Anyone CD1 or early cycle buddies?

Thanks for the replies re OPKs. I ended up buying some clear blue digitalis despite the hefty price tag and have had negatives yesterday and today, CD13 and 14. Just cracking on with DTD every other day, trying not to worry but easier said than done as I'm such a worrier! I just really want it to happen this week before he goes away again.

So, I have the Ovia app.... it's good as far as I can tell, however if there's a 2week window, is it either side of your magical 5 fertile days, or...?? Xx

Hi Anna - cd11 today and just poas of my opk and got a blank circle - not ovulating yet! I detached the strip and could see a faint line so should be within the next few days. Oh wanted to dtd last night and I put him off saying I felt too tired and slightly unwell so he wants to do it tonight ... I'm gonna put him off again and suggest he does some diy just to keep the sperm fresh :))) I'm not dtd until I see that smiley face :))) I'll be bankrupt if I have to buy too many more of these digital opks ... :))))
Good luck ladies ... another few days and we'll be in the dreaded 2ww xxxxxxxx

Hmy - yes I've read too much water affects opks ... best to use first urine of the day and test around the same time for best results. If you don't see a positive within the cycle, then test twice a day the following cycle but leave it 3-4 hours after your last wee and lay off the water... easier said than done that :))

Can drinking a lot of water affect OPKs btw? I had about 1.5l this morning (hangover).

I'm on CD12 now, DTD CD8, CD10 and today. Negative OPK today. Plan to DTD CD14, CD16, CD17, CD18 and then a couple of times the following week. Sounds so clinical but husband goes away for work for 5 days after CD18 😡

cheers Hun - my oh can't do that much dtd so I've asked him to sort himself out every other day to keep it fresh :)))) went down easier than asking him to do any house work lol xxxxxxxx

Thanks Anna :)) appreciate your feedback. I think your right .... just want to get to the fw now and dtd as much as possible. Least oh is rested so hopefully will manage to get a couple of times in this cycle ... just got to hold back until I get that smiley face .... fx it will be our month xxxxxxx
I'm praying for all the ladies on here ... never hated af as much as I have these last few months xxxxx

Hi Phase - if your dh is up for it I'd get and dtd as much as poss :))) I love dtd fw or not but my oh works a lot, and consequently he gets really tired so we don't dtd half as much as I would like! I'm cd 8 today and last cycle I got positive opk on cd 15 (we dtd on cd 13 ) and clearly that was too early. I did think that you ov around the same time each month but having done some research via our friend google have since learnt this is not the case... I suppose the opk companies would go bust if this was the case lol 😂 anyway - I thought my cycles were 29 days but last month was 28 and I had a perfect period (no pain, cranberry colour blood and more blood than normal which is good because I was having light periods which doesn't seem right) anyway I'm thinking I'll ov on cd 14 so I'm going to start poas on cd 11 I think .... fingers crossed I can time the tackle right this month... I'm getting impatient because my oh is so casual and wants to wait til may until we properly start trying as he wants to go on a mega nice holiday and clearly I want to be pregnant more than anything else in the world .... I'm gonna be 38 in a few weeks and I'm tTC #1 .... I'm sure you can understand my frustration:)))). I've got lots of opks so maybe I'll test a bit earlier but that said I don't want to waste them. Any thoughts ladies on whether I should test earlier than cd 11? Xxxxx

Haha Hippy I hear you
Not long until ov!! Yaye. Just timing of.dtd gets all awkward as we know. I'm testing early as I think I ov early. I'm still waiting for my Amazon cheapies to arrive!!! Oh well I'll just have to Dtd anyway

Good luck Anna xxxx

Bring on fertile week ladies ... not long to go before we can start poas of the opks ... bought another 10 clear blue digi's today ... the price is tear jerking ... let's hope I don't have to buy too may more !!! Xxxx

Hoping for a clear run for your holiday!! Have fingers crossed that AF is stopping today. Bring on the PMA and positive thoughts for everyone x

I'm on CD1 as AF arrived early as an early Christmas present!?! On the bright side I'm going on holiday on the 29th so hopefully will be done then!

Merry Xmas ladies xxx roll on 2017 and lots of bfp's xxxxxxxx

Loving your pma Anna xxx

awwww Stepmum try not to let it worry you, it's not a race, your time will come I'm sure. It's just more noticeable when you're actively TTC. xxxxxx

Thankyou very much ladies one other question - is it just me, or is everyone around now announcing pregnancies and babies etc, which is making TTC slightly more challenging??