November Bus - testing first week of November 2019

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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.

Think I've had a positive opk today or caught the back/front end of it. Cm slippy and watery today but yesterday and day before ew and stretchy cm. We DTD day before yesterday and today so FC we've caught it 🤞🏼 going to try the next couple of days too! Baby dust to everyone x

@HopingforfirstBFP I'll be testing around then :)
Af is due 12th but it came 5 days early this month.

@plaw thanks for the post. It's good to know. All my friends got pregnant first month of trying so can be frustrating. Still no AF?

@mrsleb I think I got my surge today as well although I'm not sure. Tested 7.30am with my clear blue was still just flashing. Tested 4.30pm with my cheap Internet ones as I'd ran out of clear blue and the line was pretty much same colour as control line. I used two just to be sure. My new clearblue sticks then arrived from amazon so tested again at 8.30 pm with the clear blue but still flashed which means it didn't detect Lh surge and another Internet cheapy didn't show another line at all barely. So I'm thinking that the one this morning was too early to detect my surge as apparently it can take a few hours to appear in urine and then by tonight it had already dropped. What do you think? Google says the surge can only last 8-12 hours in some people. Xx

@Nic555 I’ve used the cheap ones from Amazon a few months now and always had success spotting the surge by testing early afternoon after trying not to drink anything couple hours before or going to the toilet! I read the surge takes quite a few hours to be detected so early morning urine isn’t good. I only ever catch the surge on one day and pretty much same colour on cheap ones day before and after.

@Nic555 Still no Af.

So hard to pin point the O, hope it becomes clearer for you!

@HopingforfirstBFP I'm testing on the 7th (if I can hold out that long) to be honest I cave and end up testing from around 10dpo!

@whatdayisit7 so sorry for your loss. I also had a MMC but in August. I was due in February and can completely relate about wanting to be pregnant before then. 🤞 for our rainbow babies x

Second day of flashing smiley on CB OPK this morning - come on solid smiley!

@HugeAgeGap thank you 😁 I should feel lucky really that I used the Internet one in the afternoon otherwise I'd have completely missed the surge and thought I hadn't ovulated. First month I've had problems with the CB but I did test early in the morning than previous months so must have just missed it.

@MeganMama28 are you testing twice a day now? Not sure if you saw my messages above but I normally test once a day with the CB never had problems. Always caught my surge on a weekend at about 10.00am but this week I'd have missed it as checked too early. Everyone's surge is different though and might last longer but worth being aware off. Good luck TTC

@plaw I'm just going off yesterday and grateful that I did the stick otherwise I'd be thinking I didn't ovulate this cycle. We haven't DTD as much this cycle. Thursday, Sunday and will try again tonight. So begins another TWW 😭 should be exciting but it's just stressful. When you testing?

@Maisy24 how are you? Xx

@Nic555 still just testing with FMU with the CB OPKs but also checking in the afternoon with amazon ICs. Before my flashing smileys would be about 3/4 days before the solid smiley. And then the joys of the 2ww begins!

How many flashing smileys does everyone else tend to get? As this is technically cycle 1 for me again I'm wondering if mine may change from what it was before.

Can’t help with the flashing lights as only used the cheap ones which have worked so far. Does anyone combine this with charting? This is the first month I have which has been quite interesting to compare the surge with the temps. I think I’m about 5dpo today, so quite a wait to test!

@Nic555 hopefully this is your month!! I’ve heard of some people dtd once or twice and getting pregnant so you never know.

Thinking I’m going to test this weekend. Going to pic up a FR one I think as from my research they seem to be the best?

I can’t get the feeling that I wouldn’t be that lucky on my first month of tcc but we shall see! Can’t concentrate in work sometimes thinking about it all.

@Nic555 yes sounds positive. I tested again last night and the test line was fainter but then again this morning and it was pretty much the same colour as the control line! So I'm definitely surging! I've read that ICs and CB test slightly different things as well/work in different ways. The ICs definitely don't work if you aren't surging (I've used them long enough to know 😂😭) so I'd say you deffo surged & egg is on the way!

Hi ladies. Can I jump on this thread?
Due AF on November 2nd.
Had EWCM on day of ovulation and DTD the night before O day very late.
Looking at my flo calender, do you ladies think I'm in with a chance this month?
First time tracking TTC.
Good luck everybody. X

I'm feeling annoyed today because I don't think I dtd enough when I should have. I had ewcm on Monday and Tuesday, app said ov day was Wednesday. We dtd Mon and Wed. DH wanted to dtd again on the weekend but I have such a very very low sex drive I didn't want to. Regretting it now though! I know that once is enough in theory but I feel like I'm not exactly helping my chances :(

Teebagg I feel the same this month I'm not even stressing about testing early or anything! I was working away during my fertile week and dtd on the day I OV. So I have only done it once! I'm gutted as I know deep down it wont have been enough. But small hope still remains as it's true that is only takes once for it to happen.

@Skygirl1983 I'm in the same boat as you! Husband was working night shifts and I work 9-5 so totally missed the fertile window. Managed to DTD once on OV day.
Small glimmer of a chance but trying not to keep my hopes up.

In a weird way its nice not to obsess over it this month!

Am in the same boat as you girls. We dtd at the weekend, and on the day of a +surge on the Tuesday and that was literally it. TBH that is probably all it will ever get to as OH stressed with work most of the time and doesn't like pressure of performing! Am about 5dpo today and anticipate AF due on 31 Oct.

Glad it’s not just me! Thought I ovulated over the Friday so tried to DTD last night to cover all bases and DH had nerves so couldn’t finish, then my temp dropped this morn so ovulation failed but lots of EWCM now, however don’t want to pressure DH tonight and he gets embarrassed so I’m prob out this month too 😢

Are your temps all reliable as having EWCM and going by your body symptoms sounds very reliable, do u use the LH surge predictors? Could temp drop be something else and your stil to ov?

I use OvuSense so I’m pretty confident that it’s accurate. I’m hoping maybe the drop I’ve had today means I’ve just ovulated. I have attached my chart if anyone’s interested.
Tbh my OPKs have been verging positive most days for about a week so I just thought ovulation was imminent so DTD 3 times last week but I think that’s been for nothing and now I think poor DH has run out of steam.

omg, finally after 10 days of flashing smileys I have my static.

I've never been so happy about a smiley face that isn't flashing lol.

Guess my TWW starts now.. fingers crossed for everyone xx

I’ve had a massive temp drop this morning and an opk surge so it’s last chance this month for me. Haven’t dtd as much as everyone else’s here I think, but I’m happy whatever is going to happen. Let the waiting begin 😄

@CouscousEvaporator it only takes one time!!

This TWW is going to Draaaaaaggggg, luckily I am off to Venice this Thursday, then my Sister is getting married next Friday so am fairly busy in those two weeks!!!

x

@Skygirl1983 fingers crossed that one time was the magic time! At least now the pressure is off and you can just wait.

I was just getting changed after work and I swear my boobs look like they're popping out of my bra. Symptom spotting much?!

@ceebee21 yay static!!! Chuffed for you. Makes me think I should've carried on with mine now 😂