Post Pill TTC - Party Hard with a Vengeance

[TheHotelCalifornia]

It’s that time again, the 5th post-pill thread of 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. Join us, won’t you? We're a lovely bunch and we'd love to help you make sense of post-pill life if we can!

Welcome back:

@mintgreenlife
@juno231
@kay00
@sperr
@mrsmacmc
@chinchilly
@curcurbita
@tillybabs
@ams19
@moocher90
@trying4one
@flowerbudd
@pumpkineverything
@tatty1987
@mancmama39
@elsie2021
@danielle2012
@spencer22
@charwils
@ftm94
@lobster8
@musicaljojo
@laurat94
@crabette
@moocher90
@cams50
@thedaydreambelievers
@K80AWE
@emmgrem
@MissC07
@MOL234

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

@crabette sorry to hear about your grandmother! Hope she’s ok x

@juno231 hmm... thats odd! Your RHR stayed high and your temp only dropped a little after your AF? Plus spotting? Are you sure your AF was an AF??

@Juno231 that sounds like a fairly logical attitude to me! Will be keeping my fingers tightly crossed for a Christmas BFP for you xx

Just caught up on todays posts!

@crabette sorry to hear about your grandmother 😟

@Kay00 sounds like you need to DTD 😉 I’m no good with BBT charts though I’m more on a RHR monitor!

@Cherries1992 @Dogloverxo @Katelyn99 welcome all, nice have some new people ☺️

Well I still haven’t tested 😂😂 still no AF and none of the usual spotting I get a few days before or the drop in RHR, which is still super high!.. still getting on and off cramps which makes me think AF is on her way! 13dpo today so AF is due tomorrow according to premom 🤔

@ChinChilly I hope AF holds off and you get your BFP! x

@Ams19 how was your appointment today?! Thinking of you today x

Thanks @Moocher90 I’m still planning to hold out until the weekend 😂

Oh yes @Ams19 how was you appointment? X

@ChinChilly I'm A) convinced it'll be a BFP..and B) amazed at your will power! I'm only 9dpo tomorrow and I already tested today 😂 obviously a BFN but I was still hopeful haha!

@Juno231 I second @Kay00 ... Are you sure AF was really AF? Could it hurt to do a test? 🤷🏼‍♀️ The temp and RHR thing just sounds so different!

I was so nauseous today! I know it's most likely just my body working out what my cycle is like post-pill, but it still doesn't stop you symptom spotting does it?! I find myself keeping on googling things like 'symptoms 8dpo' or '9dpo BFP' etc 😂

Oh I also forgot to add that I had to have a Covid test today! The family I nanny for has a member who's tested positive. I don't legally have to isolate or anything but wanted to get the test for peace of mind - given the last time I had contact with that member of the family I'd have it by now if I was going to. The throat swab wasn't fun when I was already feeling sicky!

@LauraT94 I think it helps I haven’t got any tests in & I haven’t had time to get any, if I had some I probably would of POAS by now! I seem to convince myself I’m pregnant every month, I also do thr googling thing 😂

@LauraT94 I had a COVID test on Sunday that throat swab is bloody horrible, I had to do mine myself at one of the drive through things, the staff must of been pissing themselves laughing me gagging away 😂

I’m so late to the party but congratulations @TheHotelCalifornia wonderful news just before Xmas xx

Hi @Moocher90 and @ChinChilly thanks so much for checking in 🙂

So little bean was there with a heartbeat flashing away on screen which is great. The negative is it is measuring about a week behind (could hopefully catch up) and they did see a small bleed as well (subchorionic hematoma) which explains the spotting.

So basically we need bean to catch up and the bleed to pass / go away before I can start to relax a bit.

I have a midwife apt on Thursday so going to speak to them and hopefully I can be monitored to make sure things are developing. If not I have a private scan in 3 weeks so hopefully that will be cleaer 🙂
Feels more in limbo than I would have liked but equally it is still there and has developed since the last scan!

Also @ChinChilly so impressed with the POAS restraint! I would definitely have peed my way through a few 💰 by now! The OPK looks great. Got everything crossed for you.

Am keeping up with everyone just lurking in the background 🙃 willing you all for Christmas BFPs 🎄 👩🏼‍🦲

Also @thedaydreambelievers just wanted to say best of luck this week. I cant even begin to imagine how painful and challenging it will be but I hope it goes the best it can do and you heal both physically and mentally quickly ❤

@ams19 oh wow, such a roller coaster. Im thrilled that your little bean is in there with its heart beating away, I have everything crossed that it stays that way and that it starts to catch up in size over the next few days and weeks xxx

Hey @Ams19 wishing with all my might that your little bean keeps sticking and grows fast.

Had surgery Monday- unfortunately was last slot of the day - not put under general until 530, had been there since midday and not eaten since 9am! The staff were all v kind. Went as well as it can and have only had minimal bleeding and cramps (I'd call it light period) . Was given painkillers of various strength if i need them. Mostly okay, just getting random attacks of the sads. Now I guess just waiting on my tests going negative.

Ps - the covid19 test is indeed pretty awful!!!

@Ams19 aw so glad you heard the heartbeat 😍 hopefully everything will go more smoothly from now on. Keeping everything crossed for you x

@TheDaydreamBelievers god that sounds so tough. I can’t even imagine how difficult it must be but sounds like you’re being really strong. Hope the recovery goes well and you can have a restful Christmas xxx

@thedaydreambelievers huge hugs hun xxx you are so damn brave ❤

Thanks @Kay00 @Cams50 definitely sad to not get to feel excited but all I can do is wait and pray 🙏 ❤

@TheDaydreamBelievers that sounds absolutely horrible. Honestly I have no words for what you are going through. I pray is you quickly get your rainbow baby and that somehow eases the pain ❤ i was thinking about you a lot and will keep everything crossed for your happy ending very very soon xx

Morning!!

@AMS19 keeping everything firmly crossed for you!

@TheDaydreamBelievers hope you are as well as can be 😞

AF is due for me today, no sign yet apart from the occasional cramp! My RHR has gone up again today, still resisting the urge to test, I think mainly out of nerves now 😂

@chinchilly eeek I'm dying for you to test 😂😂😂 not sure i can stand the suspense any longer!! Everything sounds so positive 🤞

@ChinChilly haha... you have to find out at some point! Is it not possible to walk/drive to a pharmacy from where you live?

Got my dye stealer @Juno231 am 20DPO ☺️

I have had a temp rise this morning (to 36.32) so I am finally happy that I ovulated. If I put in a couple more days of similar temps into FF it gives me the solid crosshairs so that puts me a 1DPO.

I'm getting cramping low down centrally (near pubic bone) which is new to me... Dr Google says this could me my body pushing my egg down the Fallopian tubes... so hopefully my body working

@MintGreenLife wow!! I love it!! congrats again!!!