August Bus

[Louise190]

I couldn't find an August Bus so thought I'd set one up! AF got me this morning ☹️

Age 28
CD1
Cycle 5
TTC 1

Have tried temping and testing, relaxed it all a fair bit last cycle due to my temporary insanity!

I'm close now too @Skyla01 😆 using cheap OPKs this month but it's soooo close to being positive I'm only cd12 so earlier than usual this month x

How long you been trying for @PeterPeterson ? I hope your ok x

Thanks @Skyla01, I’m in a much better mind frame today!
@impatientmammy this is my 7th cycle so only since the start of the year, but DP and I had discussed for sometime that the start of 2019 was when we would start trying, I very naively thought that it would happen quickly!

@PeterPeterson I know how you feel. Sometimes I think ttc takes ages (like when you're waiting for ovulation) but when I think about how I'm 4 months in already time seems to have flown! My OH thought about ttc in September but I suggested march- so glad I stopped the pill earlier now! It's easy for me to see how the process can take so long now- I had to wait 2 months for my first period for a start! Amazing many people get pregnant 1st or 2nd cycle!! Hopefully we won't have long to wait for our turn.

@inpatientmammy we might be in the TWW together! Really hope we get positive opks soon.

I thought it would happen straight away too, can be such a hard journey hopefully it'll all be worth it soon though x

Hello

Hope you don’t mind me jumping on the August bus.

I’m 31 ttc baby no 1. On CD1 of what I call my first proper cycle as just today received first proper AF after stopping the pill at the beginning of June. Last cycle was 45 days so really hoping things start to settle down now.

Will be looking out for signs of ovulation around 29th July but as I don’t know how long my cycles are at the moment I think I’ll try to DTD every 2-3 days throughout and try to monitor CM changes.

🤞🏻 and sending lots of luck to us all for this new cycle

Hello all. I was last on the June board I think but have been staying away for my own sanity.

Age: 27
TTC: #1
Cycle: 10/11
DPO: 2

We found out that DP is basically infertile, possibly because of a varicocele. Which is pretty devastating but at the same time a kind of relief. I had stopped drinking alcohol, coffee and was on a serious health kick - eating brazil nuts and pineapple core for Christ's sake. At the same time I have been very down and comfort eating a lot, and have graduated into the overweight category. My SIL is 20 weeks pregnant and we are sporting matching bellies

DP is going to have surgery to repair it, which should increase sperm count. However, the count is so low that we suspect there may be a bigger issue at play. But we shall see how it goes.

So we are still trying but I feel a kind of freedom - I am not getting my hopes up at all, which I hope will help to manage the monthly devastating crashes when AF arrives.

I have also been trying to plan for IVF costs etc, which is making me feel a bit more in control of the situation.

@PaintingOwls I recognise your name. I'm sorry about the news you've had but I'm pleased it's helping you to progress. When's his surgery? X

@PaintingOwls sorry to hear your news but at least you now know you have a reason behind everything. Do they think the varicocele might be causing the problem? And if that is fixed things might improve? I've heard lots of surprising stories on here about people conceiving against the odds so never know what might happen this month. It sounds good that you are feeling relaxed about things.

@Sunshine8888 welcome and good luck with your first cycle! Hope this one is shorter for you. I had similar when I stopped the pill a few months ago, still trying to work out what's going on but each cycle it gets a little clearer.

impatientmammy

I recognise your name. I'm sorry about the news you've had but I'm pleased it's helping you to progress. When's his surgery? X

Hello! Nice to know someone recognises me, I did debate name changing, but I suppose it's good to keep up a connection.

Surgery is next week, but it will be 3+ months before changes kick in, if they do. I've been doing a lot of research and only 30-50% of patients who have surgery go on to conceive...

Skyla01

sorry to hear your news but at least you now know you have a reason behind everything. Do they think the varicocele might be causing the problem? And if that is fixed things might improve? I've heard lots of surprising stories on here about people conceiving against the odds so never know what might happen this month. It sounds good that you are feeling relaxed about things.

Well, DP has a medical background so spent some time looking at research papers and paid for his own SA, then went to the GP and got a referral. The GP was actually very unhelpful but at least agreed to send a referral letter, then the consultant recommended surgery immediately given that the sperm count was basically 0%.

He was super relaxed about conceiving but as we approach the one-year anniversary he agreed to look into things. I don't think he was expecting such a low result, it seems to have knocked him for six, which has created an odd dynamic in our relationship with me trying to cheer him up and be bright and breezy, when usually he is the optimist and I am the one catastrophising.

I do like to see against-the-odds stories, but I have a pessimistic nature and the research doesn't look good, only 30-50% of men who have surgery go on to conceive. Plus I know someone who took 20 bloody years to have a baby. So I'd say I'm not relaxed as much as resigned to expecting the worst.

It was this time last year that we were on holiday and agreed to start TTC when we were back in the UK, and now we are buying a 3 bedroomed house because we assumed I would at least be pregnant by now... so it's a sad and surreal time.

@PaintingOwls i LOVE your name (i love owls lol) im sorry to hear about your dh but at least you now know why it hasnt happened yet and 🤞🏻 everything goes well!!!
And i hope you are in the % that conceive

Thanks @Skyla01 I have just purchased some CB AD ovulation sticks for this cycle so I can try and track ovulation. I was thinking of waiting until after this cycle but curiosity got the better of me! Do you know from what CD I should start testing? This is all new to me!

@Sunshine8888 it'll tell you in the instructions as it depends on your cycle length. I miss the clearblue s cheapies just aren't cutting it anymore x

Hi @impatientmammy. The issue for me though is I don’t know how long my cycle is because it’s taken 45 days to get my first AF off the pill. I was hoping the ovulation sticks might help me but wasn’t sure how early to start using them.

@Sunshine8888 I'd assume a regular 28day cycle and use their advice based on that you might end up using a few too many sticks which I know is an expense but it's worth it not to miss it x

Welcome @PaintingOwls sorry to hear about DP! I imagine it must be quite liberating to have some answers though? And fingers crossed there's a fix! Keep us posted!

CD12 and I've just got my static smiley! So that means OV will be tomorrow doesn't it? @Skyla01 how are you getting on?

@PaintingOwls hope it all works out for you. Please still enjoy your new home- it'll be nice for you two to have extra space for guests, and a wee one will be joining you at some point, even if it's a longer journey than you were expecting.

@Sunshine8888 I had the exact same dilemma. My cycles have been 57 then 44 days since stopping pill. I started testing on cd15 so I wouldn't miss it. I bought a pack with 20 sticks. I had a blank circle day 15, now have had 6 days of flashing smiley.

@Louise190 ooh that's exciting!! Better get down to business. I'm still waiting for a static, reckon it should be here soon. The pack says you can start testing twice a day if you like. I'm not sure whether to bother with that.

Hi!!

Recognise a few names on here 👀

AF finished and ready to start on a new bus thread!

Age: 28
CD: 5
Cycle: 8
TTC: 1
AF due: 17th Aug

As if I am on cycle 8! So many of my thread buddies have disappeared off onto the pregnancy threads, so hoping to make a few more buddies on this one

Just bought some conceive plus and seven seas, although read lots of mixed reviews on both.

Doing a bit of renovation work on the house, so that's keeping me from the doom and gloom atm. Must. Stay. Positive.

Louise190

Welcome @PaintingOwls sorry to hear about DP! I imagine it must be quite liberating to have some answers though? And fingers crossed there's a fix! Keep us posted!

Absolutely - I am delighted to start drinking coffee again!

Skyla01

Thank you, very kind of you to say

@Skyla01 we've got MIL staying with us this weekend so will have to keep hush 🙈 I'm suffering really badly with my IBS at the moment so I could be confusing the symptoms but I have got an odd cramping feeling that comes in small waves, almost feels a bit like a popping? 🙈😂 TTC is a mad woman's game!!!

@Louise190 that's not great timing, but at least you know ovulation is happening! It must be hard to sort out of from ibs symptoms, but maybe your cramping is ovulation pains?

@Skyla01 she's desperate for a Grandchild so I'm sure she would just put a pillow over her ears 😂 I think it might be you know. I'm a bit suspicious that I'm only feeling it after I've seen a static smiley and that my mind might be playing tricks on me through!

Morning ladies!

Just wondered if anyone was trying the SMEP this cycle?

My cycle has been 34 days the last few months and I know the SMEP is based around a cycle of 28 days. We've started DTD on CD6 and just going to keep doing it every other day until I get a positive OPK... gonna be knackered!!! AF isn't due for another 28 days! 😰😴

Morning ladies! AF has arrived so I am officially joining you all on the August bus!

Age: 30
CD: 3
Cycle: 3
TTC: No1
AF due: 17th August

Why is 17th August soo far away!

I'm making the most of AF by having ALL the Prosecco this weekend 😂

@Ohana6419 I like your thinking 🥂i may have had a Prosecco or three when I got AF.

I'm due on the 17th too, feels like forever away!!!