New Cycle starting 13/01/21

[KeepSmiling89]

Just wondering if anyone wants to join me for a new cycle starting yesterday (or thereabouts)? AF reared her ugly head yesterday so it's new cycle time. This will be my 3rd cycle after a MMC in October last year. Let's support each other through this!

@KeepSmiling89 I would love to keep this thread going either way!!

I vote to keep it going too! It’s like a sisterhood 🤗 x

@KeepSmiling89 @Amz6219 okay I think I’m out for this month, knew I shouldn’t have got my hopes up from the lines yesterday!! All stark negatives today, must have all been evap lines yesterday😩 only 9DPO but can feel AF is on her way already!

That sounds great! @KeepSmiling89

@KeepSmiling89 yeah definitely should keep the thread going for company for all still trying 👍🏼 really helps to have some support. I tend to take a wee break from MN during AF each month as it's always the hardest part. Half way through AF now. Still hoping some of you won't need the thread soon!

Still time @mollyaimee! That was a convincing evap.. 🙁 x

Today I’m getting emotional and craving food which is a good indication of AF being imminent. I’m so tired of this bitch.

@Amz6219 I know right?! And on 3 cheapies too...😭 just going to try and take a break and wait for AF to arrive... yay! 😩 how’s your line looking?! I can defo see something!!

I really like this Reddit sub, purely out of nosiness really, so I thought I’d share a link since I know at least @Amz6219 is charting.
www.reddit.com/r/TFABChartStalkers/

Argh, hopefully she’ll stay away @mollyaimee! I can’t believe how clear the line was.. have you tried other brands?

That’s great, thanks @thislittlebird! X

@Amz6219 tried an frer this morning and tonight and still completely negative😭 thinking I’ll just wait a few days and see if AF shows up and if she hasn’t shown by the weekend, I’ll test again with a different brand again🤞🏼

🤞🤞 @mollyaimee - still early, definitely give it a few days (easier said than done!) x

I told my DH about our wee group here and (as we've been watching Big Bang Theory recently) suggested we call ourselves 'The Mensies'🤣
10dpo now so I'm still hanging in there. AF is such a tricky time but hopefully we can keep each other company.

Just curious, I've still got things to keep me going in lockown and while TTC - I'm working (from home most of the time), restarted slimming world, following the curly girl method for my hair and, until snow hit us this week, doing couch to 5k again. What else are you lovely ladies up to?

😂😂 excellent name choice!! I love Big Bang!

WFH but I don’t find it a good distraction because I have so many sticks round the house that I can wee on 😂 running too and chasing round after my maniac son! Curly girl method epically failed for me so I’m back to standard messy bun! X

What a name lol @KeepSmiling89

I’m very unoccupied other than work (at home) and I don’t think it helps this process. I had a personal trainer before Christmas but stopped because I wasn’t utilising the time so well (got married in October and had him for a few months before that and then continued but it didn’t work as well when I wasn’t motivated, seemed like a waste). Think I’m going to restart C25K when the weather gets a bit better, I was up to week 5 before Christmas.

Other than not exercising we’ve mostly been cooking and getting fertility tests 😂. I want to read more but I’m struggling to focus right now.

Oh btw, my temp went up again today . I’m convinced it’s just fucking with me and will crash tomorrow when AF arrives, we’ll see.

Ooooo that’s promising @thislittlebird 🤞🤞

Would anyone like (for free of course) an unopened box of CB digital dual hormone OPK? I had a new box delivered last week ready for next cycle but hoping if this sticks then I won’t need! Can happily send out to someone x

Fingers crossed for you @thislittlebird!! Oh that’s such a kind offer @Amz6219 but honestly I think I might try next month not tracking anything. I know I’m only on month 3 but I obsess so much over tracking every little thing that I think I just want a month of seeing what happens! I mean, I say this now and I’ll probably be tracking everything by the time it comes to CD1 again! It’s the thought that counts right?😉 @KeepSmiling89 I’m at work still as I work in a secondary school, so have half term next week so not really going to do much apart from chill out and maybe some baking! Really trying to keep active during this lockdown though! I’m so glad I’ve found this thread as I’m sort of the first one really out of my friends that is trying so I don’t really have any ladies to talk about it with!!

Hello my fellow Mensies!
Unfortunately, I think I'm out this month. Started my usual brown spotting days before AF is due and pregnancy test this morning was negative (I caved, I just wanted to know!) AF not here properly just yet but she's due this weekend (Valentine’s Day and DH's 50th birthday...TYPICAL!)

Does anyone else here have spotting before their period is due and, if so, does it ever confuse you re the date of your actual period? I mean like, I've got brown spotting today but won't properly bleed for another couple of days...I don't count it as AF until its fresh bleeding (sorry if that's TMI!)

Morning! @KeepSmiling89 eh, that sucks, but you still have a few days yet I guess.

I’ve never been a spotter and until very recently my periods were always the same 5 day pattern starting and ending light. That changed late summer or early autumn last year and now they’re light throughout for more like 4 days .

AF is due to arrive today for me. I don’t want to see her but it certainly feels like she’s on her way and it’s felt like that for days now.

Taking my temps the last few days has been a nightmare because I’m so anxious about them. No idea how long I was solidly asleep for last night either because I started trying to shout in my very weird dream and my husband woke me up because my dream shouting was some demonic noise in real life that made him think I was unwell 😂.

Ended up taking my temp at 4.30am when he got up for work and it was lower than yesterday but it was also three hours earlier and might be a fair bit higher if I’d taken it at the same time. I’m baffled by temps right now because I just haven’t achieved consistency over this last stretch. Tempted to skip temping next month and just do the CB monitor.

Aww sorry AF is on the way @KeepSmiling89 I spot every month for anywhere between 2-5 days before AF 😑 it only started when I started TTC in January 2020 too... or at least before then it would have been spotting the day before maximum. It's like streaks or dots of red/pink CM when wiping for me so I find it easy enough to know when AF is here because it changes to heavier and with cramps. As soon as you need a pad or tampon it has to be classed as AF.

How long have you been trying for now?

@thislittlebird I'm with you there the temperatures do add stress 😅 I'm only on my second month charting so I'm sticking with it for at least a few cycles so I can show the GP when I finally get around to speaking to them about fertility.

It’s been so frustrating because the time I take them just went to pot as soon as I was anxious. Now they’re at 4/5/6/7am and it’s a mess. Was planning on doing three months but not sure I’ll manage it because I’m not really learning anything if I can’t do them at the same time, you know? It’s frustrating.

How long have you been trying now? @2020mission

@2020mission I got my first AF after my MMC in November so it's been 3 months now. Not long really. DH and I fell pregnant after TTC for 4 months last time (2 months of using OPKs).

I'm trying to stay positive just now...going to try sperm meets egg plan next cycle so watch this space!

@KeepSmiling89 aww sorry about your MMC but that's a good sign you got pregnant after only 4 months before. Hopefully won't be too long until you are again!

@thislittlebird I've been TTC since January 2020. I have had 2 chemicals since then. The first on my first month trying and my last BFP/chemical was in August so it's been 7 cycles in a row of BFN and I'm slowly losing hope.

On the temperatures, I've definitely found mines to be quite erratic even when taking them within the same 30 min timeframe each day. I'm still hoping it might be down to waking up with my mouth open some mornings.

You’re quite similar to me then @2020mission. We started October 2019 but stopped the first few months of 2021 because I was ill and then covid kicked in and we weren’t sure what to do. Started again in the Spring.

Yeah, the losing hope thing is so rough, I haven’t had a single BFP in that time so started the fertility tests in the summer and then did some more in the past few weeks. I would be less worried if I was a tad younger...maybe lol.