3dpo and looking for TTC friends

@HopeWish what OPK’s do you use? I tried them last year for a month or so but don’t think I used them often enough to get it right.

@suki2020

Not temping, but I am doing OPKs and tracking CM so I know when about I ovulated.

Last cycle I had tons of CM after ovulation all the way up to AF. This time it has all dried up since about 2dpo. Don’t know if that is a good sign or not though...

Trying not to go crazy symptom spotting but it is always on my mind! Just have this feeling though that it isn’t this cycle.

@HopeWish it may just be too soon, but fingers crossed in a few days it will be positive for you. Yeah it’s so hard waiting, I find it harder each month and so deflating when it’s negative, so I only do a test now at least 15 DPO. Do you track your ovulation with temp and CM to know exactly when you ovulate?

Morning Ladies!

How are you all today?

8dpo today and I crumbled and took a IC. Definitely a BFN.

Makes me feel like I am out this cycle but I know that a lot of ladies don’t get BFP until 11/12 dpo or later. The wait is sooo hard!

@Lolliloo1234 I will probably wait for a missed AF as I’ve tested so many times as I’ve been off the pill for over a year but only been really trying for the last 3months.

@mrsmummy111 well if I go by my CM then I ovulated last Tuesday so fingers crossed I did 🤞

@Suki2020 Very annoying! Generally speaking even if it's all over the place you may be lucky and it may evidently spike when you're ovulating, that'll be your key. If not, I would concentrate on your CM - my mum has 5 kids and that's the way she conceived every time, she swears by it!

@mrsmummy111 yeah I find it really easy to use and last month was spot on. This month is really hard to tell whether I’ve ovulated or not as my temp is all over the place. 😬

I agree, thanks @Lolliloo1234 so much for starting this. So nice to have a place to come to and unload a bit when DH is bored of talking about it 🤣

@Suki2020 would you recommend it?

I use a different app but it does track your ovulation and tells you which days are your most fertile - it was 100% accurate when we conceived my son and we got it on the first try, but of course that's also a lot of luck. As every pregnancy is! It lets you enter info such as CM, OPKs etc and tells you months in advance when you're "likely" to ovulate and when your most fertile days are based on that.

@mrsmummy111 yeah I use an oral thermometer every morning as soon as I wake up and before I get out of bed. I use the app fertility friend

It’s so nice having ladies to chat to about it rather than my other half that has no idea what I’m talking about half the time
Does anyone else use charts to see when they ovulate?

@Suki2020 Hi! Do you use a particular app? I use natural cycles and take my temp using an oral nasal thermometer every day but it says as long as you take it immediately after waking up and you've had a decent amount of sleep then it doesn't have to be the exact same time (its roughly the same time for me, but obviously the baby gets me up early sometimes!) x

Hi yeah I take my temp roughly same time everyday, maybe 15mins different at weekends

Hi everyone,
I’m 33 and trying for our first baby. I’m 6dpo, I’ve been taking my body temp every morning for the last 3month, this month it seems all over the place. Not sure if stress is playing a part in it. Has anyone else found this?

@Snowberry4 I definitely do not find it as sexy and my DH's sex drive is lower than mine.

I almost think gosh wouldn't it be easier at uni when you had sex 10 times a day everyday!

@Wineandrun what a hero for having sex so often as usual! We are not like at all. Definitely weekend sex people who then go a bit crazy on holiday etc. Makes me a bit nervous for the TTC journey as it's a breeding ground for arguments isn't it.

I always hoped I would "just see how it goes" but given we don't just have sex everyday/other day it's pretty much impossible not to try properly especially as period apps predict when you are ovulating etc.

Gosh this is all so werid! But good

@Lolliloo1234 sending lots of positive vibes and fingers crossed for you!

I have to admit we don’t do baby making sex any differently, we just have sex, normally every other day/ every day if he’s lucky 😂 I purposely don’t tell my husband when I might be ovulating though and we have sex at least every other day anyway when I’m not on shift. I honestly don’t think how you have it will make any difference, as long as sperm is swimming up there you can’t do much else surely?

@Lollieloo I can’t see anything but I never can in pictures. I have everything crossed for you for a few days time though!!

Hello!
Joining as I'm on month 1 of ttc, I ovulate in 2 days, so still a few more opportunities to DTD.

Im 30,and have an 18 month little boy who's just the best!
We conceived the first month trying last time, and only had unprotected twice around ovulation time, so I'm hoping it's quick again for us!

Best of luck ladies, let's hope this month is our month!

@lolliloo1234

I can see something really faint but too early to tell really atm! You are, what, 5/6 dpo? I don’t think any test will show a pos at that stage.
Everything crossed for you though!