Lucky October? 🍀

@Cruz86 my Flo app is telling me that my last fertile day is on Wednesday too and I just don’t know if we can keep going until then 😂😂 that would be six days straight and only two days off since the 2nd Oct!

I can honestly say we’ve tried our best at this point and given it our all 🤣🤣

@Danani you can use the below link to adjust your temps if they are at a slightly different time

www.whenmybaby.com/basalbodytemperature.php

I wouldn't worry too much if the time you take it is a bit different, it's the trend you are looking for. Based on your temps it looks like you had a nice dip on CD17 which may mean you ovulated then. However you won't know until at least three temp rises to confirm it. My cycle was similar this month, I ovulated two days after my OPK peak (normally it's the day after).

It is important to take it after uninterrupted sleep though (think they say 4 hours but sometimes I'll take mine after a 2hr block and it's still fine usually)

I really recommend fertility friend app for temping.

Xx

Thanks @Effram , I’m fine today, actually maybe a bit far from “fine “ - I’m irritable and constantly hungry 😂

4 DPO , dry CM, and I seem to feel some little twinges I’m the left side of my uterus, but that’s probably just another symptom of a normal cycle… at the end of the day whether you’re pregnant or not your body prepares for it😀

Try my hardest not to symptom spot.

Don’t worry @Danani my chart is all over the place and issued many warnings about incorrect readings 😂😂

Thank you for your reassurance guys. Going by what you say @Danani, tonight will be the last night to bd 🙌🏻😂 my app is telling me to keep going til Wednesday!! Feeling quite crampy today so hopefully that's a good sign.

I think you have to be so careful and routine with your bbt so I'd try not to worry about it too much!

I'm really hoping we all have some good news soon. All due AF around the same time! X

@Shortmamashortcycles I'm sorry for your loss

Sounds like you've timed things perfectly with DTD so fingers crossed for you too!

Hello, I've been lurking for a while - is it ok if I join you?

I had a MMC in late August, and this is my first cycle back in the game. Things are a bit weird post-mc but I have tons of EWCM today (cd12) and based on my usual would expect AF on 24th Oct too... so right in time with some of you.

Managed to DTD the last two nights but DH is working insane hours this week so I don't think we have another shot. Hoping the weekend was enough and really hoping for a sticky, healthy bean this time!

@Effram thank you for your reply. My cycles are normally very regular but I had major surgery last month which may have messed things up a bit. It's just frustrating as I have no idea how many DPO I am

Happy Monday everyone... I have stopped testing because like @Firsttimetrier and @Cruz86 we are too tired to manage any more, we rustled up one last attempt last night and now will just play the waiting game! I'm due on 24th apparently. Really going to try and wait until then to test!

@Squiff70 usually luteul phase stays consistent so if you ovulated a couple of days later than normal, and it looks like you did, you would expect your period a bit later too. maybe the app just is going off your normal cycle length in the algorithm?

@Danani @Mummytobe93 how are you guys feeling today?

I have so much work to catch up on this week after last week being a right off because either a child or the childminder was off sick, so hoping that will keep me busy during the TWW!

@Danani I’m with you on the boring 2DPO wagon.

I’m feeling optimistic today though which is something I struggled with last month. I shared my OPK pics and chart yesterday and was worried i didn’t ovulate as I didn’t get a proper positive result but my temp spiked yesterday and has gone higher again today after a CD 15 noticeable dip so I’m really happy my chart seems to be looking good! One more day of high temps and I’ll be sure I ovulated.

@Cruz86 - I think that ovulation occurs after the initial surge which would be when you first see a peak as that spike prompts the egg release. I think you’re just seeing your LH take a while to go down which looks normal looking at the different types of LH surge. I think you’re covered :)

Hey! I had a weekend off MN as it was my mums birthday over the weekend so been a bit busy. I think AF stopped yesterday so from tomorrow I will be doing OPKs and I'm excited to try again this month!

I've only been at my new job about 5 weeks which makes me a bit anxious but I'm 31 and TTC #1 so don't really want to put it off any longer!

Good luck to all!

Thanks @Danani - I try to hold out. I don't feel any pressure right now, but that could change any day as usual.

[quote Danani]@Cruz86 why are you worried about that in particular? Like, has it been an issue with your first baby? If not, then, I don’t think you have an actual reason to worry, lovey! X[/quote]
No it wasn't an issue 🤦🏼‍♀️ I had my first peak test and didn't test after that. And fell pregnant that cycle! I just don't know when to stop dtd haha x

I think only first peak is what matters, and that’s when you’re about to ovulate. Some doctors say to just stop testing after the first positive OPK because you’re fertile only about 12-36 hrs after you detect it.

Yeah you're right @Danani. I'm stressing unnecessarily! Need to relax x

Hey all hope everyone is doing ok, just wanted to get onto the October bus.

I have had a few weeks/ days off MN with the arrival of AF and my bday - I have made the most of relaxing and enjoying my very long winded birthday celebrations 🤣.

I'm 10DPO today not due to ovulate till next Friday, feeling positive and OH has finally had his SA taken, YAY 😁

Omg I have so much catching up to do. I hope you don't mind me sticking around? My AF was a bish and so painful like getting it Itself wasn't enough 😂 CD4 today and it's slowly going away. We're excited to start trying again.

How's everyone doing? @Danani I see you managed to BD a lot, fingers crossed for you this month 🤞🏻

@Vwhite congrats ! So exciting!

[quote Danani]@Cruz86 surely that’s good news, no? The end is nigh! Maybe you’ll O later today/tonight! 🤞🏻[/quote]
It'll be my third day of peak tests though. Which means ovulation keeps getting pushed back a day!