Thread 21 TTC #1 - The one where all our cycles went haywire but we DID NOT GIVE UP

Awww MrsG were staying right by Trevvi so defo want to see it at night. We have a pretty good camera (and we vlog too) so I'll make it my mission to get a good pic!! X

Loving Skips stats & Alexia's knowledge.

Ah that's so sweet Mouse FX it works. Hope you have a fab time in Rome.

Oooh Mouse if you can get to the Trevi late on an evening after food/drinks say 10-11pm ish, if you go to the front and take photos in front of the fountain then there'll probably be a guy or a few people who offer to take photos of you for tips. We never felt that comfortable asking someone else to take photos of the two of us but we took advantage of it on our last night. The guy had a polaroid camera and was trying to sell photos for 5 euro but we just gave him a few euros for taking photos on DH's phone. We have a lovely photo of us kissing in front of the fountain, its so pretty at night!

Skip those facts are fab!! Although I don't fancy being the half person!!

Gotta pack for Rome tonight. Gonna make a wish for us all in the fountain!! X

Mouse - that is a thing of beauty! I hope youre all stocked up on OPKs. I hope it gets darker for you.

Skip - I liked that little statistical round-up . Even though I'm well over a year now - ah well, I'm a rare statistic!

Alexia - I know you probably copied that from Google somewhere but you are such a wealth of knowledge. What are we going to do when you graduate fully?

Ok I'm cycle #16, I just checked. But just realised, I didn't have an exploding cyst this cycle. PMA - wahoo!

capacitation is my new fave word

Mouse that's looking great!! Definitely get LSFX!

Appreciate that FXSkip thanks :) Do we have a spreadsheet to view? And that's right, O-2 and O-1 have the best odds because...

"Freshly ejaculated sperm are not able to fertilize a woman’s egg. It takes time for a process known as capacitation to occur. Capacitation is a series of changes that sperm go through once they are inside a woman’s reproductive tract that make sperm more mobile and allow them to penetrate the egg. It can take up to 12 hours for a man’s sperm to complete the capacitation process and be able to fertilize a woman’s egg. This is why the five days before ovulation are so important. Once ovulation takes place, sperm have a very brief window of time to fertilize the egg. Having mature sperm (sperm that have gone through the capacitation process already) ready for the waiting egg is the key to successful conception."

Is say you're definitely on your way and good news re ewcm. Lucky thing! Get LSFX!

Afternoon ladies. Alexia that is one purdy line!!

OPK experts. I think I got my first ever faint line. I'm also having EWCM!! Had 1 glob last wee last night and some more again today. Could I possibly be actually gearing up to ovulate????!!!!! No second line at all yesterday. CD11 today.

Aw thanks Star You're all so lovely!

Jam I have faith it will happen for you! Keep going girl I'm due July 31st.

Thanks Fishy good to see you! How are you doing?

Skipper it's tricky. I kept preseed just for fertile week (only used once this cycle). DH would usually help me get the stuff in the applicator while we were lying in bed together and then he'd watch porn while I faffed around trying to get it in. There wasn't much 'sexy' in our bedroom just weird 'we want a baby' sex. Other times I just used Conceive+ on the outside (tried to push as much inside) when it was more spontaneous sex.

I've bought some preseed but didn't use it this cycle. It feels awkward stopping everything to squeeze it inside. It says you can apply half hour before BD but I'm always worried OH won't be in the mood and I'll waste it.

Anyone care to share how to make the application less obvious and more sexy?

Congratulations Alexia!!!

Hurrah alexia!!! Fx for a sticky little bean. Does this have you due in July? So exciting!!! Gives me hope!!

Thanks for sorting list fxskip I think grads per thread is fine? My next test date will be 10 December

Thanks for monitoring the stats Skip

Best of luck for your scan tomorrow Kwick

Yayyy Alexia was just wondering if you'd tested & if all was ok. So pleased to see that test picture!

Thank you! :)

Lol I know Mrs. I do have CHs now so it was just taking a while, plus clomid played with my temps I think.

That's a definite BFP Alexia, congrats!! So exciting :)

Eeek huge congrats Alexia what amazing news! And you thought you didn't ovulate, how strange. Goes to show that not even temping can fully confirm things sometimes.

Oops sorry Skip I'm 25.

Thanks for all the congrats :) Here's the frer. I'm still really anxious because I'm spotting but the sickness is a good sign!

Haha at the waterslide Kav I also used a full applicator the first time and DH was slipping all over the place lol. Music I'd recommend using the applicator to get it up there to help the sperm, but half the recommended amount is plenty!

Star I've got everything crossed for you.

FXSKIP I'm 25. Excited to see the spreadsheet!

Mrs it's probably just restlessness causing the fluctuations. I wouldn't worry too much, it should settle down.

Mouse & Music yes I have a VIP membership. The extra data is selected from 'Specifics' (I don't know if non-VIP accts have this?). It's located on the 'Data' page below 'Tests & Devices'. I also used the 'Customize Data Entry Form' to tailor my specifics. If you don't have a VIP account you should be able to get a 1 month free trial to test it out. I then bought a 90 day membership. When that ended and I looked to renew, the 1 Year membership was discounted to £19 so I snapped that up!

Kwick that sounds stressful. Wishing you luck for tomorrow

Good luck to those trying SMEP. Even if you don't hit the plan perfectly you'll hopefully still be having more than enough sex! Remember, try not to let your partners go more than 4 days without sex/ejaculation, it keeps sperm supply good.

Thanks fxskip! I'm not trying yet hence why no cycle number. I'm CD15 today and AF due 1st Dec - hoping it's my last AF! when we start in Jan it will be officially cycle 3 I guess? (Cp cycle 2 in February)

😂😂😂 waterslide! Hahaha kav that's made my day

Forgot to add I use the applicator music! I think the point of preseed is it helps the semen travel more easily, no? So getting preseed right up there before you have sex helps them on their way through the cervical hunger games.

Morning ladies.

I am trying to follow SMEP but consecutive days may well be too much for DH. We didn't manage to DTD every other day since CD10 either, as he was away with work.

Ah well. It'll happen soon I hope!