Elderberry Pavlovas Unite - the over 30s TTC number 1

[Bunnygirlie]

Hi y'all, Welcome to our new meeting place :-) Let's refresh as usual -

Bunnygirlie - 32, married, TTC since June, due to OV this week according to app

I think it's similar, yes zombies. No smiley face on OPK yet this month, but due around tues hopefully... I had a 28 day cycle last month - which is actually a couple of days longer than usual...DP is out tues and weds nights - may well have to jump him when he gets in from the pub!

Welcome newbies!

Is everything in the world about sodding babies or is it just me being sensitive?

Zombies is it the first month using the machine?

winkle yes it's the first month with the machine. I haven't quite crushed its spirit yet

I think it gave me highs from cd6 the first month I used it. Then peaked cd13. On month 3 of using it and it starts giving me highs from around cd10 nowadays.

Pipbin I know what you mean - sometimes it seems like all that's on tv is baby programmes or some character in some show you're watching gets pregnant (Downton) how dare they! Yes we are probably being sensitive or perhaps we should write to the Consumer watchdog types and tell them to hold off broadcasting baby-related things at least until we all get our bfp's? ;)

Pipbin I have spent all day in Hoar Cross Hall's Eden Day Spa and at least half if the women in there were up the duff. I think I will be avoiding such places during the rest of this TTC process!

A friend said that she struggled when ttcing her second as all the mums at birthday parties and the like were pregnant.
One of the women at work is pregnant and that's all the conversation in the staff room now.

Thanks Winkle- knowing about your experience helps.
At some point presumably it will get the point :)

I decided to use the cb ov thingy next month if I'm not pg this one. Not the cbfm though as I think that might be even more hassle.
Question - when u get the smiley everyone talks about, when are you supposed to shag? This is all very confusing!

I would go for the day you get the smiley, next day and one after. So 3 days in a row. Although dtd before that too - I usually start at cd10 and go for it every other day.

I am using the CB ov sticks for the first time this month and I opted for every day on the run up to getting the smiley face (CD 14 for me), and then on the day itself and for a few days afterwards. It might not have worked but I feel like we gave it our best shot!
I am also having a bash at tracking BBT and the results of this so far this month seem to suggest that I am some kind of yo-yo temperatued freak :-/

How do u know smiley is about to come up? Do u get a high reading or something on the day or two days before?

Ooh good question lol - I'm getting confused about that. I got the smiley face this morning so presume we're to DTD tonight and tomorrow, and maybe weds for luck? We did last night too actually - although DP did ask 'is this a pointless shag'? Romantic devil... I thought it was, but with hindsight maybe it wasn't a bad idea!
And lol - I've used it this month and last, and the smiley face appeared at exactly the time I would have predicted, so I guess once you've used it once you'll have some idea of when to expect it the next month. I've also entered it onto the 'my days' free app on my iphone, which is proving to be very accurate at predicting everything (and no hassle), so might be worth a look...
WHO KNEW this was all so tricky!

Hm I'm a bit worried. Breasts were extremely sore until last evening, but this has disappeared overnight and they're barely tender now. Apparently, according to the internet, this is normal, but the exact same thing happened last time..Oh well, nothing to do but wait and see what happens.

Monday did not start that well. Woke up to 25 work emails (since midnight), everybody wants something and would they have a simple yes/no questions? Ha. Honestly, I've seen your employment agreements guys, what the heck are they paying you for if I have to do your job as well? My boss is not much better - "But does this contract include that clause?" Um, well, considering that all this discussion is about adding or not adding that clause, a wild guess but.. no?

And our kitchen needs to be painted, it's currently all covered in horrible plastic. Painter says he'll come this week or next, as he's also painting the exterior of some other house and can't do it if it rains, so he'll do ours if the weather is bad. Well excellent, it's October and of course it's always raining, you'd think. Guess what - the weather forecast is sunny until Saturday. Sigh.

Can you tell that I'm a bit grumpy?

Oh Hazle please try not to worry - from speaking to friends I think that's very normal - symptoms of pg literally arrive and disappear overnight, and the breast tenderness is only a symptom of very early pregnancy? Will keep absolutely everything crossed for you.

Try not to stress too much about work as that can't be good for you. Maybe have a look at the pic of your lovely pink house (don't think about the kitchen cupboards) and your lovely dogs, bound to cheer you up.. And maybe even rache's puppy too - will def bring a smile to your face!

Thanks janey I'll be ok, but it does help to whine here.

It's horrible, isn't it? First we worry about finding a decent DP/DH. Then about getting the BFP. Then about keeping it. Then about 1001 things that could happen during pregnancy and delivery. And then about the DC, for the rest of our lives..

Maybe should just get another dog?

Yes, moaning here does help - mainly because I don't want to become a right miserable cow in real life!

And yes, life is full of worry it would seem. And there are indeed thousands of things that could go wrong, but thankfully the odds are against that.

On another note, been at work almost two hours and it's already driving me mad. Is it Friday yet?!

Lol how long are you cycles normally? That will help to determine when to start dtd. If you're unsure, start from cd8. That should cover you if you OV early.

Janey - dtd last night was good as its important to dtd in the day running up to OV too. So you have sperm waiting.

Rache - I'm going to go for every day method next month if I'm not preg this month! It's the one thing we haven't tried.

Good point winkle - I shall duly inform him that last night might not have been pointless after all

Winkle my cycles used to be 30/31 but last two after mc were 33. Could also be that epo has delayed it.
I can't go for DTD every other day for so many days as DH could not cope with all the shagging for health reasons. So I need to time it quite cleverly!

rache your dog is PRECIOUS!! What an adorable face!
Fast forward a few years and you essentially have my dog. They're greedy little buggers though

lol yeah I think you have to take an educated guess as to when the smiley is about to appear. I think if you count 2 weeks back from the usual end of your cycle that will tell you when o actually happens. but the smiley comes the day before that. so there are a few days that you have a chance on!