August Bus -Jump aboard!

[Mamabooksbabynumber2]

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

@Melodypond17 hi being doff here I'm sure but when you say 40+2 years. Are you meaning woman that are 42 years old? And what do you mean by any other day? Or am I just reading that sentence so badly (hides face )

I mean 'conceive the other day'

Cheers gals! Good to know. @juneybean that is some good charting!

Feel like everyone around me is announcing theyre pregnant.. A blogger I follow just sent an email about it. Unbelievable! Gotta keep the faith 🤞

Hows everyone doing with their August plans?

At the weekend I bought some "fertility check gel" from boots (similar to conceive plus and pre seed from what I understand) for trying out once my FW kicks in. Will report back if it's any good!

@pixie I think she was saying it takes 2 years for anyone over 40 to conceive on average

Hi @melodypond17 welcome

That's why I avoid the stats and forums specifically for 40+ ! No one is a statistic - some women get pregnant straight away at 45, others struggle at 25. Let's just cross our fingers and hope for good things xxx

@pixieinlove! @Shanners123 is right - I meant it can take two years for you to conceive if you're in your 40s... X

Whaaat?!?! think I'll go in a wonderful place called denialland and I'm going to chose to be positive for us all and hope for BFP next month (Gulp)

When I tried for my DD (10 years ago) I was told that sperm can live inside us for up to 7 days and to DTD every second or third day. I heard not to do it every day as the man needs a day or two to build up their sperm. Has anyone else heard this? I did then fall pregnant first time trying. So that's my plan with #3 #fingerscrossed and #foreverhopeful

Yup @pixie, like @janefx40 says.. The stats are guidelines and can't be taken as fact! All we can do is give it our best shot.
And Yup I heard the same on here about dtd every other day rather than everyday, except on ovulation day.. Then you should aim for as much as possible in that short window 😂

Hi ladies, I'm TTC cycle 2 this month. Age 34.

My FW should've started today but had a bit of a long AF tail off than expected... clearblue OPK says negative today but i have a little CM so thinking to start BD tonight as I can't tomorrow or Thursday. I assume CM is a pretty good indicator?

I'll be due to test on 27th July eek. I will try and not get too hung up this time!!! Good luck to all of us.

Good luck @Firework83 - think you will be our earliest test on this thread! 😍

juney thanks for fab table! Can you pin it to the first post? Hopefully there will be lots of bfps.

I got rather excited this morning as my temp spiked to 37 again... but bfn. I am either 12 or 13dpo with af due tomorrow or Wednesday so definitely no hope for me. Bring on August... had a little cry again today but picked myself up and will carry on

Best of luck @MotherofBoy - you're not out until AF arrives!

mother annoyingly it doesn't let you edit on mumsnet but I'll keep posting the link when I post!

And any of us unlucky to join the September bus can carry the spreadsheet with us! :)

xx Our August Spreadsheet xx

What apps are you all using to track your fertility etc. I'm using Glow, Period Tracker and Clue

pixie I know what you mean about it being easier first time. We just dtd every day through my fertile week and I got pregnant on my first cycle!

I'm just using a free app, but as I have a Windows phone, there don't seem to be as many available

I use Fertility Friend, I paid for the VIP features, I find it helpful. Probably a bit of a dated app compared to some out there though!

Hello again. Cycle 6 has officially started after having been 6 days late (!!!!)

Why does that happen? I am never late and I'm not unusually stressed.

Anyways stats updated are:

Cycle 6
Ttc 2
Age 31
Bfp due 9th August

I have lots of uni work to plan for the year and starting to think I will jist stop tracking and wait for it to happen as its been such an up and down journey this month having been so late.

I've just posted about my worries in another post and am pretty sure AF is going to arrive imminently so I'd like to jump aboard if that's okay? I feel as though giving it a real shot and not just secretly hoping might work it's magic.

So!
Age: 27
Cycle: technically 1
TTC: Our first baby!

DH actually goes away ovulation day so will be dtd every other day up until then!

Forgot to add BFP due 16th August!

Oh no @LovePinaColada I'm not sure I want to be the first haha!

@juneybean I'm TTC #1 thank you for including me!

@pixieinlove I use Ovia. Seems pretty good to me. Also period tracker but it's not as detailed.

Looks like I'm out for July so August bus it is!

Cycle 3
Ttc 1
Age 36
Bfp due 8th August

does anyone else get really frustrated trying to understand their own cycle?!

I just want to ovulate, dtd on the right day, POAS and it be positive! we're not asking much, are we ladies! :)

@sophiathesecond I know what you mean. Even tho I knew all the stats - I definitely expected it to be that easy the first cycle! I was so disappointed when it wasn't.

Welcome new ladies.

@mamabooks I do think our bodies are much more responsive to how we are feeling that I ever realised. I'm certain that I've delayed my period a couple of times through stress/desperation for a bfp. The minute I accepted that it was a bfn my body relaxed and AF arrived. Aren't we powerful! Sorry it's not a better result for you tho this time

DP having a sperm test tomorrow. We were told we'd have to wait until Sept as no free appointments but they rang with a cancellation.

Have persuaded GP to test us for everything sooner than normal due to our ages.

Not sure what we'll do if results aren't good. Eek!

I also use fertility friend and paid for VIP as I think it's worth it as the analysis is great.

Temp went up again today hovering at 37. Don't get it. I always dip at 13dpo the day before af. No af yet, its due today/tomorrow. Bfns tho... though I saw a shadow on a cheapie this morning but more likely an evap