**December SnowFlakes Testing Group**(praying for Christmas BFPs)

[thencomesbebe]

I second what @NDH said!!! I get blood 1-2 times a year to make sure my hormone levels are ok due to my longer cycles.

 

[Suggerhoney]

I will see how I go. I’m cd13 now so I don’t really want to call them and then ovulate. So I will hold off and see if I do ovulate. I pray I do but still no ewcm and opks have been so so faint for days and gotten no darker at all,
If I don’t ovulate again this cycle then I will call them and see what they say. I May just ask if I can have bloods to check if I’m in peri menopause. Not sure if they will do it or not with it being NHS but I will try. Just hope I still ovulate.

I can understand not ovulating last cycle because of being unwell but there is no reason why I shouldn’t this cycle.
Unless there is something wrong.
Just seems strange how I was ovulating fine until I got the flu and the bowel thing.
Been awake all night worrying

 

[NDH]

I remember you've had a number of cycles where you didn't ovulate til day 20 or so before your anovulatory one, so I wouldn't give up hope of not ovulating again just yet.

 

[HopefulPony]

Thinking of you @Suggerhoney and sending lots of love xxx

 

[sallyhansen76]

Just popping in to say I think I'll be joing the TWW this go around.

After so many years TTC I took a nice long break, deliberately avoided DTD around O time. The heart break was just too much and consuming me. I needed to focus on other things

We just DTD and when I took a OPK, almost positive, so O should be today or tomorrow. especially counting back, I think I am CD12 or 13 which makes O around this time.
I am REALLY trying not to feel 'hopeful' and just see what happens.
One day at a time.

Should be testing around the 5th December.

 

[HalfricanMa]

I will see how I go. I’m cd13 now so I don’t really want to call them and then ovulate. So I will hold off and see if I do ovulate. I pray I do but still no ewcm and opks have been so so faint for days and gotten no darker at all,
If I don’t ovulate again this cycle then I will call them and see what they say. I May just ask if I can have bloods to check if I’m in peri menopause. Not sure if they will do it or not with it being NHS but I will try. Just hope I still ovulate.

I can understand not ovulating last cycle because of being unwell but there is no reason why I shouldn’t this cycle.
Unless there is something wrong.
Just seems strange how I was ovulating fine until I got the flu and the bowel thing.
Been awake all night worrying

Hey there- I wanted to reply to your post in hopes to help you relax a little.
Growth hormones are released in burst cycles throughout the day, the majority though, secreted during sleep. Nocturnal secretions is important for establishing basal levels of protein synthesis, growth and repair, and stabilizing the menstrual cycle. Cortisol, released in stressful situations, blocks pain but tells your body you’re in survival mode and may halt reproductive mode for the time being. Stress and lack of sleep effect our cycles because of how it tells the body, by way of hormones, that there’s a priority on survival rather than reproducing.

As hard as it is to say “sleep more” when you’re stressed, it may be worth it to find something, even homeopathic like Valerian Tea or white noise, to help you sleep.

All this to also say: when blood is taken to test hormones, recognize that the time of day that the blood sample is taken also factors. The nocturnal secretions may be tapered off by late afternoon, giving you false worry that it’s too low.

Its a shame you’re so worried you’re up all night and im sure during the flu and bowel issues your sleep was also affected. Perhaps trying to put a priority on sleep could really help your body. Sometimes the easiest, cheapest thing is the best solution. (Heck even if benedryl will knock you out, take it for a night or two)

 

[HopefulPony]

Just popping in to say I think I'll be joing the TWW this go around.

After so many years TTC I took a nice long break, deliberately avoided DTD around O time. The heart break was just too much and consuming me. I needed to focus on other things

We just DTD and when I took a OPK, almost positive, so O should be today or tomorrow. especially counting back, I think I am CD12 or 13 which makes O around this time.
I am REALLY trying not to feel 'hopeful' and just see what happens.
One day at a time.

Should be testing around the 5th December.

Nice to see you back

 

[MrsKatie]

@HalfricanMa great advice, and hi!! Was hoping to see you back

@sallyhansen76 oh man fx fx fx!

 

[jellybeanxx]

@HalfricanMa brilliant advice! Hope you’re keeping well!

@Suggerhoney hope you get some better rest tonight, big hugs to you lovely!

@sallyhansen76 welcome back! There’s always something a little bit exciting about the TWW. Especially if it’s been a while! Wishing you loads of luck!


CD8 for me and the OPKs are a little darker than yesterday. Trying not to obsess over ovulation in case I somehow scare it away

 

[HalfricanMa]

I just wanted to see how you ladies were doing. I kind of miss being on here but husband is still deployed so I won’t be lingering. Right after he left my cycle stoped anyways. DS kicked up the nursing like crazy and now i’ve lost my period altogether. I’ll hopefully be back on here in the summer. Best of luck to everyone.

 

[Bevziibubble]

I just wanted to see how you ladies were doing. I kind of miss being on here but husband is still deployed so I won’t be lingering. Right after he left my cycle stoped anyways. DS kicked up the nursing like crazy and now i’ve lost my period altogether. I’ll hopefully be back on here in the summer. Best of luck to everyone.

Looking forward to seeing you back here again

 

[Bevziibubble]

Hi all, I will be taking over this thread for this month as the op is stepping back for now. I'll try and do as good a job as she did

 

[Suggerhoney]

Hi ladies

so I spoke with a doctor yesterday and she wants to leave it a few more cycles as she thinks with flu etc my body has been under alot of stress and she thinks that’s why I didn’t ovulate.
She said to give a few more cycles to see if it all clicks in again.
Tbh I’m still not feeling hopeful.

I was wondering if any one else wanted to re start a December group because right now I’m not in the right head space.

cd15 today and opks are so faint you can barely see the test line. Cm keeps going watery and then dries up.
Absolutely zero ewcm.
Although I did ovulate once on cd20 after covid I’m pretty sure I’m not going to ovulate again this cycle there for continuing with this group would be just to hard as I won’t be able to test again or be in the 2ww.

sorry ladies just not feeling it.

good luck to those that will be testing.
I hope I will get to join you all and I do still ovulate in the next few days but judging by my opks and no ovulation signs I just can’t see it happening again.

just feeling so sad

 

[Suggerhoney]

Hi all, I will be taking over this thread for this month as the op is stepping back for now. I'll try and do as good a job as she did

Oh Bev thank you so much love.
I really hope I will get to join in with all the testing but im really feeling im not going to ovulate again it’s just so shit.
I hope my body shocks me and I do and the I can join In with everyone else.

 

[HopefulPony]

@Suggerhoney sending you lots of love xxxxxx

 

[Bevziibubble]

@Suggerhoney big hugs hun. You've been through a lot with being unwell and it's probably set your body out of whack but hopefully you'll O again soon

 

[S_Dowd]

Hello all! I'm just popping in to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm on CD 15 and I should ovulate sometime next week. I usually ovulate somewhere between CD 19 and 23. I'm going to try not to early test this month, and just wait it out.... but we'll see if I make it hahaha.

 

[NDH]

Hi ladies

so I spoke with a doctor yesterday and she wants to leave it a few more cycles as she thinks with flu etc my body has been under alot of stress and she thinks that’s why I didn’t ovulate.
She said to give a few more cycles to see if it all clicks in again.
Tbh I’m still not feeling hopeful.

I was wondering if any one else wanted to re start a December group because right now I’m not in the right head space.

cd15 today and opks are so faint you can barely see the test line. Cm keeps going watery and then dries up.
Absolutely zero ewcm.
Although I did ovulate once on cd20 after covid I’m pretty sure I’m not going to ovulate again this cycle there for continuing with this group would be just to hard as I won’t be able to test again or be in the 2ww.

sorry ladies just not feeling it.

good luck to those that will be testing.
I hope I will get to join you all and I do still ovulate in the next few days but judging by my opks and no ovulation signs I just can’t see it happening again.

just feeling so sad

Big hugs

 

[NDH]

So I'm on CD2 today. And I've decided that I won't be testing until after Christmas. I really don't want a test result looming over my head for the holidays. Negative tests hit me worse than just seeing AF, and with my history of loss, a positive wouldn't feel like the Christmas miracle it otherwise would.
Though considering I've only once had a cycle longer than 28 days (my very first postpartum cycle with my first was 30 or 31 days) and they're usually 24-26 days long, even without a test it will be pretty clear whether I'm pregnant or not on Christmas.
But even still I'm really not sure if I could handle seeing a positive it will just make me too anxious I think.

 

[ehjmorris]

So sorry @Suggerhoney i hope you still ovulate this month, sending lots of love