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[HappyCpl]

TMI warning but I need some input as AF has never been like this...

I'm cramping like crazy and nothing is touching the pain today. AF is very brown and dark. Also very watery and appears to have lots of CM. I'm used to clots and such just not the watery CM mixture and it being so brown snd dark.

I'm just worried something is going on...

Hey hun, if your worried get yourself back down to the Dr's! The only things that spring to mind are a) worsening endo b) pelvic infection or c) a very early miscarriage d) possible ectopic, unlikely! e) ovarian cyst which may have ruptured few days ago & your somehow now seeing the old blood??? Just a stab in the dark really x hope you Feel well soon. Is it Tmi, very smelly??

Thank you... Youre always so helpful. It doesnt have a foul smell.

I'm probably just over reacting. I'm trying to just wait it out and give it time to go away.

 

[MamaMac123]

Wow it must've taken me hours to type that post as there were a million in the meantime!

happy... fx'd for this time around - maybe stepping back a little will be just what you need to catch that egg.

Hann - I LOOOOVE my CBFM. It is usually always spot on... even when OPK is almooost there it does not give me peak until it is 100% + I will say though it takes 1-2 cycles for it to 'learn' your body, so don't be scared if you don't get a peak the first few times you use it... mine didn't give me peaks the first few times however through temping I confirmed ov so no peak doesn't necessarily mean you aren't oving!

Mel - get on it girl!

Hey sweetpea yeah AF is very short & sweet, nearly all done now, although I can spot a little for few more days! Really excited for you, hoping you get your crosshairs, why not post it on here??

It's the teensy little 'chart' in my signature, beside 'journal'

Oooim jealous of your chart....looks great! So nice and normal haha

 

[melissasbump]

Positve OPK today! yay! At least i know where iam at now and actually my phone app is spot on with it

Yippee more bding in order for you and your dh! Now go get that egg. What cd are you today? X

lol thanks hun, am CD18 today! x

 

[melissasbump]

MamaMac, am planning on testing around 1st Aug if i can wait that long!

Happycpl, im not even gonna try and give you advice, sounds like you have had some great advice from the other ladies here, I wolud get yourself to the docs though if you are worried and it isnt normal for you.

Hann,, the fertilty monitor sounds great are they expensive?

IssacRalph, you are full of knowledge girl! Love the way you take the time to explain everything

AFM had lots of cramping and shooting pains toda,y realised why ive always avoided OV pains before is because i didnt get them on the pill, man im so thick! Trying to summon some energy for lol

 

[sla545]

I feel so out of touch! Not having regular internet access is killing me. It doesnt get installed until Friday. Ahhhhh..... Ive been reading posts just havent had time to respond to any. Thinking goood thoughts for everyone this week!

 

[IsaacRalph]

MamaMac, am planning on testing around 1st Aug if i can wait that long!

Happycpl, im not even gonna try and give you advice, sounds like you have had some great advice from the other ladies here, I wolud get yourself to the docs though if you are worried and it isnt normal for you.

Hann,, the fertilty monitor sounds great are they expensive?

IssacRalph, you are full of knowledge girl! Love the way you take the time to explain everything

AFM had lots of cramping and shooting pains toda,y realised why ive always avoided OV pains before is because i didnt get them on the pill, man im so thick! Trying to summon some energy for lol

Urr durr, only kidding! Yeah I love to try & help as much as I can. I have experience of fertility, miscarriage & general health through my work & personally! Eventually my goal would be to go from general nursing to specialise in fertility nursing & help couples achieve their dreams

 

[elt1013]

After all that I decided to order a clearblue fertlity monitor! Figured I'd probably get the use out of it lol!

I was super excited when I ordered mine because I heard such great things about it. The problem is (this being the 3rd month I used it), I never got any peaks, only a couple lows and a ton of highs every month. It has been really
expesive to use now because if you dont get any peaks, it will keep asking you for sticks for days and days. I have researched though and found that women have gotten pregnant without getting any peaks,so you can obviously still o with no peak.

I wonder if me not getting any could go along with the fact that I also don't get super dark OPKs?? I hope you have better luck than I did and you will have to let me know what happens because I know that you also do not get super dark opks. I should also add though that most women have no problem getting peaks with CBFM, so do not worry about it. I am the out of the ordinary one, lol.

 

[ooSweetPea]

After all that I decided to order a clearblue fertlity monitor! Figured I'd probably get the use out of it lol!

I was super excited when I ordered mine because I heard such great things about it. The problem is (this being the 3rd month I used it), I never got any peaks, only a couple lows and a ton of highs every month. It has been really
expesive to use now because if you dont get any peaks, it will keep asking you for sticks for days and days. I have researched though and found that women have gotten pregnant without getting any peaks,so you can obviously still o with no peak.

I wonder if me not getting any could go along with the fact that I also don't get super dark OPKs?? I hope you have better luck than I did and you will have to let me know what happens because I know that you also do not get super dark opks. I should also add though that most women have no problem getting peaks with CBFM, so do not worry about it. I am the out of the ordinary one, lol.

I'm the same way with not getting super dark OPK's and it took a few cycles of just getting highs forever - but after it worked out my hormones levels it did start giving me accurate peaks - like you said though it can be annoyingly pricey until then! Even now, it is programmed to either ask for 10 or 20 sticks each cycle, and I save sticks by stopping testing after 1st peak reading as it is programmed to read peak peak high and then back to low no matter what the sticks look like

 

[elt1013]

After all that I decided to order a clearblue fertlity monitor! Figured I'd probably get the use out of it lol!

I was super excited when I ordered mine because I heard such great things about it. The problem is (this being the 3rd month I used it), I never got any peaks, only a couple lows and a ton of highs every month. It has been really
expesive to use now because if you dont get any peaks, it will keep asking you for sticks for days and days. I have researched though and found that women have gotten pregnant without getting any peaks,so you can obviously still o with no peak.

I wonder if me not getting any could go along with the fact that I also don't get super dark OPKs?? I hope you have better luck than I did and you will have to let me know what happens because I know that you also do not get super dark opks. I should also add though that most women have no problem getting peaks with CBFM, so do not worry about it. I am the out of the ordinary one, lol.

I'm the same way with not getting super dark OPK's and it took a few cycles of just getting highs forever - but after it worked out my hormones levels it did start giving me accurate peaks - like you said though it can be annoyingly pricey until then! Even now, it is programmed to either ask for 10 or 20 sticks each cycle, and I save sticks by stopping testing after 1st peak reading as it is programmed to read peak peak high and then back to low no matter what the sticks look like

Thanks, nice to know I am not the only one. I still have 18 sticks left so I will probably still use it next month if no BFP (will be cycle 4 with CBFM). But after that, if still no peaks, I will probably just continue with charting and everything else. I hope it give me peaks this time because it would be so much easier! What a chore this ttc thingy can be. to everyone

 

[Hann12]

Morning!
Hope everyone's okay! It's my DD first birthday tomorrow so I am
Party planning at the moment, which is keeping my mind occupied. No more symptoms or anything from me, I am looking forward to the blood test results to see what they say but also excited about the CBFM. I heard it can take a while to confirm peaks. It was £80 for the monitor and 20 sticks. The only weird thing is that it says that you use FMU but opks say you shouldn't. Why is there a difference when they both test for hormones??

 

[melissasbump]

Morning,
Hann thats weird you are meant to use FMU, have no idea why they are different! Did the moo cow arrive yet? Lucky the weather seems to be picking up for the weekend!

I got a lovely dark line on OPK this morning, and i have quite bad stomach cramps, have had them last few days but they are worse today,im hoping that just means my body is just doing as it should

 

[IsaacRalph]

Morning,
Hann thats weird you are meant to use FMU, have no idea why they are different! Did the moo cow arrive yet? Lucky the weather seems to be picking up for the weekend!

I got a lovely dark line on OPK this morning, and i have quite bad stomach cramps, have had them last few days but they are worse today,im hoping that just means my body is just doing as it should

All sounds very positive your about to ovulate, I always get pains! It also hurts to BD but i just grin & bare it! Good luck Xx

 

[Hann12]

Thats great Mel - all sounds perfect to me!

Did an opk again this morning and there was a faint line! Obviously this has happened before and just gone white again but I am hoping that it means I might finally ov! Won't get my hopes up though! And of course if I do it is typical that we have the inlaws staying here today until Sunday (so can DTD on Sunday) but then Greg is away on Monday. So there is not a lot of opportunity to BD over the next few days
It might not lead to a positive opk anyway so guess no point worrying at this stage.
It would be good to start afresh though.

Also something to be happy about - the weather is finally going to be nice and it happens on Sat when we have 45 people here for a bbq for Annabelles birthday. Happy days......

 

[elt1013]

Morning!
Hope everyone's okay! It's my DD first birthday tomorrow so I am
Party planning at the moment, which is keeping my mind occupied. No more symptoms or anything from me, I am looking forward to the blood test results to see what they say but also excited about the CBFM. I heard it can take a while to confirm peaks. It was £80 for the monitor and 20 sticks. The only weird thing is that it says that you use FMU but opks say you shouldn't. Why is there a difference when they both test for hormones??

Weird huh! I also think this could be a problem of mine with the CBFM, because I tend to get darker opks more toward evening. Could be missing my short surge. Well, have fun with DD birthday, how exciting, the first birthday! I still remember my DD first birthday. There is never another birthday quite like that one. Make sure aure you get lots of pics.

 

[elt1013]

Kinda disappointed today...slight temp drop yesterday and today, so I am afraid AF is probably on her way. I am still having a little hope though because I normally have pretty PMS/bad mood swings for 4-5 days before she shows and haven't had any this month. I am actually in a great mood lately(which is a total relief to DH and DD). I am trying to hold off on testing because I know it is too early at 7dpo but I'm starting to feel the urge, lol. Makes it even worse too, because I got 20 early preg tests (IC) in the mail a few days ago.

 

[ooSweetPea]

I think you are meant to test with FMU as it also measures your estrogen and that is more concentrated in the AM?

 

[elt1013]

Im sure that is probably why. When I look at my sticks (which I know you aren't supposed to do but we all do), my estrogen line always does what it is supposed to, dark then lighter before O. The LH line however is only very faint right before O on the sticks. I am thinking it just misses my surge because it is so short. Oh well I am going to try it one more month like I said, and if it doesn't work for me, I will just stick to opks.

 

[ooSweetPea]

elt - yes you are totally right! I analyze those sticks like noone's business hehe! If you have a short surge you are probably right on the money with why you've never gotten a peak - since you only test every 24 hours it is completely possible for it to miss it. Fx'd it works for you next time around (or that you don't need it at all ) but it seems you have a good plan if it doesn't!

 

[elt1013]

hehe, we all do it. I have mine saved in a cabinet numbered and dated to compare to future months. What would ttc be without obsessing? Answer: it wouldn't be ttc!

 

[banana07]

Hey girls, well finally after stumbling across this thread yesterday afternoon and doing nothing and I mean nothing else but read from start to finish, I am finally ready to ask if I can join, I know its very late but I'm nearly cross eyed from catching up on the 1359 posts since yesterday!!!

Firstly Congrats to all the BFP, Sorry to all the MisCs, and snap to those totally lost and confused in where or what their cycle is at

I stumbled across this post by accident when I was googling trying to figure out why I have been cramping since Sunday (2day is Thur).

I'm 27 have a 5yo DS and just got married in April. Heres what I have so far...

28th May - Mirena Coil removed after being in for 4.5 years had no visits from AF during the 4.5 years (third attempt to have it removed had to be put asleep and brought into operating theathre. Doc said after I should bleed for 2/3 days, then the lining of my womb will replenish for 2 week and then I should ovulate with a first period or bfp 2 weeks later. Well I finally stopped bleeding almost 2 week (not 3days as he said but anyway) later on 8th June.
19th June . On a wild guess based on it being 11 days since I stopped bleeding, cramps and dh first the first time ever saying I felt warm (as apposed to my usual ice cube state when he got into bed that night).
20th June - Baby Danced
Few more baby dances after that but as It was my first cycle it was all very pie in the sky and I didn't even know about dancing before you ovulate or even have a clue when I was going to ovulate. If I'm honest I had no idea until about a week before that ovulation occurs mid cycle and this is the only time you can really become pregnant. Just never had to worry or think about it before DS was a surprise!
So as you do totally convinced myself I was pregnant within a few days of O sore boobs, temp felt up (not actually monitored), really tired, hungry etc... But no after 6 BFN on HPT AF arrived on 3rd July - which I was a little happy about because according to the internet it meant I prob did ovulate on 19th June as AF came exactly 14days later - all very clean and clear just like in text book land!!
3rd July - CD1 - AF
6th July - CD4 - Bye bye AF
So I made the big mistake of thinking I was a regular Joe soap with a nice 28day cycle based on the above. So was expecting to O on 16th July.
13th July - CD11 - Baby danced (about 5am tho after a wedding to technically 14th)
14th July - CD12 - Baby danced again (just a few hours after previous dance/before breakfast so not sure about quality)
16th & 17th July planned to BD nearer to O also and maybe 18th if we could manage it just to be safe but DH was on what I call his monthly period - grouchy, grumpy for pretty much no reason for 1-3 days a month OF COURSE this was on 16th & 17th. He finally came around after me crying about him runing our chances on 18th but shur this was too late as far as I was concerned but we agreed to give it a really really good stab next month.
16th July - CD13 afternoon & evening - got consumed with people on internet and their OPK so went to chemist and got the smiley face digi ones but it was Neg - was sure it would be pos with the cramps and the fact I was expecting to O the following day
17th July - CD14 morning & evening - BFN on OPK
18th July - CD15 morning & evening - BFN on OPK
19th July - CD16 - have given up all hope of this month have 1 more stick in the OPK but didn't bother POAS

Problem now is I don't know if I did actually OV. I never felt warmer (like last month) and have no CM at all I've been dry all month let alone EWCM (didn't notice this last month as didn't know it was a sign until recently). I have had pretty bad cramps mostly on right side (left side last month) and very lower stomach almost constantly since Sunday.

I am on CD 16 or 17 now I think...

What is wrong with me - Why am I cramping constantly since Sunday - Have I ovulated, did it come early when I wasn't looking for signs or do you think its yet to come?

Hmmm just read through that myself now (bit like living yourself therapy!!!) and if I am only on CD16 or 17 I might still have yet to O, for whatever reason in my head it felt like there was no shadow of a doubt that i've missed it and its long gone but after reading so much last night O after day 16/17 doesn't seem that unusual. Still doesn't explain my 5 days solid of cramps!!!

Any advice???? Oh and I do not by any means think I'm hard up, I know I'm only in cycle 2 even you even count the first pie in the sky month, god bless and my heart really goes out to all the ladies in super long cycles x