July Bus

Are writer and barefoot still around?
Which cycle are you on bertie?
Thanks mimi I've got lots of cramp pains this morning so am going to treat myself to some nice girlie treats like do my nails tonight and watch back to back rom coms

Hi User whatever that number is :o are you going to choose a more memorable name? You'll have to let us know what it is :)

Nothing to report from me. DH asked if I can wait a week to order the opks (ovulation tests) for payday as we've reached our Amazon limit this month. So I hope I catch the right time. I should be cd8 (cycle day 8) today.

Next week I am planning to ask work if I can increase my contracted hours so fingers crossed. It would really help in terms of maternity pay. We are really hoping DH can take the time off actually. I think he'll be a great stay at home dad. But it's whether I can support us while he does that. At the moment on my wage no.

Sorry for mc user ,hope
you get you bfp soon.

Upwards and onwards it is baby,hope your cycles get better after implant is removed.

Good luck scandi,hope your ttc journey is short.

I'm on cd19 and have been peeing a lot .I'm hoping it's a sign. Nothing else to report just bored of the long tww

Hi everyone!

Newbie here!! :)

I had a miscarriage end of March, I'm 27 on June 26!

Hoping to take a test in 5 days.... Fingers crossed for a positive but may need to jump on this bus for July!

Can someone please update me with the terminology he he!

Thank you xx

Well a successful 24 hours for me! My anaesthetic test appears to be clear- no reaction so far and af arrived this morning at cd49!
Get implant out beginning of July yay!
Being I've had such long cycle and two weeks of spotting I suspect the implant is the cause despite being 10 months out of date.
Onwards and upwards

With opks I test at 3:30pm. I don't necessarily hold my wee for 4 hours, I just go after the kids have left. Some people test at 10am and then again at about 4pm but tbh it's difficult enough managing to test at school once a day!

Thanks trying, hope July is a lucky month for all of us xx

Hi Scandi, I thought I'd try TTC like that but nope I went straight into obsessed mode! Just followed your lead and visited access diagnostics wow! Just ordered more OPKs and preg tests for pennies! Also annoyed I paid £20 for my preseed on Amazon when it's only £14 on there! Xx

Tentatively stepping aboard.

TTC #3
Cycle 1, CD9
ETD 13-15 July (cycle varies between 29-31 days)

DH and I decided a few days ago to 'not prevent' this month and see what happens. That plan was going really well until I remembered how much of a POAS addict I was with our first 2 and had a tiny peak at Access Diagnostics... My bumper pack of opk's and Internet cheapies should be there when I get home from work later

Sounds like a plan, Lelly! Best of luck to you and all those in the throes of OPK-ing, mucus-examining, temperature-taking, cervix-seeking and all other more relaxed types of egg-catching fun. Everything crossed for you X

Thanks for both replies, I find OPK'ing so confusing. I guess if I've had negative tests that are only today getting darker I would assume ov is on its way rather than its already happened. I am going to try BD this eve, tommorow and Friday and then keep my fingers crossed for the TWW! Xx

Jumping on the July bus after all! I was down in the dumps last week after another BFN but after a few tears, some wine, copious amounts of chocolate and lots of encouragement from DP I'm ready to get on with it!

Age 27
Ttc #1
Cycle 6, CD2
Etd 15th July

Lelly, you probably are approaching ovulation. Bear in mind that once you get a positive OPK, you'll be ovulating in the next 12-36 hours, so you probably haven't missed ov! As Trying said, if in doubt, get BDing!

I'm afraid I'm not much help as I never got a proper positive with the line ones. I've now gone for a fertility monitor (second hand from eBay) as I prefer the digital result and also it means I can use FMU and not faff about during the day or holding wee. Not cheap though of course. Plenty of people seem to get on ok with the cheapie Opks so can prob offer some tips. My only tip is if in doubt, BD!

I've no idea Lelly, I'm using opks for the first time and am completely confuzzled. Mine are usually negative but then a line develops after 5 mins or so, but as you say not as dark as the control. I really struggle to hold pee for 4 hours though so I'm wondering if I'll miss ovulation completely because of that. Cd 15 and day 3 of EWCM, so I must be going to ovulate soon.....

Sorry me again, got a question on OPKs. Did one 8pm yesterday, negative, no sniff of a second line. Did one this morning and the second line is much darker but not dark enough to be positive. I imagine the positive one will appear later on today or tommorow. Would you say this means I am approaching ov? I'm just worried as haven't bd since Saturday. If the OPKs are getting darker from now that means I haven't missed it yet? Xx

Haven't managed to BD since Saturday and this is supposedly my fertile week, with ovulation happening tommoro. I have been doing 1 OPK a day at around 8pm and They have all been negative one or any fertile CM yet either so iv either missed ov completely or it hasn't happened yet! Xx

On my fourth day of flashy face and still no static😡😡 convinced I'm not ovulating every month now. If I do it is usually not til day 18 of a 28-30 day cycle.

I'm on CD8 so quietly approaching fw soon!

sooz I'm the same as you. Cd5 and FW due to start cd12.
babydances I'd be going crazy by cd49, hope you get sorted and back on track soon
bertie and laura yes I think they're good as a guide but a bit confusing for the first few cycles. I've been putting data in, using opks and temping and even then I'm only 90% sure of when I ov! On cycle 3 now so think I'm getting there with my dates now.

Welcome to newbies!

I'm waiting for fw so I've been quiet but I am lurking! Only about a week to go.

Thanks Bertiebotts I think I may just look at ovia as a rough guide then. I'm not sure if I've actually ovulated today as had a dull crampy/sharp pain in my left side earlier
Think I'll just wait and see if AF shows cos I'm starting to give up trying to track and that's without using opks or temping!

BTW if you want to use OPKs it's recommended to keep taking them every day or twice a day during the approach to your suspected fertile time.

Ovia isn't very accurate anyway. It's okay to give you an idea but it weights certain factors oddly and yes the fertile window will jump around. Its method of rating every day with a fertility score is kind of odd, too, because fertility doesn't work like that, you're either in or out. I'd try and see the "score" as a measure more of "It's 30% likely you are/were fertile on this day". If you want accuracy you're better with fertility friend or Kindara. Ovia is easier to use, though. The others might be better with more months' data to look at but I think Ovia tends to jump around even with consistent data.

Don't worry Laura it only takes one BD to make a baby. Apparently the problem is less "sperm meets egg" and more whether or not the egg will implant.

Hopefully you get it all sorted babydances It all sounds like a right pain!

I don't know if ovia is confusing because it's my first month of using it so it doesn't have past data to keep it accurate-ish?

Either way think I'm out this month as haven't had the chance to dtd as much as we should have

Thanks trying, I think I'm being a bit paranoid as yesterday should of been a BD day but we didn't. I haven't had any fertile CM yet and I did a random OPK test yesterday that was negative so I don't think iv missed it, I'm mainly going by dates I got on an online calculator thingy xxx