Post Pill Party - The Mosh Pit !!

[Kay00]

As the Post Pill Party fills up, the lights are dimmed and the music drops a beat. The lead singer of this rambunctious band shouts: Mosh Pit!! The ravers all storm for the small space in front of the stage allowing their bodies to dance to the beat however the f* they want!! You go ladies!!

This is the 7th post pill party thread for women whose bodies aren’t quite dancing to the expected rhythm: we have 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!

In the crowd I can see:

@juno231
@Kay00
@Moocher90
@MintGreenLife
@Emmgrem
@Nellieee
@TheHotelCalifornia
@ams19
@chinchilly
@MancMama39
@sperr
@crabette
@charwils
@LauraT94
@TheDaydreamBelievers
@cams50
@robyn101
@abi555
@luna57
@tillybabs
@MissC07
@mrsmacmc
@mol234
@KGH5121
@Y1986
@Flowers222
@Katelyn99
@minipilling
@ACNass
@HopeAndDriftWood
@glow92
@FlyingGiraffe
@Rd123
@Taliasometimes
@Elsie2021
@Daisychainsandsunshine
@firsttimemummy321
@Delilah221
@NibbleQueen
@Ttcin2021
@justwanttobemum
@Lovebug06
@ElizabethP141
@Endlessstars
@SalemsPot22

@Kay00 @MissC07 @Robyn101 @Gracie2021 thanks all, I feel super deflated actually. The TTC malarky is starting to get to me. It feels like I stopped my pill a life time ago and nothing. No treats in @Gracie2021 but I’ll head to the supermarkets today, some may say it’s not essential but it bloody is to me 😂

@ChinChilly I feel you Chinchilly, it's all ups and downs and it sucks when you get your hopes up. Get some nice fancy bubble bath too abs have a good soak. That's my therapy for AF these days. Mind yourself x

@Gracie2021 I’m not sure about your chart 🤔 I’ve only just started temping and my chart changed its self so I’m not even sure what DPO I am anything between 11-13. Maybe DTD to cover yourself just incase

@ChinChilly yeah I thought the same but don't think it's happening today tbh. Think I was lucky to get the last couple days before this stupid cyst starting properly acting up. Fingers crossed something caught anywa ly🤞

@Gracie2021 ouch about the cyst! Keeping everything crossed for you 🤞🏼

@ChinChilly I'm sorry 😞 it was looking so promising.

@MissC07 oh no! UTIs are never fun and that is really bad timing.

@Gracie2021 sorry you haven't seen a temp rise yet. Temping is just to confirm whether you do ovulate or now as OPKs only tell you that you might ovulate not that you will. I have had a positive OPK and not ovulated until 3 days later so you still might get a temp rise! But at least you have bd for the last 2 days so if you don't today you should still be covered if ovulation is today.

@MancMama39 oh sorry had missed you got your BFP. Huge congratulations!!

So sorry @ChinChilly 👎 fingers crossed for the next cycle ❤

@Flowers222 @AMS19 thanks both! I’m running out of positivity over here 😞

@ChinChilly So sorry it's getting you down. Make sure you raid the treat aisle in the supermarket and have a nice bath too.

@Gracie2021 Those sound so painful! I've only been temping this month too so can't help too much with the chart. Sorry. Just keep trying to temp at the same time every day and it should show a pattern or give you a clearer picture.

So after I thought I peaked yesterday I clearly hadn't as my OPK's have gone really dark now. Wondering whether to just try and face the pain and DTD this evening or just take this month as a write off

@ChinChilly it is really hard and it's easy to let it get you down ☹️ it hit me really hard last time af appeared so I have taken 2 weeks of no tracking, no apps and just tried to forget about it and I am feeling a lot better for it. Just take some time for yourself, pamper and treat yourself! Hope you feel better soon xx

@MissC07 that is a peak! I've never seen such dark lines!

@MissC07 OH is on the snack raid and suggested we order a dessert tonight 😂 that peak is super dark! Wow I’ve never seen one that dark!

@Flowers222 I’ve thought about taking a break from tracking but I’m not sure if it would stress me out not knowing what was going on. I always feel really down once I know AF is coming, I’ll be ok once AF is over and done with.

I feel like we’ve been trying forever and in the grand scheme of things it hasn’t been that long but I’ve just got this horrible gut feeling it’s not going to happen for us 😕

@Flowers222 @ChinChilly I was really shocked when I did both today! The line came up as soon as took it out the pee! Of course I'm now googling that things are wrong with me..!

@ChinChilly try to be kind to yourself, you've only just started temping and I think testing can also be a good thing as if you're like me you'll want to be in control and know what's going on rather than be stressed not knowing what's happening (even if you get results you might not want to see 😞). It's such a rollercoaster. Make sure you order an extra large dessert!! 🍰

@ChinChilly if tracking would mean less stress then definitely do that 🙂 you need to do what is best for you! I think as I have been obsessively tracking everything for over 8 months now a short break did me good as it was getting unhealthy and stressing me out more. But now I am in my FW I am tracking again as I want to know what is happening too! I don't ovulate until about cd22 which gave me a bit of time.

@MissC07 I have definitely been there! Google is a black hole to fall down so I would try not to worry and be happy it looks like you are having a strong ovulation!

@ChinChilly I’m sorry about that AF is on its way 😔 sooo frustrating, especially when your chart looked so promising. I totally get it. I’m starting cycle 10 and I honestly feel it’ll never happen for me.

@FlyingGiraffe how are you getting on? I’m on my 12th day of bleeding/AF/spotting (?) and I’m going insane. Praying this will be the last day as I’ve never had for as long as this before but who knows....

@MissC07 wow I’ve never seen a peak as dark as that! Sorry about the cyst though ☹️ That sounds painful.

@Flowers222 taking a break sounds good. My plan is to try until April when I hit the year mark and then try a month of no tracking, no supplements bar folic acid and see

@ChinChilly I'm so sorry about AF :( it's not a bad idea to try not to track and see if it makes you feel any more relaxed next cycle.

@Gracie2021 my bet is that today is the day and hence the little dip! You're certainly covered BD wise so don't worry about trying it again today and exacerbating your cyst.

@cams50 day 12?! Wth is this

Had an opk nearing peak today just now but am paranoid it would have come up as peak had my wee not been so diluted 🙊

@Juno231 yeah it’s so annoying. I had some checks a couple of years ago because I used to spot a lot on the pill but they didn’t find anything so my doctor doesn’t seem to think it’s a problem. He thinks it’s regular for me. But everything I read says over 10 days is really bad. But yeah I pretty much have this very cycle and I was hoping it would settle with time but doesn’t seem to be. But it makes me think it has to be my hormones?! Like short lp with long bleeding like that’s got to be low progesterone or something so hopefully these blood tests show something. Could you hold now and test again in a few hours? I guess if it drops tomorrow this was your peak and you’ll know by your temps?

@MissC07 I am abit of a control freak and I like to know whats going on 😂

@Cams50 I’m glad I’m not the only one, I feel quite anxious about getting to the 1 year mark 😬

@Flowers222 @Juno231 I’ll have a think about not tracking anything this cycle but I think curiosity may get the better of me. AF hasn’t turned up but she’s definitely about to rear her ugly head I think. @Juno231 how are you feeling about your appointment tomorrow? Hope it all goes well!

@ChinChilly I think you’re fine. Your cycles are regular and your chart looked great so you’re not even totally out and I know it’ll happen for you soon. Don’t be too hard on yourself sure you had bloody covid this month!!! No wonder xxx

@Cams50 I think having regular cycles is adding to my confusion, I keep forgetting I had COVID I think it’s because I didn’t really suffer with it.

Thanks ladies, I always seem to have a pity party when it dawns on my AF is coming

@ChinChilly yeah your body was fighting a virus so that’s totally understandable. And don’t worry I’ve been having a pity party the last 12 days 😂

AF is coming for me! Been spotting today, the darker stuff and went to bed last night with cramps so I think tomorrow will be CD1

The positives I am taking away from this cycle is that I caught my positive OPK and if I had ovulated around the time of my peak on CD17 and 18 then that would have given me a good LP. This is 5 months post contraception and this has by far been the most normal cycle for me. I just need to ovulate now.....

@Cams50 I would be having a major pity party if i had a 12 day period!

@Moocher90 sorry AF is about to get you aswell, I think I’ll be CD1 tomorrow too!

Well I had a dance around the kitchen to some 90s-00s songs while I cooked a curry, so I feel less sorry for myself now! Although my smell and taste has dropped out again today it’s so unpredictable 🙄

@Cams50 Thanks for asking I'm day 11 of bleeding so right behind you! I've never had it happen so long either, and the really annoying thing is my temperature is still so high! I have zero idea of what to mark as CD1 as I thought it would get heavier! I thought it had stopped today and then it came back mid morning, but has just been spotting again. I read something earlier on a website about acupuncture about 'blood stagnation' which resonated with me - and is possibly why my temperature isn't dropping. I'm thinking of trying baby aspirin to see if that helps with the (sorry tmi!) clotting. Totally fed up now like yourself!

@Kay00 It does look like I've ovulated doesn't it?! At least there's that. Although I don't think anything will be able to implant when the lining is breaking down already! How is the FODMAP diet going for you? I wouldn't know what to eat! Hope it's helping with the inflammation though!

@Moocher90 and @ChinChilly Sorry you both think AF is here or about to be :( It will happen! Surely we're all getting one month closer to it now!

@FlyingGiraffe I’m so sorry you’re still having the bleeding. That’s great your temps are still high though! Hopefully that means your hormones are still doing the right thing post ovulation. I’ve heard a lot about both acupuncture and baby aspirin helping with fertility. I must do some research! I’ve read a lot of threads about spotting and pregnancy and it doesn’t seem to stop women and it seems that they didn’t tend to spot the months they got bfps so I’m hoping for that some month 🤞🏻

@Cams50 Hopefully that will happen for us both! And I also hope that sooner than that, we'll both just be free of AF (or whatever this is!) tomorrow! 🙏🤞 I might wait on the baby aspirin...I feel like I've already added quite a bit to the mix this week 😂 Like yourself, I probably need to do a bit more research first!