TTC & due to OV around the 22nd March? Come on in!

[WildFlower2019]

Decided to set up a thread for ladies due to ovulate some time around the 22nd March. If you're due to OV around this time, come on in!

I find these easier to follow than the big month-long threads.

Thought we could all test at similar times, discuss our crazy symptom spotting, and all the other "fun" around TTC.

You're doubly welcome if you're a POaS addict like me

About me:
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This will be cycle 5 after TFMR last year.

TTC our first

I've tried conceive plus, preseed, all manner of ovulation kits, etc.

This month I'm going to focus on losing half a stone. I've put a lot of weight on since my TFMR. I think i could be disadvantaging myself. I'm also going to cut down on caffeine throughout the who cycle.

I've also bought the Harvard medical school Fertility Diet book, all backed up with science so I'll let you all know how I get on with it.

Here's a summary if anybody interested: www.urmc.rochester.edu/medialibraries/urmcmedia/fertility-center/education/documents/fertility-diet.pdf

Thanks guys! Only been 48hrs since I found out and omg time is dragging by sooooo slowly 😭

Just got my first flashing smiley!!! On cycle day 13 and I'm not ridiculously excited! Such a difference to using the IC last months, so much clearer and easier to tell what's going on!
Hope everyone is doing ok x

Good luck Kinsella! I only used the cheap strips from Amazon but i’m convinced they were a huge part of falling pregnant the first cycle, third week of trying. I was just so pleased my body was at least trying to ovulate and working properly! As soon as we got positive we just did it every day for three days on the trot. We aimed for every 2-3 days during the month anyway but with busy lives it was a relief to know we were targeting most of the sex exactly where we needed it.

@EmeraldRubyShark that's what has me worried. This is our fourth cycle and particularly last month but we've been dtd every second day and lots around Ov every month. Extra effort last month and still nothing so I'm hoping it works this time

Apparently even if you do target the ovulation day’s it’s still only a small, maybe 20% chance you’ll get pregnant anyway! Some studies suggest maybe up to 38%. But still that’s only one month in three or five you’ll have a chance of conception. And that includes chemical pregnancies as it studied women who were very knowingly trying and therefore testing ASAP, so the egg may not even implant. So even though it feels like you’re doing everything correct, which you are, it’s still perfectly healthy for it to be taking a few cycles! Up to a year is apparently normal for healthy couples which is mind blowingly scary I think.

Wishing you so much luck!

Thanks a million. It's reassuring to hear that (even though deep down I know that - you go into denial or something!)
This is fourth cycle so hopefully and if not there's always next month!
Hope everything goes great for you xx

The flo app is really confusing me. I usually have 31 day cycles but last month had a 27 day cycle randomly. When I changed the ovulation date on the app based on pains and symptoms (all though this could still be wrong) it added an extra few days to when my next period would be due? Even if I had a 27 day cycle I would have had 11 days before my next period but now I have 16 days making it a 32 day cycle but not sure why this would happen?