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Daffodil21 · 17/06/2020 12:18

Continuing the original thread:

First time TTC - help please!! Any one else TTC for their first time? www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/3914013-first-time-ttc-help-please-any-one-else-ttc-for-their-first-time

Tagging those in my tag list - sorry if I've left anyone out or tagged people who don't want to be tagged!

@AlisonLew15 @Bam27 @CEW19 @Dreaming101 @HJen22 @LennyAndToots @M4v3r1ck @Mrskcam @Rocky89 @SVC11
@TerryRose

And of course, our graduates:
@Peach1204 @Poppyismyfavourite @Summertime1992 I'm sure everyone here would love to hear how you're getting on!

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Daffodil21 · 01/07/2020 09:40

@ALew15 I've been doing this one:

It's very easy, so you might find it too easy! I've never done yoga before so it was perfect for me. There are affirmations in it which I personally don't do, and just to warn you there is a part during in the affirmations where she says 'I love my baby' which made me wince a bit on the first go, and might make you too. I can ignore it now, but just so you know x

@Bam27 yay! Glad you caught it!!

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ALew15 · 01/07/2020 09:23

@Daffodil21 I'm going to have a search for some easy yoga on YouTube this morning. I started off being very active at the beginning of lockdown and have gotten so lazy now!

@Bam27 happy for your smiley! 🥰 What CD are you?
One thing I will say is don't ware yourself out too early, I had 8 days of flashing (DTD every other) and when it came to static we only managed it that day 🙄 and not the one after xx

Bam27 · 01/07/2020 08:31

I got a flashing smiley this morning! So looks like I didn't miss the eostrogen rise after all 😁 now just to wait for lh surge and dtd as much as possible. Also proving to me that my cm tracking is actually quite accurate!
@Daffodil21 that sounds good! I often get nice candles and have a long bath. We have to look after ourselves, especially when going through the stress of ttc.

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Daffodil21 · 30/06/2020 18:56

@Bam27 I would highly recommend it! I was very skeptical to begin but I think I'll keep it up as I can definitely feel I'm more relaxed. I shut the cats out of the room when I do it and even bought myself some nice candles 😂

@acaciabluebell honestly I don't think I'm the best person to ask - 19 months later and still not successfully pregnant! I'd probably throw in another for good luck, but maybe miss the day after tomorrow and then do the day after? I'm going to just ditch the OPKs, delete my app and dtd every other day throughout my cycle. We've got into a rhythm now and DH knows it's every other day, it's actually becoming less of a chore which is odd!! I think not getting a smiley this month has actually done me a favour in a weird way

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Bam27 · 30/06/2020 18:37

@Daffodil21 That's great! I'm glad you've found something to help you cope. I've tried meditation before, just guided one's on YouTube and always enjoyed it. Sometimes I think you just need to take a bit of time out for yourself. Never really stuck at it or done it regularly. Might give it another go and see if it helps when I'm feeling stressed. I've never tried yoga before but always been intrigued by it.
@hampshirerose34 Sorry AF is so bad for you, as if the disappointment of her arrival isn't enough! Those are the same as the ones I ordered, I think they are just on offer at the moment ☺️
@SVC11 that must be really frustrating for you. I hope it happens soon!
@acaciabluebell I've not used opk's before but the line looks almost as dark as the test line to me. As for dtd, I never do it more than every other day. Mostly because I don't want to😂 but I also read that it doesn't make a huge amount of difference whether you do it every day or every other day. I think it increases chances, but its by such a small amount.

acaciabluebell · 30/06/2020 17:09

@Daffodil21we dtd last night and will tonight and hopefully tomorrow. Will that be enough??

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Daffodil21 · 30/06/2020 16:53

@Poppyismyfavourite I'm doing a specific TTC one and it's very easy, which is good as I've never done it before! How are you doing????

@acaciabluebell I've never done those tests but I would get def start getting on it if you haven't already!

@SVC11 hope you get your surge soonDaffodil

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acaciabluebell · 30/06/2020 16:49

Hi girls! What do you think: positive OPK? I've got pretty strong ov cramps too!!

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SVC11 · 30/06/2020 16:38

Feeling disheartened as no lh surge yet and the hubby is due to go away for work soon for the next 2 months... Sigh...

Poppyismyfavourite · 30/06/2020 16:37

Ooh @Daffodil21 I've signed up for a virtual yoga class on thursday! The instructor looks a bit hippyish for me but I'll give it a go. I was finding the Pilates a bit hard, and think I hadn't really got into it properly before betting pregnant.

hampshirerose34 · 30/06/2020 15:58

Hi all, hope you are all ok on the horrible weather. AF is kicking my arse really heavy and bad cramps. Just ordered 20 CB digital OPKs from amazon for £16 do you think they are real ? X

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Daffodil21 · 30/06/2020 13:50

@Bam27 that's good. Hopefully you'll still catch it.

I've actually been doing some yoga in the morning and some meditation in the evenings (I NEVER thought I would say those words!!). My friend recommended meditation to me, and I found a programme which is specifically designed for people who are TTC, and it's a different thing for every day of your cycle (you can adjust the length). I actually kind of liked it?! And I didn't lose my shit for the first time when I got another O this morning so it must be doing something to relax me, so will go with it! There's a very small chance I missed ovulation, and it's at the point now where if I got a smiley tomorrow it would give me the longest cycle I've ever had since tracking (apart from after MC), so I think it's most likely that I just haven't ovulated. Sort of nice to have a month 'off', even though we've dtd every other day

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acaciabluebell · 30/06/2020 13:33

I'm feeling some ovulation cramps after 5-6 months of no ov symptoms. I'm hoping my body is finally resetting and going back to normal! I've been eating healthier recently and taking vitamins so hopefully that's helped

Bam27 · 30/06/2020 13:26

@Daffodil21 sorry you're still not getting your smiley face. Good that your feeling relaxed about it though, think I would be going crazy!

Bam27 · 30/06/2020 13:23

@Daffodil21 @alew15 thank you for replying 😳 I got carried away and tested anyway 😂 I did see something online that says the holder resets after so many days of not using so if that's correct then I should be fine for next month even if it doesn't work this month. I also read on the clearblue website that you can sometimes get the static smiley days without the flashing smiley days so hopeful it still picks up my LH surge even if I was too late for the eostrogen surge.

ALew15 · 30/06/2020 09:48

@Bam27 I'm not sure either and I've been using them for the last 2 months. What CD are you today? Like @Daffodil21 said maybe skip them for this month and DTD regularly? I started using mine the day after my period ended x

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Daffodil21 · 30/06/2020 08:47

@Bam27 I'm not actually sure on the answers to any of those questions, and I've used them a lot Blush

I would personally suggest you don't use them this month if you think you've missed it. If you use it incorrectly then you'll end up just wasting money on them.

Still no smiley for me, feeling strangely relaxed about it 🙈

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Bam27 · 30/06/2020 07:09

Soo I want to start the OPKs today. I have some ewcm yesterday so I think I may have missed the eostrogen surge. If I use them this month will I still get static smiley, if I missed the flashing smiley? And if I don't will it reset for next month? Or will it use today's results as my base level until I've run out of tests?... Sorry for the many questions, just have no idea what I'm doing 😂

hampshirerose34 · 29/06/2020 18:32

Thanks guys !! Just have to carry on. DH is doing the Keto diet with me this month so maybe that will help. X

Bam27 · 29/06/2020 18:28

@hampshirerose34 really sorry about AF, hope your okay 💐

@acaciabluebell I'm the same as you cycle day 17 and only just got small amount of ewcm today and mine usually lasts for 5-7 days

acaciabluebell · 29/06/2020 18:17

After thinking that I wouldn't ovulate this month, I stopped testing for a few days and took a break from DTD. Now today (CD18) I finally have some EWCM and my OPK has 2 lines (although one is still faint, not dark enough for a peak). I hope I get a peak soon! Need to get back to dtd lol

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Daffodil21 · 29/06/2020 14:53

@hampshirerose34 sorry to hear. Hope you catch next month 

@SaraVB glad you had a nice break and managed to dtd!!

@SVC11 I'm in the same boat. What CD are you? Seems like almost all of us has been off with AF timings lately. How annoying!

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SaraVB · 29/06/2020 14:39

@Dreaming101 oh thanks that's good to know! I'll keep testing and see what happens.

The break was great. Really nice to be distracted and spend some time outside in the sunshine. Painful being back at work today though!

@hampshirerose34 really sorry to hear x

hampshirerose34 · 29/06/2020 14:36

@SVC11 finger crossed for you sweet x

SVC11 · 29/06/2020 14:29

@hampshirerose34 so sorry to hear that. I'm still waiting for my opks to show any kind of surge this month... Such a waiting game xx

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