Aiming for August 2012 BFP!!

[Newbie2]

Hi ladies,

For those of us out of the July game there are not many places to hide so I thought I'd start a new August thread to give us all some positive vibes!

Cycle 3 - BFP August 6th

Hi newbie. I have not started af yet but thought I might as well join.

Think August af is due on 12th.

Last month ovulation turned up earlier than I expected so we only DTD when I got the positive opk. This month I resolve to start DTD much earlier.

whenshewas hello! (waving madly) are you trying that trick where you give in and then get a nice surprise :) I had exactly the same last month (although OV was on time I just wasn't expecting it) and I too will be DTD like mad :)

Newbie (waving back like a crazy person). Giving up on FTC conceive worked for me last time. Dd is now 17 months and was conceived the month we gave up on ttc.

It is so annoying I know the best thing to do is to relax and just can't do it. Hope August is better in every way, better weather and lots more BFPs.

Just marking my place - I haven't yet got AF but she's due on Thursday and the witch is on her way.

TTC #1, cycle 4, BFP due 7 August

whenshe you sound like the women off the film 'what to expect when expecting' have you watched that yet?

Got AF. I've been trying not to obsess about it. But I think I may have gone too far the other way! I thought I wasn't due on for a week or so.

Been trying for 6 months now, starting to get a bit worried now! Any tips ladies?

I've not been doing anything to help the process along, other than taking mum-to-be vitamins and fish oil suitable for pregnancy (I'm vegetarion). We've been using the .. umm .. just shagging method!

I've decided I should start to get a bit more serious about this now.
DS is 3.5 and the age gap is getting bigger and bigger!

Sorry did that make sense?! I meant I've been trying not to obsess about TTC, I hoped it would just happen. (it certainly did the first time, DS was a happy accident! Not so easy this time however.)

Aran oh how I would love a happy accident for my 1st! Try clear blue OV sticks to work out your OV time.

We weren't together or even living in the same country at the time (although we had been friends for years thankfully). So it was a bit of an intense time!

It's all worked out really well now though, we were really very lucky indeed, we're together now and get on really well - and DS is wonderful of course - it could so easily have been otherwise, quite scary to think about really!

I think it is time to give the sticks a go yes, good advice thanks :)

Wishing you lots of luck for this month :)

Is there anything you'd advise to help support your fertility?

DP is trying to stop smoking (I don't).

Life is hopefully going to be less stressful from now on than it has been recently (ha ha! Well I can hope!) we've both been studying, had exams etc, so that should help if it materialises.

We eat fairly healthily, but don't get much exercise these days. DP drinks, not much these days, but fairly regularly. I do, but less often. Should I cut it out?

I remember hearing many years ago from a medicinal herbalist that the herb "Ladies Mantle" supports the health of the womb, and can help with fertility. Can't hurt, can it?

I'm 37. Can't help worrying that maybe we've left it too late

newbie not seen that film yet. I dread to think what the character is like If she is like me.

arun the opks are pretty good. Espeac if you have another child which makes dtd a lot a bit tricky. You do risk turning into a poas (pee on a stick) addict like me. 37 isn't too old, best of luck.

Aran am sure you haven't left it too late, I'm 36 and just trying for our first I'm sure you'll be fine. I would recommend using ov sticks though

Hi! Was waiting for this one to start. Testing 19th August, bloody stupid 42 day cycle.

Temping this cycle..... from around cd 10 onwards I'm going to dtd eod until temp change... then try to keep going after that.

I'm hoping cycle will be shorter this time. Cd 4 today... Is it too late to try epo?

Good luck to everyone for August. I don't want to sound horrible and am obviously really pleased for all the bfps but was getting a bit depressed with wow, how lucky is the July thread, everyone's getting bfps!! Not fucking me!

Sorry that was really bitter! I've got it out of my system it's my own fault for getting my hopes up. Trying not to expect anything from this month.

Aww bless Sunshine :) I've had those moments too. Why do you think I started this thread...all for a bit of a break. I still pop in and out of July threads though :) oh and I don't think it's too late to take EPO. You take it upto ovulation point.

Hi sunshine I know what you mean about getting jealous of all the BFPs. I started July 99% happy for everyone and 1% now it's about 50/50. I would start the epo in your shoes, hope it works for you. I am going to start it this cycle, I hardly had any ewcm this month.

Thanks for starting the thread newbie no BFPs allowed here till August (ok late July).

Hi, please can I join? Been lurking for a while, but this is my first post, first cycle, TTC first child. Testing 1st August or therabouts. Slightly freaked out but excited. Good luck to everyone!

Welcome Lime looks like you will be our first tester in August! Have you come off the pill recently or been using other methods?

limesoakedmadeleine # Cycle 1 - BFP due 1st August
Newbie2 # Cycle 3 - BFP due 6th August
LisaC2611 # Cycle 4 - BFP due 7th August
WhenSheWas # Cycle ? - BFP due 12th August
SunshineOutdoors # Cycle ? - BFP due 19th August

Lisa and WhenSheWasBadSheWasHorrid thanks for the reassurance :)

Just had a look at the sticks online, seem to be lots of different ones, not sure which ones to get! I'm also wondering if they're really worth the expense?

I do still have a fertility thermometer somewhere. That's certainly a cheaper way to do work out when you ovulate. You have to take your temperature every morning before getting up - but that's not bad thing I reckon ("no I can't possibly get up with DS right now it'll affect my base temperature! You get the breakfast on, I'll be up in a few minutes ")

You then chart it, and you can see from your temperature when you ovulate. IIRC you ovulate pretty much 14 days before the first day of your AF. So if you're regular you can have a pretty well-informed guess anyway.

Also your discharge changes when you ovulate. My doctor explained this in detail and how to see the changes yourself. If you want to know what he said let me know - it's possibly TMI I thought unless you're actually interested!

I've never used the sticks. Every one seems really keen on them though. I wonder what is it that makes them better than doing the old fashioned rhythm method?

When do you test then? I got my AF yesterday, and I've not been keeping track (that's going to change now, the not-trying-too-hard approach hasn't worked for me this time!)

I have a fairly short cycle (about 25 days), I guess I'm due around August 5th.

Are these the right ones / a decent price?

Thinking about giving them a go anyway :)

Aran the only OV sticks I would recommend is the clear blue ones. Yes they're pricey but I'd rather have a accurate smiley face to tell me if I have ovulated or not rather then spend pondering hours guessing if the two lines (on the cheapie ones) match (been there done that etc.) I'm now using the clear blue fertility as of today. Another expensive gadget but this time I'll know when to start DTD so that I catch a few days before rather then just on the day. I've heard lots of people debate that they want to TTC naturally and not use OV sticks..and then a week later they buy them too!

Oh and you start using them from day 6 (depending on your cycle) It would be worth you looking at the clear blue website for more info

Thanks for your reply Newbie :)

Sorry I'm being really dense here, but are you saying those are the right ones or not? They're called "Clearblue Fertility Monitor Test Sticks - 20 Pack"

Do people still use rhythm method these days? Are people aware of it? Is it seen as too much faffing I wonder?

Oh no those are the cb fertility monitor sticks to go with the monitor. I'm starting to use the monitor today (that's what I meant above). You need the clear blue ovulation sticks that I used last cycle. It only detects your surge 24hrs before you ovulate so you have to be on the ball. The monitor detects it 4 days prior so I've got a chance to start DTD before. What is the rhythm method? Here is the link you need: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00352LUAY/ref=mp_s_a_2?qid=1342015934&sr=8-2