Thread 2. #Ttc1. We weren't supposed to start yet, but the starting pistol (penis) has gone off. Join our journey as we navigate the ovia boat, pissy sticks and symptoms spotting

This is brilliant. What a turn this thread had taken! I'm possibly in my fertile window. Haven't had this much sex since we first got together - it's great! I'm on CD 14 and, assuming a 29 day cycle like last time, Tuesday is my peak day. We've got a busy few days ahead, I guess!

Think I've had a tiny bit of EWCM but mostly just nothing... Not sure if I've just not noticed it or classified it incorrectly. I'm not using OPKs or temping so hard to know.

Stomach still tight feeling. Hard to explain - just like being aware of my tummy when I don't normally think about it. DH thinks it's psychosomatic or because I'm maybe anxious about all this unprotected /baby making sex!

Testing on 22 December if I can find a pregnancy test on holiday!

Ni current CM is watery.

Pink sometimes I get a little EWCM others I get so much that it literally pings everywhere when I try to clean it up! when I test it using bog roll not my fingers! it's super stretchy and when I have lots of it it can stretch a damn site more than 5cm!!!

Now you really do know more about me than you ever wanted!!!!

Pink I'll wait til Tues when AF is due. Might test Wed if it doesn't happen. I'm gonna be so pissed if AF comes!! We dtd every second day for 3weeks because it took forever for ovulation to arrive!! Of course now I'm gonna start worrying something is wrong. Wonder if his swimmers are like Tom Daley... doing the dive, but not swimming afterwards! rant over

Ps I got the stretchy EWCM once only last month...Hard to get that stretch on like in the pics! I reckon look for the watery type and dtd from then on!

Pink I've only ever had a tiny bit of EWCM, but it was timely around the time of spotting, which was a few days before the +opk. And no it wasn't crazy stretchy, just a bit. Mainly it's watery. Ewww vomit.

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Whilst we are on the subject of asking about other peoples CM, when people get EWCM can you literally stretch it out between your fingers like the Internet pictures?

I'm in CD 10 and feel like I've no idea what's going on with my body. Have had a banging headache all weekend and pain in my left side, so I'm thinking that could be ovulation but seems too early.

Ni, are you going to test again?

Runner how's your CM? yup I just asked somebody about their CM! That should give you a good insight. My acupuncturist reckons you can conceive with dtd 5 days before ovulation all the way until 3 days after ovulation! Just try tonight and tomorrow and you should be fine.

Morwenna I banged my head getting the Xmas tree down from the loft...and sat down in the loft to have a good cry for myself while OH blissfully unaware made lunch! Hello hormones!!

Haha Mor of course you can.
It was/is Ovia's "glue" but I would always think of it as creamy. It's what I always got between EWCM and AF but I got more of it. I also got EWCM and ovulation pains 2 days before so I completely trust my body for the future.

Runner - Here's hoping you can get in some "swimming"!

Ni - sorry about your BFN, but you could just be testing too early!!!I'll let you know if I get to testing stage, or if the Witch arrives on cue!

I just know I'll go completely stir crazy if I start with the OPK's. I have fairly reliable EWCM that ties in with Ovia and Clue, so I'm going to stick with that for the time being and try and DTD as regularly as possible! Flipping exhausting though...

No news from me, apart from a few sporadic cramps , tiredness, gas (still!), bloating, emotional, and (tmi) CM is still 'glue-like' - Ovia's words not mine! Bunch - can I ask you a personal question (that I'd like you to share publically?!) Can you remember what your CM was doing right before your BFP?!! Can't believe I just asked that...

No idea what is happening, or what any of this means anymore. The cramps and twinges a week ago were so strong and out of the ordinary, I thought it must be significant. The closer I get to that damned Hag, the more I'm thinking it's just going to be another month written off...two days to go!

Runner try not to worry, as long as you get some of the soldiers today or tomorrow I think you'll be covered.

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I third that this is all so blooming complicated! Makes my head hurt!

Oh and I second the bloody complicated... No wonder my temping didn't make sense, I was looking for ovulation about a week after it had happened

Thanks Bunch

Shelb the test line is already darker than the control line.

It's very annoying I usually dtd every other day from a few days before fertile week but with fertile week changing so dramatically I missed it

Runner we all have moments like it! Yes, within 12-24 hours I think, so if you DTD today you should catch it I think.

But, like the opks I use the is the possibility that the line might get stronger than the test line, ie that you haven't actually ovulated yet and it could get darker tomorrow. ITS SO BLOODY COMPLICATED! DTD every their day is meant to cover it. But bear in mind I don't really know if what I'm saying is accurate!

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I ovulate on cd 11 and AF is usually in cd 33 so I also ovulate early. Not too dissimilar to me Runner. But I second the double testing.

Sorry if I'm coming across as insane obsesso girl. I'm just a little bit in shock. I only did the opk on a whim. I didn't under any circumstances think it would be positive and am now going completely crazy.

So with opk's, a positive means that you will ovulate within 12 to 24 hours and the egg lasts for about 24 hours. Is that right? I thought I'd have a week to work this all out.

I am not a morning person so it would take a miracle for me to Dtd then. I should be able to coax OH before bed I think.

I just looked at the NHS website and if my period is due when I thinking is then ovulating now is very early. I might do a pregnancy test with my ovulation test tomorrow. I know it's going to be BFN but I have heard of people getting positive opk's because they're pregnant and my last period wasn't entirely normal for me so it can't hurt to check.

Bloody ttc is driving me completely crazy

When did my life turn into this!!!

Runner no think cd12 is ok. Yeah I'd try and get one in tonight or tomorrow morning?

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Hmm yeh, just checked Ovia, dtd last Tuesday... Now worrying that the sperms are all dead and what if I don't get more tonight! Panic!

Ovia says I'm CD 12. Is that early for ovulation?

Hmm... Tried to jump OH. He wasn't having any of it

Shall try again in a couple of hours after we've sent the kids home. I wouldn't worry but the last time we dtd properly was about 5 days ago which is pushing it.

I finished my period on the last day of last month and with the positive opk Ovia is saying that I started my fertile period on the second day of this month... That sounds remarkably early but I thought I ovulated really early last month too then decided that I must have been wrong.

Will do another opk tomorrow and see if it's the same or darker.

Shelb if you haven't ovulated yet I'd say you're very close so you can probably ease up and still be covered.

Haha, they feel massive, pointy and like they are going to explode. I feel so hormonal bunch
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Looks good to me Shelb. They say only dtd every other day anyway so have a break tomorrow.

How on earth are your tits like guns?? #curious

I did two more today (I know I know I know) do you think they will get any darker than this?? I don't think I can DTD too much more! I really hope today is ov day but it keeps dragging out. My pelvis is bloody killing, my tits are like guns, and it actually hurt when we DTD earlier!

Runner - id ignore ovia and go by the sticks.

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Runner that looks amazingly strong. Get on him! Earplug up the kids.

We only dtd once in my fertile windo and 5 tests later I'm still preggo!!

Good to hear you're ok about it stark.
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Runner* that's a strong positive!

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Runner - thats so confusing! When did you finish AF?

I want to trust Ovia but not 100% convinced, which is part of the reason for the sex all of the time approach just to be sure