June Bus anyone?!

Laura that sucks lots of hugs, chocolate and hot water bottles come your way

And I seriously need to watch the great sperm race. Sounds hilarious.

waves at October hi! I'm hoping to get going soon but the doc who took it out had the shakiest hands like scary shaky and he's had to cut more than expected so I think I'm going to be whimpering and feeling sorry for myself... I'll keep fingers crossed for my fellow sticky veteran =D

I couldn't find it in YouTube when I looked!

Oo-er, I'm not keen on the suggested titles related to that on Dailymotion! I think I will stick to youtube.

The sperm race programme sounds awesome. I suggested it to DH but he is not nearly as keen as I am. So I will watch it myself with some junk food for my dinner

October don't worry, the every other day recommendation is for those with low sperm count, if your DH has normal sperm count it's okay to do it every day.

Dropping back in after a few days away from the internet.

BusyNothings I'm in my first cycle since having my implant out at the end of April fingers crossed for us! We didn't properly ttc in May but on it this month.

Using boots OPK everyday, got dark lines on friday and saturday, which have started to fade now but still fairly strong?

So on DPO 3/4 now I guess?
Really anxious to test! Not had a period since implant has come out so have had to use OPK to see where I am in my cycle.

A little worried we've reduced our chances as we've dtd everyday for the last two weeks, so would sperm quality be severely affected?

In case anyone is morbidly curious: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1cdwzvthe-great-sperm-racee_tv

I'm jumping on this bus having been on the May bus and still nothing has happened!!

Lucy
24
TTC #1
Cycle 1
CD45 (long story...)

Coil came out 15/04, AF 17/04-22/04. +ve OPK on CD13/14, no AF afterwards and BFN. OPKed on CD35/36/37 due to dull right sided pain and turned +ve for CD36/37. Back to -ve now so I'm 8dpo. Currently sitting on my hands trying not to test early (haven't bought more tests deliberately!!)

So hi all!! My ETD is 11th June if AF doesn't show!! Trying to give myself a long time to be late to maximise chances of a positive!!

Someone on the May bus suggested the programme, and it was honestly hilarious. The Great Sperm Race. Basically outlines the sperm journey by recreating it with humans dressed in white. 2.5billion start and less than 10 make it to the tubes. Eye opening to say the least!

I think the witch may be on her way I've had cramping and a dull backache all day. Also back to that 'wet' feeling. It's ridiculous how many times I've had to go check if she's here!

The stick is out! The stick is out people. And by stick I of course mean implant. Argh!

Hi Mbire I use the boots ones too!
I also have never had anything but a line which is much, much paler than control line. I read that those faint lines are just a small amount of LH which aparently is always present throughout cycle, just some people have slightly more than others aparently and always get a faint line.
I've read on other threads/ sites that it doesn't mean ovulation is getting closer, you're aparently not supposed to get a line that gets gradually darker.
I'm pretty confused to be fair! But I've been reassured by others that when there is a LH surge, the line will be as dark as control line!!

Ladies, does anyone use the boots ovulation tests?
I'm very confused as to what's what! Have never had anything but a line that is fainter than the original line. Does this mean it is not detecting the LH surge? So confusing!

Wow! I had no idea it was such a long process! Makes me feel a bit silly, as I have to confess to yesterday lying on the bathroom floor with my legs up against the bath after dtd so they could be on their journey a bit easier!

*if they swim why do sperm not move when you get it somewhere else?"

This is the funniest thing I have ever heard

That's cheered me right up!!!!

And thanks for the insight into your loose sperm sex life

I'm convinced I got pregnant with my dd after I ovulated so it is possible. I used to get mid month spotting which I assumed was ovulation. I had that on a Thursday and Friday and the only time we dtd was the Saturday evening. The first day without protection and I assumed it wasn't going to happen . I didn't know about mucus or anything then so I just went by dates and the bleeding.

Whaat? How funny. I was literally just wondering the other day how long it takes sperm to swim up the tubes. Is that a programme?

Also made me wonder, if they swim, why does sperm not move when you, um, get it somewhere else? Which made me wonder if it does but just so slowly you don't notice. And of course they die when exposed to air so perhaps they die before they get far enough to see anything.

8 hours?

Bloody hell! The little Spermies must be exhausted by the time they get there

Writer, I think an egg can survive for up to 24 hours, but chances of conceiving from DTD once you have already ovulated are slim. It takes something like 8 hours for sperm to get to the Fallopian tubes if that great sperm race program is to be believed (thanks to whoever suggested that hilarious special a few weeks ago!). But you count from the day you actually ovulate in terms of testing.

I thought ovulation was on Day 4 of the fertile week and then conception can still occur on day 5?

Who knows

A woman I know was tracking her temperatures and using OPKs at the same time and found her body didn't actually ovulate until 48 hours after her positive OPK

Thank you x

Ovulation happens on one day at the END of your fertile period.

Ovulation. My app shows a fertile period of 5 days

The last day of what?

Quick question, Do you count the first day of ovulation from when to test from or the last day IYSWIM?

That's lovely :) I love things like that.