TTC First Baby Massive Thread.

[Delilah7]

Hope all my lovely ladies have found this group can't tag you all as there is too many!! ❤️

@MrsC87 I think we've synced. I'm 10 dpo, spotting this morning and it's DH's birthday today!

@cupcakesandglitter no which is why I'm struggling to feel I've ovulated. Given my nearly there positive this morning and negative a few hours later I'd say maybe I've missed the boat :(

Going to wait until Monday/Tuesday as last night I got a bfn @cupcakesandglitter
Aww Happy Birthday to your dh @ValidUser, I'm due today and 14dpo, and although I spot normally in the run up to AF, it's is never this long 🤔 do you normally spot @ValidUser?

I bet AF will actually turn up tomo and I've jinxed myself 🙄

@MrsC87 on and off!

We might still be in.

Yep FX for us both. When is AF due for you @ValidUser

@MrsC87 technically I seem to always have a 27 day cycle, but also had a 31 day one last month (AF came 14 dpo) and if she came 14dpo this cycle it'd be a 25 day cycle, so would come on Tuesday.

Basically, I really don't know! Hope she doesn't get you tomorrow.

Hi ladies. Checking in on the new thread!

Age: 31
Cycle: 2
Had my implant out in July.

On CD8 today and according to Flo my fertile week starts tomorrow, so we’ll be aiming to dtd every two days. That was supposed to start today but we’ve been out all day and had a huge dinner and we both feel too full and tired to do anything so it’ll have to start tomorrow!

Had anyone else struggled to get results with OPKs but has regular cycles?

I've used cheapy OPK sticks in the past and never got a strong positive line. This was doing one a day until I got a vvfl, then twice a day.

Also tried Clearblue digital OPKs and only ever got high readings, no peaks.

Don't know what to think? It was causing me to stress out a bit so I gave up tracking anything.

Anyone else had similar experiences?

@cupcakesandglitter watery stuff is good! I normally get that just before the ewcm.

@Delilah7 3 times is a good amount and definitely enough to cover bases!

@ValidUser well done on sticking to the mocktails, not sure I could be that restrained. 🤪
When do you think you will test? Keeping everything crossed for you!

@Charm23 I think opks don't work for everyone. I am pretty sure I have ovulated this cycle as my temps are up but still on a flashing smiley with clearblue. If you search there seem to be loads of people who got pregnant with only negative opks, I wouldn't bother with them if they didn't work for you. Did you do them more than once a day?

@delilah7 you’ve definetely not missed the boat, from a positive you have between 12-48 hours until you ovulate! Very much still have time to get some DTDing in

@FlapJackered I was actually part of a clinical trial so I followed their instructions which was once per day with FMU. No problem getting the highs but no peaks whatsoever. I haven't bothered with OPKs for a few cycles now. I don't track anything nowadays, I just go by what the Ovia app says will be my fertile week.

@charm23 and @flapjackered you may have already tried this but I only ever got my peak solid smiley face on an evening. I read somewhere that the LH hormones are highest then. So by the morning after you may miss it.
May not work for everyone but I never got mine am always pm x

Hey again.....
33
Cycle 2
Cd18

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@Delilah7 + OPK means you'll ovulate between 12-48 hours you may not have missed it at all! Xx

@MrsC87 oooh!!! Fx for you xx

@FlapJackered I've already had EWCM on CD17 (I'm now CD23) which is why I'm so confused 😭 add that with my whacky charts and I'm now convinced I didn't ovulate 😭

@FlapJackered I tested negative today, but hypothetically if I implanted yesterday at 9dpo, even a FRER mightn't be sensitive enough.

If AF stays away, I'll test mid week. If the urge takes me in the meantime, I've tons of cheap dip tests and will satisfy it that way.

@charm23 that's interesting you never got a static smiley. I think I have ovulated as my temps are up but obviously CB hasn't clocked it.

@WishingonaStar77 thanks, I did IC opks at around 3pm and before going to bed. To be honest temp is still up so I think I did ovulate back when I got the IC positive but I think you're right clearblue must have missed it as I only used that in the morning. Next time will try in the evening too.

@cupcakesandglitter On no that sounds frustrating, what does your chart look like now?

@ValidUser - 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Morning everyone, how are we all?
Woke up this morning and temp is still up and both apps I used have confirmed ov on day 16!!! Which means I should have the holy grail of 28 day cycles! Wooooo! This has never happened so fingers crossed but it is looking good!
However because the opks were so shit this cycle and I wasn't expecting to ov so early, we only Dtd 3 days before so it's unlikely to result in a baby but I will go with the short cycle and be positive for next cycle.

I'm still confused how long we're supposed to have ewcm. I'm now 3 DPO and I still have it. Kinda thought it'd go away by now. Unless I ovulated much later than I thought, although I added 2 days after I got peak. But I've definitely been feeling some twinging in they past two days on the right side (as opposed to the left side last month).

@FlapJackered @sunshine1987 just wondering if that first OPK is my closest positive. I'm going to try do one again this morning. We will DTD tonight anyways aswell as we did yesterday. Xx

@cupcakesandglitter the only sort of positive I got was that one where people said I should get a stronger line later, and didn't :( lol. So worried I've missed it xx

@FlapJackered you never know darling ❤️ hoping this cycle is my normal 28 day's too!

Wow I was away for a few hours and we're already on to a new thread. Love it!

@FlapJackered yay congrats on the 28 day cycles!

I missed the stats recaps yesterday, but here's me:
32
TTC #1
Cycle 4
CD 3

Just moved into our (hopefully) family home round the corner from my brother and his family.

@Delilah7 as long as you diligently DTD, you should be ok. I did have one month when I got peak on CD21, so keep testing. Don't forget, it's not the poas that gets you pregnant, it's DTD 😉

@KatBeCool I know it's just due to past things my sex drive isn't particularly high and my noonie does not like me when I have sex a lot. I'm doing as much as I can and I got pregnant from just that last month.

@KatBeCool haha I'd only it was! We'd have all got knocked up months ago!!

Welcome @Beeseeinya :-) good luck with cycle 1! And welcome @charm23, not sure being ill would affect things but i like to think everythinf happens for a reason, so you'd want to be at your utmost healthiest when the sticky bean comes anyway :-)
I think the same when I'm sad if we don't have sex because of a argument or something - who wants a baby made from bad vibes anyway right?? 😂

On the OPKs (@delilah7 too) yes the first month I used them I never got a positive. It really depressed me, but then last month I did 3 a day and caught a strong positive which disappeared again in another few hours.
Didn't get one on the OPK again this month but the clearblue picked one up. I think you can miss the surge easily, how often are you testing, any other ov symptoms?

@wishingonastar77 welcome to the group, I'm so sorry about your MCs... can't even begin to imagine. This group is a safe bet for moral support :-) good luck xx

Hi @newlou welcome to the group! Wow very exciting for you! Have you told anyone you're ttc?

@flapjackered I am so pleased for your short cycle! And so glad the mystery of ov has been solved! Yaaay! I think 3 days before ov is good! I known someone in here got their BFP and only did it 4 or 5 days before OV so it's possible!

Aaaand essay queen is back!!! 😁🙄🤓

Ooh ooh also.

What is the crack with clinical trials? How do you get involved in these?
Obviously I am just trying to get freebies but still. How do you get on one?

I'm not sure product companies would want my PCOSy stats though, might make their products look bad 😑