November Bus - testing first week of November 2019

[omikron]

Hi all.

I'm out this month so I thought I would start the next bus. I hope it's our month.

TTC #2
Age 33
Cycle 6
Due / BFP 5 November

Fingers crossed for all.

@gee1235 same as what @CooperLooper said. I nearly missed mine this month as tested early morning with a CB. Luckily I got a positive with an IC in the afternoon. By the time my new packet of CB came in the evening it was negative again.

I have got positives on CB at 10.00am before as you are meant to use FMU but I think 7.00 when I did it was just too early to detect it. Next cycle I'm going to test morning with CB then after work with IC then if it's positive the CB as I do like the smiley face rather than working out the lines x

Morning ladies ❤️
Feeling better this morning. Think I ovulated yesterday eve so let’s hope DH’s swimmers can live 4 days up there! Now in the 2 week wait!
One of my best friends had her baby last night, I’ve just received a what’s app from her. She starting trying the same month as me in January and caught first time. Bittersweet but her little one is beautiful and I am over the moon for her.
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Good morning everyone and welcome to those who have joined 👋

Had 4 days of flashing faces on CB OPKs and had a solid smiley today! Excited to see my body is bouncing back and ovulating on the same CD! This will be my first 2ww since June so I'm quite nervous. Fingers crossed I stay sane🤞.

My last pregnancy I had really swollen, erect nipples (sorry if TMI) from 1dpo so much so I had to buy nipple cream. This continued throughout the pregnancy. Not sure if your pregnancy symptoms pretty much are the same each time?? Don't want to get over-excited/disheartened early on but think I won't be able to help but compare!

Hi all, hope it’s okay for me to join. First ever post!

I’m 27
TTC #1
Cycle 3
Due 1st Nov

Using Ovia and Clue to track, apparently I ovulated around 18th but when I took an OPK it was negative first time I’d ever used one so trying not to worry too much. We’d DTD 6 times between AF finishing and then so hoping for the best! Patience is not my strong point and I’ve already taken an early test (obviously negative as far too early). Trying not to obsess but it’s easier said than done!

@Omikon I know and I just had a very short period this month only lasted a day and a half.

Morning ladies, I'm out this month started spotting this morning which means for me AF on her way, the only silver lining is I've had a 29day cycle which is good for me.

DH got his SA results back and the dr said everything is normal and should have no problem conceiving naturally and to keep trying. However we asked for the results printed out and looking at each thing the morphology came back at 1% apparently 4% is normal; so to me this is low

Does anyone have any idea on SA results?

His were :

Volume - 5ml (above 1.5 is normal)

Ph - 8.6 (7.2 or more is normal)

Motility - 40% total motility and 64% combined progressive motility. ( 32% combined or more is normal)

Count - 40 million /ml (15 million is minimum of normal)
Total sperm number - 200million/ejaculate (39 million per ejaculate is normal)

Morphology - 1% normal forms (4% is normal)

Everything looks good except morphology but the doctor said that's fine given the high other scores? Taking NHS advice always worries me though, so any advice or experience in this would be greatly appreciated

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AlwaysSunny I’m also hoping that my dh’s swimmers last a few days. According to my dates I’m due to ovulate today. I’ve had cramps for the last two days, increased discharge since Sunday and sore nipples today. We dtd on Sunday so I don’t hold out much hope if I ovulate after today. My dds were both first month trying and I didn’t really take much notice of ovulation times then so I’m finding this a lot more stressful.

@CooperLooper I've been using the Femometer ones from amazon to use with the app they're just the ones you dip and I believe the only test for LH, I have been trying to test twice a day but I work shift work so it's really to do it early afternoon sometimes as I can work anything from 2am to 11pm different shifts every day. Deffo have had EWCM over the last few days and more of it, and usually get mild like period pains for a day or so which I've also had.

@Nic555 I might give the CB ones a try after your saying that next cycle and keep doing my dip ones when I get in from work and see if it makes any difference!! Just wasn't sure about the CB as I know you should do them with FMU and sometimes I'm up at midnight for work but I guess when I wake up it technically is FMU even though it's midnight!

Thank you ladies for your help it's nice to have others to chat to when other people don't understand how much stress it can put you under!

@Sophieb15 as your period was so short do you think it was a period or maybe implantation bleeding? Xx

@Tamalama I was thinking that I had a fairly light first day but I had a big thick clot size of a small orange on the 2nd morning of AF and a fairly full pad. Then I used 2 light tampons that didn't have much on them got home had a shower put on a pad at 7pm and there wasn't even a dot on it the next morning I've had a tiny bit of spotting when i wiped yesterday and just brown spotting when i wipe today but with the cramping i had for the week i doubt it. So i'm thinking maybe it all just came out in the clot instead. I might do a test tomorrow morning just to be sure. xx

@Sophieb15 Ahh ok. I hate it when af starts doing weird things. Especially having a clot the size of an orange 😕 May be worth taking a pg test tomorrow just to check though as you never know 😊 x

@Gee1235 I also use the Femometer ones and find them ok! I think I’d resent paying for the CB ones. I am so tight haha

@Sophieb15 clot the size of a small orange sounds scary!
Have you tested?

I’m currently 2 dpo, however both my ovaries are twinging/crampy so maybe I’ve miscalculated 🙁 might just dtd anyway just in case!

Hi all,

I've been experiencing some crampy pains in my left lower abdomen and just wondered if these could be implantation cramps?

I'm not sure how many dpo I am as I took a negative OPK on Friday so think I maybe ovulated early? Would 7 or so dpo line up with that type of symptom?

@Tamalama Ya I might test when I get home just in case but I doubt it.

@CouccousEvaporator Yes I've never had anything like it before. Did you use an OPK?

@jemx possibly, I read that implantation is usually 6 DPO thereabouts so you never know.

Symptom spotting when you're trying to conceive is properly messing around with me! Today I got a metallic taste in my mouth and then spent 15 mins online googling 'am I pregnant?' Probably not pregnant but definitely losing the plot 😂

@CooperLooper I know, I've spent more time on Google than I'd care to think about!! I had a funny taste in my mouth Sunday/Monday and was off my food, been feeling really tired etc. I do wonder if I'm just making symptoms up sometimes though..

For those of you that are using ovulation tests, how do these compare to cm? I have had increased cm since Sunday but then lots of ewcm earlier today. It’s stopped now. Does ewcm tie in with ovulation day? I’m hoping it means i ovulated today.

@Tamalama BFN as suspected but handy just in case

@12goldstars I normally get EWCM leading up to O then it goes more watery days after O

So I'm going to cave and test two days early. AF is due on 4th but I'm at a wedding on 2nd. Figured I could do an early First Response on the morning then I'll know whether I can enjoy the free wine or not.

Swore I wouldn't test early again and get my hopes up but would hate to test 2 days later get a BFP and then be thinking oh sugar I had a skin full on Saturday night. (Fully aware I could just go to the wedding and not drink but let's be realistic here)

@jemx could be implantation pain or maybe ovulation pains. I don't trust the ovia app as I've only just come off the pill in June cycles vary so it can be a bit off when calculating ovulation. I had a similar pain to that on just one side of my lower stomach the day after my positive OPK so took it as potential ovulation pain. But God knows I could have actually just been imagining it all x

@gee1235 the CB say to use the urine after your longest sleep so I imagine it'll still work if you do shifts. X

@Nic555 that's interesting. I did an OPK today but it was negative so don't know what to think!

@Maisy24

Sorry to hear Af is on her way how you feeling? I'm no expert but I have spent hours trawling through threads on here and I think the doctors absolutely right. I've read that the morphology isn't an issue if your sperm count is above average and your DH is way above average. I think it's only an issue if you have a low sperm count. My OH takes vitamen you get it off amazon which is meant to improve sperm quality so may be worth a try but I'd be happy with them results.

How long have they told you to keep trying for?

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@jemx its so frustrating not knowing isn't it. I had the positive OPK the day before the pain though. The day of the pain the OPK was showing negative again as the LH surge doesn't last long in some people. It peaks and then dips again x