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

@AKcheer Yeah it's funny, every cycle without fail...it's a pretty crap symptom considering it lasts for about 10 days 😂😐 But yeah, no cramps this cycle! But you're right, it could mean anything and it's already disappointing enough every month without giving myself false hope, haha.

@jules5232 I had never heard of it until I googled it 🙈 but then my sister who's pregnant just now said she heard it was quite common! However, it is also winter so it could just be that 😂 I feel so emotional about it today...should've had a wee one month old now. Anyway, onwards and upwards and will try my best to stop symptom spotting 😂🙈

Haha aye, pineapple core is not great. Here's hoping it's worth it! How many DPO are you? x

@jules5232 me too!! But luckily we managed to DTD yesterday anyway so hopefully I’m covered. Hubby was fine yesterday which is good!!! Oh god I’m having some pineapple core today lol. Just watched a YouTube video on how to slice hahaha!!

@KerryW87 our bodies are just weird and they love to play tricks on us and then while we are TTC everything is so heightened!! So bleh! Do you think you’ll test early this month?

Happy Friday to all!! How’s everyone doing! Also I’ve started and finished Bridgerton. @Rose2108 was it you that mentioned to watch? All I can is Duke Hastings drool

Meant All I can say is...

I normally ovulate between CD14-16 so Clue is saying the 24th. Getting impatient now!!

@Rose2108 any sign of the static smiley??

Hope everyone is ok x

:( @JLP256..... still flashing. I did the first test on CD 12 (as I know I am always a late one).

I am now on CD 20. For the last few days I have had some twinges / aches and EWCM, which seems to be gone today. I know these tests are not an exact science but they are "99% accurate" so just my luck to be the 1% lol. I am continuing to temp so hopefully in a few days my ovulation day will be clear to see. I'm not going to test any more and assume I am out this month. I am struggling with an infected wisdom tooth and managed to get a Dentist appt for this afternoon! So will hopefully get some antibiotics and stay in bed all weekend.... sleeping, lol. And thanks @jules5232, I will mention it.

My app has pushed AF back but I bet you she will arrive on CD 28, she usually comes early regardless of my ovulation date. I think I will continue for another few months and then I can go to the GP with a few months worth of cycle information which will hopefully mean I get some advice! The thing is my period are quite regular and never painful really... so just not sure what is going on.

Haha @AKcheer glad you enjoyed Bridgerton! Great lockdown binge material! Glad your hubby is feeling himself again!

I am feeling well and truly over it now; I am tired and have so much to do today! Hope you are all feeling better than me!

We seem to have some bots on out forum...

@KerryW87 I think I'm 1DPO. I don't temp though (yet) so I go roughly by my OPK peak and when I feel some pains/O day gives me nausea. When do you think you'll test??

@jules5232 I'm the same, haven't really wanted to because I know you need a decent night's sleep and I'm quite bad for having broken sleep so I think it might stress me out more! However, would probably help with not getting my hopes up since I'd be able to see temp dips before testing etc.!

Oh hoping for a speedy TWW for you then! You coping with the pineapple core any better? 😂 I did initially say I'd wait until 12dpo but not sure I can last, haha. Maybe 10dpo which is on Tuesday! I am now having some cramps which I'm really hoping is implantation, but knowing my luck it won't be, haha xx

Hey ladies, I've had a massive temp jump today so assume I ovulated yesterday.... Am over this window tbh. Feeling excited for you guys 😍 xxx

@Rose2108 Aw great, you've had such a stressful time of it this cycle so I'm glad it's looking like ovulation has happened! Fingers crossed for a quick TWW! Are you going to jump aboard the pineapple bus? 😂

I'm feeling a bit deflated - I stupidly got my hopes up because I always have cramps from ovulation right up to AF, hadn't had any cramps after ovulation and that's how I knew I was pregnant last time, so I stupidly got my hopes up so high only for cramps to full-on return yesterday at 6dpo, still constantly got them now so feeling very disappointed and a bit daft 😢 xx

How's everyone feeling?

@KerryW87 I'm exactly the same. Im a light sleeper already, but when you add in my husband moving around and the cat I rarely get 3 hours uninterrupted. I might try to temp next month anyway and just see how it goes though. Ahhh the wait until 12dpo is so hard! I hope the cramping has let up for you.

Hey Ladies

I hope your all well. 💕

I feel like I'm in the TWW with you all now (2 wks until my early scan)

Had my booking appointment over the phone on Friday - holy moly they ask you some strange questions!! And got my bloods on Tuesday so starting to feel like something is happening now.

Still zero symptoms, which is strange, feeling deflated today but I think it's just because I'm over lockdown and can't be bothered going on a walk so nothing else to do!

Gonna try go a quick walk before it's dark as I know I'll feel better but right now I'm all cosy under a big blanket watching tv lol xx

Hey guys how are you! Ahh weekend is over!! Great back to work tomorrow. I’ve just spent my weekend cooking, exercising and doing yoga. What’s everyone else been up to?

@Rose2108 hey girl! Do you think you ovulated a little later then usual then? Thing is if EWCM is there then it’s a sign of ovulation isn’t it. And sometimes ovulation is so easy to miss isn’t it. See what happens over the next few months. Hopefully you will fall pregnant this month and don’t need to worry about it!! Fingers crossed for you!
Yes loved Bridgerton abs Duke of Hastings haha! Ahh just saw you ovulated!! Wooo did you manage to DTD. Excited for you!!!!

Hey @KerryW87 Don’t feel deflated!! Cramps and twinges sometimes can also be a sign of pregnancy!! Just keep positive and try not to symptom spot (easier said then done). Just relax!! Did you have a good weekend?

@jules5232 hey I’m ok thank you how are you? I’m over this month as well tbh now lol just like Rose!

Hey @Lynne425 so nice to hear from you! How are you feeling? Hahaha do they??? So exciting!! Don’t worry these 2 weeks will fly past and you’ll be able to have your scan!! Did you manage to stroll out for a walk? Lock down sucks but we’re in this right now so maybe focus your energy into something else like yoga LOL or new Netflix series?

I watched the PURGE on Friday it was a good film :)

@AKcheer I always think yoga sounds amazing but I am SO unfit I'd likely die within the first five minutes of trying it 😂 Sounds like such a nice weekend!

Aw thank you, I was just in a wee slump but I'm trying to pull myself out of it now! Kept thinking about how wee J would be a month old now and got myself into a bit of a hole, but nothing else for it now so going to try and keep positive that it'll happen one day 🤞 Thank you for the lovely positive message! 💕

Hope everyone's had a good weekend! xx

Just did a test, BFN at 9dpo. Still early I suppose but my usual AF cramps do not bode well for a pregnancy this month. Already onto next cycle in my head, haha. Exhausting xx

Morning Ladies!

@AKcheer I honestly am not sure when I ovulated (or if I even do it monthly?!), I seemed to have all the right signs but the tests just didn't align to them. We DTD from CD 10 - CD 21 seven times so that has to have been enough, if it was meant to be this month it will be! I do firmly believe once every 2 or 3 days is more than enough. But I am not feeling hopeful purely due to how late I was testing and still no peak. I have been doing research on late ovulation and short luteal phases and have ordered some vitamins and made some food plans with different food to strengthen progesterone naturally, so will be nice to focus on that! I think next month I will assume my fertile window is a bit later!

@KerryW87 I actually bought the pineapple last week so I have had some! I just cut the slice into segments so wasn't too bad! Think this will become my monthly ritual now haha. Aw that must be so hard to think of what could / should have been, you are amazing for getting on with things and planning your next baby. Sorry you had a BFN today, I am keeping everything crossed for you.

I told a friend that we are TTC at the weekend. She told me with her first, they literally DTD ONCE in the fertile window which was the day she ovulated and she got her BFP. She was only 26 with a perfect BMI and a husband who runs marathons haha. But it gave me hope we don't have to go mad every cycle and pile the pressure on.

Hope you are doing well @Lynne425 looking forward to hearing about your pregnancy journey!

@jules5232 I am doing okay thanks, just trying to get on with things! I think AF will be here before I know it, the one good thing about late ovulation is the TWW is more like a one week wait... how are you?

Hope you all have a positive week and this TTC rollercoaster doesn't get you down. I am planning my best friends baby shower but I love her so much I don't really feel down about it, just so excited for her xx

Morning all! How are you? Managed to go for a walk this morning pre work!

@KerryW87 absolutely don’t knock it before you try it! There’s an app called yoga and there’s so many easy beginner ones on there!! You just feel good!! I’m sure you will be ace! Awww I know :( it’s really sad when you put it that way and you’re right it will be on your mind. Thinking of you ❤️❤️❤️❤️. I just saw you got a bfn...super early to test though!! Maybe test in a few days!!! When is your AF due?

@Rose2108 morning how are you! It’s hard isn’t it! I know you use the clear blue but have you ever used the cheapie ones??you can then potentially just start poas everyday from when AF goes? Yeah that’s a lot! 7 times you’ve definitely covered enough!! I agree with you - I think DTD everyday is so tiring and it just sucks all the fun out of it!! Oooh sounds good. What food did you find is good for progesterone??

So guys I’ve ate my horrid pineapple for the past few days which I should have been. I’ve got my “day 21” bloods tomorrow too. My day 3 ones came back normal so let’s see how these are. My problem is - doc said go 7 days before AF but I ovulated a little later this cycle so I don’t know if my cycle is going to be my usual 25/26 days or later 😂 so hopefully it’s ok! I don’t know if it will make a difference if it’s one or 2 days either side!!

@AKcheer Morning! Oh really? Ah I might actually try that! I'm pretty unfit haha but think I'll download it and give a beginner one a go? Thanks! ❤️❤️

Aw thank you so much ❤️ Just had a bit of a bad day, got to pick ourselves up though! I'm 10DPO now, yesterday I started getting really sore boobs which I never get as an AF symptom, logged it into Ovia and it gave the spiel of "this cycle could be the one!" so the BFN this morning was a bit gutting, haha :( My own fault for getting my hopes up - just thought because it was a new symptom! Anyway, due AF in 2 days so just need to wait and see.

How are you doing? Glad you got out a walk before work - mega organised and motivated! 😂💪 Hope you're doing ok! xx

Hi everyone!

@KerryW87 sorry to hear about your BFN but there is still hope if AF isn’t due for a couple of days! Crossing my fingers for you.

@Rose2108 I also agree that with you about DTD too much, this month I think we are going with every 2-3 days to try and keep it ‘relaxed’, or as relaxed as I can be at the moment haha.

On my first day of AF this month I emailed a couple of private fertility clinics - we’ve now decided to wait a few months, it was just the disappointment of another AF haha and I convinced myswlf that something was wrong! Anyway, for one of the fertility MOTs they said the man would have to ‘abstain’ for three days before the semen analysis, which made me think there is something in giving DH a few days’ rest to improve the quality?!

Hi ladies!

@AKcheer whenever I got my 21 day bloods last month, I read it should be timed around 7 or 8 dpo, if you know when that was. A little easier to know that than 7 days before AF. I have no idea if I went on the right day or not!

@Rose2108 feeling okay, though a bit down about my chances. I think the TWW hormones just make my outlook go up and down. Today I just feel ready for AF to show up so I can schedule my HSG. What foods are you trying to eat to increase progesterone??

@JLP256 - This is so similar to what I do, I have a point in every cycle when I think right I am going to the Dr, and then I sort of move on to hope for the next cycle so I chicken out! Where I live I have found a fertility Dr who does a "fertility MOT" for £150 which is blood tests and general health of your ovaries & tubes etc so I think I might do that as a starting point? Totally agree and have read that before, they say whilst you obvs can get pregnant if you DTD every day, the "quality" is likely to be better, ever other or every three days.

In the meantime, I did actually make a call to my local GP, as on the day I think I ovulated I had really bad cramps like I've not had before, had to have a lay down! They lasted for a few hours, it's making me think something isn't quite right. Someone is calling me this morning I think :)

@AKcheer I try with the cheapie LH tests, but because I have no idea when I ovulate it gets ridiculous lol, and I also drink so much water (I tried to cut down and just had headaches!) that the lines never seem to be that dark. It worked for me one month and helped me to realise how late I ovulate but I just hate having to POAS!!

I am feeling so hopeful for you girls!!

Looking at my BBT chart, I think I ovulated on CD 23 and usually have a 28 day cycle, but imagine it will push back slightly due to the late ovulation. We DTD on CD 21 and that was it, I was feeling really grim for the next few days with my wisdom tooth infection I could barely eat properly let alone try and have a snog! So my chances this month are about 2% haha, I am okay with it because I know we didn't catch the peak days. Just so frustrating not knowing when it will happen! I feel like we chase the ovulation and it feels sooo pressured, I hate it. On to the next month... although I know I have a pretty horrid AF ahead of me, it is always bad when I ovulate so late :(

So the research I have done into boosting Progesterone naturally (watched some videos and read some articles):

Low progesterone is likely due to estrogen dominance and can cause delayed ovulation, short LH phase, and other hormonal issues

Foods to help the body produce progesterone:

• Fibre rich (Oats / Flaxseed / Quinoa)

• Zinc (Seafood, Nuts, Lean beef)
• B6 (Fish, Dried Fruit, Seeds, Eggs) - I have got a supplement for this
• Magnesium (Spinach, Nuts, Wholegrains, Avocado)
• Vitamin C (Oranges, Broccoli, Kale) - I take a vit C supplement anyway

It also says to reduce body fat... and I know I have put 10lbs on since lockdown last year... I am trying to address that !

Any joy today @KerryW87 ?

Middle of the week! Hey guys!!

Yes @KerryW87!! Let me know ho you get on! The next day after I do it sometimes my core is burning!!
I swear just before AF, every symptom is heightened these days!! I always get sore boobs now before AF but when I wasn’t TTC I don’t think I ever did!! It’s hard especially when your app makes you get your hopes up. But chill and see what happens on AF day. Not all tests will pick up early don’t forget!!!
I’m ok thank you! Thanks for asking!!

@jules5232 Thanks for the info yesterday!! I actually changed my blood test so I’m going tomorrow morning now!! I googled a lot yesterday to figure out what’s right and I think that’s the best thing to do!!! Thank you so much!!!!

@Rose2108 that MOT sounds good! I go through the same thought process every cycle haha. Sorry to hear about your cramps, glad you’ve got a GP call, let us know how you get on! You never know, you still may have caught ovulation! When is AF due do you think? I’ve also started tracking BBT this cycle to try and cover all bases.

@JLP256 Well I had the call and it was a hilarious waste of time...

I was on loud speaker so could barely hear him, and I explained my whole situation (very late ovulation, bad cramps, lack of TTC success) and he actually said "Do you have any suggestions as to what we could do for you?".... I said "Ermmmm I was hoping you could help me with that"

I know the NHS is under pressure but I would rather they just said we will book you in for two/three weeks time or something, when I could get some actual support or advice! Anyway he said he would book me in for the bloodwork, and when I said I may not have ovulated on day 21, he said "Oh don't overcomplicate it, just go on the 21st day".... right okay hun!

He asked me some Qs which seemed to be relating to PCOS (weight, hormone imbalance, etc) to which I said I don't think it is related to that.

So I don't even know how I go about getting the tests as he didn't say, assume I have to call the GP reception to do that?! Shocker!

I have some twinges and cramps at the moment, expecting to come on this weekend.