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

@Mooey89 Is it bad that I'm not remotely surprised? I swear Facebook is the devil's work. I never use it any more and I categorically refuse to sign in anywhere using my Facebook credentials. I'm pretty close to deleting it if it wasn't for the fact I don't want to lose all the photos that are on there from years gone by!

Hi @firsttimemum55 thank you for the lovely message 😊. I needed a little boost.
I hope we get some luck from all that baby dust 💜. Glad to hear your having a lovely time away ☀️

I have a question... does anyone feel ovulation, and any clues on how you can tell which side you ovulate from?

I always put my pelvic pain down to ovulation from a certain side but not sure of that’s how it actually works 🤔

Hi @firsttimemum55 thanks for the positive post! Love seeing BFPs too so thanks for sharing. Glad you are having a good holiday!

@Mooey89 omg, I never sign in with Facebook now, crazy to think how much info they can get!

@Carley321 some months I think I feel ovulation pain, like a sharp stabbing, other times I feel nothing.

Where is everyone in their cycle? I'm 8DPO and trying not to think every tiny twinge or feeling means something or not 😂

@Carley321 I wish I did, but I never feel ovulation. I've been trying really hard to pay more attention to any symptoms, but if it wasn't for the opk's turning positive I would honestly have no idea!

@Makeafamily19 I'm right behind you at 7DPO! No signs other than my skin being really bad at the moment, so can't help but think it's my hormones gearing up for AF as I always break out before I'm due on 😕

Well I'm like 4dpo ovulation I think, I either ovulated on friday or Saturday
, maybe Thursday who knows?? Got EWCM on Friday.
Anyway last night had like 20 minutes of stabbing pains almost like a stitch across my lower abdomen and an ache going into my back. Thought it might be wind, sorry! Haha but nothing came. Now this morning slight twinges but nothing too suspect I dont believe, except my right boob is like aching with the same sort of stabbing pain 😐😱

Thanks ladies. It’s shite all this ttc business isn’t it. I wish I had a magic ball just to know what’s actually going on in there.

Had my appointment. Feeling a little better after speaking to someone. She was so so lovely and reassuring. The situation isn’t ideal but there is hope. Now waiting for a laproscopy 😱.

I’m on CD13 but no hope for this cycle. We dtd last night and that’s it. I’ve been to scared to after my hsg. But all was fine lol. I dint think I’ve ovulated yet but I’ve been on antibiotics which may have covered any ov symptoms. They may even mess with my cycle. So who knows what this one holds for me 🙈.

@Carley321 I'm glad you got some reassurance about the hsg. Do you know what they are looking for with the laparoscopy? If you haven't ovulated yet you could still be in this month. But at the same time make sure you are physically & mentally recovered from the tests so far. I'm sorry you're having to go through all this. Hopefully you'll get some good news soon.

I'm just waiting for cd10 to come round. Not expecting to ovulate until around cd20 so got a bit of a wait. Only cd6 today...!

@Carley321 - Glad your appointment went well and you actually got to speak to someone and feel a bit more positive about the situation.

AF arrived today unexpectedly - only ovulated 9 days ago so a v short luteal phase for me this month but my cycle was so messed up from being so ill anyway.

As said before, don't plan to follow SMEP this month as I just want to go with the flow whilst I navigate a busy time at work and at home over the next few weeks, but I want to stay on the thread as I like hearing about all your ttc adventures! I'm probably not even going to track this month either but might do the odd OPK if I see EWCM at any point!

@Carley321 glad they were reassuring and hopefully they can help (if you need it).
@catsandkid hope you have a nice relaxed month!

This week is seriously dragging, 6 days till AF....

I got a BFP this morning! Still in shock but very happy!

@GoodCow - CONGRATULATIONS!

@GoodCow awww congratulations!

@GoodCow YAY! Congratulations :)

Thank you ladies xx

@Skyla01 I’m not sure. It’s to see if there is a definite blockage and what might be causing it like endometriosis I think. She said that if it is a blockage it’s in a strange place 🤔. W ware staying positive although ivf May become a very real thing for us over the next few months.

Not to much longer to wait until Cd10 though. Smep again?

@Makeafamily19 aw not long now. Your in the last stretch! 🤞🤞🤞

Congratulations @GoodCow that is amazing. Remind me.. did you follow smep?

How’s @firsttimemum55 and @AllHopeAndNoResults doing?

I have some advice from the consultant. Don’t know if anyone is interested but I’ll babble away...
Limit red meat to 1 a week even cut it down to 3/4 times a month if possible.
Lots of fresh fruit and veg. Oily fish at least 3 times a week 😡. Folic avid and Vit D (because it’s winter). And my favourite thing to date just cut down on caffeine no need to cut it out and if you need a drink.... then drink it’s actually been found to destress which improves chances. (But no more than 10 units a week).

Probably not following smep this month because I’m to late. Not OPK religiously either. But I don’t want to leave you all so I’m hanging around.

@GoodCow congratulations!! X

Thanks everyone!

The intention was to follow SMEP, so DTD every other day from CD8 but as I was OPKing in the evenings I didn't get a peak reading so just stuck with every other day. Luckily seemed to do the trick!

@Carley321 always interested in advice, so thank you for sharing! I wonder what constitutes as an 'oily fish' exactly.. I have salmon maybe once a week but not sure I can push it up to 3 times! Great news about not having to cut out caffeine and alcohol out completely though.. hoorah! 😌

@Carley321 thanks for the advice! Looks like I need to eat more fish and drink more booze! It might be nice for you to have a more relaxed ttc approach this month? I really hope you can conceive naturally in the meantime.

I'll still be sticking to smep, starting from Sunday. Although won't start opk until next Friday. I thought I would feel worse as we're hitting the 6 month mark this cycle. Actually I feel ok, I think I've accepted this could take a while and we've got a nice smep routine going each cycle so we have a plan! We've do started planning a potential big holiday for the spring. Obv won't be booking anything for a while but if we still aren't pregnant by the 12 month mark at least we can have a big holiday to look forward to!

My app suggested drinking lots of water in the lead up to ovulation to help get nice plump eggs. No idea if it contributed to our BFP but every little helps I guess, only takes one time!

@thelittlepeanut I know I’m not a huge fish lover so 3 times a week will be torture. I’ll try some in my sandwiches, in pasta in anything as long as I don’t have to eat a full
On piece of fish 😢.

@Skyla01 yea and to be honest with only one tube, I’ve already lost a bit of interest. But we will see what happens. 🙏🙏🙏

I think having something to look forward to is so important. Me and DP feel the same. Good luck. M it is hard reaching a milestone. But 6 months isn’t to long so don’t beat yourself up just yet ❤️ And remember you are entitled to investigations at 6 months if your 35+ and after a year if younger. Also if you aren’t regular.

Mine says the same @GoodCow. How long did you say you were ttc?

@GoodCow congratulations!

@Carley321 thanks for sharing the advice. I really need to eat more veg and fish.

My pre AF spotting started yesterday very very lightly and got heavier this morning so I know I'm out this month ☹️

I have a drs appt on Tuesday to try and convince them to increase my b12 injections, I might tell a little while lie and tell him I've been trying for longer than I have. Even if they won't do any tests at least I will be able to go back sooner at a later date.

@Carley321 I was in my 3rd cycle when we conceived

@Carley321 absolutely re: only being 6 months in. They say that is the average time to conceive anyway. I think a few months ago it felt like we'd been trying for ages and I was a bit obsessive, but now I've let all that go and accepted it. Will stick to our plan each month and see what happens.

I have out tuna in my lunch today!

@GoodCow I try and drink extra water in fertile week as i read it can improve ewcm. Possibly bollocks but no harm in trying!

@Makeafamily19 sorry your AF is on the way. :(

@Carley321 yeah, I just don't like really fishy fish lol, but having it mixed in with something else is a good idea!

@Skyla01 where are you thinking for the big hol? DP and I are thinking about booking Tokyo for my birthday in March as it will mark 2 years since we first started ttc and I think if I'm in the country and not pregnant I will go crazy haha. Plus it gives you something to look forward to! Having said that, I hope we'll all be preggers by then ✨

@Makeafamily19 sorry AF is on the way! Any chance it could be implantation bleeding? Had some pre AF cramps myself this morning so pretty certain I'm out this cycle too :(