long cycles support thread :) the yelping vaginas club! (closed group)

[seabean]

I hope it works out Rachel I have yet to get familiar with newborn poop consistency, so I am a little useless at this point.

Katya, I've also had some nipple fluid here and there but not a lot. It's normal. Just don't try to squeeze it out or anything b/c the stimulation increases oxytocin which triggers labor later in pregnancy!

 

[rmsh1]

Emma is very pukey and gassy and farts like a trooper! So that may have nothing to do with the diarrhea. I see the doc on Thursday and am going to ask about Emma's pukiness, she has a rash under her chin as it is always wet. I change her bib, she pukes and it's wet again. We go through a lot of bibs. She just spills all the time

 

[mrsc81]

Rachel - Lucy would thrash around and wouldn't latch on, when she did latch, she would get really frustrated like she wasn't getting anything, I pumped for a couple of weeks and gave her that as well as formula but there was so little and finding the time to pump with a newborn and no routine was difficult!
I think I would feel more comfortable next time round to persevere a bit more, but it was really upsetting/worrying me the way she was acting and I just wanted her to feed.

 

[Missbx]

Hello my last 8temps seem to be really steady anyone know a reason for this?? As my other temps are all over the place ? Xx

 

[bnporter81]

Sounds like maybe your hormones are just leveling out a little. Probably a good thing if you're having long cycles

Girls, I'm still really nervous. As you know I had the spotting the other day and then it had stopped by the next day. I've taken a few different kinds of tests and the offbrands seem to be getting a little darker, but my FRER is still staying really light. And my tests seem to be darker in the afternoon as well...I thought that was weirdBut anyway, I had some more spotting a little while ago. It was about the same as before, nothing much or dark red. I just hate the way I'm feeling with all of this. I feel so helpless and confused

 

[mrsc81]

Oh Bethany I have heard of women getting darker tests in the afternoon or evening, not sure why that is though!

 

[Diddums]

Aww Bethany, it is still very early, you're about 16dpo! My tests took a week to darken so try not to stress too much. As you said yourself, not much you can do at this point. Have you thought of going to the Dr for the spotting?

Saying all of that, it is totally natural to worry, and nothing we say or do will help, i know, i've been there. I started googling all sorts in the early days, why are my tests darkening etc. Over time i've tried to worry less and it doesnt help anyway. The good thing is that your tests are still positive. Can you post a photo of the first and last FRER you've taken?

The darkness of the tests also depends on how much you've been drinking. If you drink alot before bed, then nothing all afternoon, its possible your afternoon tests will be darker xxx

 

[bnporter81]

Katya, I would try to put a pic up, but I just took a FRER and I don't even think I can get a good enough pic where the line will really show up. It's that faint. However, I'm still getting a positive digiMakes no sense. I thought digitals were less sensitive.

 

[Diddums]

They are. And the darkness of a line on a test is also determine by how much dye is in the test, as well as urine concentration xx

 

[bnporter81]

Katya, okay, I know this pic is gross...sorry for all of you who have to see it, my pee was neon yellow from my B Complex But anyway, you can see from this pic last night how dark my lines are getting on other tests. Just not on a FRER and I have no idea why

 

[Diddums]

Lol neon pee. My prenatals do that as well!

 

[Missbx]

Hello,Anyone had there opks getting darkish then lighter and lighter then darker ?

Second one from the bottom is from 12 lunch time today and the bottom 1 is from 9ish this afternoon x

https://i39.tinypic.com/33jgvoo.jpg

 

[bnporter81]

Yes, mine have a darker, then lighter pattern to them a lot of times.

 

[foquita]

don't worry bethany, I'm sure everything is fine and it's just that the FRERs are dodgy stop testing!

oh my god I thought it was pregnancy that made my pee bright yellow, it must be the prenatals!

 

[bnporter81]

Nat, lol, yeah they will definitely do that. Gives you bright neon pee that will glow for miles

 

[seabean]

Bethany, I agree that you need to stop testing! You are torturing yourself! I wouldn't read too much into the cheap ones at all.

Missbx - hopefully your temps mean that your hormones are leveling out a little bit. It's hard to really say. As for the OPKs, mine looked like that, and your LH levels fluctuate a lot throughout the day, depending on your urine concentration, etc. They say to just take it at the same time every day so that you can compare consistent strips (like 4pm every day or something like that). My OPKs always had a good amount of color to them, even when I would go months without ovulating. Other people would have completely blank OPKs until a few days before O. I think it's good to get to know what your usual/baseline shade is...then after a while you can tell if it's getting darker and maybe leading up to O. If you pee on multiple OPKs a day, I recommend getting the bulk OPK cheap packs on amazon

 

[Missbx]

Bethany, I agree that you need to stop testing! You are torturing yourself! I wouldn't read too much into the cheap ones at all.

Missbx - hopefully your temps mean that your hormones are leveling out a little bit. It's hard to really say. As for the OPKs, mine looked like that, and your LH levels fluctuate a lot throughout the day, depending on your urine concentration, etc. They say to just take it at the same time every day so that you can compare consistent strips (like 4pm every day or something like that). My OPKs always had a good amount of color to them, even when I would go months without ovulating. Other people would have completely blank OPKs until a few days before O. I think it's good to get to know what your usual/baseline shade is...then after a while you can tell if it's getting darker and maybe leading up to O. If you pee on multiple OPKs a day, I recommend getting the bulk OPK cheap packs on amazon

Thankyou so much x before when i use to do opks the line was barley there xx

 

[bnporter81]

Well, my spotting turned into heavy bleeding this morning and my temp dropped to 97.3 so I guess that's it. I probably won't be on for a little while.

Hugs to everyone

 

[seabean]

Well, my spotting turned into heavy bleeding this morning and my temp dropped to 97.3 so I guess that's it. I probably won't be on for a little while.

Hugs to everyone

Oh NO Bethany, I am so so sorry I know nothing can really console you at this point, I've been there too. You poor thing, I feel terrible for you.

 

[Diddums]

Im so sorry Bethany, hugs to you and hubby xxxxxx