Sorry to all those for whom AF has arrived! Better luck this cycle! Let?s get those BFPs coming in! whose the next to know either way? I?ll know (either way) next Tues/Weds.
PlummyMummy ? sounds like you?ve been putting lots of effort in this cycle, best of luck to you
Scorpio ? I hope you are feeling much better Watch out with those meds, some will ?dry you up?? sorry, I probably know that just felt I had to remind you! Maybe you are going to OV later this cycle hence the lack of EWCM now. If you BD the night before, you can probably be sure by 12 the next day that what you are seeing is you and not ?the boys?. There are other ways of telling the difference like dropping the stuff in water and seeing what it does (EWCM) doesn?t dissolve but I think the 12 o clock rule is probably easier Enjoy your ?date? on Sat.
Tigerschick ? enjoy your spending spree At least all tops bought at the mo can be used for pregnancy too!
Awen ? I have sizes in my wardrobe ranging from 6 to 14! 14 being my current size 6 being just after a break up and not the real me if you like but I would love to be back to my ?happy? size which is 10/12. Starting back at my slimming class with a vengence on Sat. After the MC, I put on ½ stone as I just couldn?t be bothered with much positive thinking and turned to food How are you feeling hon?
Soph73 ? baby dreams are lovely. I always seem to keep my baby on the top of my wardrobe in dreams, don?t know what that?s all about! How could you forget about holidays? I live for them!
Hey Bobbydazzler I haven?t seen The Queen yet seen Casion Royale though (monkey?s head but lovely legs ?mmmmmmmm) Enjoy the action! Best of luck with the GP, be forceful and tell him its been over a year of plenty of unprotected sex at least 3 times a week. Know what you want the outcome to be and push for it. Imagine you?ll be able to submit samples after the initial appointment. Hope that helps.
How you doing BabyMamma?
Flumpytigger ? I know what you mean, it is tiring!
Wheely I hear you! I?m only 7dpo and imagining all sorts, I should know much better than this!
Hello Rattling
Hello alittlebitshy ? good luck for June
Hello Boobylicious ? hope the medium is right!
Just wanted to share a bit of knowledge with you all, hope you don?t find this patronising your egg is only around for a very short period of time over OV. In order to improve your chances of conception, you need to make sure that there is sperm present in the cervix before the egg is released as well as trying to time things for the day of OV itself and the day after (because we don?t know exactly when we OV in a day). When you ?store? up the sperm, you can potentially get pregnant from sperm acquired up to 5 days before but it is essential to the survival of that sperm that they have a suitable medium to live in. That is why watching CM is so useful. Sperm cannot live or swim in the sticky or creamy stuff but they can survive in the EWCM and use it to swim to the egg in. Therefore EWCM (or the wettest CM you get) is really important to the process. Over the last 10 months of TTC, I have realised that I don?t produce much EWCM. This may be due to the fact I was on the pill for 18 years and it can affect the ducts in your cervix that create EWCM. I know I used to get lots in my early 20s and wonder what the hell in was! In any event, if I do not have EWCM in those crucial 5 days before OV, I use PreSeed which as a sperm friendly lubricant that apparently mimics the functions of EWCM. Some experts in this area also suggest using real egg white. The reason I know when those 5 days are is because I take my basal body temperature every morning and chart that and my CM (which changes from sticky to creamy to EWCM as you build up towards OV). After a few cycles of doing this, it is easy to see a pattern. I know that I OV between cd16&18 in my cycle even though my cycle is 28 days long. Before I knew this, I assumed OV would be cd14 and I was therefore missing the most crucial days for me, hence no BFP. I would also add that the cycle I did get my BFP (sadly MC at 10 weeks in March) my chart was a perfect example of what it should look like if you get pregnant and therefore I am a real believer that charting works! Sermon over! Happy to share any knowledge I have with any of you! By the way some people get EWCM again after OV, its not the return of fertility its just a chemical reaction between the hormones.