November thread 🤞🏼🩷

[Emiily887]

Hey ladies🩷

New thread for those wanting to come over for hopefully a lucky November!!

CD 5 today, af seems to be tailing off now. How is everyone doing?

Hi!! We’re not far apart - I’m CD 8 today🥰
I think you were maybe on one of the previous threads? Your name rings a bell!😅

The positive OPK and vivid dreams definitely sound like they could be good signs! Really hope it’s the first signs of a bfp for you - keeping everything crossed lovely xx

Please don’t ever apologise for your feelings - they are completely valid and they deserve to be heard! It is totally normal to feel defeated and sad no matter where you are in your journey. It’s a long and sometimes lonely road and you’re human, you have emotions and should never feel guilty for feeling a certain way.
I completely broke down when AF came last month, but feeling much more positive again now. I know that when you’re convinced you have all the right symptoms it’s even harder to accept she’s on her way, our bodies love to play tricks when ttc.
As the saying goes, you’re not out until af shows. You could easily have low levels of baseline hcg, have implanted later or anything causing a bfn. But, if af does come please know we are all here to support, it’s never nice and feeling sad, angry, frustrated, annoyed, deflated are all completely normal and completely valid feelings. Sending love xx

@Emiily887 that's really interesting! So with endo do you usually get 2 peaks? Makes sense as I usually get 3 days of peaks on the OPKs!

I'm CD13 today so usually have a peak by now, so no idea what's going on. My period was late last month and I was getting faint lines so maybe it was a chemical and my cycle is out.

This cycle is going fast, can't believe I'm here again already. I'm definitely going to have a break from tracking over Xmas if it's not my month.

Hope you're getting on ok ❤️

It can happen to anyone, just from lots of appointments I was told that your body can try to ovulate, not, and try again leading to a second peak and usually ovulation. It’s more common with endo but it’s not uncommon with people without either🥰

My cycle was out last month and I had a chemical the cycle prior, so that’s definitely a possibility!

Also debating a break over Christmas if this cycle isn’t the one (although praying it is!) I don’t particularly want the stress. I think I’ll loosely track ovulation next month but try not to be obsessing over it (she says 🤥)🤣

Fingers crossed for you this cycle xx

@Nico89 echoing everything @Emiily887 has said. We’ve all been there with early testing, then wishing we hadn’t, the disheartening and sad feeling when we know AF is on her way. It’s completely understandable and what you feel is valid, don’t be too hard on yourself. Feel what you feel and let it wash over you, there is no wrong or right way to go about this ttc journey. Sending big hugs and be kind to yourself today 💕

@Emiily887 im feeling ok thank you! Cd12 today. But we dtd yesterday and day before so going to aim for tomorrow. Will be doing opk when im home from work. Was a flashing smiley yesterday. Lots of ewcm (sorry tmi) so hoping peak is on its way 🤞
how are you feeling? Will you be using the clear blue opk again this cycle?
also know how you feel about skipping December, or at least being more relaxed about it. I’m contemplating that too so that I’m not up and down and getting disappointed over Xmas x
how’s everyone else? 💕

@LuxyLocket @Hopeful202592 manifesting is a must and looking for glimmers in everyday life. After we spoke yesterday I pulled myself together, made a Sunday lunch with the music on and danced around the kitchen as I cooked. Felt great.

November plans are friends visiting and making a really effort to spend time together.

AF has arrived today so let start again. Game face on! 😅

@Emiily887 oh god I know, I'm definitely going to be obsessed with it, just telling myself I'll be relaxed 😆

That's really interesting! I'll keep an eye out! My OPKs are super light now though so I'm thinking I might have ovulated already. I only DTD once too when I saw the peak whoops.

How many dpo are you now?

@EagerBiscuit this thread is honestly great and so supportive! It's definitely made me feel sane when I've needed someone to talk to about this wild TTC journey. Sending possy vibes for you this cycle ❤️

@Justbloodylovecrisps I've been where you are and was completely there last week. I spent the whole of the last week convinced I was pregnant and had brown spotting that I was convinced was implantation. And now I'm deep in my period. To repeat what others have said, until AF arrives, you're in it and if not then on to next cycle. I'm taking my cycle as a new opportunity and a sign that my body is functioning as it should and a new opportunity to try.

@EagerBiscuit that sounds fab and like a great afternoon.

I was back to work after a week off, so lots of things to be getting on with. Hubby and I have been doing some joint workouts

I've just been looking into supplements, I take proceive but wondering if progesterone supplements are worth it? Does anyone else feel completely overwhelmed by choice?

@Hopeful202592 I take proceive and I'm interested in progesterone supplements. I know you can use pessaries once you've been scanned at 6/7 weeks but curious of what could be taken before conception and those earlier weeks if you get that BFP.

Glad you’re doing ok! I can’t believe how quickly this cycle is going for you! Did you do an opk?🥰
Sounds like ovulation is definitely nearing for you 🤞🏼
I am doing okay thank you. Think I’ll use clear blue digital and easy @ home like last month. I found it useful knowing when the estrogen surge was happening last cycle! Xx

You may have done! Hopefully that’s the case and you can start counting down to testing day now😅🤞🏼
It only takes one swimmer so hopefully it was enough if that was ovulation 🥰
I am CD8, not due to ovulate for another week or so going by my usual ovulation🫠 feels like a very slow cycle this time haha! Xx

Officially out. AF arrived this morning.

Onwards to this next cycle.
Positives to take from this one...

1. I'm no longer in limbo, hopefully now shes here I will start to feel a bit better and get all the PMS out the way.
2. I've learnt not to get into my own head (she says)
3. it's possible that my LP has stuck at the 12d I managed to lengthen it to when I was TTC #2 in 2021/2022 (meaning that while I was convinced AF was late, actually she was bang on time as always 😆 )

Also means I can enjoy my friends birthday bash this weekend with a few drinks and not have to worry about making excuses.

I'll be quietly lurking around, but I don't tend to Ovulate until around CD18/19 so won't be much to report here for a while.

Good luck ladies.
Onwards and upwards x

I’m sorry to hear AF is here but as you say, you will no doubt feel better in a day or two when PMS it out of the way.
im Glad you have something to look forward to at the weekend that you can relax and enjoy at.
fingers crossed we see you soon and you get your BFP

Well I’m 9dpo woke up feeling sick, sore boobs and cramps. But could just be pms , hate that everything is so similar. I tested I don’t know why ! I thought there was a shadow but if I’m honest I think I’m just trying to see it. I have uploaded a photo and it’s a stark white 😂😂😂 if I twist and tilt for ages I think I see something and if I play about with all the photo settings it looks slightly there. But I genuinely think it’s negative and just want it to be positive. Feel like an idiot as so many get positives early xxxx picture has no editing that’s for my own torture 😂😂😂

@Nico89 sorry to hear about AF, hope you can enjoy your friends birthday x xxxx

Hi ladies cd11 for me and began opks yesterday and I'm little down, normally I get a high around now and then peak on cd 13 or 14 but they r quite low, I've tried to manage stress this cycle as I know that can effect things however with me being 39 I'm worried some months I may not ovulate, waiting on my appointment at the recurrent misscarriage unit but wait can be up to a year and really don't have time on my hands! Here r my opks up to now, so frustrating! We are dtd when we can and trying every other day but just love to ensure I ovulate!

@Nico89 I’m sorry af came for you however I think that’s a brilliant mindset to be in taking away the positive things and things you’ve learnt from the cycle. That isn’t always easy so good for you!! 💕hugs and all the baby dust for this cycle.
@Emiily887 yes I think I’m ovulating slightly earlier this cycle as had peak smiley yesterday on day 12, so I reckon it’s a day 12/13 ovulation this time. Last month was more like 13/14. this is why I like the opk as my tracker thinks I will ovulate day 15. So dtd last night to catch it when I saw the peak. We’ve done 3 days in a row so think I might skip today as that’s a bit over kill maybe haha and aim for tomorrow?
I also had, which I wanted to share with you ladies, a fertility reiki treatment yesterday and moxa (Chinese medicine) I don’t usually get into that kind of stuff though I’m not averse to it. There isn’t science to back it up but lots of women claim it can help. And anything to promote de stress and relaxation has got to help right!
how are you @Emiily887 I really hope your cycle is a bit more settled this time and you get ovulation soon, you must be around day 8/9? 💕

Thankyou

I feel like I can see a Line on your test... but I'm not sure after my latest shenanigans I'm the best person to judge 😅

@JoMummyJessica the worry of will we won’t we ovulate is real. If only we knew what was exactly going on inside! Mind you that might drive us more crazy. Bless you I really hope you get your peak and it’s very valid that you feel anxious to ovulate.
dtd Every other day sounds good as then you’re covered if if you weren’t exactly sure when ovulation occurred.
I use the clear blue digital and even then when I see the peak smiley I know it’s just detected the peak in LH rise so doesn’t actually guarantee that I have definitely ovulated. Some months I get ovulation pain and some I don’t so that can vary too. Oh our bodies are never simple it seems.
I have also had a mc so I get the anxiety. Sending loads of hugs and baby (and ovulation!) dust! 💕

Evening lovelies, hope we are all managing to cling on to our sanity 🫠 Im afraid I always slightly lose track in these threads but I'm 5dpo now so trying hard to distract myself! Switched to the pricier CB digital opks this month and less testing is definitely helping my stress levels. @EagerBiscuit this would have been my due month too, after a late loss in July and it is so hard. Some days are fine and sometimes everything feels awful. But, kids and work are keeping me busy, we are getting into the ridiculous time of year and I'm grateful!

That’s good, definitely got it covered with dtd 🩷
Ooo interesting about the Chinese medicine!🥰 hopefully it’ll perform a miracle for you!!
CD 10 today but the dreaded vomiting bug has finally caught me😭 feeling sorry for myself today! Spent the weekend looking after DH and DC with it and thought I’d managed to dodge it but it finally got me😩
I’ve got through so much detol this week trying to avoid it haha!
Hoping it won’t affect ovulation.
How are you doing? 1dpo today? Xx

@Emiily887 Feeling as confident as possible and like we did everything we could have this cycle. I definitely ovulated d13 as had pains and peak smiley. We dtd 3 days before and day of. So 4 times is more than covered. Used opk and preseed again. My friends partner does the reiki and offered so just thought I’d give it a try. Trying to keep as relaxed as possible and generate all the calm vibes as possible.
Ive done all I can and just got to wait and see now. Yes 1dpo today.
im so sorry to hear the sick bug got you! 😔🩷Bless you sounds very rough and like you’re doing all you can to look after everyone else. I hope you’re feeling better by the time your fertile window approaches. D10 today that’s good so will you start using opk from about now?

@Emiily887 Also funnily enough had a sick bug in fertile week last month and still ovulated. So fingers crossed you’ll be ok 🤞I know illnesses can effect it like my cycle went all over the place when I was very ill with tonsillitis but hopefully a sick bug, although horrid, won’t affect it. Try and have some calm baths if you can when you’re not cleaning. Sending get well soon vibes 💕how’s everyone else doing?

@LuxyLocket glad you’re feeling positive about it and sounds like you’ve defo covered all basis, down to luck now🤞🏼🩷
That’s good, I think staying relaxed and calm has a big impact as with DS we conceived the month we had given up, no opks just no prevention as I’d had enough and I do think that less stress had a lot to do with it.
I just like to know when I’m ovulating because theoretically chances should improve, but the flip side of that is we become more obsessed don’t we😩
I really thought I dodged a bullet but apparently no amount of detol was getting me off scott free 🤣
Good to know it didn’t mess with your cycle though!🤞🏼
I have some cheapies coming today so will start testing tonight, I thought I still had some CB digital left but I don’t so I’ll probably grab another kit when I’m better and out and about xx