May Bus

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Hey All

Welcome to the May Bus!

This is our second month of trying.

Good luck to everyone.

@KRK05 I've just spent £28 on supplements today that I would have to stop taking when pregnant. AF is definitely on the way I feel but if for some reason it ends up being a miracle false alarm then thats £28 down the drain 🙈

@Ltay2 I'm not gonna lie I'm so chuffed with my chart this month. I'm a loser and set an alarm for 5.45 every morning to make sure it's consistent as last month I couldn't tell a thing from it. Thermometer is on my bedside table so just shove it in then when it beeps, read the temp and try and go back to sleep 😴 I promise you if you get your BFP you won't care about the £28.

@KRK05 the app I took a pic of is femometer, but I also use; clue, fertility friend, ovia, flo, CB app and track on my Fitbit app 😂 I keep thinking I'll condense them down but passes some time filling them all out 🙈 and it's interesting to see how they all analyse the same data. If I'm still doing this in 6 months I'm sure I'll get bored of it all x

@SmileyT I think my OH would murder me if I set an alarm so early when he's still getting up for work 😂 I generally do wake up around 5-5.30 most mornings but my problem is that I've probably woken up before at 3am or so to have a wee 🙈

As AF is well on her way for me and I have no alcohol in the house, I am now sat here eating a bowl of cereal watching The Rugrats Movie... it's like I'm 8 again 😂

@KRK05 haha you are going to be fully prepared and ready to go!! I'm going to have a little look online at the CB tests now, I think I'm going to stick to CB to begin with 😂 although I say this now, if AF shows up I'll be ordering it alllll.

Weird when I spend half my night looking at ovulation testing and the other at nurseries on Pinterest 😂🤞🏻 x

@KateColx I loooove looking at nurseries on Pinterest ☺️ been looking way before we started TTC 🙈

@Ltay2 our local does alcohol deliveries. Have a search around and enjoy xx

@BabyG123 I will definitely be getting some once AF is in full flow!

@Ltay2 well OH works shifts so when he is working he either gets up at 5.30am or gets home at 7.30am and tbf because he works nights he can sleep through a tornado 🤣 but yeah it does say you need at least 3hrs unbroken sleep so can see how that's a nightmare for you. Also love you are watching the Rugrats movie, I'm sad you don't have ice cream or wine to go with it, definitely get some in for tomorrow 🍷

@KateColx I am well & truly prepared for next cycle & all being delivered this week so just in time 😂 quite excited to know what's going on in my cycle & not have a 4 week wait like just did & just the proper TWW, will need to find something to do in my next TWW though I couldn't do what I just done its dragged & not even over yet 🤦🏼‍♀️ I love looking at nursery stuff too, I have majority of the big stuff picked out already 🙈

@Ltay2 My local delivers alcohol too! But I have Gin waiting ready for AF, that a hot bubble bath & a face mask to treat myself 😜

@SmileyT Well yeah who am I kidding il probably use them all too 😂 I'm gonna set an alarm for my BBT too cause with lockdown I just get up when my son does so most days are a lie in tbh, more or less been a lazy slob 🙌🏼

Well ladies, i'm pretty sure this is AF arriving this morning and I cried! I'm feeling so emotional this month as I had so many symptoms and had convinced myself this was the month! I'm a day late, and I even woke up this morning feeling really nauseous with no AF so got myself all excited thinking I would get up and take another test, but when i've gone to the toilet i'm pretty sure she's rearing her ugly head. I just feel so deflated!

@SarahTTCx If you are in full flow treat yourself to some choc or wine today and just take it easy. I know it's going to be hard but I'm adamant I won't be symptom spotting because our bodies are cruel having the same symptoms for pre-AF and early pg and when ttc we are more in tune with our bodies and notice everything 😩 sending you loads of virtual hugs, when my period arrived last month I cried in bed all day, I think it's normal xx

@SmileyT thanks, i've just sent OH out for the shop a day early just so he can get me some wine and chocolate as AF is definitely in full swing now! I've taken the afternoon off work because i've been so stressed with working from home and the way my boss has been treating me I don't think it's been helping. Instead, i'm going to help OH build the chair and planter he's building as his lockdown project in the sun with some wine and take my mind off everything! Just want AF over with now and back to trying! X

@SarahTTCx So sorry AF arrived lovely & a day late too 😔 Wine, chocolate & a day in the sun sounds good, be kind to yourself & lots of baby dust for next cycle 💕

@SarahTTCx AHH sorry to hear AF has arrived. This is cycle 1 for me this time but I remember the disappointment and it's awful. Sounds like you have a lovely day ahead with DP so enjoy and take it easy.

I got my antibiotics yesterday so no longer feel like I might die which is always a win! I'm 2DPO and it's already dragging 😂. I keep breaking it down into blocks so today I thought well I've only got work tomorrow then I have a nice long weekend off with the BH. I'm going to try and stay busy and get some housework done and take the dog on some nice long walks. Then I thought once the weekend is over I only have to work the normal Monday-Friday and then I'll test on the Saturday. That'll be 12 DPO and I got my BFP 11DPO last time. I actually have 3 FRERs and a clear blue digital left from my previous pregnancy so I can chance an early one I think!

How's everyone else doing?

@Noble89 Great the antibiotics are helping, it never takes them long! Your planning for staying busy is exactly what I'm doing for next cycle, gonna plan things In little blocks to keep my mind off the TWW (hope it works) 😂 I hope next Saturday comes around fast for u & that u get your BFP 🤞🏻 I wonder how much everybody spends on tests a month 🤭

@SarahTTCx oh no I'm so sorry that AF has arrived 😔 and a day late is so mean! It's so hard not to symptom spot and get our hopes up, so it's completely understandable to be sad. Like everyone else has said, take some you time! Wine, chocolate, Netflix and chill 💛 it'll be time to try again before you know it, lots of baby dust for then ✨💛

@Noble89 glad you're feeling better! No one wants death feels on a bank holiday 😂 that's a good way to look at it! This has only been my first proper TWW and it's been awful haha, o might start a new hobby for next month 😂

@KRK05 month one and I dread to think how much I've spent on flipping FRER 😂🙈 just patiently waiting for today's amazon delivery 😂👀

All signs of anything at all seem to have disappeared for me, which I'm just trying to see as a positive of no AF signs yet! Although I don't think I get anything until the first day really so. Two days left to wait 😩 x

@SarahTTCx that sounds like a fab plan for the day, once it all over you'll be back to the exciting big of planning for next month xx

@KateColx not long to go now until you know for sure, don't count yourself out until AF arrives, Hope is what will get us through this ttc lark 🤞

@Noble89 glad you are feeling better lovely ❤️

4dpo...14 sleeps until I will be testing/ I get to start a new cycle. I'm not feeling confident for this month but also feeling like I'm all set up for a successful June 🙌🏾

@KateColx My delivery of FRER comes today too 👀😂 but I'm not gonna test again cause I had CB in the house from the previous pack I bought & was negative this morning day before AF due so I dont hold out much hope 🤦🏼‍♀️ I have no signs of AF now but I have a feeling I'm gonna be late, my AF came 9th April right after I got the all clear from hospital that my hcg levels were 0 so maybe il have a long cycle this month (just from more I've been reading up on for after Ectopic Pregnancy) are u gonna test today or wait? X

@KRK05 thank you and fingers crossed!

Oh I spent a fortune TTC last time round. By the time you buy supplements and OPKS and tests you can easily blow the best part of £100 a month. I've been much better this time round though and won't go wild with testing way too early.

@KateColx definitely see if you can come up with something to pass the time. And I'd say avoid ordering tests till after you've ovulated and stick to ordering 2 at a time to deter early testing. Either that or buy a couple of FRERs and then some internet cheapies to waste.

@SmileyT thank you! Are you waiting until you're late to test or do you have a long luteal phase?

Hey everyone,
I was going start a new thread but this looks like where I need to be :-)
I'll just dump my panic below before I jump on the May bus!!!

We are TTC baby number 2. My DS is 21 months. I came off my pill in January . We conceived DS in the first month with a vague recognition of when ovulation might be so I feel a bit at sea.

Since stopping my pill (Cerelle) I have had cycles of 36, 15,23 and this cycle 25 days.

The last period I had finally felt like a real period so we tried SMEP this month. I ovulated (well got smiley) around day 13/14 and we DTD as suggested. I'm 10dpo today and have started bleeding (2 days earlier than app predicted).

I'm not so concerned that I didn't fall pregnant this month - I know that would be extremely lucky. But I am a little worried about my cycle - my luteal phase appears to be 10 days which I'm pretty sure isn't long enough?

I think I probably just need someone to tell me to calm down and see what my cycles do. I'm 37 and so don't feel like I have that much time (again irrational I'm sure) and I'm so desperate for another... The DH has got excited about it too now :-( My gut is that my cycles are probably regulating and this was longer than the last.

Please feel free to patronise me ;-) and tell me to calm down. This Baby stuff turns people crazy doesn't it?

Well, there is my offload! Looking forward to some BFPs!

@SmileyT thank you! ☺️ trying not to lose hope just yet x

@KRK05 good old Amazon 🤣 aw no sorry about the negative this morning, but no sign of AF means still hope 🤞🏻 Oh really? Maybe it might be a little late, but I haven't lose hope for you yet 😂☺️ id like to say I'll wait but I won't will I haha. I ordered some of the cheapy strip tests this time rather than FRER so I don't feel so bad about testing a few times haha. I'll let you know how I get on x

@Noble89 yeah good shout on the cheaper ones, I've gone for a cheaper set this time and wishing I'd done that rather than starting with the FRER 🙈

@KateColx I know love amazon but at the same time why they so quick it's not good for the temptation 😂 mines have arrived but I have put them away, might ask OH to hide them cause I took that test this morning cause I knew it was there so it was like a 'awk why not POAS 🤷🏼‍♀️' even though I'd knew it would be negative so was complete waste of 3 tests!

I'm still holding out hope for u though that u get your BFP 🤞🏻 Try to hold off until Friday, although who am I to talk 🤭

@Excitablemuch welcome! ☺️

I must admit I'm very new to all of this too! So not too sure how much help I can be.

I do think it sounds like your cycles are just readjusting after stopping the pill, and they look like they're getting there from what you've said has happened over the past few months. I wouldn't worry about a short luteal phase just yet, as it could definitely get a little longer as your cycles adjust :)

Sorry I can't be of more help, but rest assured we've all had our crazy moments on here so you're in a good thread ☺️ x

@Excitablemuch welcome! You're definitely in the right place to offload. We're all going a little crazy too and I just don't think anyone not TTC and our partners get how all consuming it is when it's your body you're waiting for or constantly analysing.

I really wouldn't worry about having a short LP. Your cycles seem to have been all over the place so it definitely seems like you just need to let them settle down rather than anything being wrong.

Also, have you tested at all? Just the bleeding could be AF early or could be implantation bleeding so you never know until you either test or AF shows up properly.

@KateColx definitely a good idea to go for the cheapies. Like I say I've got a few left from last time and I e told myself once those are gone I'm only allowed to buy one two pack of FRER per cycle and I'll buy some internet cheapies to help my urge to pee on a stick every day 😂