Lucky October? 🍀

Yep AF is due on Friday for me too! Gonna test on either Saturday or Sunday. I’ve ran out of tests 😅 so I’m not buying any until the weekend cause I know I can’t help myself! 🤦🏼‍♀️

Hello everyone, jumping over from September bus if I'm allowed

Currently on cd2, approaching 2 years of ttc #1

@Coco9910 ClearBlue never worked for me..I always have very short peak and using clearblue ones in a day, made impossible to detect peak and o. I used lh strips in the same time, tracked bbt so I did knew I was ovulating

@Danani using bbt its a very useful information but you need more cycle to see your own pattern. (Hopefully you won't as this will be a very lucky month) So many things can mess up; a glass of wine in the evening or a heavy meal before bedtime etc.
I used to work night shifts/early morning shifts and I never had two temperatures taken in the same time, just went to the 3-4 hours sleep and took my temp before got out of the bed. After 10 months of bbt I can clearly see my pattern even when the tww's insomnia hit me (never can sleep after o)

Looking forward this bus how busy and lucky will be 🤞

@Vwhite hey! Welcome :)

My cycles are about 30-31 days and my peak was on CD17 :) I am also trying for our first :) best of luck ❤️

Hi everyone,

I will stop asking questions about OPKs soon (sorry!!). I did a Clearblue ovulation test as soon as I got up this morning and had a blank circle but then did my usual OPK test around lunch time which is when I usually do them and my results look like I could get my peak tomorrow or Friday, but then that doesn’t explain the blank circle on the Clearblue. Or would it be that maybe I have a really quick and short peak? Any advice appreciated xx

Hi all, this is my first time on one of these chats, this is the 1st cycle of ttc with child #1. Im currently on CD19 and my cycle averages about 33days. I have found that many different ovulation calculators that all say somewhere between 25th to the 2nd are fertile days. Has anyone else found this? What one can be trusted? I haven't used OPK’s as feel this would take the fun out of it we have been DTD everyday since CD11. Fingers crossed to everyone trying this month 😊

Haha oh dear 😂

One way or another we’re going to make it happen 😁🤞

Hello everyone! You are all making me really excited about TTC again... I have been swinging back and forth about whether it's too soon but I know I'm just going to get swept up in it now!

@Mummytobe93 we have the same issue with falling asleep on sofa - I go to bed earlier (because also our smalls get up before 6 often so I need to front load the night!) and my husband will stay down to 'watch an episode of something' or 'play on his xbox'... actually he just always falls asleep in about 10 mins then sheepishly crawls into bed at 3!

We laugh because for our first we were v keen at baby making and I think he was actually conceived on a night away when we had had a lot to drink after a fancy meal in the hotel we were staying at. Our second, it was purely functional 'I am very tired please just perform your duties so I can get back to sleep' haha!

Anyway this has mainly reminded me to go and check my temp. I always take it and then chuck it back on bedside table then enter it later...

@Danani I think the red lines appear after you've had 3 days of higher temperatures, so it doesn't predict ovulation but only confirms!

Good morning all! 

@Mummytobe93 lol my DH literally was asking me if I'd play fifa with him when he gets it... men

I think my DH also enjoys baby making I try not to refer to it this way though and just try to seduce him whenever it's time 😂 no complaints so far!

I can't believe Christmas is so close... this year flew for me. it would be so cool to spend it with little bubba in the belly

@Danani @Mummytobe93 I started BBT charting this month as well. I generally don't sleep very well, wake up multiple times through the night, get up to go to the bathroom etc. I wake up completely between 6.30 and 8 so my readings are not always taken at the same (or even roughly the same) time. I did however have a positive OPK on CD15 and a clear temperature shift on CD17, so FF app says I ovulated on CD16 which seems about right! So I don't think that taking temps at exactly the same time, or after a solid nights sleep, is essential - at least for me it seemed to work without these things!

Morning 🌞

How are you doing ladies?

I’m not sure I’m capable of measuring my BBT - didn’t have a good sleep at all, was in and out of sleep from about 3 till 6 and then my temp was 36.7🙄 think I’m too anxious 😂unless it’s just the first couple of days.

I’m sending my DH signals that my fertile window is approaching, unfortunately so if the latest Fifa for PlayStation, I’ll have to compete with the game 😂

We used to DTD much more when we had TV in our bedroom, we’d watch something, then one thing led to another, then I could just drift off to sleep and he’d stay up playing. Now I get too sleepy watching tv in the sofa , so I’m the one going to bed first whilst he stays downstairs. Can anyone else relate? 😂

At least I'm busy at work so have other things to distract myself !

@Danani I have heard that actually but completely forgot! Thank you, that’s made me feel better! Will test again in the morning 🤞🏼 X

My pictures have loaded the wrong way round. So first pic is today’s test and one on the right is yesterday’s x

Still not got my peak on OPKs this month yet but it’s getting darker so hopefully in the next day or 2 🤞🏼 First picture is yesterday’s test and second is today’s taken around the same time each day. I just did a Clearblue ovulation test after a 4 hour hold and it was just a blank circle 😩 fingers crossed for more progression tomorrow 😌 x

@Ocelotka Hey! Welcome! Another friend to do the wait with! I'm 2DPO :)

Hi all, can I join in? I'm on 3DPO, really hoping that this is THE month, will try to hold off testing until at least 12DPO but I'm not sure how much patience I will have left by then

CD2 today and AF cramping is in full force! Pj's and hot chocolate on the sofa for me tonight
Just downloaded the pre-mom app as I saw a lot of you have been using it so going to start using that this month with the OPKs and DP agreed to SMEP!!! Going to get my rest in as think it is going to take it out of me haha xx

I'm CD21 now, trying to hold out till at least CD26 to test, that'll be 10DPO which is when I got my last BFP (ended in MMC and MVA)

Hi everyone! Fingers crossed for a lucky October for us all 🍀

I'm on CD20 and just got my strongest result on an OPK...this is our first cycle using them so wasn't sure about them as you'll see from the photo it's been up and down but this is the highest number by far so I'll be enticing DP tonight!!! Thought we were done after the high reading on CD14 but I do have long cycles so this is more likely reliable. Wish me luck!

Anyone else's results a bit erratic with the OPKs?

I only have 3 day periods and always light to medium. Always have as well whether ive been on contraception or not.
It’s normal 🙂
Thanks all, will seduce the husband tonight 🤣