***December Testing thread - hoping for a Christmas Miracle***

[Reiko_ctu]

I’m definitely down and out after my loss ladies... this time AF was a week late and she’s just terrible, the back pain is awful.

I’m mostly just thinking, what if it happens again? I know I can get pregnant easily but what if I can’t keep babies anymore now that I’m older and my hormones have changed? It doesn’t help that my next 2ww is right during Christmas so if I ask my hcp for some hormone blood work I doubt I’ll be able to get to the lab on the days I’m supposed to. I really want to have another baby before I turn 35 which is at the end of next year... after that the age gap between our youngest will be over 3.5 years which is just too much for me. Honestly I can bear the loss but thinking about all the what if’s in the future have me feeling sad and anxious.

Sorry to vent, I know everyone here is in the position of waiting and lots have had losses. But I know you guys understand the sadness.

I’m on CD 2 and it’s a very clotty AF but I think I will have a normal cycle still as I did with my last CP and that’s ovulation on Nov 19. Should I bother with opks or just temping?

 

[Lozb]

Cd 14 today still no sign of O. OPK are still really neg hoping they are darker tomorrow to aim for 0 on cd 17-18. Sadly I am on night shift cd 15 & 16 and cd 18 & 19. Starting to get some O pains and watery cm so something is happening.

 

[babybears25]

View attachment 1091394 Tested again today, Something vvvvf is catching my eye. Yesterdays was bfn plain as day. Why does the 24 hrs in between testing drag on so long?!

I remember when ttc my last 2 there was a “symptoms by dpo” thread where you would highlight red after if af came or green if it resulted in pregnancy. Anyone know if theres a current one or where I can find the old one? I tried searching but only found a couple with like 3 comments on it.

I posted in it last cycle, not many people do.
It’s in the Two Week Wait forum x

 

[babybears25]

@Tasha36089 so sorry for your loss x

@Reiko_ctu hugs to you x

@Deethehippy sending you lots of positivity for this cycle.

@Suggerhoney yay for your flashing smiley

Sorry to anyone I’ve missed...hugs & baby dust to you all.

1DPO for me...the long 2WW begins again!

 

[Reiko_ctu]

Cd 14 today still no sign of O. OPK are still really neg hoping they are darker tomorrow to aim for 0 on cd 17-18. Sadly I am on night shift cd 15 & 16 and cd 18 & 19. Starting to get some O pains and watery cm so something is happening.

Can you have a quickie in the morning when you get home from night shift!?!

 

[Lozb]

Can you have a quickie in the morning when you get home from night shift!?!

Can during the week but cd 18-19 are weekend and my son is normally in our bed by morning. I am gonna see if my son wants to sleep at his Nanna’s house lol

 

[MadamRose]

@Suggerhoney is there a reason they said no to the aspirin? Not sure if it’s a common thing over here but so many of my friends in the US swear by it. Yay for flashing smiley definitely get baby dancing in especially as sperm will like longer than the egg!

@Deethehippy I’ll add you in for testing glad you are feeling better.

@ciz looks like ovulation may well be on the way!

@wannanewbaby good luck, could you have been busy and missed o pain? I never get pain apart from occasional backache which could also be linked to leaning over children’s desks too much as much as anything else.

@Rach87 something is catching my eye. I’m
99% sure I’ve seen a thread like that in the TWW part of the forum what symptoms
Do you seem to be having?

@Reiko_ctu I agree the pages are so much quieter when I had DD two I was in a normal September due date group and there was enough of us still active after that we still
Have a Facebook group with 36 active members (not all of us transferred into the Facebook groups) I was also in a due date after lose for august and September and that had around 20
Members! Sorry you are feeling down it’s definitely hard once you’ve had a lose but Cp and miscarriages sometimes just happen for no reason - definitely don’t give up.
Maybe ask for bloods anyway this cycle then even if you can’t get them you know you can get them the cycle after if needed? What will stress you out the least, temping you may not know til it’s too late with OPKs at least you’ll have prewarning to get baby dancing in just incase cycle is slightly different.

@Lozb definitely get the baby making in when you can if you think it’s coming the can live for a while, especially with night shifts etc making it tricky.

@babybears25 good luck for the TWW

As for me my BBT chart is looking good from what I’ve been told. As I’m so new to it I’m relying a lot on other people’s interpretations as to if it’s okay. Hoping the fact it seems good so far means that my blood tests will be fine. Doctors surgery rang earlier to tell me forms are ready to pick up and confirm it was right I was getting them done elsewhere (I’m getting them done at local community hospital on way to work as means I won’t be late for work so no question, earliest I could get at my GP was like 9.30). My boobs are so sore it’s crazy I know it can’t be a symptoms but really wish they would pack it in already, it’s bad enough dealing with them being painful when pregnant! Being at work definitely helps, today seems to have flown by, hoping I can say the same for the rest of the week!

 

[Rach87]

@babybears25 thanks I found it!

@Reiko_ctu I noticed its way quieter overall, I wonder why?

@MadamRose I had 3 days of increased hunger, nausea, dizziness and extreme tiredness. Still feel off and have had lots of light cramps these past 5 or so days. Normally I get cramps about 3-4 days before af but Im still not due for another 2-3 days which would mean like 8 days of cramping.

 

[MadamRose]

@babybears25 thanks I found it!

@Reiko_ctu I noticed its way quieter overall, I wonder why?

@MadamRose I had 3 days of increased hunger, nausea, dizziness and extreme tiredness. Still feel off and have had lots of light cramps these past 5 or so days. Normally I get cramps about 3-4 days before af but Im still not due for another 2-3 days which would mean like 8 days of cramping.

That’s a lot - how many DPO are you?

 

[Rach87]

@MadamRose no idea, I did opks last time i was ttc and I became obsessed so I was trying to keep myself calm by not doing those. Also our decision to ttc a 3rd was pretty last minute and mid cycle so I had no supplies anyway
Im super fertile so I wouldnt be surprised, Im just worried because I had an early miscarriage right before both of my babies so Im worried if I do get a bfp I’ll end up losing it. (When I say fertile I mean it - we spent a combined 5 months ttc our two babies and I was pregnant 4 of those months) I have lupus so miscarriage rate is very high for me.

 

[MadamRose]

@MadamRose no idea, I did opks last time i was ttc and I became obsessed so I was trying to keep myself calm by not doing those. Also our decision to ttc a 3rd was pretty last minute and mid cycle so I had no supplies anyway
Im super fertile so I wouldnt be surprised, Im just worried because I had an early miscarriage right before both of my babies so Im worried if I do get a bfp I’ll end up losing it. (When I say fertile I mean it - we spent a combined 5 months ttc our two babies and I was pregnant 4 of those months) I have lupus so miscarriage rate is very high for me.

Sending lots of sticky baby dust

 

[Bevziibubble]

The TWW can be torture. I hope it goes fast for you

 

[Lozb]

I find waiting to get a positive OPK is jst the worst for me seems to be forever special coz I O late ish in my cycle

 

[MadamRose]

I find waiting to get a positive OPK is jst the worst for me seems to be forever special coz I O late ish in my cycle

I don’t find waiting for an opk to hard what with AF thrown in there to. But I’m fine when I’m at work but when the girls are in bed I keep going all sorts of random stuff that isn’t helping at all

 

[Lozb]

I don’t find waiting for an opk to hard what with AF thrown in there to. But I’m fine when I’m at work but when the girls are in bed I keep going all sorts of random stuff that isn’t helping at all

i think I jst get nervous about missing it. I know once O been then I have done all I can.

 

[Lozb]

With it being busy on this thread thought I would ask on here. What are being using to take bbt? I have oral digital but wondering if ear one can be used?

 

[MadamRose]

With it being busy on this thread thought I would ask on here. What are being using to take bbt? I have oral digital but wondering if ear one can be used?

I use an oral digital (I know some people take vaginally but that definitely isn’t for me) I’m struggling atm though as due to the heating my mouth is so dry in the morning. Not sure if an ear thermometer would work

 

[Rach87]

@Reiko_ctu so sorry. Miscarriages are so incredibly hard. Physical pain, emotional pain, grieving. Vent as much as you need, many of us have experienced it as well and completely understand. We’re here for you.

 

[Suggerhoney]

@Rach87 i see something there!! Think it’s the start of a BFP!! That dpo thread is still around but only 1-2 people post on it a month! It’s just a lot slower on these boards than when we were having our other babies. My august edd group only had 9 member!

Is that all it has hon wow. I was on here in 2010/2011 and again 2012/2013 and it was always was so busy.
Since coming back in September 2018 i cudnt believe how quiet it is.
How u feeling hon?
I hope ure ok and I’m just so sorry about ure loss.
Take it easy hon and I hope u get ure rainbow soon.

Thanks so much Sugger, love to you too, you have been the best friend to me and listened to me moan and whine, I do appreciate it very much. Praying that lots of us get a Christmas surprise

Rach87 - definitely something catching my eye..FX it gets darker soon!

Awwww hon what a lovely lovely message I got emotional read

I’m definitely down and out after my loss ladies... this time AF was a week late and she’s just terrible, the back pain is awful.

I’m mostly just thinking, what if it happens again? I know I can get pregnant easily but what if I can’t keep babies anymore now that I’m older and my hormones have changed? It doesn’t help that my next 2ww is right during Christmas so if I ask my hcp for some hormone blood work I doubt I’ll be able to get to the lab on the days I’m supposed to. I really want to have another baby before I turn 35 which is at the end of next year... after that the age gap between our youngest will be over 3.5 years which is just too much for me. Honestly I can bear the loss but thinking about all the what if’s in the future have me feeling sad and anxious.

Sorry to vent, I know everyone here is in the position of waiting and lots have had losses. But I know you guys understand the sadness.

I’m on CD 2 and it’s a very clotty AF but I think I will have a normal cycle still as I did with my last CP and that’s ovulation on Nov 19. Should I bother with opks or just temping?

This is exactly how I feel. After 4 losses in a row I’m just so scared of it happening again.
Ure young still hon and I really believe u will get ure rainbow.
I’m 41 next week so ure a lot younger than me hon and stand a really good chance.
I really believe ure be pregnant again soon and I hope and pray there will be no more losses with either of us. Just want to give u a big hug

Cd 14 today still no sign of O. OPK are still really neg hoping they are darker tomorrow to aim for 0 on cd 17-18. Sadly I am on night shift cd 15 & 16 and cd 18 & 19. Starting to get some O pains and watery cm so something is happening.

Good luck hon. I ovulated 2 days later than normol last cycle and think it mite of been the macca root.
Will know more when I ovulate this cycle but I’m cd 11 now. I think I will ovulate day 15 again, hope it’s not later. Got a flashy smiley today and getting EWCM now instead of watery so I think I shud of ovulated by Friday.
Hope u ovulate soon hon.

@Suggerhoney is there a reason they said no to the aspirin? Not sure if it’s a common thing over here but so many of my friends in the US swear by it. Yay for flashing smiley definitely get baby dancing in especially as sperm will like longer than the egg!

@Deethehippy I’ll add you in for testing glad you are feeling better.

@ciz looks like ovulation may well be on the way!

@wannanewbaby good luck, could you have been busy and missed o pain? I never get pain apart from occasional backache which could also be linked to leaning over children’s desks too much as much as anything else.

@Rach87 something is catching my eye. I’m
99% sure I’ve seen a thread like that in the TWW part of the forum what symptoms
Do you seem to be having?

@Reiko_ctu I agree the pages are so much quieter when I had DD two I was in a normal September due date group and there was enough of us still active after that we still
Have a Facebook group with 36 active members (not all of us transferred into the Facebook groups) I was also in a due date after lose for august and September and that had around 20
Members! Sorry you are feeling down it’s definitely hard once you’ve had a lose but Cp and miscarriages sometimes just happen for no reason - definitely don’t give up.
Maybe ask for bloods anyway this cycle then even if you can’t get them you know you can get them the cycle after if needed? What will stress you out the least, temping you may not know til it’s too late with OPKs at least you’ll have prewarning to get baby dancing in just incase cycle is slightly different.

@Lozb definitely get the baby making in when you can if you think it’s coming the can live for a while, especially with night shifts etc making it tricky.

@babybears25 good luck for the TWW

As for me my BBT chart is looking good from what I’ve been told. As I’m so new to it I’m relying a lot on other people’s interpretations as to if it’s okay. Hoping the fact it seems good so far means that my blood tests will be fine. Doctors surgery rang earlier to tell me forms are ready to pick up and confirm it was right I was getting them done elsewhere (I’m getting them done at local community hospital on way to work as means I won’t be late for work so no question, earliest I could get at my GP was like 9.30). My boobs are so sore it’s crazy I know it can’t be a symptoms but really wish they would pack it in already, it’s bad enough dealing with them being painful when pregnant! Being at work definitely helps, today seems to have flown by, hoping I can say the same for the rest of the week!

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Chart is looking so good hon.
I was told on here that aspirin shudnt be taken while TTC because it thins the lining. It’s a blood thinner and I was told not to take it untill I get a BFP.
I was taking it with my June July chemicals but I stopped taking it when I was told it thins lining by women that have had fertility treatment.
Started taking it again in October from the moment I got a faint BFP at 10 dpo
But still went on to lose the pregnancy again.

So now hoping and praying the macca root works it’s my last hope

 

[MadamRose]

Is that all it has hon wow. I was on here in 2010/2011 and again 2012/2013 and it was always was so busy.
Since coming back in September 2018 i cudnt believe how quiet it is.
How u feeling hon?
I hope ure ok and I’m just so sorry about ure loss.
Take it easy hon and I hope u get ure rainbow soon.




Awwww hon what a lovely lovely message I got emotional read



This is exactly how I feel. After 4 losses in a row I’m just so scared of it happening again.
Ure young still hon and I really believe u will get ure rainbow.
I’m 41 next week so ure a lot younger than me hon and stand a really good chance.
I really believe ure be pregnant again soon and I hope and pray there will be no more losses with either of us. Just want to give u a big hug




Good luck hon. I ovulated 2 days later than normol last cycle and think it mite of been the macca root.
Will know more when I ovulate this cycle but I’m cd 11 now. I think I will ovulate day 15 again, hope it’s not later. Got a flashy smiley today and getting EWCM now instead of watery so I think I shud of ovulated by Friday.
Hope u ovulate soon hon.




Chart is looking so good hon.
I was told on here that aspirin shudnt be taken while TTC because it thins the lining. It’s a blood thinner and I was told not to take it untill I get a BFP.
I was taking it with my June July chemicals but I stopped taking it when I was told it thins lining by women that have had fertility treatment.
Started taking it again in October from the moment I got a faint BFP at 10 dpo
But still went on to lose the pregnancy again.

So now hoping and praying the macca root works it’s my last hope

Thanks the chart is so confusing to me atm. I know there is no perfect pregnancy chart but anything to look out for to indicate pregnancy?

Bless you hun you it’s all so difficult, hopefully the macca root really does help you!