First cycle trying SMEP - Anyone else?

[Each2TheirOwn]

I'm currently on CD8 so am going to attempt the SMEP plan this month.

I've been referred to the fertility clinic but would love to conceive naturally before my appointment comes through so this seems like our best chance!

Is anyone else currently doing this or planning to? Would be good to have a SMEP buddy.

I think DH was going to kick off last night but refrained. He’s very relieved it’s his ‘night off’ though.

@BeingATwatItsABingThing I can understand that it must seem a chore but it's just as much a chore for us as it is them 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ and after all if it works it's ya that deal with the changes over the coming 9 months not them!! (Rant over)

Yeah I get the pressure too. It’s all on them to ‘complete’ the deed and we don’t have that as much. That’s completely overshadowed by the pressure we put on ourselves for implantation and successful pregnancy.

Exactly we both have an equal share of pressure, it's just that theirs lasts about 30 minutes and ours is 9 months 😅

I wouldn’t say they were equal! 😂 Please complete this task that you have been striving to achieve regularly since early teens.

Haha yes that's true! AOH has no problem getting his end away every week as a teen 😅 and even since we have been together he's never had a problem so I've just told him to enjoy all the BDing and not think of it as 'making a baby' but just the 'Wahhoo endless sex with my GF' 😂🙏🏼

“I didn’t realise having sex with your DW was such a chore!” Words I never thought I’d say. 😂

Haha!! 😂 I got to the point if 'I'm sure there's plenty of people out there that wouldn't moan about having sex with me' 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ I did apologise after that 😂

TTC does crazy stuff to our brains! I jump between literally jumping on DH and telling him to do whatever he wants, just don’t wake me up.

Morning ladies,

@flossy12 I hope you get your peak OPK today 🤞🏼 such an exciting point in the cycle 😀 Twice in one day is good going 👍🏼 hope your DH is ready for the next 3 days 😂

@BeingATwatItsABingThing if in doubt, keeping putting out 😂 I plan to DTD every other day right up until AF is due if I don't get a clear peak on my OPKs, just to make sure I don't miss it after all this effort lol. We had to skip last night as DH ate his body weight in BBQ food and made himself feel ill 🙈 so it's looking like the next 4 days are going to be busy for us - I refuse to miss a day so will just to make up for it tonight lol x

If I also get out of the habit of EOD, it will be harder to get back into that next month.

It looks the same as yesterday so we're just going to DTD for the next 3 days and I'll keep testing to check the surge lowers

Hi guys, loving the chat about your poor tired partners. Mine was definitely pooped at the end of our cycle but we only missed two days and then he was back at it. Only four days to go until AF arrives so test day is Friday. Feeling nervous and excited to see what happens. So far little symptoms except really tender boobs, more so than usual, feeling absolutely starving (dunno if that’s linked at all) and the fact that I would normally be having little twinges of cramps for AF coming and so far nothing. So the wait continues really and I’ve no clue what to expect at all.
Positive vibes to all!!

@Positivity2019 I have everything crossed for you 🤞🏼 those symptoms sound promising (it's so hard not to attribute ever little thing to potential pregnancy in the TWW isn't it?!)

I'm not even due to O until Wed/Thu so I'll be living off of everyone's success stories (hopefully) for the next few weeks x

We missed DTD last night. It would have been the final time for this month according to SMEP.

Don't panic! From what I understand, the last one is for 'good luck' (not sure how true that is).

We’ll have to do our good luck shag tonight.

So absolutely out of the blue and three days early but AF is here and I’m absolutely gutted. I’ve had a cry today and I’m heading for an early night today. However, new cycle, new chance for us.

Oh no! I had that last month. AF was early and I saw it as a positive. At least she was putting me out of my misery.

Aww @Positivity2019 that's shit 😩 it's no consolation but at least, like you say, you can focus on next month! You have the right attitude so I'm sure it won't be long until you get your BFP 🤞🏼x

I got my 'peak' this morning along with some lovely fertile EWCM so it's game on 😁 DH has been informed that the next 3 days will feel like all his birthdays and Christmas' have come at once 😂

Perfect OPK+! What CD are you on?

Currently CD17 which is the same day I got my peak last month, think I O'd CD19 👍🏼

Did you manage 'one for the road' last night? The TWW is the worst but also really exciting! I'm feeling so positive about this month x

No we didn’t. I wasn’t feeling very well.

Never mind, I'm sure you've done enough! Hope you're feeling better today x