TTC APRIL/MAY THREAD 2

[RMS0209]

Hi Ladies!
2nd thread for this chatty lot...
Cycle 4 (May) TTC baby #1
The chat of no TMI or silly questions

@RMS0209 that must be so frustrating, if it's going to come you just want it to get on with it don't you!! x

@babyjellyfish Congratulations! Good luck with your blood test result :)

@RMS0209 Sorry to hear about your cramping and imminent AF :'( You already had the long, stressful cycle so this doesn't seem fair. Hopefully your body just needs to reset itself and then it will be ready for conception next cycle!! And you have the ovusense on your side!

I'm okay just so tired and it's probably a mix of covid-recovery and pregnancy, but I'm napping every day after work. Tonight DH couldn't wake me until 10pm and it was to tell me he was going to bed!! :( Now I've been left to medicate 1 pet, and feed and clean out another 7, shower and dry my hair, make and have dinner... I feel stressed just thinking about it... Better get off here and get to it...

Ah sorry @RMS0209

I think my body playing tricks on me - literally the starkest white negative ovulation tests but so much EWCM and some back twinges which I often get around OV. I did 3 tests yesterday just in case I was missing it 😂

@pocketbunny gosh, it does sound like your body is going through a lot after Covid and an early pregnancy!! Take it easy 😘
@Tropicana1 how strange that the OPK's aren't showing anything? I'd usually say go by your body if you get clear signs but I bet it messes with your head a little bit!

@Tropicana1 have you been using OPKs for long? I only started yesterday (thanks to an early amazon delivery!) Thinking I had already ovulated at cd14 due to EWCM & comparing to cycle 1 but seemed to have hit my peak last night at CD21 with a blazing OPK, I would never have known!? I do have some EWCM today though.....very confusing! That's now put my cycle length up to 32 days and the 2ww begins 🤣

@alwaysseeingstars that's what I'm thinking too - I'm going to keep DTD and doing a mad number of ovulation sticks 😂

@Clairey3010 this is my 3rd month using them to try to get a gauge on my cycle. Last month I got a positive on Cd 14 and the month before CD 18 🤦🏼‍♀️ I'm all over the place haha

@Tropicana1 with me my OPKs go from pretty much nothing to peak within a day, it's so frustrating because it puts all the pressure on doing it right now.

@PeanuttyButter that has just happened to me! Just got my positive OPK this morning after a total negative last night at 7pm! DTD last night so now just need to try and do it again today / tomorrow!
Might invest in the clear blue advanced ovulation tests next month if I don't get pregnant this month (pessimistic 😂) because at least they measure rising oestrogen too to give you a warning that you're in your fertile week before the LH surge!

Morning!

@Tropicana1 all I'd say is be careful with the clear blues as I got a false peak on CD10! And didn't ovulate until CD24 (Ovusense confirmed by temps!) x

@PeanuttyButter how are things now, have you done another test?

@alwaysseeingstars im CD6 today so just behind you! WhT CD do you usually ovulate or does it differ?

@Hjudge56 ah we're v close for now then. Mine seems to vary a bit... CD22 last month, CD20 in March, CD19 in Feb! I'm not sure when to start using the CB sticks as don't want to miss it, but also don't want to waste a fortune going through tests either! I may start this weekend then just check it every other day for a few goes before changing to daily! Am I right in saying the CB only 'resets' if not used for a few days?
Do you use OPK's, or BBT or just CM? Sorry you've probably said, brain like a sieve! Do you have a usual O day?

@RMS0209 any sign of AF starting properly? x

@alwaysseeingstars nope! not yet... this is the worst part, I just want the spotting to start so AF starts, very frustrating we could have nearly been cycle buddies 😂 x

Hey all. When do you think is the earliest to test? I'm 11 DPO.

Thanks xx

@RMS0209 yeah that must be annoying, there are soo many days a month where we can't get pregnant isn't there! Especially with longer cycles 😂(although having said that, with shorter cycles there are more stressful TWW's a year so argh) I'm hoping to just enjoy the next week or so DTD when we want to, before the 'needing to' time kicks in!!

@Cdeedee gosh, completely depends on how patient you are and what test you'd use! An early test should work from now but it can give a false negative. If you're a patient person I'd def suggest waiting a few days (but I know that's v difficult if you're not!)

@RMS0209 has the spotting stopped?

@MrsGrealish slowly but surly getting a little heavier... ready for AF to appear again! Is that you away on holiday now?? X

@Hjudge56 I feel rotten today to be honest. Haven't tested again but only because I was so shattered this morning before work I literally got up peed and completely forgot. Had bloods done yesterday though which showed my HCG was 34 and my progesterone 111 (I'm supplemented) but that's explains why I feel rough.
Repeat bloods tomorrow.

@RMS0209 working today and tomorrow then leaving Sunday xx

@alwaysseeingstars ah yes close for now as I’m usually 25 day cycle so I usually am cycle day 11/12 for ovulation! I used OPK’s last month but I’ll be honest I found it a bit stressful so I’ve opted for the CB fertility monitor this month. I used it last year and fell pregnant on the first cycle but unfortunately miscarried! I thought I threw it away (without meaning to!) as I couldn’t find it anywhere but found it recently! I do find the digital tools are less stressful because you don’t have to overanalyse any lines!! Bur of course more pricey! I use CM too! And I always get ovulation cramps so I think I can just also figure it out!

my CB fertility monitor told me to start testing today as 1st day off AF! Going to aim for DTD at least 3 times before ovulation but hard to plan it isn’t it!

Sorry to hear your feeling rotten @PeanuttyButter! Hopefully tomorrow you feel better!

Aw I'm sorry, waiting for AF is the worst

I feel like I'm in a similar position, my cycle length is only 21 -24 days so I should be ovulating fairly early in cycle but day 11 now and OPKs (started this month) still very very faint. I had thought they would start getting darker a few days before ovulation but maybe mine will just be suddenly dark too. Im also planning on getting clear blue ones if nothing this month