Just started 2WW- BFP due 20th Feb- come join me??

Loving the business meeting method :) have you ever heard of the flight of the conchords song "Business Time", you should both set that up as your alert music, google it on youtube, tis very funny.

Fingers cross that our slightly neurotic, try anything approach might work for one or both of us this month. Are you getting any symptoms yet? I'm 6DPO today, my temp isn't particularly high and have no symptoms other than sore chest, which is usual for this time in the cycle and probably AF related. It's so hard not to read into every little sign as meaning something.

Glad I'm not the only one to insist on trying everything I've read!

Thanks, I'll look into evening primrose & B6 then, as something extra to do next month.

The SMEP is not too bad really. I just added "Business meeting" to our shared Google calendar and when our phones reminded us we went upstairs and got down to business! The last one (3DPO) seemed a bit unnecessary and neither of us were really in the mood but fortunately the relevant part of DH has a mind of its own and was more than willing! I think I might adjust for my latish ovulation next time by missing off the first one (CD8) though.

Not sure about your last suggestion though. Might put the washing machine out of order if it has to do a spin cycle with me sat on it that often!

www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/evening-primrose.html

Yes apparently it helps a lot with ewcm, also drinking lots of water and taking vitamin b6.

It makes me laugh all the things you're doing but only because I'm the same, I seem to be approaching ttc like a military operation. I've read about SMEP as well, are you finding it hard/tiring to stick to? I'm using fertility friend as well as ovufriend, I've no idea why I'm using both as they're pretty much telling me the same thing :) oh and I used 2 different types of opk on each day when I was looking for my ovulating day just because I wasn't sure which brand would be better. I've also read that you should orgasm after DH when dtd as that can help suck up the spermies, tmi? Sorry! But thought it was worth a try. I've also stopped drinking coffee and booze, but if AF gets me I will drown my sorrows in an espresso martini

Oh yes, reflexology should be good for hormonal things. My mum is a reflexologist but I don't want to tell her we're trying so can't ask too many questions without giving the game away!

Forgot to ask, Zermatt, did your friend say the evening primrose a general women's health thing or does it have specific effects for conception?

You’ll probably laugh at this, Zermatt, but we’re really trying everything we can think of or have read about. DH has wanted this for quite some time but I insisted on waiting until we’d bought a house with a garden and got married, so now that’s done, I thought I ought to show willing (especially as I’m on the old side to be starting this!) and spent the last few months looking into what would give us the best chance. The problem is, the more you read, the more complicated it gets!

I looked at my diet and made some changes and started doing some exercise for the first time since school (just yoga once or twice a week and walking 20 mins to and from work each day but better than nothing) as well as taking Pregnacare Conception and algal oil capsules (veg omega 3) and since we started trying I’ve avoided coffee, alcohol and also fenugreek sprouts, which are a favourite of mine but apparently used to bring on labour and late periods in Indian medicine (probably why they say to have a curry if your baby is overdue!). I also tried the grapefruit juice before ovulation and pineapple core afterwards; I’m not sure if it does any good but I enjoy both so why not?!

As far as tracking my cycle goes, I’m using the Fertility Friend App and recording temperatures, cervical fluid, OPK and ovulation microscope results and all kinds of symptoms that are probably entirely unrelated! Then we’re following SMEP and I stick my legs & hips in the air afterwards for a while to get things in the right place!

Hope your cold is better soon Impatienceisavirtue

I really hope it is your month impatienceisavirtue, I've been reading on these boards about reflexology as being another thing to give a go, have you tried that?

I totally empathise with the attributing each and every regular bodily function to a preggy symptom. I got a cough when I was running for a bus last month, and rather than realising I needed to get my arse back to the gym, I spent a large part of my evening googling "coughs as pregnancy symptom" :) it's so hard not to be hypersensitive to everything in the 2ww.

I don't think there is ever truely the right time to have a baby, you'll make it works when it happens. I wish we'd started trying a while back.

You lot Make me smile!! Sadly bfn. Onwards and upwards. Will try again next month :). It's not a total loss. My boss will be happy I can work Xmas and I have a super heavy job coming up in march which involves lots of lifting. So I won't need to cancel that

I can see all the messages you are posting... Go pee on alllll the sticks!!

Zermatt I've just switched from folic acid to TTC specific supplements (DH taking male version too). I have now convinced myself that it will, as a result, definitely happen this cycle :/

I am also full of a head cold and conked out at about 7pm until 9:30 last night. Despite the fact that I have a chronic illness that makes me tired I've also convinced myself I must be pregnant despite the fact that I won't have even implanted yet as I'm 5DPO. Dickhead that I am.

I was absolutely utterly convinced last month - and beside myself when AF came 3 days early, boo hiss.

And we're now in the position where if it happens in the next few months it will be really hard for DH to get any decent amount of time off at the birth. Sigh.

Cineraria, so far all I've been taking are folic acid supplements, so next cycle am going to get myself and DH on a full complement of ttc vitamins, including evening primrose as a friend recommended that. Might also investigate preseed as well. And try to eat a bit healthier and maybe cut back on soy stuff as read that's not great for fertility. Will keep up using OPKs and temping as found that quite useful. Have you tried anything special this month?

I can understand the testing. It's so frustrating waiting convincing yourself very little twinge or feeling is a sign or a symptom of being up duffed or that af is coming. DH says we should just think that we aren't rather than expect we might be.

I just needed to pee on something and the bulk pack of sticks was calling out to me

DH says that I have a problem. It's totally normal, right?

Hope you get good news after all when you test Drewswife and if not, that the GP is helpful.

What are you planning to add next cycle Zermatt? I'm about the same stage as you and also trying to have a plan in mind for next month to stop me feeling too disappointed if this isn't the lucky month.

I can understand all the testing too. It's just nice to feel you're doing something even if you know it can't make a difference.

Hope to hear some happy results from tomorrow's testing!

Hope you're ok drewswife

I did an opk this morning. I'm on CD19 so obviously that is bonkers. I don't even know what possessed me. I have a testing obsession.

Hope everyone is holding on in ok, 2ww is sooo slow for me this time. I've had a lot of cramping the past couple of days and newest thing is alot of dc :s (sorry, TMI!)
(Also peeling quite a lot but this happened in Dec and in my crazy ttc brain I convinced myself I might be PG but had a urine infection instead Oops!)

Drewswife- hope you're ok?

Squeaky and anyone else testing 2mo - fingers crossed, just one more day to hold out x

Sorry to hear that Drewswife, good that you have a doctors appointment booked and can hoepfully find out a bit more. I've started getting exactly the same type of PMS symptoms that I always get around cycle day 20 so I am telling myself not to expect a BFP this month and mentally thinking of new things to add to the ttc mix for next month.

Oh no Drewswife, sorry to hear that! Good that you've got the doctors appointment booked in.

Sounds very very positive!

I went to bathroom as felt odd. Came out with a tiny blood clot. So I'm guessing I'm out. Doctors next week thankfully so that is good news but I will still do my test on Friday anyhoo.

Just checked my apps . I finished period on 23rd jan! One app has be at period yesterday and other at next week so going to Saturday test I think.

It could definitely just be too early mylittlesunshine! See how you get on on Friday! x

Sorry to hear that mylittlesunshine. Fingers crossed that it's just too early for you. x

You gotta wait. Try again on Friday x

Well I caved and tested this morning but got bfn so feeling disappointed. I'm not due AF until Friday though will just need to wait and see I suppose. I absolutely hate this!

I have had a realllly sh*tty day. No more bleeding, no major nausea... Nothing. Roll on Friday. I have no idea when AF is due.