Sperm Meets Egg #2

[Makingawish]

Here's thread #2! I'll add who I can think off the top of my head for now...

@AllHopeAndNoResults @Carley321 @Skyla01 @tinyole @VenusStarr

Cd11 and still reading high 😁 my temp is dropping so that's great as I know that ovulation is on it's way. I have to say I really enjoy my Ava bracelet... 😊

@AllHopeAndNoResults is it usually late or is this normal.

@cara honestly I’ve given up trying to work it out. Usually I’m irregular but I never have 2 really long cycles in a row. It’s just Sod’s law it’s the month I’m really tracking.

@Vio112 I’m sure you ovulated. I take omega 6 to help with ewcm. It actually does work.

@AllHopeAndNoResults have you taking a test recently. Just to rule it out? I’m irregular it really is a bloody cruel and pain thing isn’t it x

@carley I did yesterday bfn so I’m very certain I am not PG. it is a pain in the bum being so irregular

@DGirl35 yes AF is now here!!! I can now book my blood tests and get back on the SMEP wagon 😂

@Carley321 how is the spotting now? Remember hormone fluctuations can make you feel a bit different.

@DGirl35 I know! I was only saying last night that I wait for AF, then wait for it to finish, then wait for ovulation, then wait for a BFP,, then if it negative then I wait for AF again 🙄

@AllHopeAndNoResults I know, as as soon as I know I am not pregnant, I want AF to come, so I can start again! How annoying 😣

@Mooey89 take care of yourself x I am sure you are happy that AF is here so that you can began again.

My opk is starting to darken, so I expect to see a peak tomorrow morning or perhaps the day after.

Second High for me today on cbfm and following SMEP I should dtd today as we didn't yesterday BuT am suffering with flu like thing today. Feeling really sad today as not really up for dtd with this UTI which means my SMEP work is ruined! Hoping I don't Peak for a few more days and that might give the illness time to get better so we could at least try and catch Ov. Have been so excited for fertile week to arrive and now it's here I'm sick - bloody typical!

It is @AllHopeAndNoResults. The last 3 months have been more regular and I have also been taking vitamin c and zinc (could be coincidence or it could have helped).

@Carastarchild no more since that night after dtd. We dtd again last night and nothing. So maybe it was Ov?
It’s gone now, I think i think myself into these things like nausea lol. It’s such a mind 🤬 lol.

Almost there with the OPK 🤞 any other symptoms?

Sorry your feeling rubbish @catsandkid can’t you just tell DP to be quick about it lol 🤣. I doubt it will Make much difference if you give tonight a miss though you haven’t Ov yet so I’m sure you’ll be fine.

How’s @Makingawish doing?

That's annoying and bad timing @catsandkid! As long as you dtd once you have peak that's the main thing. Maybe you should rest up and save your energy for DTD once peak shows?

@AllHopeAndNoResults sorry to hear that, hope AF comes soon for you (if not BFP).

All good over here thank you @Carley321, just VERY tired and still anxious about it all. 2 more weeks until I can have a scan so just being grateful for every day 🤞

I'm watching in the sidelines waiting for a few more of you to get your BFP's! 🤗

I would have thought if I’m getting bfn at 15dpo then it’s definitely a case of AF coming soon, especially as all this tracking means I know when I ovulated 🤷🏻‍♀️ Anyway I suppose it’s just yet another waiting game.

@AllHopeAndNoResults don't want to falsely get your hopes up but some ladies don't get BFP until they are several days late. Wait and see but might be worth testing again in a few days if still no AF.

@Skyla I know what you mean but I don’t want to start thinking like that lol. I’ve already got it set that it’s AF I still have all the same AF feelings. I don’t want to keep testing and seeing bfn

Hi all,

Looks like I'm out this month. AF isn't here yet but looks very much like she'll be here tonight or tomorrow - just before I go on holiday, to add insult to injury.

No big surprise at the bfn given our ttc history but after dtd 9 times in 5 days I was hoping it would be enough 😂 Still, I'm a full time student so it's not the end of the world if I don't get pregnant before the end of the school year. Good luck to everyone else on here, hope all our BFPs are not too far away! x

@mamansnet sorry that you haven't been successful this month. I know what you mean- how can we not be pregnant after so much DTD?!

I'm going to try and give 4 cycles of smep a good go (currently waiting for ovulation in 2nd cycle of smep). I read smep gives you a 25% chance of conception (why not higher than that?!) so going to give it 4 shots. Hopefully the statistics will work out! Good luck for next cycle. Do you think you'll try smep again?

Hi ladies sorry I've been away so long. Hope you're all doing well.
Work has been incredibly stressful for me so it's been a tough period. Just getting to the end of it now.
I also thought it would be good to just live my life and not get too obsessive.
I'm 5 dpo and not testing or symptom spotting unless AF doesn't show up as planned.

Just wanted to pass by and wish you all joy, love and baby dust! I'll check in every so often to say congrats and share in you're joy when I see all your BFPs I'm sure you'll all make it.

Hugs to all xx

Glad to hear you're doing well @tinyole 💜

I will say regarding SMEP that I think it would be very difficult to manage successfully if you don't have a 'regular' cycle. My cycle was 26-28 days and I ovulated on CD11/12 which I know is almost textbook and is probably why we managed it easier but god forbid it was much longer, I'd have lost stamina so good on those who have to DTD for much longer periods! I'm also forever going to advocate for the digital ovulation kits because the strips are far too ambiguous in my opinion and for the plan to work, you need to be certain when ovulation is happening. That is of course if you're being more strict with it and not just going with the flow. I just read so many comments about how people are disappointed that it hasn't worked but they've not actually followed it to a T.

Sending lots of love and positive vibes to you all xxx

@Makingawish aw I bet it’s such an anxious time. Not to long to wait now though ❤️

@Hope sorry Af is coming. 🤞 she hurries bloody up!

Sorry about af @mamansnet what a bitch!

I like the way you look at it @Skyla01 good odds!

I want some of your luck @Makingawish 🤞. We’ve followed to a T and I’m pretty sure failed 😢. Looking at my symptoms previous months I’m also following those to a T. What is wrong with me 🤬

@Carley321 nothing is wrong with you but you know you're doing your best when you're following to the letter so the only thing left is timing and your time will surely come 💜

Woke up this morning with lower back ache. I'm sure it's just a coincidence! Also have a horrid taste in my mouth. It's probably all in my head though. 4 days to go now. I was really going to try hard not to symptom spot and look what happens! OH says I'm putting on a bit of weight 🙄 suspect that has more to do with my baking than anything else. Sigh.

@Makingawish I hope so 💜

It’s so hard isn’t it @Vio112 I hate this time. I think having time off work is making my symptom spotting worse.

So does anyone else watch what they eat during ttw? While I’m sitting here drinking my decaf I’m also eating a cream cheese bagel 🤦‍♀️ So many rules. Probably pointless worrying but there’s always that teeny tiny what if... lurking.

@carley321 ahh I know!! I unthinkingly bought some yummy castello brie (you guys are going to think my whole life revolves around food now 😂😂) and I don't know whether to eat it or not! I've stopped drinking alcohol now for the tww and I'm watching my caffeine. So bloated I feel like like a sack of potatoes. Probably a sign that af is on its way 😒

@Vio112 I would really like to know the affect these no no’s actually have during ttw. It would make all this bloody waiting that little bit easier if we could just live normally 🤦‍♀️

When is af due? 🤞 she stays away!