October 2018 Testing Thread

[Radleycat]

Like my ttc treat this month of the femometer. We know how to live right?

 

[EmmaN27]

Hahaha, yes we do! I started using the femometer app this cycle as I've started to temp. x

 

[Mandy123]

Hey ladies hope everyone is well! Oh what a week - so glad it’s friday!!! You will have to all let me know how you get on with the fermometer as I bought it but it arrived after my AF so I just thought never mind for this month... I can’t be arsed! (So bad I know but just thought one less stress!).

I’m maybe 5DPO today & I don’t want to symptom spot but omg I have this annoying dull back ache, slightly crampy feeling that is impossible to ignore. It’s not painful just dull. I’ve also had some white CM today - which is quite unusual for me - I sometimes get this a few days before AF but never this early. I’ve ovulated I’m sure because I’ve actually been checking the position of my cervix (actually easier than I thought!) and I felt it high durning my LH surge days when I expected to ovulate & now it’s most definitely low - I’m actually amazed I can tell this! I wanted to learn to do this as I really want to use the fertility awareness method instead of going on the pill or whatever in the future. Anyway I’ve stepped a bit on the crazy train today as I just feel a bit out of sorts! And needed to get it off my chest! I’ve not had time to check in the past few days as been crazy busy with work!!!

 

[Mum of boys]

Hey everyone, I

 

[Crumble]

Updated to here and just trying to keep busy and not symptom spot

Same!

 

[Crumble]

Hey everyone, I

Hi!

 

[Radleycat]

Boring for those bbt pros, but I feel very satisfied to see the temp increase today to confirm ov for the first time! Still no blueberries and I feel a bit wiped out but all good. That little spike has really pleased me, lol.

Been reading a little more and I gather temp should stay up until af, some see a dip which may be implantation or not and it dropping is af. Staying up may lead to a bfp. This is a whole new world!

 

[Vespa]

Love it Radleycat!!

8dpo here. Nothing to report, temp has been the same for the last 5 days. No symptoms, nothing

Part of me just wants the next four days over because if I’m not pregnant then I’ll have to go see the doctor as we’ve had 6 failed cycles after miscarriage and I’m 40 in March. I’m also thinking about what an idiot I was, when I came off the pill last October I just assumed I’d be pregnant this year, so at this stage I’m just feeling a bit silly.

 

[Radleycat]

Love it Radleycat!!

8dpo here. Nothing to report, temp has been the same for the last 5 days. No symptoms, nothing

Part of me just wants the next four days over because if I’m not pregnant then I’ll have to go see the doctor as we’ve had 6 failed cycles after miscarriage and I’m 40 in March. I’m also thinking about what an idiot I was, when I came off the pill last October I just assumed I’d be pregnant this year, so at this stage I’m just feeling a bit silly.

Vespa, sounds like you and I are similar age and the ttc thing similar too but I'm a little behind in months of trying. We got married last year, I wanted to start as soon as we got our house (Dec last year) but oh didn't. I started my Paramedic course in Jan and didn't know what to do. Lots of tears about when we should start ttc and that in my mind it won't happen. Quickly (if at all) so we need to start playing the game asap. He didn't agree. So we left it until we went on honeymoon, actually we started a month before getting carried away. If we don't fall by Christmas I'm goung to see my gp.

I already had a scan a few months back which found a cycst and a fibroid (my periods are awful painful now so I wondered endometriosis). Gp said if we are ttc then have to wait and see really. Bloods were OK and here we are.

I've never been on the pill with oh. He pulled out (TMI sorry) and I never fell. That's always in the back of my mind too, plus my mum had early menopause (she passed away 4 years ago almost so I can't ask her). And I'm also 40 in May.

I've been through so many emotions about it and I know they will continue but I'm at least glad we are ttc now as I've never done that before. Also in Oxford you only get ivf under 35 so if we ever need that om screwed. Silly to have all the what ifs and if nots in our heads but that's just the way we think.

If you have to see the gp then you have to, it's just the next step. And right now, you don't know if you will even have to or not.

Being a female is shi#t sometimes isn't it.

Hold out for the bfp this month, I've got all crossed for you

 

[Mystery26]

Omg so dizzy today and just feel yuck lol

 

[Crumble]

Vespa I got everything crossed for you darling

 

[Crumble]

Omg so dizzy today and just feel yuck lol

I been dizzy yesterday and I were on shift,I felt like I could go on the floor and sleep lol

 

[Kitana]

How are you girls? And where are you in your cycles?x

 

[Crumble]

4 DPO and i don't know what to think hahhahaha

 

[EmmaN27]

CD7 for me, boring wait for ov x

 

[Mandy123]

Emma what are you doing to track ov?! Temping & opks?! I’ve noticed this month that I had a few other symptoms of ov that I’ve noted - one being massively tight bras (sorry tmi!) just noticed it was another symptom! I’m wanting to remember these things so all together I can be confident that I did ov as I now do remember having this other months! Rather than not be sure if that makes sense. But I’m not temping. I am actually swayed against it now as I’m worried I will get addicted to the drops/increases etc and put too much on it. But I bought fermometer - doh!

Kitana I am CD21, so 6/7 DPO. I felt really dull back aches cramps Thursday & Friday and had white CM the last few days which is unusual for me. (I usually get this a few days beforeAF) I’m trying not to SS but i felt these things were impossible to ignore. I’ve also got a stuffy nose and I felt like I’d been hit by a truck with that backache/cramping - as I actually wondered if I was coming down with something. Really starting to feel like I don’t want to test and may actually hold out until I have to I.e if AF is late.

 

[EmmaN27]

I’m doing OPKs again this cycle, but because I had a mental cycle last time with 3 lots of positive OPKs, I’ve started to temp so I can tell when I have actually ovulated incase OPKs mess me around again.

Your symptoms sound good so far! x

 

[Mandy123]

Yes I remember you had a few positive opks didn’t you? I had the same which made me doubt when I’d actually ovulated. Which is why I’m trying to be more body aware & started tracking my cervix position! It’s grear this ttc isn’t it! But I’ve not been on it every day pretty sure I ovulated and I’ve just thought I can’t be arsed now to keep on any of it! Trying to still DTD every other day - but tbh I’ve gone off it now! So that’s a sign I’ve ovulated too! Lol!

I’m paying no attention to the symptoms, as Ive been so disappointed the last few months.ive also thought that cramping and dull ache would have been far too early for anything at 4/5DPO. I only put them here as it helps get it off my mind! I’ve had a bottle of wine in over the weekend & I’m nearly through it (wooops!). I’ve spent the last few months restricting myself & being disappointed.

 

[EmmaN27]

I’ve learned the hard way that symptom spotting is irrelevant, only way of knowing is getting BFP on test. I was so sure that I had implantation bleed last cycle as never had a bleed mid cycle before but AF still arrived. We just naturally can’t help analysing our symptoms in 2ww as much as we say we’re not going to lol.

I wouldn’t stop yourself from having a few drinks until you get your BFP, can’t put your life on hold for something that could take a long time. If only getting pregnant was as easy as we thought before we really knew about ttc! X

 

[Maisy_addams]

Hi ladies, can I have the 25th please xx