Post Pill TTC - Still Partying

[MintGreenLife]

No idea how we managed to smash through 1,000 messages (40% of them are probably me anyway, ha!) in such a short space of time, but a new thread is needed for the post pill TTC party, so here it is...

Tag anyone I've forgotten please, and new party-goers always welcome :)

@juno231
@kay00
@flowerkm
@pumpkineverything
@ams19
@sarahp2308
@cams50
@sperr
@moocher90
@lisalx

@Kay00 so frustrating isn't it :( Maybe you'll ovulate soon or you have a you'll get a lovely rise tomorrow, the signs are all there so hopefully the next few days you'll get a clearer picture ☺️ do you use OPKs? Sorry, I can't remember if you do.

So with you on warm evenings, I brought a lovely teddy blanket from Dunelm (the really fluffy ones) and can't wait to use it. Having a sofa day today WFH cuddled with the dog lol happy days 💕

@MintGreenLife I agree, stay positive!

@AMS19 😂😂 ah that made me laugh, that would sooo be me in the office!! Fingers crossed for you!

@AMS19 fingers crossed for an LH surge and ovulation for you!!

@MintGreenLife reading on line it looks like its not impossible for your temps to drop below the cover line and for you to still be pregnant, here hoping we both get a temperature jump tomorrow!!

@Flowerbudd yes, I use OPKs but I have only every caught my peak once (in my first cycle). I have been testing 3 x a day since CD10 (on CD22 now) and nothing more than about 30%. But there were a couple of evenings this weekend where I was unable to test as I was out and about/at a friends house.

@AMS19 @Flowerbudd @Kay00 thanks all ☺️ I think I would just be absolutely gutted if after all this time when I finally have a clear ovulation it turns out I now have a short luteal phase to battle with. Praying AF doesn't show and my temp goes back up tomorrow 🤞🏼

How are you all getting on? X

@Kay00 Ah ok, you definitely could have missed it then, they can be quite stressful though can't they? :(

@MintGreenLife all good this end thanks, 5DPO here. Not much to report, usual sore boobs and slight cramps but seems pretty normal for me. Each month varies so much, last month no sore boobs until 6DPO and then this month had them at 1. Cramps can be anything, so just sitting tight and trying to be patient 😂 xx

@kay00 I don't think swimmers get immature per se - the every other day recommendation is more for quantity reasons in case the man has a lower count. You should be fine DTD as much as you want. Looking at your chart I would maybe hope for OD being today or tomorrow hopefully? Saying this as I think most ladies I've spoken to seem to have EWCM a couple of days before O rather than the actual day of O. Including myself!

@MintGreenLife I'm sorry for the dip :( It's good you've ovulated at a decent time though and your temp rise has been great! Definitely looks like things are getting better. Fx that the LP gets longer next cycle xx

CD12 here. Had more EWCM yday and have DTD on CD9 and CD11 so far. Although OH was soooo not in the mood last night lol. I've woken up in a FOUL mood today though so I guess we both have to deal with each other ha!

@MintGreenLife keeping everything crossed for you, as PP said some positives from this cycle you pinned down OV.

I’ve figured out the folic acid is making me feel nauseous and pretty windy 😳😂 that is the only thing that has changed and when I went back through the weeks thats when it started and checked out the common side effects and nausea and wind were right up the top, I mean its tough I’ve got to take it but I may start taking it at night and see it that helps. I’m hoping it will settle down soon when my body gets used to it

@AMS19 I'm the same, I've been taking my little pee cup and tests with me to work! Although I drink too much during the day so yesterday my tests were barely there.

I'm supposed to ovulate on this Thursday and my tests are still not very positive ( the line is there but quite faint) basically every test I've taken in the last few days has been the same darkness, I'm hoping I'll suddenly shoot up as well! Had a little bit of CM last night and I was so excited, my DP thought I was mad. This is my first cycle since coming off BC on the 27th Sep, so not getting my hopes up but I'm still hoping I'll ovulate :)

@Flowerkm ah you're not too far behind me then :) I've had sore boobs since 1dpo this time, and they were really painful yesterday!

@Juno231 I'm really not sure what I could do to improve my LP if this is it - I've taken agnus castus this cycle, and started a higher dose of B6 after ovulation too, both of which are meant to help with short LPs. I can't even contemplate how I'll feel if this is it for this cycle and AF does show today urgh. Aww well done for keeping it up though! Do you think you'll ovulate today?

Thanks @ChinChilly x

@ChinChilly
@Kay00
@Flowerbudd

Had quite a good sleep last night which always helps. Think I'm getting a bit of fatigue with the situation we find ourselves in with COVID too.

New day let's be having you!
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@mrsmacmc - Yaass ladies - its a new day, lets make it a positive one!

@Juno231 thank you for checking my chart... I am still getting those funny little twinges to the left of my belly button - so maybe my body is still having a go at ovulating - maybe today is the day! We might be in sync this cycle!

@mrsmacmc glad you are feeling more positive, your right though I don’t think COVID is helping things, it seems like we are back to square one!

@lilacflower12 my tests were the same last cycle, they only started getting darker on the day of ovulation, by the afternoon they were at peak, then gone again by the next morning, good luck!

@MintGreenLife I just think you need to give it time - the agnus castus has barely had time to work and clearly things are still changing and improving so I say just carry on as you are and you'll see it should be getting better.

@kay00 I do love a cycle buddy! I don't dare guess when OD will be for me this week but hopefully Thursday?

Hey girls, how are we all doing? @MintGreenLife stay positive for sure lovely, BBT can be so erratic so it could easily just be a blip! Sending positive thoughts my love.

Can I have some advice please ladies? Slightly freaking out here and not sure why haha. SOZ in advance for the essay!!

So, it's CD31. I started getting EWCM on CD27 so we BD. I then was SO EXCITED because I FINALLY got a positive OPK on CD29! The joy! I was honestly so excited. So we BD CD29 and CD30. CD30 (yesterday) I had cramps on my lower right side for the first few hours of the morning which I believe was ovulation pain as I don't think I've had it before and it was very noticable. So I feel like I ovulated yday and was expecting a temp rise this morning but it's exactly the same as yday and I'm freaking out. Anyone have any experience with this? I feel like on every chart I've seen it rises dramatically the day atfer OV. FF hasn't put the cover line crosshair thing on yet, and Femometer is saying I OV yesterday (CD30) but it needs to be confirmed with a temp spike. I did take my temp yesterday about 2 hours early, and this morning's about 1 hour early as my kitty woke me up haha, so I wonder if that could be showing no rise? And it would rise after!? Normally take it about 7am.

Do we think it might spike tomorrow? Shall I try and BD tonight just to cover all bases? I honestly feel a bit sick with the thought of not ovulating, in spite of the EWCM and peak OPK. Any advice welcome :( I know I should be excited that at least things seem to be happening after months of nothing, but I'm just panicking a bit for some reason.

Thanks @TheHotelCalifornia

Just been to the loo and appear to have some spotting, so I guess that's me out. Can't believe after all that I went and had an 8 day LP, honestly wondering what the point in even trying is right now!

@TheHotelCalifornia 2 hour time difference would definitely affect your chart - please use the bbt temp adjuster for these kind of one off adjustments and see what FF says after that! whenmybaby.com/basalbodytemperature.php

If it doesn't change anything I reckon you'll see a spike tomorrow instead :)

@TheHotelCalifornia and when in doubt - BD! Def do it tonight just in case.

@MintGreenLife it may be implantation spotting. Don't count yourself out until AF full flow

@MintGreenLife sorry to hear that : ( short luteal phases are so disappointing; I never even get to the stage where I can test!

OH getting results mid-week apparently. Curious what that will say.

@Trying4one thanks, I think that coupled with my temp slowly making its way down on 7-8DPO and then going below the coverline today probably means it is AF. Will see what happens today though.

@AnonymousXXIX it just makes you feel like all that effort has gone to waste. After 6 months of never being able to time DTD right and actually detect ovulation because of irregular cycles, I finally get a clear ovulation and now it seems an 8 day LP! Just feel like giving up. Totally having a little cry right now :( think this is my first cry about TTC, it's finally broken me! Fingers crossed the results come back all OK xx

@MintGreenLife try not to be too hard on yourself, AF turning up is soul destroying! But you have alot going on with your house aswell, so it could be a combination of things! Sometimes I think all the tracking we do doesn’t help! I felt the same last cycle, I got a peak on the OPK and we DTD at the right time so why didn’t it happen? If I hadnt of been tracking I would of been none the wiser! Im CD6 now any only just picking myself up from the disappointment of AF arriving.

As @Trying4one said it could be implantation so your not out until AF arrives fully.

@TheHotelCalifornia - oh my! We are in exactly the same bot - haha!! I was expecting a temp rise today, but nothing - it mist be normal if its happening to two of us

@ChinChilly thanks, but I know why it didn't happen - with an LP any shorter than 10 days implantation is near enough impossible. I'm just losing the plot now. I wait 25 days+ for ovulation to happen, and then when it finally does I go and get AF just 9 days later. I just feel completely and utterly useless, I just don't understand why my body basically isn't working, and I've tried literally everything I can think of and am getting nowhere. So sorry I know I'm ranting and being super negative, I just don't know which way to turn now. Sorry to hear you felt disappointed this cycle too, I'm just wondering how I'm going to carry on and get DTD every other day when I know I'll most likely end up with ovulation happening super late and then a short LP again, makes me feel like there's no point urgh x

@MintGreenLife :( sorry you're feeling low. Think about the positives you are taking from this cycle and think about what you will do in your next cycle... it seeds the Angus Castus was a real hit, so you can start that much earlier next time. I might even join you on that one as i'm keen to bring my ovulation forward if possible.

@Kay00 thanks, I think it's going to take me a few days to come round to seeing this in any kind of positive light. I was only taking half the AC does, so may up that. Are you still carrying on with your b-vit complex? x