October 2018 Testing Thread

[chattychar1990]

TS

SMEP is BD every other day until positive OPK then BD 3 days in a row. I’ve pretty much done this this cycle, except for once where I BD 2 nights in a row x

Yep that's also what i will be doing

 

[Radleycat]

AF is here... Feel a bit lost today. I will stop flying as soon as I know next time. I had just gotten on board when I felt a gush of blood. I had a panty liner but wasn't prepared for such a heavy flow. Was horrible, had to quickly clean up before the service. Had a good cry behind the curtain in the galley and continued working.

Have you got a day off soon to relax?

 

[Stacey89]

Hi all.
Hope your well!
I have got the most intense AF type cramps, iv just had to sit down as its that bad. The witch is only due on monday and im usually like clockwork x

 

[chattychar1990]

Stacey - What dpo are you? Could be implantation pain.
How you getting on with the Maca?? x

 

[Hendy1]

So sorry Kitana and Crumble

 

[Kitana]

Kitana. What impact does flying have? X

You're in a pressurised environment which compresses and decompresses your whole body every flight. That's why you sometimes feel like a balloon in the air. We get tons of radiation from the sun during flight and that's the main reason we have to stop as soon as we know we're pregnant. Miscarriage among cabin and cockpit crew is very high, cancer even more. Fumes in cabin are also a very real and common event (but unrecognized by airline companies). I should have stayed home as soon as I had seen the first wisp of a line.. oh well. I'm going to get some ice cream and watch Rick & Morty for some laughs.


Radley, sadly I can't just take a day off without a doctor's note. I have already been sick two days this year so am not going to risk my job staying home a 3rd day! We work 7 days and have 3 days off and today is my 4th day, so 3 more days of work to go.

Thanks for the support ladies, it feels nice to talk about it!
Good luck to all of you still waiting to test!

 

[Stacey89]

Stacey - What dpo are you? Could be implantation pain.
How you getting on with the Maca?? x

Im not 100% on dpo, iv took the relaxed approach this cycle. No temps, no OPKs ect. Im on day 24 of a usually 28 day cycle.
I took it once and it was like a concrete consistency and i was sick. Awful, seriously cant do that again haha x

 

[chattychar1990]

Stacey - What dpo are you? Could be implantation pain.
How you getting on with the Maca?? x

Im not 100% on dpo, iv took the relaxed approach this cycle. No temps, no OPKs ect. Im on day 24 of a usually 28 day cycle.
I took it once and it was like a concrete consistency and i was sick. Awful, seriously cant do that again haha x

Oh i see - so your like 4 days away from predicted AF. Which means with a FRER you might see a line
So excited to start seeing some more - we need some to get the positive vibes back!

Oh no really that sounds disgusting. Tbh i can't even drink grapefruit juice without gagging so don't think i would be able to stomach maca! x

 

[Hendy1]

I'm going to start grapefruit juice this cycle, do you know if it has to be fresh or is concentrate ok? Also do you take it for the whole cycle or just until ov?

 

[Stacey89]

Stacey - What dpo are you? Could be implantation pain.
How you getting on with the Maca?? x

Im not 100% on dpo, iv took the relaxed approach this cycle. No temps, no OPKs ect. Im on day 24 of a usually 28 day cycle.
I took it once and it was like a concrete consistency and i was sick. Awful, seriously cant do that again haha x

Oh i see - so your like 4 days away from predicted AF. Which means with a FRER you might see a line
So excited to start seeing some more - we need some to get the positive vibes back!

Oh no really that sounds disgusting. Tbh i can't even drink grapefruit juice without gagging so don't think i would be able to stomach maca! x

I dont want to test until iv missed an AF. Recently had a chemical so il wait. I dont know how or why im being so calm this cycle but i feel a whole lot better.
Come on BFPs october isnt doing to good at the mo x

 

[chattychar1990]

I'm going to start grapefruit juice this cycle, do you know if it has to be fresh or is concentrate ok? Also do you take it for the whole cycle or just until ov?

I have the concentrate one from Aldi Hendy.
You take up until ov like you do with the EPO.
If i had to take the whole cycle i think it would be the death of me

 

[chattychar1990]

I dont want to test until iv missed an AF. Recently had a chemical so il wait. I dont know how or why im being so calm this cycle but i feel a whole lot better.
Come on BFPs october isnt doing to good at the mo x

I make you right for not testing early Stacey.
I always say im going to test the day AF is due but i always cave and do the day before. I don't know why i ever bother because i could save so much money if i just waited for AF to show.
Rooting for you to start off the again x

 

[Hendy1]

I'm going to start grapefruit juice this cycle, do you know if it has to be fresh or is concentrate ok? Also do you take it for the whole cycle or just until ov?

I have the concentrate one from Aldi Hendy.
You take up until ov like you do with the EPO.
If i had to take the whole cycle i think it would be the death of me

Ha ha, something to look forward to then!!

 

[Stacey89]

Just got off the phone to my best friend, she came off the pill a month ago and has just rang me to say shes got her BFP 1st cycle. She didnt even wait for her first proper period. Dont get me wrong im so happy for them but im also so sad and i feel guilty for feeling sad. We haven't told anyone that were ttc btw. Suppose it gives us all some hope x

 

[chattychar1990]

Just got off the phone to my best friend, she came off the pill a month ago and has just rang me to say shes got her BFP 1st cycle. She didnt even wait for her first proper period. Dont get me wrong im so happy for them but im also so sad and i feel guilty for feeling sad. We haven't told anyone that were ttc btw. Suppose it gives us all some hope x

Wow Stacey, she must be super fertile or her oh has super sperm lol.
It does seem unfair sometimes the amount of stress that we go through and some people can fall so quickly.
It will happen for us when the time is right. X

 

[EmmaN27]

We will appreciate our BFPs more because we’ve had to wait for them! X

 

[EmmaN27]

I'm going to start grapefruit juice this cycle, do you know if it has to be fresh or is concentrate ok? Also do you take it for the whole cycle or just until ov?

I have the concentrate one from Aldi Hendy.
You take up until ov like you do with the EPO.
If i had to take the whole cycle i think it would be the death of me

I used Tropicana golden grapefruit juice, a glass a day until ov. X

 

[EmmaN27]

Kitana. What impact does flying have? X

You're in a pressurised environment which compresses and decompresses your whole body every flight. That's why you sometimes feel like a balloon in the air. We get tons of radiation from the sun during flight and that's the main reason we have to stop as soon as we know we're pregnant. Miscarriage among cabin and cockpit crew is very high, cancer even more. Fumes in cabin are also a very real and common event (but unrecognized by airline companies). I should have stayed home as soon as I had seen the first wisp of a line.. oh well. I'm going to get some ice cream and watch Rick & Morty for some laughs.


Radley, sadly I can't just take a day off without a doctor's note. I have already been sick two days this year so am not going to risk my job staying home a 3rd day! We work 7 days and have 3 days off and today is my 4th day, so 3 more days of work to go.

Thanks for the support ladies, it feels nice to talk about it!
Good luck to all of you still waiting to test!

Wow, I did not know that. I always wanted to be an air hostess when i was younger, even had a interview with Virgin but changed my mind. Do they give you a ground staff job when you’re pregnant? X

 

[Hendy1]

I'm going to start grapefruit juice this cycle, do you know if it has to be fresh or is concentrate ok? Also do you take it for the whole cycle or just until ov?

I have the concentrate one from Aldi Hendy.
You take up until ov like you do with the EPO.
If i had to take the whole cycle i think it would be the death of me

I used Tropicana golden grapefruit juice, a glass a day until ov. X

Thanks Emma

 

[Kitana]

Kitana. What impact does flying have? X

You're in a pressurised environment which compresses and decompresses your whole body every flight. That's why you sometimes feel like a balloon in the air. We get tons of radiation from the sun during flight and that's the main reason we have to stop as soon as we know we're pregnant. Miscarriage among cabin and cockpit crew is very high, cancer even more. Fumes in cabin are also a very real and common event (but unrecognized by airline companies). I should have stayed home as soon as I had seen the first wisp of a line.. oh well. I'm going to get some ice cream and watch Rick & Morty for some laughs.


Radley, sadly I can't just take a day off without a doctor's note. I have already been sick two days this year so am not going to risk my job staying home a 3rd day! We work 7 days and have 3 days off and today is my 4th day, so 3 more days of work to go.

Thanks for the support ladies, it feels nice to talk about it!
Good luck to all of you still waiting to test!

Wow, I did not know that. I always wanted to be an air hostess when i was younger, even had a interview with Virgin but changed my mind. Do they give you a ground staff job when you’re pregnant? X

I used to work for Virgin Express a long time ago! But nope they don't give you a ground staff job here. You get to stay home for 9 months and then 6 weeks after birth. If you breastfeed then you get 5 months off after birth. But you fall back onto the social security system and you get 80% of your salary without any flight hours or overnight per diems. Since our basic salary is quite low you can't go shopping for the baby, or for yourself! I think I only got 2 pregnancy pants 4 shirts and just tried to fit into old dresses and shirts. I don't know how single mothers do it?!

I must say that there are some perks to the job, like going to new places, cheaper tickets and about 40 days off a year but I'm not going to pretend we have it easy. All those photos of flight attendants on idyllic locations are probably only there for a few hours, alone, with people they don't know.