All aboard the Feb bus, as we finally take off

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New bus ladies, bring on those Bfp's!

Rhiannon, I think I love you. Off to knock up a sex cape :)

I got a lot of ideas from the Just Shagging thread, they're a bunch or filthmongers, and I mean that in the nicest possible way!

beansprout I usually ov on CD 15-16, though last month I didn't ov til CD21 quite randomly. however, I don't get a big temp rise and my apps (yes I have more than one) disagree on whether or not I actually ovulate and the date). I was kind of hoping soy would help.

mamapo the last couple of days I've been getting a few cramps and general discomfort which I was hoping was ov, but negative opk again early afternoon. Gonna poas again around 7.30, though not holding out a lot of hope.

Nomio, I hackchewally love you! Thank you for saving me seven quid I am delighted and now awaiting my delivery..

Austral, well done, missus! You really kept at it and have had so much sex you must be in with an absolutely belting chance

Quietly, I keep hearing about soy and I know little about its supposed benefits. Why do you take it? If it's delaying ovulation I suspect it acts like Clomid? Are you deliberately trying to lengthen your cycle?

Heir, I'm on it, cocker...

Purdey, as I understand it soy isoflavones are similar to clomid. You take it for five days within the first seven days of the cycle to strengthen egg health/release and to regulate cycle length. I'm trying it due to age and short cycles. There are some happy soy pregnancies over on the antenatal threads. Who knows how effective it is but am clutching at straws.

Quietly, do you usually get positive opks? I never got a single one before I swapped to the fertility monitor. Hope your ov comes soon. Do you temp as well? Perhaps you missed the LH surge.

Purdey I've read in many places that it's been dubbed 'natures Clomid'. Its supposed to induce ovulation if you don't ov on your own, bring ov forward if you take it early in your cycle and lengthen it if you take it later, and to strengthen egg quality and give stronger ov (think I got all that right, fellow soy takers, but please correct me if I am wrong). Personally, I took it because after reading pretty much anything I could find about ttc I was getting concerned about my low temps, the not very high increase after ov, egg strength etc. As I mentioned above, my apps don't seem to agree on when or if I ovulate so after I read the soy thread on here, I was hoping it would give me a kick start if I wasn't, and a stronger ovulation if I was. Kind of thinking it may have been a mistake, or maybe I'm worrying too early, but we'll see I guess

Rhi wow you deserve your BFP after all that effort! Good luck.

For Heir: This lady has a fella with low motility but still got pregnant. She's 36 and been ttc for 9 months (details top left hand of screen). Will search for more...

Rhiannon that is just amazing. Were you sober??! FX for a BFP for your efforts.

purdey if you're bored some charts showing low progesterone would be interesting to see.

Anyone else watching Big Brother this year and hating themselves for it?

Heir: This crazy bird doesn't use opks and almost missed the boat by stopping sex when she got fed up and had seen fertile cm. Never trust the vadge juice! Always use opks! Never mind...she got pregnant anyway.

mamapo I got one positive opk a few months ago before I started temping but none since. I thought I maybe kept missing the surge, and I guess that's still possible, but I've upped to twice a day the past few months and still just go from nothing to tiny faint lines, then back to nothing. I do temp and at the start of this month my temps were finally slightly higher than usual, and steadier (they are usually very rocky despite taking after 3+ hours sleep and at the same time) but the last five days they've started being rocky mountains again, with no discernible increase. fingers crossed something of some kind happens soon!!

Re that chart posted by purdey - she deserved a BFP the amount of sex they had. Flippin' heck. Am tired just looking at it.

Rhiannon, you are quite the sex fiend. When you inspected his bottom, did you use any instruments? I only ask because, a few years ago, a bloke I was seeing suddenly went all 'Ooo, would you fuck my arse with a dildo, please?' You know..all polite and stuff. Could't believe it. I acquiesced but absolutely hated it. I was actually sat in front of his anus whilst he was on all fours, me with a dildo up his ass and a fag in the other (it was boring as well as detestable).

Evening ladies, I am stowing away, hope you don't mind.

Love the healthy eating/supplement talk. There was talk of spirilisers a few buses back and I finally got myself one. Will be making courgette noodles this evening. I guess this means I have to stow away upstairs.

I've just started taking Maca, Royal Jelly and Co Enzyme Q10 and have high hopes of a BFP in the next few months. I am tempted to try Soy but scared it will mess with my cycle.

MissMrsMummy, I got my conceive plus from Amazon if you're still looking.

My stats are, Trixie, 33, ttc 1, cycle 14, BFP due ??
Haven't been temping/OPKing but from the irrational rage I've been inflicting on DH and mild cramping I'd expect AF next week.

Thanks, Quietly and MaMa, so interesting..

Twinks, I know. I don't think I had that much sex even when I got out of prison I am off to find some charts for you...

Oh..and I never self-flagellate because of my love of CBB. It is simply genius telly.

Marking place. On cd8 today.

I don't apologise for watching Take Me Out. Let the egg see the sperm.

It's only 8 times in a month. Is that not normal?

I fear I am a prude when compared to some of you guys....I have never worn a Cape for.sex purposes or inspected anyone's bum or inserted anything into anyone's bum.....Maybe I need to loosen up....

I've just ordered some opks, how do they work? How long after a positive do you ovulate??
purdey I would love to provide you with a chart but am I right in thinking temps are the staple of a chart and that to temp you need to have had at least 3 hours solid rest? If that is the case I have zero hope.

mummy top chart

Trixie, good to see you, did you have a lovely holiday?

Oooh I see. Bloomin' eck!!!

Purdey, I'm pleased I'm home alone! I just spat my drink out reading your dildo story

Twinks, there are loads of charts but this one shows pretty rubbish temps after ov and yet this girl is on no meds whatsoever to correct her deficiency. If she knows she has a problem why didn't she go the doctors like the next lady (2nd chart) who has clearly been put on progesterone?