SMEP - feel free to join! :)

[danielasummer]

Hi everyone, just making this thread as it seems a few of us will be trying SMEP to TTC! Adding these lovely ladies in from another thread but I hope everyone feels free to join! All welcome :)

@Devgirl31 @fayy123 @NCON @MrsKJW19

Some stats about me:

TTC #1
27 years old, DH is 28 years old
Missed miscarriage in October 2019 at 7+2 weeks
Still in that cycle (no AF yet)
Long and irregular cycles, some anovulatory
Suspected low progesterone/hypothyroidism (I think this based on symptoms, not diagnosed yet!)

Hope we can all provide support for each other in this crazy TTC journey.

Feel free to introduce yourselves :)

@fayy123 woo glad you got a darker line!!

Heyy how are you getting on? Did you get a darker line? ( that’s literally after Ive left it for 15min) it takes so long for the line to get dark 🤔 and the darkest I’ve seen so far x

@danielasummer my partner is away with work from Monday morning untill Thursday early eve, this is why I basically am just dtd whenever he is here from when my period ended. We have two children together so they keep me company while I day dream about adding a third to our mix.

I think after next weekend I will give up on the constant sex schedule though as I'll be due my period around the 26th, also it'll be nearly Christmas so I will be focusing on the array of booze I will consume in my pyjamas. I know I know, controversial on a ttc thread, but it's been a hell of a few months and Jesus pregnancy and the new born phase is a dry old time.

It could be your month, it will definitely be a few peoples on this thread which is pretty exciting.. already someone is probably pregnant but doesn't know it, this life is crazy !

Oh Im cd 15 today

I done one this morning and around 3pm, which was a bit darker but still not peak.. iv only 1 opk left so waiting until tomorrow to use that, have ordered more which are due to arrive Thursday! BD today just incase

Quick question, did you reduce liquid intake before you take the test? And for how long? Sometimes i forget to not drink for couple of hours before hand but I still take it.. does it really matter? X

Are you you ladies getting on? X

Who will be testing soon😆😆😀😀

@fayy123 I think some people do as the lines will be stronger with more concentrated urine. This was one of the things that put me off the ICs as I drink LOADS and cant hold it in haha so doing it in the morning is best for me!

I'm still a week away from testing! Want to fast forward now, so impatient!

@fayy123 did your OPK get any darker? the last one you posted looked almost there! I try to limit fluid intake when I do them, but also heard it's good to try and drink 2l a day when TTC (or any time really) so I try as much as I can whilst still getting my fluid intake in!

@ChampooPapi agreed about eating and drinking what you want around the festive time, it's the one time of the year it's allowed, need to enjoy it as much as poss!

I won't even see a positive OPK til next week so it'll be after Christmas I'll be testing🤞🏼

I’m going to test again around 6pm when I get home! Hope it gets darker! X

@fayy123 you temp using a basal body thermometer and when your temp goes up that means you've ovulated. It's a little more complicated than that which is why I choose to follow an app :) I like it because even if you have a positive OPK it doesn't mean you've definitely ovulated. A rise in BBT is the only way to know (along with an ultrasound) x

@ChampooPapi ooh I do envy you being on CD15! Honestly I'm willing time to hurry up so we can crack on. I know that's awful but I am really desperate to be PG again.

How old are your children? Did it take you long to fall with them? Apologies if I've already asked you this - I'm losing track on who I've asked what!

I don't think having a drink matters unless you get a positive HPT (I might be wrong?!) anyway, controversial or not, we're not here to judge each other, just support. We all want the same thing at the end of the day.

Fingers crossed it's all of our months! My app is saying I may ovulate from the last week of December to first week in January. Just hoping and praying although I'm not naive and know it can take months/years. Really hoping I'm more fertile post-miscarriage! x

Had my peak yesterday. Negative today. So probably ovulated today.

Not DTD since yesterday morning. Worth doing today? And tomorrow?

Kind of in a foul mood! But will give it a go if needs be!

@LosingtheTTCplot yes if you had a pos yesterday then you need to dtd today and tomorrow as well if following SMEP.
Good luck!

@TunnocksTcake thanks. I DTD CD8, CD9, CD10 and today is CD11.

Lost complete track of SMEPping tbh as I OV early.

I’ll DTD tonight and tomorrow and hopefully covered all bases then. Xx

Heyyy how are you getting on? Our cycles are very similar! I’m due on my period on the 25th! Are you still continuing to BD? X

Due 25th! Ovulation was yesterday, DTD the last 4 days and plan on seducing hubby tonight as well and maybe tomorrow!

Hubby is tired and I’m like a nympho at the moment. Think he’s taken aback by all my sexual demands! 😂

How you getting on?

Heyy Yh I’m due on the 25th as well! Ive done CD7,8, 12,14,15 so far! Haven’t got a positive OPK yet.. and don’t think that’s enough BD tbh lol so not getting my hopes up this month! X

I’m pretty sure I’ve ovulated already and I only test once a day so could have missed it

I’ve tried lots of DTD, not much DTD, never know what is enough or if I should do more.

It really is a roulette! Hoping this is the month though as been a little more relaxed as tbh I wind myself up each cycle and always disappointment! However won’t stop me testing early and posting squinters! Haha 😂

Do you have an app to put your tests on?

I’m just going to stop testing now, will continue to try and DTD until the weekend and stop! As my period will be due the week after lol so there won’t be any point! No I don’t use any apps to put tests up! I’m always using flo and period tracker to track my cycles and fertile window. Remind me how long you’ve been TTC for? X
Hopefully it is your month!

Hey, how's everyone doing? I think it would be useful for everyone to update their CD and SMEP journey so far. I keep scrolling through the posts then lose track of who's said what!

So I'll start:

27, DH 28
TTC #1
CD8 - BD tonight and start OPK testing Sunday
Long and irregular cycles
Referred to fertility clinic after missed miscarriage in October

Will be easier to keep track this way maybe :)

So i came off pill end of october, had withdrawal bleed 4 weeks later, and just finished what i think is my first AF
I am 25, DP is 23
TTC #1
Will count this month as my first proper month trying
CD5
🤞🏼

Great idea @danielasummer as I'm following along from the start but a bit lost with who's where

31, DH 29
TTC #1
Cycle 2
CD 15 - have followed to the book so far BD 8,10,12,14 then got my static smiley yesterday so plan on BD today and tomorrow too and one last hurrah on Monday to complete the plan 😆
AF/BFP due between 27-29th

Baby dust to all 🤞🏼