TTC May/June - may the eggs be ever in your favour

[quote kaylsd]@MammaJ21 I don't know if you know already but it depends on what type of OPK tests you are using for the best accuracy, they do say on majority not to use first morning urine or a long hold with minimal fluid before, you can get peaks at different types of day some can catch the surge some people may differ from their surge as it can be as short as 6 hours so they say to look at more than one thing to have a look for ovulation :) like cervix position and feeling, BBT dip and rises, EWCM, cramps ect :)

I tend to BD a couple of days before predicted at least every other day, then day of and after but that's when my ovaries was playing ball... nows just the baby dancing for fun when we feel like it until I can get support with my PCOS despite all the supplements my cycles like the Big Dipper💁🏼‍♀️[/quote]
Hey! I have been doing it later afternoon as it's close to bed time haha. Maybe I need to start doing it twice though more regularly. If I thibk I have a peak/close peak I did do another one (last month) later on/next morning to see if still dark lines.

I had some other ones but have run out, think they're called ovusense. There's so many out there! Any ones anyone recommends? I don't think I'll do the CB ones just yet (££) but may do in future cycles!

YESSSS @kaylsd. Throwing that baby dust everywhere!!! Will happily drown myself in the water also

I'll drink this by the barrel please 😂😂😂😂

@minthumbugs
This is how I want it to look for us 😂😂😂😘

@MammaJ21 I don't know if you know already but it depends on what type of OPK tests you are using for the best accuracy, they do say on majority not to use first morning urine or a long hold with minimal fluid before, you can get peaks at different types of day some can catch the surge some people may differ from their surge as it can be as short as 6 hours so they say to look at more than one thing to have a look for ovulation :) like cervix position and feeling, BBT dip and rises, EWCM, cramps ect :)

I tend to BD a couple of days before predicted at least every other day, then day of and after but that's when my ovaries was playing ball... nows just the baby dancing for fun when we feel like it until I can get support with my PCOS despite all the supplements my cycles like the Big Dipper💁🏼‍♀️

Thanks @kaylsd! Hope you get some answers from your PCOS investigations. I have 90% of the symptoms for endo so am going to TTC for year and see if anything happens. Maybe then I'll seek a diagnosis (that fact it can only be confirmed by an Op is stopping me!). Trying not to stress about it, but I know I'll be sad when(if?!) AF arrives next week... Which is stupid because it's cycle 1

Ahhh I love it @kaylsd. I love them and chick flicks so I love it when I get a night to watch them myself, OH isn't a fan 🙈 love the idea of graduation haha, surely by the end of the year we will look like this 🤰

@MammaJ21 I have a nightmare with timing. With long cycles it's too easy to go all out too soon 🤣 I think it stresses me too much to sorry about getting the perfect days, this month we are just trying to go with what feels natural and not force it every other day! X

@minthumbugs Hope we are cycle buddies and it happens soon for us!

@kaylsd Ah thanks! it was 0.09, I mistyped!! 😂today was 0.12 so gone up slightly. there's a line but it's faint. at least it's on the up though. I'm not 100 percent how I feel about the app as I thibk lighting etc will affect readings, but worth doing just to see. Im hoping I'll get an obvious line that's the same/darker than the control though and use that as the main sign ov is coming!!

hard to know when to time dtd...do I start now, and risk getting fed up by the time ov comes haha. Or go for it incase it hangs around in there.

How many days before/around ov do you all try to bd?

[quote hopingtostartfamily]Hello everyone! Could I join please? Last month was our first month of actually trying for our first (tracking etc) but I've off the pill for over a year now with the view of 'if it happens, it happens'.

I have a lot to learn - but I'd love to make some friends along the way in the same position!

@Kitty0389 good luck back at you hunny! Just made hub read the patient leaflet because it will piss me off if he does everything absolutely lovely but they can't test it because he forgot to fill in the date or time on the sample like it happened to his work manager apparently, what a absoute melon! Hah :') he had to resample in the end as he drove back a hour after realising what he did but it was too late they discarded it 😩 so I'm hoping our loved ones will learn.. date and time deffo is a must!!

@MammaJ21 hey there lovely, I’ve heard good things about the pre mom app, a peak of 0.9 may be your highest but everyone can differ depending if you naturally have high levels of LH in your body, i am a culprit for this! They do say tracking your BBT along side of OPK is an useful way to see if your body is ovulating :), I’m prob one of the worst ones here to ask about it though because I get beautiful looking rises and dips in temperature and near enough positive OPK but my body gears up and fails because of PCOS we now think :’) but they say even late ovulation is no detriment to a pregnancy than text book cd14 as long as you get a good egg then the worlds your oyster 🙃

So I had my peak last weekend (1/2 May) but this is a little new to me so I'm not sure where I'm at exactly in my cycle. I think that makes me about 6DPO as I my ovulation sticks were still saying high up until the Tuesday!

Hi @hopingtostartfamily! Whereabouts are you in your cycle now? Baby dust ✨✨

@mammaj21 I'll be the same as you! Not been tracking but don't think it's happened yet, expecting some time this week. Cycle buddies 🤞🏻

@minthumbugs I'm ok thanks, how about you? to be honest, I don't know. I'm approaching mid cycle so hoping to ov this week ..but obviously we know it's not quite that simple!
Will do opks this week and hope that can time bding around that time. Are you expecting it any time soon?x

Hello everyone! Could I join please? Last month was our first month of actually trying for our first (tracking etc) but I've off the pill for over a year now with the view of 'if it happens, it happens'.

I have a lot to learn - but I'd love to make some friends along the way in the same position!

Thank you @Tangfastic91 I'm not really sure where I am myself haha! I'm having a chill month with no tracking (a few of us are this month!), I think I might be on CD20something - waiting on ovulation any time now but not putting pressure on it. I'm on cycle 4 of trying for baba no. 2 after a MC in January and with one tube because of an ectopic a few years ago. X

Thanks @minthumbugs! Can't see in this thread where you are journey wise, but good luck!

hi @Tangfastic91, good luck! If you've caught the egg, implantation would be right around the corner so anything up until now would be symptoms from progesterone. So hopefully it goes the good way for you and the symptoms are from a wee bub nestling in. My fingers are crossed for you. X

Hi all, hope you don't mind if I join! 6DPO, TTC #1, first cycle. The regular (for PMS) aching boobs and the odd spot have just appeared, so am expecting a BFN when I test this month. Did anyone have the usual PMS symptoms but get a positive? Give me some hope 😂

How are you getting on @Halpmer? X

@Kitty0389 that's a good way to look at it. Your body definitely takes a while to settle down so not counting those months helps put a positive spin on it. I'm not counting the months trying before MC as it will just freak me out! Aww I hope you can manage to relax a little bit, indulge in some good food or a hobby and your body will catch on to the plan. X

@kaylsd hope the tests go ok for your OH! My OH has his on Friday.

@minthumbugs technically I came off the pill late November so 5 full months, but my cycles only settled in March. OH is an optimist and is viewing it as we’ve only been trying for the 3 cycles I’ve had normal ones with confirmed ovulation. I just feel like it’s been forever even if it hasn’t! AF actually hasn’t turned up yet but I have all the signs so just want it to hurry up so I can be onto the next try...
Bodies are such a pain! But I also know I’m super stressed at the moment so I’m not exactly making it easy for my body to do it’s job