Anyone else going to start ttc next month?

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Anyone like to join me on this journey of conception?! Going to start in May to ttc no 2

Congratualtions BNMum and Cristabell. Very pleased for you both.. Let us know who you're getting on! xxx

Thank you everyone.

shoe I came off the pill in November but we decided to take the relaxed approach to begin with. We stared trying probably in April and I started using opk in may. how long have you been trying? I highly recommend the cb opk. X

bnmum it's great to have a cyber buddy with a bfp in the same month. I haven't looked for the march antenatal thread on here yet because it still doesn't feel real. x

I also used the cb OPKs. I know what you mean cristabell, i haven't really go my head around it and probably wont until i get my booking appt and first scan. Have you booked an appointment with your doc yet?

Is anyone else testing this week?

I have been using the cheap ov strips from Amazon but not had anything that even looks positive all month. so either im not doing it right or they aren't working! Might invest in the cb ones just to make my life easier. This is only our second cycle but in just really inpatient!

af should be due next this, but no idea is this cycle will be as regular as the last one as it's only my second month off the pill.

next Thurs

BN i will hopefully be testing soon, was hoping for some advice on that really, i should have ov'd on the 9th so when should I test? AF supposedly due 23rd x i have 2 tests waiting and they are calling mehaha

Golden, on average Implementation happens on 9 dpo and then 2-3 days later enough hcg will be produced to be picked up by a sensitive test, such as first response or super drugs or Internet cheapies. So the earliest would be 11 dpo, so the 20th. But for some it can take longer for hcg to show. If you want to be more certain, wait till the day of missed AF.

I'm with blueamber, hold out until 23rd if you can. If you can't wait I'd test on 21st but don't be disheartened if its a negative, it doesn't mean you're definitely not pregnant just that it could be too early to tell.

Either way, it's exciting that you haven't got long to go, good luck and keep us posted. Have you had any symptoms?

Still not having and luck ladies. Looking for some advise not been using OPK as got obsessed. Meant to ovulate yesterday according to one app and today according to another. So thought I'd test. Using cheap sticks. Got a positive result... Does that mean I should get on today or am I too late?? Thanks

Mrsladyl & shoe the cb opk are definitely worth the money and you can get them a little bit cheaper on ebay. I discovered that I actually ovulated later than my app suggested. good luck to you both I'm going to stick around to see you get your bfps

golden good luck with testing, I would try an wait until the 22nd/23rd if you can

bnmum no I haven't booked a doctor's appointment yet, mainly because I haven't figured out what to say when I call ( I know that probably sounds silly) I think I will call them on Monday. Have you made your appointment yet?

Brilliant lady if you've got a positive OPK (cheapie or otherwise) get dtd! if following SMEP try 3days off the trot miss a day and then dtd again. Good luck. Definately not too late, go, go, go!!

I've got a super busy couple of days so think I'll call on Monday and ask for an appointment cristabell. Then when I get in to see doc, I'll say I've tested positive, tell her about my dates e.g. First day of last bleed (this will probably be more complicated for me due to ridiculous cycle), she will probably weigh me, maybe do blood pressure, ask if I'm taking folic acid etc etc. hopefully she will estimate how far gone I am and send all the relevant paperwork off to the local hosp, I should then get a letter from them about my booking appointment. This is #2 for me so I'm a little bit more in the know how than my first time round

Thank you. Hubby home late tonight been away so fingers crossed X

Sorry what's SMEP?

Thank you for that bnmum it's nice to know what to expect, I might even call them tomorrow now

Mrsladyl the SMEP stands for a sperm meets egg plan. You dtd every other day from cycle day 8, you also use opk everyday from cd8 and when you get a positive you dtd for three days on a trot miss a day and then dtd once more. It worked for me but we didn't manage 3 times on a trot, only 2. I hope I've explained this correctly. x

Hi everyone, how are we all? Af arrived yesterday for me. Gutted but quite pleased its returned so quickly after the pill (either 28 days since last pill or 25 days since withdrawal bleed not too sure tbh). Either way when it's out the way, I'm all set for an optimistic August bfp

Thank you. I shall give it a go, didn't manage to dtd last night so I'm just assuming I'm out this month again :( so hard working and having another one sleep is precious hehe X

Sorry to hear that tea, although it must be a relief that your body is getting back to normal so quickly after stopping the pill. Wishing you lots of luck for your August bfp!!

Mrslady, cristabell has summed it up nicely. You can download a free copy of this plan on ibooks which doesn't take long to read. I also followed this plan (as best I could) and it worked for us.

Let me know how you get on cristabell

BN I keep explaining away any potential symptoms in the vain attempt at not gettign my hopes up.

Feeling very tired, but then I am commuting in this heat and gettign back into the swing of work after my holiday so that's my explanation there.

Had a few days of loose motions, again I am putting it down to heat etc. I have been off food and a couple of bouts of a mild nauseous feeling too, but I have also been blaming the heat.

With DD, morning sickness kicked in at around 3 - 4 weeks, so I ahve been secretyl hoping, but I know I shouldn't and it could all be pyschological.

ooh exciting, all those symptoms do sound promising golden. Not long till test day, have you managed to hold out?

This is the first I've heard of the smep. Are there other plans?

I'm trying to remain conscious of the fact that I don't want to end up just dtd to conceive. Don't want to take the fun out of it, but it's easy to get into the mindset of "well I've already ovulated/am not near ovulation so there's no point dtd! Anyone else the same? x

Oh and I've still been testing with cheapie sticks and I apparently haven't ovulated all month so will sees whether af arrives on Thurs. I'm the same as you though golden and really tempted to test. Don't have a good feeling about this month though as not sure whether I've ovulated but we will see. The cb sticks are expensive but likely to make me more confident in when is the best time. x

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Have you downloaded it ok mrslady?

Shoegal I think there's other methods/plans to improve your chances of conceiving a girl or boy but I don't know any details. Other than that there's different methods of predicting ovulation such as temping but that always seemed too much of a hassle for me to try.