Sperm Meets Egg #2

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

@AllHopeAndNoResults @Carley321 @Skyla01 @tinyole @VenusStarr

Hi @DGirl35 💚 welcome 😊 I am from the South of the Country 💚

A warm welcome to all the newbies 😊 I am very much a newbie myself and this a wonderfully supportive thread 💜

@HayleyD84 do you know what CD you are likely to ovulate? Hopefully if you ovulate later than cd13, if you follow the plan from there you'll be in with as good a chance as anyone.

Nice to see so many people trying smep this month! Will let you know how I get on with conceive+ (should arrive it time for us starting DTD on Wednesday).

I am cd2 today and still cramping a bit. I have a reflexology appointment tomorrow and I have an appointment with a homeopath on Thursday 🌸💜🌸 I hope
the homeopath can help me get answers soon, as the GP only suggested IVF 🙄

What vitamins are you all taking? I am trying to keep my mind focused on moving forward. AF should be gone by Thursday I hope.

Who is next to POAS?

@Carastarchild I am from Dublin :) I am just taking folic acid, Vitamin b12 and Omega 3. You?

Ladies some advice please??

Sorry tmi warning. So I’m 6dpo I’ve had lower back ache the past few days and my belly felt a bit icky and like I said white discharge but today nothing, no other ‘symptoms’ and they could all be explained easily anyway but I just went toilet and when I wiped I had the smallest amount of blood, it was red not pink and literally the size of a pin prick. If I didn’t go toilet at that particular time I probably wouldn’t have noticed it.

Do you think this is just spotting for AF? I don’t want to get my hopes up 😭😭

@AllHopeAndNoResults oh I’m glad your feeling happier. Good on you... this journey can get to you at times ❤️

Yea still EOD CD13 now and still no BFP but a little cm today so 🤞 it’s on the way. Mind you we are away and there will be alcohol so not to much hope this cycle. But I’m just so fed up of not enjoying things because we are ttc! And it doesn’t bloody work being good anyway lol. Well you never know so I’m still keeping everything crossed for you.

@DGirl35 oh not to far behind then. At least we can be tortured during ttw together 🤣😢.

It is a struggle @Hope keeping things interesting when it literally becomes a job that needs doing is so hard and not always the most exciting thing to get you in the mood ☹️

@Carastarchild I am taking Folic vitamin c and zinc (to help regulate) and may start omega 3/6. I took omega last month and really helped with CF so might start again now.

Hello to the new ladies. Good luck and we have had a few positives here so hopefully it will keep up 🤞

@AllHopeAndNoResults It could be just spotting but it's quite early to get that if AF isn't due for another 10 days or so isn't it? Would you usually get spotting that early?

Also i think implantation bleeding is usually pink/brown but obviously everyone is different.

Sorry, I'm no help at all!

Have you been symptom tracking the last few months. whats your symptoms usually around this time?

@DGirl35 I don’t usually get any spotting before AF and I’m not due for a while so I’m not sure.

It usually is pink or brown I know, I have read that it can be red.
I’ve been writing it all down but I promised myself I wouldn’t get so involved in symptoms spotting and yet here I am.

Anyone else got any ideas?

@AllHopeAndNoResults it could be implantation! Perhaps a bit early for period spotting?

@Carastarchild I'm only taking folic acid and a cheap multivitamin. Think I might look in to reflexology/ acupuncture if this cycle isn't successful. Have you been referred to a fertility specialist via your GP? I don't know much about these things but is there not other things they can try before ivf? Is Clomid only for people with pcos? I really hope you can be successful through a natural route. Smep is a good plan to follow, maximise your chances!

@Skyla01 what other possibilities are there? I really don’t want to get too excited.

I feel heavy like a UTI but I of course don’t have one because as you know I was only at the drs the other day. There’s been no more blood at all and I’ve read it can be red! Please tell me what else it could be before I go crazy 😭😭

Sounds really promising @AllHopeAndNoResults 🤞🤞🤞I just read back my symptoms I have recorde 7dpo tiny bit of brown blood in cm, boobs full but not sore, tired, heartburn.

I take selenium, zinc, sometimes but I regularly take Algae oil, I am a vegetarian, pre pregnancy multivitamin, vit C, B12, b6 and a b complex. I must start taking vitamin D as we didn't have a great Summer 🙄

@Skyla01 I am 37 and I think because I have had two chemicals in 6 months the GP was more inclined to suggest it. Both DH and I really want to conceive naturally and that's why I have booked a homeopath. I feel like I need a little assistance in order to support implantation.

For all those using the Ava bracelet I noticed that my skin temp, resting pulse rate, hrv rate and breathing rate were all elevated when I got the line on the first response. I know now what to look out for in my future cycles.

@carastarchild do you think it could be IB? It was red though and literally barely there!
I really don’t want to get too carried away I’m trying to stay level headed

@tinyole how are you getting on?? You are defo one of the reasons I came back to this thread, your post made me teary in a good way!!

We haven’t heard from you in a while I hope you’re ok?

@AllHopeAndNoResults it's hard to know, but it does sound promising 🤞I chart so I can see on my chart any dips and really elevated temps.

@carastarchild I hate this!! I would just rather know what is what 😂

I just started a thread to ask for some broader opinions. Maybe someone will give me a success story and someone else will give me a horror story!

I promised myself I wouldn’t get carried away now I have it in my bloody head it was IB!!

@AllHopeAndNoResults that's why the TWW is notoriously difficult! It's too soon really to know anything. I was 12 dpo when I tested last cycle.

Hey ladies hope you're all well! Just had a quick read and glad to see everyone is progressing along! Welcome @HayleyD84 !

Soooooooo happy you're back @AllHopeAndNoResults you're literally sunshine this chat isn't the same without you! How are you doing? You seem to be in great spirits and I'm glad to see that! I've got all fingers and toes crossed for you but in the mean time let's keep things funny and hopeful here!

I'm well thanks I've been keeping my mind on other things in an effort to stay relaxed as I tend to get super OCD and went a wee bit mad last cycle so won't be spending as much time on here. I knew I had a problem when I would find myself scrolling at 3am in the morning 🙃😳

We started DTD yesterday on CD8 and will be till we get positive opk as per plan. My DH didn't want to use preseed so we're going au natural and from what I've read on here maybe not a bad idea. Either I'm exercising, eating well and trying to stay relaxed! I won't be testing until the day AF is due this time because again, it really hurt me last cycle and I sooo much money on tests.

@Carastarchild thanks for heads up about what to look for with Ava! I'm still getting my head around it but have to admit this month it's starting to change in réponses to me each night and has moved my ovulation date twice already and is almost matching up to watch Natural cycles says so fingers crossed it might get it right and I can stop temping.

How are you getting on with it? Have you found it fairly reliable and accurate?

@AllHopeAndNoResults also regarding your spotting, I have to say I had some around the same time and I was hopefull it was implantation but it turned out to be nothing. I don't normally get it so maybe it's from the AC? That was the only that had changed for me when I got spotting.

@tinyole glad to hear from you and glad you’re keeping well and still feeling good about the plan.

I’m with you on the not being on here so much BUT I will keep everyone updated where needed. I’ve got everything crossed for you too and let’s hope this month we come out the other end with a BFP

@tinyole I’ve also considered it could be AC. How much spotting did you get?

@AllHopeAndNoResults literally just a few dots when wiping. Then it was gone. Nothing else.