the madhouse!!! All crazies welcome :) x

[NellyO]

Yay!! Congrats Jacks mummy!!
You deserve some luck after the past few weeks!! So pleased for you!
Plus it would only be right that you, the creator of the madhouse in 2ww, also created the new madhouse in first tri!
Now we just need the rest of you ladies over, quick get !!

 

[jacks mummy]

Yep quick time ladies! I want every single one of us to get bfp's then we can all stick together how is everyone else today? Xx

 

[Jennjenn]

Congrats Jacksmummy! I know you have been really frustrated - aren't we all! It's so nice to hear some GOOD NEWS!

So I have a specific question for Stacey...what are your symptoms of ovulating? How long does it last - is it hours or minutes? Is it more like your period is starting or a stitch in the side? I don't know if I've ever had them...besides the occassional colon cramps and running to the bathroom - sorry TMI I do know I ovulated from my left side as I was tested last month and I ovulated from the right side...

Anyone else please share your ovulating symptoms as well. I'm BBT on fertility friend and they changed my ovulation from day 15 to day 13 when i entered my temp this morning. I had a + OPK in the evening of day 13 (negative that morning and the night before)...and a lot of EWCM after that...so I am not sure if I am really 6dpo or 4dpo...

I went to see a specialist but my insurance doesn't cover it so I'm back to BBT and every 2 days starting day 10. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[shinona]

I'm ridiculously tired today, v wet down there (sorry tmi! ) and some cramps still. I think I am about 11dpo but I can't bear to poas yet. I'm going to be heart broken if it's a BFN. I've got a tesco test in the bathroom - maybe I'll do it tomorrow or I might try and hold out until the weekend.

xx

 

[jacks mummy]

Hi jenjen well I found the cramps to feel just like af cramps some months worse than others! It sort of starts like mild cramping then about an hour or 2 later gets worse then I get a stich like pain in one side this month the stich pain only lasted about 15mins but the month before it lasted 2days on and off so it just depends. Some women don't feel anything if u don't then just use opk's good luck hun I hope u get ur bfp xxx

 

[jacks mummy]

Oh I also want to say yesterday I pee'd on an ic saw a faint line so half hour later dipped one in 2nd mu and got a much better line!!! I no a lot of women on here say fmu isn't as good as 2nd mu so if u *think* u see something test again good luck. Xxxx

 

[katiekittykat]

So pleased for you Stacey

Well....I thought I was back in the 2WW, but it looks like I'm not My temp went back down today, so yesterday's temp must have just been a fluke I'm going back on the Agnus Castus tomorrow, calling the rest of this cycle a write-off, and waiting for AF. Tomorrow will be cd50....

 

[Lucy Lu]

Anyone else please share your ovulating symptoms as well. I'm BBT on fertility friend and they changed my ovulation from day 15 to day 13 when i entered my temp this morning. I had a + OPK in the evening of day 13 (negative that morning and the night before)...and a lot of EWCM after that...so I am not sure if I am really 6dpo or 4dpo...QUOTE]

JennJenn - it's all fresh in my mind as I'm about to - or have just ovulated late today, so I can help with my symptoms. Similar to Jacksmummy - I get cramping, but mine isn't painful, it's a heavy feeling, almost like grinding (it's doing it now! ). This month I had a bit of that yesterday and today, and I have a pretty much positive opk this morning. I had EWCM on saturday (although it was a bit yellow streaked - sorry TMI there ), then it seemed to go away, and today again I'm getting definite very clear EWCM and lots of it

Can you post us the link to your FF chart and we could see what we think??? I'm not temping this time, but did with our first son, so am a little familiar with it. I think if you had the +opk on day 13, I would say you probably ovulated about 12-36hrs later, so probably day 14 (or possibly day 15). I think it is possible for FF to get it wrong. Surely they must have done in this case, because I wouldn't think you could get a +opk the day after ovulation???

 

[Lucy Lu]

Woo hoo girls, I just changed my ticker! I am on track for a 29-30 day cycle - my usual is somewhere between 33 and 36 days so I am well chuffed - looks like my drinking so much water may have paid off! Bit of a strange one, because I haven't technically had a positive opk, but I tested on one at about 10am this morning, and the test line was literally a mere smidgen lighter than the control line - since then the lines have got fainter, but I have drunk so much tea today I think I have diluted my pee and tested too close to drinking! Also, is it possible to have the +opk overnight, as I reckon I might have caught the surge on its way down again this morning?

One thing I've never found the answer to is do you ovulate while the opk is still positive (ie when the luteinising hormone is still surging) or when the test line on the opk fades to lighter than the control line? I have loads of EWCM so definitely lots of bd'ing tonight, but I'm not absolutely sure if ovulation happened today or will happen tomorrow. Oh well don't suppose it matters! - My gawd, I go on and on don't I?!!! - and I should be in bed right now really!!

Hehe - had to share this sorry, OH has looked a bit scared when I whipped out a bottle of lube with 'sperm friendly' pre-seed written on it this weekend, so I popped it in before he came up to bed last night so he never saw it - just to take the pressure off him a bit! And while we are on the subject, my back aches like mad today....and sadly not from hanging off the lightshade.....it's because I propped my butt up on a pillow last night after bd'ing - got fed up of it after about an hour feeling like I was sleeping on a sloped hill so had to chuck it on the floor, but lets hope it helped!

Can anyone sense my determination (or desperation!) this month? I have totally and officially lost the plot ladies - someone section me now!

 

[katiekittykat]

I think you ovulate when the OPK has gone back to negative Lucy Lu xx

 

[Lucy Lu]

Just catching up properly on everyone's posts! Woo hoo Jacksmummy - so glad that line is getting darker. How are all our pregnant ladies doing today? Great to see you stopping in Curly - and so glad to hear your scan went well. So nice to see so many bfps coming through as well!

Jasmine_Rose - glad you and OH are having some close time together again. Hope you don't have to wait too long for af to come back. I can't remember what you said about trying again sorry - will you start this next cycle or were you going to wait?

Good luck with testing Shinona! Hope you get that bfp! - can't wait to hear.

Katie - sorry to hear about your temps hun. When did you come off the pill again? Hope the agnus castus helps. Don't lose hope - when we were TTCing our son, I was part of a 'long cycles r us' group on here, and one of the ladies in the group conceived in such a long cycle - it took a long time for her body to ovulate that cycle, but she did still catch it.

KB38 - that's cool, we can wait it out together! How are you doing after all the stress from the last few weeks? Did you have to get evacuated in the end? Are you back at home now?

 

[Lucy Lu]

I think you ovulate when the OPK has gone back to negative Lucy Lu xx

That's what I thought too Katie, but I can't find anything to confirm for sure - I think it's because most people are happy just to see the +opk and don't go on testing to see how long the surge lasts!

EDIT - I just found this actually katie from this peeonastick.com website - so looks like it's one of those things we will never know for sure!

"21. Does ovulation occur while my test is positive, or will the OPK become negative again first?
Ovulation occurs shortly after LH levels peak. However, there is no way to predict whether your OPK will still be showing a positive result during the actual moment of ovulation or whether your OPK will go back to negative first. Remember that it takes time for the hormones in your bloodstream (such as LH) to be metabolized into your urine. By the time your LH surge is reflected in your pee, it has already been peaking in your blood for a short while. Likewise, after your blood levels go down, it takes awhile for your pee levels to decrease.

Because of this "lag time" and the fact that you can't predict how long it will take your body to metabolize LH into and out of your urine, there is no way to know whether your egg follicle actually ruptured while your OPK was positive, or after the OPK became negative again."

 

[Jasmine_rose]

Im waiting till March Lucy as Im going on holiday in June and I want to be able to go so cant get too pregnant

 

[jacks mummy]

Ticker tester

 

[katiekittykat]

I think you ovulate when the OPK has gone back to negative Lucy Lu xx

That's what I thought too Katie, but I can't find anything to confirm for sure - I think it's because most people are happy just to see the +opk and don't go on testing to see how long the surge lasts!

EDIT - I just found this actually katie from this peeonastick.com website - so looks like it's one of those things we will never know for sure!

"21. Does ovulation occur while my test is positive, or will the OPK become negative again first?
Ovulation occurs shortly after LH levels peak. However, there is no way to predict whether your OPK will still be showing a positive result during the actual moment of ovulation or whether your OPK will go back to negative first. Remember that it takes time for the hormones in your bloodstream (such as LH) to be metabolized into your urine. By the time your LH surge is reflected in your pee, it has already been peaking in your blood for a short while. Likewise, after your blood levels go down, it takes awhile for your pee levels to decrease.

Because of this "lag time" and the fact that you can't predict how long it will take your body to metabolize LH into and out of your urine, there is no way to know whether your egg follicle actually ruptured while your OPK was positive, or after the OPK became negative again."

You can't take anything for granted in this TTC game can you?

 

[Jasmine_rose]

cant believe Im on day 42 and still no AF never waited this long before. Madness even though I know I lost the baby last time because Im so late it keeps running through my head that it was a mistake and Im still pregnant. Must have gone loopy. Maybe the Mc has just made it much later

 

[jacks mummy]

Aww katie I'm so sorry ur temp has gone down, could it just be a fluke? I hope it sorts its self out soon x
Lucy I think ur supposed to ovulate 12-24 hours after your first + opk! But I'm not too sure I tried to find that out aswell, good luck!!! X
Jasmine I can't wait for u to start trying again is there anything the doc can give u to help when you have conceived? Only 1 more full month until you start trying again?! And I think ur af problems could be due to ur mc are you sure there is no way u could of gotten pregnant?
Kb38 good luck!!
Hope u like the tickers ladies. Wasn't going to do it "just in case" anything happend but then thought there is no point in living in fear what will be will be
Hope everyone is well! XxxxX

 

[Jasmine_rose]

They might be able to give me some meds to help me conceive and stay pregnant will find out more when I see the gynae people at the end of Jan. Im sure I cant be pregnant this month due to the lack of anything although hubby did mention to me that we had a bit of intamancy at christmas but I guess I must have forgot but certainly wasnt much at all and Im definately sure Im not pregnant

 

[Jasmine_rose]

I love your tickers Stacey x

 

[shinona]

Well, I couldnt resist the call of the test in the cupboard and.......







(12-13dpo!)

Thanks for all the baby dust. PLease pray that this little one sticks tight.

Have to go and finish getting ready for work and get J to nursery. How am I going to concentrate today!?!?!?

xx