Would I take this as ovulation?🤞

[Skl2021]

Would you say the 3rd test down was my peak? Seems to be getting lighter top one was today. These were alot brighter irl. The picture of one on its own was the third test down before it dryed. How many more days should I DTD? And when would I class 1dpo? Thanks 😁

@Confused678866 you could be waiting forever if you are pregnant 🤣🤞 I'd be testing everyday by now 🤦 them symptoms sound promising. Maybe the cramps were implantation? Would match up with your dates. Also I never felt pregnant when I found out I was. Don't think I had any symptoms 🤔 my kids are 7+5 both boys so all they do is fight 😩🤪 yes Easter 2 weeks of arguments I can not wait 🙄. Well last month I held off until 10 dpo so maybe I'll try that again. Just seems so long away! X

@Skl2021 Haha yeah that's very true 🤣 I think I will see how I go/feel over the next couple of days and then test? I'm at work in the office too so my only chance to do it is before I go to work where as previous cycles I was working from home so the temptation was there all day 😂
Yeah I didn't find out I was pregnant with my little boy until I was around 6/7 weeks and I had implantation bleeding but assumed it was a period. I only tested because my boobs were ridiculously painful and I just didn't feel right.. I'd felt fine before that! I think I'm quietly optimistic this month but that's why I'm scared of testing because I'll be crushed again.
Haha boys are wild aren't they 🤣 well hopefully when things reopen next week, you can take them places and that will keep your mind occupied too! When will you hit 10DPO? Maybe we can test at the same time 🤣🤣🤣🤣 xx

@Confused678866 wow I wish I could wait that long! Wouldnt have long to wait for first scan then! I'm just too impatient 😂 I didn't get implantation bleeding either. Haha yes wild is one word 🤦 all they want to do it play fornite. I just want to go back to bed 🙄 haha I'm only 3 dpo! So next Wednesday at the earliest. How many cd would you be then roughly?! Surely u can't wait that long 🙈 xx

@Skl2021 Yeah I just assumed that it was a period as it was the first month I'd come off the pill too so I just thought it was normal and my body was trying to regulate again but it must've been implantation bleeding! I had a private scan after that too because I just couldn't work out how far I was. Definitely helped with the wait for the 12 week scan!
Haha that's boys for you isn't it 😆
Haha next Wednesday would be CD30 for me!
I think I'm just worried that I'm getting excited that AF hasn't show today but that's not saying she won't show in the next few days! So I feel very 50/50 at the moment 😫🙈 xx

@Confused678866 well I'm rooting for you 🤞 sending positive vibes let's get you a bfp!! 😁 Let me know if anything happens and IL check in again in a few days ☺️ xx

@Skl2021 Ahh thank you! I will definitely let you know how I get on! ☺️ xx

@Skl2021 Tested this morning using a FRER, BFN. I knew it would be!! I think I'm just having a longer cycle. Xx

@Confused678866 oh I'm so gutted for you I really thought u were! U had all good symptoms. Such a shit ride this ttc. Hope your feeling ok don't dwell on it too much it will happen when the time is right 🤞 xx

@Skl2021 Yeah I'm pretty gutted as I was feeling pretty positive about it all. At work today and in a shite mood so looking forward to the day being over.
The only good thing is, at least my cycle is longer this time which is something that had worried me in my previous cycles. Xx

@Confused678866 well your not out until af shows up so don't give up all hope. If Ur having a longer cycle maybe u ovulated later than you throught? So u wouldn't be as far on as you think? What cd are you now? And what has been your longest cycle x

@Skl2021 Yeah that's true.. I do feel a bit crampy today though so I have a feeling AF will probably show soon.
I'm on CD24 today. Longest cycle I've had since tracking was 29 days, shortest is 22.
At least it's longer this time though so that's the one positive I'm taking out of it. I think I just feel a bit gutted because you feel like it's never going to happen. My OH looked pretty gutted this morning when I told him too 🙁 xx

@Confused678866 Well if af is going to arrive I hope it's earlier rather than later so u can get onto the next cycle 🤞 So u could have another 5 days then it's good that your cycles are lengthening tho something positive ☺️ my first took about ten months to conceive and I remember thinking exactly the same it was rough then when you least expect it it happened! Don't let it drag you down too much. It is absolutely crushing but we have to dust ourselves off and keep going it will happen! Sorry about your oh we don't realise how much it can affect them too. 😩 Xx

@Skl2021 Yes that's the one thing my OH said this morning, that at least it's a positive thing that my cycles are lengthening a little 🤞🏻
It's crazy isn't it how long it can take! I'm not used to all of this waiting and trying business 😤 like you say though, dust myself and on to the next one and it will happen when it happens. I think I feel like all eyes are on me though from lots of people because of my little one turning 2 in a couple of weeks, people assume that it's time to go again so you feel like the pressure is there xx

@Confused678866 yes my second only took one month so I was thinking oh the third will be the same 😂 how wrong was I! Nothing worse than people asking when will you have another when your trying so hard and it's not happening 🤦 cos mine is 5 now I think people think we're done so will be more shocked if we have another 😂🙈 gap with my older 2 was only 2 years so we're well overdue 🤣. Don't let other people put pressure on you it happens when it happens stress will make it worse xx

@Skl2021 It's just crazy how different it is each time isn't it.
Yeah I think it winds me up because people will ask but I don't want to tell people we're trying as it just adds to the pressure even more so I just say 'Yeah, we'd like another at some point in the future'.. they usually shut up then! We're in the process of moving house within the next few months too so that's something else to focus on and we can take the pressure off ourselves a little.
Haha yeah people will assume you're done because of your youngest being 5 and you've already got 2 so at least there's no one asking you questions 🤣 Do people ever ask you if you'd like a girl? As you have 2 boys... that question would irritate me! Xx

@Confused678866 that's something to look forward too. We would probably have to move if we had another aswell. Don't even want to think of the stress of that 🤦yes omg all the time!!!! Would you like a little girl. And it kills me I am desperate for a girl as this will probably be my last child. Always wanted one so it does hurt thinking I might not. I would still be over the moon with a boy but it's hard to say I wouldn't be a bit crushed. I know some people find that hard and saying u should be happy no matter what u have 😩 have u got any preference? Not like it is up to us anyway 🤣🙈🤞 x

@Skl2021 Yeah I'm just hoping it all goes through okay, you know what house moves are like! That's kind of one of the reasons we're moving, because we need another bedroom for another baby and we just need a bigger house in general really too!
Erm, I don't really have a preference I don't think.. yes one of each is nice but it doesn't really bother me I don't think?
I don't think people should say it to you though because it's nothing to do with them, and like you say, it's not like you can choose! 😂 xx

@Confused678866 🤞 it all goes ok. They like to drag them out don't they. What do you have now? Little boy? Or have I made that up 🤔 did u find out the sex when pregnant? I found out with my first and had a suprise with my 2nd! I was convinced my second was a girl so was a shock when he turned up 🤣 xx

@Skl2021 Yeah they take ages and we're in a short chain too!
Haha yes I've got a little boy. We found out with him but I've always said I'd have a surprise next time.
Haha oh I bet it was a surprise! My OH convinced me we'd have a little girl so it was a shock when they said a boy at my scan 🤭
Would you find out next time? Xx

@Confused678866 awww that's same as me then 😁 suprise was hard work tho I was tempted to find out all the way through but I stuck to it 🤣 not like me is it 🙊 dont think my oh had any particular feeling with mine but I think he was glad we had a boy first. I think I would find out this time as I'm desperate for a girl and I would love a gender reveal party it's something iv never had so would want to do everything I missed with it being last child. All this talk of scans is getting me so excited 🙊 xx

@Skl2021 Yeah I just said I'd always want a surprise at some point so fingers crossed I get to do it! 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Yeah I know what you mean, I do like the idea of a gender reveal party, I think it's really exciting. Haha I know me too 🤭 I loved being pregnant last time too so I do miss it. Did you enjoy both of your pregnancies? Xx

@Confused678866 so my first was a breeze and an easy labour! But I was only 21 had alot more energy than I do now 🤣 second was absolutely horrible from the moment I was pregnant. Had a rough nine months could hardly leave the bed. Always felt Ill and tired and sick. Never got to the bottom of why I was so poorly. Then the birth was traumatic like the worst thing IV ever been through. Then baby came out not breathing and with health problems and had to be transferred to Manchester NICU were we spent a month in intensive care with him. Touch and go all the way we thought we had lost him. That's like an hour and half away from us so we spent it away from my first child in a Ronald McDonald House. So that was traumatic never been away from my first baby Im sure I still have PTSD from what we went through. Think that's why I waited so long for another as I said I would never do that again. Thankfully he's a happy and healthy 5 year old now with alot of attitude 🤦 sorry for unloading all that on you 🙈 bet u wish u never asked! X

@Skl2021 Oh wow that's so scary! That must have been so awful for you all. I'm glad he's okay now though! Was he poorly because of the traumatic birth?? Childbirth is such a huge thing and it winds me up when people think it isn't.
My pregnancy was pretty good, never really suffered with sickness etc. Felt sick a lot on and off at the start but then that it eased by about 13/14 weeks and then I just suffered badly with heartburn and that was it really. I was induced at 8 days overdue but the induction just completely failed and they kept me going for as long as possible but I didn't dilate one tiny bit 🤦🏼‍♀️ but it was just agony... then 3 days later I had to have a c section! I'm just glad I didn't have a birth plan because it wouldn't have been like that 😂 xx

@Confused678866 not really sure. Nothing ever came up on scans he was tiny aswell which they didn't expect. He was 6lb my first was 8.9 🤣 . That's one thing I never had with mine heartburn 🤔 did get the sickness at the start until about 12 weeks. I don't know why I want to go through this again now 😂🙈 I got induced with my second and it was so much more painful would rather go naturally was horrible. That's my worst fear having a c section the needle 😱 I didn't have any birth plan with any of them whatever happens happens 🤣 xx

@Skl2021 Oh bless him, I'm glad he made a full recovery!! Aww that is tiny! Mine was 7lb 8oz so he wasn't big at all but just long! He's massive now 😂
Induction is vile isn't it!! I've said I'll never go through that again. If I'm lucky enough to have another, I will avoid induction and go straight to c section of it doesn't happen naturally.
The section wasn't pleasant, I was terrified and started to panic when I got into theatre and the recovery was horrendous too. Had to inject myself everyday in my stomach for 10 days 😑 the last thing you want to be doing after a section is shoving needles in your stomach yourself! 😬 xx