* WARNING TMI PIC* Implantion Bleeding??

[Katnissx]

Does this look like implantation bleeding? I had it after DTD today and had a little more of the same on a pad since.
I'm cycle day 26 of a roughly 30/35 day cycle, my app shows that I am due on in 5 days which is usually accurate. I do have irregular periods but I'm not usually this early.
I didn't manage to confirm ovulation this cycle so no idea if/when I have.
I've also had minor headaches every day for the last like four days which tend to be hormonal for me, as well as waking up in the night to pee! -Which was a sign with DS1.
Going to test in the morning, but I am currently struggling to sleep so thought I would post on here and see what people think! Realllllly hope not AF 🤞🤞🤞🤞

@NemophilistRebel @ItsEmily her test is a ovulation one and not a pregnancy test x

@Mich2020 thanks so much we are only on cycle two but still been finding it hard ! My husband does long days and is quite often not up to having sex lol we have been aiming every 2-3 days otherwise he struggles . Struggled last week due to a death in the family but had sex yesterday which was my first day of EWCM. Hoping we manage tomorrow if it’s peak day ! Do you think we will catch the egg ?

@NemophilistRebel sadly this isn’t a pregnancy test :( it’s an ovulation one

Aw sorry to hear that @ItsEmily yes hopefully if you manage tomorrow too then you should be in with a chance. It only takes that one time 🤞🏻 keep my fingers crossed for you. Try another ovulation test in a few hours without a wee and see what result you get x

@Mich2020 I’m worried if it’s positive , DH isn’t up for DTD tonight (I know this as we did it yesterday and he doesn’t like doing it two days in a row as he worries he won’t finish). So if it is positive I’ll just end up getting sad and stressed lol

Sorry I shouldn’t be jumping on this thread with my problems ! X

Could be a chem pg but equally could be a sticky one - fingers crossed for the latter!

@ItsEmily ah no, maybe hold out testing until tomorrow when you can dtd maybe? I know you don't actually ovulate for 12-48 hours after a peak result if at all. Good luck for tomorrow xx

Thanks @Mich2020, I did do another test this evening and again a very very faint line but within the time frame 🤷‍♀️ hoping for a stronger line in the morning! 🤞

@HavelockVetinari what makes you think it could be a chemical?

@ItsEmily Hey! Yeah agree with the above posters, I used to find mine would start to get darker closer to the peak, but it does need to be as dark or darker than the control line. I used to test twice a day when they got darker to make sure I didn't miss the peak- just make sure you hold your wee and don't drink much for a couple hours beforehand. Is it your first month of using OPKs?
I wouldn't stress if you can't DTD tonight, you are definitely in for a good chance if you DTD yesterday. And also you won't ovulate for 12-36 hours after a positive OPK and you haven't got your positive yet so you still have time, tomorrow could actually be better timing than today anyway 🙂

@ItsEmily sorry , totally missed that. My mistake

Good luck!

So this morning I decided to test using my old ICs and a new batch that came recently (so they are different batch numbers)
And the old IC is showing the same faint line I keep seeing BUT also has run ink, whereas the new IC is showing BFN 😖 (in pic the top test is the new ones and the bottom test is the old ICs)
So now I'm worried that it's all just been ink running (although all have come up within the time frame apart from the first one), or a bad batch?!
What do people think, is there still hope? I am 2 days away from AF now so if there was really a line would it not have been getting darker by now?
I hate all this not knowing 😔

@Katnissx how annoying for you, can you get yourself a frer to know for sure? X

@Mich2020 Thank for the reply, I did a FRER yesterday morning and was negative 😔 Saving the second one for Friday when AF is due. Don't think I can take another negative though 🥺

Oh yes I did see that sorry. I get so confused with these posts and who's posted what. Keeping everything crossed for you on Friday. Keep trying with the ICs though and see what happens xx

Sorry to hear that @Katnissx, maybe it was a chemical ?? But don’t lose hope until AF arrives xx

@Katnissx @Mich2020 I didn’t know that about the ovulation , so you’re not ovulating when the lines are dark ?

I won’t test now before work as I’ll be thinking about it all day but I woke up with loads of EWCM this morning , so I’m hoping If I can get DH in the mood tonight after work we might manage to DTD and then if I ovulate tomorrow at least we have caught it

Caved in and did one before work lol
Looks like I’ll probably be ovulating in a few days as it’s much darker than last night !! I reckon the line will be darker later if I test. Fingers crossed Dh is up for DTD lol

@ItsEmily it's still not quite as dark as the control line so I still wouldn't say that is positive. And no you don't ovulate until 12-36 hours after a positive OPK. The OPK picks up the luteinising hormone (LH) which surges BEFORE ovulation. But yeah I would DTD tonight if you can as it seems O is close for you!

Thanks @Mich2020 I appreciate it 😊 where are you in your TTC journey?

This evening I've had quite a bit of low down cramping and like pulling if I cough or get up too quickly 🤔

Sorry for late reply. I'm currently on cycle 8 I think, been trying for a while. Cd21 today and ovulated a lot earlier than I originally thought thanks to my clearblue ovulation tests else I wouldn't have known. Due to test in 4 days my app says but as soon as my cheapies turn up I'll be testing haha 😂

Ahh does it feel like period pains? Hopefully it's all the preparation inside going on 🤞🏻 xx

@Mich2020 ooh good luck! Have you had any symptoms or anything?
I don't usually get cramps around coming on AF so hoping it is a good sign but don't know if I'm just reading too much into everything 🤣 I also keep feeling super hungry even right after I've eaten, keep waking up in the middle of the night to pee (this happened early on when I was PG with DS), lots of clear CM, feeling a bit bloated, getting lots of headaches, had a cold since Sunday (can be a sign due to immune system lowering), keep feeling light headed and general tiredness 🤔 really hope I'm not just reading too much into it all! But also feel like I would have got a BFP by now surely 😞

@itsemily it honestly doesn't need to be quite as dark as control band trust me! Yours is stronger than any I've ever had and I've fallen pregnant 3 times. And I am OBSESSED with peeing on a stick lol doing multiple daily after periods. Start baby dancing because you no doubt will be ovulating very soon. Good luck x

@Katnissx yes, I have majorly sore boobs, very itchy nipples, creamy white cm (lots of) felt sick for a few days, haven't stopped eating, and very tired also cramps here and there but they seem to have settled down a lot now. Also don't know if I'm reading too much into it. Been taking ovulation tests with my clearblue digital and I know you shouldn't read the lines inside at all but tonight I got a very dark blue line, yesterday was lighter I'll post pics, wish my ICs would turn up so I don't have to waste ovulation tests. Although I know I'm not ovulating as they both have had empty circles. The first pic today's and second yesterday's xx

@Mich2020 Fingers crossed for you, symptoms sound good! Hope you ICs get to you soon! I would just say to be careful with OPKs though as I spent the last few months being really confused with them as I kept getting positive (like super dark positives) 1 or 2 days before starting AF, I eventually found out you can get a LH surge before AF starts due to the progesterone (which inhibits LH) levels dropping which causes the LH to surge. Not necessarily what's happening for you though as OPKs also can pick up BFP but I just don't know how you would be able to tell which it is picking up 🙈
I'm getting a bit disheartened with BFNs, really feel pregnant, surely it's not all in my head?! Driving myself mad over here....

Yes I've read that too and I know it would probably show a peak anyway I've read somewhere that someone had a peak reading before their bfp. It's just an empty circle and clearly just a waste of sticks but I need to pee on something lol.
Yes I know the feeling, it's very frustrating isn't it. I feel so different this month, I hope we both get our bfp I really do 🤞🏻🤞🏻 xx