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

Kashkaz and Nubian glad to hear I'm not the only one. Still haven't woken up feeling that great - this totally sucks! Makes you feel all sorry for yourself!

Ha, thanks everyone, we didn't anyway, too tired I didn't even suggest it!

I also get OV pains, like period pains, not every month though. Sunday night I had to get up about 4am and have paracetamol and a hot water bottle to get back to sleep!

One of my GPs said the same about 'every other day', but when I researched this, more recent studies show that while numbers decrease (but still well within normal range to conceive, assuming a good sperm count I suppose) quality and motility improves, and less DNA damage. So general more recent advice seems to now be that it doesn't matter either way as long as there's some there on the right day to meet an egg! I think unless you know whether a partner has good count or good quality/motility we can't decide which factor may be more important... Every other day would be much more do-able though!

Hope we've all done enough- After all it's only meant to take one time, ask my little boy! :) x

Sorry should have said "while numbers decrease (with daily sex)... quality and motility improves..." :)

The more you read about conception it makes me think why the hell does it take so long! If every time 1 million of the little things come out and you do it all the time in the fertile window, how hard can it be for one of the blasted things to make it there! Sorry rant over

That's how I feel Karpizkiz. Every cycle is only about 20-25% chance right?

I'm 8dpo today and starting to feel that nagging af feeling. My boobs are an absolute killer this month! I feel bloated any lots of af cramps😑

I have started feeling my cervix. Does anyone do that? TMI sorry. It feels low soft and closed. Anyone have this??

I just started checking cervix this cycle nubian so don't really know what I'm doing! And haven't done it religiously... not sure what 'normal' feels like at each stage of cycle...probably have to do for a couple months to see a pattern?

Hope we don't need to do anything next month though :)

Karpuzkiz I am totally bewildered too- so many attempts without success?! How?! All those years of panicking and worrying if I so much as took my pill late, in case I got pregnant! Ha!

x

Can't remember if I joined the last thread or not! Ah well, I'm here now do you need my stats? 23, TTC#2, cycle 2/3ish, already have one DD who was accidental so this whole TTC thing is very new to us!

I'm in my TWW, AF due around august 6th. I think I ovulated late so pretty sure this isn't my month. Best of luck all!

Can't remember if I joined the last thread or not! Ah well, I'm here now do you need my stats? 23, TTC#2, cycle 2/3ish, already have one DD who was accidental so this whole TTC thing is very new to us!

I'm in my TWW, AF due around august 6th. I think I ovulated late so pretty sure this isn't my month. Best of luck all!

Aaand my phone posts things twice a lot

Welcome Ovaries. I am in the tww too. Af NOT due on 1 August. I tested today at 9dpo and bfn. I know it's still early to test but that's why I bought a load of Internet cheapies to feed my poas addiction!! I have 5 days to go. Baby dust xx

nubian I check my cervix, have done for months! Did last time too. I find it is low soft and open/in general around time af is due. After af it is hard low and closed. Then starts to get higher and softer til ov when it is high soft open day before day of and day after ov. Then it starts to dip back down and go harder til af when it is low soft open. Hope that helps!

So 1dpo here. Ov yesterday cd15 early afternoon I think. Dtd on cd11, 13,14,15 so hoping that will be enough! Not going to dtd tonight as I think egg will be gone by then but also mil and bil will be here...

Does anyone think constant phone use plus using laptop can affect chances of conception? Dh and I starting to question everything!!

Also welcome ovaries! My af is due on 9th so fairly close to you :)

Oh also nubian when I was pregnant my cervix was medium soft and closed at 10dpo, then as week went on gradually became high soft and closed.

Finally feeling human today! Which I'm released about! I did feel so pregnant yesterday but I can't possibly have been having symptoms surely! Now the dreaded wait - trying to keep myself busy! Keep feeling like we peaked too early and missed our chances I'm due between 6-9 August so around the same time as a few of you too!

Mother dare I hope! My cervix at the moment is no longer low but probably medium, sof and still closed. This morning I also took opk alongside htp. Htp was negative but opk although negative in the true sense was almost as dark as the control line. That disheartend me cause I think I get LH surge before my period. Arg can't this wait be over already!! Hope everyone alright so far. Karpuzkiz glad you feel better. Fingers crossed for everyone xx

Y'all know I meant hpt right lol

Nubian thinking of you - the over thinking is the worst! This two week wait can do one! Who is first to test? How many days before we're due can a test pick it up? X

I think 10dpo is about the most realistic earliest you can test karpuz. I'm trying to hold out this month! Only cheapies in the house trying not to test...

I'm just entering my FW I think but I feel awful. I'm exhausted and feeling a bit dizzy when I get up which is really not like me. If I didn't know better I'd think I were already pregnant and suffering with the 1st trimester tiredness again!

I think FRER are the earliest aren't they at 6 days before AF? I don't keep any tests in the house as I know I'd use them!

I must admit I'm not a great fan of FRER. I think superdrug ones are more sensitive then FRER. But that's just a personal choice.

Thanks Karpuzkiz. Last cycle I was so sure with all the symptoms I had. Now I'm just like argg who knows! Yes I'm feeling this and that but it could be EITHER!

So 2dpo but my temperature hasn't risen that much? My pre-ov temps were higher than usual, I didn't really get a dip around af. So my two post-ov temps are similar to previous cycles post-ov temps but not that higher than this cycles pre-ov know it's only a waiting game... but now wondering if I ovulated? Cm and cervical position say I did and I had a positive opk. Argh.

I think it looks like you ovulated on Wednesday Mother. My temps sometimes take a few days to go up too...another couple of temps and you'll have a lovely rise I'm sure. Good luck x

Yeah Wednesday was what I thought as my opk was positive on Tuesday at 5pm and then positive Wednesday morning at 5.30am and negative on Wednesday evening at 5pm. I normally have quite dramatic rises so was a bit surprised! Hopefully nice big rose tomorrow :)

7dpo here. I have such a bad feeling about this month, I can't put my finger on it? I just feel like we're out already :(