November bus

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Anyone else?
CD1 for me.
Cycle 4
Ttc #1

Hi @wishful30 😊 thats a great idea to only get a few, i think part of the problem last time was that i had about 30 cheap opks and hpts just sitting there! V easy to become obsessed!

Enjoy the accupuncture! I went last week and loved it 😊

Ah I see @ReginaPhalange89- it wasn't FMU but good to know. I'll test later today and see what happens!

Successfully wasted a frer today, total bfn at 9dpo (and 3or 4 days post cramping - which were probably indigestion)

I dread to think how much I've wasted in money over the last 18 cycles, just in the hope of seeing anything. Probably about £500 which sounds awfully wasteful.

Had a massive wobble last night after DH had gone to sleep, I know I'm fortunate to have children but I keep thinking I should be 30wks now (had an early loss in April) And I've had nothing since just evaps and indents.

Urgh sorry to be such a downer!

Managed to DD last night (around 3am though!!) after my positive ovulation test in the morning 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

I am going to try and not do any peeing on sticks till at least 12 days post ovulation. (Who am I kidding! Surprised I've not already done one 🤣)

Oh @EverythingNow - that sounds tough. Fingers crossed for you- 9dpo is still early. I didn't get a positive with my first on an early response until 12dpo I think. Hope it happens soon for you!

@KatnissK thanks lovely. I know in April I didn't get a bfp til 12dpo either so I should stop testing early. I guess in my head I just want to know, even if it's another chemical I want to know and I'm scared if I don't test I'll miss It! That sounds crazy!!

Acupuncture #2 went really well.
She totally agreed that the fertility clinic sent me for IUI when my lining is outta whack and my follicles were too small.
Looks like increasing my veg, fluids and taking some new supplements has already helped.

Then just as I arrived home I had a nice email from the Guide Dogs inviting me for an interview 👍🏻🤞🏻

All in all a positive day ☺️

Hi ladies! Would love to join in as really feeling I need some support apart from my poor (amazing) husband. Lol. I've been ttc for the past couple of months after IUD removal. I'm mum of an almost 4 year old boy. At 13 DPO, I got several faint positives. 3 days past missed period, I'm now having what seems like a light period and got a negative pregnancy test this morning. Feeling absolutely gutted. Thinking it was a chemical pregnancy. Anyone relate? The first pregnancy was completely unplanned and I must say, it is so much easier that way! Trying is excruciating. ☹️

2dpo (I think) and not working this week, so much time to sit and think about about the tea!

So this morning, as I was forcing my 2.5 yo DS out of bed (tell me about it! Only because I had to go work and was rushing lol) he randomly turned to me as we were going down the stairs and said “mummy got small baby in tummy!!” 😱 now I’m hoping he has special powers and can see inside me but I’m guessing he was just dreaming haha still was very very weird lol

2dpo and still having cramps!! Gonna keep dtd just in case lol xxx

@anichole sorry to hear that it must be awful 😣!! I know what u mean, I conceived my first on our honeymoon when we first decided to not use protection. This whole testing for ovulation, monitoring cm and counting down the days to test is all so frustrating!! Xxx

@anichole sorry this is happening to you.

5dpo here and having imaginary implantation cramps. Both times I got pregnant (1DD, 1MC) I had No symptoms at all. I don’t know why I torture myself.

@anichole so sorry to hear that.
I can relate sadly, I've had 5 confirmed chemicals.
Had faint bfp and the either had af on time, or a couple of days late.
Af a couple of time with those cycles was much more painful and heavier.

Wishing you best of luck for next time. It's awful all this monitoring and charting. It really got me down. So I had a couple of months off and re evaluated everything.
More positive now. Still frustrating tho.

Hi ladies
Sorry everyone is finding this so tough.
I wonder could anyone help my understanding of ovulation timings and POAS technique!

I didn't see my exact surge but got a really dark line, about the same as control on Monday mid morning. DTD that night.

I think I then had surge but missed it (wish I'd tested again!!) as got ever so slightly lighter line on Tuesday mid morning. DTD again then.

Same-ish line yesterday but didn't DTD, OH away.
Today barely any line at all. Almost blank. But ewcm. So think maybe I ovulated today because of the lack of line and cm, which would line up with my POAS timings?

Haven't DTD but OH will be back first thing and worried now we DTD too soon and I need to hop on him
But sperm can take a while / last right so is it better to have DTD on Mon and Tues rather than ovulation day??

I'm constantly confused with this as you can probably tell

@agteacht
I've always roughly know when I'll ovulate having been trying for so long.
I think the times I've dtd just before ovulation or on day of surge, rather than just after (actual ovulation) worked better.
They reckon it's better for sperm to be in there waiting for your egg. Think they can last up to 5 days. So you should be good 🤞🏻

Would you say this is positive then ladies??

Well, I'm glad we dtd last night. Was expecting positive opk Saturday/Sunday so a bit early 🤦🏻‍♀️
However I have a narrow cervix and he has low volume and I did nothing to help them on their way, even went for a pee about 10 mins after 😣
So, prob missed it already then. Will see how awake he is tonight and try again 🤞🏻

The bottom one looks positive to me @wishful30.

@EverythingNow thanks. That's the one I just took 🙂 🤞🏻

Just realised af is due the day I go away with my mum and sister for the weekend. So if it doesn't show on time, I'm gonna be climbing the walls for a couple of days 😂

@wishful30 fingers crossed for you lovely.

With indents this deep it's no wonder my eyes always think there is a squinter. It's a blooming trough!!! It is also sadly colourless!

I have no idea when to expect AF currently CD22 and she usually comes CD27. When I joined the bus i thought roughly 1st November. I didn't get a positive opk so could have not ovulated at all or just missed it. I had spotting CD13 and EWCM CD10.
So I could be 7dpo (according to GLOW App) or i could be as much as 11dpo, based on my darkest but not positive opk.

I hope it's the former, if AF turns up too early ill be away with work next FW!

@everythingnow is that a deconstructed FRER? I'm always tempted to take them apart. Hopefully if it's not going to turn BFP AF will at least hold off long enough for you to be around next FW

7dpo here. I usually wait until the day before AF is due to test.

@wouldthatbeworse yeah it is. Under no illusions that it's anything more than an indent. Thanks lovely.

Really odd question now ladies...

My LH tests are usually pretty faint, with one obvious line and a positive and then drop off pretty quick.

Stupidly I've spent all day googling 🤦🏻‍♀️

Since my last af, which was very light (I'd used progesterone pessaries) I've had on and off pinching/twinging in my uterus.
Not cramping, it's a bit one side or the other, more localised.
Now I often feel my ovulation happen, which is an obvious sharp pain, one side, one off. This hasn't happened yet.

I thought the progesterone made af light.
I thought the punching may be to do with my ibd but that's actually been settled for some time.
I thought my dizziness I've had over the last week would be because of the coQ10 im taking, but I've not taken anything other than pregnancare today and still dizzy. Also, not a noted side effect.
I've also been really tired.
I've seriously been googling way too much and am officially obsessed, nuts, expecting way too much, but...

What are the chances?? 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️😂

@Wishful30 - of its driving you bonkers I'd just take a test. No harm in it and better than obsessing over it!

Thank you @Wishful30 that's really reassuring I really appreciate it x