CD1 again, anyone want to join me??

@fifi1086 it's hard not to symptom spot, sounds promising though! I usually get achy boobs a week before AF, but nothing so far, I'm due next Wednesday/Thursday. Also woke up again with a very vivid dream and needing to pee

Hey! How is everyone getting on?
I'm 7dpo and I'm quite pleased that I haven't been over-obsessing this cycle, I havent even looked at MN or googled anything....YET! Anyone symptom spotting? I've been having vivid dreams and I have a cold- probably too early and can be explained as I started work full time again, so I'm exhausted and work in a school so that can explain the germs 😂

Morning @ottie27. It does seem a little early to ovulate if you are only CD6. You can get several LH surges before you actually ovulate. So you may be having a surge but won't ovulate. Especially if a follicle isn't mature enough. Do you track bbt? This is the only way to confirm if you've ovulated after LH surge. You could DTD to cover yourselves though.

Morning ladies,

I’m now totally confused re the clearblue digitals - got a static smiley this morning on CD 6! I know I’m only a couple of months off the pill so my cycles might be way off but this still seems far too early. Do you think this is possible or that the ovulation test is wrong?

@tulips87 its so tough isn't it, being constrained by a certain time and rota almost. I've definitely had sex when I've not felt like it or been up for it in the FW, and just hoped for a quickie 🙈. Hope you feel a bit better later

So I'm on flashing smileys. CD10 and I think o is usually around CD12.
I'm feeling so poorly though! I feel like this happens every time around FW since TTC. It really gets me down because I have absolutely no energy and my husband doesn't get home till 7pm so DTD is usually late at night. I feel like this is going to ruin our chances this month. We are DTD every other day and today is one of the days but I really don't feel like I have the energy for it 😩

@ottie27 me and DP are trying to keep it casual (he doesn't know about the OPKs 🤣). He has a very high sex drive and would DTD every day 😂 I keep telling him his swimmers need a chance to recover. I think pre seed would put him off too! I'd like to keep something in the bag for later months especially as we get closer to the 12 months of trying mark.

Thanks @LemonDrizzle44 that’s helpful to know others are impatient to start checking ovulation as well! I actually have felt what feels like a bit of ovulation pain so might dtd anyway just to be safe, though it seems to me that even if I was ovulating now (which seems unlikely) the egg wouldn’t be viable this early.

We are planning to start with preseed this month and see what happens, though I’m a little put off by the applicators and I know dp definitely will be so I think we’re going to use it a bit more casually this month and then if that doesn’t work I may just have to accept the applicators next time!

@ottie27 I think for a standard 28 day cycle they recommend starting OPKs from CD8. I have irregular cycles, anything from 27 to 34 days. I use the fertility friend app (as I track bbt too) and that recommends I start using OPKs from CD10. I was inpatient and started yesterday at CD8 but as I ovulate anytime between CD12 and CD18 I felt starting at CD10 it doesn't leave me much opportunity.

How is everyone else?? I'm already planning for the disappointment this month🤦🏻‍♀️ does anyone use pre-seed lube? If SMEP doesn't work this month I may consider this next month.

Morning ladies, how are we all doing?

I also have a question about the Clearblue advanced digital opks - does anyone know if it is possible to start using them too early in your cycle?

Last month was my first month off the pill so I decided to start testing early at cd6 - first day was low (which I understand is standard) and then flashing smiley on day 7 which lasted for 11 days up to cd18 when I had peak. So a 31 day cycle.

As it is only my second month off the pill I assumed my cycles would still be irregular this month so tested yesterday at cd4 and got low, then high this morning on cd5. Have I messed it up by testing too early? I’m just conscious that if I’m going to have 11 days of flashing smiley again (or more) I don’t want to start dtd a lot now, as we will be exhausted by peak and then it won’t work so well at the crucial time! But if it turns out my peak is going to be soon, obviously I want to start now so we give ourselves the best chance.

It’s all so much more complicated than I thought it would be!

@Fifi1086 thank you! Second month of using them and it still feels like the unknown!

@Fifi1086 I’m actually convinced that as soon as we TTC our bodies just start doing weird things. My cycle has been constant for a year and then last two months all over the place. Fingers crossed AF disappears soon.

I’m on CD6- OPKs to start at the weekend.

@Dinomama21 I’m about to start CB at weekend I haven’t read about two lines though.

@Timetobeamummy mine is exactly the same! I waay over obsessive last cycle, but feeling alot more relaxed, hopefully it will stay that way!

@Fifi1086 I'm CD7, I had spotting for three days before finally stopping today, feels like a lifetime, and to think another 20 days before finding out if this month was successful 🙈 I hope you AF buggers off for you soon!

Question about OPKs is it similar to a PG test? So it shows lines? I had the round circle show today on the CB digi test, and when I pulled it out it was clearly two lines 🤷‍♀️ strange

@Dinomama21 if someone saw my google history browser they would think I have real issues 🤣

Right ladies I’m back after a few days of AF the old witch it’s amazing how much more relaxed after the initial disappointment. So now getting ready for OPKs and it all starts again!

DP is working away during the week at the moment which really isn’t ideal! However it should line up perfectly this month 🤞🏻

Sometimes TTC and having to DTD and failing after feels like running a marathon and then when you get to the end there is no medal or finish line with a BFP.

@tulips87 completely agree I feel sorry for DP, as I think the pressure gets to them sometimes. It’s so hard to decide what to talk to them about and not in order to ensure they know what’s happening but don’t feel pressure. I’m keeping quiet about my flashing smileys and static this month. I’ve come to the conclusion relaxing isn’t a function my brain understands!

@tulips87 yes I think its especially disappointing when you go to a huge effort, and you feel like 'how can this not have worked!'

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 it's all very confusing when everywhere reads differently.
It can become quite overwhelming and then when AF arrives it makes you feel like you've not done enough when at the time you think you're doing everything right, at least that's how I feel every time it shows.
We said we would try SMEP this month but if I'm honest I'm dreading it, I think 3 days in a row is a lot of pressure for him to perform and can suck the fun out of it like it did last month when I got a static I made sure we DTD two days in a row. Normally it would be fine but TTC makes you feel the pressure!
I'm currently on day2 of flashing smiley.

I think I was going between two different things, because @tulips87 you're right, my understanding is its meant to be every other day until positive test, then three days in a row, and then miss a day then one bonus one I think?

The CB instructions said have sex every fertile day, and every peak I think - or I read that somewhere. I wasn't expecting so many flashing smileys however. Didn't get my peak, so not sure if I missed it. And it got to be a bit too much tbh

Haha I have no clue at all with these things, I though SMEP was DTD the week when your most fertile making sure there's sperm waiting and already in place for when the egg gets released - but I am honestly clueless and new to it all 😂 it never fails to amaze me how much we have learnt from Google and MN about our bodies

@tulips87 great thanks thats definitely cleared things up for me. I did think a positive would be static face but wasnt sure and my other half was questioning it too. Good luck x

I'm a little confused with the SMEP.
Where I've read up it says to DTD every other day then 3days in a row from when you get the positive OPK.
I'm using cb OPK's and cheapies.
Currently on CB I am flashing but the cheapies aren't showing as positive just yet. They show positive when I get my static smiley (going off last month)
My understanding is that when it is positive/static smiley that's when you DTD 3 days, one day rest the again. But anything before a static smiley is DTD every other day.....
Sorry I hope I've not confused everyone, and also if anyone can advise - thank you! I want to make sure I'm doing it right this month.

@Fizzybelts at least its good exercise until the gyms open 🤣