Disclaimer: Psycho B*tches - Sep Bus 16

[Juno231]

June BFPs - 24
July BFPs - 10
August BFPs - 18

September testing dates:
@mrsbear1122 - August 31st
@Juno231 - September 4th
@LV1987- September 4th
@franklydear September 4th
@frolicmum - September 4th
@florence13 - September 6th
@2020mission - September 8th
@mrsi2020 - September 12th
@vil10 - September 13th
@notyetamumbuttrying - September 14th
@Katao - September 19th
@Laceymermaid - September 29th
@minster2012 - October 9th

@notyetamumbuttrying morning shag done✅ we were in a rush though so I only had a few minutes of lying down so I probs lost a lot of little swimmers😂 OH is out all day and night tonight so won't be able to go again until tomorrow which will probs be ov day and too late! I know it only take once though, so trying to keep positive😂

Sorry to hear about the bfn @Franklydear, to repeat the groups age old saying 'our bodies really are fuckboys!' Get yourself some chocolate and something nice to cheer yourself up today.

There's def no questioning your peak now @Vil10! Glad it's finally came have fun 😉

I am ok, thank you all, I had a feeling the last couple of days I didn’t feel pregnant, I am meeting my friend with the kids this afternoon, she doesn’t know but will cheer me up...
No idea where I am in the cycle, can someone educate me on OPKs 101, with a full time job and a disabled child, I need it to be simple and quick...sometimes I wonder if is a good idea to have another child, but I am sure I’ll manage just fine.

@Franklydear so sorry you got a negative, you will be a fantastic mummy again when your time comes around again, don't doubt yourself

@Franklydear I totally get at work it would be hard to do the OPKs, I've been lucky to be working from home since March so have been able to pee into a cup to do it every day. I aim for around lunchtime every day (around 1pm) but then pee on another early evening or in the morning when it gets dark. The key is to do it at the same time roughly every day so that you are getting a similar urine sample and not one day diluted, the next day strong urine.

If during the day is a faff for you maybe BBT every morning would be easier as I think that just involves a temperature check before getting out of bed, so once you're up you wouldn't need to be tracking anything for the rest of the day. Someone who does BBT checks might be able to recommend better than me...

@Franklydear also sorry you've been teased with a long cycle and ended up with BFN! I don't feel pregnant either this cycle so I think we'll be here for another go in October 🤞 AF is due for me on Tuesday so will know for definite by then.

I think @Juno231 does bbt, maybe can recommend ... I do have broken sleep though

@2020mission it is what annoys me the most, especially as I don’t know wtf the spotting was about, and wether that would be a new cycle or how do I count cds,... doc did say to wait for af as normal and if it doesn’t come, will look at things, af would be due around 24 September, if I had my af on time so...

@Newbie0818 enjoy the day! I'm away for the weekend with some mates so trying to have fun and forget about ttc. Hard when one of the girls is trying for no2, I had to go to the loo and make drinks to swerve the questions coming round to me last night! I hope I can manage it again today/tonight!
@Vil10 today and tomorrow is great if you're gonna ov tomorrow. Does only take once like you say!
@Franklydear sorry my love. I hope you can enjoy today still x

Ah af arrived with a bang today. Cd1....it starts again!!!

@LT103 sorry hun! What cycle is that now?

@Franklydear I do OPKs and temp, but I dont do them strictly by the rules so I use them for general trends rather than exact data which works for me, that more relaxed approach might work better for you if youre worried about fitting it in around your schedule.

The routine that works for me is: OPKs I do one when I come home from work (I find the easy@home ones the clearest to read for me). When I start to notice them getting darker I test when I'm home and again before bed, if its the weekend I'd maybe do it about 11am too. I notice my trend is they get darker then come to a peak (first line darker than the control line) then it immediately falls back to low again the day after a peak. Once you get your peak youre supposed to ovulate within 48 hours. OPKs can give you the heads up that your body is about to try and ovulate so you can make sure to get lots of sex in, but they don't tell you that you actually have ovulated (and sometimes your body will try to ovulate fail and then try again a few days later so you may have 2 peaks) you'd need to temp to know that you actually have ovulated.

With temping I keep the thermometer on my bedside table and as soon as I wake up take my temp. Do it while you're still lying down. If youre doing it strictly youre supposed to do it the same time every morning I know some set an alarm for it. I just do it when I wake up which can vary by an hour or so and I get up to pee during the night or have broken sleep so that effects it too. So I dont take each individual reading seriously but look for a general trend which should be a lower temp then after you ovulate your temp should increase and stay increased until your periods due then it'll fall again if youre not pregnant or stay high if you are. While my temp chart is spikey because I dont do it strictly I do see the general low/high pattern occur so it gives me the reassurance that I have ovulated that month.

Someone who temps more strictly could give you the ins and outs of doing it properly if you feel you'd need exact data to reassure you but thats the more relaxed approach I go for if that helps give you some info.

@notyetamumbuttrying this is our 5th cycle ttc

Thank you @DKDK123 I think the most relaxed approach will be better for me, your OPKs routine sounds good to me, I generally have a clue what’s going on, but I am completely lost where I am in the cycle.

What’s the chances a bfp would show on an ic before frer? Frer bfn and clear line on one step. Bet it’s a false 😭 xxx

@DKDK123 yep definitely not second guessing that one!! Thankyou!

@notyetamumbuttrying going to have a few sessions tomorrow hopefully and Monday just in case!

@Mrsi2020 that's a strange one because I can definitely see the line on the ic! What dpo are you??

@Vil10 - 8 so I know v early, must be a false, if it was bfp I’m sure it would show on frer, why oh why do I yest early 😳🤣 xxx

@Katao did you test again today? x

@Vil10 yay to a peak get to action 😉

@Franklydear I was working in an office while opking and I'd just do an opk before and after work so like 8am and 6pm, if the 6pm was strong I'd test again before bed but never held my wee and always caught my peak👌🏾 I also took my temp and I think with getting up for work around the same time meant it was easy to temp before getting up without issue x

@notyetamumbuttrying hope you have a fab weekend 🥳

And got everything crossed for your IVF journey @Minster2012 ❤️

@Mrsi2020 there was a girl on another thread that didn't agree with pink dye tests, she got a BFP on FRER about 4 days after tests so maybe test in a couple days 🤞

@SmileyT I did! Top one is around midday and had got a little lighter, bottom one was about an hour ago and its dark again?!

@Vil10 I thought with OPKs you're not supposed to use fmu as they can give false peaks ?

Not much to report here. Cd 47 and no AF or anything. DTD 2 times this morning before woek so thag was good! Hope everyone's okay!

@Katao ooh that's not what I was expecting 🤔 I know it doesn't give you any answers now but I'd just keep testing to see what happens over the next few days x

@lucyrp good to see you still being a little rampant bunny, but not so good to see your body is being an absolute fuckboy 😩

@SmileyT I can't say I'm hugely surprised. I think this is my 5th cycle using opks and I've only got straight forward results once! But sure I'll keep going with them another few days and see what happens 🤷‍♀️

@LT103 sorry for AF getting you. So far tonight I've eaten a malt Easter bunny (it's Easter right?!) and now happily demolishing some milks happy cows chocolate. Which...is...the...best. Fact. October will be our month. I also have wine spritzer. Gin next.

@Mrsi2020 when was the frer from? Tonight? Damn it. Sending big hugs your way.

So DH has a shit work day. Again. So I gave him permission to bigger off to a mates and blow off some steam so I'm watching an officially shit but funny film, Eurovision. I wanted it to be better, it's ok, but it's no pitch perfect 😂😫 what's everyone upto?

Hey @Minster2012 how is af treating you? Is it worse after those tablets? Sounds like you have you have plenty of yummy chocolate to get you through anyway ☺ my OH busy tonight as well so I had a soak in the bath and about to put my feet up with a cuppa. Total rockstar 😜