Long Cycle girls TTC #2

[xoJellyBean]

Thread number 2 as we are close to our 1k limit❤️

[Rosegold3112]

@suki2020 yours definitely looks very dark on the 21st! Fingers crossed your temps continue to rise! I never thought I'd be so emotionally invested in this but it's a nightmare really having no idea what your body is going to do on a day to day basis 😱😂
@justlonelystars welcome! I feel I'm quite new to this journey too, this only being my second month of trying. First month I didn't temp chart or anything, but since my cycles have been longer since lockdown I am finding it as something to focus on. I haven't yet charted anything promising though so can't give much help on that front 😂 my only advice would be to keep positive and keep it fun and if you're anything like me then these forums will be a great help too with some really lovely people 😊😊

[justlonelystars]

@Rosegold3112 How exciting for you too (I’m sorry I’m new to Mumsnet so if I haven’t tagged you properly, that’s my excuse!). I’m so excited to start trying and potentially have a little baby in the next couple of years! I have had hormonal tests done recently (I have a benign pituitary tumour that can affect pregnancy hormones) and everything came up okay so I am hoping it’s just a case of timing things correctly. I’m not going to start temp charting right away, we’re just going to see what happens.

[jlmul9]

Well AF has reared her ugly head again this month. On to the next..

[Rosegold3112]

@jlmul9 so sorry af has arrived. Good luck with this cycle!

[jlmul9]

@Rosegold3112 Thank you x.

OPKs and thermometer at the ready this time around. I think it's the only way I'm going to be able to tell 100% when I ovulate because going by my app just isn't cutting it. Anyone using those methods, do you usually start right out of the gate or do you wait a few days after AF goes? I've temped one cycle before and hated it, but needs must I guess.

[Suki2020]

Hey ladies how are you all doing? Do any of you think I have ovulated yet? I had EWCM on sat night and a little cramping and I’ve now had 3days in a row with temp increase. One app says I’ve ovulated and another says I haven’t. A little confused. What do you ladies think of my chart and OPK’s?

[Pol96]

@Suki2020 it looks like you ovulated on the 21st from your chart, so am assuming you'd have got a peak opk had you tested later on the 20th or earlier on the 21st as they are quite dark ?

[JanQi]

I'm due to ovulate a some point in the next week (the apps say either the 30th or the 1st but I don't want to be caught out by a random short cycle) so we've just decided to DTD every other day until I've definitely ovulated. If nothing happens this month I'll start temping but I'm reeeeeally trying not to add in too many things to obsess over if I can. Fingers crossed my ovaries do their thing asap!

[Suki2020]

Hi @Pol96 yeah that’s what I thought. Last cycle I caught my peak so made it very clear I’d ovulated with temp rise. Just weird how one app says I’ve ovulated and another says I haven’t. How are you and bubba doing?

[Newbie0818]

@justlonelystars welcome :) my advice is try not to get too obsessed at this point (I know, impossible). Be realistic, try to listen to your body's signals, and be kind to yourself.

@Suki2020 I'd say that with those really dark opk's and a consistent temp rise you've definitely ovulated. I wouldn't worry too much about apps as they can often be inaccurate apparently, going off what others say.

@JanQi we've been DTD like that too this cycle. I'm bloody exhausted lol.

[Pol96]

@Suki2020 one of my apps changed my ovulation dates, so I added it manually.. Me and baby are okay (as far as I know) will be 10 weeks tomorrow, still waiting for the scan letter to come through..

@xoJellyBean how are you getting on? Not heard from you in a while x

@Darcy86 how's everything going with you?

@Newbie0818 how are you getting on?

[Newbie0818]

@Pol96 aww I can't believe you're 10 weeks already! Does it feel a bit more real? Do you have any symptoms?

I'm ok, temps are steadily rising but I don't want to get too hopeful. I've been a bit down about the whole diagnosis thing but just trying to stay positive really. I think I'm 8dpo today. No signs or anything, though I woke up drenched last night! Probably this hot weather x

[Darcy86]

Hi @Pol96 and everyone! Wow 10 weeks, so exciting, when is your scan?

I'm doing okay thanks, believe I'm 5 weeks tomorrow although some apps say 6. Got my booking appointment confirmed for the 9th July so I'll be around 7 weeks then (all being well). I am getting the odd pang of anxiety, must admit! Like I dont believe it's still there...I've done 3 tests in the past week, I've got one more CB digital in the cupboard which I'm trying to leave for as long as I can. May do it within the next few days just to see if I can get my 3+ (I got 2-3 on Friday so hopefully) and then try my best to step away from testing. It's hard though, I need to chill a bit! How about you?

[Pol96]

@Newbie0818 I know.. Its gone so fast but also slow at the same time.. It still doesn't feel totally real 😂 when I had my booking appointment it felt real for a couple of days.. Symptoms wise very tired, no appetite/nausea, boobs get tender every few days (are much bigger than before too!) get a few cramps every now and then too.
I know the diagnosis sucks.. But you know you're ovulating and if you're ovulating there's still a chance! You dtd a lot this cycle so there's a good chance! 8dpo.. When (if you do) will you test? It is very hot isn't it!? I'm not dealing to well with the heat either.

@Darcy86 I know!! And you're already 5/6 weeks! No idea about scan.. Still waiting for my letter 😕
Haha the testing doesn't stop!! I still do one every now and then 😂 don't stress if your tests start getting lighter the further on you get either.. Do another one but add water to it, its called the hook effect, too much hcg for the test to deal with.
I'm okay.. Either bloated or got a small bump now.. Or both.. I'm just so tired!

[Newbie0818]

@Pol96 aww that's all sounding great!
I don't think I'll test tbh, I just have a feeling.

@Darcy86 so exciting!

[Suki2020]

@Newbie0818 thanks, just keeping fingers crossed I have ovulated.
@Pol96 wow that has gone quick. So glad you are doing well. Hopefully you won’t have to wait too much longer for your letter.

[xoJellyBean]

@Pol96 thanks for checking in, can't believe you're 10 weeks!!😍🥰 I've just hit a wall and given up to be honest, haven't been temping or testing etc cause even doing that I just feel what's the point😂 I'm sure it'll pass! Hope you get your scan letter soon xx

[Suki2020]

Aww @xoJellyBean hope you are ok hun, sending hugs.

[Newbie0818]

@xoJellyBean sorry you're feeling like that, but don't give up! Your time will come. Think of it as your body's way of making sure you get the optimal embryo. I know it's hard to stay upbeat though.. maybe try a relaxed approach for this cycle and just listen to your body's signals rather than all the stress of tracking etc.

I have my fingers crossed for you too @Suki2020

[Rosegold3112]

@suki2020 I'd definitely say it looks like you ovulated on the 21st, very positive signals. My apps all predict I ovulated around cd19 - a week ago for me despite the only sign being some ewcm which I've got again this week anyways. Temp is staying pretty average, opk all looking negative. I'm on cd25 and if my cycle is going to be 41 days again then I have everything crossed that something is going to happen this weekend 🤞🤞🤞 I'm getting pretty disheartened though to be honest. I don't know how many more times I can track so many things for it all to come back with no real results 😔 I've had a good distraction this week though. OH and I decided to get a budgie. Probably not the greatest idea if we actually do succeed but we've already got a menagerie of animals as it is 😅 meet Ziggy 🐦🐦
Hope everyone else is doing well and keeping positive 😊

[Rosegold3112]

@xojellybean I'm sorry you are feeling that way. I can totally relate. My first month I wasn't tracking anything and thought the 2ww was bad. Now I am tracking and seeing not a whole lot going on, I'm feeling like I'll never even get to experience the proper 2ww and it's heartbreaking. Hope you are feeling more positive soon though, and we both get some good results. What day of your cycle are you at?

[Newbie0818]

@Rosegold3112 aww Ziggy is gorgeous! You'll get there x

[Suki2020]

@Rosegold3112 aww ziggy is cute. Our body’s play such horrible tricks on us it’s not fair. Fingers crossed if you haven’t ovulated you will very soon. Do you get any ovulation cramps when you ovulate? My second chart says I have ovulated now. So I’m now 4dpo and cd33 so my cycle is shorter than the last one which was 63 😩

[Rosegold3112]

@suki2020 that's really good that you've ovulated sooner! Fingers crossed and baby dust for you 😊😊 how are you feeling?
I've never really given my cycles a second thought until a couple of months ago so I've no idea if I get any pains, although today I have felt extremely "periody". Not really enough to say I've been cramping but there's a certain uncomfortable feeling that is on and off and I feel like I have period tummy (I often go for number 2's more regularly when I'm on, without tmi 😂) had a good feeling so I did another opk this evening but it's so faint 😞 surely if the feeling I have has anything to do with ovulation then I would at least have a hint of a surge? I don't know its all so confusing 😔😔 I've painted my nails this evening in a pathetic attempt at making my body feel more feminine and maybe she'll do her thing 😂😂 the weird ideas that go through my head 🙄🙄

[Rosegold3112]

Sooo... Was woken up at 4am by a beeping car horn. Looked out the window and turns out it was someone breaking into our car. Weird man, shouting abuse and "I really need this car, I'm taking it. I'll pay you for it, what are you calling the police for, we could have been friends." 😕🤨🤨😠😠 couldn't make it up. Shows how obsessed I am that one of the reasons I'm so pissed is that he's messed up my charting for today.
Also though he shouted that I was a mess and OH should get himself a decent bird and seeing as I seem to be failing at this trying for a baby thing and other self esteem issues I can't help but feel he is right. Trying to ignore it as the ramblings of a disturbed criminal isn't really cutting it for me today. I don't think I've ever felt this low. Just wanted to share that with someone. I feel so bad for my OH