May Bus

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Hey All

Welcome to the May Bus!

This is our second month of trying.

Good luck to everyone.

@Noble89 I think I’m most frustrated about not really knowing if I’ve got my dates right as had Mirena coil removed, then instantly had a period, so I may not have given my body chance to regulate yet. So I’m waiting for either a BFP or AF. That’s why I’m trying to hold out until 14dpo (if my dates are right) but am expecting AF if I am honest.

Good luck with your later tests when you get there 😁

@ Noble89 I’m using the premom app and the easy@home OPK which are suppose to work together. They did say that as it’s my first month testing the app wouldn’t identify a peak. I’ve put the peak in on the 5th where it was my highest day and the CB test had a lil smiley face on. They said to test all the way through my cycle to see what’s normal for me but I got a second CB smiley yesterday 🤷🏽‍♀️ And the easy@home was higher than the first. AF should be due today going on last month. I’m thinking of writing this month off and start fresh next month😞

@J0DI3 did you use OPKs to confirm ovulation or are you just using an app to estimate?

My OH came downstairs earlier and said 'you list have been having loads of weird dreams last night, you were tossing and turning and mumbling in your sleep and you never do that'

Didn't have the heart to tell him I was dreaming about testing 😂

@Noble89 no I haven’t been using them as I didn’t really know all about OPKs then so just used the Glow app. I actually thought it was easy to get pregnant 😂

Maybe if AF shows up then I should try the OPKs next time!

Ok so I caved and ordered frer on amazon. They arrive Friday and I'm due on Sunday, so will test Saturday morning! I'm not expecting a positive tbh as been having my usual coming on symptoms but you never know...plus I had a really vivid dream I was pregnant with triplets and had a male midwife deliver them in my parents house lol!

@J0DI3 I'd 100% say use OPKs last month. The apps basically just give you dates based on an average person to begin with. The more accurate information you can give it by using OPKs and recording your period etc the more accurate it will be the longer you use it. If you use OPKs for 3 months and they show you ovulated CD 14/15 like clockwork then you know you can probably stop using them as you're regular and know when your fertile window is with a good deal of certainty. Likewise of your ovulation is on different days each month you know to keep using OPKs as your cycles aren't reliable.

@notyetamumbuttrying I'm having super vivid dreams too! Fingers crossed for you 😊

@Noble89 don't beat yourself up for testing but DO use the logical side of your brain that says it's way too early to have an answer on a hpt, will you test again in 2 days? How you feeling today?

@DKDK123 totally reasonable to be pissed, I'd 100% wake him up. I'm a psycho and get mine involved in every temp check, lh test, twinge etc so I don't even have to say how important it is he is just as aware as I am. In my head this is a joint journey and he is my partner in crime so he better be by my side for every part of it 🤷🏾‍♀️

@Dreaming101 yeah if you had your peak on the 5th then AF isn't due until earliest 16th but more likely the 19th/20th. If you are using the CB connected once you get your static smily face you can't keep using it throughout the same cycle as it detects oestrogen and you have a second surge of that about 7 days post ovulation. The cheap strips only detect lh so can be used all the way through... the thing to remember when tracking is that your previous cycle lengths don't determine the next cycle, your AF due date should be based on peak lh/ CB test plus 10-14 days 🙂 id suggest doing a test around the 17th as that will make you 11dpo, hopefully you get lucky this month and don't need to worry about all this stuff in the future. What app are you using?

@notyetamumbuttrying that dream really made me laugh, hoping it's a good sign I've been falling dead asleep with no dreams at all which is very unusual.

My femometer app told me I had an implantation dip at 8dpo talk about building me up for a fall 😂😂😂

@ SmileyT wow I’m so glad I’ve come across this thread and you!! You’re helping me so much already 😭 I’m using the premom app. I feel I may just use the clear blue tests not the cheap daily ones🙈 what do you recommend?

@Noble89 thank you for the advice! Is there a particular brand which is better to use?

@Noble89 thank you, you too!
@SmileyT I think Kim K showed up at one point too, it was so crazy lol!
I don't currently do my temperature, wondering if I should start. Do you rate that app? And also don't rule yourself out until AF shows! Although saying that, I feel like I'm coming on for sure (not been pg before tho) so who knows?! Meh, hate this

@SmileyT I know, I did that stupid thing where I was like 'if I'm pregnant I'll see the slightest shadow' but there was sweet FA. Test is blindingly white. I definitely will hold out. I have 4 tests left so will do 10, 12, 14 and 16 DPO. I'm tired actually, last couple of days I've fallen asleep early and slept late. Usually I sleep from like 11 or 12 and I'm awake and ready for the day between 6 and 7. The last few days I've been asleep by 10/10:30 and have slept in till 9ish which is very unlike me. I'm trying not to read into it but fatigue was my number one pregnancy symptom last time. It could be nothing though so I'm not getting my hopes up. How are you holding up?

@J0DI3 my recommendation would be the clear blue digital OPKs. They're definitely not the cheapest but they're 100% clear. You get a blank circle when you're not in your fertile window, that will change to a flashing smiley when you're in your fertile window but have not yet ovulated and a static smiley when your LH surge is detected meaning you'll ovulate somewhere between 12 and 48 hours later. I've never used the cheap strip OPKs as I see loads of posts of people asking for advice on if the test is showing peak or not so they don't seem to give as clear cut an answer as clear blue. I've told myself I'll use CB for 3 months, if my ovulation is shown to be pretty consistent over those 3 months I'll switch to cheapies to save money as I'll know roughly when I'm ovulating anyway. I'd also say once you get a flashing smiley test twice per day, the LH surge can be just a few hours so only testing once on a 24 hour period can lead to missing it! I test morning and night from getting my flashing smiley.

Hi @notyetamumbuttrying I had a good giggle at your dream. I’m glad someone else has crazy dreams, they seem so realistic don’t they.

I’ve been using FLO app as my cycle is regular and I would recommend this. I do monitor my cervical micas myself too and change it on the app accordingly. I’m getting all these symptoms too but it’s only my first time TTC so I’m trying not to get my hopes up. I’m hoping to test on Thursday when I’m 11dpo xx

@Kodasmom ha I'm glad I'm making ppl laugh. My husband just looked at me like I needed psychiatric help lol!
I use the Flo app too, I really rate it. Best of luck, be great if you fell first cycle. I'm cycle 8 now and it's not a fun road...I've learnt loads about fertility on the plus side though lol!

Afternoon Ladies, I read through all the messages I missed and was going to tag each of you but thats effort and I have no energy right now, since yesterday afternoon I have felt horrible 🤦‍♀️ I dont know if I'm coming down with something or its to do with being pregnant?! I feel its too early for symptoms?!

I'm sorry for all those who have had AF rear her ugly head and any BFPs I missed congrats!

For those still waiting, I feel you! Its the longest wait ever, especially atm with the lockdown!

@Dreaming101 I have to say I had a MC in March so this is only my first full month trying but I've learnt so much on these forums and to be honest I needed the distraction by throwing my head into something else so glad I can help other people out. First few days I was googling every bloody acronym. I have 6 apps but premom isn't actually one of them 🙈 but what I do is the cheap strips every afternoon just to get a general understanding of what my lh does during the month and then CB from CD7 until it reaches static smily then stop using it for the cycle 😊

@notyetamumbuttrying haha Kim K 😂😂😂 surprised it wasn't Kourtney pulling babies out 😂 tbh I think all the apps are similar, apart from clue that one is shit. I'm keeping a very open mind, I'm due on Sunday I reckon so we shall see, I never really get pre-AF symptoms so I'll just wait for it to turn up or not x

@Noble89 fatigue was probably what I noticed aswell after I confirmed it, I've been kinda pissed off with my body not really being tired but I don't know because I was still doing 15hr days when I was first pg so I couldn't have been that tired. The only thing I'm noticing is I'm super distracted, can't focus at all, but that could be unrelated to pregnancy tbh 🤷🏾‍♀️ are you doing FRER? Hopefully you only need one more test xx

@SmileyT omg yes clue is shit isn't it! I was using that to start and kept missing ovulation as wasn't doing sticks yet.
I'm also due on Sunday, eek!! Best of luck to us!🍀

Another vote for Flo app here. And yet further confirmation that clue is the pits and should be avoided. I'd happily have just used Flo if it wasn't for my cycles being a bit whacky after my MC as it was spot on for me last time I was TTC. I'll use OPKs for 3 months and if my cycles level out and go back to being predictable I'll probably just use Flo after that and maybe cheap OPKs.

@EllieJai44 are you poorly or just tired and run down? Honestly that was my number one early PG symptom last time. From the day my AF was due till my MC I was just sooooo tired. We were on holiday when I found out and I napped most of the holiday away and when we got home I was getting in from work, having my tea and going straight to bed 😂

@SmileyT the early pregnancy fatigue is killer like and I'm not looking forward to it next time! I'm with you, so distracted. Frankly all I have is babies on the brain and no real interest in anything else. Yeah FRER for me. Got 2 left so will do one 10DPO and one 12DPO then I have a double pack of clear blue. One normal and one digital with the weeks. Obviously I'll wait for a clear BFP before using the digital as they're expensive suckers.

@notyetamumbuttrying I'm due Monday. When you testing?

@Noble89 I'm due Sunday and waiting on some FRER to come on Friday so prob sat morning or if I'm feeling good not test until I miss AF. I know I'll come on, on Sunday as I'm always exactly 14 days after ovulation and pretty convinced I got my ov date right. How about you?

@Noble89 how have your symptoms been today? At the minute I have a headache so I’m hoping today is implantation day. Fingers crossed.

@EllieJai44 congrats on your BFP. Did you have any symptoms running up to your test? I felt yesterday the way you do today, I was 8dpo. They say women don’t get symptoms before their BFP but we know our bodies don’t we 🤷‍♀️

@Noble89 I think tired and run down, I dont think I'm unwell, I slept all night, then had a nap this morning and could quite easily go back to bed now! 🤦‍♀️

@Kodasmom thank you! And I started feeling off on Sunday and got my first positive yesterday, so not majorly before but I was 9dpo Sunday and today I'm 11dpo

I took more tests and they look like they are getting darker! Heres one comparison, bottom test is from yesterday and top test from today

@EllieJai44 defo getting darker! How exciting is this your first?

@notyetamumbuttrying I'm 8DPO today and will test on Thursday at 10DPO. AF not due till the 18th so no doubt will test every other day until either a BFP or AF shows 😂

@EllieJai44 yep sounds like pregnancy to me. Welcome to the next 2 months of your life 😂. Fatigue was my number one symptom in my last pregnancy. I legit just worked and slept and that was it. My advice would be to sleep as much as you can/need to!

That line is definitely getting darker! So exciting!

@notyetamumbuttrying no its my 5th pregnancy but hopefully my second living baby!! 🤞

@Noble89 tbh I will take whatever it wants to throw at me! I didnt feel this crap with any of the miscarriages so 🤞 its all good signs! I'm such a POAS addict I've done so many tests already!

@Noble89 I love that you have got such a set plan with the testing, I can't believe in my last pregnancy I took one £1.50 boots test at work and then just got on with the rest of my day. I keep trying to remember what I felt like in my pg, definitely no symptoms before AF that were noticeable, in what would've been my TWW I was getting up and leaving for the gym at 5.30am and getting in and 9.30/10pm each day 😂. I was on holiday the week my period was due and I napped every day which isn't crazy for me but I do remember going to have a gin cocktail and it making me feel sick actually and after the holiday my boobs exploded. Today I've had a throbbing near my right pelvis but I honestly have no clue if I'm completely making it up. When I first joined MN I thought everyone was insane and now I've joined them 🙈 definitely noting everything so next month I know what is normal.

Flo is predicting my period to start in 2 days but no idea what this is based on 🤔

Sorry I'm getting confused is anyone testing tomorrrow?

@EllieJai44 yes hopefully the symptoms and line progression mean all good things! I totally get it! I have a CB digital with date in the house and another 2 in my Amazon basket ready to go if I get my BFP so I can check the weeks are racking up 😂.

@SmileyT I love how you've made my obsession with peeing on a stick sound like a cool practical plan 😂. You're the kind of pal I need in my life rationalising my crazy away haha.

I definitely didn't have any symptoms that I can remember as standing out last time until I got my BFP and the tiredness kicked it. I never really got sore boobs and I had some bouts of nausea but never threw up and it was only occasional. My Mam said she wouldn't have known she was pregnant if she didn't have a bump with any of her pregnancies so I figure I might be the same. With molar pregnancies your HCG goes off the scale high, like way way higher than a normal pregnancy so most women are super I'll but other than the fatigue I was fine. So I figure normal level.of pregnancy hormone probably won't impact me. And also my body doesn't know any different now. My HCG only returned to normal pre-pregnancy levels a month ago. Before that they were still elevated and I'd have gotten positive pregnancy tests so really I guess early level pregnancy HCG will be in line or even less than the levels I've had for months anyway.

Totally get the symptom spotting, like that could totally be a sign but you also think if that happened every month for the last 6 months at this point in my cycle I wouldn't have noticed enough to remember.