Testing Around 11th July

[MintGreenLife]

Hey girls, as @juno231 pointed out, we were almost at 1,000 messages on our last testing thread, so thought we should set up a new one for anyone that hasn't got their BFP this month. Of course a few of you may still get your positives :)

I'm just going to tag anyone that has posted on the thread in the last 24 hours or so, but please feel free to tag others that I've missed out...

@foreverhopeful67 @BbyBx2 @Muriel84 @Smushty14 @Smiling124 @33Carr @memily @LottieX

Of course this thread is based on a cycle of around 30days, so take the title with a pinch of salt as I'm sure some of us will be testing earlier and some of us later. I seem to be on track for a 33+ day cycle at the mo! xx

[AnnaPosie]

@juno @eastcoastgirl I haven't tried the temperature thing either , I think it would just confuse me and stress me out !

[AnnaPosie]

I'm five days late, convinced it's because of pregnacare vitamins as I've seen so many people say this happened as well, I caved and tested again to today and still a negative. It's so annoying as my cycle is so thrown off now and I keep letting myself hope maybe I am pregnant 😂🙈

[notyetamumbuttrying]

@AnnaPosie aww I can see why! 5 days is a long time to be late. Did you track ovulation and know your LP length?

[AnnaPosie]

@notyetamumbuttrying yes I track my ovulation and my cycle is always the same length, I use three different apps and they are all fairly similar, I've been getting my period on the 8th or 9th of each month for the last year I would say and I started taking the multivitamins after my period last month so it's the only thing that has changed , I'll definitely be throwing them in the bin ! I don't think there is any point doing any more tests as surely by now it would test positive or show a faint line but there's no line at all.

[notyetamumbuttrying]

@AnnaPosie yeah I'd think it would be as well but some ppl are slow to produce hcg. If you're still not on in a weeks time you could ask your GP for a blood test. Best of luck!

[Juno231]

@eastcoastgirl how are you temping? Looks like armpit temps for me and those are really unreliable - def do mouth temps over those!

If mouth ones then make sure your mouth is fully closed when you do them and no sips of water or anything beforehand. If you have the patience for it, warm the thermometer up in your mouth for a minute or two before temping.

[Juno231]

FYI I really enjoy temping! Here's my chart from last cycle apropos nothing at all lol :)

[eastcoastgirl]

@juno231 mouth temps, but just in my mouth but not under my tongue, could that make a difference? It seems to take forever to take a reading and maybe my mouth does open a bit while it does it, wonder if that's the problem

[Juno231]

@eastcoastgirl yeah you're meant to put it under the tongue - try it tomorrow and see if it makes a difference?

[AnnaPosie]

7 days late and after 5 tests AF arrived 😭🙈 that's me out til around the 16th of August , best of luck

[fashu]

Hi All, how are you all doing??
I'm going to be testing tomorrow, somehow I survived the 2 week wait without testing! Well maybe because we are all systems go with a move. Had an offer accepted on our dream house and had a offer this morning on ours which is the asking price! So excited. A positive test would be the cherry on the cake right now! Fingers crossed and hope everyone is well!

[notyetamumbuttrying]

@fashu hiya, how exciting on the house front! Best of luck for that and for testing tomorrow. Are you 13dpo today then? I'm also testing tomorrow but I'll only be 11dpo and feel very pms today as I did yesterday so not holding out much hope. Only doing it as I want drink guilt free this weekend 😂 my sisters baby shower so I feel drinking is essential to get through it lol!

[Juno231]

@fashu wow you lucky biche! Our buyers pulled out a month ago and we haven't had a single viewing since so I think the sellers for our house will pull out within the next few days as well!

Best of luck to you and @notyetamumbuttrying . I'm currently on CD15 waiting to ovulate so I'm not sure how we got so massively out of kilter considering we were all in sync for the June cycle??

[notyetamumbuttrying]

@Juno231 I have short cycles so that explains my out of sync ness. I'm every 24 days with ov on cd10 so I fall out of sync very quickly with others! I often get two periods a month, it's a killer but more chances to conceive I guess!

[eastcoastgirl]

Don't know if I dare believe it, but I got my BFP this morning! My hands are shaking as I type and my heart is racing! My messages won't load when I try and attach a picture though!

[Juno231]

@eastcoastgirl oh my word congratulations!! How many DPO are you? Cycle? Tell us all! And show us a pic as soon as it works

[eastcoastgirl]

Hopefully pictures works this time, I've come on to the main website instead of the app.

[eastcoastgirl]

Thank you Juno! I can't believe it, it still hasn't sunk in! I tested this morning thinking 'well I know it's going to be another negative but I'll do it anyway then at least I know'.

I think I ovulated on 17th july, CD12, making me 13DPO today. I'm cycle 3 or 4, depending whether I count the first cycle or not...I had a copper coil removed on new years eve, so january cycle 1 but hadn't had a withdrawal bleed. Not supposed to matter with coil but it was a long cycle, 33 days when I'm normally 26/27 so I'm not sure if it was a normal one. Then we had a break feb/march/april because I didn't want a winter baby and also was starting a new job! Started TTC again may/june/july. I know it's not really been that long in the grand scheme but I was beginning to think it would never happen!

Can't wait to tell DP, I want to shout it from the rooftops!

[Juno231]

@eastcoastgirl aah that's so exciting! and you haven't told DP yet?! Are you planning on just telling him or do you have anything more planned? I'm impressed you held off testing until 13DPO btw!

[MintGreenLife]

@eastcoastgirl huge congratulations!! Such lovely news :) xx

[eastcoastgirl]

Thank you both! No, haven't told him yet. I'm not sure how to tell him to make it special - had it been last month I was going to get him a Father's Day card and a paid of tiny baby booties. I'm just heading out now, I think I'm going to get a few nice baby grows and gift box them. Any other creative ideas for telling? I'm open to suggestions!

[notyetamumbuttrying]

Sorry for the late congrats @eastcoastgirl! How did you tell your partner in the end?

[eastcoastgirl]

@notyetamumbuttrying thank you!! How are you getting on? I've got lost with where everyone is up to since our cycles all slipped out of sync.

I still haven't 😳 I took the test on thursday and haven't found the right time! Want it to be something special and since he is so blasé about everything its ended up a whole big thing. We'd decided we'd go for a picnic tomorrow and I have had some cupcakes made with baby decorations on (had to sneak them into the house) including one that says 'you're going to be a daddy' that I want to bring out as 'desert' as a surprise, except now the weather forecast is rubbish so we've postponed until Saturday now! I'll be 4+6 by then lol! So buns are now in the freezer so they don't go stale before then.

I'm desperate for him to know. My mum text me last night too, telling me she had heard my ex best friend from primary school is now pregnant with her 2nd and thought it was best I heard it from her but don't worry live you'll be next....I SO wanted to tell her!!!

[Juno231]

@eastcoastgirl hahaha that's brilliant! I admire the fact that you haven't caved in and just chucked the wee stick at him lol! Do let us know when you've done it and how it went down!

I'm 9 DPO now, planning on testing on Thurs as I'm going away for the long weekend and will be drinking. Assuming it's the same old BFN though

[eastcoastgirl]

@Juno it's because I really want him to be as surprised and excited as I am, but he doesn't do excitement, so I'm trying really hard to make him 😂 beginning to think it would have been easier to chuck the stick at him though!

Don't give up yet. I was convinced I wasn't when I took my test on thursday, couldn't believe it when it said pregnant. Still cant!