Feb Bus Pt 2

[Hatepickinganame]

Not sure if someone made a second thread, i couldnt seem to find one. Went to post on the old one and it had been closed! Will tag who i can remember off the top of my head, please tag the others or add me to the new one if there's a thread i missed 😊

@MrsTwentySeven @paintfairy @Anon87 @notetaker

Oh there you all are!
Nice to see that everyone's remaining perfectly sane 😂

Hi to everyone that's joined us!

@NChangeForNoReason I think I'm about the same as you, just need AF to disappear now. I've decided I'm going to be more relaxed this cycle and spend less time on the apps. Let's see how long that lasts...

(PS. @Anon87 You'll be pleased to know I'm a regular blood donor so if you are indeed bleeding out you're more than welcome to some of mine 😂 hope you're feeling better!)

Ah sorry @notetaker i should really go find the other thread and tag anyone weve missed, trying to remember all the user names is hard work!!

@Lola871 my oh thinks we should do the test together. I guess at least waiting gives af a chance to show up. My money is on tomorrow now although im wondering if stress is currently a factor in her disappearance!

@Hatepickinganame Hi there! Thank you, it's such a relief to have a supportive place to talk about this. Hardly anyone knows we're trying and it can be really lonely not telling anyone. I actually wasn't going to test until I missed AF originally. Long story short I got my Mirena removed last summer and started trying straight away for a few months. But my cycle was all over the place and wasn't regular until 3 months after. I didn't conceive in that time and I was driving myself mad testing too much and getting really stressed out. We decided to stop trying until New Year but didn't really try last month and my Jan period came like clockwork (28 days). So this is my first regular cycle trying and will be my first test of the year. I'm literally only testing because of Valentine's Day! But I'm mentally preparing for a negative and it will be a busy day at work so that would take my mind off it.

Thanks for the advice about the FRER tests, I might just pick a couple up! My best friend gave me 4 Clear Blue digitals she had spare after she became pregnant so I'm kind of like, what the heck I may as well. But I think I'll end up using 3 different tests next week just to be as sure as possible.

I know what you mean! It's so frustrating sometimes and I'm symptom spotting which doesn't really help. I got EWCM last month for a few days (CD15-17?) but we didn't even try until CD21 so I knew it wouldn't happen. This month I haven't noticed much at all so I have no clue. Feeling odd in other ways (very light cramps among other things) and I do trust and listen to my body but I also know it might all just be in my head.

Have you/has anyone else had strange things going on? I know it's only CD18 but I can't help but notice things!

@Hatepickinganame Also I forgot to say I haven't been doing BBTs or OPKs so far for the same reason we stopped trying last year. I think I'd just find it all too much and thought I'd give it a shot without this time around. But it might help put my mind at rest next cycle.

@Dreamer022020 i keep toying with the idea of opks, im just so undecided. Me and oh work such random shifts i think doing opks is just going to stress me out if i know weve got no chance of dtd when its positive, but then a part of me wants to check im actually ovulating.

I currently have a complete lack of symptoms, no PMS cramps (which i get really bad for at least a few days before af) no nausea no nothing except painful boobs!

@Hatepickinganame It is a tough one. How long have you been trying if you don't mind me asking? I'm so new to all this so I might try the OPKs next cycle or I might try DTD on alternate days to this cycle. I think if you feel you might have limited time with your OH it might be worth doing the OPKs just to know for sure. Especially as you might be able to hit your fertile window! That's just what I'd do, but please put yourself first! Stress is awful!

Are you due AF soon? I'm the same, my cramps are usually pretty noticacle to painful and last month I woke up with sore boobs which has never happened before. So if it happens again over the next week I won't take much notice.

I think I might tentatively be starting to cross into 'late' territory. However, my cycles are 30-38 days and this is cd32, so it's still very early to be late. If that makes sense. According to my boob calendar, I was due yesterday. We will see. I wish it would just get on with it if it's coming. Bodies are wonderful, but annoying.

Update: pinkish discharge (sorry if tmi). Not normal for me. Or is it normal and I just don't notice because I'm not normally this obsessed by my pants? Hmmm....

@bumblebee413 another one obsessed with their pants here!

I bought some cheap tests in B&M today, probably a bad idea because I'm now much more likely to test early!!

@Hatepickinganame the upside of knowing when you've ovulated is you'll know if you potentially caught it or not - might make the TWW easier? It would for me anyway, I know everyone's different though! I get ovulation pain most months so I always know when I've ovulated!

@Sausage1990 I see your dilemma. Must be hard to know what to do after last month. I personally feel like I want to know what's happening in my body...cos it's my body! But also less stressful to not know. I'm not sure how common it is to have two cp in the row...

So I kinda don't feel like I've got symptoms anymore. Apart from being knackered but I think I am anyway. And I've just read that around 10dpo your progesterone type symptoms will disappear if you're not pregnant so 🤷‍♀️

When people say they suddenly
Just felt pregnant I wonder what they mean...

Ladies!!!
my FRER I used yesterday has a second pink line now....
Does it count ?? Or does it not count after time limit ?

@MrsTwentySeven I don't think it counts but it definitely sounds promising!! Take another one tomorrow?

Ahh I will
Why is this happening
Hope is being dangled😭😭😭
Thanks @lola871

@MrsTwentySeven ooh fingers crossed for you!

Im about to post a missing person ad for af and her evil friend Cramps, as both are currently still awol in my life 😂😂

@dreamer022020 only since end of november so not long at all. And yeah af was due yesterday according to my app, and this is cd28. Only have my last cycle to compare to which was 26 days. Im currently assuming i ovulated later than i thought which is causing the delay lol may test tomorrow....

I'm really excited for you both!! :D

@Hatepickinganame Ooo that's exciting! If it was me I'd definitely test tomorrow. Good luck!

@MrsTwentySeven Good luck for tomorrow too!

I'd love to test ASAP but it's a week today, don't know how I'll have the patience TBH!

Well SOMEONE needs to be! Otherwise our odds on this thread are horrific. 😂

Fingers crossed for anyone still in! I'm CD 6 so about to start again! (Last month I ovulated day 11).

Welcome back @notetaker !
Sorry I haven’t caught up properly on everyone’s updates - just been obsessing and being emotionally obsessive about my evaporation lines etc (can you BELIEVE I’m in healthcare 😂)

@Hatepickinganame so we are both officially late for our AF...who else now ? @littletandme ? @paintfairy ? Brain muddled with my fake evap lines 😂

Thank you @Dreamer022020 @Bumblebee413 !

@paintfairy I know !!! How have we not had one BFP 😭 here’s me trying to give you false BFPs haha
I’m going to test tomorrow with FMU ...yesterday’s was evening ....will be officially CD34 and AF 2 days late...🙈

@MrsTwentySeven Well if you are, you'll have to give us all tips! 😂 Good luck for tomorrow!

Thought I'd say hello on here as I made a part 2 on Sunday but no one commented :'-)

I'm on CD 35 no idea what my cycle is doing... it's driving me insane...

With all the late AFs there must be a positive test coming soon?!

I’m 8DPO today. And very much sure that I’m out this month. Oh well. There’s always March.

Hiya @Elmlee 👋

Argh, I need help I am now constantly googling every single symptom. I need help!! Please stop me!! I'm also wondering whether to test tomorrow or Sunday just cos....but I could just wait until Monday for af to rock up 😫😭