🧙Witch day did I ovulate?!🧙

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Oh no @glasspaw that is sad he can't come with you! Hopefully he'll be able to come to the scan though??

Yeah stretching feeling freaks me out! No itchy skin, but definitely thirstier than I've ever been! Have you had much sickness?

Your right @HRP1990 apparently it's your uterus starting to stretch out.... which is very strange when you think about it!

Oh wow well extra congratulations to you @SkeletonSkins! 🎉
It must be a relief that it’s all done now. On to bigger and better things for you!

Oh my god that's great news @SkeletonSkins !!! 3 years of a qualification is such a long time, perfect timing as well as lockdown is ending!

@KayL1988 we’ve booked a 10 week private scan which he can definitely come in for. At the moment it seems to depend which hospital you go to as to whether partners are allowed into nhs hospitals for scans, so we figured at least if we booked a private one first then he can be there for the first one.

Loads of nausea but not much actual sickness which is good. Also mega thirsty, but craving salty food which makes the thirst worse haha.

@SkeletonSkins congrats on getting the assessment done! That’s a long time to be working towards something!

@Mrsspoon3 like you said it’s probably too early to know, but sometimes you need to poas to get it out your system 😂 I’m going to try and hold out for 🧙🏻‍♀️ unless my bbt chart gives me some high temps towards next week!

Congrats @SkeletonSkins sounds like you deserve some wine for.. ovulating, passing your exams and looking after a 2 kids 😂🍷

That’s such a shame he can’t come with you @glasspaw! Hopefully he can come to a scan like @KayL1988 said 🤞

@glasspaw I posted too soon! Glad he can come to a private one! I’m obvs not there yet, but I’d probably book a private one too as I’m impatient lol

Also I’m probably about to jinx myself here.. but I’ve guzzled a shit load of water this past week 👀

@glasspaw oh that’s so rubbish he can’t come in with you! Glad you’ve got the scan booked, and he can attend that. So exciting for you!! If I’m lucky enough to get pregnant I’ll absolutely be booking a private scan!

@HRP1990 haha I don’t really drink but I’ve got a box of chocs to take with me tonight so that will definitely be a well earnt treat!! Is it sad that I also avoid drinking cause it’ll mess up my BBT chart 😂😂

@HRP1990 Haha so true! Who knew it could be so addictive to poas! I’m impressed with your self control! Are you more likely to get higher temps if you’re pregnant? I didn’t know that! I know they obviously stay higher for longer if you’re pregnant, but I didn’t know the actual temperature meant anything, so long as it’s over the cover line/higher than pre-ovulation temps.

@SkeletonSkins No it’s not sad 😂 I’ve drank once the whole month since I’ve been temping haha

@Mrsspoon3 I thought that was the case.. I’m sure all the other ladies will be able to verify this or not 😬 this is only my first month tracking BBT!

Yes generally if your temp goes higher it can be a good sign of pregnancy, but equally I’ve seen graphs where the temp has been up and down after ovulation and they’ve been pregnant so think nothing really rules you out! Your temp will drop generally the day before or day of AF though so that’s a sign.

I’ve not ordered any preg tests yet in the hope I can delay myself doing it too early but not sure wjo I’m kidding lol

Thanks @HRP1990 and @SkeletonSkins, that’s helpful to know! Obviously all charts are different as you say, but you think it’s a bad sign if my temp went down after rising? This is my chart…

That sounds a good strategy @SkeletonSkins! I’m regretting buying pregnancy test already as it’s too tempting to use them all! 😂

@Mrsspoon3 no not at all, in fact some people talk about an ‘implantation dip’ in temps at around 5dpo so it could even be that! But don’t think there’s any hard evidence that that’s a real thing haha!

Thanks @SkeletonSkins! That’s good it doesn’t mean I’m definitely out. It’s so hard waiting each month to find out isn’t it?

Massive temp drop for me today, failed ovulation :( I’m gutted, hate PCOS so much.

@SkeletonSkins so sorry - I can't imagine how frustrating that must be. Sending love your way - hope it happens soon

I’m sorry @SkeletonSkins ☹️ I hope you ate the whole box of chocolates last night! I think the positive you take from it at least you know. If you were just using OPKs you’d be none the wiser! At least now you can keep on temping for your ovulation dip and rise. ❤️

I decided to do an OPK this morning, which I haven’t bothered with all cycle so I’m not really sure why. Trouble is, I’m now not sure if it’s coming down after ovulation or rising ready for ovulation 😂

Premom says I should be in my fertile window on the first day of my peak 2 days. However, looking at my chart from last month, today would have been my ovulation day, so I can only assume it’s coming down after O as it’s only 0.4 so surely far too low when O is expected in 2 days time.

Not that it matters, we haven’t done anything this cycle and don’t plan to, I’m gonna have to test tomorrow as well now aren’t I 😂 what a knobhead

Urgh so sorry @SkeletonSkins ... like HRP said the positive is you know more, but it doesn't make it any less frustrating. Hope you had a relaxing evening last night xxxx

Awh @SkeletonSkins I’m so sorry 😢 it must be soul destroying for you to keep going through that. But like everyone has said at least you are more informed now. Hopefully the next one is the one for you

Thanks all, tbh I had a feeling anyway as I got EWCM anyway and then randomly did an OPK last night after drinking plenty etc and it was 0.7 something which is insanely high for me late at night when I’m mega hydrated. Also my skin has gone awful which happens when I’m working towards ovulation.

Tbh my main issue is having to keep up DTD, if I knew I’d definitely ovulate at a certain time I wouldn’t mind waiting but it’s the not knowing until after you’ve put the effort in so to speak 😂 Anyway, my life is lovely with or without a baby, I’m very lucky, so I just need to relax a bit and if I ovulate, great. If not, we keep going.

@HRP1990 it really has highlighted the danger of OPKs with PCOS. I’ve had every sign - EWCM, positive opk, some pain, and then it’s failed. If I wasn’t temping I’d be expecting AF in two weeks and testing when she didn’t arrive, that would be more heartbreaking I think, being late but no positive test. At least now I know not to expect her!

Sorry that should say I got EWCM yesterday which is obviously unlikely after ovulation

@Peachycream from my experience of studying peoples OPKs 😂 I think they absolutely can go from 0.4 to positive quite quickly, some people get a sudden rush.

@Peachycream Is your O like clockwork or you haven’t tracked enough to know? I ovulated 5 days earlier than last month 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don’t know if this helps you, but my OPKs were 0.23 before my high/peak and 0.48 after

@SkeletonSkins exactly! You could be waiting for 🧙🏻‍♀️ And when she didn’t arrive you’d be getting your hopes up!

I see a lot of people bin the tracking, and just DTD every 2/3 days that way you’re covered whatever happens. It’ll also make you less stressed I would have thought x