Lucky October (The Sequel) 🍀

[Danani]

Starting a new thread because we’re one chatty bunch. 😂

@squiff70, @apwilso, @SammiStap, @FlyOnTheWall89, @Effram, @wingingthis, @Digby86, @bundaberg84, @BH1926, @cruz86, @Elsols93, @Firsttimetrier, @mummytobe93, @lemons44, @Tefiti3, @jadeypies, @Dob29, @Missy95, @shortmamashortcycles, @mummybearto3bg, @positiveornegative

I’ve probably missed some 😬
Help a girl out and add anyone I’ve missed pls! 🙌🏻

Thank you for tagging 😊

AF due tomorrow. If by some miracle she doesn’t arrive then I’m going to test next Tuesday I think

Thank you for your message @Squiff70 and for sharing your story ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I'm sending you lots of baby dust too ✨

@Coco9910 I'm 12dpo today as well. How are you feeling? When are you planning to test?

Ah @BrownEyedSquirrel, I was also trying to go with the flow, but also taking supplements, using OPKs, measuring BBT, and praying every time it’s THE month. 😂

Good luck with DTD, sounds like it’s GO time! 🙌🏻

@Dob29 omg, really? AF is tomorrow and you are still going to wait till next Tuesday?! Like how? How do you not get tempted to test? I need an ounce of your restraint and discipline 😬😬😬

@Squiff70 aww sorry for your loss hoping you get that BFP

Thank you @Danani ! I didn’t know you could fill a thread up 😂
Still no af show this afternoon so who knows 🤷‍♀️

Hello to the new people! Best thread ever this one!

@lemons44 This is the same as my DH - he is super chilled even though he is very enthusiastic and can't wait for a baby. They just don't go through the same bodily feelings and symptoms spotting and twinges and anticipation. It is much harder for us. No babies in our family yet but I think both our parents are expecting it soon and I am so eager to tell them something positive before my mum asks and I have to say its not happening :-(.

I agree - it only takes once so 3 out of 6 fertile days should be enough you'd think! We try to be light-hearted about it and say my eggs are super picky but it is wearing thin. I may look at getting acupuncture next month if nothing this month. Feels so odd to not be taking the pill and not be pregnant. I came off the pill in December and we were careful until April ish I think because I was getting my vaccines.

Keep your chin up x

@Danani oh my cycles have been so all over the place I’m started to lose all hope 🙈
My last cycle was 72 days, so I’ve just gone off my app this time trying not to over think it again. Last cycle I drove myself mad with ov and pg tests.
I had a smear test last week and mentioned it to the nurse and she said if this cycle is longer than 40 days then I need to call the dr as I’ve never had cycles like this before! So I’m on cd34, and the Flo app predicts I’ll come on tomorrow so we’ll see 😆 if not, I’ll be cd40 on Tuesday - I’m hoping I’ll have a nice surprise bfp but if not I’ll have to call the drs for tests 😒 we dtd every other day this month…it was exhausting 😂

[quote Danani]@Shortmamashortcycles ahahaha well done you!! 😄
I really don’t get the whole cervix checking business. 😬🙈 I don’t know how to check, I don’t know what to look for and don’t know if I would be able to tell! Any tips??[/quote]
How much TMI are you up for? 😉

Checking is pretty simple - wash hands, squat down or one leg up on the bath or something, then insert a finger. You should be able to feel around for a button-type thing right at the tip of your finger. You may need to change the angle a bit to find it.

Once you've found it, you can check how it feels (soft, firm) and how open it is. Open = your finger tip can slip inside a little. Closed is more like closed lips. Soft feels like your lips and hard more like your nose.

As you come up to ovulation, your cervix will soften and open to allow the swimmers easier access. After ovulation, it'll close and firm up again. It corresponds to cm changes too. It usually feels higher around ovulation and lower other times but honestly, it's super variable so I don't worry too much about that.

@Dob29 Oh wow, every other day!!! Color me impressed! Well done you! And here I was complaining it was getting much dtd 4 days in a row 😂
Ughh I’m sorry your cycles are all over the shop, hopefully you do get that BFP this cycle! But if not, it’s good to get your cycle checked out by a doctor, it might be something super minor that they can give you something for, that will just recalibrate your cycle and you won’t have to be in limbo all the time! I have my fingers crossed things work out for the very best!!!

[quote Squiff70]@Shortmamashortcycles aww that's so nice that we have daughters of the same age.

Your niece still is a twin. She will always be a twin. I'm so sorry for your family's loss.[/quote]
That's really true @Squiff70, I phrased that really poorly. Her twin brother will always be her twin brother. Sending you lots of love ❤

[quote FlyOnTheWall89]@lemons44 This is the same as my DH - he is super chilled even though he is very enthusiastic and can't wait for a baby. They just don't go through the same bodily feelings and symptoms spotting and twinges and anticipation. It is much harder for us. No babies in our family yet but I think both our parents are expecting it soon and I am so eager to tell them something positive before my mum asks and I have to say its not happening :-(.

I agree - it only takes once so 3 out of 6 fertile days should be enough you'd think! We try to be light-hearted about it and say my eggs are super picky but it is wearing thin. I may look at getting acupuncture next month if nothing this month. Feels so odd to not be taking the pill and not be pregnant. I came off the pill in December and we were careful until April ish I think because I was getting my vaccines.

Keep your chin up x[/quote]
@FlyOnTheWall89 I can so relate to the bit about no babies in the family and the pressure from parents! I think ours live in feverish anticipation also and they constantly complain how all of their friends are grandparents and they’re missing out! LOL! The nerve! 😂

Hopefully we both have some good news soon! If for nothing else, at least to get them off my jock! 😂

[quote Squiff70]@Mummytobe93 I also remain optimistic for you! That mental image was quite something!

@coco9910 you have better willpower than me. We expect a full report in the next few days

@Shortmamashortcycles why on earth are you checking your cervix at 4am??? Is that what time you normally get up?[/quote]
Haha no 4am was not a choice. I woke up in a panic - even in sleep, my subconscious doesn't stop worrying about TTC 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@Danani I know even my husband was getting to the point of like oh we have to do it again 😂
Hopefully it’ll be good news for us, but if not, Iike you say I can get the ball rolling with having tests etc.

I’m enjoying seeing all of the bfps on this thread!

@Shortmamashortcycles you star!! That is super prescriptive, and honestly…it sounds like a lot of work 😂 not sure I’m made for the cervix checking life! But if I remember and feel up to the task, might try next time! I assume…there’s nothing to check if O has passed days ago, right? 👀🙈

[quote Bundaberg84]@Coco9910 I'm 12dpo today as well. How are you feeling? When are you planning to test?[/quote]
@Bundaberg84 I feel okay I’ve had some cramps and was woken up at 5:30am yesterday with really painful cramps (very unusual for me) but I’ve really tried to not think about it and dismiss any “symptoms”. How are you feeling? I’m going to wait and see if AF arrives (Hopefully it won’t!) What about you? xx

Can’t believe we had to make a new thread 😂 thanks for the tag @Danani ❤️

@Squiff70 so saddened by your words honestly what a traumatic experience you have had sending lots of love and baby dust xxxx

This group is the lucky group so I no we will all eventually get there and soon at that !!

I’m really struggling not to symptom spot everyday it’s something new the twinges and pulling today happened again stuffy nose gone but was wierd as literally had it for just over 24 hours still another week till AF Due need to keep busy to keep my self Googling the world 😂 xxx

@Danani, tbh it feels like less work than OPKs or temping, but honestly it's only one option.

If you wanted to have a check during the TWW then you'll at least know what "not-ovulating" feels like! 🤷‍♀️

But honestly, I wish we had, like, log data or something that would report what's going on in there the whole time. It'd be so nice to just get a status update and then go on with our day!

@Shortmamashortcycles I have started checking this but only after I OVd last week and mine is still really high and soft but obviously have no idea what it felt like before 🙃 so if no BFP this month I will continue to track for next x

@Shortmamashortcycles ahhh yes, if we could just get a quick text each morning with a status update 😂😂😂

Hi ladies!

Thanks for setting this up @Danani

I struggled to keep up on the last thread due to work but kept checking in & was loving seeing everyone BFPs - hopefully we see more on this one!
Just wanted to stop by & update!

Finally got my dark lines on my OPKs which is my first ones ever since starting this journey - so I'm feeling very excited!
Attached pictures - one is from this morning & the other is from only a few minutes ago, the dark line appeared almost immediately.

Looks like I'll be in my TWW very soon - anyone else going into theirs?

Also started a 4 month course of folic acid as I've got a folate deficiency & I'm due to go back for more bloods to check I'm ovulating, but going by my OPKs, I definitely am this month

[quote Danani]@Shortmamashortcycles ahhh yes, if we could just get a quick text each morning with a status update 😂😂😂[/quote]
YES! I would fund that start-up!

Joining too if that's OK :)

This cycle is number 5 since stopping the pill...2nd month of properly using OPKs so tentatively hoping we might have some luck. But not got high hopes as we covered every relevant day last month and still nothing. I'm just turned 33, DP is 44.

Totally agree it's bizarre not to be taking the pill and yet still not be pregnant. Tbh it's put me off taking it again in future now, knowing actually what a small window there is for pregnancy to occur. Seems pointless to mess with my hormones constantly for just those few days.

Part of me thinks my hormones are still returning to normal as my periods since stopping have only been 4 days (very short for me) and this month's was finally back to 7 days. Had a lot of pain, which again is more normal for me . Have been taking Pregnacare though so don't know if it's the result of that as I know people say that can affect your cycle.

It just all feels so frustrating doesn't it? My DP is the same as others mentioned here, he's laid back and I don't really want to get him too involved in the technical side of things in case it puts too much pressure on/he gets sick of it...but then I have to try and find ways to lure him in blindly around ovulation and make sure everything ends up leading to full sex! It's stressful.

@Lianna93 oh wow they definitely look good for ovulation,I really hope mine go this dark over the next week as I've never had a dark line!

This really feels like a lucky thread! I want to get into my fertile week now so I can feel like I am doing something 😅 I've become obsessed with this thread and this forum and all I can do is think about how badly I want this to be THE month. I have the pregnacare vitamins for conception i might start taking. Unsure if too soon or too late? Does anyone else use these or did anyone find it effected their cycles?

@HRHXO I am taking Pregnacare Conception but only started a month ago when I was given some, prior to that was taking Seven Seas Trying for a Baby.

As above, my period this month was longer than it has been since stopping the pill in May, but not sure whether it's anything to do with the Pregnacare or just my body still returning to normal from the mini pill.

I still feel like I'm on track for ovulating at a similar time this month as last, OPKs gradually getting a line, expecting a strong one tomorrow/Friday hopefully. Feeling a bit bloated and crampy, had a couple of tiny spots of blood when wiping so don't think it has been pushed back/changed by the Pregnacare. Will keep you updated though.