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[MummyToPrince]

Heey ladies :-)
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@Supermathsdoc
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@BellaBella84
@BettyM90

@BettyM90 I think if you do it for longer you might start to see patterns... although fingers crossed we can both be done with the whole thing after this cycle!

My period is due on the 26th so ideally I want to hold of testing until then, I’ll know when I ovulated after my temps rise and will aim for 12DPO.... I’m not really an early tester as I can’t handle the disappointment !

Is anyone else testing soon?

I just trusted in my CM in the end, but mine's always been quite obvious. The times I did use OPKs I got my peak on day 1 of EWCM. This month we DTD on days 1, 2, and 3 of EWCM and got lucky. Luck plays a huge part.

@Supermathsdoc To me your plan sounds as good as it can be, and I have everything crossed for you 🤞

@BettyM90 and @Supermathsdoc when are your testing dates?

So my tests got delivered last night so couldn't hold out and tested with FMU today and clear negative.
I am holding a small amount of hope but my app has said my period is due Sunday now earlier than it said before.

Morning ladies, sorry I've been quiet I've been preparing my sons 2nd birthday (today) he's still asleep so thought I would check in and see how you all are...
@Supermathsdoc I had a horrible dream last night that I was bleeding 🤦‍♀️ made me a little paranoid! And insomnia has kicked in!! 6 weeks today! It's so scary! How are you feeling?

@AHobbyaweek I'm sorry you got a negative but your not out yet! I have everything crossed for you 🤞

@BettyM90 I hope you just dived on your husband asleep or not 😂🤦‍♀️

@BettyM90 I would have woken him but played it as a nice surprising way to wake up

@Supermathsdoc I really hope that we don’t have to stress about this next cycle! 🤞🏻
@BellaBella84 my period isn’t due until 2nd December so will try and hold off until then if it doesn’t come early.
I’m still bleeding and on CD9 😢 has anyone else every had this? I’ve just googled this and am now really petrified and disheartened that I will never be pregnant again.
@AHobbyaweek I wish I had! but I was still bleeding last night so didn’t really think it would be nice for my hubby. Sorry to hear about your negative test. How many DPO are you? It may just be a bit too early for HCG to show.
@MummyToPrince aw how lovely! I hope your son has a lovely birthday 🎈🎂 x

CD10 so far so hoping it might just be too early. Due period in two days.
@BettyM90 oh yes if you are still bleeding probably not the easiest quicky.

@AHobbyaweek when will you test again? Or will you just wait until Sunday to see if your period arrives?
Yeah the bleeding isn’t great. Not sure why my period has lasted 8/9 days this month 😩 my anxiety is making me think I don’t ovulate or have something wrong with me x

Morning everyone,

@BellaBella84 I think you’re right and the CM is the most reliable - it’s the thing you can’t mis-interpret. How is your pregnancy going?

I did my temp this morning and it reckons I ovulated on Tuesday (I’ve attached the pic)... glad we did it in the morning otherwise I’d be stressing about being late again.

On the plus side it makes me 3DPO so I don’t have to wait as long (23rd) to test..

@MummyToPrince 6 weeks! So exciting. Oh no, that dream sounds awful. Hope it wasn’t too stressful.

@BettyM90 I know exactly what you mean these sorts of worries enter my head all the time too. If you temp and you see a rise, it means you ovulate as the progesterone released is what causes the rise, so maybe that would help to reassure you?

@AHobbyaweek everything crossed for you x

@Supermathsdoc would you mind having a look at mine and see what you think? I really have no idea what is going on with my body! X

Tested this morning and negative. Expect to get my period tomorrow. Had a good chat with my doctor the other day and he sees no reason why I can't get pregnant and that was a real comfort. We've agreed to reduce my medication this month and stop all together if all goes well. Not as sad as before. Its no surprise to me now. Just need to keep working on my health and it will happen eventually.

I now know that I should not be taking one of my medications while TTC (a controlled drug for chronic pain) and will be weaning myself off with the help of my Dr. Think I will forget trying for a month. Its actually such a relief 'to have a reason', if that makes sense.

'Women taking pregabalin were six times more likely to have a pregnancy with a major defect than women who were not taking the drug, the study found'

Thank fuck I found this out now!

@Imworthit glad you’ve had some helpful information, it’s good that you have this moving into the next cycle.

@BettyM90 definitely not an expert but it looks like normal pre ovulation temp variation to me...most important thing is to take it around the same time every day. I think an hour can make a big difference, as can getting up in the night etc I think you’ll find it easier to interpret once you have more of the cycle

Oh my days thread catch up might take a while!

@MummyToPrince I hope you guys had a lovely day and plenty of cake was eaten. I remember my niece at this age and asking what she might like for her birthday... "cake" and then as an after thought "and balloons"! Can't go wrong really!

@Supermathsdoc TWW here we go again 🤞 The 23rd will be here before you know it. My days are also dragging out at the moment, my pregnancy related anxiety hasn't chilled at all, so I've booked a private scan for the 25th when I'll be 7+6. Still basically no symptoms except that I'm in my PMT bra.

@AHobbyaweek How are you feeling? I wasn't convinced by my day before period or period day tests. It wasn't until 1 day after my period was due that I got a convincing positive.

@Imworthit I had pre conception counselling with my MH consultant about 18 months ago to switch my meds to more pregnancy friendly ones, but it still makes me nervous. I feel like I need a daily reminder from my rational head to tell me that the reason the data for my meds is inconclusive is because it's not ethical to run drug trials on pregnant women! Still probably wouldn't help 🙄

@BettyM90 Has your mega long period finished yet? You must be exhausted!

PS. Temping still confuses the hell out of me! 🤣

Negative again this morning but thanks @BellaBella84 it does make me feel better that it is still early and although the app thinks my period is due tomorrow it has been wrong before. I have only been off my implant for 5 months so it is hit and miss.

@BellaBella84 I had a private scan with DD and it was the best idea as it really helped the anxiety I had

@BellaBella84 good point I never even thought about that being unethical but makes sense.

I avoided talking to the doc because I was irrationally worried he would try to put me off TTC because of covid/past physical & mental health issues but it was an extremely positive experience and I wish I'd called sooner.

Cramps are a bitch this time round. Usually last a day but no luck this time.

@BettyM90 yeah hope your periods done soon 💐

I work in a pharma company and it is very hard to get ethics approval to do a study in pregnant women and children. Also it is very expensive to do those sort of studies.
You can call a pharma company and ask for all their data on their drug in pregnancy and they will provide it. They will also say check with your doctor.

@Supermathsdoc thank you very much for having a look for me :) my temp went down by 0.3 degrees this morning. How are you feeling today?
@BellaBella84 thank you, my period finally finished yesterday and managed finally to get some BD’ing in 🤣 did you decide to book an early scan in the end?
@AHobbyaweek sorry to hear you got another negative again this morning. 🤞🏻🤞🏻 You get a faint line tomorrow
@Imworthit thanks :) where abouts in your cycle are you? Xx

Out of the running this month as AF appeared this morning. Well carbs and movie today!

Hey everyone,

@BellaBella84 so exciting about the scan, not long to go and I’ll be testing and you’ll be getting scanned!

@AHobbyaweek sorry to hear this wasn’t the one, hope you’re doing ok

@BettyM90 so I think it will stay around this point until you get close to ovulation and then go up after you ovulate. It doesn’t really help predict, but when you look back you can see when it was...

I’m 5DPO today and I feel pretty good. I think taking the stress off this cycle has been good for me. Even if this is not the one I feel less worried about trying again ....

As usual no symptoms, still trying to stay optimistic but realistically so!

@Supermathsdoc glad you are feeling more chill.
I'm fine, using it as an excuse to eat many carbs and brought chocolate

@Supermathsdoc I’m glad to hear that you feel more relaxed about this cycle. Not too much longer until you can test 🤞🏻 I didn’t take my temp this morning as I had such an awful night sleep plus my little boy was up at 4am so didn’t think it would give an accurate reading!
Also annoyed as was trying SMEP but already missed a day as my husband has a really bad back 🤬 can’t help but get annoyed!
@AHobbyaweek hope you’re ok and that AF doesn’t hang around for too long x