Preparing to TTC in 2022 Part 2

Good luck @NarnieJoy and sorry @OCM19 and @MrsGrealish. Have everything crossed for you this month. Sorry to hear the house fell through @Brightonbelle87 - it’s such a stressful process. @Duckandsarah I didn’t realise folic acid could do that - although I had heard that about pregnacare conception vitamins. Maybe you have finally solved the mystery on why I suddenly ovulate late for me. Thank you!
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend. X

@Brightonbelle87 sorry to hear the house fell through. I’m sure your baby would be too snuggled up and loved to know that they wouldn’t care which house just that they had lovely parents who were doing their best to try and secure one!! The next will be better!

Thanks for the comments, no symps today so I’m thinking it won’t be this month as I don’t know exactly when I ovulated but we dtd with accidental breakage about every other day so our chance is a good as any

@brightonbelle87 - oh no, sorry to hear about your house falling through. Its so stressful isn't it. I know what you mean about not wanting to wait. I have delayed TTC for a couple of years because of Covid throwing a spanner in the works and don't want to wait any longer, even though it would be lovely to have a few more months to enjoy ourselves as things have been so hard.

@WingingIt09 - 18th May will come so quickly! I don't know about you but I think this year is just flying by!

@NarnieJoy - how exciting! Keep us posted!

@OCM19 & @MrsGrealish - sorry this wasn't your month, hope you're doing OK.

RE OPKs - I think I might give it two or three cycles before trying them. I do get EWCM one or two days in a cycle so will try and time it around that; my cycles are a little irregular so not sure the day on the calendar will give me too much of an accurate day. I just had a really long cycle which I wonder if it was down to starting the pre-pregnancy vitamins. I usually range between 28 and 32 day cycles and last month was 36!

@Brightonbelle87 we waited and I'm regretting it, like you say there's never going to be a 'perfect' time - sorry to hear about the house falling through though, it is so disheartening when it happens x

Sorry to hear that @OCM19 and @WingingIt09 my ovia app is always positive when AF starts - 'it's the start of a new cycle and chance to conceive!' Which just annoys me!

Not using ovulation tests but going by the look of (in!) my pants I'm fertile this weekend so here's hoping!

On a kind of related note, we're trying to buy a house and it just fell through yesterday. I started to think maybe I shouldn't have a baby then, but is there ever a perfect time to get pregnant?! I'm 35 nearly 36 so just want to get on with it. Sorry just needed to get that off my chest!

Good luck for March everyone x

Sorry it didn’t happen this month @OCM19 and @MrsGrealish. Hope next month is lucky x

I am annoyed that I forgot this last time… but taking folic acid has delayed my ovulation just like it did last time. I am still waiting to ovulate on say 18 after being a day 15 regular for over a year now.
I’m going to stop taking it in the first half of my cycle. So irritating.

@TheOnlyException1 we decided to do one cycle with no opk or planning, and we didn’t get pregnant. I decided to use OPKs (and pre seed) second cycle. OPK showed I was ovulating a week later than thought for my cycle and I fell pregnant that month using them. I had a late ovulation cycle though, so I may not have clocked that without them.

@TheOnlyException1 the only time I've used opks was during a two month trial for clearblue a few years ago when TTC my first. I've not used them again since but my cycle is like clockwork and I have obvious ovulation signs like EWCM. I think they'd be handy if after a while you're not having any luck, just to double check you are ovulating when you think, but you can totally do without! Says the one pregnant first month of trying without them

Sorry to hear last month didn't happen @OCM19 and @MrsGrealish, fingers crossed for you this month

Hey all, hope your week is going well?

AF is just past for me, Flo and Fitbit both say my fertile window starts today!
Could I ask you a quick question about opk testing? I've never done it and it's honestly a bit of a mystery to me - DH and I thought we'd just try through my fertile window and see if it happens via 'magic' (his wording!) before we get too scientific about it - has anyone had success just winging it, or is the timing really super critical for success?

Hey @WingingIt09 moving to March as February was not successful x

*I keep getting very very faint line.

Just checking in.

I've been testing ovulation on cheapies from savers as I've never tested ovulation before.

They actually take ages don't they! I get a very very faint line to the point you'd have to squint or put it in decent lighting.

Ovulation day is due tomorrow but missed two nights of DTD in my fertile window because I was just so tired.

@NarnieJoy definitely sounds meant to be if it happens this month!

Sorry af arrived @OCM19

Just waiting for a positive ovulation now to see what kind of cycle I'm going to have. Potentially only 1 or 2 more before we try 😅

@FourOclock not until July !!!!

we are changing brand if this isn't our month I am a mix of terrified if I am pg and excited to find out. I went and got a FRER for after the weekend as we have a party to attend and I want to enjoy. Should be 9/10 dpo monday...

@NarnieJoy that sounds meant to be to me remind me when you were planning on starting TTC?

I am accidentally in the TWW as we had not one... but two condoms break this month in my FW....

This morning when walking to work I was sick... weirdest sensation of desperately finding a bag to be sick in! I also have very sensitive nipples and my dreams are crazy....I am 5/6 dpo so I am guessing that its too early...

Hi @OCM19 , sorry to hear about AF - hope you managed your relaxing evening and yummy food? x

Not sure if anyone can offer advice on the CB digi ov tests... I have irregular cycles, had 9 days of flashing smiles over roughly what I would assume would be my fertile time if I had a 'normal' cycle (not that it exists! )
This was based on my first AF arriving last month after years of the coil and hoping it would reset my cycles.
I didn't test for a few days and did this am, had a static smile. I thought if you didn't test for a few days the reader had to reset for the first use, or am I getting that wrong? Can I trust this result that I should be due to ovulate or could it be faulty?
I haven't noticed any change in CM (but then this is only my second month sporadically checking and I don't recall ever getting EWCM) and can't BBT as rarely sleep through the night.
Sorry for the long message, just trying to understand my body and a bit baffled by it all!

Sorry @OCM19 - definitely treat yourself to some nice food and a bath. X

Sorry to hear that @OCM19, it's such a blow every time isn't it