Christmas over! Anyone else TTC #2?

Hi ladies!
Symptom spotting is a pain, but that does sound promising! Keeping everything crossed for you!
How many dpo are you/were you when you had the cramping? I read 6-12 for implantation is the norm if that helps?!?
Which opks did you use ladies? Do you find they generally work better than other methods or alongside?
X

Please can I join in too? TTC #2 and on cycle 2 too! DD is now 14mths. Need to get a wriggle on as I turn 40 this year. It took me a year to get pregnant the first time but actually with hubbie away a lot it was less cycles than that. I chart and use a fertility monitor. The low tech way is EOD seacrown. Have you googles sperm meets egg? Some of the ladies on the January bus are doing that. But with a DC it's quite challenging to find the time!!

Ohh I'm in.
DS is 18 months. Took 5 months to conceive him, but did it the first month using OPKs, turns out I ovulate quite late in my cycle.

This time. Been off pill since mid Oct and cycles have been all over the place. 36 days, 25 days. I'm currently on day 29 of this cycle and feeling and little bit optimistic but have promised I'm not testing until Monday morning (cycles averaged out at 30 days last time).

This sounds mental and is almost 100% me symptom spotting.. BUT.. the month I conceived DS, a few days after ovulation I had a horrible cramp in lower abdomen. A real shooting pain, stitch type of thing for about half an hour, then cramps for the next day. I've had it again this month a few days after I reckon I would have ovulated and I'm wondering if it was implantation cramps...

But as I said. Definetly not testing until Monday morning, oh no.

Sorry for your loss sea I hope 2016 is happier for you x

Hi ladies can I join you. I have a wonderful ds who is only 6 months old but my dh and I are both keen for a big family and don't want big age gaps we said that once Christmas was out of the way we would start trying. I am still breastfeeding and haven't had a period since ds was born but he is now starting on solids so fingers crossed things should get back to normal soon

I am 32 and it only took us two months to get pregnant last time, I'm worried it won't be so easy second time around and am glad there are others out there for support!

Hi sheep!
Nice to meet you!
How are you charting everything? Any tips?
Also, having done way too much reading up recently, I think I'm spinning my head about when to bd. Last month we DTD o-1 and on the day of, but fertility friend indicated this was only OK in chances. Am I right in thinking every other day after period is best? I read that it ensures there is always sperm ready for whenever the egg is released but I've read so much I get confused as to what to believe sometimes X

Thank you so much both of you for your kind words. We've had some wonderful support from both the hospitals we were in, it has given us a lot of faith in the nhs to be honest. Just taking each day as it comes but we both feel strongly that we need to start trying again.

The new year is a new start indeed for us as today is cycle day 1. So it will be great to go through it with you, I feel like I drive myself crazy symptom spotting! It only took two cycles with Jonah but tbh I think it was good luck rather than careful planning.

What do you use to help chart? I tried opks last time but never got a positive (must have though, with the baby and all!) the cycle that has just finished, I charted my bbt and it seems pretty standard from what I've read about them-dip at menstruation (which indicated its arrival today) , dip at ovulation and increase sustained until period. What do you find useful/helpful/drives you insane?

Thank you, lovely to hear from you both!xx

Hello!
Great group, perfect for me!
DD born May 2013.
Had coil taken out in November, missed ovulation that month so officially on cycle two.
Due to ovulate in the next few days and test on 18th January.
FX for us all, let's hope we all have our 2016 babies for next Christmas

Hi both,
We are also TTC # 2, cycle #2, already have a 23 month old DS. Came off the pill in September but took a few months for my cycles to get back to normal. I think it only took 2 cycles to get preg first time round but as you said songs it a bit more difficult getting round to DTD this time round!

So sorry for your loss sea

Wishing you both the very best of luck.

Where are you both up to in your cycles, I think I am CD 15 and have only managed to DTD today (first time in a week) oops.

Hi!
Can I please join?
I'm 31 and trying to conceive #2, cycle #2 starting today. Lost our son at 25+3 in October and desperate for 2016 to be a better year for us. How are your cycles usually?
Happy 2016 X