TTC first baby! Continued...

@ttcat32 ah I've not used those before so completely ignore what I said. Understand what you mean about wanting to feel in control of it all, hope you get your positive soon

@ttcat32 haha I know that feeling! 😂 My poor hubby threatened his would fall off after we did SMEP this month! 🤣

Planning on testing tomorrow if AF still doesn't show....praying for a bfp 🤞🏻

@sunshine1987 thanks, I think the instructions were saying mid cycle for longer ones like mine so could start around cd17. I'm not sure if it tracks the way the advanced one does, it's maybe more of a yes or no. Although I could be completely wrong and literally peeing my money away 🤷‍♀️ To be honest I think I'm just trying anything to feel like I have some control/ idea of what's going on because the cycles are so unpredictable☹️

At this rate you lot will have 5 year olds and I'll still be here waiting to ov! 😂😂

@cupcakesandglitter I'm nothing if not persistent 😂 although not exactly sure I can keep up this rate.

@MrsM2017 it's the digital ones but not the advanced, didn't realise when I picked them up but basically they give you an o for negative or a 😊 for positive no flashing ones.

I hope for poor seabiscuit sake you are right, I think he is sick of DTD! At the risk of putting him off for life I have been trying to give him every third night off 😂

Are you going to test again tomorrow? 🤞🤞🤞x

@sunshine1987 I agree! Mind you, sex usually makes me feel loads better 😂

@ValidUser I've drank this month, but before ovulation I think. TBH since it's become a reality that we can start TTC, ive gone off alcohol. Same with cigarettes - I was a regular smoker but I woke up one day and went cold turkey, not looked back since.

I wouldn't put pressure on yourself not to drink, get that glass of wine if you want it 

Omg @ttcat32 I think you've definitely covered all bases 😂😂 best of luck 💕 xx

@ttcat32 with the clear blue digital I think you need to start using them at the beginning of your cycle so they can work out a base point to mark against. If you're using them mid cycle (apologies if you aren't) they may not work properly as they won't be able to read the rise properly. Sorry if that's not what you're using but just incase as they are damn expensive! Sounds like you've done it enough times to cover all bases though, you must be knackered lol

@ValidUser I have been having a few glasses of wine over the weekend and nothing during the week. I feel like soon enough we won't have a choice so enjoy it while we can. 😊

Is it the clear blue digital ovulation tests @ttcat32? As I found these take a little while to get used to your cycle anyway? I had days of negative before almost 9 days of a flashing smiley before the static and then another cycle it jumped straight from negative to positive with no flashing smiley at all?! That being said they do seem to pin point ovulation pretty accurately (for me anyhow) and I used them alongside cheapy opks and my Flo app to double check.

Pretty sure you've covered all bases with that baby dancing record though 😉😂 fingers crossed for your bfp this month!

Morning Ladies!

Hope everyone is having a good Monday

my obsession with trying to work out if i have OV'd or not has reached a new level. After those almost positive OPKs last week I got the CB ones and have been doing them every morning, all negative so far. On one hand i might have ov'd last week ( prob 15/16th so CD 21/22) on the other my cycles recently have been so long that i might not have even ov'd yet and still have another week to go! :( I don't know which so have decided to think positive and just go with last week so today will be 4dpo.

I dtd CD 8,11,13,15,16,18,20,21,23,24 so far so i'm hoping there would be plenty of little swimmers floating around. As a back up i'm going to keep going with the ov tests every morning and dtd in case this is another really long cycle but will maybe test the 28th at 12 DPO. ???

now that i've typed this out i realise that i am a lunatic but i'm still going to share, lets face it, i've said worse on this lol!

hope everyone doing ok ?

love to all! x

@ValidUser I have previously and gone with the "drink til it's pink" as I think it would add more stress not to if I was going out somewhere. But I definitely drink less than I would normally and wondering this month whether to give myself a complete caffeine/alcohol break. I'm currently 2DPO

Do you ladies drink during the 2ww? I had a few at 1dpo because even if I did conceive, before implantation I wouldn't have shared any blood supply.

Since then I haven't. Don't plan on changing it, but wondering what others do?

@cupcakesandglitter I had a stinking cold this week too, so gross when you're trying to be all sexy lol

@gjchapman good luck! 😂 look after your noonie too 😂

I'm coming down with something I think, nose is bloody horrid today. Managed to DTD with DH last night.... it's ruined me 😂 I don't have any energy today at all.

How is everyone? Xx

Right next cycle! Fingers crossed! I've got a bit behind with all the posts. Congratulations to everyone that I've not said it to! I'm going all out this month on being a sex pest to the DH!

Aww thank you @sunshine1987 😘 keeping everything crossed x

@MrsM2017 I've got a good feeling about you this month, I'm not sure why but I just do lol

I might be joining you with a gin @ValidUser! 😁

Cd 29 for me, which is 15dpo and makes me officially 1 day late. Still no bfp though and no AF. Strangely no usual AF symptoms either really, just the achy, crampy twinges I've been getting since 9/10dpo...... At this point I'd just like to know one way or another?!

@ValidUser I'm probably gonna join you on the gin front!

Miscalculated a little. Today is CD 27 so AF due tomorrow (mistakenly equated last cycle day as day AF is due).

Negative test again. At least I plan to have gin once AF comes!

@FlapJackered yes!! We'll be neighbours 😀😀

Cool! Where? Dov’e? @flapjackered!

@sunshine1987 I'm with you 😂😂😂

@sunshine1987 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 give it a couple of days, let her rest and I'm sure she won't be angry anymore!