June Bus - who's on board?

@TTCgee I think I'm better off not using the intelligent recognition thing on Fermometer and just going off what I can see. I know what I'm looking for and it's not really that difficult so I think the app is confusing things with readings 🙈

Hi can I join I am new to this too.

So my partner and I have planned to try this year for awhile but held off while I did some research around Covid-19 and risk in pregnancy before we tried (my partner is a worrier) which I found helpful and eased his and my concerns.

This will be our first child, I am trying not to get too worked up, but then again I thought I was pregnant last week as my period was 3 days late and I am never late (26 days for the last 12 months) so did a test on all three days, so not doing the best at relaxing and not testing already.

I am now on day 1 of my period, so going to take things easy this month (well try too).

I am currently taking pregnacare which I have used for the last couple of months as recommended and will use Conceive plus lube too as have heard good things about it.

@Ltay2 I've attached here what mine always do! I always get a slightly darker line and then the surge I class as the other one which is the darkest it ever goes!

@lucyrp I'm hoping not! Just the last few months we've done the deed every day through fertile window and nothing so I thought if I did the SMEP and gave a break it might help replenish them! That might be total rubbish but I read it somewhere! Haha xx

@TTCgee god I hope not ?! DTD on a day off ? Me and OH have been doing it every day ?! Is that a bad thing ? 😱🙈

If nothing new happens tomorrow I'm just going to register yesterday as being my surge 🤷🏼‍♀️

I've just done another test (19.25) definitely showing a bit of a line again compared to this afternoon where it was nothing. Still can't get Fermometer to register anything other than 0 though I've tried taking it on various white backgrounds with different levels of light and nothing although can tell just by looking at it that the line is there. Going to continue testing tomorrow.

@Ltay2 @lucyrp I've found the same thing on fermometer with the levels! I actually did an experiment and uploaded the same pic twice and the first time it read as a 65 and the second as a 45 so I don't necessarily think it's that accurate? Mine only ever get as dark as your darkest one you sent but I just take that as my surge!

We're trying SMEP this month too and will be trying preeseed! got a bit carried away and DTD today too even though it was supposed to be a day off! Do you think that will matter? I hope not! Xxx

Wow... I have over 70 messages to try catch up on 😂😂 this should keep me occupied for a while!

Quick update from me - been having tummy pains all day, had a slight panic that I thought I was ovulating super early. Turns out it was gas! First OPK done of cycle done; teeny tiny line phew!

@SmileyT I have been pregnant with OH before but never had a full term pregnancy with him so I guess it's similar.
Ooo okay I may change it 🙈 I ghink it's probably like that because it's the first few days of BBT so I guess it doesn't have a pattern to remember?
SMEP is working well we are trying every day instead of every other aswell so that's exciting 🙈

@Mococo1 oooo I shall have a look! Fermometer is an app but they also sell BBT thermometers and OPKS to go with their app

@SmileyT I'm going to keep testing just to see what happens. I've definitely had lines darker than that in the past with this same batch of strips so unless it was a quick surge overnight and I missed it then I'm not sure. I know we can't try this month now anyway so it's not such a big deal other than me wanting to know more about my body!

@lucyrp yeah I'm hoping the same, last pregnancy OH saw the early scan with heartbeat and then 3 weeks later had the scan with no heartbeat so don't want that to be his last memory 😔 also font think it matters if you change your name you'll just appear in the drop down as the new name 👌🏾 and your chart is all good, 1st half of the cycle is a bit more erratic I think but when you have the post ovulation temps it will become clearer, how are you finding SMEP?

@watermelonwizard I swear they should give me a referral fee for femometer I get everyone on it 😂

Welcome @kirsty0028 you may be one of the first testers 🤞

@Mococo1 I'll also be doing SMEP for the 2nd month, I found it made it much less stressful last month as I knew whatever happened I was covered. I actually have the preseed lube and used it last month but I've heard good things about conceive plus. Also on CD6 expecting to ovulate next week 👌🏾

@blodyn91 I'm impressed with your workouts, in lockdown I'm shocking just can't motivate myself at home. Pre-lockdown I would exercise upwards of 10hrs a week, now I'm impressed if I manage a walk 🙈

Welcome back @Noble89 hope this is a slightly less stressful month for you x

@Ltay2 will you keep testing? I think maybe it could go darker than that on your strips, but I guess you could've had a short surge aswell xx

@juno321 @lucyrp I’ve ordered conceive plus now!

I guess I’m worried if I buy will use up all the digital tests too quickly. I bought some cheapies off eBay so I think once I’ve run out I might consider purchasing the digital ones as I tested positive on opk a few days before my AF came and the line was just as dark as the control line so I have no clue what’s going on there

@Noble89 yes cycle twins! Really sorry to hear about your molar pregnancy - sounds like your body has been through a lot so hopefully this is a sign it’s now gone back to normal! As I was on the pill I never bothered to track my cycle..
I’ve downloaded glow but the only input I’ve had is the mc period and the new period so it’s showing 6 weeks till my next cycle which may not be true! I have eBay cheapy opks to get me through this month and just logged into flow and my last period tracked was 1000days ago haha but did confirm my cycles were 30days long

Is femometer an app?

I’ve got spotting today 🤔 I’ve got today down as CD 22, on a cycle of 35 days so yesterday CD 21 was ovulation day. However, this is based off of the first bleed I had after coming off the pill so possibly not accurate. I’ve read that sometimes ladies get spotting around ovulation? There’s also implantation spotting but I don’t think timings fit for that? Could be AF as my cycle not regular yet? 🤔

@Juno231 That's what I'm thinking, I struggled to get it to even register anything on the 18.25 19th one I think I'm just bad at holding still for the photo takes me a few attempts to get the lines in the right position 🙈 I'm going to test again now anyway and see. I have only recently learnt that it's not positive until it's as dark as the control line I always used to see a line and think that was positive so not carry on 🤦🏼‍♀️

@ltay2 I'm finding the femometer readings really confusing on yours as I'd say 28 isn't very high at all but then your pic shows a much stronger line than I'd expect based on the number!

I would say carry on testing in case this wasn't the peak and you ovulate late this month. I always regret stopping to soon (unless it's a blazing peak) as I inevitably start second guessing myself during the TWW.

@Ltay2 I'm not sure how those work as I haven't used them but does everyone's peak habe to be in the levels 80-200??

@Juno231 ooo may be worth looking , which one do you use ? My only problem would be TMI that it would make things too wet ..🙈😂

@Mococo1 well I'll be on cycle 3 of using pre-seed so not sure it's working just yet 😂. Have heard good things though. I got it as it's rare for me to spot ewcm so was getting worried I wasn't sperm friendly enough!

@lucyrp I'm not a fan of lube either but these conception friendly ones have been really nice! Doesn't feel like lube at all as it's just meant to be like CM.

Definitely missed my peak overnight / early this morning! Annoying wanted to catch it but never mind.

Not sure whether to log yesterday as 'positive' on my other apps as now I have all negative entries and so nothing has changed in relation to ovulation predictions.

I had really heavy EWCM on Tuesday but yesterday and today have been a lot lighter and more creamy so I'm not sure what to think!

@Ltay2 don't be silly I had to have a few clicks to find it 😂

@lucyrp Oh yeah obviously was being thick not looking at the most obvious part 😂 thank you!

@Ltay2 on the today tab just click the LH button and they should all come up

@Mococo1 cycle twins! I had a molar pregnancy which I conceived back in August 2019 and was discovered in October at my 12 week scan. It's a long story but it can turn cancerous and pregnancy hormones persist for months so I only just got back to a normal HCG level last month so that was my first month TTC but honestly I think my body was way out of whack. My cycle was always 28 days before my MC and my period only returned in Jan and has been around 32-33 days every month so I was expecting the same last month but I got a surprise AF on CD29. I'm taking that as a positive sign that perhaps my cycle/body are now back to normal so hopefully I'll have some success this month.

I'd 100% recommend SMEP. We had 2 unsuccessful cycles last time then fell pregnant the first month we used SMEP so definitely give that a try!

Are you using any apps or OPKs? I used Flo last time and clear blue digital OPKs so doing that again this month. I've downloaded glow too so I'll see how I get on with that!

Those of you that use Fermometer app, how do I get to see my LH tests all above each other like when you first enter them? Don't know if I'm just being thick but I can't seem to find how to do it!