Feb Bus Pt 3

[Juno231]

@MimiArm
@paintfairy
@MrsTwentyEight

Figured I'm not ready to let you ladies go ☺️

@MrsTwentyEight I know what you mean - I've downloaded myfitnesspal again and am back on it!

@paintfairy I hope she doesn't show 🤞

@Juno231 i am actually good when I do diet. And I've used my fitness pal before. I get obsessed after a while and I get properly into it. I find it hard not being at work though.

It definitely won't be later than tomorrow as I started spotting on the Monday, so the latest I could have ovulated was the Sunday. That lasted 3 days. But I am spotting again so I'm guessing we all know what that means. 🤣

Ahh ladies we can do this.
I lost around 9kg in my first try and TTC got me so depressed I put on 4kg back....ugh so depressing. Hoping to lose that in January. I have a smartwatch now so guess I will track my HR a lot more whatever that implies OV date wise haha. I noticed EWCM properly on my now hindsight OV day...so maybe will try to 'track' that a bit ? Who knows anymore.
My fitness pal is good! I used Body Coach's fitness vids for HIIT sessions. May do that again. Stupidly read somewhere how HIIT was bad for TTC but now that no-HIIT isn't working anyway, who bloody cares. At least I can get fit this way even if no baby.

@MrsTwentyEight @paintfairy
I lost 10kg with mfp a few years back but regained all of it over the years. Kinda need to lose the same again but am torn about it. I.e. if I manage to lose it it's clearly because I haven't gotten a BFP... so maybe I just need to embrace being a chubby pregnant lady lol as that would be better overall than infertility!

I'm annoyed as I am 18lb heavier than when I got married. I lost it all for that. But it slowly crept back on. To be fair I do sit heavier than that as a rule, but I think I need to lose at least half a stone, if not a bit more. For me though I think I am just unhealthy. 🤣 I like eating cake and crap. I'm not sure our meals are that healthy. I eat better now than I ever have but I'm not sure it's the best it could be! I suppose you worry it affects ttc but then I know massive people that bloody manage it? 🤔

Awaiting the arrival of AF today! Always a pleasure. 🤣 I'm trying to have a relaxing week but all I seem to be doing is rushing to sort animals out. I definitely have too many......

Hi ladies

@paintfairy Did AF make an appearance today?

I feel your pain with too many animals - these three dogs and the cat ... 😩 it seems one of them is always being sick or something - or the rain and the mess. Wouldn't be without them but they are a pain in the ass!

@MimiArm nope! It's a good job I moved my blood test back a day! Really can't see how I can be much out with my dates though? So I'm guessing it'll come tonight or tomorrow. I even did an IC just in case but it was stark white!

Yeah all is seem to do is run about feeding animals! Or walking them. Or whatever. I've got one dog staring at me now and I can't work out what he wants. 🤣

@paintfairy you never know! See if it comes tonight and if not, try another IC in the morning?

@MimiArm I'm stressing now- if it doesn't come tomorrow, then my blood test Wednesday won't happen and there goes another month!
Although, if that happens I'm very confused. Unless I didn't ovulate.

I don't think the IC would be wrong this late? Fingers crossed it'll turn up.

@paintfairy Try not to stress (I know, easier said than done). Anything is possible given all that I've read on here this past year. I would try using second morning pee just to see.

@MimiArm yeah I guess. I did the IC tonight. I doubt I am - being I never have been yet! But how I can be way off with my timing I'm not sure? Never temped though to confirm, but the spotting did that for me I thought? The dog meant things went a little bizarre. 🤣

How are you feeling so far?

@paintfairy that's weird! You did have a cycle recently where ovulation was randomly a couple of days late - maybe that's happened again?

CD9 today so starting DTD tomorrow.

@Juno231 yes last cycle. But I knew that from my opk that month. Where as this month my opk was positive on the Saturday and I assumed ovulation on the Sunday. And I never spot before ovulation and was spotting on the Monday? So? No idea. 🤣

@paintfairy Hmm, it sounds like you can predict your ovulation pretty well and accurately. See what happens tomorrow and do another IC if nothing shows up.

I'm ok - feeling a bit tired and no energy. Boobs sore on and off. Heartburn on and off and twinges in the uterus area (some short sharp shooting pains). Started feeling a bit queasy afternoon times as well. Mostly though, I feel anxious worrying.

The only thing I noticed in the two days leading up to my BFP were feeling light headed and dizzy in evening time. Other than that, I felt the same way as I did any other month.

@MimiArm my spotting normally pretty much slows to nothing before AF and that's happened tonight, so maybe AF is imminent!

That sounds OK so far. Although not the anxious part! You need to not be doing that! I think I'd be the same though, so I know it's not easy. You always imagine that once pregnant you can relax because it's happened, but it's just a whole lot of other stuff to worry about! 🤔 Why do we do this? 🤣

Ladies who monitor RHR
What am I supposed to be doing ? Wear it overnight ? I have an average RHR which is given as a range...
Someone please shed more light 👀

@MrsTwentyEight yes it's an average so I think needs to be taken all the time? @Juno231 is the person you need.

I've terrible cramps atm and I think AF is coming.

@MrsTwentyEight I guess consistency is key if looking for a pattern but your true rhr requires you to wear it at night too.

AF has arrived. Blood test can happen tomorrow! Let's hope they do it right.....

@paintfairy that's good AF arrived and you can go ahead with blood test tomorrow. Here's hoping it goes to plan this time 🤞

@MrsTwentyEight Yes, as @Juno231said, wear it at night too so each day you get your average RHR then watch for the patterns. You should see it climb at ovulation, then drop, then climb towards AF date. Usually drops before AF arrives, or stays high and keeps climbing if AF isn't gonna arrive. Saying that, I tracked my RHR religiously for eleven months and a few months it didn't drop for AF and I got excited. Ironically, the month I stopped tracking was the month I got my BFP!

Ahh thanks ladies
May start wearing at night to see!
CD6 here. Such a long wait for me as I ovulate so late in the month 😩
Sorry to hear AF arrived @paintfairy but good about the tests!

@MimiArm I think there is something in that because it's the month that you didn't worry about TTC! 🙂 Have you worked out a due date ? I'm so excited for you!

@MrsTwentyEight Could be for sure. I was so busy with work, I wasn't thinking about it. We did DTD 3 days in a row around OV time, and every other day at other times. According to NHS website, due date is 31 August. Eek.

Blood test complete. She assures me she did the right one. 🤣

I hoped because I wasn't thinking about it- last month might work for me. Nope. 🤣 I am going to try and switch off now though if I don't need to count blood test dates!

CD5 for me. Slowly moving past the anger (isn't pmt meant to come before AF?). 🤣

Hope everyone had a pleasant NYE. I drank and ate cheesecake (again) and felt ill, so I can't decide which of the 2 suddenly isn't agreeing with me?! 🙄 Can't believe it's all nearly over though. Keep looking at the tree thinking how I can't be bothered to take it down!

How is everyone else?