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?

@LS2020 Thank you lovely 😊 just keen to get the results now. In related news, I still haven’t come on my period, so we’re now on day 66 😂

How are you doing? Have you managed to resist testing? You’re going to try tomorrow aren’t you?

@Ughmaybenot when are you expecting to hear?

Yes I was due to test this morning and got the shock of my life!! It’s been 15 months so I’d long given up hope ☺️

Monday but who cares about that now?! OH MY GOD congratulations!!!! I genuinely couldn’t be happier for you 💗

@Ughmaybenot thank you!! AF isn’t due til Sunday so just got to hope it’s sticky 🤞🏻 I’ve never ever had even an indent on a test so couldn’t believe it. I did an internet cheapie and it was a bfn and I don’t know what made me do it because it wasn’t even an early one but I had a cb rapid detection and just decided to try that and it came up so quick and I was like oh stupid blue dye where you can see the indent and then thought hang on and had a ‘double check kit’ which has the same test and a digital and the same one came straight up too and the 3 minute wait for the digit was awful 😂 I’ve got 3 hours of work to do from home before my holiday and literally shaking. 15 months. I thought I was resigned to always seeing a blank one genuinely! I honestly think starting with the GP must have relaxed me or something or my body realised if it didn’t get its arse in gear then I’d have to keep getting poked with needles 😂

Oh my god my lovely, I am honestly still so happy about this and it’s been three hours... and it’s not my news 😂 @LS2020 best news 💗

And selfishly, this has really boosted my hopes 😘

I know I've already said it on the Fitbit thread but...
CONGRATULATIONS @LS2020 !!! 🥳
Our first BFP of this thread! I'm sooooo happy for you! 💕

@Ughmaybenot aww thank you! I know I would always hate random people who got them on threads who I didn’t interact with but I feel like I’ve proper gone through it all with you guys and I’m so excited for you all to get yours!
Yeah honestly I think it does just show how it’s a time thing because we’re 27, healthy and no reason why it didn’t happen. I am literally just a 2 year statistic now 😂

@mrswilso thank you. How are you doing?

@LS2020 I know exactly what you mean, feel like we’ve all been in this together! Aw I’m so pleased 😊 lets hope this starts a domino effect ae!

I'm good @LS2020 a definitely peaking today - the OPKs are darker than control and I've been soaking wet all day haha! 🤣
How you feeling? Any early symptoms??
Seems like that weird CM was definitely your sign...
I love that wee have a wee side group - it's more exciting when the BFPs start coming in here!

@Ughmaybenot I hope so for us all 🤞🏻 Hope your bloods come back ok :)

@mrswilso haha hope you’re getting some tonight!
I can’t remember where I said but if I wasn’t TTC I don’t think I’d know I was pregnant. I didn’t honestly think it would happen this month so I haven’t kept as close of a track. I feel like unhelpfully they were all the standard pregnancy ones but could be AF too but they were more realistic than other symptoms I’ve googled in the past deffo!
Yeah so I had that weird CM which was like snot, I didn’t bleed on the depo and stuff so I wasn’t expecting implantation bleed for me so that made sense as yellow CM can indicate a small amount of blood.
Other thing I got was thrush which I’ve had before but I got on 7dpo which is when estrogen will only rise if you’re pg and can trigger it. That was my first thing and then got the CM so thought was to do with that. I also got sore boobs but wouldn’t say awful or anything at about 7-8dpo which I haven’t got that early for ages and I think my nipples look slightly different but I stare at them every day in TWW so that could be me.
The nausea and heartburn are my only main thing I think. It woke me up in the night on 9dpo and then today and yesterday been quite nauseous during the day. It’s been worse today but not sure if that’s in my head now. But all quite mild in all consideration I think, I don’t feel any different, just giddy haha

Just got off the phone to the doctor, have been diagnosed with PCOS. Ffs 😂 on the plus side tho, she is going to refer me to the fertility clinic once they’ve done a sperm analysis for my husband, so no waiting for 12 months to be up.

Glad you've got some answers @Ughmaybenot - and like you say at least it gets the ball rolling for some help. Hope you're feeling okay about it all 💕
CD21 and 3dpo here. Fingers crossed for month 6 🤞🏻✨

Keeping everything crossed for you!

I’m... okay? I had a cry last night but I’ve thought and thought about it overnight and think now that at least we’re making progress now. I’m going in tomorrow to be weighed etc for BMI (dreading that tbh!!) and for more bloods and then I’ll be referred to the fertility clinic after that. Not sure how long that wait will be I guess but it’s all progress.

Aw hun, sending lots of hugs @Ughmaybenot
A fertility diagnosis is always a weird feeling I imagine - there's positives and negatives 💕

Oh @Ughmaybenot sending you massive hugs but I am really glad you have managed to get some answers with it. Please don’t worry, lots of people with PCOS still get on fine and you’re young 😊 (even though I know we don’t feel it hah) and my nurse who did my day 21 bloods got pregnant naturally with PCOS and was telling me all about - she didn’t actually find out til 7 months because she was so used to not having cycles so still hope, just hopefully means as you say you can get more tailored help and movement on the process 😊

Thanks guys 💗 I know people with PCOS get pregnant all the time, it was just a real ‘oh fuck’ moment when I realised my gut feeling that I had something wrong with me was right. I normally love being right 😂 plus it’s just shit to have yet another bloody syndrome. My rap sheet clearly needed adding to 🤦🏼‍♀️

@Ughmaybenot yeah it’s sadly one of those things that it feels better that you knew you were right but it’s not fantastic news. I’m glad you went and pushed for a diagnosis though and gets you where you want to be quicker 🙂

Thank you @LS2020 😊 they’ve asked me to lose two/two and a half stone now to get more towards the middle of a ‘healthy’ BMI, so while I did not appreciate being told I’m overweight (I swear it’s 99% my ass and boobs😂) that does give me something else to focus on iyswim. They’ve done the referral so it’s not holding anything up but I think it’ll help to have that going on too. I think 😂

Anyway! How are you doing lovely?

@Ughmaybenot yeah it’s good to have something to work towards and helps treatment be more effective I think.

Sadly had a miscarriage last night so a bit emotionally drained this morning and a v rubbish last day to the holiday to say the least!

Oh sweetheart 😔 I am so so sorry @LS2020, that’s so cruel. Life can be so unfair 💗

@Ughmaybenot I know it’s so typical after 15 months isn’t it?! The good thing is it seems to just be one of those things and has no bearing going forward. In a way I’m glad to know I can be pregnant and hopefully it won’t take another 15 months 🤞🏻

Oh shit @LS2020 I'm so sorry hun 💕 sending lots of hugs. I'm really gutted for you - glad you're keeping positive about it though.
I'm 6dpo today so just waiting it out again now. I'm off work until Wednesday after today and probably due AF Thursday/Friday so I don't think I'll test early this month - I'd be 9/10dpo Monday/Tuesday but it's probably far too early for any results anyway.
...in saying that, just typing about testing is making me want to POAS 🤣 I've been doing evening OPKs to settle the urge to dip something into a cup of pee!

Thanks @mrswilso. Had a good cry last night and this morning about it all but thankfully it’s just a bit like AF so hasn’t felt too traumatic or anything. I’m on holiday with family so been nice to be normal around them and cheered me up.

Could you test Weds am? I think mine would have showed up then had I tested x

@CaribouCarafe

I genuinely never expected to get so wrapped up in TTC - I'm usually a relaxed, laissez-faire person and always was of the mind that "if it doesn't happen naturally then I'll adopt".

Am tired of symptom spotting (without meaning to), of compulsively pissing on sticks, and of timing sex.

Also, tired of cutting out the things I enjoy for 3 weeks each month (caffeinated drinks, sushi, beer to name a few).

At school it seemed like pregnancy was guaranteed if not using contraception, now part of me wonders what was the point of using contraception at all!

Am just grumpy, but am glad that other people feel similarly!

Hope you both get that BFP this month! Negative on 10DPO can still result in an eventual BFP! Fingers crossed

OMG yes I completely agree !! They make out pregnancy is so guaranteed, that you can get pregnant right off the toilet seat!

You can't help but laugh at the irony taking contraception for soooooooo many years preventing a pregnancy and once TTC its so hard :(

Im so sorry to moan cause in reality compared to others I still early in my journey, month 2 with TTC for first.

Been on contraception for 16 years no idea of cycles and still havent had a AF yet since stopping, the OPK stick and my BBT all saying im not ovulating and cant help but worry, i just want it to come already so I can hopefully ovulate.

Great idea for a thread, its nice to share with others in the same situation so you dont feel so alone.

Omg i feel so Shi*ty, i didnt read all if the thread before responding, glad you got answers and sending massive hugs and baby dust for all x x x