Come on baby number 2!!

[HeartvsHead]

I am massively grateful for my gorgeous daughter who has just turned two but desperate for another. Fell first month with her (which I realise is not the norm) which makes it even more frustrating that it is taking a while this time!

I feel bad as I know lots of people (including my SIL) who would be so happy to just have one baby but at the same time it's a blow every month when AF arrives.
Anyone in same boat?

Age: 31
Cycle: 6
CD: 8

How do opks work? I've had a go with some cheap ones before and never get any results. That's not to say they aren't working. But is there a best way to use them?

This is my first month using them and not had anything on them yet but from what I gather you are best off doing then early afternoon and same sort of time each day. I've read some people get nothing on them at all depiste ovulation, just don't work for some people.

Happy for any further advice. I'm a newbie!

I decided to lay off the OPKs this month and attempt to be more relaxed about it, unfortunately i had a fertility workup and my FSH came back at "borderline" 9.3, so any attempts to relax about TTC have gone straight out the winder and been replaced with obsessively googling all day and night.

On the plus side i think taking the b vitamins lengthened my luteal phase by 2 days, however i had to drop down from 100 complex to 50 compelx as a developed a really weird twitch in one eye!

@TalkingIntoTheEther glad the b vits seem to be helping but the eye twice doesn't sound fun! It's so hard not to worry about things and relax. Just got to keep dtd and hoping for the best is what I've decided.

I had a positive opk on Monday, Tuesday and Yesterday so now just entering the waiting game. Interestingly it was CD27 I got my first positive so ovulating quite late (34-38day is my cycle range) and may have actually been missing it last few months.

How is everyone else?

Hi, Im trying for baby no 2. Im on cycle 4 and CD 13 so in the dreaded TWW. Ive had some chemical pregnancies so its been a real rollercoaster so far. We really wanted a 2019 baby so am really hoping this month is the month. Have been googling how early you can poas and get a bfp!

@coffeeandcake1 i know what you mean about 2019. The thought of rolling over to 2020 is depressing. I had a chemical back in Sept and nothing since (though as I say think I may have been ovulating later than I thought).

Best of luck all xx

Hello ladies. So little update...

I started using opks the day after my period finished this month and didn't get any hint of a line until last weekend. Then got my first strong positive on Monday which then stuck every day this week. After a bit of googling I read that opks can pick up the pregnancy hormone as well as LH so took a test this morning just in case and it was positive!

Sent hubby out for a digital and confirmed pregnant and 2-3 weeks since conception. Madness!

@heartvshead congratulations that’s amazing news! You must be so happy!!! Do you have any early symptoms? Which opks did you use?

congrats heart that's great news! was this cycle 7 for you?

No symptoms at all (but didn't with DD either). Was just using the cheap ones off Amazon.

Was my 6th cycle. Fingers crossed it's a sticky one and there are some more siblings for our first borns on the way soon!

Are those the one step cheap ones off amazon?

Really great news that you are pregnant!

My AF is due next week and I don't feel any different

Excellent news. Congratulations

Congratulations @HeartvsHead lovely news. Good luck to all you other ladies.