Missing period! Stuck in limbo

[Skl2021]

Hi everyone just wanting some advice or experience. Ttc #3 last period was 19.12.2020 so was due on around 20th January. That has come and gone and still nothing. Negative tests obviously. Always been regular have missed the odd one before. Have also been using opks but there still all fairly light so nothing happening on that front. Just feel like I'm stuck in limbo. No ovulation happening up to now and no period. What do people do in this situation?! Just keep DTD? Or is it pointless with negative opks all the time. Soo frustrating. I'm now cd 49 roughly. driving myself mad testing all the time . Why does ttc make us go so crazy??!!

[Crazydoglady123]

Hey @Skl2021 I'm CD11 too! I got a flashing smiley yesterday and this morning on my OPK's. Just got back from another acupuncture sesh too! Fingers crossed you start to surge too soon 🤞

[Crazydoglady123]

Hey @Skl2021 I'm CD11 too! I got a flashing smiley yesterday and this morning on my OPK's. Just got back from another acupuncture sesh too! Fingers crossed you start to surge too soon 🤞

[Crazydoglady123]

Sorry my apps playing up today

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 haha my app was too. Kept saying I had a message and then when I came on the thread there was nothing there 😂 I might not be cd 11 as first few days of period were spotting and I was on longer than normal so might be a few days out. My opks are so faint. Will there be a sudden line or thought they were meant to be a gradual build up 🤔 been so long since I used them. I am only using cheapies tho. Did Ur accupuncture go well?

[Sparkles512]

@skl2021 well AF was over 2 weeks late so I decided to take the Conceive plus ovulation support supplements and AF arrived soon after!
Fingers crossed for this cycle 🤞

[Skl2021]

@Sparkles512 IV heard good things about conceive plus. Glad it sorted af for you. Are you close to ovulation yet?

[Crazydoglady123]

@Skl2021 I think the lines generally build up from what I've seen but I've never used them before. I've just got the clear blue ones so it's either empty circle, flashing smiley, then static smiley when I'm at my peak. Hopefully it won't be long for you! Acupuncture was all good. She's told me to keep my abdomen warm and not to eat cold food, only warm/hot food for the rest of my cycle now. I'm getting a few pains on my right side today which I'm hoping is just my ovary gearing up to ovulate and not more bloody cysts on their way but at least I have a scan Wednesday to check. Also had my ivf clinic confirm I should deffo be able to start treatment on my April cycle which is amazing.

@Sparkles512 what CD are you now?

[Sparkles512]

@skl2021
@crazydoglady123

I'm only in CD 3 unfortunately but so relieved to finally see AF at least we can try again now 😊🤞

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 yes I used the clear blue with my 1st pregnancy as they were easier to understand. Hope these cheapies do change or shoe something more I will keep DTD just incase. Are you following a routine? Like DTD every other day/everyday? . What was the reasoning behind only eating hot food? Hope your pains do mean ovulation and not cysts but glad u wil find out more from your appointment. Brilliant news about the IVF clinic if u don't get your bfp!! Things are moving fast.
@Sparkles512 such a relief isn't it when af arrives after not knowing what is happening! Are u tracking ovulation this cycle? Fingers crossed for u 2!

[Crazydoglady123]

@Skl2021 we DTD every other day in my FW and then everyday when I think I'm ovulating. Have you got a plan this month? I'm not sure about why no cold food...I actually didn't ask, just nodded and agreed 🙈 I'd assume maybe your body works harder to warm yourself up so maybe it's energy your body could be using to ovulate 🤷🏽‍♀️ not sure

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 were currently dtd every other day. Just wanted to know if it should be more or less or if there's any particular pattern we should follow 🤔🤣 been so long since we ttc IV forgot everything. Just trying to give us the best chance. Haha yes bit of a weird one isn't it never heard of eating hot food but hey worth a shot if she said so.

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 have u ovulated yet? I don't know what to think. These cheap tests are rubbish. I got a darkish line on Friday pm. But not as dark as the control line but the darkest IV had up to now. Then took one twice yesterday and one today and there all so faint again. Don't know if that was ovulation or what 🤦 going to have to keep testing to see if they change again but it's doing my head in 🤣🙈 if it was Friday I would have been around cd 12.

[Crazydoglady123]

@Skl2021 nooo still on flashing smileys but been getting pain yesterday so think my ovaries are trying! I'm really not sure on the strips as I've never used them but can you use them with an app to take a pic of them and it takes the data from it? I used Femometer for tracking cycles and sure you can do that on there

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 how long does it flash smileys? That means the lead up to ovulation doesn't it? Hopefully soon for u then. Might take a look at that app never heard of it before. I know it says only take it as a positive it the line is darker than the control just don't understand why it would go so dark then totally go faint again if nothing happened. 🤦 I took one Friday am and that was negative. So it did change from morning to night. Guess I will keep testing see if I get any other surges and if not I will go off that as ovulation 🤞🤔

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 @Sparkles512 @Liz2021 how is everyone? I'm Still up and down with the ovulation tests so still no clearer 🤔 currently around cd 16. hope use have been having better luck x

[Crazydoglady123]

Hey @Skl2021 I actually got my static smiley (peak) this morn. Been really uncomfortable and bloated again this week and have my scan tomorrow (thank god) to see what's going on. Frustrating you haven't had yours yet. There's still time though! When I tracked about a year ago I didn't ovulate until day 19/20

[Liz2021]

Hi @Skl2021. I'm okay thanks, on CD12 and using OPKs this month. Nothing yet! Fingers crossed you get your positive soon.

@Crazydoglady123 - I hope your scan goes well and that you feel better soon!

[Sparkles512]

Hi @skl2021 I'm okay thank you. CD 7 so just waiting to start the OPKs!

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 yey finally! Glad you not your peak! Feels like it's taking forever. Now make sure u keep that uterus warm! Hope u get some answers tomorrow 🤞
@Liz2021 hope your opks go better than mine 🤣 were all not that far apart cycle wise. Can help each other through the tww!
@Sparkles512 not far behind us then hope everything goes ok for you!
What opks are we using? I know @Crazydoglady123 is using clear blue. Im on Amazon cheapies. Just wondering what time use test or time of day?

[Crazydoglady123]

Hey, so here's a blow to the OPK's. Had my scan and cysts are gone but even though I had a static smiley (peak) test yesterday I haven't ovulated nor going to. So just got to rock the rest of this cycle out and he wants me to try one more round of Clomid next cycle before I start my IVF. Feel so fed up. I've done everything I possibly can this month and was so happy to get my peak but just so confused now 🥺

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 so sorry to hear this. Although I am happy that your cysts are sorted that's one good thing to come from this. Why would u get positive opks then? And how do they know that u won't ovulate either?! I can't imagine how bad your feeling after giving your all. Wish it was better news. Don't give up hope. You will get there x

[Crazydoglady123]

Thank you @Skl2021 I just want to fast forward time now to my next cycle. If I would have been due to ovulate they would have seen some ripening follicles but there wasn't any so I'm out this cycle. Just hope this cycle doesn't drag too long...a nice short one will do me nicely. Any news on your front?

[Skl2021]

@Crazydoglady123 ohh sorry didn't even know they could tell. Yes I don't blame you onwards and upwards hopefully! Not really it was dark last Friday and then light Saturday Sunday. Think it went dark again Monday ish but it's never as dark as the line so it says don't take it as a positive. Then light again all week. IV been and bought a different brand incase the tests are dodgey so guess I will try them for another couple of days. I'm cd 17 today so thought it would of been by now 🤔 unless I'm not ovulating. Still non the wiser 🤣 my body is just playing me lately 🤦

[Skl2021]

Hey everyone just seeing how everyone is! Any updates or ovulation from anyone. I'm cd 21 opks still up and down daily. Don't understand what's going on and don't really have much hope ATM 😔 keeping on testing see if anything changes. X

[Liz2021]

Hi @Skl2021, I'm okay thanks. I got a positive OPK yesterday and have started measuring BBT as well. I read that a positive OPK plus a rise in BBT is good evidence that ovulation has occurred? Haven't had a rise in temperature yet, but will let you know how I get on. Been a bit fragile recently as been very down about how difficult TTC is. I went for a walk with my friend today and she told me she got pregnant first cycle after coming off the pill 12 weeks ago! It just isn't fair. I hope you get your positive OPK soon, I'm crossing my fingers for you!