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

@chinchilly I totally get the depressed just before my AF arrives... but when she's here I brush myself down, start a new chart in my book and go on a chocolate and wine binge 😁

@missc07 wow... so dark!! Incredible!! Sounds like you should get a temp rise tomorrow so maybe keep temping for a few more days if you can

@cams50 @flyinggiraffe wow, you ladies are bleeding a great deal! I used to spot all the wat through the month, even when I was on the pill, apparently it was normal for me. Luckily that seems to have stopped now.

@flying FODMAP is pretty difficult. I spent 2 hours in Waitrose checking the back of all the packets (everything has bloody onions in it lol!!) And spent over £100 on a weekly shop 😬😬😬

@moocher90 sorry AF is showing up hun 😪

@juno231 are you hoping today was your peak? Has your OH been spot on with his predictions? Good luck for tomorrow!!!

CD 10 here and not a lot happening...

@Kay00 my wee has been so diluted today but I managed a slightly longer hold at 7pm and got this. Even then it was diluted still. So I think that's it? Let's see if my temp goes up tomorrow or the day after. OH has been very good this week with remembering to BD every other day!

I don't envy you that food shop! It's probably best to go back to basics and unprocessed food in order to avoid all the onions etc they put into everything

@Kay00 Thanks! I'm hoping I have a temp rise tomorrow! I keep waking up and getting really down about it when I don't. Sorry FODMAP is being such an expensive pain for you! Hopefully it'll all be worth it with your inflammation 🤞

@missc07 haha I always get really frustrated when my temps don't do what I expect. The best approach is to go with your first temp and record it, a pattern will emerge sooner or later.

@juno231 definitely a peak!! Well done with DTD every other day!! We are aiming for every other day too... I just hope I ovulate some time in the next week or so 🙏

Sorry ladies I've been in a black hole 🕳 lurking but not posting - head has been a bit melted. Jan was a total write off due to many factors including the very odd AF but it's CD3 of a new chance, let's see what happens! Be very ironic if we did catch this cycle as bubs would be due around our birthdays (DH & I share the same date) poor child if they had to share the birthday too! ✨ ❤️ to all

@mrsmacmc morning! That would be awesome 😁 your birthday would never be about you ever again though 🤔 so maybe not! 🤣🤣

@mrsmacmc haha you know it's sod's law and that's exactly what will happen 🤞

Temp rise today... Reckon I had a same day ovulation again despite getting a relatively late peak? I just don't know if I can be bothered to dtd again today 🤣

Morning all!!

My temp rose slightly back over the cover line this morning and my RHR went back up but I’m still spotting the browny/pink crap 🙄

@Juno231 yay for peak and temp rise, I reckon you’re covered if u can’t be bothered to DTD today.

@Kay00 that food shop sounds like hard work, onions are in pretty much everything!

@mrsmacmc ahh it would be nice/expensive to have all 3 birthdays in one month 😂

@FlyingGiraffe yeah I’m already taking so much 😂 might see how this month goes and then see what else I can take lol.

@Juno231 you seem to be pretty well covered with DTD! Hood luck with your appointment today x

@ChinChilly ohhh hope proper AF stays away 🤞🏻

@Kay00 good luck with the diet. Sounds so difficult and expensive but you’ll probably feel amazing so hopefully worth it! When I was doing the research on aspirin for fertility it said it’s useful for women with inflammation so might be useful for you maybe?

@Cams50 @FlyingGiraffe sorry to hear about the difficult AFs ladies. Hope ye find something to help with it. The cocktail is magic potions does add up doesn't it. I'm trying pineapple slices every day post ovulation this month for the fun. Think if covid wasn't around I'd try acupuncture too. Hope it settles for ye soon and if things still don't feel right, don't be afraid to push with your docs to get peace of mind. I think we really need to advocate for ourselves sometimes.

@Juno231 well done on hitting peak cycle twin. Yours was so quick and sounds like you had a really good cover. My OH here was so good about remembering too. Maybe we're finally getting somewhere. I get you about the diluted wee.... the first month I started doing OPKs I dehydrated myself trying to get good concentrate 😂🙈 good luck today, hope you get on well.

@Kay00 sounds like you're on the ball with the new diet. Hope it works well for you and you start feeling better. I have IBS abs a gluten intolerance. Generally eat 90% GF anyway but have decided to be really good diet wise and try be 100% as I really feel the difference in my body when I do. Hope you feel it too with the new diet and can find some treats and new dinners you enjoy on the new plan too.

@ChinChilly @Moocher90 sorry to hear you're both in that last waiting phase. I find those few days the hardest for sure. Moocher it took me about 5-6 cycles post pill to regulate back to a normal cycle so hopefully your body is just about adjusted. Amazing how long it takes to forgive you for the cocktail of hormones. Don't think I'll ever do the pill again tbh now that I've come off and seen the difference. Anyway sorry complete tangent..... mind yourselves ladies xxx

@mrsmacmc I have a good feeling about this for you. I was born the day before my mama bday. She was in hospital with my on her bday. Sending all the visualizations of you sitting in a bed with baby for bday!!!

@MissC07 you're an ovulating MACHINE!! The highest I've ever gotten is 1.5. That's insane. Hope you start seeing the temp rises now.

Finally seeing a temp rise this morning folks. Hit peak Friday night and temp rise Monday morning so don't know what that's about but maybe I have slow lazy eggs 🤷‍♀️ who knows 😂 anyway going to temp til I (hopefully) see three days of roses to confirm O then going to stop all testing and just try forget about it all til VDay which is when AF is due or I test..... wishing you all a happy Monday and baby dust to all x

Thank you ladies!

@cams50 unfortunately I just got a text to say it's been moved to the 11th now. Nice of them to give me an hour's heads up!

@ChinChilly still crossing my fingers the temp drop was a fluke.

@Juno231 such a pain when you have yourself all set for it. Sure fingers crossed you get a lovely positive test that morning and can cancel on them this time 🤞

@Gracie2021 I also got a temp rise this morning although my OH didn't want to DTD last night, or the night before because he's feeling too stressed with work (I also tried this morning and he said no). So if I did ovulate yesterday it'll be a waste as I haven't DTD since Friday night 😞 Feeling really down and upset about it all this morning. So good you got a temp rise though!!! Fingers crossed for V day testing for you!

@Juno231 So frustrating with the late notice. You never know, maybe it's a sign you won't need to go if you get a BFP!

@MissC07 so sorry it didn't work out timing wise. It's the most frustrating thing I've been there! See all these charts with daily DTD sometimes and I'm like How?! That said -2 is still a peak fertile day so still well in the game.

Hiya ladies - just checking in!

Firstly @TheHotelCalifornia I’m so so sorry to hear your awful news 😢 Hope you’re as well as you can be, and sending you all the love in the world. I’m so glad you’re getting support from @AMS19 - it’s crazy how far this original thread has come.

Talking of, it’s lovely to hear from you @MintGreenLife!!! Glad everything is all going well for you.

Sorry you’re on the spotting @ChinChilly 😭 Glad you’re treating yourself!! I’ve been trying not to track temp, but did do OPK’s, and you can see from my chart curiosity got the best of me a couple of times lol. I do feel less stressed without it being the first thing I analyse in the morning though, if that helps.

@Juno231 Thinking of you today and the appointment - let us know how it goes?!

@gracie2021 I’d keep temping - for my first few cycles tracking it actually took a few days post O for my temps to rise, like 48 hours? I found it frustrating too! But yeah it’s just to confirm ovulation really and you can use it as a sign towards the end of your 2WW - if your temp stays up you’re likely pregnant, if it drops you should expect AF.

I’ve given up really with temping this month for similar reasons… and now sitting at CD30 with no idea whether I should be testing or not 😂 My cycles are about 30-31 days usually, but I’ve been on B-Complex since ovulation so I’d hoped for a longer luteal this month as a result, and FF thinks I’m not due on til Saturday? Which would be a 34 day cycle if so.

Sorry @Juno231 - cross posted typing all that and just seen you've been postponed 😭 How annoying!!!!

@MissC07 to be fair Friday would be O-2 and that has the highest success rates I'm pretty sure! It means his swimmers were totally ready for the egg :)

@Gracie2021 Woop sounds like we're both 1DPO today potentially!

@Juno231 I’ve had quite abit of browny/red discharge this morning so I think AF will be here by the end of the day...I haven’t had any cramps or PMT which is weird! So sorry they rearranged your appointment at literally the last minute thats so annoying!!

@Gracie2021 totally agree about not going back on the pill it really is the devil in disguise.

@crabette I know what you mean about it being the first thing to analyse in the morning kind of sets the theme for the day!

@ChinChilly Yeah, I just felt it was pressure as soon as my alarm went off? So eased it a bit by doing OPKs without the temping, but then did temp around ovulation just to check.

It's hard though cos now I'm CD30, and really wish I'd been temping every day at least the past few days, as I don't really know if I should be hopeful or be expecting AF! But I'm so out the habit of temping now, I struggled at the best of times, and felt much less stressed out this month.

@crabette yeah I totally get that..I love looking at graph and data though...such a loser 😂😂

@ChinChilly Ha! So do I to be fair. Just wish the data could be collected automatically 😂

@crabette I know, My OH has to has the new fancy fitbit that does the temperature thing aswell..so jealous

@ChinChilly I've just caught up and noooo to AF; I'm so upset for you! I was sure this was your month!!

@Juno231massive pain there! And a little cheeky to give you such short notice!!

@MissC07 feeling your frustration with OH, but you should still be covered at 0-2

@Kay00 I have bad IBS and have often thought about doing FODMAPS and then thought I love food far too much to stick to it. I have massive respect for you - it's such a restrictive diet!

@abi555 AF is a massive pain in the arse but never mind.

I think I need to address my thyroid before I can get a whiff of a BFP. Has anybody ever used thriva for a postage test? I’m not sure whether to order one or try and con my GP into another blood test. I didn’t think I had any symptoms of an under active thyroid but I just read the symptoms out and OH was nodding away 🙄

@ChinChilly I actually just used thriva to do their female hormone package - it tests your hormones and thyroid. Was quite reassuring to see okay results and I think they are a legit company. Milking my finger was a bit of a faff for the blood sample, but just make sure you keep your hands in hot water for a few minutes before doing the sample or you won't bleed as well.