TTC - First Time! (2)

Oh and @Jelly- flashing smily means high fertility. Solid smily comes after that and means peak fertility. But who knows as all the CB ones do is detect the surge in hormones, which is no guarantee that Ov will actually occur of course. Also I was reading something last night which said the sperm have to go through some kind of process (capacitation or something) which takes around 10 hours, and so it may be the case that DTD on ov day is not as good as I'd previously thought, as by the time they have finished doing their thing the egg might have gone. Or words to that effect.

Why are our bodies not better designed to get this done!?

Yeah I hope so @Jelly. I'm only on CD10 so I'd be surprised if I've ovulated already anyway. I sometimes wonder if he even wants this kid although he says he does and I do believe him. It's just a PITA.

Tmi alert - I had ewcm yesterday early evening and so my latest theory is that Monday mornings DTD will count, because if there was enough in there yesterday to come out (ewww sorry)then there must have been some there Monday too?!

@Pibbee that sounds so annoying. I don't know how the flashy smiles work but from what I've read sperm can live up to 5 days when inside you so hopefully Monday will count x

Anyway sorry for the 'poor me' post there! @Jelly that fall sounds nasty! How are you doing today?

@Flatwhite I am so jealous your pics look amazing! Yeah sod the opks on holiday, good to give yourself a break from all that madness!

@Twisted so do you think you are ovulating now? 3 times in FW sounds pretty decent to me!

@Misty glad to see you are doing OK in the circa. So are you gonna wait until next AF or you getting back on the horse (so to speak) earlier?

@ttcnovice did you get a solid smily this morning or still flashing? I am avoiding peeing on sticks today as i just do not wanna know as I'll only get riled up again...

@Flatwhite sounds like you're having fun on your honeymoon. It looks lovely! fx you ovulated at the right time and have a honeymoon pregnancy x

@MistyBxx I honestly admire your positivity and strength. Hopefully it won't be too long until you can start TTC again xx

Hello all. I am so annoyed. DP reckons he was too tired to finish DTD this morning, which I am really pissed off about as we agreed last night to wake up early for exactly that (this is a romantic household ). He just doesn't seem to get the fact that there's only a few days a month, and he's telling me to relax and stop pressuring him - which I am not at all this month, but he asked me straight out last night if it's the right time - and whilst my new plan is to not announce when its the good days, I'm not gonna lie to him and say no it's not either. So we had this big stupid argument this morning. Humph.

Anyway, we did DTD on Monday which was a flashing smily day, that one will count won't it? Seeking reassurance here ha.

Why is this all so stressful!? I really think they should be more honest with us at school about all of this rather than just telling us if we so much as look at a willy we will end up up the duff!

@MistyBxx they tell you to wait as it's hard from them to date a pregnancy if you fall before your next period, that is the only reason so no idea why she was being so scary about it!!

@JellyBean89 you poor thing! That sounds awful! I'm now on 2ww. I have a feeling this won't be our month though, as I think I may have ovulated early. Didn't want to do OPKs on honeymoon, but will use them next month if need be. I definitely felt more ovulation signs this month though, the main one being a massively increased sex drive, haha! I've also been drinking, having caffeine etc as I didn't want any restrictions while on honeymoon! As you can see from the photo, our last hotel in Napa is opposite a vineyard!

Misty you are a complete pillar of strength!! I don't know what else to say! Your pregnancy was real, your BFP is proof of that!

Fx you can get back on track ttc asap! xx

Jelly I hope you're not too bruised!!

I have to get cheap OPKs as I just can't help myself but test repeatedly!! Despite this I think I might have missed O as now lines are even fainter plus symptoms suggest O such as right sided pain & an increase in ewcm!!Ovia recalculated based on symptoms but still dtd 3 times in fw even withrevalculation. Not great but it is something!!

Anyone else soon to start tww with me?

Hi Misty glad you're doing okay! You sound so positive about things, you're doing so well with everything you've been through! Hope the cycle after next is the one for you xxx

Jelly your fall sounds awful it's good that you didn't break anything, but I bet you've been really sore! I'd say your OPK sounds like it's still positive, so I'd give it another go tonight if you can manage it... take things easy though Mr Jelly!!

I use the eBay cheap OPK, the ones where you pee in a cup and dip it in. I hate them but at the same time I can't afford to get fancy ones as sometimes I feel the need to pee on them twice a day

Sorry for being awol ladies I had a lot going on at work and home.
@Millie1994 I had the Mirena iud so no bruising as it was inside, did you have the one on your arm?

So I'm in my fertile window. DTD before it started on both Friday and Saturday (ovia said my peak would be today), was planning on doing it everyday but slipped in shower on Sunday night and hit my ear, head and shoulders. Not the bang I was hoping to experience that night LMAO. Luckily nothing broke and no major damage just bruising and pain but it's stopped me from DTD Sunday and yesterday. I did an opk now and the line is as dark as the test line but not as thick. I would usually think it's a positive but I'm not 100% sure as I took one before I fell on Sunday and didn't check the result until hours after when we got back from a&e. The line was as dark and as thick from what I remember, but it had been sitting there for over 5 hours. What do you guys think? After I put the positive result in ovia my fertility score went from 10 to 9.5...should I be worried? I plan on ignoring the pain and just DTD tonight. Told DH he will need to be quick and extra gentle.

Oh and he didn't manage to switch shifts but I am working from home due to the fall so that's ok.

Hey girlies, hope you're all good. Opks are mental 😂 I used the cheapy Poundland ones and the cycle I caught, I never had a positive, it went from snowy white to a squinter around the time I think I ovulated and then went white again lol.
So I went for my final scan today, as expected, my womb is now empty. I'm glad it's all over but sad obviously that there's no trace I was ever pregnant, like did I imagine it? Did I want it so much I made my body fake it?? Such a weird feeling 😳
She's told me I have to wait til after my first period before trying again. She said if I intend on having sex in the meantime I have to use condoms coz under no circumstances can I get pregnant before my next cycle. That scared me a bit. charl do you know why this is chick? I'm not saying I was gonna catch immediately but I'm not waiting ages to have sex lol waited ages as it is 😂xx

Pibbee you pee in a pot with those ones! I use those little white disposable cups you get for parties . Hope you get your static smiley tomorrow!

Twisted they say that sperm can last for up to 5 days so hopefully you'll get your positive tonight or tomorrow! Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼

OK so these Internet cheapie ones - do you have to pee in a pot and dip the sticks in, or can you pee on the stick like the CB ones?

God, the things i ask the Internet....

To add to the fun, I'd forgotten I'd ordered a load of cheap-ass OPKs online! They have been delivered to work this afternoon. Hurrah, more things to pee on!!

Hey @ttcnovice I got the flashing smily again today. So I reckon going on past performance I will have the solid one tomorrow. Which is a couple of days early I think but not outlandishly so. I just wanna know when the solid one is going to be so can attempt DTD accordingly!

TTC testing twice a day. I am starting to see it darken so fx but I'm worrying that all our bank holiday dtd may have been too early to count now. Time will tell I guess.

Twisted I haven't used those ones sorry! How many times a day are you testing? I found when using Tesco's ones (which look very similar to mrsj's) that I only got lines in the evening!

Pibbee so my OPK was a flashing "high" smiley today, but it seems too early yet so I'm just as confused as ever! I might test again tonight and see what it says. How was yours this morning?

I think OPK kits go on the hormone level, I only use cheapies off the internet and have managed to pinpoint 3 peak ovulation times with the help of Ovia... I'm doing it to try and track AF though (not that it worked this month!)
Out of the 3 I got 1 that came up as test line darker within seconds whereas in the days up to it it had not quite gotten there

@ttcnovice I have been pondering the CB sticks now and am thinking it could definitely be possible to miss the first fertile days if it's the case that (apart from my random one!)the first day is meant to be a blank circle. I mean, if someone were to test and their surge had already started, then the test wouldn't know that the surge had started and instead would just read that elevated level of hormones as the baseline and therefore produce a blank circle. Do you see what I mean? But then my instant solid smily would indicate that the test goes by overall levels rather than increase. Oh I dunno. Either way I have gone from blank circle to flashing smily which is heading in the right direction at least! Hopefully you'll get the flashing smily in a day or two....

@MrsJ thanks for that. I have ordered some of the ones with the lines for my next cycle (assuming I will need them!), they were meant to be here in time for this cycle but Amazon messed up!

Urge I can't believe it's back to work tomorrow! All weekends should be four days long....

Thanks MrsJ that's helpful to see.

I did another opk just now & the line is building although not positive but at least that matches with Ovia a little as I'm midway through fertile week. Panicked to soon at the stark white I think & using a brand I've never used before makes me anxious (silly I know)

I hope you're well & glowing with pregnancy. xx