Thread 10 ttc#1 The one where we're all really bored of hormones, the tww and cervical mucus or Why is my eggo not preggo!?

starky that's horrible, your poor dh! He must have been a bit shaken up??

Think I'm sold on the applicator lube ... I'm missing my usual durex play! Tmi

pug yes! We bought our house 6 months ago and still feels like we are living in a building site. Still not unpacked. Have attached pic of spare room. This is the baby room. If we get our bfp we have a lot of work to do, should probably get on with it! Needs total redecoration. Dh was so enthusiastic about house renovation before we moved in. I am crap with diy so am constantly waiting for him to do something. Would rather just pay someone else but not allowed!!

In other news I was rudely awoken this morning with a uti
And just coming into my fw! Think we got carried away too soon with too much dtd. Now downing pints of cranberry juice and having a night off dtd. Stupid body!

Harriet I have that gel too. You get so much in one application it's a bit much. I wonder if u can just use half of it.

Pugmummy - yep, you're preaching to the choir here!

We moved into our (first proper) house 18 months ago and it needed everything doing to it.

It's mainly been me (along with hired help for the big things like knocking down walls that I can't do ), and DH is no help at all. Sometimes he expresses an interest in helping, but he's so bad at it it just ends up doubling my time to fix what he gets wrong....

Do you have much more left to do?

Oh no, Stark, that sounds horrible. Ok glad your OH is ok.

That's a big group of guys as well, bloody hell!

My arms are now killing me due to painting our bedroom this afternoon. Not even finished yet, half done, will finish it off tomorrow. Anyone else do the diy in their house? I do quite a bit, not because DH is crap, he really has to be motivated to that kind of thing, if he had he's way, we'd have magnolia walls all our life lol.

Hi all, just checking in. Haven't posted in a while but have been catching up with the thread. Seems a bit late to put in my stats but here they are:
Age 34
TTC #1
Cycle #3
7dpo

No symptoms to report apart from a random sore throat yesterday. Doc has referred me for an ultrasound to check for endometriosis because of some symptoms I've had during my periods. Just a precaution though and she said plenty of people conceive okay with endo anyway.

Determined to remain relaxed, may be in for the long haul. This thread is such great therapy!

❤️ To all your pet pics. I really want a dog but we live in a first floor flat. Though OH thinks we should get a puppy with a baby so they can grow up together aw! (Hopefully we'll have moved by then).

elle it's called fertile check fertility gel (just had to google- no wonder I couldn't remember such an uncatchy name!). It was all they had in my local Boots - £12 for 6 applications so quite pricey! I will let you know next month if it works!

Tbh even if it doesn't actively assist conception, it did make dtd feel good, which may become increasingly important as my 10day fw continues!

Meadow sounds like a purrrfect way to end the day if you ask me! My little cat joined me under my yoga blanket this morning for a nice long snuggly savasana

My plan of action for the next FW (a mere 14 days away, apparently) is to use Concieve juice, DTD every other day from end of AF to...as long as I can muster. And to make time to make it extra fun, in order to test my arousal theory. And book a major holiday to take me mind off it, and test my theory that it will happen at the most inconvenient time in our lives.

no worries starky, hope you're alright?

jem i have fx for you

meadow regarding sperm quantity/quality, I believe there is a slight decrease in good sperm if you dtd every day, but this is outweighed by the extra that is obviously there from dtd twice as much, if that makes sense. So on balance you are a tiny bit better off dtd every day rather than every other day, despite the count being a little lower. But, it's only a small difference and every other day is still really good. Since some of us can't sustain dtd everyday throughout the whole fertile period without burning out, every other day is the best option. But if you can and want to every day, go for it!

elle that’s a lovely pic, you’ve inspired me to get my running shoes back on. I haven’t been in months. It really does clear your head out doesn’t it?

lara It did make my heart race in the loo when I saw it. I am trying to be cautious and reasoned but I’ve had weird stomach cramps for two days and now this. I can’t stop myself getting carried away..

meadow cat café! That is pawesome (you’re welcome)

Reading about everyone's higher heartbeat has raised mine!!! I think I have a raised heartbeat about 50% of the time anyway from my anxiety

OPK was negative, but I could see a faint line today whereas there was nothing yesterday, does that mean the LH is increasing? We dtd last night, should we do it again today? I read that if you dtd every day it can reduce the quality of the sperm so we were thinking every other day in FW? Or is that not true? Also, I assumed everyone knew about the oral sex, yes I have been abstaining, sigh Also have EWCM and FF says I am fertile...but I don't know, I just feel like it's all so unlikely because of my weird periods.

Going to a CAT CAFÉ later!! Really excited.

Beautiful pic elle don't apologise, we all have down days

Hi everyone. Not keeping up with this thread fully atm.

snow the heartrate sounds hopeful!
sucha the pink blood also sounds very hopeful - I'd be very optimistic if I had that.

Welcome to newbies!

Sorry to all that AF has got. Hope we get a few more BFPs in the next week

Harriet thanks for reporting back, which one did you try?

Lol at minimal effort Zazzles! I wish mine would require less effort on my part!

Snow sounds hopeful only 2 days til you can test now! Fx for you.

Jem could be implantation bleed? Fx for you too!

Sorry everyone for being on a downer this week...I have had a word with myself!

I went for a run earlier as it was just such a beautiful day...have resolved to be more positive and relaxed about TTC. otherwise I will drive DH away and I'll never get my BFP haha

zazzles and elle AF is due on 23rd so I will try and hold out for and not test until then.

Got a tiny tiny bit of pink blood when I wiped earlier. This never happens mid cycle.

choc that's so interesting too! I had no idea that an increased heart rate was a thing that could indicate pregnancy. I mean I knew about increased blood flow but never put two and two together 😜

See, now I'm getting excited. I need a swift kick up the ass to get on with work rather than google the afternoon away!

harriet no I didn't see that but I'm off to google... I just took my pulse over 30 seconds and times'ed it by two, and it's 98. I'm pretty sure at my yearly checkup in October it was in the 70's. Hmmm. I'm either very very unhealthy lol or maybe something is going on? I wonder if progest cream can affect your pulse? I don't want to get my hopes up as its such a hard fall when af shows up.

snow I'm a size 4 and because I'm so slim I'm always aware of my body. A big sign for me was a higher heart rate that I noticed :)