Ready to get crazy in January!! Who's with me!

[Ginge35]

Despite my TTC last month, it resulted in my AF arriving Christmas Day (deep joy!) it's round 2 this month! I'm due to ovulate on Monday (6th) so anyone else wanna join me, with the overthinking, being excessively paranoid, mystery pregnancy signs and taking PT's when you know you shouldn't be! 🤣🤣
Feel free to jump on the crazy train with me!

@newmum2020

Ladies I know what you mean! With my DH he just about managed on Wednesday! Poor bloke! I had to give him quite a bit of encouragement ! Just about managed, which makes me think there wasn't much left in the tank, so I may have missed out this month, due lack of juice! So to speak 😝😝😝
Anyone testing this weekend?

I think I may have taking things to the new level! My DH thinks I've lost the plot he runs a lot so am making him 'air' afterwards so the swimmers are not too warm

I'm not one for symptom spotting, as I'm fairly chill about the whole thing but I've had such bad lower back pain for 2 days now (usually get it the few days before my period) and yesterday and today I just cannot get full. No matter what I eat my stomach feels empty and rumbly within an hour or two- that never usually happens in my cycle. Fairly sure I'm only 2 or 3 days PO at most so too early for symptoms but hoping it's not AF about to make an early appearance!

@Ginge35 we had a chat about still dtd because we were in the mood rather than just for a baby but with a 24 hour ovulation window, it is difficult if we really want to 'try' so to speak

I'm still getting a flashing smiley face on CB OPK, however AF is due in a week according to my health app so I don't know what's going on with me 😣 I feel a bit lost 😭
@DustyDiva that sounds extremely promising... as far as I'm aware a faded line doesn't come up for any other reason. Definitely try a different PT tomorrow morning or even wait a few days before retesting? Easier said than done though!
I finally went back to the gym today, my fitness has dropped massively 🙁
my mum also started questioning me again "what baby names do you like?" I feel sad that she really wants grandkids and I'm not able to give them to her yet. I really wanted to start a conversation with her about TTC but she had a lot of trouble to conceive me and my siblings (9 years and 6 MC before a stillbirth and then finally me and my brothers) , so I didn't want her to worry for me? If that makes sense?

I have had no symptoms apart from slight nausea since 7dpo so I think it was more than likely a false positive.... the TTC journey is a hard one, stick in there, it WILL happen xx

I get it @FarmerWantsABaby it's so hard not to talk about TTC with your mom!
My mom has me and brother really easy and her pregnancies were a breeze too, so if I do end up pregnant then I'm hoping I take after her! 🤞
Not a whiff of a symptom yet but I'm way too early for all that! Lol!
You may have missed your peak fertility as if you don't test when it happens and test after your flashing smiley will come up anyway.
Or....... it flashes when you test and your pregnant but too early for a PT!
Here's hoping for the latter!!!! 😁

@Ginge35 that's amazing for your mum (mom 😂 I'm irish). I hope it runs in the family! 🤞🏻 I'm assuming I'm maybe in my luteal phase and started the OPK too late 🤔 I'll continue to take one each day just incase my ovulation is late in my cycle.
I was doing a bit of research on the Flo app, there's a very interesting short clip on CM testing. I think I'm going to try follow it next month if nothing progresses this month. My CM at the minute doesn't reflect ovulation so again, as said earlier maybe I'm in my luteal phase 😞
I'm trying not to symptom check, there's so many women out there who don't know they're pregnant until they do a test so I keep telling myself that.
I'll continue to spend a fortune on CB OPK 😂 the cheapies never worked for me!

@dustydiva that's exciting... It's actually v rare to get a false positive so hopefully the test tomorrow confirms! Fingers crossed for you x

@EffRam thankyou xxx it would be a dream come true!! I'm getting spots on my neck and under my chin which is weird, haven't had that in years!!

@dustydiva this is all sounding extremely positive! Let us know when you have retested! So exciting!
How is everyone else this weekend?

@Ginge35 I'm fine thanks. I think something hormonal is going on because I've gone all spotty and crampy, so maybe I'll get an AF soon (first one in about a decade!). How are you?

@DustyDiva just saw you had a positive- congratulations! 🎉

I'm not convinced..... I think it could be an evap line even though it showed up straight away. Am going to wait till Tuesday to test again

@DustyDiva definitely wait a few more days. It's very hard to work out. Fingers are crossed for you 🤞🏻 🥰

How is everyone over the weekend? I've had more cramping, especially during my yoga this morning when we worked on the sacral area. I'm feeling very pessimistic and feel possibly AF is on her way.

Still confused over the flashing smiley face on CB OPK. The first day I used it I had a solid empty circle (non fertile window), now on my 4th day of flashing smiley face yet AF is due in a week according to my app.

Yep. AF is here. Gutted. 😞

Aw sorry @FarmerWantsABaby

I did do another clear blue rapid detection this morning and it showed a slightly darker line, hubby could also see it. 12dpo today... but with all the chat online about clear blue being notorious for blue evap lines I am very sceptical

@Wintergal on the positive side, it came bang on time for a 28 day cycle, my cycle has usually been 38-45 days over the past few months so hopefully this is a blessing in disguise and will allow me to track ovulation easier this time.
DH was very supportive. Going to see my Dr on Tuesday for some advise and to talk about my mum's difficulties when TTC so it's all on record.
On another note, I am in agony. Hot water bottle and Netflix for me today!

@DustyDiva would you try a different brand? Apparently the cheapies are almost the best to use? (Correct me if I'm wrong!).

@DustyDiva evaporation lines only appear after the test has dried. If it appeared straight away, it's a positive result. My first positive looked just like that- in fact, DH was convinced there was only one line (the lighting in our house is dreadful).

The line is blue so that gives me hope...

@DustyDiva I can see a faint blue line 🤞🏼

@dustydiva have you tried a CB digital. It's just says pregnant or not pregnant. At least it will take away the guess work!
I can't see anything on the test though 😭😭😭 hopefully I'm wrong!

@FarmerWantsABaby sorry to hear but you're right to see it as positive re cycle tracking if that's you back to normal now! Enjoy your Netflix day ☺️

@DustyDiva I can see a faint line 🤞

I'm now 5DPO and no symptoms except a spotty chin but I do get spots on chin often, I've just never paid attention to which part of cycle 🙄

Sis in law had baby girl early this morning so I'm going soon to see her. Delighted for them and excited to see her but nervous for what emotions it might bring 😬