TTC 3 years - general chit chat

@FTale oh wow they are strong opks. Im the same I normally O on CD12, but the last 2 cycles has been CD14. My body keeps making me wait . What MiU are your sticks? Mine only go like that on 10MiU. Looks like you are having an early surge. Hopefully hubby is willing.

She didnt comment on my lining actually, I was quite disappointed and completely forgot to ask. So frustrating.

We joked before hubby's SA saying I bet they swim in circles or backwards... turns out they do. I hope your kitty's recover soon. Our pup is just coming out of her season. Oh the mess has been horrendous. Time to book her in to get fixed.

@mandu10 I hope your mom is doing OK. I love a long way from mine too, I haven't seen her for so long now.

Hey ladies,

I completely forgot about vitamins for men, thanks for the tip on that. I'll go and buy some tomorrow.

Yay for ovulation and it not being too painful. Mine was bareable this month as well. Being child out about it is so much better. I miss the chilled out days.

I forgot.... when i had my scan the lady said I had a retroverted uterus. That explains the painful sex in certain positions. I thought i was just a wimp. Now I know there is a reason for it. I should get a letter this week with my full report on it, so hopefully the lining is mentioned.

Its soooo hot here at the moment. 31 degrees..... thats scorching for the UK. We aren't used to these temperatures. Its not a nice dry heat, its a horrid sticky heat. Puppy is suffering, she's been sick a few times today. She was born in winter, so this is her first exposure to heat bless her.

We've had a day of gardening and house work, followed by a bbq.

Shingles is slowly getting worse. Im a bit worried, as the meds im taking could be harmful if i get pregnant this cycle, but they are holding the shingles at bay, so don't really want to stop them.

I hope you aren't working too hard this weekend, its the weekend after all, you deserve a break.

its not much fun at all, but luckily it seems to be a mild case at the moment. I think the meds are slowing down. The meds won't stop it, but will reduce the length of time i have it and the severity. You can only get shingles if you've already had chicken pox. You can't pass it to someone who has had chicken pox either. BUT you can pass it to someone who has not had chicken pox, and I will give them chicken pox not shingles.... its so strange.

I had a huge temp spike today but I think that is down to poor sleep and being hot all night id love to get prego this cycle. I will probably start testing on Friday, that'll be 9dpo. Im not going to go crazy like I did last month.

I was wondering that with the retroverted uterus. I think I'll have a Google about that.

Hope you're having a lovely weekend

Hi ladies,

@mandu10 having your mother close by will be a lot better for you. I think that's a wonderful idea. Hope she is on the mend. Ah i love Maine Coon kitties. My friend has one and its bigger than my dog. He's got such a lovely temperament. That's amazing that you volunteer for the cats. Really lovely. I love German Shepherds as well, my puppy's best friend is a Shepherd called Gru. They met when pups was 12 weeks old, he was so gentle with her, it was lush to see. Yay to being 1DPO, did you give it a relaxed go this cycle?

@FTale yay to being in the tww as well. Mmmm waffles, after reading that yesterday I wanted waffles.

5DPO today and have been feeling soooo ill with the shingles and the heat isn't helping. I logged onto work and worked from 8am-10am but I had to pull the rest of the day sick. I've had the most rotten headache and aches today. Trying to lie comfortably is virtually impossible. Cold showers have been a god send, i have had 4. It really helps the rash. I have a rash on my spine area and another is starting to appear on my side. I feel the meds are helping, I don't want to stop taking them as it'll come out in full swing. I run out tomorrow .

I feel sooo much better today, yesterday was just awful. It was super hot as well so that just didn't help at all. I can take anything paracetamol based. I can't take anything ibuprofen based because its a virus and that can make it worse. I've been doped up to the eyeballs. The meds end today though, so lets see if it gets any worse or better now.

My temps are lovely, but the weather has been hot here, so could be that, and shingles. It dropped a little today, but i would say todays temp is a normal post O temp. So its looking better.

That would be so amazing if we all caught this cycle. Im 6DPO today and am practically sitting on my hands to stop me testing ha ha ha. Someone said on the aug testers thread that you can often get pregnant when your immune system is through the floor. Hoping that's the case this month

@mandu10 im feeling much better than I was thank you. Ah that'll be nice for your mum, to be with you. Safe journey for you both.

@FTale oh no, the allergies have got you. I have to take antihistamines a lot, for rashes and pollen. Sometimes pets. Luckily I'm not allergic to our pup.

I did test today 8DPO. Negative of course. My temp dropped today, but so did the crazy heat we have been having here in the UK. And the shingles subsiding.... i really can't trust my temps this month. I've had 2 giant zits appear in the last 24 hours, on under my chin and a beast on my shoulder. Probably from sweating so much . Oh i just remembered, I was having my last pee of the day last night and had very slightly pink CM when I wiped.... i had that at 9dpo last month so not getting excited.

Hope you are feeling a bit better. I can imagine that the home schooling makes what was already hard, a little bit harder.

I'm not hopeful for this cycle, just doesn't feel like the one at all. However you are right, we aren't out until the red witch shows.

I'll test again with FMU every day until AF shows. Hopefully temp perks up tomorrow.