Sperm meets egg plan April/May 2021 TTC

@tothemoonandback21 aw bless her 🤣 is this baby #2 you're trying for?

@xoJellyBean how did you go about the doctors allowing you to have 21 day bloods, I'm on cycle 6 but my cycle been very messed up this month and my ov sticks have been all over the place so not sure where I am I want to go to the doctors to see if they will do any test but I have a feeling they will tell me I haven't waited the year yet :(

@xoJellyBean ah that's interesting, sounds good. Yes I'm going to use the CB digital OPKs, I like that they're easy to read (anything to make all of this easier!) Main challenge at the moment is trying to temp before my DD pulls me out of bed...😬

@tothemoonandback21 I was thinking of cd10 too but I'm also afraid of running out of steam and missing the peak 🤣 are you using OPKs?
Yes it's called 'day 21 bloods' so you get your bloods taken around 7dpo and it checks your hormone levels, especially progesterone 🥰

@xoJellyBean I know, me too! Hmm when to start is tricky for later ovulaters I think, I thought CD10 maybe...how about you? Don't want to lose steam too early 🙈 I hadn't heard of getting post ovulation bloods before, is that to check that you've definitely ovulated?

@tothemoonandback21 never met anyone with the exact cycle as me 🥰 when are you planning to start?! I'm also getting post ovulation bloods done this month too 🤞🏻

@SemiFeralDalek this made me chuckle 😂

@xoJellyBean that's great, will be lovely to have the company! Really hope it's our lucky month 💖 Looking forward to temping, always desperate for insights in the 2ww so will be good to have something to focus on instead of just symptom-spotting!

@tothemoonandback21 omg totally twinning. I'm also cd3 🤣 would be amazing if we both got pregnant this month! I temp as well, it's an amazing insight to what your body is doing ☺️

Hi ladies! How is everyone? I'm now CD 10, still low temps and have informed DH that "tonight, it begins" in an ominous tone, he's thrilled

I'm really hoping thaty ovulation is brought forward by the SI because two weeks of dtd every 24-36 hours is exhausting

Hi all, only CD3 here but BBT thermometer arrived today so working out how to use it/chart etc...feeling relieved to be out of the waiting-for-AF zone and onto the next month!

@xoJellyBean welcome, we're cycle twins! Also expecting to ovulate on 18th. Good luck! ✨

Thanks @A1b2c3d4e5f6g7, I actually had strongest peak cd20 so 2 days ago 🤔 maybe temp spike in the morning 🤞🏼

Hey @Bellesjp if you’re CD22 now and had your strongest peak today, I’d think you’d likely ovulate tomorrow-ish. So would expect a temp spike in the next day or two really 🤞

Heyyy can I join you ladies? I'm on month 3 of ttc #1, but been off my pill since October 2018. Thought we would try this as well as OPKs... af arrived day and expected to ovulated around 18th May 🥰

How everyone doing? I’ve still not really had a temp rise so maybe I didn’t ovulate after all 🙈 this is a weird long cycle I’m having as well, I’m cd22 now and had peak opk on cd19 & then again darker on cd22, could it be all the grapefruit juice?!

If any of you have peak opk for more than one day, would you expect ovulation 12-24 hours after 1st or 2nd day? Just wondering if there’s still time for a temp rise!?

Our smep is lacking a bit as we started too early,
Managed 2 days in a row after 2nd peak opk but did eod since day 8 😂 hopefully that was enough!!

@A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 Thankyou that’s helpful, so hopefully mine might rise more tomorrow 🤞🏼

Here’s my chart so far this month for comparison. I don’t know if it helps, but I find it useful to see others

@Bellesjp temperature rises the day after ovulation. To prove ovulation you have need to have three days of temp rises. I can't read your chart very well, but I'd say that the temperatures are still quite low for post ovulation

That was meant to say had a rise yesterday morning not a ride 😂🙈

Those who temp, is the temp rise at time of ov? I had ride yesterday morning but I had peak opk yesterday as well, my understanding was that you ov 12-48 hours after peak opk but the rise was before that? I also still got peak opk this morning at cd20 and further temp rise this morn so not sure when I ovulated! We have dtd the last 2 days anyway so hopefully covered! Have attached some pics but new to temping so not sure I’m doing it right! Unless my temps going to rise higher tomorrow 🤷🏼‍♀️

[quote A1b2c3d4e5f6g7]@SemiFeralDalek that would definitely add anxiety to the process xxxx[/quote]
As with everything, but especially ttc I think, it's the hope that carries you through. We'll all get there I'm absolutely sure 👣✨🤰

@SemiFeralDalek that would definitely add anxiety to the process xxxx

@tothemoonandback21 thank you 😗 we lost him in November and the chance of reoccurrence is about 1 in 25 now so anxiety levels are high.

I'm a late ovulater (anywhere from cd18-25) but I tend to start BD at the end of AF, then go every other day till about cd17, then we aim for every 24-36 hours (depending on how DH's shifts fall) till 2/3 days after the opk goes light again. It's exhausting.

And I had a week of highs last cycle, we ended up dtd 8 days on the bounce, and then two more just in case So I'm really hoping that the SI brings my Ov forward to be in line with a more normal cycle.

@Bellesjp I’m not sure orange squash will make it nicer 😂😂😂

@SemiFeralDalek I’m now starting the day after my period stops, to make sure I cover all bases. But that is a bit earlier than SMEP says

@tothemoonandback21 I don’t know, but I’d probably start on day 11 instead of 8

Hi ladies, mind if I join? I'm going to try SMEP for the first time this month, TTC#3. I'm only on cycle 2 and already desperate to conceive after missing out the first month! I was hoping I'd be more chill this time round 🙈 Never heard of the grapefruit juice thing, will give that a go!

Does anyone know which day to start BDing on SMEP if you ovulate late? I ovulate on CD19 and don't want exhaustion to set in too soon...😆😬

@SemiFeralDalek Thank you for sharing your story with us, I'm so sorry you had to go through this. Sending extra baby dust to you for this month ✨ ✨ ✨

Good luck everyone 🍀 x

If you shook me, I'd probably rattle I'm on 5mg folic acid, b6, b12, vitamin C, D, E, 600mg of CoQ10 and a multivitamin. And now SI CD3-7.

Grapefruit juice is brilliant, I have to shot it though because its so grim

Losing him was genuinely the most horrific experience, it was after the anomaly scan and he was so, so poorly, we had to make the decision to let him go before he suffered. Its made TTC again have another level of anxiety and stress.

When do you start? I usually aim for every other day from 7dpo, every day if dh is off work.