Magic dust for 2021 5month+ crew continued

[AKcheer]

Hey continued our thread! So sorry if I’ve forgot to tag anyone please feel free to tag anyone I’ve missed but hopefully they find us ❤️ Hope you guys have had a good day and here’s lots of baby dust for you still waiting to see if your pregnant this month and here’s a massive good luck to us who have just had AF for next year!

@Lynne425
@8LPS
@Kirby173
@Plm28
@Rose2108
@Molsy
@NatMoz
@Birchybirch
@Leavingitlate
@Louisa199
@JLP256
@Jamill87
@Loladoodle

Hey ladies 😊

Well @AKcheer it's definitely AF, which makes my cycle 26 days and AF arrival 10 days after ovulation, so not too bad as some months. But still not as long as I would like and might indicate a progesterone deficiency. I'm gunna sort out my diet next month and start being more active and hope my body will sort itself out after a period of lazyness and snacking! I'm kind of used to this spotting before AF now and I suppose it's better than being late with no BFP!! I'm fine this month, I feel like my family have been quite stressed about covid (can I just say that I love how we never talk about this stupid pandemic in this group and can we keep it this way!!) And I feel so much for my friend who has just had a baby and has so much anxiety about going out and people holding the baby etc... It would be lovely to be able to get pregnant soon but I can't explain it, each month I am okay with it not happening yet. I'm sure that will change ! It's more the worry that's something is wrong... And we will try for a year and then find out we couldn't do it naturally.. I don't know why I have this worry it's probably irrational 😩

Hi @JLP256 your Christmas sounded like the same as mine! I went for a long walk with my brother today which was nice and it's nice to talk about anything but ttc! Lol.

Well I'm officially out this month then ladies, keeping everything crossed for the rest of you!! Keep us all posted pleeeease x

Hey @JLP256 nice to hear from you! How are you? Argh the dreaded 2WW - the rollercoaster that doesn’t stop!!! All ok here. Still a few days to AF and I don’t like testing beforehand!! How have you found this month?

Hey @Rose2108 has your AF definitely come then? Yeah that’s a good shout, see what changes you can make and if it doesn’t work then see what the doctor says. Best plan! I wonder why we do spot before. It’s weird. How many days before do you start spotting? Ergh I’m so sick and tired of talking about covid too. It’s such a hard time and sometimes it really brings moods down so I just try and not talk about it too much! Oh man your poor friend, it must be really hard. Obviously she doesn’t want to be rude and be like sorry you can’t hold my baby but I mean you have to be safe!! It really sounds like your calm about it tbf. And that’s probably the best attitude to have!! I wish I was as calm as you!!

I’m due in a few days so waiting game tbh. Had a boring day today as it snowed where I was so couldn’t go gym and ended up doing a big clean in the kitchen to keep me busy! I will keep you updated too xx

Hey @AKcheer this month is going ok thanks! I moved house a few weeks ago and then I think with that and all the lockdown drama my mind has been off TTC a bit more than usual...still frantically tracking dates in my head though haha. Trying to keep busy too. I’ve not used OPKs this month which has been quite nice, having said that the only other month I didn’t use them I had a weirdly long cycle and missed ovulation 🤦‍♀️😂 I also don’t like testing too early because I can’t handle the potential disappointment of a BFN!

@Rose2108 sorry to hear that AF has arrived but glad you are keeping positive. I’m the same as you with the worrying...I’m tempted to look into private tests in the new year (if my GP isn’t helpful) because I’d sort of be ok just waiting for it to happen if I knew nothing was wrong and that it was just a matter of time + luck!

I'm pretty sure @AKcheer; I had one day of v light bleeding, one day of heavy bleeding, and one more day of light bleeding yesterday. Will see what today brings but what I imagine will happen is today or tomorrow I will be really heavy; this seems to be my period pattern now! It's just really strange, I don't know whether it's the seven seas ttc tablets but in the last 3 months my AF has been like this, whereas is always used to just be heavy for first 3 days and then light for 2. It's anything from 1 - 3 days before AF properly arrives.

I'm not gunna lie it's midday and I'm still in my pyjamas 😂 done some sales shopping and a list for the supermarket, that's about the highlight of my day!

Yes @JLP256 I think it's normal to worry, my husband used to smoke and now he vapes and I wonder if this is affecting his fertility levels. He did make a comment about trying to give up next year, bless him. I am sure he thinks about this stuff to but just doesn't talk about it! How exciting you have a new house to make a home throughout this madness.

Oh gals I'm keeping optimistic for you all!! X

Hey all

I'm 8dpo and decided to do an IC this morning and as expected it was a BFN

Dunno why I done it - know it's far too early! I think it's because I'm soo bored with nothing to do in tier 4 except go a walk but we have snow so don't really fancy it

How's everyone else coping with the TWW?!xx

Hey girlies! Nice to hear from you guys I was feeling a bit down! I’m 12dpo today was going to test this morning but was just so scared of seeing a stark white that I didn’t bother. I thought I couldn’t put myself through it!! But today I feel a bit AF crampy and pains so I don’t know I just got to relax and accept it lol. I just would have loved to start 2021 with a BFP but I ain’t that lucky! Saw a thread on here about how many conceived in the first month - there was loads...made me feel sick hahaha!! Went to get my hair done this morning which was nice and had a nice walk, still got some snow around!! Also guys 2 important pieces of info: costa - it’s the last day for the Xmas hot chock (Terry’s/Black Forest etc) today and also McDonald’s have released katsu chicken nuggets today for a few weeks!!!

@JLP256 Congrats on your house move girl!! What a great ending to 2020! I do find OPKs quite stressful but I these days if I forget to do them I don’t care lol. I feel like my ovulation days are quite consistent so I’m just peeing and dipping for the sake of it LOL. I’m there with you, I don’t like testing early either that’s why today I left it!!!

@Rose2108 it might be your tablets you know. I was taking pregnacare when we first started to try and boy did they mess my entire cycle up. My period was shorter than normal, sometimes heavy sometimes so light. I hated it. It gave me so much anxiety I just stopped because my periods were always normal and I didn’t like what it was doing to me. All my AF symptoms were so heightened with those as well so now I just stick to boots folic acid, vitamin d and have my vitamin c. But I eat healthy so I think I get my goods through food!! Maybe stop taking them for a month or so?
Haha I envy you! Any decent sales out there? You guys seen on selfridges even loads of the YSL and mulberry bags were discounted!!

@Lynne425 you have snow too! Sorry about your BFN But it’s so early!!! How you feeling? Any symptoms? Try in a few days!!! Fingers crossed for you!
I’ve been ok until this morning when I couldn’t test at 12dpo and was anxious about it but now I have AF twinges so feeling a bit naff! But I need to get over it!

What’s everyone up to New Year’s Eve and day? My highlight is that I’ve ordered fresh tiger and sourdough bread and lots of pastries and fresh cream cakes from a local bakery near me! Haha

@AKcheer aww I'm loving your updates on Costa and McDs lol. Unfortunately I'll not get any of those for a long time - I'm in the middle of nowhere in central Scotland so stuck in lockdown 3.0 for another 2 weeks at least!!

However I did treat myself to the hotel chocolat velvetiser so I'm enjoying amazing hot chocolates at home ☕️🍫

I'm just gonna have a quiet one this NYE as we aren't allowed to mix anyway!!x

@AKcheer oh I'm so sorry to hear you're feeling down, I totally get it. I'm on a rollercoaster each day and TTC makes it more stressful. I'm keeping everything crossed your symptoms are not AF. Thanks for the tips on the supplements... And the nuggets 🤣 I love it. I keep seeing the KFC advert for the gravy burger and it's tempting me so much!

If AF does arrive... these are some things I have thought in the last 48 hours:

• can get sloshed on NYE
• one month closer to getting a BFP?!
• my future baby obvs knows the world is going to shit and doesn't want to be made just yet ...

Yep, I am losing my mind, but this oddly helps!!

I think I do normally eat all the right things - always eat my 5 a day, pulses / grains / chia seeds, oily fish once a week, and barely drink. But I reckon the last 2 week's it's been more like chocolate, crisps and wine!!! So need to sort that out...

@Lynne425 ooooh the velvetiser! The dream! That's all you need for NYE. We are gunna make a Mexican Feast and some cocktails I reckon. Sorry you got a BFP but there's still hope!!

Honestly ladies it's so hard being stuck at home all day and TTC. Going into an office for 12 hours a day and being constantly busy with social plans and family things just seems so foreign now. I used to crave an early night or a Sunday at home and now I'm sick of the sight of my sofa lol. I'm worried at the end of all this loads of people are gunna have bad social anxiety and stuff! It's gunna mess with people!

I bought a Barbour winter coat in the HoF sale, but have been good otherwise... Except now I'm gunna have to look on Selfridges! Lol. I'm so glad we went to Morrisons this morn because looks like the news is gunna say the lockdown is getting more strict... Not sure how T4 can get any worse...

Hi everyone!

I stopped getting notifications for this thread but checked out of curiosity and it’s still going which is amazing!!! I hope you all had an amazing Christmas?!

@AKcheer did AF arrive and have you resisted doing a test yet? I know what you mean about people falling pregnant right away nightmare isn’t it?! How are you feeling?

@Rose2108 I love your positive spin on this so much 😍 absolutely look at the positives! How are you?!

I’m struggling to go back through the pages on the thread for sole reason so sorry if I have missed a few of you but just wanted to let you know I’m still here with you all!

How are the rest of you doing?! Where is everyone at right now?

I am 5DPO at the moment but honestly not holding out much hope this time around. I don’t know if you remember too but I spoke to my doctor after having irregular bleeding and she has no concerns at all and said if we are still unsuccessful TTC and the bleeding continues her the next few months she will put me in for blood tests to check everything. Gives me a bit of a goal to aim towards I guess xx

@AKcheer @Rose2108 thank you, so relieved that the house move has finally happened, it took nearly all of 2020 haha :)

@Kirby173 good to hear from you, how are you?? I’m 5DPO like you. That sounds positive about your doctor and good to know you have that option. Keeping my fingers crossed for you this month though :)

Hope you all have a lovely NYE and that 2021 is a happy and lucky year for us all xx

Hey girls how are you!? Thought I’d pop on to say Happy New Year (nearly) and I just want to wish you guys all the best and I really hope this is an amazing year for all of us!!

@Lynne425 oh no!! I managed to get to costa but take out which is fine!! I just love the Black Forest hot choc!! Oh no! I mean we’re all tier 4 now too!!
Oh I’ve seen so many people with the hotel chocolat thing!! It looks so amazing! Is it as good as it looks? Having a quiet one too! Just had some nibbles and a cheese board and now just chilling lol!

@Rose2108 thank you. I’m just hoping it’s a new year tonight so hopefully it will be a better year and less stressful!! Haha ooh love KFC!
You’re so right with your positive thinking and that helps a lot so thank you!! Each month is a month closer for us!! We will get there and right now the world is completely pants!!
Yeah I try to eat healthy but this month as every Dec has just been choc like you, and then I've had so much cheese, biscuits, gingerbread, cake. I just can’t even explain how much I’ve eaten!! It’s crazy!!! Also I have a Barbour jacket too I got last year and it’s the best thing ever right!!!

Hi @Kirby173 have missed you! How are you!! Had a nice Christmas thank you! Quiet but was good!! Nope not tested yet and AF due tomorrow. Obvs it will happen on new years day for me haha!! But I have bloods booked in next week which is good!!! I’m a bit down and anxious but I just think new start to a new year and I need to be positive. It’s going to be hard but I’ve just got to be positive!!! Il be disappointed tomorrow though I know!
It’s good you went to doctors and it sounds like there is nothing to be worried about which is good!! How long you going to give it? Hopefully you won’t need to even go back!!! How have your periods been lately?

@JLP256 a lovely start to 2021 new house!!! And hopefully a positive year for us on the baby front!!

Happy New Year Ladies 🎉💗

What a start to 2021 for me - let's hope this is the start of all the BFP for us all

Baby dust to you all (and let's hope this sticks and I get to meet my 2021 miracle in September) xxx

Hey @Lynne425 a massive congratulations!!! What an amazing start to 2021!! This is so amazing I’m so happy for you!! How many dpo are you today!! Ahhh it will stick!!!

My update: waiting forever AF. Done a cheapie this morning and got a BFN! So bummed but waiting for AF. I’m 14dpo today.

Hey @AKcheer
I'm 10dpo I think - my IC was negative this morning but I decided to do a FREF and got my faint BFP 💗

However I've had no symptoms at all until today (unsure if it's just me over thinking about it) but had some nausea and bloating!!

🤞🏻 for you tho - your not out until AF arrives so don't loose hope xx

Oh wow @Lynne425!!! 😍 Congratulations!! What a fab start to the new year! I'm so pleased for you and glad this group is getting some magic dust!! Hope you continue to feel well, keep us posted. Can you also remind us, how long you been trying, whether you did anything diff this month? Etc? Would be super helpful and might give me some hope!

Hey @Kirby173 we have missed you, I was wondering where you got to. Good news re the drs, hopefully it won't get to that and you'll get good news soon.. I find the second week of the TWW the actual worst, so hope you are okay. I'm toward that end of AF now, so will be going into cycle 7 I think.. feeling hopeful for a new year and new opportunities. Let's face it, it can't be worse then 2020.

Some good news is my husband has been offered a different job for 6 months which is usual office hours! So we won't be contending with shift work and stuff, that might help.

@AKcheer the wait for AF goes on forever doesn't it, gutted you got a bfn... I was feeling positive for you!

Well I went for a walk for 2 hours earlier and for snowed in and then came home and took the decs down, the house feels bare!! X

@Rose2108 I've been trying since July and tbh I just took a relaxed approach this month - didn't do opks and didn't take any vitamins!

Only thing I did do was try having pineapple core (it's not that nice) for 5 days after ovulation as some say it's supposed to help implantation but looks like it may have worked 🤞🏻 xx

@Lynne425 Thank you :) I think an IC would show up by 14dpo but oh man I have AF symptoms but this evening I’ve been spotting a bit red when I wipe so I’m guessing I’m a day late and it will arrive tomorrow. Oh wow you had no symptoms? No boob pain or anything!? I’m so excited for you. I bet your other half was so happy too!!

@Rose2108 I was so sad and it’s hard because I know hubby gets disappointed to. But he’s always like don’t worry. I just want to make him the happiest man alive and it eats me up! I’m just spotting a tiny bit now so il c AF tomorrow I guess. Awwww need to take my tree down tomorrow. And then Monday is back to work. Not sure what I’m a do without gyms in tier 4! Is your AF over?

Huge congratulations @Lynne425, what exciting news for 2021 :)

Hey guys update from me. No AF this morning but another BFN. But AF is fully here now flowing like normal so I was just a day or so late. Will go for my day 3 bloods on Monday then. Feeling low but we’ve got one positive from the group so far with @Lynne425 so hopefully it’s the start of many more!!!

Oh no @AKcheer I'm so sorry, why on earth do our bodies play these tricks on us! Late AF would send anyone a bit loopy, I'm not surprised you're feeling low. I'm back at work Monday too (from home...), on the last day of AF today I think. Fertile window looming... It's a bit like groundhog Day, TTC in T4!!!

Last month I ovulated on CD 17 and AF arrived CD 27. My app is predicting ovulation for CD 13 but I think it will be more like 17 again, so will do the LH strip tests just to keep track of it, and start to DTD frequently from next week.

Don't know what came over us today we decided to go for a run ... If you can call it that! It was a run / jog / walk / keel over kind of event but good to get out haha, we had the best intentions!

Aww @AKcheer I'm gutted for you but let's hope this is a start of a lucky thread 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Maybe try the pineapple core thing this month along with the bloods - as I said it's only thing I tried different xx

Ahh @AKcheer sorry to hear AF has arrived for you, I know it can be so disappointing. Do you have your bloods today? Hope all goes ok.

CD24 for me, AF due on Friday...feels like it could come at any minute but let’s see!

Thanks @Lynne425 I hope so too! How you feeling? What is this pineapple core thing!?

@JLP256 how are you? Aww you remembered! Yes went for my bloods this morning for day 3 so now I guess I just wait!? Do they tell me soon if they are ok or do they wait for day 21 ones? Not sure what to expect. All I know is my AF has caused me pain this month haha.

Ahhh fingers crossed AF doesn’t bloody arrive!!! How are you feeling? X

Good luck with your bloods @AKcheer everything crossed for you 🤞🏻💕

After you ovulate your supposed to cut a pineapple into 5 sections including the core and eat one a day to help implantation (I googled it) I found it bitter but suppose it's only for 5 days!

However your not suppose to eat pineapple after the implantation so stop after the 5 days!

I've all of a sudden felt nauseous at night 🙈 I don't know if it's all in my head tho!? Still poas to confirm and the line is getting darker so hopefully that's a good thing!!

I'm now in my 8ww to see what the outcome is - I thought 2 weeks was hard! I've a feeling this will be harder lol - need to get a hobby or something to do after WFH to keep my mind off it xx

Hi everyone! I hope you’re all okay?

First of all @Lynne425 massive congratulations!!! How do you feel?! I’m so happy for you 😍 I’ve never heard of the pineapple method before but hey if it works then let’s try it!!!

@AKcheer I’m so sorry about the arrival of AF I hope you’re okay? I’m good thank you for asking! Periods seem okay so far but when they usually mess up is due in the next few days so we will see... keep us posted about your bloods I have everything crossed for you!

@Rose2108 it’s nice to be back! I’ve missed you all too! How are you?! So lucky to have found you lot thanks to @AKcheer connecting us all 🥰 the 2ww has been okay as it’s been over Christmas and new year I’ve been preoccupied thankfully! I will explain below but basically I tested today though 😂 so stupid but I will explain 🙄😂

@JLP256 I’ve got everything crossed that you don’t have AF arrive on Friday! Hope you’re alright isn’t the wait the worst?!

Okay ladies soooo I did a test today and I think I might have a squinter?! I’m only 9 dpo but I keep having weird dizzy spells and I noticed my boobs were veiny and dark so I thought ha I will do a test whatever kind of thing and I think I see a line?! I’ve attached a picture but genuinely this line keeps appearing and disappearing when I look so I’m unsure if I’m hallucinating 😂 I sent it to a friend and she sees it but needing opinions!
I don’t have anymore FRER as I didn’t realise I ran out so I can’t test tomorrow morning 😭 let me know what you think haha! xx