50 shades of TTC (June bus part 2)

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Let's all intro ourselves again...so people can use the top of the thread as a quick reference to where we are at and maybe find some cycle buddies - everyone welcome to join the madhouse of the June 2020 bus x

@SmileyT omg you are amazing!! 🙌🏼 great list!
I was thinking we should put an idea forward to MN, to have a function within the app where you enter details and can update for each cycle, ie age, location, TTC#, cycle#, CD, DPO, tracking methods, supplements etc etc etc. All would be optional, of course. Then when another user taps on your name, a drop down would appear with all your basic info so we don't have to ask each other 1000 times. I KNOW, I AM A GENIUS!!!!

Mumsnet Admin, take note of my brilliant idea 👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼You're welcome.

Also @SmileyT woohoo for EWCM! So funny you got OH in for a feel, like you're kids playing with silly putty 😂😂

@Vil10 I think that is the million dollar question - changes to CM if implantation occurs! 🤷🏼‍♀️ but on this note, I am 8DPO and had the most whacko CM last night, like nothing I've ever seen before. I actually think it might be a yeast infection 😳🤢 whatever it is I'd say it's not very conducive to a lovely environment for implantation.

@Minster2012 did you have even a whisper of a line on your ICs before yesterday? I'm just hoping for your sake that your faint line means something will happen soon. My ICs went from nothing at all, to vvv faint line, to decent line (never darker than control) all within about 24 hours, and I got static smile the next day. Also that you're super horny could be because of ov hormones!

@Newbie9 depends what opks you're using and if you have a regular cycle or not I think.

@WildButterfly @BobbingAlong91 @TTCmummy2021 @SarahTTC2020 hi and welcome!!

@Cocoblue22 I like to think of myself as a feminist, and that i don't need no man to do house maintenance.. BUT shit I get turned on when he's shirtless mowing the lawn or fixing a tap 🤤 I'm such a hypocrite!

@LV1987 I don't think it's 'surgery' as such for a hair free vag! Just IPL (intense pulsed light) so don't stress! Beauticians are not qualified to perform hair removal surgery under anaesthetic! (Yet) 😂

Ok that's my debrief for the morning, I suppose I should go and do some actual work xx

@TTCgee I think we need to invest in some grapefruit juice or evening primrose oil capsules by the sound of it! I would never be able to get enough to stretch out?!🙈 I'm exactly the same I have to scroll back to recap where everyone's at😂

@SmileyT thanks for the updated list you're a star👌🏼👌🏼

@Skip86 that right there is a very good idea l! And hey look this morning you were my morning message 😉morning girlll🥰

@Skip86 I don't want to be one of those people that says every sign is a good sign but I actually do think that heavier, whiter or even slightly yellowish tinged is a good sign for pregnancy and you are at just the right stage to start seeing a difference 🤞and that idea to MN would be ideal, because of my job I'm pretty good at remembering random details people say but it's impossible on a thread like this and feel so rude constantly asking the same thing 🙈

@lucyrp try the grapefruit juice and note that I had to shove my fingers pretty far up (as cervix is high when fertile I think) but it was actually like the stretchy stuff I saw online when googling, was dead clear and stretched like 3 inches 👌🏾

@TheGirlWhoLived let us know how you get on xx

CD12 and still a blank ⭕️ for me, last month it was the same and I got a peak CD13 in the afternoon so we'll see if it skips the flashing again this month - and yes I checked my box and I definitely don't have the 2 day kit, the instructions say it should show flashing/ high fertility 🤷🏾‍♀️

Does anybody have a pic of what the CB stick looked like during flashing, I'm really curious what they are supposed to do, my 2nd line is pretty dark already and I'm wondering whether that means my oestrogen is already high and i don't test early enough to get a proper baseline.

Sorry for long post - I'm back off to sleep now 😴

@smileyT I'll be testing 11th June too! Took a few more days away, can't keep up! I'm also on the grapefruit train again after forgetting to buy it last month. Fingers crossed!

@SmileyT I have kept all my sticks from my CB digital but they all look the same when they're not in the holder so I couldn't tell you the difference. They're all exactly the same 🤷🏼‍♀️ I wanted to do the testing on making a note of how high or low your cervix was but I just can't tell the difference, only when having sex ?
DTD first thing this morning was nice actually as was like half asleep sex which is always good, but got like a beige/brown CM ?

@SmileyT problem was it wasn't white or creamy, it was a description I don't really want to put on here in case you are all having breakfast. Just trust me that it was gross!

Oooh yes @TheGirlWhoLived let us know how you get on this morning! 🤞🏼

@lucyrp have you ever noticed brown CM at this time of your cycle? I do know if I have more sex than is average for us it can cause a little blood.

@Skip86 do you know what this sounds awful but I have never really paid that much attention to what's going on with my body so it's the first time I'm noticing things and being like what is going on🤷🏼‍♀️ I'm going to make a note of it so I can see if it happens again around the same time in my next cycle or whether it's an anomaly from having a lot of sex etc

@lucyrp doesn't sound awful at all! I completely understand and have been the same for most of my post-puberty life. It's what makes me determined to teach any daughter I have in the future allll about the workings of her body! 😃

@lucyrp @Skip86 I’m exactly the same, but until a time like this I don’t think you really care about your cm or stuff like that!!
So I’m 3dpo and late last night/early this morning I got twingey kinda cramps on my right side that then moved to the the lower middle, they were a cramp I’ve never had before, so obviously I googled it, and a post came up on here from 2 women who had the same thing 2 and 3dpo, ending up testing 10dpo and both got their BFP! This definitely won’t be the case for me but I can see myself starting to symptom spot now when these last few days I’ve actually felt really calm!

Morning everyone! Good work with the list @SmileyT !!

Feeling nauseous again this morning, I never get poorly so I'm hating it 😭😭 Maybe it's a symptom of ovulation 🤷🏽‍♀️ Hope I get my peak today anyway!! Don't know how I'll manage to DTD if I still feel like shit, gave it a miss last night as I just couldn't bring myself to do anything 😖

@SmileyT I can’t DIY wax I once stuck all the strips on and couldn’t get them off I just couldn’t bring myself to rip them off ended up in the bath with hot water slowly peeling them off as they melted! This sounds similar to you @Mococo1 it’s so much better to leave it to the professionals! Still hurts tho! X

Went to bed early so many messages to catch up on!

@blodyn91 laser sounds good but reflecting on the eyebrow convo what if a full bush comes back in? And you have an over lazered foof! You may one day be on a thread lusting after your once full bush! Fashion changes 🤣 x
@lucyrp I’m sure it’s not AF it doesn’t sound like it. It could be implantation bleeding if you OVd earlier than you thought? Keep us updated. Like the others say maybe have a rest you could of just banged a bit hard. Sometimes some of the cells from the uterus protrude through the cervix (I only found this out a few years back) occasionally they can bleed from banging it’s not a problem but I’d deffo rest it incase it’s that especially if you’ve been going at it hard. I’m sure it’s fine don’t worry. And I’m sure you do not look like a rat! If it makes you feel better I look like I have pea eyes with no lashes! x

@SmileyT wow good work you are so organised I love it. I do love a good list! X

@SarahTTC2020 welcome 👋🏻 X

@Vil10 @Skip86 yeah definitely I think we should be taught more to focus on what's going on with our own bodies! I've noticed So many things I've never noticed before since I've started tracking

@Cocoblue22 technically I could have ovulated earlier than I thought because of my cycles being messed up but who knows. I had terrible back pain yesterday in my lower back but it may have been because I was driving around quite a bit running errands and my backs probably not used to being in the car for so long anymore 😂
Yeah defo I'm feeling tired all of a sudden anyway so went to bed early last night 😂 I feel the same, lockdown life eh 🙄😂

@SmileyT ⭕️ for me this morning too. Bit bummed out about it but I suppose it’s to be expected after my mirena coil. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Will go again tomorrow! Fingers crossed for you too.

@Skip86 I do love admiring his handy work it just looks so manly! Deffo got me in the mood for last night! X

@lucyrp you were up early like me! I’m lucky it DS sleeps past 5am! X

@33Carr hope you feel better soon sounds rubbish x

@lucyrp could be! 🤞🏻 For implantation! Woohoo x

So I’ve tested this morning CD16 digital monitor still saying high oestrogen (flashy) but no LH surge....however there are two lines today on the stick so I suspect it’s in its way possibly TMZ! I’m thinking the actual sticks are just the same as the OPKS there’s only been one line every other day but two today. I vaguely remember this happening last time but I was quite clueless then about OPKs. The instructions say not to take notice of the stick but I think it’s because it’s on the rise but not high enough for peak yet like when your lines are faint?!? I’m excited!! I also think it was CD17 before we conceived DS so seems like my cycle is still the same. Does it make a difference if you ov early or late than the standard day 14 (or middle day for longer/shorter cycles)?

Husbands just commented how much I’ve been on this! Enjoying the chat tho ladies thank you...was sceptical about positing originally but now I feel like I know you all haha! X

Morning ladies,

Going to try and keep an eye on here today rather than catching up at the end of the day 😂

@lucyrp I was exactly the same as you and didn't pay much attention to my body and changes throughout my cycle. Tbh I learnt stuff on here that I feel like I should definitely have known at 30 😂 I get a spot of blood around the time of ovulation, normally a day or so after but it's normally just a spot and is red rather than brown. Fingers crossed it's a sign of implantation 🤞🏻

@SmileyT thank you for the list ☺️ AF is due on the 7th but I'll defo be testing earlier so you're spot on with me haha. Also adding grapefruit juice to the list ✔️

Around 4DPO, woken up with a slight cramping feeling like in my left lower abdomen. Here comes all the symptom spotting 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

@Cocoblue22 yes I was up early I think I woke up at 5:30am but managed to stay in bed until 6:30am but been up doing house work since😭😂 I'm going to be terrible at this symptom spotting I can tell 😂😂 although one thing I noticed before I had my CP was Jesus I was hot like one minute I was boiling skin too hot to Touch I'd take all my clothes off open the window then I'd be freezing a second later 😂so guess I can look out for that!🙈 I'm the same I was hesitant to post to begin with but i felt like because I was so young you guys might me like god shut up😳but you're all lovely girls and I feel like I really know you all too!

@KateColx I've learnt a lot on here too! I'm trying not to think about it throughout the day and then when I go to the loo I'm like what the hell is this🤯 my OH is in for a treat with me for the next two weeks clearly 😂

@Cocoblue22 Thank you, looking at last month I had some nausea around ovulation day too so it's prot at lot related to that and I get my peak tonight or tomorrow 🤞🏼

Probably related** 🤦🏽‍♀️

@SmileyT thanks for the new list, I'm gonna be a pain and change mine to 12th June, will ovulate tomorrow as got my smiley today, whoo hoo!! Already jumped hubs this morning. I told him that I dreamt he picked me up carried me to the bathroom and bent me over the bath tub. In reality I'm hefty these days so I said I'd just walk there lol! But it did the trick and he had a sense of urgency as we could hear our neighbours outside our door (we live in a flat) I thought it'd put him off but it just made him go faster lol!
Great idea @Skip86! We need MNHQ to read our mammoth chain now lol!
I'm so excited for June ladies, yippee 🥳

Morning ladies!

CD12 for me and got my flashing smiley this morning after a blank since CD9 when I started testing. I usually get 3-4 days of flashing before my static so I'm guessing ovulation will be around CD16 probably.

What's this I head about grapefruit juice? I can see everyone talking about it but can't seem to find the original post?

@TheGirlWhoLived 🤞🏻🤞🏻🍀for your testing EVERYTHING crossed for you (even legs, briefly!)

OMG @SmileyT I had a dream about ewcm last night & I'm blaming you! 😂I can’t believe you made hubs look/stretch it! If I did that mine would be like “well that’s the biggest turn off in the world now 🙄”

STOP PRESS: MUMSNET CREATES NEW WORLD CORONA VIRUS SHORTAGE AS GRAPEFRUIT JUICE FLIES OFF THE SHELF 🤣

@lucyrp I agree with others that brown tinge isn’t bad at all, maybe leave DTD slightly & give your bean a chance to burrow nicely

@Skip86 on my ICs yes I’ve had a few faint lines, I was looking last night & ive also noted “maybe watery CM??” On CD17 & a slightly nauseous feeling & a slightly metallic taste in my mouth on CD15. We had sex on 13,14,16,18.19,20 then more since then so I’m kinda hoping it was then 🤷‍♀️

I’m now on CD24 & on day 11 of flashing smile so I’m giving up on the clear blues.

yea what is this about grapefruit juice?

Also does everyone take supplements, and if so which ones?

We are having sex regularly anyway cos Christ knows what my cycle is up to currently, OH is REALLY excited at the fact we are having potential baby making sex and wants it more than ever, but I have found it's having the opposite effect on me?! I think I am putting too much pressure on it and just thinking about the end result!!! Anyone had similar?! or any tips how I can snap out of it?! its taking me ages to 'get in the mood' enough , so I am jeal of all your quickie stories!!!