August Bus -Jump aboard!

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Hi everyone, pretty certain I am out so thought I'd start the next bus for any of us who have had af arrive or like me got a bfn using a frer at 13dpo and certain af is imminenant.

Stats:

Ttc 2
Cycle 6
Bfp due 4th august

Sorry to read your rant @ally62442! Just tell him the 'build-it-back-up' thing is a myth, it's only those with low sperm count/poor fertility that this matters for!

Tell him sperm with be young, raring to get & just get on with it (and stop being an arse 😂)

Good luck! 🤞

@ally62442 ah I'm sorry Ally - that is really frustrating. It makes you want to scream when you feel you are missing your chance and can't do anything about it (my OH had stress related issues on our best chance day this month!) But you presumably did it 2 days ago so that doesn't should be ready and waiting and if you do it today and the next couple you should still have plenty of chances for his swimmers to get there! Bloody men tho eh?!

I meant that "sperm" should be ready and waiting x

@ally62442 hugs. So sorry. I agree you should tell him to get on with him and DTD tonight.

Thanks @LovePinaColada and @Janefx40.

I needed to vent. I like to be in control with most things in my life haha. (Not that I'm a control freak) but it's like he has all the power cause it's sperm that I need! 😂😂😂😂 crazy lady over here. I'm going to have to pull out my best powers of persuasion and make him dtd tonight. You'd think having sex most of the nights of the week would be a mans dream. He always complained he didn't get enough before. Perhaps he's feeling used and abused! He best man up! Haha

Ah it's so tricky trying to handle your OH's when TTC. I put mine on a wank ban in my FW week haha. But yes really it doesn't matter as the other ladies say... there's plenty of sperm in there!

In the spreadsheet it says I'm due to test today but FF says I ovulated later than usual so actually due this Sunday.

I'm 11dpo now. Did an early pregnancy test this morning and BFN. However I can barely reach my cervix to feel for it and the feelings I've had in my left ovary and uterus has been really weird / painful this month. Saying that my temp has dropped slightly to 97.86 this am and my boobs seem a little better so who knows?!!!! Maybe it just won't stick.

It's the second week of the 2WW that's the worst!

Thanks @pixieinlove and @Firework83. I'm going to do my best tonight. An hope he takes the bait haha

Oops I got that wrong, AF due on Saturday! That's one day less to wait then...

@ally62442 just tell him that fresh is best

Okay ladies, I have a query and it's accompanied by far, far TMI.

I'm pretty sure my cervix hates me. I've only just started to 'cervix check' and the first time I did it a few days ago I had to 'bear down' a little to reach it (so I put it down as a 'medium' height) but it was open, although I was getting negative OPKs. It was in the same position yesterday but I got a positive OPK.
This morning I also had a positive OPK but when I went to check the cervix I could immediately feel a hard lump, but no cervix (or so I thought). I pushed a little and thought 'I can't feel anything - this hard lump is getting in the way'. Anyway, it eventually dawned on me that the hard lump I could feel was my cervix but it was closed and, bizarrely, lower down than yesterday. Implying that, even though I'm ovulating, it's set up a 'you shall not pass' wizard, closed for business etc.

Is this normal or do I just have the most awkward cervix known to man woman?

Morning ladies,

Oh no @ally62442 sorry to hear your OH is being a little awkward. I'm sure you will manage to DTD tonight especially as you have already given him some warning that it needs to happen. Good luck! I can sympathise with your frustration!

@Firework83 Sorry to hear about your BFN, 11dpo could still be a little early so don't give up hope yet. FX for you.

Sorry @MiniMummy576 I don't know enough about cervix checking to give you any answers.

Finally ovulated yesterday which was 5 days later than expected, I was starting to wonder where it had got to. Again this month I never got that positive OPK, I get quite a dark OPK but never a true positive even though I tested a lot! Maybe that's just the way I am and will never get a true positive. Managed to DTD the day before and the day of ovulation so feeling hopeful with the timing, the only thing that worries me is DH has been on antibiotics recently which may not help. At least the TWW has started now.

Think I'm just going to jump on him  @Emz01 and @MiniMummy576

It's my first month doing OPKs @Emz01 I'm CD16 and still no positive but it is darker today. So I'm convinced if we don't do it tonight then we will be out of luck. We have been dtd every other day since CD8. I wonder if I'm like you and will never get a proper positive. I've never dipped so many sticks. It's becoming obsessive haha

Day 1 of cycle 2 here. It currently looks like my bfp will be due August 30th so I'm ok to stay, right?
Ordered opk and conceive plus as soon as i came back from the loo and will pick up some evening primrose oil. I'm planning on getting my babymaker in prime state this month!

@HolyShmoly Of course stay! (stay, relax, the water's lovely ) I just had to look up evening primrose oil as I wasn't sure what you meant. I've never heard of using it for conception - only that you shouldn't take it in pregnancy as it can cause contractions! I'm glad you mentioned it - I'll have to pick some up for next month if this one's a bust!

Ally62442 & Emz01 I never get a positive on opk's so have given up on them as it was getting very frustrating & I don't want to shell out for the clear blue ones, I chart my BBT as I find that's the best way to know when I've O'd & just dtd up until then! X

@ally62442 I think I also became a bit obsessive with OPK's, I was only using cheap ones from wilkos and started to think they were the problem so swapped to more expensive Sainsburys ones. Still never got a positive. As long as you have been DTD every other day you should be covered! Fortunately I get ovulation pains so I know that it's happened.

@veggielover4 BBT is definitely a good idea if opk's are not successful. Hopefully that works for you!

@HolyShmoly yes please stay! I'm thinking of ordering some conceive plus too if this month isn't successful. Let us know how you get on with it.

minimummy I only saw about on another thread here and I figured it's worth a try.

This is a really thick question, but can you use the basal body thermometers as normal thermometers too?

Hopefully I can join and I'm on the right thread

So... I'm back on the crazy bus. Whether we'll start trying asap in a couple of weeks or the month after I don't know but whatever. I also can't remember the format of everything so I'll just write it all down, sorry guys!

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TTC our first bubba
Cycle: I guess this upcoming one puts me back to 1 (I'm waiting a couple of weeks to test for a negative)

So... Yeah I'm back and sorry to see some familiar names!

@HolShmoly sorry to hear AF showed up, I'll update your stats when I get home from work.

@MiniMummy576 just remember to stop taking Evening Primrose Oil once you've ovulated. I take it from Day 1 - 14 ish - I do feel like it has made my periods a little more predictable.

@UnicornsandRainbows1 - welcome back I'll add you to our spreadsheet tonight x x

Thanks Juneybean. Do you find there's any difference in brands of evening primrose or do you just use generic stuff?

Sorry to hear AF showed up for you @HolyShmoly - but yes, please stay! Good luck for cycle two!

I feel funny - my bleeding (maybe implantation) has now stopped, I have been having cramps etc but I just don't feel the same as I usually do before AF! Also, I feel a little delicate & off - OR everything could be completely made up in my head as I go mas symptom spotting.

Also - what is the standard CM for the time from ovulation to AF?

Have just started to feel right-sided pelvic cramps. My brain has immediately interpreted this as ovulation cramps.

Symptom spotting already

@HolyShmoly so sorry AF showed. Fingers crossed for a BFP next cycle

@juneybean What is the reason to take Evening Primrose Oil. Sorry I know you said but can't seem to find it.

I'm also symptom like crazy. The last couple of days I've pains in my lower abdomen. Today sharp shooting pains in the right ovary. And now I'm feeling Nauseous. Must be making it up right? Also I'm so frigging irritable!!! CD24. I can rest in 6 days. Maybe I'm not making it up.... tick tock. The waiting game is hard!

@LovePinaColada I've noticed cm before af is a little more obv. Not thick. Not watery. But there. Iyswim.

@pixieinlove - I think it helps to regulate your cycle, I have noticed that my ovulation has gone from maybe day 12 to mayve day 15 to definitely 14/15 which is ideal for me when I@m using a home donor.

@HolyShmoly - I think it's Asda I use which is high strength ...
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So... my temp shot back up today after a little dip yesterday and my heart rate on my FitBit is up a beat per minute... can I claim pregnancy yet?!?! Haha