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First cycle trying SMEP - Anyone else?

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Each2TheirOwn · 18/08/2019 16:26

I'm currently on CD8 so am going to attempt the SMEP plan this month.

I've been referred to the fertility clinic but would love to conceive naturally before my appointment comes through so this seems like our best chance!

Is anyone else currently doing this or planning to? Would be good to have a SMEP buddy.

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Each2TheirOwn · 25/08/2019 08:42

Morning ladies,

@flossy12 I hope you get your peak OPK today 🤞🏼 such an exciting point in the cycle 😀 Twice in one day is good going 👍🏼 hope your DH is ready for the next 3 days 😂

@BeingATwatItsABingThing if in doubt, keeping putting out 😂 I plan to DTD every other day right up until AF is due if I don't get a clear peak on my OPKs, just to make sure I don't miss it after all this effort lol. We had to skip last night as DH ate his body weight in BBQ food and made himself feel ill 🙈 so it's looking like the next 4 days are going to be busy for us - I refuse to miss a day so will just to make up for it tonight lol x

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BeingATwatItsABingThing · 24/08/2019 19:03

TTC does crazy stuff to our brains! I jump between literally jumping on DH and telling him to do whatever he wants, just don’t wake me up.

flossy12 · 24/08/2019 18:08

Haha!! 😂 I got to the point if 'I'm sure there's plenty of people out there that wouldn't moan about having sex with me' 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ I did apologise after that 😂

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 24/08/2019 17:44

“I didn’t realise having sex with your DW was such a chore!” Words I never thought I’d say. 😂

flossy12 · 24/08/2019 17:38

Haha yes that's true! AOH has no problem getting his end away every week as a teen 😅 and even since we have been together he's never had a problem so I've just told him to enjoy all the BDing and not think of it as 'making a baby' but just the 'Wahhoo endless sex with my GF' 😂🙏🏼

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 24/08/2019 17:34

I wouldn’t say they were equal! 😂 Please complete this task that you have been striving to achieve regularly since early teens.

flossy12 · 24/08/2019 17:32

Exactly we both have an equal share of pressure, it's just that theirs lasts about 30 minutes and ours is 9 months 😅

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 24/08/2019 17:24

Yeah I get the pressure too. It’s all on them to ‘complete’ the deed and we don’t have that as much. That’s completely overshadowed by the pressure we put on ourselves for implantation and successful pregnancy.

flossy12 · 24/08/2019 17:18

@BeingATwatItsABingThing I can understand that it must seem a chore but it's just as much a chore for us as it is them 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ and after all if it works it's ya that deal with the changes over the coming 9 months not them!! (Rant over)

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 24/08/2019 16:55

I think DH was going to kick off last night but refrained. He’s very relieved it’s his ‘night off’ though.

flossy12 · 24/08/2019 16:32

@BeingATwatItsABingThing haha I know! First time in a long time that it's happened twice in 1 day 😅 well yesterday we had a small tiff as OH said I was pressuring him by doing SMEP, but today he's totally changed his mind clearly 😂😂😂

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 24/08/2019 16:20

flossy12

Twice in one day?!? Shock My DH tried to persuade me that our second day in a row would actually be our 4th because, when we were DTD every other day, we did it the day before my OPK+. I’ve never needed to persuade him before. Poor man is tired. Grin

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 24/08/2019 16:17

Each2TheirOwn

My body is confusing me. AF was two days early last month but I think you’re right that it might be late.

Today is our rest day from SMEP and then one more try tomorrow. 🤞 I’m not sure whether to just keep trying every other day though. I’m starting to get desperate.

I’m going to do my best not to test until the 1st though but I have no self control. That’ll be CD30 if no AF.

flossy12 · 24/08/2019 15:35

@Each2TheirOwn swimmers escaping 😂😭👏🏼 aha that got me 😂

I'm CD17 today and this was OPK result at half 1 today!! Still classed as negative but I'd say only a few hours off a positive! 😆😆

DTD On the 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th , 20th and twice today already 😆👏🏼 OH seems to be on the ball today! He must be feeling determined 😂😅👏🏼

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Each2TheirOwn · 24/08/2019 12:20

@BeingATwatItsABingThing if you had your surge CD19 then you most likely ovulated CD20/21. If AF is due 1st Sept that's a pretty short LP. AF might appear a couple of days later than you expect.

I'm now CD14 and gearing up for the 3 day straight BDing. Still getting low OPKs though 😒 expecting my high/peak beginning of the week 🤞🏼

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BeingATwatItsABingThing · 23/08/2019 10:16

CD21. AF is due on the 1st. My apps have been pretty accurate so far in terms of dates. Don’t know when to start testing as I had my LH surge on CD19.

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Each2TheirOwn · 23/08/2019 08:47

@Positivity2019 Thank you and good luck for next week 🤞🏼 only a week to go ❤️

Well I'm now CD13 and it's the first day of my fertile window 😀 DTD CD9, 10 & 12 and had EWCM over the past 2 days (well it's either that or some swimmers escaping 🙈) so I'm feeling positive!

How is everyone else doing? x

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Positivity2019 · 22/08/2019 21:18

@Each2TheirOwn I’ll always recommend slipping in a wee quickie, it is fun as well as productive after all 😂 Glad to hear you’ve decided on a solid plan though and I wish you luck for this month!

I also wish everyone else in the thread luck for the month. I’ll be testing on fri 30th Aug if AF hasn’t arrived. It’s really dragging already but no symptoms as of yet though it’s early days for sure. As always trying to stay positive.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 21/08/2019 20:34

I always have a line too on my OPKs. A positive for me is just incredibly dark whereas normally it’s noticeably lighter than the control line. I’ve never had a positive this late in my cycle though. Part of me thinks that maybe we’ve been doing it wrong and stopping too early. I’d lose momentum throughout the month but I’m a teacher so am on holiday at the minute. Got a bit more energy.

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Each2TheirOwn · 21/08/2019 16:36

@BeingATwatItsABingThing Welcome aboard! Sounds like you are in for a good shot this month 🤞🏼 wish I was as far on in my cycle as you are! Sorry for your earlier loss.

@Positivity2019 This is only my second month using the OPK strips. I always have some sort of line (prob because of my PCOS) but only ever had a positive on 2 days last month so not sure whether to trust them or not 🙈 I appreciate your advice about slipping a quickly in later 😂 better safe than sorry!

@Makingawish that's really interesting about the strips v digital! I don't want to spend fortunes on the digitals as I know they aren't reliable for me so will just stick to DTD every second day (and everyday I notice EWCM) in the hope that that's enough 🤞🏼 it's going to be a loooooong month x

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Makingawish · 21/08/2019 16:25

@Each2TheirOwn when I was using the strip OPK's I would get my peak at CD13/14 but when it did it using the CB digital OPK I got my peak on CD11 and that is the month I got my BFP so my trust in the strips is getting less and less tbh especially if you're wanting to follow SMEP as it is very precise x

Positivity2019 · 21/08/2019 16:06

@Each2TheirOwn do you normally find the OPK strips reliable? If so then the negative result is likely true so have your night off. Maybe see how you guys feel later tonight and slip in a wee DTD as a precaution. Gosh I feel like I’ve not even really given you any advice at all 🙈. I don’t use OPK so I’m not sure how accurate they usually are. You are right though, you don’t want to be all tired out when it’s actual O day.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 21/08/2019 16:03

Also meant to add that we’ve been TTC DC2 since December with an EMC in cycle 1.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 21/08/2019 16:02

Can I join? I didn’t start the month doing SMEP as I had never heard of it but am switching to it. DH and I have been DTD every other day all month so far. I’m on CD19 and got a positive OPK today. We DTD last night so it’s going to be four days on the trot for DH. He’s rising to the challenge though. Wink

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Each2TheirOwn · 21/08/2019 14:42

Hi All,

How are things going for you guys so far? I'm a bit confused 🤔

I'm now on CD11, DTD CD9 & 10 so was going to have a night off tonight, however, I've just had quite a bit of EWCM. Last month I had EWCM CD16 & 17 and got my peak OPK CD18 so I'm assuming I OV'd CD19 (average cycle 32 days).

I did an OPK strip today and although there is a line, it definitely isn't positive. Don't know whether we should DTD again tonight or pace ourselves as we could potentially have a while to go still. What do you think?

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