Lucky October? 🍀

That’s a great result @Bridgey8 ! So happy for you 😊

May I ask what approach did you use this cycle? (Basically how often/what days did you DTD 😂😂)

Congratulations @Bridgey8 !!xx

Was coming on to ask advice about opks & ovulation etc but from reading past few comments, looks like I'm best to try easy@home :) currently using mommed but I've never been able to identify a peak with them & CB just gave me flashing smiley faces all the time 🙄

I use several apps to track my ovulation with my main one being Ovia but what I'm finding is they all reckon my window is totally different days, with my earliest being tomorrow & my latest being the 9th - so I've started testing today & I'm just gonna continue testing each day, especially since AF is always so irregular.

Gahhh!!

Yeah, better save the swimmers @Danani 😂
I’m testing twice a day and it’s negative, according to Flo app I won’t ovulate till next Saturday so no pressure just yet either. I’d be nice to start on Tuesday maybe but if he’s not in the mood better save it for the key days.

Congrats @Bridgey8 hopefully you've set the tone for the month!!

Congrats @Bridgey8 that’s definitely a strong line!
Send an update once you do the digitals. Really hoping you have a wonderful pregnancy. 🎉

And! They're cheaper which is always a plus 😂

@Danani that's why I like them! ;) they show you low until you actually go high and eventually peak so you can pinpoint when you're ovulating for sure, with flashing smiley face in CB I was constantly thinking it's coming but it could take a good few days before my high, that's why I prefer easy@home :)

Lovely news @Bridgey8 ! October truly proves to be a good month for us 😊🎉🍀

@Bridgey8 congrats!!

@Bridgey8 send pictures once you do them! I'm so happy for you and I'm praying for a healthy pregnancy for you ❤️🍀

Thanks @Peauela - going to get a digital and a FRER today and see what they say as at the moment I don't quite believe it!

@Bridgey8 omg!!! Definitely a positive congratulations 🍀❤️

Finally got to 14dpo and have just POAS - what do we think? Seems quite faint? Gahhh xx

@lemons44 we're in the same boat, but we're a bit older than you, and working shifts. Sometimes DH isn't home from work til 2 hours after I fell asleep 😴 and then cos its so late hes dying to just get to sleep too!

@lemons44 hey! Welcome :)

I know it can be frustrating but I'm sure you will succeed eventually! Hopefully October will be lucky for you too :) if you really are struggling I would save the trying for right before ovu and on ovu day. We normally aren't very sexually active for the same reasons as you but knowing we want a baby we just have to put an effort and make some changes :)

I went to do some shopping today and I picked up first response tests and clear blue digital early detection ones just in case I need to use them 😋 I plan to test with the strip ones - easy @ home that I have but in case I'm tempted to test earlier I'm going to use first response 😂 and digital ones are just to confirm once I do see that line, so it can tell me that I'm actually pregnant 😂 if I won't need them this months they will wait patiently in a drawer for their time to come lol. But fingers crossed! 🍀

@Danani thanks hun, I’m hoping it’s a lucky month for all of us!

@lemons44 sorry to hear that lovely, it must be so frustrating! Try not to beat yourself up, I know it’s hard - me and my DH don’t DTD frequently either but I’m either in the mood or not. When I’m I can have sex twice a day but some days I’m completely not bothered! I must say that lately I’ve been so focused on life events that I didn’t allow myself to relax enough to be in a right headspace and send the right signal to my DH. It’s hard when you tired and stressed all the time. I’ll try to change it this month and be more positive and relaxed which hopefully will result in more intimacy.

Hi all,

Congrats on the good news/signs so far.

Wondering if i can join the group.

I'm on cycle 6 of TTC #1 and feeling so fed up

I'm 31 and OH is 37. We are healthy and not overweight but both have really demanding jobs which means we are tired all the time and we both have quite low sex drives.

This means we've only really been managing to DTD about twice (sometimes three times) each fertile window. I do track OPKs and temp so I'm confident that we do hit good days. For example last month we managed the two days before O day. This month I am still waiting for O day to be confirmed but I think we hit 1 day before and 3 days before.

However I'm just starting to worry we are not doing it enough I've been reading about those of you trying the SMEP but we could never keep up that pace!

I guess I'm just looking to voice my worries really. TTC can feel such a stressful time.

Baby dust to all of you ✨

The last time we dtd was the 23rd so I assumed I missed the window of ovulating because I had pink discharge on the 26th. I'm so confused, I'm talking like this is my first but it's actually my 4th I've never ever watched anything just waited until my period was due so I genuinely don't know what I'm looking for.

@Missy95 I know right! The wait is the worst 😂 I promise myself not to test sooner than 12DPO which is Friday but we'll see what happens 😅

@Mummybearto3bg it may be something! When are you planning to test (you might have already mentioned it but my memory sucks so I'm sorry 😅)

Good luck all! Today I'm having pain in my left ovary. 9 days after predicted ovulation and 9 days before period is due. No idea what's going on! I've had cramps in the middle/low down for quote a few days but not today, just this on off pain in my ovary area. I don't hold much hope this month at all but there's got to be a little bit of hope hasn't there?