February testing thread 2019

[Sjf0709]

Should I be concerned that my periods have become very very light. I don’t need to use a pad. It’s literally when I wipe that’s it. My periods are normally medium to heavy x

Sorry I didn’t want to read this and not reply. I’ve never had this. Maybe go to your GP if it’s unusual for you? X

 

[Lollypop79]

Sorry I didn’t want to read this and not reply. I’ve never had this. Maybe go to your GP if it’s unusual for you? X

Thankyou. It is unusual for me. I just know what my doctor is like. They won’t look at anything till I’ve hit the 6 month mark. I’ll give them a call anyway. Thank you x

 

[soffphie]

Thankyou. It is unusual for me. I just know what my doctor is like. They won’t look at anything till I’ve hit the 6 month mark. I’ll give them a call anyway. Thank you x

i dont know if its any insight or help at all. but when i went to drs they asked me about my periods, how often they were, how much i bled and if i had discharge outside of them.

 

[Aprilxxx]

Soooo I said I wasn’t going to try in Feb but I think I will be.
Currently with AF tho so got a while left before I can say when! Xxx

 

[WelshGirl82]

Hey, can I have 7th Feb please?

 

[Abi88]

Thankyou. It is unusual for me. I just know what my doctor is like. They won’t look at anything till I’ve hit the 6 month mark. I’ll give them a call anyway. Thank you x

Good idea to give them a call. Its something worth getting checked out even if you weren't TTC. I've had periods like this before when I wasn't eating enough or had low iron so a blood test might help check that your levels are fine.

 

[GeekMaker]

Feb 8th please!...I have a period...no for real I super have a period. My cyst went down from 3.9cm to 3 cm and gosh do I have a period. lol It started Weds night but it wasnt period worthy to me (like I wasnt sure because of all thats happened) then I think my ultra sound helped it I dunno but this is the worst period I have had in like ever.

But yay I have one!

 

[Lollypop79]

Good idea to give them a call. Its something worth getting checked out even if you weren't TTC. I've had periods like this before when I wasn't eating enough or had low iron so a blood test might help check that your levels are fine.

Thankyou. I couldn’t get an apointment so sent an online consultation request. (New to doctors) so will see what they say. X

 

[soffphie]

Thankyou. I couldn’t get an apointment so sent an online consultation request. (New to doctors) so will see what they say. X

Hope it goes well for you lollypop sounds good your gp runs this? mine just has a either go in or arrange a call back

 

[soffphie]

How is everyone? and Where is everyone in their cycles so far?
Im CD:9 now 10 tomorrow. I still cant help but feel nervous about the start of OPK testing (i dont know why but i always feel nervous about them!) However, this time in a attempt to stop me getting nervous im ganna do both clear blue & one step ovulation tests.. just for fun experimental, testing the tests reasons! call me mad! im half looking forward to doing it and half not so.. hopefully it will make the testing process 'funner' for me. haha.

Does anyone elses families know they are TTC? Last year i got really upset i had AF again and just text my mom randomly (yep i text her as i totally whimped out) & just said oh btw mum i probably cant get pregnant so dont keep mentioning grandchildren over xmas im ganna try to enjoy xmas. (i mean can you imagine just reading that from her perspective)..
but now im pleased i have, over xmas she awkwardly, but sorta managed to actually speak with me about it & today she rung me and asked what my bloods were like.. i was surprised she even remembered i certainly had forgotten to tell her i had them amidst the whole freaking out over silly things etc! So.. in a way its a relief. i mean now she has to know the minute i get pregnant right haha, shes invested haha!

 

[GeekMaker]

Feb 21st not the 8th wow.... Im sorry. lol

 

[Aprilxxx]

How is everyone? and Where is everyone in their cycles so far?
Im CD:9 now 10 tomorrow. I still cant help but feel nervous about the start of OPK testing (i dont know why but i always feel nervous about them!) However, this time in a attempt to stop me getting nervous im ganna do both clear blue & one step ovulation tests.. just for fun experimental, testing the tests reasons! call me mad! im half looking forward to doing it and half not so.. hopefully it will make the testing process 'funner' for me. haha.

Does anyone elses families know they are TTC? Last year i got really upset i had AF again and just text my mom randomly (yep i text her as i totally whimped out) & just said oh btw mum i probably cant get pregnant so dont keep mentioning grandchildren over xmas im ganna try to enjoy xmas. (i mean can you imagine just reading that from her perspective)..
but now im pleased i have, over xmas she awkwardly, but sorta managed to actually speak with me about it & today she rung me and asked what my bloods were like.. i was surprised she even remembered i certainly had forgotten to tell her i had them amidst the whole freaking out over silly things etc! So.. in a way its a relief. i mean now she has to know the minute i get pregnant right haha, shes invested haha!

So glad your mum is supportive as it’s so important to be able to talk to people.
I talk to my mum all the time because I’m still struggling with having two MCs.

 

[SockVortex]

Feb 21st not the 8th wow.... Im sorry. lol

This is great news Geekmaker!

 

[SugaryIris]

How is everyone? and Where is everyone in their cycles so far?
Im CD:9 now 10 tomorrow. I still cant help but feel nervous about the start of OPK testing (i dont know why but i always feel nervous about them!) However, this time in a attempt to stop me getting nervous im ganna do both clear blue & one step ovulation tests.. just for fun experimental, testing the tests reasons! call me mad! im half looking forward to doing it and half not so.. hopefully it will make the testing process 'funner' for me. haha.

Does anyone elses families know they are TTC? Last year i got really upset i had AF again and just text my mom randomly (yep i text her as i totally whimped out) & just said oh btw mum i probably cant get pregnant so dont keep mentioning grandchildren over xmas im ganna try to enjoy xmas. (i mean can you imagine just reading that from her perspective)..
but now im pleased i have, over xmas she awkwardly, but sorta managed to actually speak with me about it & today she rung me and asked what my bloods were like.. i was surprised she even remembered i certainly had forgotten to tell her i had them amidst the whole freaking out over silly things etc! So.. in a way its a relief. i mean now she has to know the minute i get pregnant right haha, shes invested haha!

I told my sister, she was ttc for years and ended up having ivf so I just felt like she’d get me and deal with my rants and answer my questions and honestly it was the best thing I ever did!

So glad you’ve got a good support network in place! Xx

 

[soffphie]

I told my sister, she was ttc for years and ended up having ivf so I just felt like she’d get me and deal with my rants and answer my questions and honestly it was the best thing I ever did!

So glad you’ve got a good support network in place! Xx

Thank you
There are still people i wouldnt tell in my family and i did ask my mum not to tell anyone inc my sister or my dad but the fact my dad was in the room yesterday when she rung up & asked probably means she actually told him.. oh well!
It is nice to have her tell me not to freak out or worry (i think everyone knows my nature) & said its less likely happen with you doing that etc etc.. and yes i know that etc. I think its hardest thing im dealing with at the moment.. my brain & overthinking

 

[SugaryIris]

Thank you
There are still people i wouldnt tell in my family and i did ask my mum not to tell anyone inc my sister or my dad but the fact my dad was in the room yesterday when she rung up & asked probably means she actually told him.. oh well!
It is nice to have her tell me not to freak out or worry (i think everyone knows my nature) & said its less likely happen with you doing that etc etc.. and yes i know that etc. I think its hardest thing im dealing with at the moment.. my brain & overthinking

I hate when people say ‘don’t worry’ or charting etc will stress you out so you won’t conceive. I read the Impatient Woman’s guide to getting pregnant and she explains that your body adapts to your every day level of stress so that someone who charts or has a stressful job, their body thinks it’s normal so it doesn’t affect your chances at all. Your body is obviously affected by a stressful event like a death or something but you thinking about ttc honestly won’t affect it. And if it makes you feel better, I lost my Nan in December and still got a bfp that month so clearly that didn’t stop me getting pregnant anyway!

 

[soffphie]

I hate when people say ‘don’t worry’ or charting etc will stress you out so you won’t conceive. I read the Impatient Woman’s guide to getting pregnant and she explains that your body adapts to your every day level of stress so that someone who charts or has a stressful job, their body thinks it’s normal so it doesn’t affect your chances at all. Your body is obviously affected by a stressful event like a death or something but you thinking about ttc honestly won’t affect it. And if it makes you feel better, I lost my Nan in December and still got a bfp that month so clearly that didn’t stop me getting pregnant anyway!

Thanks Sugar, yes i hate it aswell! saying dont stress means im more likely to.. haha.
And tbh last month i had 0 stress at all. It was xmas the waiting for O flew by and i really thought to myself, well if stress is holding me back this is first time i havent stressed about it at all!

 

[Sjf0709]

When people tell me not to stress and to relax about it I tell them that it’s easier said than done! It’s also usually people who ‘accidentally’ got pregnant or conceived almost straight away

 

[soffphie]

When people tell me not to stress and to relax about it I tell them that it’s easier said than done! It’s also usually people who ‘accidentally’ got pregnant or conceived almost straight away

like my mum for instance Oo haha. she recons i wasnt planned and with my sister they stopped trying because my nan was ill, but she ended up pregnant. I even said to her down the phone do you know how annoying it is to here of 'accidents' and stopped trying and ended up pregnant stories to which she just laughed

 

[Sjf0709]

like my mum for instance Oo haha. she recons i wasnt planned and with my sister they stopped trying because my nan was ill, but she ended up pregnant. I even said to her down the phone do you know how annoying it is to here of 'accidents' and stopped trying and ended up pregnant stories to which she just laughed

My mum told me that my ‘problem’ with my 2 MCs is that I found out I was pregnant too soon?!? I said that when you’re late for your period and AF comes like clockwork who isn’t going to test when TTC??? She said she just ‘waited’ for a few weeks before testing. I reminded her that this was nearly 30 years ago and so the tests wouldn’t have been as sensitive then so maybe that’s what she had to do but when you want something so much and you’re trying for it to happen, it’s all you can think about, it consumes you and there’s no bloody way I could wait weeks to test haha. I know she was just trying to be supportive and say the right thing but it really wasn’t what I wanted to hear at the time.