•••January 2021 tww & test thread•••

[BabyBrain80]

@wrapunzel so sorry you are going through all this

Looks like I'm officially out, af arriving on cd50! Never had that happen before. Fingers crossed for a normal 28/29 day cycle this month and I should catch some testing before the end of the month. I do wonder if this will be my last month ttc. I feel everything is working against me somehow.
In a way I'm glad this cycle is over, its just been way too much mentally. Onwards we go!!
I will update a testing date when I think I ovulate.

Actually does anyone recommend a good thermometer? I might try watching my temp. I assume the digital ear ones are no good for this?

Good luck to those ovulating just now, hope you catch that egg! Xx

 

[wrapunzel]

@BabyBrain80 thanks and I’m sorry for your long cycle! For the thermometer you’ll want a Basal Body Thermometer (BBT). I’m American so can’t actually recommend brands but yeah. Needs to be that kind and I recommend a “quick read” one, mine was a cheap one and took a solid two minutes to beep.

 

[Teafor2]

Hey ladies, hope it’s okay that I hop on over here from the December thread. Good luck to everyone at the start of this new year!

I tested on New Year’s Eve and got a super faint barely there positive. Af started the next day. I’ve had my normal heavy bleeding and cramping since then. I decided to test again this morning because I was having a hard time accepting I wasn’t pregnant. I thought seeing the negative test would help it sink in.

Well... I was shocked to see that despite being on the second day of my period the test (while still faint) had gotten darker, so now I really don’t know what’s going on.

I’ve gone out and bought a clear blue to take tomorrow, but just realised that it tests for 25 mlU, where the cheapies I was testing on before were 10 mlU, so now I think it’s better to wait two days before testing to get any kind of helpful results.

I’ll add a photo of my test from today. Not sure if this is a chemical or some serious first trimester bleeding.

 

[loeylo]

10dpo today and I 100% don’t feel pregnant. Zero symptoms. I’m disappointed, I was really hopeful that this was our month and we had timed everything perfectly. I know I’m not fully out, but I’m sure it’ll go that way. We dtd on cd10, 13 and 15, I ovulated on cd14.

 

[loeylo]

Hey ladies, hope it’s okay that I hop on over here from the December thread. Good luck to everyone at the start of this new year!

I tested on New Year’s Eve and got a super faint barely there positive. Af started the next day. I’ve had my normal heavy bleeding and cramping since then. I decided to test again this morning because I was having a hard time accepting I wasn’t pregnant. I thought seeing the negative test would help it sink in.

Well... I was shocked to see that despite being on the second day of my period the test (while still faint) had gotten darker, so now I really don’t know what’s going on.

I’ve gone out and bought a clear blue to take tomorrow, but just realised that it tests for 25 mlU, where the cheapies I was testing on before were 10 mlU, so now I think it’s better to wait two days before testing to get any kind of helpful results.

I’ll add a photo of my test from today. Not sure if this is a chemical or some serious first trimester bleeding.

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That’s strange. Could you have ovulated later?

 

[Teafor2]

That’s strange. Could you have ovulated later?

I don’t think so. I had two days of positive opks with o pain. I started bleeding at 13 dpo, and af usually starts at 12 dpo for me, although she comes at 11 or 13 dpo sometimes too. I still have heavy bleeding and cramps. A totally normal period for me. Just with a positive pregnancy test. I’m worried about an ectopic.

 

[ciz]

My period finally shown it’s face yey to 52 cycle. Hopefully it’ll go back more normal this cycle.

 

[MadamRose]

Good luck for those who are close to testing

@ciz sorry AF showed.

I have this thread on notification but it’s not actually giving me notifications

 

[LuvallmyH]

5dpo. My boobs are achy and I have an abundance of creamy cm. It’s so hard to know what are symptoms for me at this point. I think because of my age everything is changing anyway. I suspect I’m entering into a premenopause. I had some at home blood work done. My ovarian reserve is great, but my free testosterone & estradiol are both low. I do have pcos and both of those are markers for it so it’s possible it’s because of that. I did these tests at home so I’ve no idea lol.
For the older ladies ttc, are you noticing differences as you get older? Like your pms symptoms and such?

 

[BabyBrain80]

@ciz sorry about af, and sorry you've also had a crappy cycle. Hope we both have normal ones this time. X

@wrapunzel Thank you, I shall get one ordered.

@Teafor2 that's odd, sorry you're having all this confusion. All we need is things to go normally and straight forward. I hope the bleeding stops and your lines get darker xxx

 

[wannanewbaby]

Hey ladies, hope it’s okay that I hop on over here from the December thread. Good luck to everyone at the start of this new year!

I tested on New Year’s Eve and got a super faint barely there positive. Af started the next day. I’ve had my normal heavy bleeding and cramping since then. I decided to test again this morning because I was having a hard time accepting I wasn’t pregnant. I thought seeing the negative test would help it sink in.

Well... I was shocked to see that despite being on the second day of my period the test (while still faint) had gotten darker, so now I really don’t know what’s going on.

I’ve gone out and bought a clear blue to take tomorrow, but just realised that it tests for 25 mlU, where the cheapies I was testing on before were 10 mlU, so now I think it’s better to wait two days before testing to get any kind of helpful results.

I’ll add a photo of my test from today. Not sure if this is a chemical or some serious first trimester bleeding.

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Never experienced that but fingers crossed the lines darken and the bleeding slows to a stop.

 

[BabyBrain80]

10dpo today and I 100% don’t feel pregnant. Zero symptoms. I’m disappointed, I was really hopeful that this was our month and we had timed everything perfectly. I know I’m not fully out, but I’m sure it’ll go that way. We dtd on cd10, 13 and 15, I ovulated on cd14.

I've still got my fingers crossed for you! Your timing does sound good too xx

 

[Teafor2]

@ciz sorry af showed but hopefully your next cycle will be a normal one (and a lucky one!)

@loeylo Maybe no symptoms is a symptom for you! I usually get sore breasts, bloated, and very weepy pre af and this month I haven’t had any. Do you normally get pms?

 

[PinkCupcakes]

Ugh 4DPT 3DPO, still having cramping and diarrhea ugh! This sucks lol! I wonder if it’s all from the trigger shot.

 

[wrapunzel]

@Teafor2 it is weirdly comforting to me that we are going through almost the same thing right now. My bleeding was only slightly milder & less painful than my usual period.



there's some "better BFP" dust for both of us!!!

 

[Teafor2]

@Teafor2 it is weirdly comforting to me that we are going through almost the same thing right now. My bleeding was only slightly milder & less painful than my usual period.



there's some "better BFP" dust for both of us!!!

Has your bleeding stopped now? How dark have your lines been? I’m just having such a hard time believing this would be a viable pregnancy as I’m having such heavy bleeding and even got some clots today.

 

[Rach87]

Sorry @BabyBrain80 @ciz a 50/52 day cycle sounds brutal, hope it goes back to normal this month and you still get a chance for a Jan bfp!

@Teafor2 sorry for the bleeding, have you tried calling an ob/gyn to ask?

@wrapunzel hows it going?

@loeylo hopefully no signs is a good sign! Have you tested at all?

mine today looked pretty bfn again. Will post anyway.

 

[Holly ttc]

Ugh 4DPT 3DPO, still having cramping and diarrhea ugh! This sucks lol! I wonder if it’s all from the trigger shot.

I don't know if this helps or not but I've done seven transfers (all frozen) and tend to get diarrhea afterwards, even without the trigger shot. I think it's a combo of the nerves leading up to it and meds they have you on to sustain it until your body kicks in to make the hormones naturally.

 

[Teafor2]

Sorry @BabyBrain80 @ciz a 50/52 day cycle sounds brutal, hope it goes back to normal this month and you still get a chance for a Jan bfp!

@Teafor2 sorry for the bleeding, have you tried calling an ob/gyn to ask?

@wrapunzel hows it going?

@loeylo hopefully no signs is a good sign! Have you tested at all?

mine today looked pretty bfn again. Will post anyway.
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Sorry about the bfn. Hopefully it’s just too early.

I will call them on Monday. Their offices are closed at the moment. I figured there’s no real harm in waiting and it will give my body time for hcg levels to either rise or fall. I think I’ll test on Monday morning with the clear blue so I have something more recent to tell them when I call.

 

[wrapunzel]

Has your bleeding stopped now? How dark have your lines been? I’m just having such a hard time believing this would be a viable pregnancy as I’m having such heavy bleeding and even got some clots today.

I’d say my bleeding has stopped for now, I bled for 3 days, spotted (just blood when wiping and maybe a 1/4 tsp in the pot) for another 2 days, then nothing today yet. I took high dose Vitamin D (5,000 iU) on the second day at the advice of someone on FB and it slowed within 2 hrs then stopped soon after. Did some googling myself and Vitamin D can act as progesterone.

Your line is darker than mine. I haven’t tested in 3 days now, just waiting. Here’s my last tests — the second paler one wasn’t positive until aaaaalmost after timeframe. I took two very pale blue dye tests before these two.

hi @Rach87! I’ve still got pregnancy symptoms, lots, but I’m super aware it doesn’t mean the babe is okay after the bleeding