Just want AF to arrive so new cycle can begin...

[CaribouCarafe]

AF due in 3 days.

Am sure I'm out this month - negative FRER today and I have the usual PMS acne.

Just want my period to come already so that I can get this useless cycle over with and have a commiseration beer.

Just frustrating as have been taking pre-conception vitamins for months, cut out caffeine, no alcohol during TWW, have DTD every other day, tracked ovulation and with no success.

Anyone else fancy a moan whilst waiting for AF to show up?

@AKcheer there’s definitely something in not knowing and letting your body do what it needs to do but deffo too far gone now!
They’ve told him that they still not doing them yet but the website says the opposite so I’ve made him ring up tomorrow 🤣
That’s very true, thank you. I think it’s worse in lockdown and working from home as there’s nothing else to do. I think I’ll ring the GP tomorrow to get ball rolling, would prefer not to be massively down the queue when the fertility clinics do reopen!

Omg @mrswilso you go girl! That is some serious dedication, we’ve done every other day for the month and I just want a break already 😂 guess only a week to go now. It’s so hard to try and keep it fun and ‘spontaneous’ so glad your OH is in for a quickie 🤣

@Ughmaybenot ah no, any chance to catch him before he goes? He might not mind a mid sleep wake up if he gets to DTD and a sleep again 😂

I wish @LS2020 he’s generally gone a bit before I get up 🤦🏼‍♀️ What husband, where? 😂 he’ll just have to wake me up for a middle of the night bang 😂

That sounds like a lush idea @ughmaybenot 🤣
Just tested my evening pee and it's definitely much lighter than earlier, just a high reading so I reckon I've ovulated today - definitely felt the symptoms yesterday - so I think we'll be doing tonight and taking a break tomorrow hehe! I've found it really reassuring to use the OPKs this month - it's really helped me to pinpoint my ovulation symptoms.

@Ughmaybenot hmm well maybe spin it so you get to DTD and then go back to sleep? 😂 or mid evening nap about 7pm and then wake up to surprise him when he gets home? Though I would probs not wake back up if I napped at 7!

@mrswilso glad you’ve got your strong peak and can know where to focus your efforts this week 😊 I think I’m gonna just have to shell out for the cb ones as these ICs are a nightmare.
Also got something interesting for you on my RHR. So I’ve attached Mays which shows first week is AF, then the big peak was O based on day after positive OPK and then basically my TWW with the final two days being AF.

Now this month, starts at 53 which was day after AF, the slight peak on 2nd day was day I had the spotting, then I think my O date was the first day it went up to 55 and then that’s been my 8 days since... how weird is this month?! Convinced my hormones have stopped working!!

That RHR looks good @ls2020 - it's staying high which is what you want I think!
My chart was much better for ov this month - fuelling the idea that I haven't been ovulating properly the last few cycles. Using the OPKs has been amazing for me but I reckon I've got quite high baseline levels...I've had maybe two or three completely blank strips despite testing at least twice daily from CD4 🤔 so maybe that makes it easier to read on the cheapies.

Managed to pin him down last night, and typically now he has a quiet day at work today 😂

I know it’s not really the point of this whole exercise but I’m sort of finding it really interesting and kind of awesome learning so much about the way our bodies work and what they do etc. It’s all stuff I’d never given thought to before, eg bbt, rhr etc. Don’t know about you guys?

God I’ve got everything crossed for you lovelies this month, wouldn’t it be fantastic if we got a BFP this time around?

@ughmaybenot I feel the same! Bodies are amazing machines - apart from when they won't just do what they're meant to! 🤣
Off on a tangent of the same idea - my gran used to get dialysis three times a week and I remember when I was a young girl, seeing her hooked up to that big machine and being in awe that a tiny little kidney could do the job more efficiently without any effort than the massive bit of technology ha!

@mrswilso hopefully, think has probs been more a product of the stress of this cycle 😂
It’s good you’ve got some reassurance on it, I wondered if I was with being on the depo and they say getting peaks on OPK tests is the best indicator!

@Ughmaybenot I have this daft superstition that if I see the time is 11:11, I make a wish and the last few weeks I’ve gone from ‘baby’ to ‘BFPs for everyone’ we’re in this together 😊

That’s so true on how amazing it is, if you ever are in a good head space, looking at the chances of conception and what fully needs to happen are Incredible that we get pregnant at all and how much work the body does all the time.

twitter.com/jazzyjon/status/1282962250496708609?s=21

Just seen this on twitter and it’s made me feel so much better. She’s so gorgeous, even after all that she’s worth it 🥰

Aaaw @ls2020 your 11:11 wish is the cutest!! 🥰💕
I really hope we all get that BFP together, it would be really nice to stick together all the way through!

I wanna chew on those wee chubby cheeks on that little miracle baby hahaha! So sweet 😍

@mrswilso omg yes swap from what colour does this CM look like to ‘wait is this my plug falling out?’ 🤣
She’s so inspiring but now I’m a bit like where’s mine 😫

@mrswilso that’s exactly what I mean, it’s just the most incredible thing!

Aww @LS2020 that’s so sweet 😭 let’s hope so 🤞🏻

How are you doing today? I’m down to 5 day countdown to AF and wishing the days away!

Ohh that countdown seems endless @LS2020 ! Keeping my fingers crossed for you x

All the fun for me today... I’ve been for a smear test this morning, my first, and have actually been pleasantly surprised 😂 everyone says how awful they are but compared to having a coil put in or an internal scan, it seemed like a walk in the park 😂
And now I’m in the office at home, sorting all sorts of paperwork!

What’s everyone else up to today? Tell me you have better plans 😂

Thanks @Ughmaybenot I know no plans for weekend either so going to drag!

Ooh are they back open as I’ve been asking for one for ages as coming up 3 years. I’m glad yours was ok. I was 24 for my first and the nurse randomly said while she was down there ‘you’ve had kids haven’t you?’ And I was like erm no? And she said ‘oh well this is the only size I have’ and I honestly swear I felt my body crack when she wrenched it open!! Honestly she was like ‘ooh you’re bleeding a bit’ I was like yeah you’ve wrenched me open 😂😂 my cousins best friend died of cervical cancer and never had her smears so I’ve always promised I’d make myself go.

Sadly a WFH day and I’m the cover while everyone is on holiday so there’s literally no work to do, just been put for a fab walk in the sun though.

Well had a heck of a jump this morning! Tho now I think it’s stress of what does it mean 😂😂

Well my RHR is on rise again and I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus. Could be the fact I dug and made a concrete shed base yesterday though 😂 how are you getting on @CaribouCarafe @Ughmaybenot @AKcheer @mrswilso?

Hi @ls2020 😘
I'm 6dpo and doing good. Trying not to read too many symptoms this month but have still been noting the odd bit down in Ovia and have loved my first cycle using OPK 🤩
My RHR is looking quite good this month too! So far...! I've had a big drop overnight into today which I'm hoping is possibly related to implantation 🤞🏻 but I'm not entirely sure this month. Trying to keep cautiously optimistic - that's been my catchphrase this cycle 😂

Ahh @mrswilso that is a lovely potential implantation drop so 🤞🏻 for you!! Hadn’t realised this was the first month using OPKs and glad you found them positive. I was using cb ones with the face and think I’m going to switch back to them as was much easier to read. Haha it’s a good catchphrase, I’ve been a massive grump this month so I deffo need to be more positive next month! Xx

That’s... probably it @LS2020 😂 very productive of you tho, for sure!
I’m doing okay. Keeping mainly on track for far with SMEP. I think I’ll be ovulating in a week, so bang on our anniversary... no pun intended 😂
I’ve had a couple of weird spikes in my bbt, one a week ago or so and one today, but I do think it’s down to it being randomly hot af and waking up cooking 😂 I’m keeping everything crossed my cycle does what it did last month and is normal 🤞🏻

Oh I missed a couple of posts! Got everything crossed for you @mrswilso !

@Ughmaybenot I will never be doing manual labour in my life again 😂
Ah that’s good timing and what a wonderful anniversary present it would be! Honestly think our bodies will do anything to prove we can’t guess them at this point so probably just keeping you busy haha

@ls2020 I don’t blame you 😂
It would be amazing 🤞🏻 Oh definitely, just to be contrary 😂