TTC Baby no1. The crazy lot. Thread 2!!

[CAG14]

New thread!!

Please tag anyone else I've missed as I have a terrible memory

@stabal
@mia1985x
@lt103
@lma27
@pippy20
@leobaby
@faith82
@butterfly5291
@stepmumsw5
@lozz22
@beckyBP
@crayon7
@jadeb1995
@nellyk84

@stepmumSW5 of course, I put them next to a 10p coin to show

@Crayon7 yes agreed it does add up, when AF came last cycle for me I just decided to throw some money at it this month. I also have brought the CB advanced ovulation tests.

I got really down in the dumps and started looking at fertility MOTs at a clinic and thought I'll do this first

CD13 and I'm spotting again. Absolutely sick of it all. Think I'm going to give up.

@Stabal I'm so sorry to hear that. What support are you getting from your GP?

@butterfly5291 absolutely none. Last cycle I waited for a call back for about 2 weeks. When they did they told me to contact EPU who advised me to take provera if it continued to kick start my cycles again. I've been on this before but I don't want to go down this road. I feel annoyed I'm back to where I was a couple of years ago.

@Stabal I'm so sorry to hear xx

@Stabal I'm so frustrated for you. This is shit. Have you thought about going private? I know it can be expensive but a friend did this and was seen to straight away and got answers. I am so sorry lovely.

I have usual AF symptoms today and yesterday. AF due on Tuesday. I think I'm going to drown my sorrows in wine tonight. Just so fed up.

@CAG14 I think we will probably look into doing that. We did a bit of research literally just around this time last year on some places so I think we'll go back to that. Sorry you feel like AF is coming again. Enjoy the wine, I know I will do the same tonight! Even though I have work in the morning. Ugh!

@stepmumSW5 🤞 for this cycle for you!

@Faith82 how are you getting on? I was thinking about you yesterday!

Last 3 cycles I have ovulated day 14. Well today is day 13 and don’t even have a high on my opk so must be at least 2 Days away if not more. Barely managed to dtd this week so at least we have more time. Might as well have a glass of prosecco tonight then

@LT103 I hope you enjoyed your prosecco! Surges can come so quickly so there's still a chance it could be today. Even so, I wouldn't worry about it. Completely normal to have different O days 😊 try and have fun with DTD

My OH just bought an exercising bike to try and get a bit fitter to see if it helps.. And now if I don't have his tablets on hand at lunch he's like, "where's my meds?". I feel like he's getting more and more into the whole thing and I'm going the opposite way, eating my feelings with crumpets and brioche rolls.

As I expected AF reared her ugly head this morning. So sick of all of this.

@CAG14 f* I'm so sorry

@CAG14 and @Stabal sorry to hear about AF and spotting 😔
How are you feeling today @stabal? I feel frustrated for you. Sounds like you've done your research into private options so maybe that is the way to go next, your GP doesnt sound like they are giving you much. That's good your OH is getting more into it, hopefully that helps you stay positive.

@LT103 hopefully your surge comes soon. I'm actually the opposite this month. I usually ovulate on CD14 too but it's only CD9 for me and I got a pretty dark OPK yesterday already and again today.

@Stabal @Mia1985x i actually had a nice relaxing night. Had a stressful weekend made worse by my washing machine breaking and being too expensive to fix so weekend has been spent shopping for a new one and running back and forward to my mum and dads with dirty washing 🤦🏻‍♀️

Still no LH surge but slightly more colour on my opk so hopefully get peak in next couple days. Thankfully we’ve had a rubbish go at dtd in fertile window this cycle after doing most days last 2 cycles so I’m actually glad now cos would have totally missed it 🤣

@CAG14 ahh I'm so sorry. So bloody shit. 😔

@Mia1985x thank you. No spotting today but it will no doubt return tomorrow. We've agreed to see how next cycle goes before going down the private route

@LT103 we also had a broken washing machine last week. Though it was the door hinge and OH was adamant we'd have to get a whole new machine.. I find the part online and ordered it and thought I was absolutely amazing when I replaced and fixed it myself only to discover I'd put the spring in the door handle back in wrong and when I closed the door over it wouldn't open 😂 2 and a half hours sat on the kitchen floor trying to sort it out but I got there in the end! Obviously I told OH it was a super easy job and I don't need a man to help

@Stabal that sounds like something I would do then I’m too stubborn to ask for help haha.
My drum completely gone and was going to be 250-300 to repair so the repair guy said to just buy a new one 😩 On a plus point, oh was happy for us to spend extra to get a decent washer/dryer so should make life easier! On the down side, it’s not coming for 2 weeks!!!

@stabal what supplements do you take.

I’ve been taking pregnacare which I thought was fine for me as it hadn’t had any effect on my cycle length as some people reported.
However I’ve had hardly any ewcm last 2 cycles and been spotting loads, 5-7d before af. 2 cycles ago, I Spotted straight through from ovulation pretty much. I was doing some googling today and saw a load of people saying they got spotting and loss of ewcm with certain supplements so I’m going to switch to just plain folic acid for a bit to see if any change

@LT103 i had issues with Seven seas... No ewcm, no ovulation... I had no period for more than 60 days. I'm very happy now with just plain folic acid and coq10

@LT103 think of how exciting it will be when it arrives though! I guess this is adult life.. Getting excited over new electrical appliances 😂 it certainly sounds like the pregnacare could be the cause for that, I've read a lot about it. I'm currently taking folic acid, vit d, coq10, omega 3 and calc fluor during TWW. I was taking some others but stopped when my cycles started going weird as they were the ones I researched that would be the culprits. I'll attach a photo. I take 2 of the coq10 a day and 2 of the omega 3. OH takes wellman conception and 1 omega 3 a day

@stepmumSW5 yeah that’s what I read. I’m going for evening primrose oil up until ovulation and folic acid only to start with. I read evening primrose oil was good for ewcm but not to take it after ovulation as it can affect implantation. I’ll look into coenzyme q10. I know it was in the pregnacare but there must have been something else affecting my cycle. The inositol or the huge amount of vitamins?

@stabal ahhh you’re one step ahead of my with the supplements then haha. It was just in case it was a culprit

@LT103 I was taking myo-inositol, it was one of the ones I stopped so it's probably that. Evening primrose oil has also been known to mess around some cycles so I'd watch out for that too!

@stabal oh god it’s a nightmare to know what to do!!!! Maybe I should just take nothing but folic acid

@LT103 I know! I think if you're not getting a lot of ewcm I'd probably go for something like preseed before taking a vitamin that can affect your hormones