Anyone testing just before Christmas?

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Quite upset as the smileys don't have their Santa hats on yet.

AF arrived 2 days ago so I will probably be testing around 21st December (cycles are about 24 days)

Anyone else???

@Lexie365 did you continue to take more OPKs after your positive? I used to get two days of positive OPKs and then a temp spike a day later. As ovulation can take loooong to actually occur after the positive OPK, that sounds very normal.

@LizzieLottie88 yes temp going up is a great sign. Oh I wish I had temped again.... I love the science behind it and how you can pin point things. I can't wait for you to test!! If you do get a positive, please do me a favour and stop temping. The tiniest drop had me panic until the next morning when it was up again. I'm talking like 0.1, not like a big one below coverline 🤦🏻‍♀️

@Peanutty86 haha don't worry I will :) as soon as I see that clear line but I'm still not convinced it's my month's. Trying to resist testing today. Already missed fmu so telling myself it's a waste of a test. There were some of you that got bfp at 9dpo tho weren't there? Did you use fmu? Also, I've realised that the date I think I ovulated might actually have been later still as I was going off the ewcm. But I now read that means you'll ovulate within 1-2 days of that. Looks like it might be a sober Christmas for me either way 🙄

@lizzielottie88, higher temps and swollen glands could definitely be a sign as apparently the immune system lowers to accept the embryo! I had this although it went into a FULL blown cold / flu, had to take 3 days off work. I did have swollen glands too. It started around 4dpo lasted till 9dpo for a bfp 10dpo. I will attach my temp chart - I think everyone is a bit different though. I am still measuring as I use natural cycles so it'll track development of baby and they advise to keep temping. But can appreciate the worry if it drops haha hopefully it won't send me over the edge. I actually didn't record some of the higher temps when I was really ill, they got to like 36.8 and 9 which is super high for me. Natural cycles says not to record if you're ill. But yes you can still see it went way up, now it's come down to my "normal" post ovulation temp, which is still higher.

Also I only got EWCM day I ovulated this month. A lot of months I get it day before but not much earlier. Everyone is different. I know I ovulated that day this month due to the temps. I also got positive LH on Saturday, negative Sunday, ovulation Monday. Everyone's LH surges are different they can last a couple hours or a couple days. Then you'll likely ovulate 12-48 hours after.

Exciting, I hope it's a positive for you! Xxx

Sorry here is the chart.

Morning. I'm feeling terrible today- so full of cold and blurgh. And my knees really ache too, which is usually a sign of af coming for me. Currently away in a hotel, but I think when I get home later I might do a test. Not expecting a BFP but wanting to know if I can take any cold medicine.

@IslayBrigid it still won't let me tag you for some reason, sorry :(
Thanks so much for your reply tho and your chart, very interesting. I wasn't organised enough to do it properly with a chart but start few days before I expected to ovulate, think mine only dipped like 0.1 or 0.2 degrees at ovulation, always been fairly high for me 36.8 seems to be my norm. But I have felt hot in bed last couple days since my temp went up to 37. Yes I've had the sore glands since about 4dpo too! But no cold or anything has come of it and been nearly a week now 🤔 am excited but I'm not normally a lucky person, seems unlikely to get lucky first cycle off pill ttc. I'll keep you posted!

Oh it just did tag you! Lol

Got my period yesterday. Pretty disappointed as we did as much as we could!

A friend recommended both me and my partner taking zinc. We are both early 40s and I've always fallen pregnant easily. But it took him and his ex wife a very long time to conceive their daughter. So he may have low sperm count. We were pregnant earlier this year which ended in miscarriage so he definitely does have swimmers! So we will try to make them better quality

Hi @LizzieLottie88 temp rise is definitely a good thing, fingers crossed it stays high for you.

I have temped this month and mine is currently looking like this - I am 6DPO.
Cannot wait for Monday to come around, fingers crossed it stays high!!
x

Got home and did a FRER at it was a bfn. Not really surprised. Not 100% sure on my cycle, but I would be very surprised if it happens this month. Means I can take some medicine though, so yay

@ceebee21 I think you're actually only 3dpo and ovulated on CD17.

"Look out for 3 days in a row when your temperature is higher than all of the previous 6 days. The increase in temperature is very small, usually around 0.2C (0.4F). "

@Peanutty86 could well be, I also done OPK's and had positive on CB and IC on Friday 13th, followed by negatives from Sunday onwards.

We will wait and see come next week I guess x

@ceebee21 just thought I'd mention it. I found temping quite confusing in the beginning. 🤞🏼 for you x

@Peanutty86 Thank you, will see what happens - I normally have a shorter LP, so should hopefully know either way by the end of next week x

I'm really worrying as I just did a yoga class and afterwards I have felt some light cramping and twinges and I'm super worried it's going to make me miscarry. I feel really stupid as I should have looked it up before. I thought yoga would be fine but there are in fact different views about whether it's ok in early pregnancy. But then I also feel like if I hadn't tested early I wouldn't even know? So would have probably gone....
It wasn't too hardcore but it was ashtanga so lots of twists. I did take it a bit easy and didn't do any inversions.
Anyone have any experience of this or thoughts? :(

@IslayBrigid I highly doubt yoga would lead to a mc. It's normal to get twinges at this stage and as you say you many people carry on all sorts of exercise before they know. Also, they say if you're body is already used to doing it then it's fine to carry on. Only HIIT workouts that aren't advised as far as I know?

@IslayBrigid I think they say if iou haven't done yoga pre pregnancy you should wait until twelve weeks. But it wouldn't make you miscarry i don't think. Cramping is very very normal. I've been cramping and had twinges since Wednesday and they're getting stronger. I remember having really bad ones with ds1. I was amazed anything could survive in such an environment.

Thank you so much for your replies @LizzieLottie88 and @Peanutty86. I got very panicked and started a new thread about it plus posted on the new BFP thread so feel a bit silly now. Sounds like I probably don't need to worry.
I feel so grateful for the Mumsnet community! So many people there to provide guidance and support :)

Af turned up out of the blue today, although exactly when my tracker predicted but I wasn't expecting it until next week as Im sure I ovulated late. Anyway, least I can drink over Christmas, off to buy alcohol, Blue cheese and pate! And positive is I can start trying sooner on the next cycle as its come round quicker than expected. X

I am so so sorry @LizzieLottie88. But you are right, make the most of christmas and indulge in all the good things!!

Thanks @Peanutty86 :)

Caved today at 10DPO and obviously BFN. This trying for a baby malarkey is hard emotionally. I used a early detection clear blue and have FRER in the cupboard which I’ll use on Christmas if AF hasnt shown. Felt so confident with my chart this month too

15 dpo. No AF. So confused.

@HerondaleDucks that was me last month. I had a weird 34 day cycle out of nowhere with confirmed ovulation day 16 and usually a 14 day luteal phase! I was getting so frustrated the further I got alone with still bfn