❤️❤️❤️August Testing Thread❤️❤️❤️

[Sugar10]

@Clarkecharm thanks. yea my boobs are usually a big early sign, and they still hurt and feel swollen which they don’t normally. Must just be how they are this time!
Just to keep me on my toes!

ahh ok, wel fingers crossed it’s positive for you!

 

[Fsb676]

@Clarkecharm Yes! Always hurts....and I should have been expecting it anyway...and I’m still sad. Anyway, I DO see something on yours, but like Sugar10....you can’t trust my line eyes lol. I don’t see color, but I do see a line of some sort. Hope this is it for you!!! Keep us posted!

@Sugar10 Glad you can keep busy! It made me laugh when you said you’ll be back up to testing in 4 weeks lol. Same here. I’m ready to stop trying so hard, but I always say that....and then it doesn’t happen. I’ve been having the same issue with my cycles lately. I used to be very predictable, but sometimes I’m late (that’s the worst, cuz then you think this is it) other times I’m early. At least you have the jump start this month!

 

[PeanutButter]

4dpo tomorrow I’m sure it’s dragging on purpose. Still have sore boobs and backache. GP is writing to gynae again to see if I can take aspirin. They can only prescribe it under there guidance. She doesn’t seem to think I need progesterone as I’m conceiving. But I really don’t think I have enough to maintain pregnancy. I’m going to keep fighting for testing. Hope everyone’s ok. Xxx

I was prescribed progesterone for AFTER a positive pregnancy test soooo that's crap what's Shea telling you

 

[Sugar10]

My AF is heavy and painful again. Going to ring the doctors this morning as it’s only been back like this since the MC, it was a perfect cycle before that. Even with being on thinners. So this is just getting ridiculous, and affecting my daily life as I can’t leave the house for a few days now.

have you tested again @Clarkecharm ? Hope it’s a nice line for you soon!

has AF arrived @Fsb676 ?

hope everyone is doing ok. and will have better news

hope you’re managing ok @PeanutButter xxx

oh please can I be put down for the 30th august for testing @Clarkecharm? May be a little early but it says AF will be due on 1st September. so we will see. X x

 

[Fsb676]

Sorry to here you are struggling again @Sugar10.

AF did arrive for me. I really should have known, but it literally just made me sit in cry. I was praying for a rainbow baby just in time for my original due date tomorrow. Not God’s plan. Thanks for all the support on here! It was fun to get to know some of you, and feel like I had company on the journey. I’m going to take a rest for a few weeks, but hope to see some positives when I return!

 

[Clarkecharm]

My AF is heavy and painful again. Going to ring the doctors this morning as it’s only been back like this since the MC, it was a perfect cycle before that. Even with being on thinners. So this is just getting ridiculous, and affecting my daily life as I can’t leave the house for a few days now.

have you tested again @Clarkecharm ? Hope it’s a nice line for you soon!

has AF arrived @Fsb676 ?

hope everyone is doing ok. and will have better news

hope you’re managing ok @PeanutButter xxx

oh please can I be put down for the 30th august for testing @Clarkecharm? May be a little early but it says AF will be due on 1st September. so we will see. X x

Done! Xx

 

[Clarkecharm]

I was prescribed progesterone for AFTER a positive pregnancy test soooo that's crap what's Shea telling you

I have no idea. I’m going to wait for my go to come back from holiday and go from there. It’s a nightmare xx

 

[RainbowMama]

Just catching up, @Sugar10 - I'm so sorry. That test looked so hopeful too!

 

[Taliaa24]

Hi everyone
I am currently on cycle 7 of TTC.
I suffer from PCOS and so knowing when i ovulated exactly (i wasnt testing this month) is a little difficult to know. If what my app says is true, i may have ovulated between 13th July and 20th July.

I have had mild cramping and feeling a little off for the past week to 10 days. The cramping feels like period cramps but comes and goes and i get this almost like butterfly anxious feeling in my stomach. I also sometimes have some very light pinkish/brown discharge when wiping. I took a test last night and i thought i saw a faint kind of shadow. Took another FRER this morning and there was a faint line but i could see it. The digital FR test was negative but i'm assuming if i am pregnant it would be too early to show on a digital.

I just want to know if anyone else has had similar symptoms as mentioned above and got a clearer positive a few days later? I am praying that this cramping and discharge is not my period coming.

Any advice would be great. Thankyou.
** Have attached pics from this mornings test - Also please excuse my lockdown nails lol

 

[Clarkecharm]

Just had my results for my diabetic check up and they are fab! My HB1AC was 54, now it’s 48. Which means I’m almost in the pre-diabetic range again

The blood test has also flagged up that my liver is working slightly too hard and that my thyroid is borderline (maybe under active) so they need to retest in 3 months! But the interesting thing is, if i have an under-active thyroid, that can shorten my luteal phase. It’s currently 9/10 used to be 11 xx

 

[PeanutButter]

I have no idea. I’m going to wait for my go to come back from holiday and go from there. It’s a nightmare xx

Most people I've spoke to have been given progesterone for after a BFP. Taking progesterone before a BFP can delay your normal period not a Dr tho, just learnt through word of mouth and research. Also great news about the diabetes, have you tried doing fasting? It's meant to be great for glucose etc. My mums OH doesn't have you take insulin anymore. There's plenty of pages on FB about fasting. But again just word of mouth. X

@Sugar sorry. Yeah that doesn't sound good definitely need to speak to someone.

@fsb so sorry lovely sending love xx

 

[Alexis2017]

The witch arrived yesterday so that's the 1st month out for trying for no.2

Seven more cycles them we will be signing up for another round ivf.

I just hoped I coukd be as lucky as my 2 friends who got pregnant 2nd time naturally after ivf for no one but knowing my luck Il be lucky to get a 2nd baby with ivf never mind a natural pregnancy

The thing that bothers me the most is the unexplained part. If I just knew what it was and if it was fixable then I could try fix it. I just don't get it. I ovulate , my hormone test normal, my tubes are clear. When I got my embryo transfers got told was so easy to insert them, no issues with tilted uterus. My linning always got nice and thick and hubby swimmwers ranked excellent.....I just wish I could have a baby y like most folk. Trying not to get down again about this but I never thought I'd be so broody once I finally had a baby !!

 

[PeanutButter]

The witch arrived yesterday so that's the 1st month out for trying for no.2

Seven more cycles them we will be signing up for another round ivf.

I just hoped I coukd be as lucky as my 2 friends who got pregnant 2nd time naturally after ivf for no one but knowing my luck Il be lucky to get a 2nd baby with ivf never mind a natural pregnancy

The thing that bothers me the most is the unexplained part. If I just knew what it was and if it was fixable then I could try fix it. I just don't get it. I ovulate , my hormone test normal, my tubes are clear. When I got my embryo transfers got told was so easy to insert them, no issues with tilted uterus. My linning always got nice and thick and hubby swimmwers ranked excellent.....I just wish I could have a baby y like most folk. Trying not to get down again about this but I never thought I'd be so broody once I finally had a baby !!

Tbf even if they knew what was wrong doesn't always mean they can fix it unfortunately apparently your more fertiles in the few months after giving birth if they got pregnant straight away? I got pregnant with number 2 first we dtd after my daughter was born we wasn't trying but I didn't realise how fertile you are. So my 2 have 9 months between (second was a prem). We're on month 8 ttc number 3 and month 11 NTNP.


I'm ovulating this week but my anxiety has been quite bad so only managed 1 time but had ovulation pain for 3 days now so hopefully it's a good sign lol. No opks this month I'm still not myself so cba to opk just dtd as and when I feel the pain or just want to lol.

Saw my GP and I've had 12 blood tests if all come back clear he'll sign me back over to gynecology again. He said he thinks me and hubbys genetics aren't that compatible

 

[Clarkecharm]

Still holding in there I’m 9/10 dpo. The easy at home is fully developed waited 5 and 7 mins to wait for it to clear but it didn’t. Due tomorrow or Monday. Keeping everything crossed xx

 

[Sugar10]

@PeanutButter ahh hang on in there. Hope the blood tests are more positive. you’re doing the right thing not doing opks and just doing what’s best for you, and then you never know it might be just what you needed.
I think I might take that approach this month. (I haven’t been through half of what some of you have though)

@Clarkecharm i would’ve taken that as a positive, but I just don’t know anymore! I am sure these tests have got really dodgy over the years as I’ve never had any like this in the past. Either zero hint of a line or a line. And that was it! It’s so cruel sometimes. I really hope this is it for you

@RainbowMama thanks, it definitely got my hopes up! So cruel

 

[Alexis2017]

@PeanutButter Unfortunately Breast feeding often acts as a contraceptive. I only started ovulating and getting a period 4 months ago so I don't think being really fertile is the case for everyone pp?

I couldn't dtd one month after I gave birth. I had 2nd degree tears and a haematoma and it was agony for about 8 weeks and even then I was too scared. We didnt dtd for 4 months pp but as I said I've only started to get my period and its taken 4 months to start being nearer a normal cycle . I'm still breast feeding so not sure when my fertility is fully back to normal?

 

[PeanutButter]

Still holding in there I’m 9/10 dpo. The easy at home is fully developed waited 5 and 7 mins to wait for it to clear but it didn’t. Due tomorrow or Monday. Keeping everything crossed xx

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That looks extremely promising! FX for you

@Alexis2017 ah yeah I've heard breastfeeding stops you ovulating. I understand, I tore from my bladder down to entrance and had a hemorrhage, needed blood transfusions so completely get it... But hey I had my first alcoholic beverage at 6 weeks pp and also conceived my second the same night lmfao (I had my check up a few days before and they said I'm all good stitches were healed)

@Sugar10 I find I stress a lot more doing opks cos I'm like yep that's the darkest it's gonna get but then it's darker the next day and so on... Butttt then when I'm trying to work out dpo I'm like either 7/8/9 lmao so never know exactly

OH is away tonight down South for a stag party so no BDing for us.. and I'm still here in pain with ovulation I feels like period pain though. I have loads of ewcm so do think it's ov.

 

[RainbowMama]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you @Clarkecharm!

 

[Bellabee4]

Think I got evap line today


So last Sunday I had spotting , this Friday I had bad cramps I thought af was coming but still nothing don't even know when I ovulated how many dpo, or if I even have ovulated atall

Can u guys see anything I just want AF so I can get on with nx cycle

 

[Clarkecharm]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you @Clarkecharm!

Thankyou huni. I tested this morning and nothing. But I’m 12dpo I cant believe it. The last 3 months my luteal phase has been 9/8/10. So the fact I’ve got to 12 is amazing. I had a slight cramp/twinge on sat night. So If that was implantation then I wouldn’t get a positive until tomorrow would I! As long as AF doesn’t start, I’m in with a chance! Hope everyone’s ok xxx