I get knocked down, but I'll get knocked up again, cos you're never gonna keep me down... The big fat posifrickintivity thread for people TTC after MC.

I'm feeling sorry for myself as well today.

Temp took a nosedive this morning meaning AF will. Arrive in the next 24 hours and just in time for what should have been my 20 week mark.

I'm still carrying the extra 10lbs and getting married in 3 weeks so will be looking like a fat lump in my photos. Most of my mates have pulled out of my hen do, so I now alternate between feeling REALLY sorry for myself and having the RRRAAAGGGEEEE...!!!!! Grrrrr....

Oh saggy it's such a horrible time - how did you sleep? How are you this morning? The sun is finally out here if it is with you might help ish... I'm now on 2 Ww and dressing we didn't do enough - dh went away so was slightly tricky - did consider giving his identical twin brother a call ... Probably wouldn't go down well - blimey ttc has truly made me flip!!!

Sending you lots of hugs saggy.

Will get preseed and tonnes of pineapple for next month - gotta have a plan!!! Xxxxx

I cut a whole pineapple into 5 slices (inc core) and are a slice a day after ovulation. Xx

Been googling the pineapple theory - think I'll give it a try! Thanks Sal

Sal do you have to eat the core then for it to work? I think you have to eat the core (of about 7 pineapples?) to try and bring on labour if you're overdue. I ate a whole pineapple minus the core but my DD was still 18 days late! Maybe it's the same ingredient that helps both at the very start & very end?!

saggy preseed and similar is possibly the most unarousing stuff ever.... I didn't tell DH I'd got it, so he wondered what on earth was going on when things were rather, erm, fluid. It certainly creates one hell of a wet patch!?

I ordered mine from amazon and stupidly put my work address down for the delivery as I didn't fancy picking the package up from elderly neighbours. As soon as I'd hit the confirm button I had an awful premonition of the young blokes in the work post room opening it and telling everyone . Luckily unfounded which is a good job as the box features a godawful picture of a rrrrromantic looking couple, some flowers and the words VAGINAL LUBRICANT in massive letters...

Alice its the bromeline in the pineapple core (the stuff that makes your tongue tingle) helps with implantation apparently...worked for us last time! X

Great news birds must be the only time that we feel so happy to see AF.
Sal what is the pineapple post ov meant to do? Enjoy your hen do.
Rock I think poas won't be until 9 June at the earliest. We're away just before so going to try to not take any hpt with me... I have never had a BFP before 14dpo even though I usually have a short 9/10 day luteal phase.

If cycle 1 is anything like normal should be oving over the weekend ish. So better think about dtd.

Anyone poas this Fri?

We tried for 5 months before getting pg on month 6 using preseed and eating pineapple at 1-5dpo!

Great news birds! I am due AF tomorrow if I'm right in thinking I ovulated a couple of weeks ago (who knows, it's the WTF cycle!).

overanxious, preseed worked for us.

I even did a little dance in the loo, I was that happy!! It does feel like maybe things can get back to normal now. And if I start temping etc then I'll have more idea what my body is doing. Feeling quite positive about things today. It also means I can eat smelly cheese and drink wine to my heart's content next week in France

guffsmuggler the 2ww is rubbish! Most of the time I feel like I'm waiting for something...AF...ovulation...POAS...actually it's more like the 4ww isn't it!

Urgh I hate the 2ww window, feeling really negative that I'm no PG but don't want to POAS as all hope will be gone then and we have to start the TTC cycle all over again. Am going to try and hold out until next week (AF due Sun/Mon) but doubt I'll be able to.

Good news birds I felt so relieved when AF came as you feel like your body is getting back to normal!

Great news Birdsdoit! Onwards and upwards!

Woo hoo!! AF has arrived! I've never been so glad to see her. (The rage was definitely PMT induced.)

Overanxious we had been TTC for 4 months with no success. Month 5 we used conceive plus and I got pregnant (although later miscarried). Not using it this cycle but if I'm not pregnant this month then I'll start using it again after next AF.

liesl I had no luck with cheapie OPKs either. I never got the two equal lines. That's why I'm hoping the CBFM will help. I'm already temping. As for CM, I have to 'collect' it inside to test, if it's not TMI. I think the suggestion of harvesting is from the fertility friend app tutorial.

OLTT good luck with the cbfm. I found after 2 wtf cycles I was getting quite down and using the cbfm really helped me feel better by just having more of a clue of where my body was at. Cheapie opks never worked for me and didnt fancy temping. Thought I didn't get much cm but did notice some yesterday and Monday. Really hope you get your peak and don't worry about your af being light.

overanxious I'm using concieve plus. But I think it's not so different from preseed isn't it? I've also started the gym for about a month and have lost 1kg. I'm definitely feeling fitter. This will be my first cycle using the CBFM. I'm already feeling more positive looking at the fertility meter. liesl I'm looking forward to my first peak! But I guess I should be prepared for the no ovulation WTF cycles. My AF is definitely a bit off atm. I'm already down to light flow on day 3.

sapphire & emki your ff stories made me chuckle yesterday. Very impressed with your dtd efforts emki you deserve a bfp after that.

sal so how long until your wedding now?

Well to continue the positivity vibes I've been feeling much better this cycle (2nd after erpc) and I think using the cbfm has helped. And this morning I got my first peak! I don't think I ovulated during cycle 0 and 1 so feel like my body is back on track. As today is cd20 I have ovulated before I expected as my app was telling me with a 38 day cycle I'd ovulate on cd25. So pleased we've been dtd since getting the highs on the cbfm and not following the app. This must mean in on for a shorter cycle that 38 days?

OneLittleToddle - Ahh, that's nice having a cycle buddy. We can drive ourselves insane compare notes together.

So I'm still 'trying to stay positive' - I have started a healthy eating plan, and some exercise to try and lose a few lbs. Half a stone has crept on, I am blaming it on comfort eating. Hoping if I lose a few lbs I might feel better in myself.

Wondering what else I can try this month. Will be my second month of using the fertility monitor, got enough sticks to last this month, cheap opk's, temping...pondering whether to order some 'pre-seed' as have ran out of sperm friendly lube. Anybody reccommend it? Or Conceive plus?

x

Nearing the end of the 2ww here, although I think AF is on her way as I can feel that crampy 'wet' feeling (sorry tmi!) and keep having to check whether I've come on or not!

Oh well, if its a BFN, it means I can get rat arsed at my hen do and wedding!! Every cloud and all that eh? Xxx

I've tried acupuncture but not for ttc - but will next month ... She said she would help - I really like it as its so relaxing and calms me down x

birds you made me giggle when you said you'd been sharing info of ewcm with dh - can just imagine the look on his face and