Thread : Lucky Number 13 take 2. TTC#1 The one where AF can kiss our arse!

reasons why this cycle has been successful for me:

learning more about my cycle (especially ovulation symptoms)
OH is happy to move from "coming off the pill and seeing what happens" to "this is your 2 day warning..." mode
its only taking long because our timing is so crap
slowly getting other aspects of life sorted (less stressful) : job/money/house

Also I think i will test again with OPK strips afterwork today to see if they finally show a positive, but so far i think i prefer clearblue (though clearly bank balance doesn't). Testing at 2pm is not an option for me. It has to be before has to be pre- or post-work. I.e. 6-7am or 7pm.

vix i understand the work issues. I am slowly planning a career change which is making me happier. I have to do some work on the house first that will help me move. I am trying not to plan my life around a baby which may or may not come on a timescale i do not know. Rather, I am using it to motivate me to get my life in order and improve my quality of life. Consequently, improving my quality of life can only help me relax and de-stress and improve my chances of conceiving. I strongly believe that one shouldn't put "life on hold" whilst ttc. Though I appreciate we are all in different circumstances so feel free to disagree with me.

pug when I was seeing a personal trainer last year she gave me this craving / treat tip; when you really want to eat something you shouldn't, you write it down on a 'treat list' in your phone. Allocate one day as 'treat day' and if you still want it then, you can have it. It's clever because it's not saying "you can't have this", it's delaying it. And when it comes to treat day, you never want all the things on the list.

When you say day five of high fertility is that getting repeat positive opks? Are you sure they aren't just warming up to a full positive?

starky it's totally crazy when you put it like that. The potential of that cluster of cells is immense :)

moose AF loves a bfn :( really really hope she's a no show - same for you feefs

hep oh no! Can he be persuaded? Just a quickie...?

Get him on it hep!

I feel crap this morning. There's a job I've seen closer to home but if I get it I'll have to stall the baby making and it just makes those feelings of why hasn't it worked yet a lot stronger. I often wonder if this just isn't our time yet!

Enjoy that vino moose but it's still not here yet! I've been drinking a little bit this month, I think that and not taking folic is my way of getting some control!

Morning guys, fx for you kat and feefs I am drooling at the thought of no periods for 9 months right now! We are holding off as don't want December, Jan or Feb but all I am doing is using Ovia to avoid fertile week so if it happens I'll still be delighted. I think I'm trying to subconsciously make my self pregnant by pretending I don't want it, since it seems to happen all the time to people who don't want it but then I get confused by my own double-bluff. anyway I think I'm 5dpo, with the most noxious gas I've ever come across and cramps. But maybe Ovia is wrong and I am ovulating now and I'm really just disgusting when I ovulate (aren't we supposed to be really sexy when we ov???)

Turns out, 4 months in, I'm no more clued up about my body and no more chilled. Wtf?

Moosville sorry about the bfn. I managed to resist this morning but really fancy a glass of vino tonight and supposed to be going out tomorrow night. I'll probably wait till Sunday and then the hpt will be enough to start AF!!

DH noticed this morning that no AF but we are both studiously ignoring it ha ha ha.

I really hope it's your month Kat everything crossed for you.

Aargh hep Why do they do it to us?????
Is it not too much to ask to be healthy and horny on a few days a month and we'll sort the rest!!!!! It's not a big ask!!!!!

Cd18.... Positive ov. Test.

And OH is sick on antibiotics. Can I get my bus ticket now?

Still full of period pains here but no sign of AF.... (Even though last night I'd dreamed it was here!) Crumbled this morning and did a FRER (mainly because if I'm not I want wine tonight ha ha) big fat BFN. Expecting AF to rock up now I've just wasted that money peeing on an expensive stick for no reason!
I'm still one day late though so I'm clutching onto my starkys star!!!! lol

pug I'm with you on food consumption. I'm at my heaviest yet still cannot get back on it. My meals are mainly healthy, I'm just supplementing with chocolate non stop!!

I've started my own thread about very low AMH 😭 But I'd love to know what supplements you take kwick 😊

No Mr TinRoof hasn't sniffed anything else. Not sure CD not even opening ovia. I think I can feel pre-AF beginning cramps tho. Or maybe it's wind. I think AF due Saturday. Ish.

(Seriously.... Do I get the biggest starky award this month? Hahaha)

Oh my god vix and pug I am the same!!! What is going on! Today wasn't too bad but on Monday I had like 5 meals? And I'm eating mostly real food not crap.

pug me too! The only saving grace I have is that I now exercise where before I didn't!

Kwik I hope you show us a scan pic!

Jesus I cannot stop eating at the moment! This is not good. I just cannot seem to get my head back into the losing weight frame of mind. I'm going to end up back to my heaviest if I carry on

Snow you've had a very stressful month, be kind to yourself. Hopefully the next cycle with clomid might do the trick!

I have a feeling ovulation isn't going to happen this month, temps are all over the place and now on day 5 of high fertility.

snowdog I am sure your eggs are not decrepit. Egg quality is important though - I took lots of supplements to boost mine.

starky well done on get appointment with Dr. If you do decide to do an early scan... Mine is on 11th... Just saying

I don't think I could hold off on purpose. I want a baby, I don't care at what time of year!!! And what if you wait and then it's early and born at Xmas anyway?!

lol vix at the labelled baby!!

Hope everything works out for you next month snow

AF still staying away, even though every part of my body is screaming period pains and signs!!! Snowy white OPK though, so I think it's just my dodgy post pill cycle! Determined not to test till I'm actually late late thiugh

We were going to hold back re Christmas baby but it should be start to middle of December so decided to go for it. I think we might hold off in April though as I am a January baby and I HATE it!!

I thought about holding off re: Christmas baby but decided what the hell! My dad's a Christmas baby so at least it would be a family thing.

I did jem but then realised when I'm fertile it's hard not to go there, and we get married June '17 so I need to fit it in and have time to lose weight before that date!

My brother had an early scan, just for reassurance but it was like looking at a cashew nut. They even wrote "BABY" on it to avoid confusion.

I'm getting quite excited at the prospect of the next wave of bfps!

I'm cd 8 on cycle 4 over here , trying epo for the first time. Have noticed a bit more cm than usual already, so hoping that continues for isw.

Going to try and follow smep again, which actually starts today - seems a bit crazy at day 8 . But if DH is keen then why not hey.

Is anyone holding back this month to avoid Christmas baby? I've thought about it a bit but it's not putting me off a bfp this month.

I'm exactly the same re temping give me an OPK anyday

Hello cel, enjoy your early isw :)

Sorry about that snow, you have had an awful lot on this cycle, I hope next cycle gives you more time to relax and focus on ttc.

A friend of mine paid for an early scan. I scoffed a bit at the time but actually now I can totally see why you would - and would definitely consider it myself too

Definite Starky Star 🌟 on the way for you Feefs!

Cel we love a good spreadsheet! What does yours involve?? Ovia is such a floozy! She keeps telling me bits of Ivf info!! Fck off Ovia I'm not out yet!!!!