October 2022

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Hi all. Currently in the TWW and if we conceive this cycle bubba will be arriving in October! Anyone want to join in symptom spotting and testing 😊?

@frenchie4002 yep, that's exactly what it means. You get the static when your LH surge has been detected so can ovulate 12-36 hours after that xx
I got my static yesterday but pretty sure I've ovulated today

Sorry to hear @Miracle22 xx

@Mariabombia I used to do opks throughout the cycle when i first started ttc back in 2019.
And after peak/ovulation it went back to very low and then picked up at 14 dpo I had an almost positive. So I went on MN all confused bear in mind it was my first time ttc and using opks and I was still learning...
Anywya Mumsnet told me take a pregnancy test! And it was indeed positive 😄
I did MC at 7 weeks though but yeah basically if you test until AF opks will likely pick up the pregnancy...

Thank you @ttcbabya xx
And now begins the longest two weeks ever! Are you going to hold out for af due date to test?

Can i join to im ttc#2 1st cycle 3dpo and the urge to test is already there. Ive had pinky discharge and cramps but surely i cant be feeling anything this early on?!

With my first i didnt track anything, i just stopped my pill and 6 months later i was pregnant so this feels such a different experience.
Great to read all your comments to see im in the same boat as others

Reading everyone's messages really focuses the mind on getting pregnant! I'm feeling full boobs but that definitely can't be pregnancy related. I use a fertility tracking watch - it was predicting ovulation yesterday but this morning it said that my parameters weren't clear so to give DTD another go today.

@frenchie4002 yeah, I'm going to hold out. I always get hopeful every cycle and then I don't get my BFP it really gets me down. So I'll just wait for AF to arrive or even better, not to! Honestly, it's so horrible I get so upset haha

What about you? Hopefully you're better than me x

@Sunrise321 I'm 29, I'd love my BFP before my 30th in August! Just got to keep positive I guess!

Hi @mummatomason and @TradedAtlanta X
I’ve never heard of the fertility watch would you recommend? Is it expensive? I know what you mean…I can’t stay off mumsnet in the tww😂

@ttcbabya I am the same I always say I’ll wait but never do! This time I am purposely not getting any frers in so there is no temptation! It’s always so upsetting to see the bfns but I do think I’d be just as down leaving the testing and af arriving…either way it’s bloody hard x

@frenchie4002 I use the Ava watch. It tracks lots of things like your temperature, pulse rate and breathing rate to predict your fertile window. It took me 8 months to get BFP with my DD and that was second month using Ava. I'm too forgetful to manage to daily temp test or pee on a stick! Obviously I can't tell you I wouldn't have fallen pregnant without it but it seemed helpful. It is expensive though so that's a bit rubbish.

@frenchie4002 exactly! It's sooo hard either way, my comfort is just that one way is cheaper 😂
I'm sure I've spent £'00s on tests. I have one FRER and I've managed to refrain using it to test for about 3 months haha, I've been using the cheapies instead but im running out of those too

@TradedAtlanta wow sounds like its pretty accurate! Maybe I’ll give it a go. I have tried soy isoflavones this month🤞
@ttcbabya 100%! Wow that’s very good of you. Have you got a reliable cheap brand to recommend?

Soo looks like my peak was deffo this morning!! So when will I ovulate now?! I had some cheapies delivered today and this time next week I think I'll start testing. I know I won't be able to wait any longer I'm so impatient 😂

I don't know if they're reliable but they've never given me a BFP as I've not gotten pregnant yet but I use the Poundland ones. There's like three in a pack for a pound xx

@ttcbabya

I don't know if they're reliable but they've never given me a BFP as I've not gotten pregnant yet but I use the Poundland ones. There's like three in a pack for a pound xx

@frenchie4002 forgot to tag you x

Can I join? TTC#2, had a chemical in July. AF is due on the 23rd, I tested today but it was a BFN. Trying to keep positive as I have a few symptoms. Hoping I'm not setting myself up for disappointment this month!

@frenchie4002
I use flo, its free for the first month. I may just write the dates down and then cancel my subscription. It is useful though at giving you tips and what to look out for

@ttcbabya I bought a 15 pack of cheapies on amazon for £3 lol! Cheapies picked up both pregnancies so 🤞🏼

@Sunrise321 I'm 10DPO but I did a test this morning and BFN so I'm not holding out much hope. How about you?

@Sunrise321 well I'm completely confused in all honesty, I was getting peak fertility on the CB sticks anywhere from CD17 to CD24 of a 32 day cycle. However this month I tried the cheap OPKs as I wanted to see the actual lines for myself and seeing as the CB didn't really work for me.
I've attached a pic of this months tests. I'd say I O'd on the 9th(ish), which was CD14. Could explain why we've had no luck so far as we haven't been DTD that early in the previous cycles. This month we DTD 5 days before peak, one day before peak, day of peak and day after so who knows!

Technically AF won't be due for another 7 days but wouldn't that mean my luteal phase is ridiculously long?

When is your AF due? Sorry for the long message 😂

Sorry, realised i didn't attach the pic after all that rambling!

@mummatomason thank you I will check it out!