Post Pill TTC – Party Harder

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Roll up, roll up, it’s time for a new thread for the ladies who are experiencing the highs and lows (mainly the lows…) of coming off the pill and TTC! Here you’ll find stories of delayed ovulation, crazy long follicular phases, crazy short follicular phases, light AFs, short luteal phases, long luteal phases, confusing temp charts and blindingly white OPKs, to name a few. This our 4th thread (I think!) and we've had a few ladies get their BFP recently which is so exciting! Join us, won’t you?

Welcome back:

@mintgreenlife
@juno231
@kay00
@sperr
@mrsmacmc
@chinchilly
@curcurbita
@tillybabs
@ams19
@moocher90
@trying4one
@flowerbudd
@pumpkineverything
@tatty1987
@mancmama39
@elsie2021
@danielle2012
@spencer22
@charwils
@ftm94
@lobster8
@musicaljojo

Apologies if I’ve forgotten anyone, please tag them!

@MintGreenLife that sounds like a very solid plan! And great to have options too. I think you are totally right about going private if the NHS is too slow. With everything going on I expect most things might be impacted so definitely the right decision if need be. Hopefully won't come to that though 🤞

@AMS19 to be honest as much as I can't afford it I don't mind the idea of going private as I'd probably get much more thorough care. I spoke to someone else that ended up going private after two miscarriages and they were medicated for their TSH at 2.9, whereas mine is much worse at 3.5! She said after her TSH was reduced and she was perscribed progesterone too and then fell pregnant and it stuck, whereas on the NHS you can't get progesterone I don't believe. Easiest solution would be if the NHS would help me with bringing my TSH down, but if not and if I have to go private that probably wouldn't be a bad thing as I'd get more help and support. Will see what happens over the next few weeks ☺️

@MintGreenLife have you got any idea on potential costs? If you can afford it then that is definitely the best route. To be honest, if it were me I would probably go private if the NHS wasn't going to be as proactive and full as what you could get private.

@AMS19 the clinic I've found offers bloods to test everything Fertility related, an ultrasound and consultation for £400, and then I suppose it would be the prescription cost and maybe followup checks. The woman I spoke to on here said she spent £1,000 in total on tests and treatments x

@MintGreenLife it is a lot of money. But if it helps bring you your dream then worth every penny. Hipefully won't come to that. A lot of my friends have fallen pregnant at the point they gave up and started going down the tests route. I think something must happen in your mind that sparks something. It is amazing you're being on the front foot with it all. Let's hope you don't need any of it and it happens for you this month 🤞🤞🤞

Thanks @AMS19 ☺️ Really hope I get my positive OPK today and all the supplements I've been taking help with my LP! X

@Kay00 I know, I'm not taking my own advice at all 😂🙈 I just feel myself it's not this month - and especially with all the AF symptoms and spotting, in my head there would even be something faint by now on a test? IIf no AF by Tues I'll test again, but I'm so crampy and moany already 😂 I went to Morrisons and the pharmacy, and neither had an FRER - but by the time I order one online it'll be Tuesday anyway, and I kind of feel AF is inevitable!

@MintGreenLife Your plan sounds good, and I think it definitely helps mentally to have that set and know you are doing something positive? I think if you get your work up and take it to the GP, you'll hopefully get a gauge of timescales and how serious they're taking it? And then you can decide if you want to push it privately or not? I guess it does depend on how insane the cost is, and how quickly the NHS can deal with it. Everything crossed for you 🙏

@crabette thanks, I definitely feel much better when I have a plan in place. I swear every step of the way through TTC so far I've had some kind of plan of action whether that be supplements or DTD timing, I'd go crazy without doing that 😂 That's a very good point, I'll make sure I ask the GP what the next steps are if they do actually take me seriously xx

Sorry @AMS19 @crabette, hope AF doesn't make an appearance despite the temp/spotting.

Good signs @Moocher90 @Kay00 keep us posted.

Any pos opk yet @MintGreenLife? Totally agree on going private, wish I'd done that to see iwhat was going on first time rather than piling money into supplements/acupuncture/fertility yoga/clearblue monitor and a whole host of other things for a year. None of which I know for sure helped anyway!! It's awesome that you have a plan and are so well informed already.

Weirdest purchase? Some odd crunchy bee pollen which I had on my cereal. Literally mad...

CD4 here and AF on way out so ready to go for it with opks from next week. Think FW lands on our week off work (not really a week off at the moment stuck at home but ideal for DTD!!).

@MancMama39 sadly no positive OPK, think as long as it happens in the next few days or so I'll be happy, just annoying as I ovulated this day last cycle 🙄

Oh gosh I've wasted so much money so far, nothing crazy but probably a few hundred on 'birth control cleanses', supplements, OPKs etc. I've found a local clinic that does initial tests and a consultation for £300 so will go for that if no luck with the GP.

Great news re FW being on your week off, that'll help I'm sure ☺️ I never have a clue when my FW will be, so we try to DTD every other day. 7 months of that is getting pretty tiring though 🤦🏻‍♀️ X

Morning all,

I’m so confused.... had EWCM for 2 days. And today my temp dropped after rising yesterday. But my RHR was 72 yesterday and 71 today and I would have thought that if AF was approaching it would start plummeting as it’s usually around 63-65. I took my temp at normal time and orally it was 36.27 then took it vaginally and it was 36.66 can there be such a big difference in temperature?

Not sure what’s happening and whether I have had delayed ovulation because I have been unwell with a cough and cold or it is simply that I’m mouth breathing and not getting an accurate temperature reading

Morning @Moocher90 remind me didn't you pinpoint ovulation this cycle? How sure where you on when you ovulated?

I think orally is really hit and miss...but thay is what I do too

Ovulation only through lots of EWCM and temp shift, not OPKs because of my shift work I don’t tend to be able to do them throughout the day on the lead up to ovulation

@Moocher90 fingers crossed for you. I am not sure if being ill can delay ovulation (but am absolutely no expert) so hopefully this is all positive signs 🤞🤞🤞

@Moocher90 fingers crossed for you! Do you have a chart you can share? Also... what is your experience with vaginally temping? How long have you done it for? Is there a technique or do you just pop it up there? I'm pretty sure I sleep with my mouth open a lot of the time which isn't helping 😅

@ams19 any updates from you?

I have had a slight temp drop to below the cover line today and really bad cramping overnight so I'm pretty sure AF is on her way with a vengeance 😖

@Kay00 I do not normally vaginally temp but I think from next cycle I will because my oral temps are all over the place. I put today’s temp in and now it’s suspecting I am ovulating now :/ I’m so confused but am mindful last night I had a rubbish nights sleep and still have a cold which could be effecting my temps. I have CM but it’s just slightly tinged with pink colour just now. Cervix is relatively low too.

I believe for vaginally tempting you just pop it in but not too far at same time you usually temp. Temps are usually higher then oral but again I’m not sure by how much.

@kay00 sorry about the temp drop. It might pick back up, mine shot back up today to where it was previously! So yours may do the same. They are such tiny little movements it could easily be from the temp method and not accurate!

So...I have got a BFP. It is very very faint and I have very little hope it will stick at this stage. Don't want to make a big thing out of it because 1. I know it is totally shitty for everyone else and 2. I'm not confident in it sticking, it is very super faint. But.. it is a great my body managed to do something. Now I just need to wait and pray 🙏

@moocher90 definitely DTD just in case. Do you usually get EWCM before your period?

@AMS19 congrats on the BFP! Hopefully it’s a sticky bean! Yes we DTD last night and night before just in case. And no never had this sort of CM before. It’s was like EWCM with a pinky/orangey tinge but not as thick as EWCM just now.

Either way I will make sure I am covered if it is ovulation.

Will monitor over next few days as planned and if no period will test on tues or weds

Got everything crossed for you @Moocher90 xx

@AMS19 that's so exciting!!! What's the plan, wait and test again tomorrow? Got everything crossed!!

@Moocher90 I think being ill can effect ov so could be what's going on - something about hormone production. Sounds like you've got it covered though if so.

@Kay00 hope that temp shoots back up!

@MintGreenLife every other day must be exhausting!! I don't think I've got the stamina!!

Helps when I post on the correct thread, FML

@MancMama39 yes I’ve covered all basis of it is late ovulation. I hope it’s either tbh as then if it wasn’t ovulation before it’s happening now which means just another tww.

@ams19 Yaaassss!! Go girl!! We need another positive story so im totally routing for you!!

Ahh thanks so much ladies xx

I wasn't sure whether to say anything or not because I really didn't want to upset anyone. But then thought it would be weird to lie! And I'm awful at lying! 😂😂 as I say, very very early days so reluctant to believe it will stick. I'm a proper pessimistic, glass half full type of girl when it comes to me, and the total opposite about everyone else 🙄

@MancMama39 if AF doesn't show by Tuesday I'll test again Tuesday morning. Then knowing me I'll test every day until 5 weeks. Then if, and its a big if, I make it that far, I'll calm the hell down who am I kidding