The July Pact....

[Rotagilla]

Thou will not get stressed.

Thou will symptom spot casually and not obsessively.

Thou will not test before 12dpo.

Here is the FRER I pulled apart and was so excited until I found out that FRERs are notorious for this. So upset

Yes @1940 I tried the tests that I ended up taking the casing off for. I'm quite sure they're evaps but there's always a little bit of hope! Although one has more of a definite line than the other - unsure why they wouldn't just be the same if evaps? Anyway, I'm not relying on them at all. I'm 10dpo so still time hopefully!

Gosh that does look like a very definite line! So unfair to see that. Could you see that with the casing on?

When I did the test (I'm a POAS addict) I thought I saw a flash of colour. In a moment of madness I had ripped it open (which I'd never done before) and it immediately appeared and only got stronger over the next ten minutes.
What confused and upset me is that it was a clear pink line and I'd always understood Evaps to be void of colour and more of a well placed smudge. This was the right colour in the right place. Also I know that a false positive is Almost unheard of.
I was so upset 😩
I truly hope yours is real and would have been proudly there regardless of a removed case!!

That's really devastating. I've read lots of bad reviews about FRERs now. I got a positive last month but was already bleeding heavily at the time. I'm not sure I trust these tests (but then also not sure which tests can be trusted now)!

Are you trying this month too?

@Rotagilla You still have time! I'm going to try and hold out until DPO 12. That'll be Sunday for me!

@1940s Oh this is so unfair! Faulty tests shouldn't be a thing. Sending all the positive vibes to @kirinm 💜

Yes I'm trying again. Baby one came so easily that every month that passes I'm really struggling.

Best of luck everyone x

@1940s I feel the same. I fell the first month of trying with my son who is 8 (we dtd once!). I'm in a new relationship now and have been TTC for 8 months with no luck. It's making me think I've left it too late now as I'm 36

@SS123456 I had my daughter when I was 40. First month of trying. I honestly think it's just a matter of luck.

How is everyone doing today? Shock horror I haven't actually tested. I'm not feeling very positive but will probably test later today. (11dpo). I have mild AF pains which is pretty standard.

@kirinm if you can then wait until tomorrow morning 🤞

2dpo today so too early for any symptoms here but have figured out that last month's sore boobs were a post ovulation symptom as I've had the same the last couple of days. Now I've got it in my head that I'm clearly not pregnant otherwise why would I have sore boobs the same as last month 🤦🏻‍♀️

@kirinm I think you are likely right 🤞🏻😊

@whambam89 I'm feeling that too! I always have sore boobs from the moment I ovulate until AF is in full flow

I'm feeling pretty nauseous this morning. I don't necessarily think it means anything as I've had this before when I'm not pregnant. It's such an unfair symptom! I struggled with intense nausea with my daughter up to around 20 weeks and I do wonder if I'm just mega sensitive to any hormone fluctuation! I know progesterone can cause nausea. If I'm going to get rough each month the least my body could do is actually get pregnant!

@kirinm Well done for holding off this morning! It's so boring waiting, isn't it. DPO 9 today and totally ready for DPO 12 😅 no symptoms, just keeping a beady eye on my BBT for clues lol.

@LeopardLover you're doing well! By 9dpo I was desperate to test. How's your BBT looking?

@ss123456 I've never noticed it until the last 2 cycles! Last time we DTD a whole week out though so maybe I should think more positively that we did 4 x during the FW and hope for the best 🤞

According to Google it's just a sign of progesterone and will either increase until AF arrives or you get pregnant so probably not much of a symptom to compare to previous cycles

Last night I dreamt I was dismantling a pos!
I took the cover off and it said a teeny tiny 'yes'
@kirinm I blame you 😂

Haha 😂 sorry @Rotagilla I'm so used to the strip tests it's weird looking at a little window! But, they're definitely evaps so I won't do it again (maybe ).

@kirinm Practicing patience but hate it! 😅 Well, it's slowly going up... Guess it just needs to stay there!

Ovulating woo!

@Boc86 get on it!

@Boc86

Ovulating woo!

Oh yay! Get baby dancing! I ovulated yesterday. Pretty similar cycle! X

@krj2608 @boc86 think we will all have similar testing dates then!

Have you both managed to DTD plenty?

This is my chart but ovulation was yesterday 7th

A little moan. I stupidly did a test - only able to hold for 2 hours though so really pointless. It was a BFN not even an evap line anywhere to be seen. I know that I'm out this month. Apart from nausea in the morning I have zero symptoms at all and I just have that feeling that I know I'm out.

I wish I could fast forward to AF arriving now just to get it out of the way. I'm not sure how many cycles of this I can take to be honest.