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?

@CaribouCarafe my OH is an August baby and he hates it so it’s made me feel the same way but sadly AF showed today so it’s on to the next cycle. At this point I’d just be happy with a positive test so I’ll take a baby whenever it’s born!!

@Ughmaybenot @mrswilso @dogmamhow are you all getting on? Xx

@dogmam how*

Annoying it doesn’t let you edit!!

Mooorning! I've been trying to ignore symptoms this month sorry I've been so quiet!
Glad to see you're all doing okay though ☺️
I'm probably about 12dpo today, Ovias telling me to test 😳 wasted my FMU as I was desperate for a pee and now I'm feeling like an idiot...don't know if I wanna risk using SMU and getting a BFN so I might just hold off until Saturday morning now...
Anyone else testing soon??

@LS2020 morning my lovely getting on okay, should be ovulating round about now... no ewcm yet but my temp shot up yesterday and I got my first actual hint of a second line on my OPK too 😂 small things eh. It’s not exactly following the pattern I was looking for but DH and I DTD Sunday Monday and yesterday so 🤞🏻 we’ve caught it right.
Ah that’s annoying @mrswilso ... I think I’d wait til Saturday, it’s more likely to be a definite one way or the other then good luck!

@mrswilso yeah sorry probably not what you want to hear but I would do Saturday am because you’ll know deffo either way as 12dpo is kind of latest implantation so should be showing something 😊 fx for you!

@ughmaybenot Sounds promising! I’m gonna try DTD every 2 days this cycle not sure if my DP is ready for it but I want to know I’ve caught every possibility this month. How do you find temping? I can’t tell whether it will be useful to give me something to do or be something to obsess over

@ls2020 I really hope so. I’m not counting on it by any means but it’s our first wedding anniversary next month, and what a present that would be... plus I’d not have to worry about buying for the impossible man 😂
Good plan, it’s nice knowing you’ve done the best you can on that front for sure. Re temping, hard to say at the moment. I find it quite interesting, but I’ve not really been doing it long enough To establish a pattern as such. I don’t think it would hurt tbh.

@ughmaybenot see I felt really under pressure this month because I wanted to give him a positive for Father’s Day and last month I had something as well for wanting to tell him (I think baby would have been due val day) so now because I’ve got nothing coming up, I’m hoping I chill out a bit more about it.

My concern is doing accurately as I love a weekend lie in so not sure I’ll do on time?

@LS2020 I hope it is a more relaxed month for you. I don’t think I ever quite appreciated how stressful ttc can be sometimes.

Ah yea that might be a bit tricky I guess, I’m naturally in a routine where I wake up at about 7 everyday regardless of alarm or anything else. Might be worth a try tho?

Yeeeah I think you guys are right @ls2020 @ughmaybenot
It's weird, I have sliiightly more patience this month so I'm coping alright with waiting.

How freaking HOT is it today?? 🥵
I'm in work (Central Scotland) and sweating my wee bum off haha!

@mrswilso isn’t it?? I’m in Devon, and went out with my horse at 8 this morning to try and avoid the worst of it, still red as a beetroot and sweating when we got back 🥵

I work in pharmacy so I've missed most of this unusually glorious weather that we've had during lockdown - breaks my heart haha! Currently sitting out the back of the pharmacy sooking on an ice lolly soaking up every second that I can.

@mrswilso I know what you mean, I work in a GP surgery as a receptionist and have only just gone to my normal part time hours after picking up the slack from people off ill/shielding etc since March. And I only started the job in March 😂 Glad I’ve managed to catch a bit of the sun!

Aaah yes - dunno what it's like down in Devon but our receptionists up here do more work than the GPs themselves haha! All our receptionists have been in work all the way through, apart from the odd shielding one or two - but a good chunk of the docs have been "working from home".
You'll be the same as me then - a lot of hard work for very little thanks (most of the time!) ha!

Ah I don’t know about that, but we’re very busy, certainly. And yes, definitely very little thanks indeed!

@Ughmaybenot thanks, we’re going to try DTD every 2 days this month tho so not sure it will be that relaxing haha!

@mrswilso it’s awful isn’t it! I’m thankfully wfh but had every fan in house on me today. Annoying as can’t sit with a hot water bottle either! I used it as an excuse not to run this morning though 😂

@LS2020 aw well I hope it doesn’t get too stressful!!

I’m keeping everything crossed this month. I feel really positive about it, have tracked my temp and cm and everything carefully, i’ve been eating better, I’ve been exercising a lot more and I’ve lost a bit of weight. Trying not to get my hopes up but I just feel positive 🤷🏼‍♀️

This thread keeps moving from my "I'm On" so I keep missing the new messages!

AF arrived today and am feeling just crampy and unwell. So just a quick update to say I'm out this month but I hope that some of you have some big fat positives!!

Aaah that’s disappointing, sorry you’re out this month @CaribouCarafe

Ah it's ok. For some reason I strongly believed that this month wasn't THE month so it doesn't feel too bad.

Took advantage of the situation to buy some wine so am enjoying that at the moment. I feel each month I'm getting more relaxed about the idea of getting pregnant and maybe it wouldn't be too awful if it never happens - at least I have my wonderful niece and nephew to indulge in!

I’m glad you’re feeling more relaxed, and not too upset by the whole process. It’s such a weird journey for sure.

I’m trying not to get my hopes up now, my temp has dropped into my pre-ovulation temp range this morning, 6 days after ovulation, which can, I read, be a sign of implantation. Trying my best not to read too much into it because I’ll only disappoint myself if it’s negative 😬

Hey girl! Sorry I've been quiet.
AF showed a day early yesterday so I'm rolling on into another month with you @cariboucarafe
I'm really considering getting some cheap OPK strips...trying to hold off for another cycle though, mostly because it's just another thing for me to obsess about ha!
How are we all doing??

@mrswilso I had a sneak period too - Flo had predicted it was another 3 days away! I didn't mind too much as it's usually the last few days that turn me crazy anyway! What cycle are you on at the moment? I'm just about to start cycle 4 of actively trying.

I'm going into cycle 4 too @cariboucarafe but to be perfectly honest, I think this last one would have been the only cycle that could really have been a potential positive. I've only been off the pill since early March. Had my withdrawal when I came off it then took a period three weeks later in April - which I assume was my first natural one so I'm discounting that cycle. I felt horrendous at the start of May so I think that would have been the start of my first proper full cycle.
Things felt much more "normal" in June symptom-wise and we were at it like rabbits so I was optimistic that we would get lucky - and hubby used his birthday wish for a baby too, my heart literally burst ❤️
I'm quite happy it's come early too - looking forward to trying again, just impatient haha!
Especially when everyone around seems to fall pregnant at the drop of a hat! What is that all about!? Since we started TTC we know at least three couples who've just tripped up and fallen pregnant!! Whuuut!? Come oooooon! 😫🤣

Hi girls, how are you all doing?

Sorry been a bit quiet, been waiting out AF and onto my FW now! Feeling a bit odd - 12 months off contraception and 6 months actively trying feels like hard milestones. I’m torn between feeling like will never happen but then also optimistic because I’m doing all my fertility meditation and yoga this month so my brain feels calm.

My 2 managers at work have both announced they’re expecting now, one yesterday so had a good cry but feeling a bit weird now because I am happy for them, just hard to see people moving on with their journeys. @mrswilso it feels so annoying doesn’t it!!
Anyway rant over - hope you’re all keeping well xx

@ls2020 I'm doing okay! A little confused tonight though...I got myself some Femometer OPK strips and couldn't help myself, peed on one tonight CD4 even though the leaflet says I should be checking from CD12 onwards and it's 55% reading high on the app?? Whut? 😂
Do any of you lovely ladies know if that mean I'm ovulating really early? Like in the next few days?