5DPO - Any buddies?

@rg29811 hello, you're welcome to join but most of us will be at the the beginning of our next cycles now (I'm on CD6), so we're about 2 weeks ahead/behind you. Sorry to hear you've had 3 miscarriages, have you seeked help from GP? I just take folic acid and vitamin D. I was taking Seven Stars trying for a baby multivitamins but in my last cycle I ovulated late on CD18, then 9 days later af started, so I'm worried they messed up my cycle x

Hi all can I please join your thread. Ttc baby #1. I am 4 dpo. Cycle 11. Had 3 miscarriages this year really hope luck is on our side now.

Can you share what vitamins anyone's taking?
Xx

@BrilliantButScary hey I'm good thanks, my af is due 30th/31st as well! 🎃

I'm unsure when I ovulated, my temp dipped on Friday which would indicate ovulation but I had EWCM yesterday and I think you only get that before ovulation?? Unfortunately I could only measure my temp from CD12 as the first thermometer I bought was rubbish.

Thanks @xWaterfallx , how are you doing?

2dpo here now so I hope we did enough 🤞 has anyone else just started the TWW? For me AF is due around 30/31 Oct (spooky lol)

@BrilliantButScary hopefully you won't need to monitor BBT next cycle🤞but if you do, I would recommend putting an alarm on your phone as you need to take it at the same time each morning 🙂

Hi everyone! 🤗 I'm currently in my fertile week, got my positive OPK yesterday so should be ovulating today...We've been DTD every day/other day including last night and hopefully later today. I hope it's enough!

I did buy a basal thermometer but haven't started using it yet (I keep forgetting!)

Fingers crossed for everyone this month! 🤞

@Em2210 if you DTD on Sunday and then ovulate on Tuesday that should be okay, they should be able to survive that long. It's a shame sperm die quickly outside of the body, because ideally you'd want to harvest some for when he's not around 😂. Thanks for your explanation of the ovulation tests, that's really helpful 😊. It's my first cycle using BBT monitoring but if that doesn't help me conceive I may try the OPKs.

@ShinyBadger oh haha you'll know about all the available scans then 😂. I think a small amount of bleeding is normal, could be implantation bleeding? Has it continued or stopped?

@xem87 is it your first cycle using ovulation tests? Hopefully they will help you determine the best days!

Hi all!

I'm good thank you using the clear blue ovulation test this month seeing if it works!
Currently CD 10 so hopefully ovulation soon...! Then the 2WW again lol xx

@xWaterfallx thank you very much for your kind words, I’m a Sonographer so will have a cheeky look at 7 weeks if I can get there. Just been for a wee and have brown discharge and cramps - really hoping it doesn’t turn into heavy bleeding.

Hey @xWaterfallx thanks for checking in! 🙂 I’m due to ovulate Tuesday ish. My cycles are slightly longer than average so I normally ovulate cd19-21. Not been doing LH tests this month. Only problem is hubby is only home at weekends and this weekend it’s only the Sunday I’ll see him. So still a small window of opportunity 🤣 but not going to get my hopes up.

For those of you who are thinking of using ovulation tests, if you aren’t sure, they are really useful to help time DTD but they won’t tell you if you’ve actually ovulated. The only way to know that is by tracking your BBT. The ovulation tests detect a surge of your LH hormone which is what your body releases in preparation 24-48hours before ovulation, so good cuz then you can DTD! But they won’t tell you that you’ve actually released an egg. Also if you’ve not used them before, you will get two lines on them regardless. But they are only positive when the test line is the same strength or darker than the control line. If it’s lighter, it’s negative. Hope that’s useful if it’s your first time using them 😊

@ShinyBadger Yay that's fantastic news! Fingers crossed its a sticky one 😊. Try and keep positive, you could have a private scan at 7 weeks to put your mind at ease. They do them from 6 weeks but sometimes 6 weeks is too early to see anything x

@xWaterfallx thank you for thinking of us all.

Well something I still don’t believe happened! I got a BFP 😬. I have short 24 day cycles so took a test on Sunday afternoon was due AF and randomly I fancy To POAS! I still Don’t believe it - I am only 4 weeks and I am Convinced that it won’t have a happy ending so just taking each day at a time.
Thank you so much for asking. Here’s to your luck this month!

Hey how is everyone getting on? Those of you that got a BFP, is everything still okay? Those who got a BFN, are you due to start the TWW again soon?

I'm expecting to ovulate today or tomorrow, got a good chunk of EWCM this morning so shortly after DTD! Due to start the TWW as soon as my temp spikes xx

@ShinyBadger @BrilliantButScary @GanderousGoose @Em2210 @Cluck15 @xem87 @bigblueboots @Jaysdream7 Sorry if I've missed anyone!

@bigblueboots congratulations! Can definitely see the line, it should be even darker with morning wee!

@xem87 how are you getting on? Has af started or still clear discharge?

@bigblueboots congratulations! No mistaking that!

Don't know what else it would be tho think too late day 27 for implantation bleeding?

@xem87 how strange! Maybe it isn't AF? 🤞

@bigblueboots amazing congratulations! 💕

@bigblueboots that's definitely a line! Congratulations 😊

I can't believe I'm saying this but... Bought FRERs for the first time and I think it's a BFP! 11dpo, evening urine... Don't know how well you can see but it's definitely pink and came up in 2 mins!

I'm so confused! So I woke up with AF cramps... went to the toilet at like 7am little bit of pink spotting... then again 9ish some pink mucus then it's stopped! Just clear discharge again! Very odd xx

I don't know if period or not!!!

@BrilliantButScary BBT is Basal Body Temperature 🙂, your temp is lower in your follicular phase, then when you ovulate it spikes and stays higher throughout the luteal phase. The temperature will drop shortly before your period or remain higher if you are pregnant. So it doesn't help you with timing DTD but it lets you know when you've ovulated. I've included a screenshot to show what BBT monitoring should look like on a chart.

@xem87 sorry to hear AF arrived. I've just bought more cheap ovulation sticks of amazon. I think they work okay, but I have no frame of reference!

@Jaysdream7 I've heard the same about those tests. It's still v early days, maybe wait for a few days then try a pink test? (Easier said than done I know!)

@xWaterfallx what's BBT? I've seen in mentioned but no idea what it is

If these are false thousands of women must be so heart broken xx

I’ve heard bad things too. It’s so disheartening! Just looked at it again before binning and look