July bus - jump aboard!

I'm still getting used to not using protection anymore, it's still a real novelty for us without condoms! Although a lot messier afterwards 😂.

Only on cycle 2 though, so hoping it won't take so long that the fun wears off...

I'm also attempting the hip tilting for at least 15 mins or so after, with a tissue down there to reduce leakage!

Welcome back motherofboy hope you had nice holiday. Don't worry, lots of my friends drink a lot and eat badly and still got pregnant, so fingers crossed for us all I'm drinking a glass of wine and eating crisps right now

Hi all, sorry haven't posted in ages! Not read back yet...

Last day of holiday today and CD8. Been surprisingly relaxed so far. Cycle 5 this is. Haven't checked cervix or cm yet which bit unheard of for me! Am still temping. Will start opk at the weekend. Really hoping this is our month but have drank quite a lot on holiday this week and eaten terribly so don't think that will have helped the eggs!

Anyhow hope you are all doing ok, looking forward to all the July bfps!

That's good mrsjones yes definitely a step in the right direction. And every tip is welcome, can't do any harm 😘

@withcheeseplease yeah I thought it was an old wives tale too. She was an older lady so maybe that's why. I'm going to try it and see what happens i suppose it can't do any harm. I feel surprisingly ok about the chemical. I guess it's a sign things are moving in the right direction just need to old onto the little blighter now! Haha

misswitch I always wonder about that too, and I try to lie still as long as possible, and not use the toilet 😫 It's mad to think though when we were younger, the fear you'd have of accidently getting pregnant, and people would say once it's in there, there's no way of getting it out- no shower or toilet activity is going to change anything.

MrsJones sorry to hear about your chemical pregnancy. It's interesting that a nurse recommended that, I always thought it was an old wife's take too. In saying that, it makes sense to let them swim with gravity.

Mamasbook hope you get sorted tonight. It can be very frustrating if it doesn't go to plan on a particular day.

misswitch great tip. I shall try this tonight. I usually grab a towel and lie there and hope some sort of egg meets sperm magic is happening

Thanks MiniMummy576 and Mrsjones17 it's one of those questions I never felt comfortable asking my doctor. I remember lying with my legs in the air when ttc Dc1 & 2 but don't know if it made a difference or if I'd have conceived anyway. Just realised earlier that I'd got into the habit of cleaning up immediately afterwards and thought maybe this would be a hindrance.

@misswitch I was at the nurse about another chemical pregnancy on Monday and during the appointment she said to lay on back for 30 mins with hips on a slight incline...probably an old wives tale but every little helps! Even better cos DH fusses round to go and get me a drink haha! After just clean up as normal. I've found if I don't go to loo after and clean up properly it can lead to not very nice uti!! Not what you need!

misswitch I read somewhere, whilst we were ttc'ing with DS so I can't remember where, that tilting your pelvis (or hanging upside down if you feel so inclined) for about 5 minutes post deed helps to 'deposit' the sperm where it needs to go, so they're swimming with gravity rather than against it iyswim
It could just be an old wives' tale (shrugs) but it couldn't hurt to give it a go.

I have a question that's possibly tmi- do you wipe/go to the loo straight after dtd or is that a bad idea? I'm thinking that logically the good stuff is still going to be deposited inside but is it better to try and keep everything in rather than wipe afterwards? I usually get DH to sort me out afterwards so I can go straight to sleep but don't like lying in a wet patch

Hello lolly!

mrsjones I got quite irritable with him this morning and said he has messed up the fw oops
Ttc has made me a little neurotic. I apologised later

@mammasbooksbabynumber2 I get a bit antsy if we miss a day but my DH can't go every day he reckons he needs to replenish the stocks haha!

Morning Ladies, Jumped over from the June board but haven't really said much. I had an early show of AF last cycle so I'm not really sure where I stand with my cycle length or LP.

But either way, today is CD10 and the plan is to dtd everyday from now for the next week. we've only managed once on CD8 so far.

TTC #2, Cycle 3, CD 10

I think I'm due my smiley ovulation face on Saturday so dtd with a vengeance has now commenced... that's one way to lose weight in this heat!

Good luck to everyone else :)

Dp didn't come home till late so we didn't dtd yesterday tomorrow I ovulate according to Ovia so we must dtd today and tomorrow or I may have a meltdown. Don't want to have another disappointing month does anyone else panic if they miss a day during fw?

Oh my goodness.. i lol'd too 'patting me on the bottom like a ketchup bottle' 😂

My opk is getting rather positive but no quite yet hopefully tomorrow on cd12.

@minimummy I've just laughed out loud at the 'ketchup' story!!!

mamabooks He's very involved in the process so he wants to know when my FW is so he's just as enthusiastic!
withcheese He made the suggestion - I'm just happy to oblige! Usually it's me doing the pestering
ladydolly That's a great story. DH is convinced that it was his 'patting me on the bottom like a ketchup bottle' whilst I was, erm, 'using gravity post deed' that helped us conceive DS 😂

Hi Everyone! First time posting

TTC#1
Age 28
Cycle 3
CD 18

AF/BFP Due 4 July (Fingers crossed)

Jumping on the bus! Let's see if I remember how to do this...

Stats:
Pulpi, 35, ttc #2, ds 10.5 months and still bf, cycle who the heck knows as I've not had af since October 2015.

I know my chances are slim/none that we'll fall pregnant before af returns (it took 11 cycles to fall pregnant with ds), but maybe I get lucky while getting lucky!

My DH works alternate weeks nights and day shift. I have been known to wake him up at 5.30am to dtd before I have to leave for work at 6.30! If we missed it the night
before! 😂

Yay! I love that story ladydolly, and even better that was the night it worked. Roll on grumpy sex tomorrow night 😂😏

minimummy 😂😂 that's brilliant. Yeah sometimes they don't know what hit them when we suddenly want it everyday -although it can backfire when DH wonders why it's suddenly not continuing into the rest of the month! 😂
There's a chance DH might be able to come home tomorrow from being away with work- which will be day 17, and still in with a chance. Is it unreasonable to assume that after working all day, then getting a flight, driving home from the airport, and getting home around midnight that he might be up for one more go? 😂😂