Sperm Meets Egg (hopefully)

[AllHopeAndNoResults]

Hi guys,

I’ve done a few threads on here for ttc but this month I am in a new positive state of mind and I am determined to get that BFP!!

I’ve been to the GP today who said my bloods have come back fine for hormones etc and just that I am very low on vit d (which I knew from last check up and have been taking vitamin tabs twice a day) anyway....

She has said there is nothing to suggest any infertility or that I’m not ovulating and that perhaps I am ovulating and not timing it. I was convinced at this appointment I would be prescribed chlomid, but no she said that I just need to come back in 2 months with a new blood test and see from there...

I came away disheartened and a little bit like I’d given up until I thought hold on she said there was no reason to suggest in infertile or have a problem therefore I am fertile and need to work harder! So I got online ordered loads of OPKs, preseed and a basal thermometer.

I also downloaded Sperm Meets Egg and I am determined this month to follow rule by rule. Sorry that was very long! But I am due AF any minute so will be tracking from about day 8 anybody want to do the journey with me??

Again sorry for how long that was!!

@tinyole it did but it put my ovulation date as the same date I got the static smiley which makes me 2DPO today instead of the 1 I thought. At least there's only a day between.

@Skyla01 yes very early so I’m not panicking or expecting it yet. According to Ovia I’m due to ovulate In 6 days but I don’t think so....honestly your patience, be it practiced or not, is the way to go it saves all the false hope.

@tinyole you are not silly at all! I’d be doing the same, when you wanna know you just wanna do it right this second but you haven’t got long to wait! I know it seems like forever but it’s a few days you can do it!

Sorry @tinyole I’m cd12

Hi all can I join.... I’m a little behind you but going to try smep this cycle to. I’m just at the beginning of my cycle (like the brown crap beginning) TMI sorry.

Stopped taking the pill last May. Have very irregular cycles which 🤞 seem to be getting a little more regular lately. We have been ttc for 11 cycles in total. And I’m hoping this one is the lucky one.

I’m slowly losing hope and beginning to become very disheartened by the constant lack of luck. I need a fresh start and mind set so this looked like the perfect place right now.

Hello to everyone xxx

Welcome @Carley321 🤗 what have you tried so far, if anything? X

@Carley321 welcome! I think we've all found smep good at making us feel better because we're following a plan and are maximising our chances this cycle! I hope it can give you a similar sense of purpose. We are mostly at different stages of the cycle too.

@tinyole I am very patient just now, hope I don't crumble before the end of the TWW! The pregnancy tests I have are very sensitive anyway, so high chance of a false negative if I test too early.

Meant to say are not very sensitive!

Hi @Carley321 👋 nice to see you here. I'm 9dpo, we managed to follow the plan but didn't do the extra one for luck, partly because of the heatwave and partly because I'm temping and ovulation was confirmed so didn't feel it was necessary. Good luck, hope this is your cycle 🍀

@Skyla01 it was a blink and you miss it spot but am hoping it was significant 🤞

Reflexology tomorrow, will post an update. Will let you know if she has any insights into my chart... :)

Oh yes, let us know how the reflexology goes!

Thank you @Makingawish. We’ve tried for 11 cycles. We’ve done bits of the smep but not started as early as day 8 and just every other day for about 10 days, never did the 3 days in a row. We’ve haven’t tried anything as such just the usual... opks, eating healthy, limiting drinking, staying active, DP takes wellman I take FA and VitC.

Iv had bloods and an internal exam DP has had semen checks. All is fine. Although I’m not convinced there’s nothing wrong so waiting on a gayne apt to look into pelvic pain and irregular periods.

@Skyla01 yes it feels refreshing to try something a little new and have some support through it.

Well hello @VenusStarr it’s lovely to see a familiar face. Let’s hope we both get some luck this time around 🤞.
I still haven’t tried reflexology but may look into it now I’ve got some time off work.
When is best to do it during your cycle?

CD1 here so still a few days to wait but hope you are all going strong with the plan!
I think I’m also going to try the CBS this month to instead of my usual opks. Only tried them pence before now.

@Carley321 I'd definitely recommend using the CB OPK because it removes the ambiguity and you know more definitively that you've got your surge and also try and do the 3 days in a row on SMEP just in case you ovulate a bit later than your surge and you miss it. All little things that can hopefully improve your chances! I say this and I'm still not pregnant but I feel like we've finally got a plan this month and feel much more optimistic going forward if this month doesn't happen for us x

Yes I’m feeling good although if the saying of ovulating on every other side each month is true, I feel like this month is the ‘dodgy’ one as I’m sure every time I OV on the right I get unwell and pretty bad pelvic pain and dizziness. So not sure if there’s a problem there or not.

How long have you been ttc @Makingawish. I’m just on amazon right now ordering some CB and maybe pressed? 🤔

@Carley321 this is the 4th 'proper' month I think but the last 3 we'd been using just the cheap OPK's and they're almost impossible to read IMO. Preseed is also working out quite well so far, it's just fiddly to apply because you have to use a syringe thing 🙈😄

Ok so both in my basket, any other tips to go with the CB and pressed? While I’m on an amazon spending frenzy 🤣.

Not to long then @Makingawish I hope this positive thinking is good luck for you this month and the rest of us 🤞

@Carley321 I really hope so too! 🤞 I think you're set with them two really! I'm only taking FA as a vitamin but I know some people get all sorts.

Morning ladies! I’ve missed a lot of messages sorry!

@Carley321 welcome, as Skyla said we are all at different stages of our cycle so just jump right in! In terms of what to get I think you are already doing well with getting the CB OPK and preseed @Makingawish has to talk me through it 😂 but we love using it now! I take Folic Acid and Vitamin D tabs and just this cycle started Agnus Castus but it’s not for everyone and it’s not something I’d recommend unless you’ve read up for yourself. Did you say you was temping? How are you finding that? I am trying to do it but finding it a bit of a faff! I think we are all doing SMEP but in our own sort of way we’ve tweaked to fit around our cycle.

I haven’t ovulated yet so we may be in the TWW wait together 🤗

@VenusStarr when do you have your reflexology? I think we are all eager to hear how it goes!

@AllHopeAndNoResults I swear if it doesn't work after my guidance then I give up and lose faith in life itself 😩😂

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I’m not temping, I don’t sleep great and seem to be unwell quite often so don’t think it would work for me. Well I’m just up for anything at this stage.... I would love to get lucky on the 12th cycle 🤞 and it would just be bloody fab for us all to get lucky this time around 🤞🤞

@Makingawish 😂😂😂 I promise I’ve cracked it now your guidance was superb 😉 tmi warning but I’ve had white sticky Cm (glue like as they say) is this a sign ovulation is imminent? It’s weird that all my life I’ve known these things happen but how fab this month I’m really pin pointing stuff. It really is so good to get to know your cycle.

@Carley321
I know what you mean about sleep and temping. If we could get that down properly I know temping is a really good factor to tell you what’s going on! Also agree with being up for anything. Yep let’s keep our fingers crossed for everyone 🤞 I’ve got a good feeling about this month for you all

My ovulation tests seem to be all weird aswell. All done in the same light but they progressed but now seem to be going down in numbers. Any insight?

I’d say CM is a really good way of telling when your in your fertile window. And the tests looks like you may have had a positive on CD11 but my Ov tests used to do this... I’d have a just about positive high each month a few days to a week before the blazing positive.

@AllHopeAndNoResults

@Carley321 I hope I didn’t because I took it as negative because it said low!! If that’s the case I defo missed my chance this month 😞

@Carley321 I think mine would be like yours I’ll get a really good positive soon hopefully

Yea maybe @AllHopeAndNoResults mine has done it to me a few months. I’ll see if I can dig them out to share.