Toot toot May Bus

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

@MrsEmilyB I don't eat microwave meals at least. But so much supermarket stuff comes in plastic!
Ubiquinol is a stronger form of COQ10. I thought I'd try it. Nothing else was working. 😂 What do you take?

Oh god @MrsEmilyB no plastics I’m screwed 😂

But interesting about the 4 hour windows I will definitely remember that for next week & week after (god it seems sooooo long away!) & the femometer peaks are really interesting to see as I use those & haven’t seen a sniff of a high yet!

@paintfairy - it's so rare for me, but I've always got 1 or 2 in the freezer as emergencies. Just my luck I used one today 😂 I think she was quite realistic about it and stressed that as long as you weren't actually eating/drinking out of plastic and ESPECIALLY not heating said plastic, that was enough. Ooh I've just ordered some more CoQ10 but I'll look at Ubiquinol when I run out! Currently my regime is:
CoQ10 100mg
Algae-based Omega 3
Pre + Probiotics
Pre-conception supps
And I'm about to add Calc Fluor 30c into my luteal phase to see if it supports implantation

@Minster2012 - honestly, it's a "catch it if you can" type affair. My gynaecologist told me they can be a bit elusive unless you are testing every 4 hours when they start to increase, and never getting a peak doesn't mean you're not ovulating.

Just as I am having a little panic @MrsEmilyB Does this mean we only have a 4hr window to get pregnant? Very interesting about the soy and the mircowave/plastic.
@Juno231 I am predicted to ovulate day 16 which is Sunday so fingers crossed for us both!
Those OPKs look quite difficult to read.
What do you all do in your fertile window regards DTD? Every day, every other day, or every third day? It’s so confusing to know what the right thing to do is!

@CoronaBaby no - a peak is just the LH surge telling your body to release an egg. This can happen any time up to 36 hours (not a given) after that point. However sometimes the surge comes and goes quickly so you might miss it if not testing often enough.

@MrsEmilyB that's reassuring. I don't eat out of it. But on googling, plastic isn't ideal! Soya also looks to be hidden in many things. Also fed cheaply to animals! Nightmare.

@CoronaBaby no no it just means there's sometimes just a 4h window to catch the LH surge - it happens regardless of you catching it and just means you ovulate within the next day or so. Nothing to do with 4h of conception time!

As for DTD I keep track of the likelihood percentages on femometer and try to catch as much of it as we can on the high percentage days🤷‍♀️. So most days we DTD with the odd one day break in between.

@paintfairy @Juno231 phew thanks girls, I was having mild palpitations thinking how have I never heard this before 😅 I knew about the FW and the ovulation but there is so much more to it!
FE began yesterday but we missed out as DH was working odd hours, hoping to fire on with the rest of the week now though!
How are you all feeling?

Hi everyone hoping I can jump on here. TTC #3 af due in 6 days. Not sure how many dpo exactly. Can ye see anything here?

@coronababy - don't panic. You've got 5 or 6 days in which pregnancy is possible! @paintfairy explained it really well 👍 in terms of DTD, this cycle we are trying every other day until FW then go hells for bells with the daily - due to his sister getting married next march we have said that next month is a no-go for trying so we are doing all we can this cycle. However, DH has discovered he feels quite under pressure when there's a schedule bless him and that is totally understandable. I imagine it's quite the turn off being a baby making machine haha. So I'm gonna advocate going with the flow until FW but try to have sex on the reg. During FW I'm usually so up for it anyway that it happens most days 😂

I'm feeling pretty happy so far this cycle, despite my odd BB temps and slight stir-craziness! I'm sure I'll get a bit more mental as we get towards OD! How about everyone else?

Morning & welcome @babyand, I’m afraid I don’t see any other line in your test, it’s very very early to be testing so I’d wait a bit 🤞🏻

After saying we were going to wait a few days til FW to DTD we did last night so it seems we are inadvertently DTD every other day anyway even when it doesn’t matter so I ‘internally’ was very much hoping it can continue into next week when it may be needed 😂

How is everyone else this morning?

AF has arrived (or started to at a least) this morning & my temp has dropped back down to 36.3 this morning

Argh sorry @MoonW 😖rubbish

Good morning everyone 💕

7DPO for me today. I can't say I feel any different except for noticeably increased appetite/hunger. I did have some cramps last night but they were more in the middle or all over lower abdomen than one side or the other and felt a lot like AF cramps so nothing too out of the ordinary.

I have no idea what to think, had convinced myself I must be pregnant a couple days ago but now I'm back to feeling it's way to early (only cycle 2) and unlikely to happen so fast.

I'm not testing until at least Sunday (4 days early), or Tuesday (2 days early) if I can wait.

AF due 7th May so will just have to keep waiting and see.

Same here. 7dpo and somehow feeling less optimistic. I hate this when I start losing faith again but I am still hopeful.

My ovia say i can test in 4 days. My AF is due in 5 days...

Much love to you all 🌸

My temp is lower but still no AF? I give up. 😂 Maybe I'm just not having one but it makes it difficult to know what day I'm on in that case.

Hi @paintfairy 👋🏼 Think I saw you on a previous thread I was on, nice to hear from you again :) long cycles seem to be my life now 😂 it’s so frustrating. Currently on CD44 but got a +opk yesterday.

Hi @babyand sorry I can’t see one either :( But definitely test again in a few days 🤞🏼

@Minster2012 that’s good :) just enjoy DTD as much as you can ✨

Sorry to hear af arrived @MoonW :(

@Ltay2 it’s such a mind f* isn’t it! I keep doing the same, yesterday I was convinced, today I’m not again. Still early days for you though so 🤞🏼 And sending ✨ baby dust.

So I’m going to take another opk later and see if it’s still dark. If it’s not that at least I know this month ain’t my month again. Actually scared to do one! Other than that I’m ok. I’ve been ahem constipated (tmi sorry) since yesterday, so I can’t distinguish that pain from other pain in my belly right now. Kindve annoying.

Hope everyone else is ok x

@Newbie0818 Hello! Yes a previous bus I think? I don't usually have long cycles. It's just gone AWOL. No idea if its the vits or coronavirus.

@Adrianoska @Newbie0818 Its so disheartening. I know many people don't have any symptoms at all but I can't help but feel it hasn't worked as I don't feel any different to normal. I usually get AF cramps a good few days before it's due so if I don't get that then I think that would be my only real potential indicator.

@paintfairy how frustrating. I hope your cycle gets back to normal soon.

@Newbie0818 can understand why you are scared to test again.

@Minster2012 I had that feeling waiting for ov this cycle but it did come round eventually!

I'm just at start of tww but already feeling a bit down & out. Need to pick myself up or it's going to be a long 2 weeks!

Morning girls!
@babyand I’m sorry but I don’t see anything, maybe wait a few days and try again? Fingers crossed!
@MrsEmilyB Thanks for that too, a family wedding will be lovely next year too! I just did my CB OPK and got a stactic smiley, which apparently is the peak. Shocked as I didn’t expect it for a few more days and so far we have only DTD twice in the FW 😩 once was last night so that is positive I suppose!
@Minster2012 there must have been something in the air last night 😉
@MoonW sorry to hear that 😥
@Ltay2 and @Adrianoska Best of luck girls!!
@Skyla01 be kind to yourself it’s a hard old slog xx

On a more positive note, even though my working at home is extremely isolating and boring (therefore leading me to research TTC related things and making me anxious), today I have done my hair properly, put on perfume and a bit of make up, made a coffee and I am now determined to have a productive work day if it kills me!

Thanks guys. Someone had me turn it to black and white and I can defo see a line but I’m gonna wait now till Monday to test. That would be the day before af due. All this pos is an expensive habit

@babyand I can definitely see it!! Congrats!

@CoronaBaby exciting to see a static smiley! I wouldn't worry- ovulation should be due tomorrow or day after so DTD tonight & tomo should be perfect timing.

@Ltay2 good for you! I agree having all this extra time to Google & over think things isn't ideal.