Testing around 13th May

@Lottie3093 what have you been testing with? What cycle day are you?

Well i think im out! Ive still not ovulated so im ruling myself out for May.

Hi I hope you don't mind me joining. This is my 6th month TTC! I am completely new to Mumsnet so hoping it helps with the tww 😊 I am now 2DPO with af due 15th May hoping for good news this month

Okay I definitely won't feel bad if I have a cheeky G&T during this ttc journey.

@bluebubbles12 when it comes you will definitely see it, first month I did the tests every day for the whole month just so I could see what was normal levels throughout x

@SmileyT thank you for sharing that. The only hint of a line I've had was on the first day I tested and it was very faint. All others have been as negative as they come! It will be interesting to see what happens for the rest of the month.

@hayho87 I'm not a really heavy drinker but def still enjoy a glass or two! I gave up for a while but then realised life's too short (@SmileyT been trying for over a year so yes absolutely back on the wine and gin ;) )

@smileyT I'm on cycle 19 so getting a bit fed up! 😂

@hayho87 I've cut right down had a couple of glasses of wine last night

@hayho87 I've given up the booze 🙄 although I'm not sure how long I'll keep that up if it gets to like a year of trying.

@bluebubbles12 as you get near to what you think will be ovulation I would be testing more than once a day so you don't miss it. This month I tested at 4.30pm on CD13 and got a peak by 7am the next day it was negative again (although was still darker than the rest of the month). Attached my chart for you to have a look at x

5 dpo, I have 5 days off work with hubby, do I have a drink or not?? I'm really undecided 😑 I never go mad anyway but I'm just not sure!

@SmileyT the success stories sound very promising, so let's see!

@LynzP85 sorry about MMC, hoping this month will be the one. It's our 12-yr anniversary (from when we got together, as we're not married) on the 20th, so it would be perfect timing for us too... Fingers crossed

@LynzP85 good luck I hope this is our month 🤞🏼

@Positevibes I use OPK's and find the strips tests are more confusing so I got the Clearblue ones which tell you when your 'High' and 'Peak' so much better than trying to dissect a strip test!

As for ovulation dates mine vary EVERY month... I ovulate from anywhere between day 14 to day 21! So testing is key in my household!!

I ovulated on days 20-22 this month and period due around 12th May.... our 10 year wedding anniversary is 14th May so I would really like a positive this month. We have a 3 year old daughter already and I had a MMC on 1st Jan this year. We haven't tried every month, took Jan and March off so hoping this month it sticks....

So far this week though, I feel EXHAUSTED! 🤞🏻

@SmileyT yeah hopefully. It says for 28 day cycles to test from CD11, but with it being the first time using them I wanted to get used to it and started from CD7. So I'd like to think I haven't missed it. Just been testing once a day at the same time, about 5pm. Would you recommend testing more than once? Could you miss it just doing it once? Thanks 😊

Concerned AF is coming early 😭 I have cramps and the usual hormonal chin spot that appears every month without fail. Fingers crossed the pill is out of my system but wouldn't be surprised if it came any day now. Anyone else feeling a little defeated already?

@beachbum85 I'm also trying SMEP this month (just finished the 3 in a row this afternoon 😂) and would normally wait to see if AF arrives but SMEP is suggesting the 16th, we'll see how I'm feeling at the time.

@bluebubbles12 I was using my Fitbit to track my periods before ttc and seems the apps assume everyone has 14days between ovulation and their period but can be between 10-16days so hopefully your positive opk is round the corner. How many times are you testing a day?

Hi everyone,

Can I join too? First time I'm posting but it seems like a good idea to be able to share with women going through similar stuff...

I'm 34, OH is 39, it's our 10th cycle TTC #1. This month we're trying SMEP for the first time - we followed it to a T although BDing on demand is not the best. Positive OPK was CD10, a bit earlier than usual, and AF is due on the 13th. I don't usually test unless I'm late, but SMEP suggests testing on the 11th so I might do that.

So, TWW here as well and whilst I'm usually symptom spotting non-stop, I don't have a single symptom this time round, so I'm not getting my hopes up!

Keeping my fingers crossed for everyone and looking forward to hearing how everyone gets on

@BernadetteSunday welcome! I'm also too many months in the ttc game. I have super cold feet too- one month I tried sitting with a hot water bottle on them every night as I heard cold feet = cold uterus. (Didn't work conception wise...). It seems a lot of women are having ovulation a bit later- I would put it down to corona stress.

@Cheesybiscuits01 sorry for your loss, I can understand why you are anxious. This waiting can be a bit rubbish.

I hear everyone for trying to survive the TWW without going mad! This month I've haven't tracked very closely and haven't opened my app since cd1 to log AF. Not being able to obsessively count CD and dpo (like I usually do) seems to help. Lack of distractions at the mo not so much! I'm enjoying mumsnet more this month- trying to get wrapped up in everyone else's news / cycle/ symptoms etc rather than my own!

Hello! I hope you don't mind me joining a bit late to the party. AF is due 18th May so I'm hoping seeing how you guys get on will keep me going!

I came off the pill in January and I've used an app to track ovulation since then. I'd say last month was the first month I really paid attention to timings. The app says today is my ovulation day, but I've been using opks off Amazon for the first time this month and still haven't had a positive, so I'll keep testing and see what happens.

Crossing my fingers for all your BFPs this month!

@Positevibes when I found out I was pregnant my only real clue was a rise in RHR, it started about 8dpo (I think, I wasn't tracking ovulation) and a couple days after missed period it was the highest it had ever been. I think up until implantation everything will be the same as in normal cycle and then it will continue to rise, but having looked back this has happened in cycles I didn't conceive aswell. Basically like with most things in ttc it's different for everyone and not an exact science 😂

Morning all I think I'm 3DPO today and so the long TWW starts. Has anyone read about using your Fitbits HR to tell whether you've been successful I found a really interesting post about it but I'm now becoming a bit obsessed with checking it 🙄

Yes to wishing they can switch off during this tww. I really hate that it consumes my thoughts and I'm googling everything like a mad woman. I've started temping this month so that's given me something new to look up and get o sesames about hehe

This TWW is excruciating! It's my partner and I's first after getting married late last year and my cycles are only starting to get regular after the pill. This is probably our first month of trying realistically and definitely the first month I'm sure of when I ovulated. Only another 10 days to go 🤦🏻‍♀️

@hayho87 my TWW starts tomorrow and I'm already bored of it 🤦🏾‍♀️

@BernadetteSunday how do you take your temp? First time I started taking it I was doing under arm and it came up much lower but around the 36 mark now orally. I only started tracking properly this month so haven't noticed any change in lockdown, but if you had a regular luteal phase at longer than 16 days it might be a good sign about your hormone levels if that drops down to around 14 🤞

@Cheesybiscuits01 sorry for your loss, I also lost a pregnancy in March at 9 weeks so I know it can be nerve wracking but everything I've read says you are at no higher risk than anyone else of it happening again so try and stay positive xx