Cycle Day 1 - SMEP method?

Can I ask your opinions - I honestly don’t know if we have the stamina to go again tomorrow but we will give it our best shot. If we can’t, do you think we’ve done enough? I’m worried we really need DTD tomorrow but don’t want to put pressure on us.

@mrsS21 ahh that’s lovely! Yea hopefully that’ll help! I’m dreading 5DPO onwards, at that point I get a little crazy, though I’ve tried to calm myself after last month! 😂

We’ve next week booked off, so hoping lots of family time helps take my mind off it!

@mrsS21 I know, the countdown is on!

Yep @Firsttimetrier that’s right - ideally day of O and day after if you can. We’re definitely dtd tonight but will see if I can convince him for tomorrow 😆 we dtd Thursday, Saturday and then tonight, so hoping we’ve done enough.
Roll on 10 days time @Peonies94

@mrsS21 I know, so exciting!! I’m not holding out much hope, but I am really wishing!!

As I’m just going by Flo this cycle, I should be ovulate tomorrow.

I’ve been having weird fluttery feelings on my right side since yesterday, plus EWCM so I think the timings of Flo are correct!

I think we’ve covered all bases as we’ve done Friday, Sunday and yesterday, but will DTD again too.

If I O tomorrow, does that mean we also need to DTD again tomorrow then Friday? Poor husband didn’t realise it’d be such a marathon 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

@ExPatHereForAChat thank you :) I think I’d say your 3rd from top test would be your peak, looks darkest to me. But I’ve not used those tests myself.

@Moonshine160 I’m hoping so. We haven’t managed to dtd last night, hoping tonight and maybe tomorrow. A bit disappointed, but I also don’t want to nag - when did it become like a chore for dtd?!? I feel excited and I think he just feels pressure.

@Peonies94 whoop! Testing buddies! Got everything crossed for our bfp’s this month!!🤞🏻

@MummyStevensToBe sounds like you’re right before O if your temp has dropped…though I’m only going on what I’ve heard, as I don’t temp myself!

@siaa I’m sorry you’ve had a bfn today, maybe wait a few days and try again - what cycle day are you on?

@MummyStevensToBe it’s so hard when you get so many flashy isn’t it, but as long as you haven’t had your peak yet, don’t panic! I had only 2 flashes this week, so really took me by surprise, so I hadn’t been DTD much either! It is hard, is it your first month using the CB ? I found the second month I had much less flashing, so not sure if coincidence or because it’s getting use to my levels 🤷‍♀️! Hopefully you’ll be getting yours soon! I hated waiting too, and googled it so much!

@mrsS21 got my peak yesterday, so we’ll be together in our TWW

! I covered two days before my static, my static day and the day after, do you think that’s enough? I’m going to continue OPKs for another week and DTD every other day, because I’m not convinced this was my peak, as had static on CB but not on IC, so I’m not 100 sure!

@mrsS21 that sounds right to me! Think they say 3 days on the trot and then skip a day then go again the next day.

Tested this morning and it was negative, knew I should've just held on until 14dpo because now I'll be so tempted to test every day or twice daily to see if a line appears!!

@Moonshine160 Yes, these were all once a day except the morning I got the darker colour I did another test that evening, which was a little lighter.
I do wonder if I missed the peak. We DTD the day of the darkest test and the next day so hopefully caught the egg!
I'm going to keep testing in case it was some weird mini surge and my real peak is coming later.
I normally use the Clear Blue smiley face tests but didn't want to spend the money this time. Regretting that now!

@mrsS21 that sounds like you’d have all the days covered to give yourself the best possible chance :) I haven’t personally had ovulation bleeding before but I’ve read on here that it can be normal.

@ExPatHereForAChat were those taken once a day? I would say the third one down was your peak - sometimes those are as dark as my lines get but I know that I’ve ovulated. Maybe the peak was a bit later/earlier in that day and you just missed it hence why the test isn’t as dark as you’d expect. Did you DTD around that day?

@mrsS21 this hasn't happened to me but I've read it can be normal as hormones change around ovulation.

I thought my LH peak was about to come but my test today was really faint. So confused! Anyone want to have a look at my lines and give an opinion? I know the 3rd test down is quite dark but it definitely wasn't as dark as the control line :/

Random question for everyone… I’ve got spotting today. Don’t think I’ve had it around ovulation before. Is this a good sign??? Trying not to read anything into it, but there’s been spotting only when I go to the toilet.

Got fingers crossed for you @siaa!

I’ve got static smiley on cb test this morning, so hoping we can dtd tonight, tomorrow and maybe Wednesday… does that sound about right? If it’s peak this morning will this everyone too late??

@MummyStevensToBe thank you, I am 9dpo now so 10dpo in the morning and I know I could test at this point but I'm terrified to do so in case it's not worked this month! x

I felt really lost with the clear blue ones tbh @MummyStevensToBe - maybe increasing to 2 a day? Or maybe try not FMU?
I’ve had peak reading this morning, as it’s dropped back down this evening - but will test again tomorrow and see how it goes. Feel really excited this month! Not sure why!

@MummyStevensToBe I had 11 flasy before my static the first month using them, but only 2 flashy the second month around! I used the same holder as well, just incase they kept track of your readings!

Also doing the SMEP for the second cycle, but my third ttc! Baby no 1! Have had my positive opk (I think) so at the 3 consecutive days, but I’m not 100 % sure I’ve ovulated, so going to go back to DTD every other day for a few more days after this 3 days, just incase! Ive had positive on clear blue, but much earlier than normally, and no pvulation pain or EWCM (all of which I usually get) and IC wasn’t positive! I’m going to treat it as positive, and do the 3 days, but I’ll also continue testing and every other day for maybe another week!

@moonshine60 I think my peak is coming soon too, my lines were the same shade this morning so I'm probably going to get peak tonight.

Hmm 5 days in a row OP? This would really irritate me! However, I've read on quite a few threads of people getting 7 or 8 days of flashing before their static so hopefully it's just around the corner.

Hi @Moonshine160 I agree with you on the cb ov kit, really expensive, just to see a smiley face!
I’ve been using the easy @ home strips alongside and they’re just as good if not better (I got a high the first day when cb was low!

I’m on day 2 of highs, hoping that I’m ovulating by Friday, we’ll dtd every other day until I get peak, then 3 days in a row. Told him he can have a rest after that 😆

How is everyone doing? I had been testing with the Clearblue advanced tests every morning and they had been showing a flashing smiley for 3 or 4 days. Decided to do another yesterday afternoon and glad I did because it had changed to a static smiley. I don’t think I’m going to buy them again though tbh, they’re expensive and they don’t tell me anything that the cheap OPK strips can’t tell me! I’ve done another cheap ovulation test this morning and it’s still a bold positive so not sure how long I should keep DTD for?! Getting a bit exhausted with it now! Sometimes my positive OPKs last up to 3 days, not sure if this is normal?!