POAS Anonymous - Thread 2

[AMS19]

A continuation of previous thread:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/4058758-TTC-cycle-1-just-come-off-pill-for-1?pg=1

@Happythoughts91
@CardioQueen
@GreenApplesYo
@positivitytree2020
@jessi60
@DrS44
@PowerOfFlowers
@SweetShopSurprise
@Bells20
@curcurbita

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@foxl2222 it is actually super easy to keep it a secret in lockdown. I'm slightly worried my mum will suggest meeting up outside somewhere for my birthday in a couple of weeks given London is only tier 2. Not quite sure how I'll get around it if she just randomly turns up with a bottle of prosecco 😂😂😂 national lockdown was helpful for me!

@Dex1521 haha i will prob be the same, seeing the "phantom" line! 😅

@AMS19 great, i've ordered some FRER's so they should be here by then! Might wait till 11 DPO so just to be safe!! 🙈 I'm sure the pregnancy glow will start for you soon, they always say the first trimester is the hardest so hang in there, you're almost half way through that! 😊

Very funny what @Bells20 said, never been pregnant so how are we meant to know what to feel! 😂 couldn't agree with this statement more! 😂 Although I had ideas in my head that maternal instinct might kick in and I'd have an intuition that I was... what a romantic and non-realistic idea that was! 😂😂

@Foxl2222 I’m the same with the baby products I secretly know which pram I want but I’ll pretend to look at others to give my OH a chance to have an option 🤣 my socials are all full of baby stuff adverts too lol

Morning all, happy Friday! 😊 I got no sleep last night, kept waking up thinking I’d forgotten to take my temperature! 😩 literally couldn’t relax or switch off! 🙄

I did end up taking my temp this morning anyway, haha! Got another increase but dunno is that accurate coz I was tossing and turning so much!

How is everyone else doing?

Hi @positivitytree2020 oh no that is the worst - i get weird things like this interrupting my sleep quite regularly. Annoyingly it's often when I'm reallllly tired and then I get worried I've slept through my alarm. And consequently end up even more tired 🙈 your chart is looking good though!! 👏🏼👏🏼

@positivitytree2020 I read somewhere it's best after 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep. My OH's alarm goes off an hour before mine so I often wake up then but not fully, wouldn't be co scoops enough to take my temp esp as my cheap thermometer from amazon takes about 72 years to registers temp. So I don't know how accurate mine are either- I had another temp rise today too. Also been had loads of nasal congestion today. Makes me laugh so much I would never have thought twice about it but now since yesterday I've been very aware of my sniffles haha

@CardioQueen that's so frustrating, I think I'd be the same and want to go straight to my GP but you're right they probably wouldn't be able to do much before 6 months. How long has it been for you so far?

@Foxl2222 I'm 5dpo today. It's less about baby furniture in my mind but more baby names! I've started a list in my phone haha. Having heated conversations shall we say with my OH because we just cannot agree on any names haha obviously a completely unnecessary conversation right now anyway 😂

@AMS19 how are you doing today? Hopefully no more spotting!

@Bells20 it is. And I go through waves of panic, because I'm not seeing anything on the opks and then I calm down and remind myself I did ovulate last cycle (albeit on CD47) and I'm pretty sure I did the cycle before too. And I'm tracking my temps and I've had EWCM and in even tracking my cervix position. And then I read the product reviews for the OPKs I've got and pretty much every one since April this year has been people giving them 1 star because they're only getting 0 readings and they've tested the same urine with another brand and got lines. So of course I've gone and bought other OPKs now too, even though I'm also using CB advanced ones as well.

Basically I'm going insane. I'd be having serious second thoughts if I were DP 😂😂

@Bells20 oh I was rambling. It's been 4 months now.

@CardioQueen haha glad I’m not the only one like this! 😂 happens for work sometimes too I keep waking up thinking I’ve missed a meeting! 😂 was so tired last night and really wanted a good nights sleep, now even more tired today! 😂

@Bells20 yes I’ve heard the same that it works best after 3 hours uninterrupted sleep! 🙈 I always do mine between 7.30-7.45am, but like you I’m always slightly awake earlier than this anyway! 😂 but last night took the biscuit couldn’t sleep at all! 😂

@CardioQueen I love a ramble dont worry! That's interesting about the OPKs though especially if lots of others are having trouble with 0 readings. Dont supposed it can hurt trying another brand. although if you're using CB digital and tracking everything else you would probably be able to tell from those whether you were ovulating without the OPK results.

Is it possible even if your GP can't necessarily do anything at this point could they give you advice about supplements or something that might help? Maybe you've tried all that already though. Stuff like this really makes me wish we were told more about the effects of the pill, I certainly don't remember being told about what happens when you stop!

If it helps I think we're all a bit insane here 😂

I’m 8dpo today and don’t know if there is something I should be feeling as I’ve never been pregnant before but I just don’t feel like I am or that it’s going to work this month 😞 I feel like by now I should have more symptoms than just a blocked nose

I know it’s probably still to early to tell but you know when you just have a gut feeling about something. I’ve had no spotting or cramps except some mild ones yesterday that lasted about 20mins. I just don’t feel any different like I thought I might have 😢 I’ll still test this weekend but not holding out much hope and think I’m out this cycle

@positivitytree2020 yes, that's same as me! It's really annoying when you need a good night's sleep and your brain is like oh don't relax too much...

@Bells20 yes, I reckon I'll book in to see GP around Christmastime (between then and New Years, as I'll be off work), if we haven't ovulated/conceived by some miracle then. Feels like it's taking a bit too long to settle. If this cycle is like the last one then I'll only have had 3 periods in 5 months and I think that's reason enough to get an appt. I'm taking a B-complex vitamin with Vit C and Zinc, and folic acid and then I take magnesium daily anyway to help my muscles recover after gym. I also get worried I go too hard at the gym but I only go for 45 mins at a time (its classes) and loads of crazy skinny/athlete people get pregnant?! So that's probably just me overthinking, as per usual.

If I had any idea this is what it could be like coming off the pill I would have stopped a long time ago. But I was never to know - I had year-long breaks at least 3 times over the 16 years and it was always normal immediately 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Dex1521 I feel the exact same as you, don’t feel much different tbh and my gut gut feeling is that I’m not! 😢 it’s so disheartening isn’t it! 😔

@CardioQueen would you try the proceive fertility & ovulation supplements? I’ve heard really good reviews & things about those for regulating cycle and getting ovulation back to normal! I was going to get those if I found my cycles were all over the place!

@CardioQueen sorry not Proceive, it’s the Conceive Plus I am thinking of!

@positivitytree2020 yes will definitely consider taking these if things don't seem to be improving, thank you for sharing that ☺️

I think if this cycle is shorter AND I actually sight a peak/positive OPK then I'll give myself another cycle in the hope it's moving in the right direction.

If this cycle is 55+ days again or I don't actually see a peak OPK, I'm booking an appt to see if they can do some bloods and whatever else they can do to see if things are actually working.

Good Morning and yay for Friday!

Oh no @positivitytree2020 about the bad sleep. It's annoying when that happens. I've found that I struggle to fall asleep in my last days of my Cycle. It's like clockwork 😩 Good about the temp increase! Do you take it at the same time everyday? I only ask because I vary and I don't know when is the right time as in, straight after I wake up or after I've been for a pee and then back to bed and then suddenly remember.

@CardioQueen yes, I think maybe go and see your GP if it's still the same. I remember when i had a 45 day cycle and just waiting for my AF to come and all the pmt symptoms was just horrible. It was like this constant tension. That was in July, its gone back to normal now. Are you getting any PMT symptoms at all? 100% agree with you re wish they tell you all this before you go on the pill. Biggest change for me is my weight and not feeling numb to things anymore. Never going back on it!

So Cd19 over here 🙋🏻‍♀️ and looks like I peaked yesterday! Wooo! Temp has started to go slowly up. Will dtd later too and then test again around 4pm 😀 attached two pictures of my tests and a graph! Hopefully they all make sense 😬😬😬🤞🏻

@CardioQueen the ovulation support ones are meant to be very good for regulating your cycle so defo might be worth a shot! 😊 Defo a good plan to book an appointment too!

I got my bloods checked this month, they checked my hormone levels at CD5 and they were fine. They normally suggest checking hormone levels around CD1-4 because that's when you should see the everything kicking in for new cycle, so might be worth planning around that time (hard to plan when you don't know when that is 😂), otherwise it might be a wasted journey (and wasted money) and you'd have to go back in again. 😊

@PowerOfFlowers Woo great news on your peak results!! Temps going up looks like a very good sign, hopefully they stay up for you the next 2 days! 😊
Yes i take my temp roughly the same time every day - between 7.30/8am! Set an alarm at weekends too just so it's consistent. You are meant to do it before you even get up, as in don't even move your head or body! 😂
If you've been doing it after you get up & pee I would say continue doing that this cycle just so your results are consistent and based off the same thing, and then next cycle start taking it before you get up?

@PowerOfFlowers everything is just taking a very VERY long time. I did ovulate last cycle, but I'd given up all attempts at tracking by that point because I figured I just wasn't ovulating that cycle - then it snuck up on me on day 47. When I look back at my chart I had EWCM CD40-42 and then ovulation appeared to happen CD47. And then temps stayed elevated and LP was around 10 days. I'm not in a constant state of PMT or anything. More a constant state of squinting at OPKs trying to imagine there's something there 😩 I've had flashing smileys on my CB digital now for 15 days, so that's highly frustrating. Probably will never find a flashing smiley face so irritating in my life.

@positivitytree2020 ok this is good to know. I can get Telehealth appts same day at my clinic and I can probably get an actual appt by the next day even if it has to be with a male dr, so should be able to ring up as soon as AF arrives to go get bloods done 🤞🏼

Thanks for your support girls! My cycle progression is so very dull so I appreciate your help when there are much more exciting things going on with everyone else!

Thanks @positivitytree2020 😀 - I'll try that next cycle. I wake up and I completely forget to take it, even though it's right there on my bedside table 🤦🏻‍♀️

Hey everyone sorry I've been bad at keeping track!

@AMS19 how are you doing? Really hope all's well with you xx

Loving all these charts and updates. Excited for the BFPs!

@GreenApplesYo I'm getting by thanks. Tuesday needs to hurry up so I know one way or the other. Definitely feel in limbo. No more bleeding currently though 🤞🤞 how you doing? Your pregnancy seems much smoothers than mine!!

@AMS19 ahh really glad there's been no more bleeding. I bet it's OK 🙂but yes scary.

I'm doing alright. I had my booking in on Wednesday, which was fine. Waiting to hear what my scan date will be. I've been a little less queasy over the last 2 days which I'm slightly disconnected by! Sounds silly... It'll probably come back and I'll be wishing it away. How are you feeling aside from the spotting?

@GreenApplesYo the nausea has definitely picked up since Wednesday when I was exactly 6 weeks. So that is making me feel more positive! Thr idea of eating anything not bland makes me want to puke! But im definitely grateful for it. Cramping is much less now and more the odd tugging or weird feeling which is good. I just can't believe what hassle it has been since 5 weeks. This little bean is such a pain 🙄 must be a boy 😂😂 hopefully the scan date will come through soon x

Had the urge to test and got exactly what I expected at 8dpo 🙄why do I do this to myself