Just want AF to arrive so new cycle can begin...

@mrswilso hopefully, think has probs been more a product of the stress of this cycle 😂
It’s good you’ve got some reassurance on it, I wondered if I was with being on the depo and they say getting peaks on OPK tests is the best indicator!

@Ughmaybenot I have this daft superstition that if I see the time is 11:11, I make a wish and the last few weeks I’ve gone from ‘baby’ to ‘BFPs for everyone’ we’re in this together 😊

That’s so true on how amazing it is, if you ever are in a good head space, looking at the chances of conception and what fully needs to happen are Incredible that we get pregnant at all and how much work the body does all the time.

@ughmaybenot I feel the same! Bodies are amazing machines - apart from when they won't just do what they're meant to! 🤣
Off on a tangent of the same idea - my gran used to get dialysis three times a week and I remember when I was a young girl, seeing her hooked up to that big machine and being in awe that a tiny little kidney could do the job more efficiently without any effort than the massive bit of technology ha!

Managed to pin him down last night, and typically now he has a quiet day at work today 😂

I know it’s not really the point of this whole exercise but I’m sort of finding it really interesting and kind of awesome learning so much about the way our bodies work and what they do etc. It’s all stuff I’d never given thought to before, eg bbt, rhr etc. Don’t know about you guys?

God I’ve got everything crossed for you lovelies this month, wouldn’t it be fantastic if we got a BFP this time around?

That RHR looks good @ls2020 - it's staying high which is what you want I think!
My chart was much better for ov this month - fuelling the idea that I haven't been ovulating properly the last few cycles. Using the OPKs has been amazing for me but I reckon I've got quite high baseline levels...I've had maybe two or three completely blank strips despite testing at least twice daily from CD4 🤔 so maybe that makes it easier to read on the cheapies.

@Ughmaybenot hmm well maybe spin it so you get to DTD and then go back to sleep? 😂 or mid evening nap about 7pm and then wake up to surprise him when he gets home? Though I would probs not wake back up if I napped at 7!

@mrswilso glad you’ve got your strong peak and can know where to focus your efforts this week 😊 I think I’m gonna just have to shell out for the cb ones as these ICs are a nightmare.
Also got something interesting for you on my RHR. So I’ve attached Mays which shows first week is AF, then the big peak was O based on day after positive OPK and then basically my TWW with the final two days being AF.

Now this month, starts at 53 which was day after AF, the slight peak on 2nd day was day I had the spotting, then I think my O date was the first day it went up to 55 and then that’s been my 8 days since... how weird is this month?! Convinced my hormones have stopped working!!

That sounds like a lush idea @ughmaybenot 🤣
Just tested my evening pee and it's definitely much lighter than earlier, just a high reading so I reckon I've ovulated today - definitely felt the symptoms yesterday - so I think we'll be doing tonight and taking a break tomorrow hehe! I've found it really reassuring to use the OPKs this month - it's really helped me to pinpoint my ovulation symptoms.

I wish @LS2020 he’s generally gone a bit before I get up 🤦🏼‍♀️ What husband, where? 😂 he’ll just have to wake me up for a middle of the night bang 😂

@Ughmaybenot ah no, any chance to catch him before he goes? He might not mind a mid sleep wake up if he gets to DTD and a sleep again 😂

@AKcheer there’s definitely something in not knowing and letting your body do what it needs to do but deffo too far gone now!
They’ve told him that they still not doing them yet but the website says the opposite so I’ve made him ring up tomorrow 🤣
That’s very true, thank you. I think it’s worse in lockdown and working from home as there’s nothing else to do. I think I’ll ring the GP tomorrow to get ball rolling, would prefer not to be massively down the queue when the fertility clinics do reopen!

Omg @mrswilso you go girl! That is some serious dedication, we’ve done every other day for the month and I just want a break already 😂 guess only a week to go now. It’s so hard to try and keep it fun and ‘spontaneous’ so glad your OH is in for a quickie 🤣

Right, I’ve definitely come off my period today, so think we’ll be trying the SMEP this month... dependant on when I actually see my husband 😂 he’s been finishing work at home gone 1am the last week or so 🤦🏼‍♀️

@ls2020 I'm on my third day of a peak! 🤣 it was a bit lighter today though, and my RHR is up again this morning so I'm assuming ovulation is today or tomorrow.
Knackered now though! We'd been DTD every other day, moved onto every day for the first peak and I actually said to hubs this morning "let's make it a quickie tonight" HA! 😂 looking forward to some lighter lines and a bit of a break hehe!

@LS2020 Haha I’m b not sure how parents and grandparents figured this stuff out when google didn’t exist. Like how did they know what to do unless they were just so frisky 😂

That’s good that OH Is in for an analysis you’ll have to keep us updated. Don’t feel low. Reading these forums it’s fair to say this takes time and don’t put pressure on yourself it will happen. Relax. I know it’s hard not to symptom spot but I’ve read people don’t even have symptoms for the first few weeks so try not to pay attention. Try and focus on something else. If you feel that it’s best to go Gp I’d go - best to do it earlier rather than later and before AF. We will get through this xx

@mrswilso started having some weaker OPKs so hoping I’ve had a peak somewhere that I’ve missed!

@AKcheer honestly don’t think there’s anything I’ve not googled now with TTC 😂 got OH in for a sperm analysis though which is progress!

Started feeling really down this TTC again, no symptoms at all now, not even my sore boobs which I used to get every AF til 2 months ago. Think I’m going to have to give in and go to the GP myself. Was thinking to give it this cycle but will then take another month to get my bloods done as think that has to be done for AF right?

@LS2020 the power of google right!!

Thanks @ls2020 🤗
I'll probably keep testing cos I'm mental ha! I'll keep you posted.

@AKcheer that is very true! I’m only 27 and sick of reading that you’re less fertile after 26 😭

Ahhh yay @mrswilso, hope your OH is in for a special treat tonight!!
I think I’m 5 DPO and still getting mid lines - are you going to continue testing? If so, will you show me what your line looks like in a day or so to compare as feel like I’m going loopy. This is yesterday and then today’s

Aaah girls I'm so excited!! Finally got my first ever peak OPK just now!! 🤩✨
I had a feeling yesterday...and then this mornings throwaway FMU test was my strongest FMU ever...then just now I could tell it was a peak before it had even finished drying !!!!
I'm so exciiiiited!
DTD CD 7/9/11/13/14 and you can bet I'll be pulling out all the stops tonight for CD15 😈🤣
I was so excited to come on here and tell you all haha! 😂
Hope everyone's having a good weekend 💕

@LS2020 Haha you are so right! But then you know we would have fell pregnant in a second!!!

@AKcheer yeah but it also makes me super impatient to why it’s not happening but at the minutes I’m still just grateful I’m young and healthy and got lots of time.
Haha I can sort of see why they don’t teach this in schools with sex Ed, would never have bothered with contraception if knew was this much faff to get pregnant 😂

@LS2020 Hahaha it’s good to start early then I gusss. Oh wow at least you’ve got peace of mind and you know everything is ok on your end to be honest. Hopefully your OH stuff is all ok too!! Yeah 100% I mean I feel like I’m learning so much more it’s great. I never knew about half this stuff before and it’s so informative and it’s so nice everyone is so supportive.

Thanks @Ughmaybenot @mrswilso, was so good to see her for the first time but managed to pick up the wrong age candles - no idea how, thankfully one year younger than she is today so I got away with it 😉

@AKcheer yeah it’s something I deffo was not prepared to take so long, even though stupidly I started because of a friend who took a year and I realised I’d want a baby in a year 😂 we’ve been off contraception for a year now and actively TTC for 6 months (so like OPKs etc) so hoping isn’t much longer. We’re sending OH to GP with it’s been a year to get a swimmer analysis done just in case but I had some private blood tests done and an ultrasound (it was for a recurring bladder infection but they were checking for ovarian cysts and endometriosis) and that all came back clear so trying not to worry on that front. You’ll see from the boards there’s people of varying length but would encourage as long as possible to not get too sucked in to cycle tracking etc. Fingers crossed for you that it’s not long :)

So OPKs are still not positive but not fading either.. very strange. I kinda had loads of hope for this cycle because had all good symptoms, small bleed and dizziness and sickness, just the wrong blooming week, it was the first week after AF 🤣 so not sure what my body has in store. CM has started to dry up and my RHR is increased and high so we can only hope! Baby dust to you all. Love that chart @mrswilso, hope you’ve got strong excel skills on your cv!!

Thanks and hi @mrswilso it’s so weird how we think we’re going through something and we’re not!

It’s good to hear it gets easier!! I mean it is an exciting time! Oh wow you seem organised! You’ll have to let me know how it goes! Fingers crossed for you.

As they say practice makes perfect!!!

Haha I’m the same with my bbt charts @mrswilso ... who’d have thought we’d be getting so excited about bloody charts while ttc?? 😂

...thought I'd stick my graph in here too...cos I'm secretly super proud of it ha! 🤣

Morning ladies 😊
Welcome @akcheer! 👋🏻 I was the same my first cycle - I had some really severe symptoms (which in hindsight was probably my body freaking out that it had actually ovulated for the first time in like 14 years ha! 🤣) and totally convinced myself too! I'm on cycle 4 now and feeling more relaxed every month so it does get a bit easier, hope you're feeling better today 💕
I went fully crazy last night and made a graph with my OPK results...starting to think I might have just missed my peak and it may have been that 69% result on CD10 🤔 I can't promise I haven't drank anything in the 2 hours before testing everyday and I've had horrendous left lower back ache from CD9, worst CD11 and eased off over the last few days, pretty much gone today CD14...I'm gonna keep testing and DTD every other day through to CD21 just to be sure (and cos I can't have enough excuses to POAS and jump his bones 🤣)

Hope you have a lovely day with your mum @ls2020

I've got a good feeling for this cycle ✨ sending lots of sticky babydust and positivity out there for us all today 💕
Have a fab day girls!