33yr ttc#2 - buddies needed!!!

[citrusfruit]

Ooh anni hopefully IB! Keep us posted, hope you can hold out!

Can't wait to see the tests in the morning ladies.

 

[happycupcake]

I think I will use my FRER tomorrow and if it's blank then at least I can be pretty sure I can expect af later in the week. It's becoming too annoying using these ICs and questioning whether what I can see is real or an indent. I think I will have given it plenty of time to see an accurate result by 12dpo, although I don't think I will see anything to be honest. I think hormones have been imbalanced. I found evening primrose in liquid form which I'm happy with since I have a problem swallowing pills so will order some. Tried Conceive Plus this cycle but may try Preseed instead and will use my MeLuna. I didn't think of it before but you do lose rather a lot of the swimmers after (I'm assuming this is what people use a soft cup for other than af, unless people enjoy wearing them...? Lol! It's a new thing to me)

 

[JessyG]

Girls i need you help. I took a frer this morning with fmu. After a minute i am pretty sure it looked blank so just went back to bed (packet says it should come up in 45 seconds) anyway we got up about 30 mins later and i saw this. I dunno how long it took to develop into this as i went back to bed. I thought you werent meant to read results after it dries but it looks like a pink line to me? Does that mean its invalid?

 

[JessyG]

I took it out of the case as the glare on the case was annoying me but i have read you shouldnt take thd test apart either doh! So i am gonna take another test with SMU and see what happens. I only have one more FRER left so dont want to use it until tomorrow morning so will use the last asda cheapie i have. I dont remember this with my first. Pretty sure i waited until af was due or within a day or so anyway and got an obvious line straight away, this waiting is killing me.

 

[ladders]

Cupcake that's exactly what I want to use one for!!! Usually after Drs I jump straight up to go toilet and clean up (sorry tmi)! But that's no good for the swimmers but I hate laying there if not a way to keep them in lol. If also ordered some and some conceive plus to try. Hoping it comes Friday as due to o Tues so I want a good one sun and mom

Jessy I definitely see something ! Maybe it's time to invest in a digital one? When do you think you'll test again?

 

[citrusfruit]

Jessy with this and yesterday's test I think you are PREGNANT! I am calling our first but show us the results of smu! Neither of those lines looked like evaps to me. I won't say congrats yet but really hoping I will be after the next test...

 

[citrusfruit]

Ps. This soft cups thing is interesting me. Do you leave them in all night if you bd at bedtime?! I can't even figure out how they sit...but also hate the wet feeling after bd

 

[JessyG]

Will do. I still feel a little unsure. I havent even told my OH! I will once he i have taken a digi cause that will say pregnant or not pregnant and he cant deny it then!

 

[citrusfruit]

Oh jessy my OH is the same! Don't think I even showed him the test first time round. It's because we've looked at enough negative and positive on here to know the difference!

 

[JessyG]

BFN on the asda test. Soo utterly confused now.

 

[ladders]

Definitely get a digital jessy it might be too much looking getting in the way! The clearblue ones say can test up to 4 days before af!

Citrus yes you can leave softcups in for 12 hours so I put one in straight after. With a bit of preseed or conceive plus smeared around it to protect the sperm and then go to sleep without getting up! Works great! Problem having though is last time you could get a box of 24 for next to nothing now I'm struggled to find them and if can it's at an ridiculous price!

 

[citrusfruit]

I don't think that is a bfn jessy, there is a definite line there? How many dpo are you? I think things will come clearer in the next few days but I really do think you are pregnant. Sorry you feel in limbo, that is the problem with early testing.

 

[JessyG]

I think it looks more like a line when you zoom in but in real life there isnt anything obvious other than a possible indent. I will test again with fmu. I am 11 dpo i think.
I prefer the frer ones so will that tomorrow. Dont think i tested this early with my first.

 

[citrusfruit]

Ok, good luck tomorrow. I think it would be really unlucky if none of your lines were real lines. Rooting for you!

 

[JessyG]

Thanks me too! I want to just keep testing all day but reckon because i am early fmu is the best one for me to use.

 

[ladders]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you jessy!! Really hoping your our first one. I'd be wanting to test all day too and I reckon everytime I went I'd be putting some in a cup to see if strong and then testing lol

 

[annio84]

I hate to be a negative nelly but I got a really clear line on one of those last month but negative on other tests. Are they the rapid result ones from Asda? Apparently they're not very sensitive. I have everything crossed for you but think you should definitely pee on something else!


I'm at work hiding in the clinic so will catch up with everyone else later.

 

[JessyG]

The pink line was the FRER and yhe negative was on the asda one. Which did you have a positive on ladt month. I am trying not to get too excited about. I have 2 tescp digital ones aswell but holding off them until thurs fri when AF should be due.

I may only be 10dpo but may also be 11dpo so not sure if my positive was a false one.

 

[happycupcake]

Ladders, you mean you buy disposable soft cups? A MeLuna or other soft cup similar is reusable, you only have to rinse them during the duration of use and then sterilise by boiling them for five minutes.

Jessy, I haven't had a pink line on a FRER that hasn't been positive. I have had plenty of completely blank FRERs and they haven't developed any kind of line after any length of time, so I would say there's a good chance you are pregnant! Give it a day or so and try another FRER. Don't try a digi until you see a definite line you know you have seen develop, because they aren't as sensitive and I would hate for you to feel disheartened by using a digi too early. I think the Clearblue digis with conception indicator are 25miu, but the others are anywhere from 50-100miu.
Also, whilst you can sometimes see a line develop within a minute, you can leave them for ten or fifteen minutes max (I can't remember which) to read them.

Citrus, you can leave a cup in for up to 12 hours like someone above said, I think Anni? They are excellent if you can get the hang of them, you have to have a good feel for your cervix to get placement correct, fold them in a way which suits you and make sure it pops open inside otherwise they leak. They can be awkward to get the positioning right but they are worth persevering with.

I did my FRER with my fmu today and in a certain light I *think* I can see a line but I don't know if it's real. I have unaltered and tweaked so will post both. I looked at the other FRER I used the other day, which I know I shouldn't have looked at, and it has a definite line there which has colour. The FRER I used before that, is still blank. So I don't know what to think. 12dpo today, would have thought if genuine I would be seeing a more obvious line? My chart and temps are still all over the place but I barely slept last night, my youngest son was up with constipation and was literally waking in pain every half hour all night long so I doubt this has done much for my temps today!

Anyway, first is unaltered, next is tweaked

 

[citrusfruit]

Maybe I will look into them if we don't get lucky this cycle then.

All these lines are very strange, like I said before I've done lots of tests and always been totally blank if negative. Can definitely see something on yours cupcake but agree on feeling it should be darker if 12 dpo. How long is your LP usually? Shouldn't be too long to wait for an answer for you both, flipping tests!

CD 5 here, AF getting lighter. Hooray!