Testing around 13th May

[Sussexbysea]

Hi all,

I joined a similar thread last month and found it really supportive. It’d be great to hear from others.

We’ve been trying for number 2 for two years now and each month gets more emotionally difficult. Xx

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Oh can I hop on girls? AF is due on the 13th so will be testing then!

@33Carr thanks I guess we'll get used to them. Who knew there was so much to think about.

@Juno231 hey again good luck

@Positevibes I used OPKs last pregnancy and found that the app was always wrong as I seem to ovulate really early. I only realised when I used the OPKs every day immediately after my period ended. As soon as I worked that out I found myself pregnant within a month. I would definitely trust the OPKs more than the app.

@Positevibes I would go by your opks. My Flo app is pretty accurate but I have regular cycles and have been using it for a while so it learns my cycle. The apps are usually not much use until they get to know you. Are you testing in the afternoon too? I used to use cb opk which were very easy to use but more expensive.

Guess I'm in the TWW now...! Not tracking closely this month but think I must have ovulated by now. Hope I don't go crazy like last cycle.

@Skyla01 @Dogsandbabies I have tried the OPK twice today both times I had a line but it wasn't dark enough. I'm thinking I may of ovulated yesterday but I'm not sure so I'm going to do one more this evening and the tomorrow as well. Just see what happens x

@Positevibes the C Blue ones are great, you don’t have to read the lines and avoid any doubt

Hi all! Think I'm in the TWW as of sometime this week, but not really sure when 🤦‍♀️
I've had 13 odd days of flashy smileys on the CB digital OPKs so I think I either managed to miss my peak, or just didn't get one. In any case, due to test w/c 10th May as that will be in line with my longest cye since coming off the pill in December 😁

@LV1987 hi! I'm similar in not knowing where I am. Thought I ovulated around Tuesday but got lots of fertile cm today so now I'm not so sure! Going to keep DTD regularly just in case.

@Positevibes see how you go. Would recommend cb if you still struggle with regular opks. No method is fool-proof though!

@Skyla01 I've done 3 now they all look the same to me so I can't tell we'll just DTD tonight and I'll try another one in the morning. We've DTD everyday since Monday so fingers crossed 🤞🏼after tomorrow the TWW starts

Just wondering if anyone else tracks their BBT? I use natural cycles and it’s usually quite accurate but even though I’ve been trying to temp at the same time I usually would if I was going to work my predictions are a bit weird this month. Just wondering if this has happened to anyone else? Usually after ovulation my temp stays high but 2dpo I had a big dip, now (4dpo) it’s gone up again. I think it’s too early for an implantation dip?

I'm going to jump on here as I am just coming into TWE and will be testing around the 19th and would be good to see loads of BFPs to keep me occupied.

@Positevibes have you got pics of your opks? One app I use was about 6 days out predicting ovulation compared to my opks so I'd carry on testing through the next week or so x

@SmileyT I have one pic from yesterday I did three but they all looked the same I'm going to do another one soon. Also good luck with your TWW it's feels like forever

Right, going out of my mind a little. Trying to conceive. Period due on Wednesday normally period lasts 5 days, heavy/normal flow, changing pads regularly. However this Monday, a week and a bit early, I started having pink spotting. This has been on and off for five days. Sometimes I wipe, there's pink, sometimes there's not.... On three occasions its been red but its been very watery. (sorry tmi) had a bath and noticed a couple of stringy bits. Gross. I've had sore boobs, well one boob in particular for nearly 2 weeks. Could this be an implantation bleed or just an early and extremely light and easy period? I have had no period symptoms what so ever. Normally suffer with a bad back. I've barely had to change a pad and if there is anything on there. The pinkness (bleeding) also kept starting and stopping, it wasnt even a constant flow. Had sex on the 21st April (ovulation day) was due for my period 6th May but started spotting 30th May. Last period was 8th April. I'd really appreciate some help and guidence...

Hi @Skyla01! Very similar - I had expected to ovulate on Tuesday, but got lots of ewcm on Thursday 🤷‍♀️ I also had it about a week beforehand, so who knows! I hope we've covered it either way, but if I haven't actually ovulated yet I think we will run out of steam before I do 😂 I'm CD 25 so it always seems such a long wait before I even get to the TWW

I've done another OPK just now and it was lighter than yesterday's so I'm thinking I must of ovulated Thursday I did start feeling sick Thursday evening and I usually get that when ovulation is going to happen so hopefully we covered it 🤞🏼

@LV1987 glad it isn't just me! I often get ewcm about cd14, then again around cd18, but this cycle must have had more cd22 or something. Weird! How long are your cycles? I know what mean about a long wait to ovulation- even waiting until cd18 feels long to me.

@Justme1235 I'm no expert as you can probably tell from my posts but it sounds positive to me ☺️ good luck

@Skyla01 I am so relieved I'm not the only one! For the last two months, I've had EWCM on CD15 - it's almost as if I'm gearing up to ovulate but don't quite manage it. My cycles are a little long, ranging from 44 - 36 since coming off the pill at the end of last year. I think they are starting to level out a bit now, as last month was the first period I've had since stopping the pill which seemed "proper" if you know what I mean. How about you? 🤞 For BFPs!

@Positevibes just saw that you ran out of opks for Thursday so yeah would make sense if the line is getting weaker that you had ovulated. Id probably do the opks over the next few days just to see if it comes a bit later but if other signs were there for ovulation on Thursday you've probably done enough. Twice in one day really is a distant memory for us 🙈 will you be testing early or waiting for AF?

@LV1987 it took 6 months off the pill to get to the regular 30-32day cycles I've had since. So hopefully you'll be getting there soon. I still get several spells of ewcm though. Guess that's just normal for me. Fairly confident ovulation has been & gone so guess I'm in the TWW.

@SmileyT I was going to try and be good this month and wait but after having two chemical pregnancies and talking to my doctor she advised to test a couple of days earlier than AF so we can keep track of anymore chemicals I may have as she will refer me for other tests sooner if I have another one so it's a bit grim but good that the doctor is trying to be helpful. I'm not going to lie I'm pretty knackered now after the last week of DTD. 😂😂 having sex to a schedule definitely takes the sexiness out of sex

This my latest one I'm pretty sure it's fading 🤷🏻‍♀️ oh well time will tell

@Positevibes yeah this makes sense about being able to be referred for more tests. It's my first full cycle post MC in March so wasn't sure I'd be able to take the pain of a negative or CP but your Dr is right it's better to know. Hoping you've already got a sticky bean in there getting ready to nestle in next week 🤞

But yeah definitely puts more pressure on the sex, I'm only in first full month of trying and I see why people end up arguing if the guy is too tired on fertile week 😩

@SmileyT sorry to hear about your MC that must of been awful as if this wasn't an emotional rollercoaster enough. Hopefully we'll both be lucky this month hoping to see lots of BFPs from everyone in this group 🤞😊

I'm due to test somewhere between the 11-13th. Had a miscarriage in March at 5 weeks so feeling quite nervous. Think I'm having implantation pain but could just be wishful thinking. Good luck everyone.