Anyone doing the sperm meets egg plan this month?

Hope this is a good thread to post this question on:

My cycles are about 25/26 days, but I get a positive opk on day 10.

Could I be getting ready to ovulate then not, then ovulating a bit later?

I use Clearblue opk so once it detects LH I cant do another. I thinking it might be worth doing more opks to track the surge.

Any ideas wise ladies? Xxx

I'm CD 10 but not doing smep this month. Due to ovulate in the next 2 days.

Hi @MummyT13 are you still doing SMEP this month? The bean seems to be ok at the moment thanks. Still early days so feeling cautious. How are you doing? X

Hey guys, how is everyone doing? X

Thanks so much guys. I hope I'll be saying the same to you all soon.

@2020wish, I am not an expert in SMEP but have managed to get a bfp this month with it. We did it everyone day, then day of positive opk and the day after. The penultimate day, rest day and last day - didn't do any of those...lost enthusiasm! I was worried but hopefully you'll be ok too. X

Advice... so I’m doing the smep plan... and using opk and soft cup. We DTD the three days before ovulation.. one day of positive ovulation and the 2 days after...then the plan says to skip a day and then DTD once more ... which should of been last night but between long shifts and living house on my day’s off we were both just too exhausted... anyone know how important it is to have DTD last night??

@Lnix Congratulations!

AF for me today sadly. But I'm fine about it.

Hi guys. I got a bfp this morning. 😀 I'm in absolute shock. Felt like AF was coming, just completely the same. I know it can be hard when others in a thread get a bfp - so if any help (may or may not be connected) I did three things differently this month. Acupuncture around CD7, SMEP and the preseed. I had been using preseed for a while but this month I put it so so so high up there, as high as the applicator would go, it nearly disappeared! (Sorry tmi). I hope so much that other bfps will follow in the next few weeks. I have been so grateful of the support of everyone on this thread!! X

@MummyT13 still no AF. 🤔 Will test soon. I have had so many AF symptoms so we'll see. Thanks for asking 🙂 x

@MummyT13 Nope. BFN. But I knew that. 🙄 Finally got a temp reading though. 🤣 Only took 2 weeks. Bloody pointless now mind.

@MummyT13 still waiting for AF. It is due on or around today. My cycles are usually give or take a couple days so it is hard to predict exactly when it'll appear. I am so crampy and backachy, I feel exactly as I do before AF arrives. I haven't tested. I am scared of pregnancy tests now as I find the bfns just so crushing! I'd prefer just to get the period and skip out that heart-in-mouth few minutes after taking a pg test. Fully expect to have AF here by morning xx

@MummyT13 still spotting. TMI but it was black today! Nice. Expecting AF at the weekend. But if I remember, I might poas in the morning just for fun, because its been a while. Got some cheap one steps. However- I'd happily bet £100 on the answer. 🤣

@MummyT13 I'm guessing at 4dpo today, as my last positive OPK was Thursday last week. Although I have just started to have higher temperatures the past two days, at least I know I've ovulated now. Not symptom spotting yet as work has been crazy busy so a good distraction as well as planning for our holiday in two weeks time. Thinking of testing next Wednesday so hopefully 11dpo.

How are you?

@3isthemagic can imagine how you're feeling. Opks and all the waiting and putting things on hold seems unsustainable!

So AF didn't arrive yesterday but I am sooo crampy this morning and overnight I am 99% sure it will appear today. I haven't got up yet so may even be here now. I am considering temping because I just can't be sure of period due date based on opk. I always get a strong positive but not sure if I ovulate the day after or 48 hours after. But I think temping would send me crazy.

Thanks, I'm only going to be trying for a few more months & then I will be hanging up my OPKs for good, I'm exhausted x x

@MummyT13 I know. It's the not knowing I can't stand.

@3isthemagic sorry to hear that. Maybe next month is the month!

So AF arrived overnight so I'm officially out! Onwards we go.... fingers crossed for you all x x

@MummyT13 clearly there is no magic formula! It just baffles me why some people manage it instantly? As do animals? I'm old. But there are young people that have the same problem. I do wonder how much of it is down to the crap we eat or are exposed to etc.

@Lnix I know. NHS really isn't great. You just end up hoping you'll never need them! I guess if it's not meant to be then I need to accept that. I don't want it to take over my life.

@paintfairy No way, that's the response?? That's madness. What a ridiculous answer! Hope you're ok.

@MummyT13 symptom spotting makes the whole thing so much harder. I am pretty sure my AF is on the way as I have all the pms. But then some say they felt just like their period was coming the month they were pregnant. Who knows!

Was really hoping the preseed and smep was a winning combo for us all!!