Would anyone like to join me in a SMEP thread?

[ALLthedinosaurs]

(...or poke me in the right direction of an existing one?)

We've been fannying around ttc#2 for a while now, and I'm starting to feel deflated

What do you think? Have you tried it? Doing it? Can we even do that much shagging?

Failing that, can you kick me up the arse to cheer me up?

Evening Smeppers! how are we all? Where are we up to?

I think I'm out AF due tomorrow and I've got that rumbling in the womb.

And there's no bastard chocolate or baileys in the house.

Ooh Nevlet, do you have any news yet?

Ladies, can I join you...? I'm on cd 10 and going to try smep this month. congrats to Loki and hope AF holds off dinosaurs.

We're trying for dc3 since around June. But still bf my 16mo morning and eve which probably plays in too!

Hi dinosaurs my follow up appointment is monday... So just waiting now! Had an awful day at work so been taken out for dinner by DP to cheer me up now off home to get in hot tub... Got to be some perks of ttc taking so long!

Clara welcome! I've really enjoyed SMEP this month although it's been hard going. I really feel like I'm doing something and it takes the pressure of planning out of my hands so to speak. Let us know how you get on CD10 you must have started the OPKs!

Yesterdays cramps have disappeared. T'was wind I am CD28 but too scared to POAS. I don't want to see that evil single line.

Nevlet, oh noo, how stressful. Hope you enjoyed your evening, sounds like you deserve it. I must admit I locked myself in the bathroom for a few hours a time last week. Are you working over the weekend, or will you get time to chill?

I am a teacher so off work but have a pile of work at home! Look at this beauty of an OPK... Its go go go time at the Nevlet household!

Good luck Nevlet!

Thanks Loki, never seen such a strong positive OPK before!

Gosh Nevlet that's a beauty - Go go go indeed! Does this mean you know where you stand with your cycle now? Must be a relief

I'm a nurse, so been running a ward with the makings of sinusitis and can't take anything for it. Feel grim.

My AF still hasn't shown up. I'm 16dpo now but really not up to testing. Months and months and months have given a POAS phobia

Loki how are you doing? Hope you're having an easy time. Will you stick around and share the baby vibes?

Haha thanks dinosaurs! I did another OPK about two hours after that and it was even darker!

Well i am on cd 61 so think maybe have just missed a whole cycle out? I have my follow up drs appointment monday after blood tests so will chat to my gp then. I assume opks this dark mean i am ovulating this weekend so am finally starting tww!

Thats rubbish you are feeling yucky my department at school are passing round a cold at the mo and i am determined to try to stay healthy! 16 dpo! Poas woman!

Yes loki please stay around and keep us updated!

We went from daily DTD in fertile week for seven months, then SMEP and bang BFP 5.5 weeks

Amazing... Show us the lines! I'm imagining the super dark line is peak so O could be within 12 hours (think that's how it works?) Exciting

My face feels enormous. I don't want to take ibuprofen or sudafed just in case, so just topped up on vit c and zinc. And cake. Lots of cake.

I am really afraid nevlet! It sounds stupid but I really work myself up over this bit I might wait until I'm 5 days late as that's the latest I've ever been.

Flourishing, congratulations! It's lovely to hear success stories

Pink spotting for me this morning. Starting to think that this is never going to happen

Maybe you OVd late and its implantation dinosaurs? I am just about to learn to snowboard in a day (apparently...) and i cant even roller skate hopefully wont break anything haha

Ooh snowboarding. That sounds great, have fun! I broke my arm skating but then I have terrible balance. I am being treated to a chocolate based lunch by DH. And by "treated", I think he is coming to the shop with me while I buy reeses cups

If I ov'd that late, I definitely wont be pregnant... we were a bit lazy after SMEP marathon

Have you poas yet?

Still routing for all of you. All - women do spot during a missed period when pregnant. I'll keep everything crossed for you! I'm struggling with the tiredness and nausea but keep reminding myself how lucky I am. I've got a crazy busy week at work so think I'll feel better once the stress is all over.

No, guys. AF decided to show herself in full ahem flow, so it's back to the plan. Ovia has projected my next fertile window to be our week of anniversary annual leave, so that's a relief

DH is devastated and we've had a bit of a fall out. We will make a doc appointment and keep on smepping I suppose!

But my plan for the rest of the day is !

Oh loki early pregnancy is hard but it goes by so quickly. Hope your symptoms are kind to you and stay kind to yourself (even if it's taking sick days - wish I'd done that the first time round )

Oh sorry to hear that dinosaurs, what a pain.. Hope the cake is going well and here's to a new smep round. That's good timing for your leave at least. Do know how hard it is as it took us 12 months+ ttc dc2. But now he's here and I forgot all about the bumps along the way!

Im like Loki not doing opks so trying to guess where things are a bit!

Clara my OPKs predicted I would o on a Thursday/Friday, and here I am AFing on a Sunday. My luteal phase is 14 days so wth is going on? I must have O'd on the weekend after I was supposed to.
I've lost a bit of faith in them now. Next time I think I will pee on them for a bit longer to catch any rogue second spikes (and I will make sure I religiously do the "one for luck" shag )

That's the plan. Perhaps I'm thinking about this too much.

DH bought me piles of incredibly sugary and artificially coloured goodies today... so I need to scrape myself off the ceiling and hide them from DS

Hi Smeppers, can I join please? Cycle day 10 here and it's our first cycle TTC number 2. I'm not doing great on the OPK front as I had some darker on CD 8&9 but hardly a line at all today. So confusing! I think I might do every day until CD 13 and then drop to EOD for a bit as I think I usually O on day12/13. Will be better at the OPKs next month!! Sorry to hear about AF All - remember the horrible disappointment well from trying to conceive my first.

Hello ladies.can i please join.im on cd4 just getting over the heartache of af showing unwanted.this is my 5th cycle ttc and im hoping this will be my month and i get an early xmas present (my bfp).good luck to everyone else and sorry to all who got their af

Welcome new smeppers guesshowmuch and Mimilicious fx for more successful plans!

I'm just working up the courage to call the doctor Almost 18 months is long enough now.

Got a slot with the best doctor next week

Well-done All and good luck.fingers crossed its nothing to worry abt .