Understandable to not take prenatals yet, I think like you say, if you have a good diet regardless then all they really do is perhaps just an added boost. They are an added boost for me because I donāt think I get anywhere near as much iron as a RDA. Iāve always been pretty low in iron though. Recently, some bloodwork came back which was all fine.
Thatās great that your blood work was fine too in terms of age and whatnot. That all sounds so reasuring and at least puts your mind at ease for when you do try.
I think EWCM can vary and fluctuate each month. Some months Iāve noticed it and other months I havenāt.
Thank you
And I totally agree itās so unfair that the symptoms are more or less identical.
Had a scan. All reproductive organs are completely normal. Structurally ovaries are normal and she said my endometrium looked healthy and thick. She didnāt however say when I ovulated but she was training up a guy in the room and so she was more preoccupied with that I think.
[name_u]Happy[/name_u] that everything is normal but would have liked to have know if I ovulated. Surely if the endometrium looks thick? That doesnāt suggest my period is expected?
Today I am 7 DPO and didnāt test, super proud of myself Iāll try to hold off until 9, but Iām not sure if Iāll be able to resist tomorrow morning
Try and hold off, if you can!
Iām currently 10 dpo but I just feel like my period is coming so I havenāt bothered doing a test this cycle. Thereās still a small tiny part of me that hopes I might be though!
I donāt really have a clear indication of when I ovulated. I just put my data into a period/ovulation app and it predicted my ovulation window would be early [name_f]May[/name_f] with my peak being 8th [name_f]May[/name_f]. So I pretty much covered that week in terms of sex but today I noticed some EWCM? And my partner wonāt leave me alone either. Says I look beautiful I swear men can detect when you are ovulating. So now I am quite confused and not sure if Iāve missed the boat with the fertile window. I know the answer would be to do opks but I have real anxiety using them.
Soooā¦ I thought we missed my ovulation day this month and we kind of didnāt do anything deliberately paying attention to dates, but now itās three days after I wouldāve expected AF and still nothing (usually very regular)
Iām sure AF will appear in the next couple of days. I think I read that your cycle can be a bit off for a few months following miscarriage?
EDIT: Good morning, AF. Guess Iām out for this month, but Iām kind of glad tbh. Will feel more ready to try again next month!
Maybe yours was just a bit later than most apps predict! [name_f]My[/name_f] mom was adamant about 14 days after your period starts and my OPK had a peak test result on day 17. Definitely BD again just in case lol
I hope so too!!! 9 more days until I take a test. I donāt want to get my hopes too high but my nipples are so sore and last cycle they never hurt at all during my luteal phase. donāt want to symptom spot but I canāt walk around without a bra right now
@sabrielschild Sorry this isnāt your month, I hope next month will be though!
So, I finally got a temperature spike this morning on CD 18. Will need to chart for a couple more months to figure out whether thatās normal for me or not, but my cycle is always 27/28 days, so if Iām ovulating on CD 17, then my luteal phase is only 10/11 days.
I might try OPKs next month to see if my peak is a actually couple days before my thermal shift (Iāve read this can be true for some).
Any recommendations for brands/websites to order them from (Iām in New Zealand)?
9 DPO and BFN I know itās early, but I was really hoping for a VFL. So many women on the SMC (solo mom by choice) forums have gotten a VFL at 8-10 DPO.
And Iām pretty sure I have a yeast infection. Seeing the doctor on [name_f]Wednesday[/name_f] (13 DPO). [name_f]Kinda[/name_f] hoping Iāll have a BFP by then so the doctor can do a blood test as well. [name_u]Or[/name_u], if itās still BFN, Iāll ask for a referral to the fertility clinic. Itās only been 4 cycles but every cycle is so challenging and expensive, I just want this to be done with.
It doesnāt seem like a yeast infection can impact the TWW, from my quick Google search on it
Iām sorry Elle1. I think yeast infections can interfere with sperm health. So perhaps itās not a hospitable environment for the sperm to have itās best chance. So hopefully youāll definitely get on some antibiotics.
I too tested today and it was a BFN. I also had some spotting yesterday ( itās now gone) with some clots in. I literally have no idea what that means and assume period is on its way. But if it is, I donāt want spotting for a week and then full flow the next week as I then never know when to count from.
Iām sorry for everyoneās bf negatives. I also tested this morning and got a BFN. I donāt know when ovulation happened because my OPKs were weird but must be something between 6-9 dpo.
I read that as well, but the good news is that the infection showed up after the inseminations were all done, when I was 5 DPO. So the semen probably caused the infection since I havenāt had one since no longer being sexually active. Hopefully the infection doesnāt impact the implantation or any of that
I test every morning after 7-9 DPO I use the cheap ones in a 25 pack from Amazon.
Sorry for the bfnās!
Itās my fertile window at the moment, and of course poor DH has the flu, fever and all, so I think weāll be missing this month. Unless I get lucky with early or late ovulation!
AF arrived a couple of days ago, so BFN for me too this month. It was totally expected, and Iām just glad my cycles seem to be evening out finally. On to the next!
Sorry for your BFN. I think I am def out this month too. Iām now just waiting on my period. Itās really hard for me to detect ovulation days so I perhaps wasnāt that hopeful. I think Iām going to have to invest in OPKS, I am too irregular not too.
@AlSP have you tested again at all and @Elle1 ? As I know you tested early? @Spark how are you doing?
Good luck @Jesabel if you do try this month. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] partner feels better soon.
10 DPO now. Woke up feeling nauseous but I stayed out late last night, so I figured I was just a bit dehydrated and tired.
I tested, like I planned, and got a VFL. I use really cheap strips from Amazon.
Because of the VFL, I tried a Clear [name_u]Blue[/name_u] (with the pink dye) early detection test. The line is much fainter on that one.
I brought the tests to work with me and showed 2 of my friends, just to make sure Iām not losing my mind. But that was at least 45 minutes after taking them, so it could be evaporated lines by now. They did get a bit darker.
However, the lines donāt really show up in pictures.
Iām still nauseous and kinda dizzy now. So I have no idea what to think.
[name_m]Will[/name_m] test tomorrow and see what happens!
Iāll try to hold off until 9, but Iām not sure if Iāll be able to resist tomorrow morning 
I swear men can detect when you are ovulating. So now I am quite confused and not sure if Iāve missed the boat with the fertile window. I know the answer would be to do opks but I have real anxiety using them.
I know itās early, but I was really hoping for a VFL. So many women on the SMC (solo mom by choice) forums have gotten a VFL at 8-10 DPO.
