TTC and still breastfeeding? Thread # 5 - Positive Vibes!

Good luck Ava! And lovely to have you in the 2ww club with me

AF is due for me on 1 Aug - I'm lucky and seem to have a consistent 14 day LP. Quite a while til I can test though! I'm going to hold out as long as possible - for some reason I have a sense this isnt my month, so my hopes aren't raised, and I'm not as impatient about testing. Am thinking of giving it a go on Wednesday (12 dpo)?

Thinking about you girls lots! C'mon ava's swimmers! blows horn

ISpy, what Mini said I tend to take a charting break lately while AF is around as the readings don't tell me much anyway x

No sign yet, Mini, but last cycle was 31 days as I ov'd 3 days late so I could have AF arrive between now and Monday if this month follows last months patter. It's weird not knowing though. It's hard to know what to do for the best re charting isn't it? I get that it can add pressure, which can have a negative impact, but also, I find it motivates me to dtd when I otherwise wouldn't and it's so satisfying to be able to confirm ov (even though I'm still bf'ing) Don't beat yourself up about forgetting to temp, it's hard when you've already got a lo and other priorities. Prior to this month I'd been temping for a while, but I still manage to miss a couple of days. Don't worry about it, it's just a useful tool, and it's the overall pattern that's important x

I'm not really expecting anything other than AF and as we only dtd once all month I doubt the quality of the swimmers would be very good x

B@!*$#% I forgot to temp this morning

Cd15 today and had some ewcm yesterday but no + opk yet, it's not even close, so I'm hoping missing today won't matter! Ff says average ov is cd19 so it could be a few days yet!

Ispy I'm clearly rubbish at temping but I feel the need to confirm ov! I'm getting a surge but I did prior to being pg and I wasn't necessarily oving. I don't think it particularly matters when you start, if you're a few days pre ov you may see results this time, if not then it's good practice imo. My memory is atrocious though!

Pear I only decided to go for smep as after looking back through my charts I realised we did something very similar when we got preggo last time!

Ava any sign? My sister seems to think that charting is what is stopping me getting pg but I hate not knowing when to expect af and I find it too stressful so I'll keep going for now!

Wax 6dpo is more than halfway for me, stupid short lp! Do you think you'll test?

Soooo tired today! Made myself dtd even though I was knackered after work and an exercise class last night as I knew hubs was out tonight. Got work this afternoon too, yawn!

Sounds like Ava is in the 2ww! When are you expecting af Wax? When will you test?
My app is working again, phew! I think I will start temping as I'm finding myself thinking 'if I ovulated, knew when I did, timed dtd right, then I should have got pregnant' I mean there are millions of swimmers, it only takes one, the only reason I can think of is that I didn't actually ovulate after my lh surge. Does it matter when in my cycle I start? Fx af stays away for you Ava!

Am I the only person in the 2ww atm? I'm 6dpo so still aaaages to go....

iSpy, I've had that happen to my app - I just dowloaded another random app and it somehow gor MyDays up and running again. Also, in my experience it's only temping that actually confirms ov (after the event)

Thanks Mumo

Haha Pear, I don't feel like I'm clinging onto the side of the bus atm, I feel like I've fallen off, given up chasing after it and decided to wave it off (I'll get a taxi to the next stop, lol)

I am delusional thinking that, as we did dtd once, we are still in with a chance, but because it was about 5 days before I think I might have ov'd it is only a very slim chance. My boobs are tingling today so I think AF will arrive tomorrow, though (TMI, sorry!)

The break from temping and semi-break from poas this month doesn't sit well with my control-freak nature and I'm looking forward to getting AF out of the way and moving onto properly charting the next cycle x

Ava I've got everything crossed it will happen for you soon.

Ispy I hope you can get onto your app again. If you're on an iPhone sometimes it helps to shut down every app individually then try & open it again.

Thanks trin. Hope everything's going well for you too.

Just popping in to say (a slightly belated) congratulations to auf .

Also nice to see you again mumof. Glad everything's going well with your pregnancy.

Maybe Mini. We cosleep usually but the tent is huge!
I'm interested to see how you get on with temping, I might give it a go next cycle too. I did get a fixed smiley last month but it doesn't necessarily mean I ovulated does it?

Holiday bean ispy? You never know although it could be tricky depending on your sleeping arrangements!

Remembered to temp 3 days in a row, Ooof! Not sure how accurate today's was as it was A) really early and B) after I'd been sort of awake for a few minutes although I hadn't moved I was just aware of mini feeding!

So I've been back and marked last months cycle on my actual calendar in the kitchen and worked out when I'm likely to ovulate this month. It's when we're camping ????

Hi Mumo!!! So great to hear from you

Sorry to hear you're starting to feel nauseous but it is a good sign! I suffered terribly with hypermesis with DD and I'd welcome it again with DC2 as it's a sign of a strong pregnancy

Next month will mark 1 year since I first posted on this thread so feeling a little that it has'nt happened for us yet, but that surely we're closer to our bfp now?!

Good luck for the scan x

Sorry about the sickness Mumo, it's horrible when you have a lo to run around after. I'm slightly freaking out here as my app has frozen with all my info on! I don't even know what cd I'm on! I'll have to go back through the last thread to make a note of what I wrote and when ????

Lea I'm 9 1/2 weeks now & getting pretty bad nausea. I just can't wait for the 12 week scan so I can finally see the little bean & hopefully get confirmation everything is ok. How is everything with you? And pear & Ava - hope you're doing well

Joining the new thread! I'm 36 and ttc dc2. Ds is 28 months and I've had regular AF since he was 10 months old. Now feeding once a day.

Not doing anything like charting yet, just seeing how it goes for now. Took over a year to conceive ds so will see if this time is any different.

Wishing everyone the very best of luck on this journey

Although dangly legs (and not getting right up to pee) gave me the most hideous uti/kidney infection last month so I'm not too keen for a repeat of that!

Thanks girls! :)

Ispy I always lay flat or with .y legs in the air after we hit the 1 year mark ttc ds and it still took another 9 ish months! I just thought the other night it's the downside to co sleeping as we don't dtd in the bedroom so inevitably I have to move and walk up the stairs lol

How are you doing Mumo, any sickness? How at along are you now?

Just checking in! How is everyone? I see congratulations are due for trin & auf Great news!