I’m ok, still a tad confused about ovulating so late as no ewcm (got this when I thought I was ovulating) there’s barely a week between ovulation and AF being due. Lost a lot of hope now :/

Hope everyone has a nice weekend :)

Awww thanks guys. Gonna test again in the morning.... just don't wanna get my hopes up. Other half isn't convinced until he sees a dark line 🤦🏼‍♀️ how your all okay xx

@Fae1989 when did you get the EWCM? You thought you'd ovulated on the 17th (by your app) but then your +opk was the 19th right? Remember the luteal phase doesn't vary but the follicular does, and within that range of a couple/few days would be totally normal - when would you expect AF according to the app?

@FluffyGodzilla I'm sure your dark line will come soon! Keep us posted xx

I so know how you feel. im on CD18 ovulated 4 days ago and this is our first month trying for baby number 2 aswel :D goodluck

@LottieB87 - Just seen your other post about waiting to test, I'm totally with you on that one! Getting better at holding out haha :)

I seemed to get EWCM on the 12th and then the 16th (right before what I thought was ovulation) but I gave up with the OPKs as they were low/negative (I didn't test around the 16th though). I was wondering if you can get a positive if you've just ovulated? Just read a lot around having a short luteal phase and struggling to conceive.
My cycle is pretty regular and I know I've ovulated around day 13/14 before so I was just going on that and my app!

ChikiTIKI - Glad you're ok! Aren't our bodies frustrating sometimes!?What cycle day are you?

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@LottieB87 - Sorry forgot to add, yes thought ovulation was 17th and then got a positive OPK on 19th and 20th. AF is due 1st October and my cycle length is pretty much always 27 days (hence the concern) x

Aaargh I'm so behind with what's going on with everybody, I've been having serious phone issues! I think I'm about 4/5 dpo due AF around 3 Oct.

Now to resist poas every.single.day 😂

@Fae1989 from what I understand, it could be that you have a long surge so would possibly be still be picking up LH after ovulation.
Your surge is definitely longer than mine, when I use the strip OPKs they go from negative in the evening, nearly positive in the morning, to very faint negative in the afternoon! Blink and you'll miss it (which I more or less have every month).
I have 24-25 day cycles like clockwork (I think this one will be a 24-day because I have a consistent 13 day LP which I was tracking with temping), but our first month of TTC I had a freak 27 day cycle (which made for a very stressful few days!!), and though I wasn't temping then I was making CM notes and now in retrospect I believe I definitely O'd later, and my luteal phase remained constant. I googled like mad and all I could find was.. well... it's normal.

Don't lose hope lovely, it's very common for the follicular phase to vary, and rare for the luteal phase to. Have you been stressed lately? If it were me, I would wait it out and count 20th as ovulation (hope you got busy), and expect a BFP around 3rd/4th! (I'm not gonna say 'or AF', she's not invited).

@LottieB87 - Thank you lovely. I am trying to research it (I understand the luteal phase now but not the follicular so much!). At least it's reassuring that your luteal phase is of a normal length though right?! I bet when you're really regular and it lasts longer (and it's not because of a BFP) that is a bit of a bummer! I guess so many factors can affect our cycles.

I just calculated my previous cycles and they're between 26-27 days long (I did have one that was 25) but the MC I had in June has thrown my dates out! Was trying to see if having an irregular cycle would affect it.

We only DTD once on the 20th but (assuming I don't have a defect) once is all it takes right!? Haha. Thank you for being so lovely. I feel absolutely clueless! Been a tad stressed but nothing untoward. I dunno about you ladies but each time AF comes I get a little bit more sad. I really feel for ladies who have had many months of this, I don't know how they do it!

AF is certainly not invited, not any time soon :)

@Fae I'm on cd17 but have 29-32 day cycles at the moment. Before baby they were about 34-35 days. Should be ovulating in the next few days but not much ewcm at all yet, if any. Maybe I need to drink more water.... I am quite dehydrated.

It's frustrating not knowing what's going on isn't it! I like to be able to control things! :)

Might use ovulation tests next month if not pregnant. Would really like to be pregnant before Christmas.

@ChikiTIKI - if it helps I read that you can definitely still ovulate without EWCM or just a little bit. It’s more helpful when our bodies give us signs though right?! It certainly can’t hurt to stay hydrated :)

Fingers crossed :) when do you normally start testing? I didn’t get my first BFP until a day or so before AF was due.

I’ve only just started using OPKs and I’ve found them confusing but at least they help to pinpoint when you might ovulate!

@Fae that's good to know thanks for telling me! Definitely made me feel better thanks :)

With my first baby I think BFP was cd35! I dutifully waited as it was first month ttc and I thought it would take many months to get pregnant so wanted to be patient. This time around I am much less patient... Taken tests as early as 9dpo the last couple of months... This month though I will wait. Could test from 9th or 10th October I think but will probably wait until following week after family coming to stay will have left. I will avoid alcohol that weekend if no AF but at least I won't be lying when I say "not that I know of" when asked if pregnant! :)

When are you going to test? Which cd are you on now? Sorry you probably already said! Xxxx

@ChikiTIKI - I guess all our bodies are different and if your cycle is longer it takes longer to get a BFP?

We’ve all been there with tests, it’s so hard to wait isn’t it. Sounds like you have a good plan!

I’m CD19 and cycle is normally 27 days. However I’ve no idea when o actually ovulated this month so not going to test until CD25 as I got
My first BFP that day last time!

Good luck :). Keep us in posted! Xx

Good luck to you too @Fae ! Not long till you can test then :) hopefully you will be celebrating a BFP next weekend! :)

Thank you lovely! I hope so :)

Baby dust for you all!!
Xx

Popping on to say hello to you all from beautiful Lanzorote 👋👋👋

I am 5dpo and when I return home on Saturday I will be 11dpo. If AF or spotting stays away I will be testing on Sunday the 30th of September. Fx a bit of rest and relaxation will do the trick 🤞😎🙏

I really really recommend the fertility monitor. It was super accurate and mirrored exactly the body symptoms I was experiencing and with the cheap Opks. The thing is I knew from the peak that the monitor detected one day earlier than the cheap strips that I would ovulate.

@Carastarchild - hope you're having a lovely holiday! Rest and relaxation sounds divine :)

I might have to look into the fertility monitor - do you use the Clear Blue one?

Keep us posted how you get on when you start testing, I will be testing around the same time!

Enjoy your holiday :) x

Fae Thanks hun, and likewise for you 🙏

I bought the clear blue advanced fertility monitor when it was on offer last month. It was my first time using ot this month and I am extremely impressed by it.