New thread for the crazy gang - part 3!

[Beau2020x]

Heyyy girls! Here's our new thread - sorry if I've forgot anyone!

@Katie1109
@Ellsbells112
@Mrslane2019
@BFP2020
@Symptomspotter86
@Ange211
@Mumofboys17

And for the BFPs already who want to keep in touch
@sunflower2019
@quiffy
@fredthespider

@Beau2020x yup. Its hard though! I can't stand the 2ww because I'm constantly holding out hope that I'll have a proper tell tale sign of conception!! And I'm constantly on Google and I can't focus on anything else lol 🤦‍♀️😩 it definitely doesn't get easier but hopefully it won't bebl for much longer...

Hi ladies, sorry I've been really quiet, I have been trying to read through all of the posts 😊! Think I just hit a slump because apparently everyone around I know is announcing their pregnancy 🤦‍♀️! Happy for them, but it's hard to hear sometimes. I'm half way through the 2 week wait and literally just had an emotional meltdown for no reason 😭 (that's my crying face), feel better now though that I got it all out. Who's all in the TWW?

Hi ladies. Sorry for the disappearing act. I went to the US to spend time with my brother, SIL and 4mo baby. Was so lovely to have all the cuddles but just makes me want it all the more. We would have a baby 2 months older if we got pregnant when we first started trying.
I got weird readings on cheap OPKs so think I ovulated yesterday and DTD Monday and again last night but really not holding out much hope. Booked in for lap and dye this day 2 weeks so hoping for good news there. Got it in my head over weekend that they were going to tell me both tubes are blocked and there is nothing they can do. Really hope that's me freaking myself out coz I am devastated even thinking about that.
Had a quick glance back over last few pages. This group is due a BFP! Hope everyone is well. Xx

Morning ladies how are we this morning?
Well I’m 9DPO today, I had some sharp pains and cramps in the middle of the night which woke me up. I would have done a FRER but they haven’t arrived 🤦‍♀️ So I did an IC. I think I’m seeing a smudge of a line but let me know if you can lol 😂

@katie1109 I think I see a smugde of a line too, fingers crossed for you. I am 8dpo today and my bbt just spiked, higher than normal 🤷‍♀️ trying not too think too much of it. Wait a couple of days and test again... If u can wait that long haha, don't know if I should test ahhhhh!

@Katie1109 oh my god, I mean do I dare say I see it?! Use the FRER girl!!

So girls, gave myself a little talking to this morning. Yesterday I was in a foul mood, probably the lowest I've been in a while. My OH has been pissing me off recently (we had a fall out last weekend) and I was probably making it worse by being a mopey crying bitch! So gave my head a wobble, told myself to start being more positive doing positive things, more exercise and getting my life in order generally! Yesterday was my very last day of weaning off the anti-depressants. I was taking like 12.5mg of my 100mg prescribed dose so doubt it was making any difference anyway and I don't even need them anymore haha. So now I have officially stopped doing the last thing I wasn't doing last time I was properly pregnant. Convinced anti-depressants must effect fertility! Back to my top hobby this weekend which is dress making and veil making - determined to make a small business from the veils as I LOVE making them and they are a much quicker turnaround than bridesmaid dresses!

Anyways, rant over. Thanks for reading my short life story. The end.

How is everyone else feeling?

@Beau20 well done girl! That's the spirit! I am so happy for you that you are going to do what you love, this is such an important part of life so go on you!! My FRERs were meant to arrive yesterday but they didn't, so if they arrive today I will probably do one this afternoon after work x I am not feeling any symptoms now to be fair, boobs are sore but that's normal for me at this stage and no more cramps since the middle of the night. CM still creamy and quite a bit of it but not sure if that's normal for me or not because I was taking primrose. My af is due on Monday so still few days to go so lets see what happens x I'll keep everyone posted x

Morning! @katie1109 I think I see something too 🤞

Think I'm 6DPO now, possibly 5. Not feeling a great deal other than being utterly exhausted 😴 but work is so full on at the moment that I am hardly surprised by that. Still keeping an eye on my resting heart rate though, and it dipped again yesterday 🤞🤔

Beau, I can't tag you on my phone without deleting the rest of my post 🙄 that sounds like a fab passion - I do a little venue decor on the side, and it keeps me sane!

@Katie1109 I'm so excited for you! Honestly don't even worry about the symptoms, I've been pregnant 3 times and not one time was the same. A mixture between none, some and loads. Progesterone will be the same at this point whether you are pregnant or not so it's so so hard to tell. Keeping everything crossed for you! x

@LV1987 sorry it's my fault for changing my name ooops. Aww that sounds lovely!! I love being creative!

Thanks @LV1987 to be fair I am very sceptical about this smudge, I'm 9DPO and this is just a cheap test which I haven't seen people having lines on so early, I don't think its very sensitive at all. I will do FRER once they arrive though x

@Beau20 thank you x but as I said above, I'm not getting excited yet, its too much heartache every month so I'm just going to wait x I might do a FRER this afternoon but I am tempted to wait until Sunday which is day before my af x

@Katie1109 I think I can see something but after I had a shadow of a line last cycle which turned out to be nothing I'm not 100% confident in these tests anymore! I really, REALLY hope this is it for you ❤️

@Beau20 Good for you!!! What a fab passion to have 😍 you're doing great and you're stronger than you think! Xx

CD9 today and a week to go before my next fertile window so nothing going on with me at the moment 😂 May start DTD again soon just purely out of boredom for waiting haha!

@Mumofboys17 thank you x yes my mindset is exactly the same, I don't trust cheapies although I have never had any sign on them before so who knows x
@Beau20 I must have missed reading about you taking anti-depressants before, well done on coming off them! Don't want to give you false sense of hope but my friend was on medication as well and was TTC for 12 months, she decided to come off her medication, started to exercise and drink Green Tea, apparently it helped her with her ups and downs and she got pregnant on 2nd cycle after stopping the anti depressants x so there might be some truth in the fact they interfere with fertility x

@Mumofboys17 thanks lovely! CD3 for me so we are close! FW starts in a week for me too however bloody typical I'm away 2 last 2 days of FW grrrrr!!

@Katie1109 I've actually read loads of articles that suggest it can but there isn't anything confirmed. I'm not a manic depressive or anything like that, I took them more for anxiety and paranoia (I thought everyone was going to die and everyone hated me). I've felt much better for a long time so now was the time and I was only taking them for 18 months I don't think anything will happen this month but keeping my fingers crossed for next month.

@Mumofboys17 PS. we still haven't resumed sex from our 2 weeks break hahaha! Purely because we have been grumpy with each other the last few days and now AF is here. I'm ready to get back on it now haha

@Beau20 whatever you have been taking them for it is great that you feel strong enough to cope without it! So huge well done for that x and naaaah nobody hates you, we all love you here x you seem like a fantastic person, great friend and will be a fantastic mum when it happens for you xx

@Katie1109 that is so so lovely for you to say!! I actually love you all - not sure what I would have done without you cyber women for the last few months! xx

@Katie1109 that's so lovely of you! X

@Beau20 I agree. This thread is the best and a legit TTC lifeline for me! I feel so much less mental than last time haha I just used to tackle DH about stuff all the time, it's nice to feel like I'm not overwhelming him this time and I deffo feel he's more supportive this time because of it.

Well it doesn’t look like I’ll be testing today or tomorrow morning either my delivery of tests still hasn’t arrived! 😤😤 I did an IC when I got home though and it was stark white anyway 😂👍

@Katie1109 those IC's are bloody useless don't think too much of it! Probably a good thing they haven't come yet means you get some more time behind you first! 🤞🏻❤️

@Katie1109 you did the first IC this morning though didn't you? And it was reeaallllyy faint, so PM wee likely won't show anything? Trying to be positive here 🙃🙃🙃

Thanks girls x well I did another IC this morning and I don’t think there’s anything at all on it x photos attached x I’m 10DPO today so still early but not holding much hope x

@Katie1109 definitely don't lose hope just yet. Did you see a thread that someone posted ages ago, they compared their FRER's against IC's and they didn't get a clear pink line on an IC until 4/5 days after a clear BFP on a FRER
The first FRER was 8dpo and BFP, so that would have made her 12dpo before the IC was a clear enough but faint line
I'll try and post a link to the thread xxx

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/3811158-Line-progression-one-step-vs-FRER