May Bus

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Hey All

Welcome to the May Bus!

This is our second month of trying.

Good luck to everyone.

@Ltay2 Good luck for testing tomorrow, I think I'm gonna too 🤞🏻

@KateColx I'm obsessed with looking at other peoples test pictures 😂

@RiverRoo Good luck for testing again, I hope your line gets darker 🤞🏻 you probably have just ovulated late, when is your AF due?

@Adrianoska So sorry to hear about your MC 💔 Really hope u get your BFP 🙏🏼 I think we all get obsessed with symptom spotting! I really dont think this month is my month but it's only our first TTC so I'm ok if it isnt, gonna test tomorrow which will be 6 days early dont even know why I am I think I'm gonna be obsessed with POAS 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

😘@KRK05 Good luck to you!

I am getting worried... On one hand I feel like I am certainly not pregnant and on the other hand I have some symptoms (tender breasts, cramps in my tummy, white creamy cm etc) but those could be all "in my head"... It happened before 😔

Really want to test but I know its too early...

Xx

@Adrianoska All your symptoms sounds promising 🙏🏼 When is your AF due? Do u plan on testing early? Ive not had any symptoms out of the ordinary that I dont get every month anyway so I'm really not hopeful. I've not tracked ovulation either so I'm definitely gonna next cycle. Will call our first cycle TTC a practice run 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

Anyone experiencing any symptoms? I'm now 9dpo and having a few! On 7dpo, I had abdominal cramps, not like AF cramps but almost like an upset tummy without any of the other symptoms of an upset tummy! It also spread into my thighs and made my thigh muscles cramp/feel a bit weak!

My only other symptom is sore boobs but I get these before AF anyway! The only difference is they're more sensitive in my nipples this time. Oh, and a weird one, my nipples keep going blue/purple!!!! Not on the areola, just right on the nipple! So strange and probably TMI so sorry!

Any of you ladies getting any strange symptoms?

@Ltay2 well if it's your first pregnancy test I hope you get your positive straight away, although like you say if it is showing as negative then you could definitely be too early and worth testing again on Monday 🤞

@RiverRoo what cycle day are you? And how long are your normal cycles? Hoping that you see a darker line on that test soon x

@Adrianoska sorry for your loss, I also had a MC, mine was in March and understand the desire to want to try afterwards even though we weren't trying before. Fingers crossed this is lucky cycle number 5 for you, are you planning on testing this weekend?

@SarahTTCx sick as a dog. Have felt sick the last 6 days now 8dpo
Haven't physically been sick and didn't want to symptom spot but waking like this is aged not to!!! Fine 2pm onwards

@Adrianoska Hello 👋🏼 I find it nice being on both buses!

@SarahTTCx This is now my third day of cramps but I think they are just early AF cramps. No other symptoms to note, my nipple changes I feel are normal and can't really compare as I haven't checked in so much detail before!

For the first time in what feels like forever I haven't not needed a wee in the night so I've got a big store ready for my test 🤣

Hi Ladies can I join please?
Been try since feb 2017. Got my cycles back regularly since November!
TTC baby 1 - hubby and I late 20's.
Gonna keep going till the end of the year then think about alternatives. Hospital have said I will need IVF but weight is too high for NHS :(

BFN for test this morning although not lost hope just yet as it's still too early to test. Will test again Tuesday. 🤞🏼

@Pinkroseuk Sending lots of baby dust to you 💕 and welcome!

@babyG123 oh that doesn't sound fun! Fingers crossed for you that it's a symptom!!! I've felt a little nauseas when I first wake up and it doesn't go away until I eat which I don't usually get but it doesn't feel like enough to be a symptom!

It's so hard not to symptom spot isn't it, I promise myself every month that I won't but our bodies like to test us clearly!

@Ltay2 do you usually get early cramps or is it a bit earlier than usual?

I usually only cramp the day or 2 before AF comes, it's usually how I know it's about to happen! Honestly, I was having cramps similar to AF from about 3dpo and was really worried it was gonna be a messed up month with a really early AF but that hasn't happened. I know 3dpo is too early for symptoms as implantation hasn't even occurred so i'm not sure what was going on there!

@SarahTTCx I do usually get cramps before but I don't think they are usually so constant or quite this early. I definitely get AF cramps a few days before but they usually come in waves and don't last that long. These cramps have been constant and equal in intensity now for 3 days although I don't normally analyse my AF cramps quite so much so don't know for sure.

@KRK05 good luck with the test this morning ✨ let us know how you get on x

@Ltay2 sometimes it just does you good to get it out of your system. Fingers crossed for next week 🤞🏻 x

@Adrianoska welcome ☺️ your symptoms do sound promising!! But I know what you mean about symptom spotting, I've been doing it all week 🙈 when do you plan on testing? X

@SarahTTCx iI'm 10DPO now. 7DPO I had really light spotting throughout the day, but only when wiping (TMI). The same day I started having like dull cramps lower down in my stomach, feels like you've explained, kind of like a light period pain. I was also getting pains in my legs Thursday night, I couldn't get comfortable. The stomach pains have been on and off consistent since. Trying not to get my hopes up, this is only my second cycle so I might just be noticing symptoms that have always been there. I've seen a lot of people on other threads say about sensitive nipples, so could be a good sign! X

I've also woken up today with a really sore/swollen throat - not what I need!

@KateColx that sounds so similar to me at the moment with the consistently on and off cramping in my lower abdomen! Fingers crossed for you that this is your month!! X

@SarahTTCx thank you, fingers crossed for you too!! When is your AF due? Are you planning to test early? X

I think I will test tomorrow (10dpo)? But all my symptoms have gone now and I want to cry. 😔

@Adrianoska Good luck for testing if you do tomorrow, don't worry about symptoms as they aren't always a reliable indicator! 💕

Hi ladies,

CD14 for me and still getting static smiley's. I'm not particularly concerned, my cycles have been a bit all over since my MC and the last two have both been 33 days. My Flo app is predicting ovulation on CD20 but I've had flashy smileys for 4 days now so maybe it'll be a bit sooner. Anyone who uses CB digital OPKs have you noticed when you eject the test strip there's the two lines you'd get on a normal non digital OPK? I assume the first line is the test line and the second is the control? I only ask as I can see what I think is the test line is definitely getting darker day by day and I'm wondering if they basically work the same way as a normal test so when the test line is as dark or darker than the control line you'd get your static smiley?

@Ltay2 sorry you got a BFN but like you say it's probably just too early. I got two BFNs in the week leading up to MY BFP as I was just testing too early. I think it was 11 DPO I got my BFP so I'm determined not to test before then this time as it's just disappointing. Do you know when you ovulated from an OPK or are you just estimating?

@SmileyT haha! I sometimes think I even write with a Geordie accent. I've genuinely written aye before and had to go back and change it to yes 😂. Buzzing you got your static! Get on it lass! (And please do say that to yourself in a Georgie accent 😂)

Hope everyone's having a good weekend!

Well my test was a BFN this morning ladies but I did honestly expect that I've just had this feeling that this isnt my month & I had bad cramps last night like AF is away to come very soon 🤦🏼‍♀️ I wont test again because there was no sign of a second line & I actually trust First Response for picking up early! Just want AF to arrive so I can move onto cycle #2, got to stay positive 🙏🏼

Good luck for all u ladies with testing coming up though, fingers crossed for lots of BFP in this thread 🤞🏻💜

@KRK05 Sorry for your BFN 😞 how many dpo are you now?

@Ltay2 Sorry for yours too, really hope u get a BFP on Tuesday when u next test 🤞🏻 I honestly dont know cause I was under the impression I was gonna be really chill & not track ovulation 🙄 so I dont even know when I ovulated, can only go by what my apps predicted but that's no guarantee. I will definitely track ovulation next cycle though, what OPKs do u use?

@KRK05 Ahh sorry about your BFN. Even when it's your first try it's super disappointing. I swear growing up they tell girls if you look at a boy wrong you'll end up pregnant. I get it's to try and ensure we prevent but I also think it gives us the impression that when we want a baby it'll happen immediately and that's just not the reality. I just assumed I'd get pregnant as soon as I stopped my pill last time so when it didn't happen month 1 I immediately assumed there was something wrong.

I'd say definitely track your ovulation next time as the apps can be way off, especially if you've not had a few cycles under your belt. I use the clear blue OPK and got pregnant on the second month of using those last time and 1st month doing SMEP.

Try not to be disheartened. Look at this as a practice round where you got the info you need to give you a better chance next time 😊

@KRK05 Ah ok, my apps are conflicting one says I am 9DPO and one 10DPO but I am more inclined to believe the 9 as I've been using it a lot longer and it has more data. Plus I had EWCM that day so I think that's right 🤷🏼‍♀️ either way I think I'm covered with the DTD days. I use the very basic One Step OPKs they are really cheap so I can test multiple times a day when getting close and don't have to worry about cost.

@KateColx thanks! My AF is due on the 6th/7th May so not much longer! I'm going to try and hold off this month and just test if i'm late as i've honestly wasted so much money testing early just to get a BFN! How about you?