POAS Anon Christmas Party 🌲🧑‍🎄 Ho ho ho-ws your line progression?! Thread 3

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@GreenApplesYo
@positivitytree2020
@jessi60
@DrS44
@PowerOfFlowers
@Bells20
@Dex1521
@Emmgrem
@Foxl2222

@CardioQueen just so you know where we are

Here we go ladies! The last thread was a lucky one so let's keep up the success on this one!

Sorry, forgot to attach!

Definitely gin for me @Greeneyedfairy

I’ve attached a photo of this afternoons OPK still low as expected but when I went to the toilet I had quite a bit of EWCM something I’ve never really had before so good sign ☺️ Will keep dtd every other day for this next week 💃🏼 ✨ and keep fingers crossed too. Every other cycle we dtd everyday and it just got so tiring hoping my changing things up it’ll give us more of a chance 😂

@Foxl2222 glad to see the line on the IC I think it looks decent strength of a line for an IC. Keep us updated though xx

Sounds like you are on the right path @Dex1521, fingers crossed you’ll get your peak in the next few days! 😃🤞🏼

Don’t worry @DrS44 I had a rouge cycle this month and ovulated really really late! 😅 it’s normal to happen every now and then, stress can cause it! Or other factors! I don’t think it’s bad to have late ovulation? Just means you’ll have a longer cycle! 🤷🏼‍♀️

I am on CD38 and I neeeed this to end please! 😂 been spotting slightly since CD36 so just waiting on AF! Can’t wait to draw a line under this cycle it’s dragged!

Also @Dex1521 agree with the every other day thing! 😂 every day just starts to become tedious! 😂 fertility specialists suggest every other day too! 😃

Thank you @positivitytree2020 hopefully it's just that for me too! As long as I ovulate I'll be happy 🤞🏻💛🌟

@positivitytree2020 what CD did you ovulate? Xxx

@DrS44 I’m not sure exactly, it was over Xmas so I had stopped doing my OPKs! 😅
FF has me down as CD26 based on my temps, and Premom has me down as CD23 based on my temps! 🤷🏼‍♀️
So I’m gonna say somewhere between CD23-CD26!
Don’t lose hope, I normally ovulate around CD15 so hoping it was a rogue cycle! 😊

Are you planning on testing @positivitytree2020 I mean if you've had spotting a few days ago?! Maybe maybe maybe? 😍🙊

What length is your LP normally?

And thanks for the positivity! It is in your name after all 😉🤙🏼💛

@DrS44 I wasn’t planning on testing coz we missed my fertile window! 😂 those tests aren’t cheap so don’t want to waste them! 😂 we DTD every day for 11 days, and stopped on CD20 coz we were staying with family then over Xmas and couldn’t do it in peace! 😂 typical the one time I ovulate late!

I think FF is right and I ovulated on CD26 (SO LATE) so didn’t DTD in the fertile window! That puts me at 12DPO today which would explain the pre-period spotting, and my temps after dropping so AF likely on way! Just want to get cycle over with!

My LP has been 11 days normally, I took B6 this cycle which I think messed up my ovulation, so that’s prob why my LP has extended by a day! 🤔 I’ve stopped taking it tho! Gonna go supplement free from now on bar my pregnacare!

Hold tight tho and don’t give up on OPKs like I did! 😃🤞🏼

@positivitytree2020 how much B6 did you take? I take B12 and a b complex and my ovulation has never been effected by it. Biocare do a nice Antenatal complex too ✨ when do you normally ovulate?

@Dex1521 and @DrS44 any update re opks? I can never get that app to take a good pic of my lines and in fact I get several results when I scan the same test.

@Foxl2222 yay!! 💚Great to hear. I bet you were super relieved. Here's to a happy and healthy pregnancy

@Greeneyedfairy I took a high dose b complex that had 50mg of B6 in it! That’s the only reason I can think of for ovulating late, last few cycles have always been consistent and the vitamins were only thing I changed this cycle! ☹️
I did some research and loads of other people on forums said B6 delayed their ovulation & messed up cycles so it doesn’t seem to be uncommon!
I’ve stopped taking it anyway so I’ll see what happens next cycle, whenever that comes! 😂🤞🏼

@Greeneyedfairy no more results on OPKs today will be tomorrow around 12 I’ll test again. Posted above my results of tonight and they’re still low. Had a few gins and an Indian tonight so we’ll satisfied (stuffed more like it 😂) and not even thinking of ttc tonight which is good. Feeling dead relaxed this cycle definitely not feeling how I have the last few cycles which is good as I feel relaxed and less stressed over ttc

@Greeneyedfairy I'm exactly the same with the app scanning. I'll always try it both manually and automatically and they usually throw up wildly different results. Including one last month where it was CD26 or something stupid and definitely a negative OPK to the eye but premom flagged it as 2.57 and a peak! I'd never seen a result so high and so wrong! So now it's made me really distrust using OPKs. But a lot of the other girls here seem to have had no problem at all with them.

@Dex1521 curry and gin sounds like a perfect evening! All mine are still low too but then my fertile window isn't predicted until next week based on last month 🤷🏻‍♀️ so I'm happy with that for now. Did you not ovulate the same day as me last month? CD20?

@Emmgrem it was lovely but god I ate far too much 😂 today’s is predicted to be the start of my fertile window according to ff and premom apps so we will see what happens this afternoon with my OPK tests. Definitely know what you mean about the app scanning them in wrong, I had one last cycle that was barely visible but must have been my lighting it said 0.7 baring in mind my peak has been no more than 0.81

I literally can’t keep up with everyone! 😂😂
I’ve been working and then had bad snow where I live so I’ve been having to set off to work at 05:30am and took me two hours to drive in thought I was going to have a panic attack the roads were they bad .. I bloody hate the snow for driving!!

Thanks for all your lovely comments about my scan 🥰🥰 @Emmgrem I think your right, don’t think I will ever know when I ovulated that month or how long my cycle would of been without getting my positive. It’s just crazy that based off my last period I would of been 9.5 weeks pregnant when in reality I was 6 at the scan 🤣🤣

@Foxl2222 I would try and step away from the tests. Honestly they had me insane. I’ll attach some pictures but I went through a crazy amount of them, it wasn’t normal. I think I did 6 first response ones, they were just the rapid ones though not the early ones. And then I went through 4 clear blue digital, got my 1-2 weeks and then a week later my 2-3 weeks then a week later my 3+. Would of had a melt down if I didn’t see them progressing when in reality they can be inaccurate with the dates. I used to spend ages studying the lines on the Normal ones and then freaking out and then moved onto opk testing strips when I ran out 😂 cause you get a blazing positive on those when pregnant . All it did was made me worry more. It’s easier said though as it’s your only bit of reassurance.

Anyways because I’m crazy I’ve booked a private scan for the 31st January lol. Maybe after the 12 week mark I can relax ... a little bit 😩 Thinks it’s cause I feel totally fine other than sore boobs!

@Greeneyedfairy Welcome to this little group. There a supportive bunch and I’m sure we can help and cheer you on 🥰

And if any of you need any reassurance regarding opk testing and dodgy cycles you only need to look at me as an example. I had two peaks that month (not very high for peaks either) and I had no clue what was going on. Assumed I didn’t ovulate, was in a huff because my cycle was being long and then ended up being pregnant after a 10 day bout of campylobacter so anything is possible haha! ❤️❤️ Xxxx

@Foxl2222 They were some of my tests. But I did have some ones which weren’t dark lines (hence the melt down) that I didn’t take photos of. So once you get the one your satisfied with I would walk away from them, think I did after I did the bottom test. Xx

Have any graduates OHs used these? The well man vitamins. OH has just bought them whilst doing the shop as they didn’t have specific fertility ones for men but they do mention that they support the male reproductive system. Just wondering if anyone had any experience using them

@Dex1521 my DH takes wellman, just the regular multi vitamins! He doesn’t take any that are specific to fertility! 😊

AF finally arrived this morning so officially cycle day 1! 🥳🥳 that was the longest 38 days of my life haha!

@positivitytree2020 Oo good to know OH has decided to get more involved in ttc so starting with these and see how we go.

Also think my peak will be today or tomorrow! Can we all appreciate how high my OPK is!! The last two cycles I’ve had a 0.8 peak but this one is well over 1 and just as dark as C line. Will test again this afternoon

@Dex1521 looking good, you are very close to your peak!! 🥳🥳

Yay @Dex1521 that OPK is looking great, lovely dark line👌

My DP didn't take Wellman, but did take a multi-vitamin, cut down on caffeine and beer, and started running more regularly. He has kept up with the running 🙂but is back on the coffee and beer haha.

@jessi60 urgh sounds like a tiring few days, hope you get some proper rest soon x

Hi all 😀
Had my early reassurance scan this morning and very happy and relieved to say all is ok. They measured me 8+3 and due date 19/08. I thought I was 8 weeks exactly so not too far out. Everything is where it should be. It was an internal scan and it honestly didn't feel uncomfortable at all. I was convinced there was nothing in there but when it appeared on the screen, I just burst out crying. Here's a picture 😀

Hope you all are well.

@PowerOfFlowers aw wow thats amazing! Lovely scan photo too bet you’ll were glad to see it xx

@PowerOfFlowers awww! So cute. Interesting seeing the yolk sack (?) so clearly too. Both times I've been scanned I was thinking, o god what if there is nothing there? It is hard to believe there really is!

I am 14+3 now and getting a mini-bump which makes things seem more real.

Yes @GreenApplesYo - the yolk sack! That's the circle - weird isn't it?! I'm happy that all my sypmtoms and feeling so cr*p over Christmas is justified - there is something there and it has a heartbeat 😀 Aww little bump! How are you feeling now? Has your energy come back?
@Dex1521 Thank you! I didn't expect the scan picture to be so clear. You are definitely hitting your peak in the next few hours or day - dtd!! Also, my DP took the Wellman for conception since end of September. We got a dual pack off Amazon.