Toot toot May Bus

[popcorndiva]

Thought I would start the May bus as looks like not been successful this month.
TTC 2
Cycle 2

@Minster2012 thank you very much will try and work them out and maybe start testing from tomorrow. Sure the partner won’t mind doing it every other day haha

@minster2012 people think orgasm during implantation stops it from sticking. I know IVF couples are told not to have sex before testing

@popcorndiva we’ve had IVF recently (our second IVF with the same clinic) which resulted in a medicated miscarriage at what should have been 7.5 weeks) I’ve just finished, & we were told no sex before testing as it’s an infection risk, we def weren’t told anything about not sticking & I asked very frank questions to a nurse who knows us well but that’s not to say it’s right 🤷‍♀️On the IVF threads it’s amazing different clinics say so many different things (some say no sex for 12 weeks if you are successful) but you are told a good old belly laugh is a good thing!!

Though sperm meets egg plan says to give it another go 3 days after ovulation

So @popcorndiva how does that correlate to the OPKs? Does the surge show the time to DTD then stop which is the ovulation time? Then 3 days later? I’m not that fussed either way, long as I know my fertile window it’s better than not knowing!!

Yep it says when you get a peak to dtd 2 days in a row then miss a day then again just for luck.

Cool thank you I’m still learning 👌🏻@popcorndiva

👋 I’m hopping on too. Hopefully I’ll qualify for this bus if I don’t have a stupidly long cycle (I’m irregular). Been “not not trying” since December which has been all of 2 cycles. After my first long cycle realised its going to be harder than we thought so I’ve ramped it up a bit by using opks and bbt tracking and a bit of concieve plus on the side for good measure 😉

@Adrianoska you have me in giggles with your list 🤣 Hope this is your cycle 🤞Don’t lose that faith!! Xx

@Adrianoska Amazing list 😂 fingers crossed this is your cycle 🤞

@Minster2012 I’d recommend googling SMEP and looking on the website - they explain it step by step each day 🙂

@Minster2012 🤣 yes! I read a few studies that sex after conception and before implantation is detrimental. They are not sure why, it might be orgasm or the impact or the sperm itself. But one study said people who have sex during this time have 20%less chances of successful pregnancy. I don't know! I broke this rules every time 🤣. Omg this time I try and do everything else but sex. Hahaha

Honestly I am too desperate by now.

My husband is Egyptian. His mother told him today that he needs to prepare some things (like bird poo) that burn and I need to breathe the smoke in 7 times a day for one day 🤢. I will let you know girls, if it works, I will post the method 😉

Hi ladies!
Hopping on. I’m cycle 3. I normally have a 34 day cycle and this month I had a 47 day cycle!! I have been unwell (not covid-19 related!) so I’m pretty sure I had delayed ovulation. Really hoping now I’m better that my cycle will go back to normal!! I don’t really track anything other than CM as I’m trying really hard not to get obsessed!
Sending everyone lots of baby dust this month!!

Hi ladies 👋🏻 thank you so much for sharing all your stories. It's so good to know everyone's journeys.

I've personally found learning about my cervical mucus changes so so helpful in understanding my fertile window. In our 1st cycle in which we conceived i didn't track anything, just notes the cm changes & DTD during the ewcm stage... The last 2 cycles I used opks and no joy. So this cycle while I am doing opk test it is only to confirm what I suspect going by my cm changes.
I'm with you @littlepeas2 I don't want to get too stressed about it.

Mather nature has a plan and what will be will be xx

Bird poo @Adrianoska I’m not sure I like the sound of that!! I’ll leave that one to you, I will stick to the

@Minster2019 I don't like the sound of it! 🤢🤣🤣🤣 I just have a very little choice. And... It might work. Hahaha. In fact I would eat bird crap if I knew it would help me get pregnant, I am pretty desperate by now! Grrr

@Littlepeas2 👋🏻 I forgot if you mentioned before, how old are you?
Ahhh....
Regarding cm... I find it difficult to observe if we bd every day as sperm changes everything, no?
I am determined to start temping, I just keep forgetting every morning. Ha!

Well I have just come out of my fertile window. Period due in 11 days. I'm so hoping this is my month. I had a chemical last month so I'm going to try super hard to not test until after my period is late! X

Hi guys,
Joining you from the April bus. AF arrived yesterday . If I conceive this month, I'll likely be due on my youngest's birthday 😂

🤞🏻🤞🏻@Aimy1

For my Easter present my AF has just arrived, I’ve wiped blood not made it to knickers does that count as CD1?

@minster2012 cycle day 1 will start when your period comes properly x

@Littlepeas2 how frustrating to have a long cycle like that! Hope you are back to normal this time. I'm also not tracking this time, just going to dtd regularly and esp once I get ewcm.

@Adrianoska lol, let us know if it works ;)

Has anyone tried drinking raspberry leaf tea? Might give it a try if it isn't too expensive...

@Adrianoska could you tell me more about your experience with pregnecare preconception making your cycles longer? I've had longwe cycles since Ive started taking it but didn't realise until recently having reflected on it... Did they go back to being shorter once you stopped? How long did it take for your cycle to normalise again?

I've just come to the end of a pack and. It sure if I should keep taking them if its not helping my cycle length... Which used to be 32-35 days and is currently 38-44days.

Any experiences & thoughts from others are very welcome xx

@Adrianoska I’m 31! I’ve got 2 children as well :)

@Skyla01 thank you! I can’t actually count my cycle days yet as I’m still just spotting. So still not on CD1. I’m with you on regularly and mostly when EWCM is around!

@Sausage1990 so sorry I haven’t any experience with pregnacare but have heard lots of stories where cycles are longer!

@Adrianoska sorry to hear it . AF arrived for me today so I am definitely on this May bus. Fingers crossed for everyone!

Can I join, my AF came yesterday, we are on month 3!

I'm so impatient I am on cycle day three and I'm like OK I know what happens now let's get to the good part🤣