#2 PMA all the way to BFP xxx

[Hippychic79]

So we've maxed out our first thread, the positivity is building up nicely and we're joyfully moving on to a brand new thread...

This thread is for anyone TTC and is bursting with positivity, love and support as we cruise towards our BFP's.

New rules instead of saying AF due we say BFP due ...
Also you do not have to add your age or what cycle number you're on if you don't want to ...

The ultimate aim is to get everyone to destination BFP ASAP...
however the bus ride may take a little longer for some of us ...
it doesn't matter if you take the scenic route ...
as long you get there.

So plug in your stats and off we go xxx

@salem the caffeine ban is two fold... 1) DH has become fertility advisor/expert/complete numb nut and says it's a negative factor for TTC. 2) i'm a caffeine freak and drink probably 10+ coffees per day which i do recognise as excessive.

i'm now on strong builders tea to match my strong builders butt crack 😂

minus the hi-viz vest... i'm too fashionable for that lol

Salem I think it's ok to drink raspberry leaf tea up until early pregnancy. It stimulates the uterus, so I think that it can actually help with conception, but then it can cause miscarriage if taken in pregnancy (this was just a quick google though, so don't quote me on it )

I'm from Solihull, how about you?

@magpie i am physical symptom (pg and af) free too however the moods are quite bad. got my fingers crossed for all BFP and OPK POAS'ers

saw two sets of two magpies en route to work this morn - i'm suddenly superstitious 😉😊

Bella DH and I drink at least 2x coffees a day. Should we cut it out? please say no, I need my coffee. Love your sense of humour Bella!

Archies I'm going to order some right now! I'm just outside Wolverhampton - I was in Solihull last weekend though, had to go to the Touchwood centre and got lost trying to find a car park near John Lewis haha!

This is my OPK this morning and mine normally go dark quick once a line starts so I might even be tonight rather than tomorrow! Will dtd the next 3 days in line with SMEP if it goes darker. If not I'll wait until tomorrow.

Hippy looks like we will be super close cycle again! Here's to the soon to be TWW (although with sparkling water rather than wine.....)

Archie looks like we will have the same ovulation date too! Nice to have people to symptom spot with haha!

Salem if you are under 10 day LP I would have a chat to your doctor. However I have seen a previous thread before about woman who managed with less. If you think some people get BFP by day 10 so some must implant from day 7-8. I've seen people talk about taking B6 vitamins to extend but not sure if it actually works.

Bella well done on staying off the caffeine! I don't drink coffee but I've cut out my wine (normally about 4 days a week ). However I do have a Coke Zero addiction! I used to have bad ibs and when I couldn't eat for days I'd drink around 6ltrs a day! I'm down to about 2-3ltrs now but dh hates me drinking it and keeps asking how I'm going to stop when I get BFP. I've tried loads of times but after 3-4 days the migraines become unbearable!

Sorry pic!

Salem - I've read you should only drink the raspberry leaf tea up to ovulation not after, I will check and let you know xxx

Also read - one coffee a day is fine (around 11am), preferably should be organic.... but i mean come on, how far do we take this TTC lark?

I think as long as don't do anything to excess we should be fine... including dtd according to the doc :)

xxx

Not due to test until a week tomorrow and it's killing me! I know I'm being ridiculous but normally would be at work not thinking about it but on half term, sat at home on my own and can't stop thinking about it. Need a distraction, may resort to marking books to keep me occupied!!

Step away from the marking books Helly!!! We don't work a 50hour+ week to mark in our half term!!! Step away from the marking .
Hippy exactly, how far should we take it?! I wonder what women did 300 years ago - did they obsess as much as us?!

I really, really want to read Clemmie Hooper's new book but it's for those who are upduffed and I do not want to tempt fate.

Can I hop on?
TTC #2
Age 35
Cycle 6
BFP Due 28 Feb

charley ... fx I get to dtd in fw and make it to the 2ww ... I'm planning on dtd Thursday and Saturday... should ovulate Friday .... fx dp is up for it .... I need to be in with a chance at least xxx

Yes helly step away from the books :) xxx

salem I don't know how they coped 300 years ago without opks .... I'd have gone out my mind I reckon.... makes me wonder how we all got here 😂 Xxx

Welcome MrsT to thread PMA xxx

Charley I would say that's a positive opk, DTD now 3x days in a row!!!!

Welcome MrsT wishing you a sticky BFP .

Hippy sending lots of positive energy to your DP so he gets the message the horn in time for FW!!!!

Also, just did a CB Digi OPK & it's a big fat negative circle but IC opk is growing darker. Still have these stupid ov pains.

Thank you hippy and salem. This is my first time on any forum ever (I've always been a bit more of a shy observer)
But could use some PMA as I've been a bit disheartened about the whole TTC #2 process!

Hippy I'm sure you can convince him and with those two days you'd definitely be in with a good chance!

Salem mine normally goes darker yet but I definitely think it will come this evening! We dtd Saturday and yesterday so will go tonight, tomorrow and Thursday too! Looks like your positives on its way soon and you'll be joining in the TWW! Anyone got anything exciting planned to take their mind off of this month?

MrsT welcome there's such a lovely group of ladies here. I'm sure you'll love it. We know how frustrating it can be so feel free to ask away!

Thanks Salem ... I hope and pray dp gets his horn ... frustratingly I can't order him to as he's not aware of how hard I'm tTC and that it's peak fertile time ... I just have to pray to god nothing stressful crops up and that he doesn't get called into work!
The cb digitals are definite yes or no which is good - if you pull the strip out the digital reader you should see a faint line? I did this morning ... I mark mine with labels each cycle ... saddo xxx

Don't be disheartened Mrst you are already blessed with one beautiful dc .... in sure you'll have another soon ... we will help keep you upbeat xxx

Thanks charley for your vote of confidence but my dp makes his own mind up ... and it can go either way ... if I try and convince him it just makes him annoyed so I need to be subtle .... mate as if this tTC lark ain't hard enough xxx

What do we think of these bad boys then, ladies? Top is CD14 and bottom two are CD15. Was hoping to ovulate earlier as I think my luteal phase is far too short sad.

Hippy I haven't had a flashing smiley yet, only one peak last cycle so I was hoping for at least a flasher LOL!

Charley I just want to chill out and eat pizza. I'm having a 2 hour bath as a nice treat later on. DH and I have bought the Inspector Morse box set to binge later on. Are you up to anything nice?
MrsT it is a disheartening experience because we only have a 25% chance of getting up-duffed each cycle! But it's better than 20% . Our time will come!!

In other news, I saw checked on the DM showbiz ooops Chelsee Healey from Hollyoaks don't watch it! is up-duffed and was actually shocked because it was not planned!!! How anyone can get pg "by accident" really escapes me!!!

Thanks ladies! I'm definitely trying to be more chilled and positive from here on out. I'm not sure when I turned into such a stress-head?!
My big thing is testing too much. I've literally got to find a distraction or I would be peeing on sticks 4 times a day! There are currently no tests in my house right now and I'm trying to not buy any until Friday.

👋🏼 @mrsT hop on 😁

@salem those look positive to me. weird about the smiley face tho. that defo explains the OV pain though

Salem - I use these opks so I'm not sure about the flashy ones ... these are a smiley or blank circle no middle ground with these bad boys. I will say one thing - the lines look stronger in real life and less strong when you try and take a pic on these cb ones ... I tried this morning to take a pic and could see it wasn't gonna reflect the reality. The ic's look strong ... I would keep testing and keep dtd maybe every other day ... your shout though xxx

Thanks Bella

Now definitely not trying to think negatively - but a little practically. If this isn't my month I think I need to brush up a bit on technique!!
Like I say, this forum is really new to me and I can't help but notice that everyone seems to be charting and using OPKs and checking CM and I have literally been approaching this in a totally haphazard manner.
Feeling like I've been doing this all wrong! How does everyone go about this from cycle start to finish?
Basically - you need to break in the Newbie!!