Toot toot May Bus

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

So today is CD19 and it feels like AF is here - and if it is, it started on CD18

I'm so confused.

CD17 I had really really bad pain in left side. Felt more extreme than ovulation. Took an OPK. Positive. So DTD. I'd had very very slight spotting / just brown clots about twice that day.

CD18 - lots of brown blood when wiping.

CD19/today - more brown blood and very slight red when wiping. Hardly notice the red.

Quite extreme pain for 3 days which I never get with ovulation.

I didn't even think it would be possible to have such a short cycle really. Trying to convince myself it's ovulation bleeding (which apparently 3% of women get) but doesn't seem likely.

On the other hand it could be PCOS related albeit I have never had any symptoms other that long cycles/weight/hair.

Other thing is my AF never starts with brown spotting. So given that should be older blood, I wonder where it's from.

Hope others are having slightly more success at this TTC malarkey than I am!

@Juno231 according to the flo app I am due to ovulate on Sunday, according to my Fitbit app I am due to ovulate Tuesday - I’ve been using flo since my cycle returned last year so I’d be more inclined to trust that, I know everyone’s cycle is different and everyone’s person cycle varies but possibly you could be having a longer cycle this month?

@ApplePie86 I wish I could be of more help to you, our bodies like to keep it guessing it seems!

@ApplePie86 I am so sorry to hear you're feeling frustrated. As @Coronababy said I think our bodies definitely like to play keep us on our toes! Keep us posted though.

@Skyla01 thanks! Me neither!

@babyG123 that’s amazing! 🤰🏾

Thanks for the information @GemmaMay3291 I’ll check it out and maybe consider that if my body’s still playing games on me.

I feel super anxious all of a sudden! Went for a walk just now and just can’t seem to chill out. Got butterflies in my stomach too 🦋 I really said I wouldn’t get my hopes up as I’m not even meant to be trying this cycle!! Bloody OPK and it’s mind tricks!

@Newbie0818 😔 I am also very anxious at the moment. Really one might call me a pain in the a.... I have been so needy and annoying! And can't relax at all.

@coronababy - ahh 2ww buddies hopefully! The homeopath was blummin lovely. She's a doula too! We are going to try and work on my cycle and hormones being more stable and she is sending out some remedies after 1.5 hours of questions!! I'll let you know what she sent when they arrive. She agrees with the calc fluor during the 2ww to support implantation. I got mine from Amazon!

@plantgirl4 @Demi24 - welcome to the best bus in town, ladies! 🚌💜

@RobinRose - sorry girl 😢 be kind to yourself, have a glass of wine and a hot bath!

@juno231 - some people are just so lucky! My goddaughter was concieved from a condom fault! From your LH tests, what day do you usually ovulate? I'm not til about CD 16-18 so don't peak until nearer then. Also, how do you get them all to come up one under the other on Femometer???

@mrsemilyb I was expecting a peak today for ovulation on CD13. Click log and then where it says LH test there's a little icon that looks like a square with two lh tests within it!

@ApplePie86 how long have you been TTC? Do you know your cycles well? How long are they usually? It could be just a weird cycle. I have just had an AF 11 days after another but that was the 2nd one after a miscarriage but the 1st was 28 days. I spoke to the nurse on early pregnancy unit & she said it happens often & hormones are weird so I guess I could happen at other times. Or it could be implantation spotting if it’s implanted in an area of bruising maybe. But try not to worry it could be good. When would AF be due?

@juno231 ah got it! This is mine - very nondescript thus far. Have you started any new supplements? Apparently they can elongate your cycle!

@mrsemilyb wow I never get that many highs! That's a good looking list!

It’s hard isnt it @Adrianoska. I’m trying to not mention it to hubby as I want to surprise him with a positive test. I’ve made a treasure hunt filled with little clues leading to it to put around the house when the day finally comes! I really hope we can both relax soon ✨

I was hoping to join the may bus as I has last month off! But it looks like it'll be the June bus now for me. My AF has gone AWOL! Currently CD 37. (Usually have 26/27 day cycles). I do keep dipping in though.

@paintfairy It sounds like we're in the same situation...I'm usually around 27 days... currently day 31 no AF. Was hopeful but got a negative test this morning...so now just in a sort of limbo!

@Marshmallow123 I did a test too, just in case. But BFN. No idea what's going on. But its annoying as I want to crack on!

@paintfairy it's so frustrating isn't it! It's put me in a really weird mood all day today too...I'm going to try and wait a week then if still no AF do another test just in case!

@juno231 - I think it's a bit of a non-list 😂 they're all still negative, and not really getting higher yet. I only really started using Femometer coming up to ovulation day last month, before I'd just test and not record - but I did catch my peak (for the first time ever). I've attached it. This was only over the space of 24 hours! It dropped off soooo quick.

What sort of time are you testing? That can make a massive difference. Mine is always better if I test at 4 or 5 pm rather than midday or 8pm. I also test more frequently coming up to predicted OD - your peak window can apparently be detectable for as little as 4 hours!! So easy to miss! It definitely doesn't mean you're not going to ovulate yet!

@paintfairy @Marshmallow123 my cycle went AWOL 2 cycles ago!! Weird!! I'm wondering whether the stressful global climate has something to do with it. I ended up with a 47 day cycle! Madness

@MrsEmilyB its weird as I've never had it before. Hopefully it won't be too much longer! It does seem strange women today have so many issues. Makes you wonder.....

@Marshmallow123 yes I'll do the same. Just keep waiting I guess!

@mrsemilyb yeah mine is best around 3-5pm as well. This is what mine looked like last cycle - it felt pretty textbook!

@MrsEmilyB gosh 47 days! Thanks for sharing though, makes me feel a little less like I'm going mad! Lockdown is not helping...far too much time to over-think and over-Google!

@mrsemilyb @CoronaBaby actually looking at my notes for cycle 2 where I never got a peak - I'd say now it looks like I ovulated on CD16 so maybe it's the same again this time. Poor OH is gonna wanna jump out the window with all this BD! 😂

@paintfairy - you've reminded me! The homeopath gave me just two "rules". She was like "yep, eating healthy is great, cutting down vices is great, but I have two things I NEED you to follow if you're trying to get pregnant. Do not eat soy containing products. Do not eat or drink out of plastic, especially if it is going in the microwave or dishwasher". Apparently the plastic that leaches out mimics oestrogen and are called "phytoestrogens". And then when I think how much soy and plastic are in our lives I sort of think, no wonder!! That and the amount of stress in modern life.

@juno231 - ooh yes, lovely peak! CD 11-13 is pretty early to ovulate, so CD 16 ish would be perfect!! Makes sure your eggs aren't undercooked 😘 as soon as your line starts to get darker I'd scale up to testing twice a day, 4 hours apart, incase it's a cycle with a super short peak. My peak of 200 dropped to 23 in 2 hours last cycle!!

@Marshmallow123 - honestly, my cycle was between 31-33 days for MONTHS, started trying for a baby and BOOM - mother nature decides its time for a cycle reshuffle 😂😭

On an aside, our baby making holiday at the end of next month was cancelled today 😭 bloody coronavirus!

@MrsEmilyB lord, we always freeze stuff in Tupperware type containers. Doesn't sound great. I have been taking solgar ubiquinol this month coincidentally. Which I've realised has soya in it. So I have wondered if it's that. Or something else I've taken maybe. But I've stopped taking it! I've ordered a different kind that's not got it in! 🙄

@paintfairy - I literally cringed when she said it! I've been so good with my eating for the last 4 weeks, but I cheated on my very short lunch today and stuffed a microwave meal in 😂 in plastic obviously! Haha. What's solgar ubiquinol? She's told me all of the supps I'm already on is what she would have recommended from a supplement point of view, so I feel reassured by that.