TTC #2 (August bfps)

[Impatientmummy36]

Hi all, here we are again :)

New thread for all those ttc second babies.

Good luck everyone this cycle! xxx

Ladies I need your eyes. Positive opk or near enough positive??

Thanks mynameis, I hope the limbo stops for you soon too yep they did the BHCG, when I called up they said I was really low on folic acid but all other tests were "fine".

I don't know if that's fine as in "your HCG is raised and you're pregnant" or fine as in "it isn't raised so you just need to wait for AF"

I'm not that clued up on the cheapies but does it have to be darker than the control line for it to be a positive? If so it looks pretty close and my guess is it will get darker today so you best get bedding 😉

For the cheap ones, the test line has to be equal to or darker than the control. I found mine got darker towards the surge but sometimes then went faint before getting the really dark line. Ovulation day varied by up to 11 days each month!

Thanks karpuzkiz . I normally do about 2 a day so will do another one this afternoon. We normally have morning sessions.

Nubian-if definitely have a session tomorrow morning looking at the colour of that line looks close!

I have not felt my usual ovulation cramps from the left side so I reckon it's not a surge quite yet. I have starated using maca roots. Have you ladies heard of it. I'm also going to eat pineapple for 5 days after I ovulate. Really I just want to try everything to get pregnant no matter how ridiculous these fertility aids might sound. Anyone else use extra methods to boost fertility?

Yes Scarlet. I really want it to be my month. I want to see 2 lines on an hpt sooooon. Fingers crossed...or maybe legs crossed right after bd lol.

My test must of been a false one as af just arrived .😢

Sorry wrong thread

Sorry Sugar. You are welcome on this thread as well x

I'm feeling quite impatient today, I think its because AF has finished now, so now its the wait for the fertile window! Always waiting for something aren't we. Theres also the worry I'm going to ovulate when I'm away :( I just prey I ovulate before I go on the Thursday or on the Monday, as there may still be a chance if we DTD on Monday night right?!

I really really really really want it to be our month! (and all of yours too obviously) as we have to take a break from TTCing for the next two months after this if it's not to be this time round.

We have a big holiday in June with family. Even if we didn't go, they still would and we'd need them to look after my little girl if baby was to be born in June, and I would hate for them to cancel the holiday, I'd feel so guilty, so we've agreed we would have a couple months break and try again November. It makes me sad, as then there will be nearly 4 year age gap between the two.

Me and my sister don't have the best relationship and we have 4 and half years between us, so for my whole life I've been telling myself I wouldn't have babies that far apart, yet here I am potentially going to have that or more, and it's just quite hard to get used too. My husband doesn't understand at all and thinks I'm ridiculous - gives me the whole you cant control everything spiel each time but - urgh!

Anyway, sorry that turned into an essay! Probably because I'm sat on the computer typing for once (instead of doing work, but its Friday which is my excuse!!)

Everything crossed for you Nubian I haven't heard of the pineapple one. I have one waiting to be chopped, so will be sure to eat some after ovulation then!

How are you guys that got BFP's are you still here?! xx

sugar just read your post, so sorry :(

Hopefully this will work as stats sheet. I put 'trying since' rather than cycle number so we don't have to update it each cycle. Feel free to edit it as you wish.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tNlDe7mt0s6VDKMGRaf4i_O7aoEFYK82Cl25OaxvIBo/edit?usp=sharing

Fingers crossed for you both nubian and karpuzkiz

Nubian just saw re Maca - yes I was taking that, l-Arginine, high dhea omegas and pregnacare conception... and using pre-seed. I also started taking evening primrose just up to OV, to help ewcm.

But the one thing I changed last month was I started 600mg Ubiquinol (after reading that book about our egg quality at 35+ - In the studies quoted it helped to quite literally de-age eggs.)

Of course I have no idea if that helped me conceive (after all would it work after one month?!) or whether last month was just our time.

Others swear by Maca as well so who knows- Hope it works, I think it's good to feel you're doing something pro-active isn't it x

Thanks Squashy . Fingers crossed for you karpuzkiz . Impatient I'm willing to try anything at this stage. If I don't get a bfp this month I will add the ubiquinol to my ttc regime . Where can I buy it? I'm only using maca, pre conception vitamins and pre seed at the moment. And then I will eat the pineapple for implantation after I ovulate. I will ovulate I believe saturday or Sunday as opk getting close to indicating a surge.

Good work on the stats sheet @Squashy! I've added my info x

AF is here and it's such a relief. It makes this a 30 day cycle, whereas previous was 35. Hopefully things are settling down and it'll be easier to predict my FW.
Hope AF arrives soon for the other late but BFNs.

Hi Nubian, it was from Amazon. Local Health food store also stocked it, it's just Amazon had the right strength tablets recommended by the book.

I've read that about pineapple too, really hope it's your month :) x

Thanks Impatient.. I will definately look into that if this is not my cycle for bfp. I have been struck by the flu but I'm still determined to bd as much as possible.

Sorry about af Squashy. All the best for the next Cycle.

Af arrived today, first 28 day cycle since before having DD. Not sad at all, happy it's here now. It does seem to mean that I ovulated later than I thought so that's probably not helped our chances this month. Will be going back to opk's for this reason.

Gosh, I've got lots of reading to do....! Been away and then just generally busy, so feel a bit behind on the thread....

Thanks for the spreadsheet Squashy: I think I have added my details - hopefully it saved! At first I thought the DC column was for no. Of DC (!!), but I'm guessing it is age...?! My DS is 2 in a month so I put 2....

Good luck to all those waiting (as always...) and testing. 7 dpo for me today but little hope as we only dtd once in the fw as I was so ill.... feeling much better now.

Would be even better with a lovely bfp 😃!!

Sorry about af June. But now you can plan for next Cycle. I had positive opk yesterday so according to Glow ovulating today. Feel only little twinges to indicate ovulation. I normally have strong ovulation pain but not this cycle. My body just confuses me to be honest. Ovulation is early but I don't mind. Really don't know if I have done enough to get that bfp this cycle. Can only hope. Baby dust y'all xx

AF arrived a day early this morning so I'm also out this month.

I'm hoping anyone left in gets their BFPs this month.

I think this thread has been lovely and supportive but I'm going to back off for a bit and see how being a bit more relaxed goes. Good luck ladies.