At least we avoided Christmas babies!

[SureLook]

Hi all. Moving over from the Christmas due date thread to continue the chats and support x

Hey! I’m doing good! 16 weeks today, feel like it’s going so quickly. Ooo exciting! Is this your 1st month back properly TTC? 🙂 fingers crossed for you!!! Xx

How strange that we are at the exact same point again! I had a really good cycle this time ! Normally ovulate on day 20 but it was 14 this time ! I am going to test Sunday too ! After due to arrive Tuesday xx

16 weeks ! Crikey that is amazing ! How are you feeling? Xx

@HopefulCove 16 weeks, brilliant! How are you feeling? Yep, this is our first month so let's see how it goes.

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 I know, we're back to square one again! That's great that you ovulated earlier. AF is due Tuesday for me according to my two apps but I think that's a bit long for me but we'll see. Testing buddies 🤞🏻

Oh hi!

Wow @SureLook and @VanessaShanessaJenkins99 that's hilarious that you are still in sync! I will check in on Sunday morning to see what happens 🤞🤞🤞
@HopefulCove lovely to hear from you too, delighted it's all going well!
I'm fine, first period just finished so will probably ovulate Sunday or thereabouts. Sex in a heatwave 😬 🫠

@GrizzlyTheBear I don't envy you 🥵

Have you got any symptoms? This week I've thought my boobs hurt but then my 2 year old had just jumped on them ! Earlier I felt a bit sick but then I think I was just hungry lol !

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 I try not to symptom spot cause I did that before and convinced myself I was pregnant and it was crushing then when I wasn't. I try and act like nothing is happening until either I get a BFP or AF arrives. I just ignore it all 😂

It's a good way to be! I'm dying to test but I know it's top soon and would only upset me !

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 that's exactly how I feel. And it gives you the hope that it could still be positive. Its a rollercoaster!

BFN at 12dpo so I'm out. I'm disappointed, but not really sad. Roll on the next month!

Anything for you @VanessaShanessaJenkins99 ?

Yeah the same! It would have been nice for it to be positive but as you say, roll on next month xx

Aw no, I'm sorry.
Everyone bangs on about how fertile you are supposed to be after a MC, but that's never been the case for me. It doesn't help!

@GrizzlyTheBear same. I think it's a load of nonsense. How are you getting on?

@SureLook fine thanks. Probably ovulate today. Hopefully soon, as it's definitely too hot for TTC! One more effort tonight should do it, and then I'm off sex until the temp drops below 12° again 🤣

@GrizzlyTheBear 😂😂 I'm with you on that one!

I'm having a predicament myself. After I tested negative on Sunday I got my period later on that day. So I popped in a tampon and got on with it. But the "period" tapered off to nothing after a few hours. Like a psycho, I took the test out of the bin and saw the faintest of lines. I've tested every morning since. While there has been progression, the lines are extremely faint. Much fainter than I would like. I also tested with LH strips just for comparison.
So I'm guarding my heart and leaning towards a chemical. I've ordered some FRERs which are coming today so I'll test with them tomorrow. My head is fried!

Oh @SureLook I'm sorry, I agree that does look pretty faint for 15dpo. Are you certain when you ovulated? The ICs are not noted for their consistency, so I guess the FRER will give you clarity. I hope they come today!

@GrizzlyTheBear I never actually got my peak cause I think I peaked overnight while I was asleep. But I think i ovulated overnight on Tuesday the 5th. So late Tuesday/early Wednesday morning. I've never had faint tests like this before so I'm a bit suspicious.
The FRERs came a little while ago but I'm gonna wait until until tomorrow for consistency with FMU. I'll keep you posted.

Oh God @SureLook - what a mind f**k ! - Could you have ovulated later than you thought?

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 that's exactly what it is! I don't think so. Like I said, I think I got my peak overnight and I continued to test for a few days afterwards as well. So it was definitely sometime around the 5th/6th ish. I don't temp so I can't confirm in that way. I think it's just a waiting game now.

I'm a little bit more hopeful this morning🤞🏻I think I'll stop with the ovulation tests now 😂

Oh my word!!! Thats brilliant ! xx

@VanessaShanessaJenkins99 thank you! Obviously I'm still very very cautious given everything but I'm feeling a bit better. Praying for the stickiest of beans 🤞🏻🌈✨️

Oh wow @SureLook that FRER looks great! I would definitely trust that one over the ICs. Congratulations!!! 🎉