Toot toot May Bus

[popcorndiva]

Thought I would start the May bus as looks like not been successful this month.
TTC 2
Cycle 2

@Skyla01 I had increased libido this month for the first time in YEARS! The pill clearly dampened it all down. I had sex dreams too around the days I had egg white/ watery cm so I wonder if maybe I did ovulate 🤞🏼🤷🏼‍♀️

@Ivoryjane I would also like to know the answer to your question regarding cm before af and before bfp. If you find out More information , can you share?

@popcorndiva glad you’re more relaxed :) since not tracking etc I feel more so this month too, which is nice.

@lavendrrlilaclily I am glad! 🎉🎉🎉

So I got high opk at 10pm day before yesterday, peak yesterday morning (loads of BD obviously) and cramps yesterday.
Today I still have some odd pain in my abdomen. I just took another opk just to see and its negative. Is that OK that it went down so quickly?

Cd24 and finally got a peak ovulation reading today!!

Still attempting to sort a pattern 4 months since I stopped breastfeeding.

Hormones are a bugger but 🤞🏼 I'll still be ok fertility wise.

@babyG123 - that’s great news -cd20 for me. Hoping the apps are right and it will come Monday/Tuesday.

@Runnergirl1 fingers crossed. Glad I'm not the only with long cycles.

OH just tried to make me think of it as a positive that I'll have lots of eggs left for longer. 🤣🤣

Yep, I’m getting on the May bus with you lovelies!

AF arrived this morning with my drop in BBT yesterday and today I wasn’t surprised to see her, but obviously still felt the crushing disappointment as you try to tell yourself the plummeting temp might be implantation dip, and then when your period starts it might be implantation bleed..... oh stop it!! Just accept it!

I actually have TWO fertile windows in May thanks to my short cycles courtesy of a rather disappointing luteal phase (I got 10 days this month) so maybe May is my month...

Awesome on the peaking OPKs! Get on it ladies!

So after my random bleed this morning on CD11 I spoke to the EPU who dealt with my medicated miscarriage & they were like yeah that can happen even if it’s small it’s prob another AF. FFS. I explained I’m trying to track & TTC & she said count it from here again but might take more cycles to get a rhythm & she understands my frustration as I’ve never had any AF cycles before so I’m keen to try & track. So I’m back to CD1 it seems 😂& wasted a few CBs. Oh well!

BFN at 10DPO today - do you think that is me 99% out for this month? So disappointing

AF due Sunday, so looks like I'm buying a ticket for the May bus!

BFN for me too this morning at 10dpo. It it too early to be testing though?

My cm is much thicker this month. Hopefully it's the grapefruit juice doing it's thing.

@localbunny
@selina37

I'd say wait a bit longer personally 🤞🏼🤞🏼

Morning guys. After a little advice please. So today is CD10 for me. I’ve never used ovulation sticks before so using the clear blue ovulation advanced digital.

We DTD this morning as missed out on CD8 due to a silly silly argument! (Putting it down to lockdown stress!)
Now I’m confused as to when to test with ovulation stick. The test says to use the first urine sample of the day but I’m sure I’ve heard others on the thread said it should be in the afternoon? Please could anyone advice when I should use it?

Hi @Positivetime
If you're using clear blue I would do it with fmu. I would start testing tomorrow if I were you. Good luck!!! ✨✨

There seems to be quite a variation between peoples CD and DPO! @Positetime I think it depends on the test you use, the clear blue advanced digital say to use the first urine after your longest sleep (someone correct me if I am wrong)

Ah yes you’re both correct. Will start from tomorrow then. Thank you x

Morning ladies :)

Am starting to think maybe I didn't ovulate this month. Temp still hasn't risen but I did get EWCM and LH surge on my OPKs so remain hopeful that my temp rise is just a late one.

@babyG123 thanks! It's my first cycle so still unsure about when to test still... seems like such a long time to wait! Highly impatient.

Don't feel pregnant whatsoever haha (if that's even a thing?!) so trying not to get my hopes up at all. If AF hasn't arrived/ haven't had a BBT drop by Sunday (I always get a mega drop on the day she arrives) then I will test then at 13DPO.

@AlternativeOpinion1 it looks from your chart like your temp is gradually rising though - I don't think you should count ovulation out at all! esp given LH surge and EWCM! Probably just a late/slowish temp rise :)

Thanks Lavender! Here's hoping. This TWW is crazy, trying my best to be sensible and eat well, exercise and ignore it but it's tricky haha

@Adrianoska I think the LH surge can be very short so you would expect a negative opk today.

@Minster2012 that's really frustrating. Hope you can get a grip on your cycle soon.

It is taking so long for ovulation to come around!! Stupid lockdown- time is moving twice as slowly!

@Newbie0818 if you had fertile cm I would guess that was ovulation. Wait and see if AF turns up ~14days later or not!

@Adrianoska I think it's best if it goes down the next day, otherwise it would be harder to pinpoint ovulation if the peak was long.

Mine goes straight down the next day too.

CD8 today and femometer has told me to start testing so I've finally got something a bit productive to do! OD expected on the 30th, let's see if that's true!

I’ve been looking back over my Flo app for this month. Going by cm and minor cramps, I THINK I may have ovulated on the 14th. So I MAY be 10 dpo today. I had af style cramps all day yesterday, but they’ve gone now and no af :/

@localbunny if it helps I had 0 symptoms through my whole pregnancy with ds1 didn't find out until 7/8 weeks pregnant as he was a surprise baby 🥰 fingers crossed I'm very inpatient lol

Hi ladies.
@wannabe123 I feel your pain with the long cycles, I'm the same. It's so frustrating that is so long between being able to try again.
@Positivetime gosh I'm the same. That's so good to hear I'm not alone. I used to get ovulation pain every cycle but nothing the last few months which has me worrying I'm not ovulating either...
@newbie0818 ohhh cramps at 10dpo is a positive sign 🤞🏻 for you