Scotch finally has a 2ww!

[ScotchEgg]

Well, as you may remember I didn't really get a 2ww last month as I had no ovulation symptoms (no positive ov test, no temperature rise, no sore boobs, etc) so I was still waiting for ovulation when AF arrived. This meant I missed the ideal time for my day 21 blood tests as well, something I hope to get right this month.

Right, history lesson over - today is my last predicted date for ovulation. Using a set of different ways of doing averages, I came up with the 8th, 9th & 11th of June as my expected dates. This is really good for me - normally the three dates are weeks apart so my cycles are really becoming much more regular.

I had a glob of EWCM on the 8th, then again yesterday and today. Despite the fact I've been really poorly, we've kept up with sex every other day so we should be in with a good chance. My OH's on a stag do this weekend so we snuck one in before he went.

I'll do an ovulation test in a bit, but it should be there today and I'm into a 2ww! I'll get my day 21 done on Friday next week and then won't need it because we'll be pregnant already

 

[babybo]

Whoop lots of luck sweet!! Let the count down commence!! X

 

[cosmicgirl]

Best of luck scotch. Xx

 

[tinselcat]

Yay Scotchy!!!

 

[ScotchEgg]

Update: -ve ov test. Again. Proper negative, can barely see the second line. Not sure if this means I'm going to have another cycle like last month or if it's still to come. I really want to get the timing of my blood test right...

 

[ScotchEgg]

Today's update - still had EWCM this morning, temperature was still low this morning and I'm just waiting for ovulation test to do its time...maybe ovulation is still to come...

 

[positivity :)]

could it have been a day or two before u tested? i had to use them for 7 days and it always varied within that, xx

 

[ScotchEgg]

started as soon as my period ended - about day 8 so I'm pretty sure it wasn't before I started testing

Today's test was negative again. Maybe tomorrow, eh?

 

[ScotchEgg]

Temp still low. What's going on with my body?

 

[maybe baby]

Sorry you're having a nightmare Hun, I don't really temp so can't help.

My cycles have varied quite a bit, 38 days last one and now I'm looking at a 30 day one, I've kept doing my OPKs though just in case I get another positive.

xx

 

[cosmicgirl]

What a pain, I had to stop temping for that reason - so confusing!
Hope you're sorted soon scotch x

 

[ScotchEgg]

Thanks guys. My temps used to be so clear - I relied on them for years to tell me when it was 'safe' not to use protection and to know when I'd get my period in wildly erratic cycles but just recently they seem to stay low...I'll keep testing but I think I need to assume saturday was my day and get my bloods done on friday if I don't see anything to suggest otherwise

 

[cosmicgirl]

Maybe they're squiffy because something is happening?? (sorry, that was no help lol) xxx

 

[ScotchEgg]

I keep daydreaming they're squiffy because I'm already preggers and my belly's going to pop out any day now. Doesn't quite sit with the lack of symptoms and the periods and the negative opks, but the daydream's great.

CM is watery today do I'm fairly happy I've seen some indication of ov. We've had plenty of bd so if I have ov we've got as good a chance as we could expect.

2DPO then...

 

[mustard]

Sounds like taking the positive OPK as ov is a good idea. I'm very puzzled as to why your temps are still low if your charts have always been normal. These are just my silly theories so feel free to ignore them but could your estrogen be too high (so it keeps your temps low as it balances the progesterone) or could your pregesterone be too low. I guess doc will check for this but in the meantime you could maybe look at your diet, for example drinking bottled water rather than tap which can have high levels of estrogen. I'm sure your really healthy anyway (I don't take my own advice I always drink tap water and often eat rubbish food so I am not lecturing you, I'm worried it might come across that way). Just my thoughts, no use at all really but I hope you get some answers when you get your bloods done, or better still you get your BFP this cycle.

 

[ScotchEgg]

thanks for your suggestions mustard - i'd actually never thought about the tap water thing. Water at work is from a water filter, but I always drink out the tap at home. Would using my little home water filter help as I'm loathe to spend money on bottled water as the waste (bottles mainly but also shipping it out) goes against what I want in life...

I may not have been clear - I haven't had a positive OPK - they're all negative. I think that's what's confusing me so much. But I have had good CM.

The stuff you've said about hormones is really interesting. I guess if there's a problem my blood test should pick that up - does anyone know if they check those or not?

 

[ScotchEgg]

Oh and today's update. CM is watery, ov test is still negative. I feel much happier about things than I did last month, mainly as I'm following the same pattern and don't think I'm still waiting for ov.

If we take Saturday (CD 20) as ovulation, we BD 2 days before, the day of and the day after so that all sounds absolutely spot on to give us the best chance we can have. Fingers crossed.

 

[ScotchEgg]

oh, and here's my chart - day 22 (2 high temps that I've discarded are from when I was sick)

 

[mustard]

Yeah I think water filter would do it. Best of luck I hope it all works out for you. i can't make head nor tail of that chart, how confusing.

 

[ScotchEgg]

last month was the same - didn't cross my normal cover line all month!