TTC #2 - April Showers Bring May BFPs! (Hopefully)

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Hope it's ok for me to start the next edition of the TTC #2 thread :) if there's another one already point me in that direction please AF arrived today so I am out for the month :( but fingers crossed next month will be the month for all of us :)

My stats:

Age: 23
DC: 4yo DD
Cycle: 3 (6 week mc in January)
BFP due: 12th May

I'm going to try temping this month. We did a half-hearted version of SMEP last month but my night shifts at work got in the way. Fingers crossed!

@TwittleBee thank you, that's all very helpful. I might try with my baby digital thermometer to begin with and see if I can get that to line up with the OPKs that I just ordered.

@Mumma100 ooo how mysterious. Well, maybe wait a few days and test again?!

@Mayago yes I have heard that the digital ones are easier to be confident about! I am going to use the cheapies I've ordered to begin with but will bear that in mind for the future!

@Gemini89 oo that's interesting and makes me want to use the OPKs even more! I really don't have a clue about my ovulation. With both my pregnancies we just DTD 2-3 times over what was roughly my fertile week and we got lucky both times. I had no idea which DTD did the deed (if you get me!!) on either occasion!

Gemini you should try grapefruit juice. I find it greatly increases CM. A small glass each day pre ovulation is in my routine these days. I'm a bit scared to try it during the luteal phase though.

Bad I found the CB opks in the clearance section in my local Boots! It is quite enlightening getting to know your cycle better.

I did have the slightest ever few minuscule drops of possibly imagined blood yesterday at 5 dpo. Nothing else for symptom spotting. Each morning I feel crampy, then realise I'm just hungry!

Well the weirdest thing is happening, did some more OPK for the hell of it... had negatives since my positives on Sunday/Monday and the OPK was positive again! Not darker then the control line, but the same colour. The positive on Monday was darker then the control.

Does anyone have any advice? According to my calendar I'm due to ovulate today, however if my last period wasn't 2 days late I would of ovulated Tuesday/Wednesday.

What OPK should I go by? I'm going to DTD tonight to cover myself but this has confused me so much

@mayago they were but last month I was late by like 12 days or so, not sure why.

@badbadbeans yeah the brown has stopped now so does sounds like implantation bleeding for what other people have said, I’m not going to hold my breath but we will see. If nothing in a few days I’ll get some frer rather then the IC xx

I’m out girls AF in full force this morning with some nice cramps to go with it!!
Good luck everyone this Mo th, I’m going to have a break next month as on a hen do the begging to June then will be back on it for cycle 4 the end of June xx

Mumma100 oh no sorry to read AF had turned up lovely. Hope you have a good month off and fun at the hen party. FX for June xx

Gemini89 OPKs aren't for telling you when you have ovulate but when you are having a LH surge. Possibly you could have had a LH surge and then not ovulated so your body has to try all over again - very common with PCOS and also happens occasionally with regular women too and is why periods can differ in length. Hope that makes sense?

Just checking in for May....

Age 38
DS is 2.5
TTC #2 properly since March 2017; ntnp since Sept 2015!
Cycle 16
BFP due 23rd May

We've been having fertility investigations since October, and nothing found yet....started having acupuncture this month, which is relaxing but who knows if it's helping or not. Am taking all the supplements, have a diet to be proud of and have given up everything naughty!! Not sure what else I can do?!?!?!!!

Good luck everyone 🤞👍🙂

Hi ladies can I join?
I'm 34 and DS is just over two and a half. After two years of discussion, DH finally agreed to see what happens with no condoms this morning... Yay but also eeekk!! Got ewcm this afternoon but he's banging on about it all feeling natural so I need to tread a bit carefully with the old suggesting dtd!

Thanks for all your kind words ladies 😘😘😘

Af arrived today. Feel OK about that. Hubbys sperm results came back with a low count so my plan of doing it every day for 10 days would never had worked anyway. So he’s going to work on sorting his lifestyle out as he pretty much has a bottle of wine every night and more at the weekend 😩😩😩 Going to give it 3 months of lifestyle change and supplements and then test again. If it’s still low or we haven’t had any luck then we’ll be looking at IVF xxx

@Peanut1980 that sucks but at least you have some answers. 🤞 your hubby manages to get his count up and you get your bfp before needing IVF.

LopeyLopez hey again. FX for you lovely

MaGratgarlik1983 hello! Ah yeah bit frustrating when the OH wants it to feel natural still haha. Good luck.

Peanut1980 it's great news though that you know what's causing it taking a while now though! And there's plenty your DH can do too that will help his spermies. I think I read somewhere that 48-72 hours is needed for sperm to fully replenish. Good luck with DH making those changes, hope he isn't beating himself up about it. FX yhat BFP is super soon so no need for the ivf route xx

Sorry AF has arrived Mumma Enjoy the break next month- I love a good hen party!

Welcome Lopey! Well done at the healthy lifestyle. The more I hear peoples' experience of acupuncture the more interested I get!

MaGratgarlik natural is going to require a lot of work from you, making him think it's his idea to DTD FX for you!

Sorry AF has arrived Peanut. Hopefully your hubby can improve on the count, and you fall pregnant before IVF is needed. At least you have more of an idea what is happening now!

9DPO here, and testing tomorrow. I've never felt less pregnant, so not holding out much hope for a BFP!

MaGratGarlick welcome - I remember you from the August 2015 antenatal/postnatal threads! I’m a very very occasional lurker on here, as am 34 weeks up the duff and pop on every now and then to see if there’s any news from the old regulars!

I never ever told DH when I got +opks, but wouldn’t be surprised if he guessed when I thought I was approaching ovulation! It took us 12 months in the end - we’d just started fertility investigations, in fact I got my BFP 3 days after a day21 test! I hope your stay on these busses is shorter than mine was x

Hi everyone,

How are you all feeling?

I am still getting positive OPKs, that's 4 days of positives now. I don't have PCOS. Also have developed a massive stye on my bottom eye lid. Been having light cramps ever since Friday too.

mayago super loads of FX and baby dust to you lovely. Eeeek. Hope AF doesn't show up. Maybe if you feel extra not pregnant then perhaps you are actually pregnant haha!

Gemini89 might just be taking a while or it's how your body works? For me I only ever get 1 +OPK a cycle (and I actually have PCOS!) but I know a few are total opposite.

Still no +OPK here. Thought I was gonna get one tonight as had usual skin break out, BBT dip and cramping along with a few days of EWCM. Then again, I could have just missed the LH surge for me...

Anyway trying hard not to cry about my sister's pregnancy news with her 2nd baby. Obviously over the moon. Just wanna be pregnant with her so our second babies will be same age, like how close in age our 1st babies are. Wine is helping. Just wish DH wasn't on nights

Checking in for May.

33 years old
DC: 15 month old DD
Cycle: 3

Daughter took a long time to conceive due to PCOS and poor ovulation but things more regular now so fingers crossed!

Hiya. Checking in for May too!

28 years old
DD is 3yrs 5 months ish
Cycle 1. (Though casual sex for a while before!)
AF due April 26th... so 5days late so far.

CD 34, so entirely possible I'm just stressed and having a longer cycle. Or that I didn't actually ovulate this month. A huge pile of bfns so ordered internet cheapies this week as I get a bit carried away POAS.

:)

@SassehMonsta welcome! Sounds pretty positive to me - Fx for a good result!

@Bozley47 regular is always good - hopefully May is out month.

I'm back on the opks starting early I'm cd 11.

Thanks for the lovely welcome ladies hi @curliegirl yep DS was born in August 2015 mad! Feels like yesterday but now he's sat having breakfast watching bing and he's at preschool where did that time go?!! Hope your pregnancy goes well.
Yep the natural thing is a bit tricky as DH is second guessing my intentions! I remember all this from the first time ttc now...!
First flashing smiley today so will get creative tonight!

Haha @MrsGratGarlick yes! Especially due to tiredness or a certain little pickle ending up in our bed etc. at other times of the month DTD could sometimes drop down to weekly or less, so suddenly coming across all amorous for a few days in a row was probably a dead giveaway! When I first got a BFP earlier last year (which sadly turned into a CP) I’m ashamed to say my first thought was hurrah - we can stop ttc sex! Things have improved a lot again now I don’t need to worry about timings, even if I am now the size of a house!

@TwittleBee I've never had 2 surges before this and have been monitoring since January. I would assume my ovulation happened on Friday because I had the typical ovulation signs- dull cramping. That puts me at 4dpo instead of 7dpo. I think I might of tried to OV but was successful on second attempt.

I have a bit more confidence now that I might get my BFP after all considering I wouldn't even of implanted yet hence my feeling of really not feeling pregnant.

Only thing I've noticed is more frequent urination and tender cervix but this maybe down to DTD so many times last week! Urgh the tww is torture.

How long have you been trying to conceive @TwittleBee? I know what you mean about the sister thing... my sister can get pregnant whenever she wants! She has had 4 boys though, sadly one first born died after being born at 23 weeks and in NICU for a month.

I would love a little girl

Hi Curliegirlie, yes I remember you from the earlier ttc #2 boards. I've been on these since the first one back in July last year.... 😞

Scary to think that you'll be giving birth in a couple of months and in all this time I've never had a whiff of a bfp....right, pity party over, off to watch crappy tv!

Best of luck for the last six weeks of your pg xxx

Hi everyone, welcome newcomers!

Glad to see you lopey, sorry to see you down, its hard to have that reminder I imagine.

My update is that I got my opk+ yesterday so dtd yesterday and planning for today, tomorrow and Friday as well. I've been away with dd visiting family for the last few days so was pleased to get home in time for ovulation.

God i totally get the relief of "no more ttc sex"..!

Hey twittle , don't hold the crying back, its ok to be sad for yourself while happy for your sister. Sucks so much! It sounds like you might Jane ovd ready if you had the other signs? Some months i never get a positive opk, think i miss the short lived surge. When is af/bfp due? I'm on the 15th - might be cycle buddies?

CatRen27 I'm on CD13 so we're pretty close! My BBT has remained low still though so reckon I haven't Ovd yet. More often than not I Ov after CD14 so guess the acne is just stress related this month, tbf I have a ton of shit going on. Hope your timing is gonna be spot on and get you a sticky BFP, glad you were home in time for it. Was your trip visiting family a good one?

LopeyLopez bless you lovely. I really do hope you get some luck soon. Baby dust xx

Gemini89 crazy our your mind works with over analysing everything during the TWW ey? Bloomin infuriating as pregnancy symptoms are so close to PMS symptoms for me haha.

We have decided to maybe put things on hold until our investigation into what's causing my pain and heavy and between period bleeding. It was so crippling yesterday that I nearly dropped DS. It's hard though to stop the BBT and we have had unprotected sex this cycle too so I can't help but still hope. DH just doesn't want there to be anything wrong with me whilst I'm also pregnant. He is very level headed and has to resolve one thing before moving onto the next.

Least this bank holiday looks to be sunny and warm ey?