Getting Ready for Baby Challenge -Pt 2

Oh the talk's turning quite naughty on here lol I am also wanting to dtd a lot more now off the pill which is nice 👍🏼

With you on the days getting longer unicorn it will make everything easier! I may even be able to get my arse out of bed earlier to do some exercise!!

DH and I are twice a week dtd couple also however his sex drive is much higher than mine. He was commenting before on how he wished making a baby involved me swallowing 🙄.. Which I just find gross!! Ha!

I'm impressed by all those dtd that many times in a row! Although, my biggest plus of coming off the pill is that I actually want to do it at all now (incredibly effective contraception when it makes you hate dtd!)

Yeah, I ordered a rare steak when it was impossible I was pregnant. Making the most of it!

Mrsc well done with the hike! I need to find the motivation to do that!! And also can't wait for the days to get longer and lighter!

jupiter not gonna lie its been a struggle on my half, I could happily make do with once or twice a week! Regards af/BFP I don't actually know.... Im Due 1st of Feb but that's giving me a very short leutal phase(this is CD 17 of generally 26 and had very strong OPK this morning) , but I know i ovd later than normal this month so maybe having a longer cycle for whatever reason? If no AF by the 2nd I'll test! But yep will need all the good vibes I can get so thanks!! Hoping this late ov isn't a new thing....

DTD every day is so hard. OH was flagging this month so we didn't BD as much as I would have liked. He's at the grand age of 39 😏

MrsC - wow, day 9 - I'm impressed! You're hardcore Good luck lovely, will have everything crossed for you this month. When is AF/BFP due?

Ohhh not too old , not going to let my 34 year old DH get wind of that excuse! I think the alternate day DTD is a good plan but I can't help myself with the OPKs. My last three cycles have been identical so based on that will just got for it every day from 5 days before (including predicted day of ovulation which I usually assume is one day after my peak clearblue reading) and see what happens.

I've read lots of stuff online that two days before ovulation is the most fertile day of all! We missed that one out this month so definitely going to target it this time.

confused your hair is fab, I'm always after that ashy toned hair but apparently I have too much warmth in my natural colour so I'm brassy in a fortnight! Getting mine done this week! Be kind to yourself this week! I am a chocolate addiction but find the dark chocolate will satisfy my cravings and I only need a couple of squares!
jupiter glad you are feeling positive! Good luck with the 5days...im on about day 9of it and not sure how much more I can handle although very strong positive OPK this morning indicates I'll have another day or two! DH is in his element, I'm def the one whose wilting!
Grumpy eek go for it!! I wished I started sooner, October is my ideal month of due date but really should have given myself a few months leeway to work things out!
tigger best of luck this cycle!!
theres I'm really jel of the skiing lessons, would love to do them!
Went for an 8k hike today where we live, it was such a beautiful day here, frosty but sunny and crisp, love this weather! Felt so good be outside, can't wait for the evenings to get longer. Determined to be good this week, back on the nutribullet in the morning, it really does keep one regular!
unicornI'm salivating now at the thought of a steak!

Confused yeah, there's loads I can do. January is just a very busy month, with lots of stress and lots of eating out. I try to make healthier choices at restaurants, but some days you just need steak and chips and deep fried cheese, wine and pudding. I picked a good month to start to ttc!! From next month I will be better with food, and want to start walking more. Counting down the days!

Grumpy I totally understand why you keep testing - I would do the same - you just need to know whats going on! Either your hurtling towards AF or something else going on. Either way at least your hormones are stirring. Glad DH on board too, it is really scary - my DH feels the same.

Confused so exciting that you're going for it too! Proper cycle buddies! Although a pre-cum baby would be quite impressive

Feeling more positive today. Cycle day 1 and feeling refreshed. Will start OPK-ing this time next week for my usual CD13 peak. Asked DH if he can manage 5 days in a row of DTD this time (was joking.. a bit) and he said he'd give it a "bloody good go!" hooray! We're a 1-2 a week couple normally so that's quite a lot for us...

Woop confused! No pre cum baby! ;)

On the weight loss (gain), im not surprised so bit too disappointed. Need this month to be over and to reassess a few things!

Thanks unicorn

In other news, DH has bought a juicer and he's driving me insane with this fruit and veg mountain

Grumpy glad you've talked things through and can enjoy dtd again! Fx for af soon so you can enjoy the process (if possible!). You sound nice and relaxed about it! :)

I've also suddenly panicked about it not happening for a few months.. so we are just going to DTD lots and see what happens. Rather than my initial plan to avoid teyonh until march / April. My ideal conception date would be end of May so if it hasn't happened by April I'm getting the clear blue fertility monitor out to get scientific about it!

I had such an unhealthy day yesterday.. fried potatoes and ice cream were had! And biscuits. Oops. Back on it today.

Boobs still sore and I cracked this morning and tested again! BFN! I know I'm wasting so much money on these.. I do have the cheap ones but still!

CD27 post last pill. No AF. Suspected ov on 10 jan but not using OPKs so who knows. Will POAS again on Wednesday.

On the plus side had a talk with DH about his baby worries. He does really want one and isn't doubting our decision to TTC but he's very scared of the baby stage and all the upheaval .. which is fair enough! And he is back into DTD again yay!!!!

Sorry to hear about BFNS /AF confused Jupiter tigger

My DH said the same Tigger! He's right. Just enjoy it :)

Jupiter and confused it'll be great to have buddies! Confused yup opks used know when I ovulated dtd every day so feel a little disheartened my oh although disappointed is pleased he gets to go for round 2 with another month of lots of dtd!

Ah Unicorn that's annoying but try and drink lots of water as that helps flush any water weight off which can help.

Confused it went well thanks - I can now ski in turns round little cones hahah. Back for another lesson tomorrow. Hopefully after this one we can move up to intermediate! Only two full weeks of work left until we are off to the real thing!

Oh and did say I wouldn't OPK this month but just went and ordered some more clearblue sticks... can't help myself!

Dancing my weight goes up and down across my cycle (up at ovulation, then down, then up again before AF) so mainly just look for a downward trend. I'm refocusing again from tomorrow. Have two weeks of definitely not being pregnant so going to take calories down to 1500 a day. As for not symptom spotting, let me know if you work out how not to!

confused it will be lovely to be cycle buddies again! And with you tigger x

Just had weigh in. Last week was a bad one, and I put on a pound and a half.

Unfortunately, I think the week coming will also be bad, so will need to refocus after that!