June Bus - who's on board?

[MrsLBear]

Hi ladies 💕

13dpo today and af is imminent as temp dropped to cover line plus a bfn. So who's joining me?
TTC #1
This will be cycle 13 since mmc (Feb 19) but been TTC since June 2018 so a horribly momentous month for me.

Bought some vitamins recommended by it starts with the egg for this month and also male conception tablets for DH. So we shall see 🤞🏼

Lots of luck and baby dust to everyone 🍀🌈💕

Hi @blodyn91and welcome! I'm new to this too! RE exercise I agree with not introducing anything new, I would say carry on as normal until you get your BFP and even then there is lots of advice on how to exercise when pregnant through the different trimesters. Good luck to you and in the same boat with postponing a wedding. Bummer isn't it, we were going to start trying immediately afterwards but now thinking, why wait, hence TTC now.

@Maybe333 I can imagine how you feel because I am an anxious person and overthinker, but if you read the stats, it can take several months for no apparent reason, so try not to stress (easier said than done) I am on cycle 1 so I will need to take my own advice if I get a BFN, which wouldn't be abnormal as I've just had my coil removed!!

@Maybe333 lool I have zero advice as I've not managed to dial down the crazy just yet! I'm on cycle 5 now and so many of my friends seem to get pregnant at the drop of a hat so can't help but compare and wonder why it isn't working.

I think it's important to remind ourselves that it's perfectly normal for it to take up to a year. A colleague of mine said it took him and his mrs 8 months and he made a point of how normal it was as she'd been on the pill for over a decade so of course it takes the body a while to bounce back from that (that calmed me down!). Another colleague said his mrs got pregnant really quickly - it only took them five months... again that puts things into perspective for me. So think big picture and try to keep yourself busy!

@lucyrp yeah it is expensive but the sticks for it work out about £15 a month one box does two months from what I can remember. I guess it depends what you spend on the other ones each month? I like the convenience that it does it all for me!

@TTCgee I’m CD10 and got high this morning think I normally have 28 day cycle if I remember correctly from before DC1 but been on pill since so hoping it will still be the same!

@Cocoblue22 I'd probably have to not buy any ovulation sticks for 4 months to save for the monitor 🙈😂 it probably works out at about £20 a month this way

@kirsty0028 welcome! I am new this month too!

Just reading through and @Maybe333 I was going to ask the same questions I take pregnacare and prescription folic acid that’s what I took in my last pregnancy with DS1 I didn’t find it altered my cycle at all took it for a few months prior to TTC.

Also what is a TWW? @TTCgee

@watermelonwizard yup. I'm a definite over thinker too! Always have been, and am prone to anxiety a lot too. Trying to stay relaxed and keep perspective during this very strange time we're all in right now!

@coolblue22 the TWW is the Two Week Wait between ovulation and a BFP/period x

@Juno231 you are so right - interesting to hear your boss said 5 months was quick - actually nice to hear that!. I do think we sometimes put pressure on ourselves to get pregnant right away and when it doesn't happen you think automatically ally there's something wrong - but actually it's probably more 'normal' for it to take a while! Xx

Oh it seems we're all in the same boat trying to be relaxed when we aren't!

I read that with two very healthy people and everything perfect you still only have a 20:25% chance of conception each cycle and that reduces as you get higher into your 30s. Thinking about the number of times I've rolled a dice and it gotten the number I wanted makes me realise that it really is just luck sometimes

Has anyone heard anything good on the conceive plus gel? I've heard a lot of people have quick success on that as it can mimick EWCM x

@Mococo1 omg I didn't realise that's what it was for! I wondered why lube would help you conceive😂

Hi ladies,

I'm jumping on board properly now. I came over from the may bus but have taken a few days off as honestly I think o was too stressed and obsessive last month and I don't think it did my chances any favours!

CD 6 today for me and the last day of AF. My cycles have been all over since my miscarriage but we're down to 29 days last month which is much more like normal for me so taking that as a sign my body is back where it needs to be. Ovulation was CD16 last month so I'm going to start OPKs from Sunday probably.

Where is everyone else in their cycle?

I am torn between testing again today with my CB digital after getting my flashing smiley this morning ?!

@lucyrp apparently it has a 40% per cycle success rate along with their vitamins who knows!!

@Noble89 I am exactly the same as you CD6 and last day on AF. Just got my period now 6weeks after my mc (unplanned pregnancy on the pill @6w1d) so now officially ttc- and not sure what how long my cycles are going to be. Before I was on the pill they were around 30days so no clue if they will snap back to normal after no pill/mc

Is anyone else planning on using the Sperm meets egg method this month? X

@Mococo1 I'd never even thought about it mimicking EWCM! I'm doing the SMEP this month !

@lucyrp yeh it tries to mimick the best conditions for sperm to thrive in! Was thinking to buy and use this month but think DH would believe I'm going overboard and over thinking it all x

Fingers crossed it works for you this month and I have no clue on these digital CB test you have mentioned with flashing smilies and now wondering if I should invest lol

@Mococo1 I'm not a huge fan of lube tbh I've probably used it a handful of times and it really doesn't do it for me, I don't get the tingly ness it makes me feel like my vagina is on fire 😂 and TMI but honestly don't need it because OH makes me feel so good we don't need any extra lubrication🙈

They are expensive but it takes the guess work away from you and it's my first month trying trying and used these and no problems so far! I probably won't test again today as me and OH will probably DTD when DS has gone to bed anyway so won't make a difference if I know if I'm peak or not and then can check in the morning 🙈

Those of you that use Fermometer app, how do I get to see my LH tests all above each other like when you first enter them? Don't know if I'm just being thick but I can't seem to find how to do it!

@Mococo1 cycle twins! I had a molar pregnancy which I conceived back in August 2019 and was discovered in October at my 12 week scan. It's a long story but it can turn cancerous and pregnancy hormones persist for months so I only just got back to a normal HCG level last month so that was my first month TTC but honestly I think my body was way out of whack. My cycle was always 28 days before my MC and my period only returned in Jan and has been around 32-33 days every month so I was expecting the same last month but I got a surprise AF on CD29. I'm taking that as a positive sign that perhaps my cycle/body are now back to normal so hopefully I'll have some success this month.

I'd 100% recommend SMEP. We had 2 unsuccessful cycles last time then fell pregnant the first month we used SMEP so definitely give that a try!

Are you using any apps or OPKs? I used Flo last time and clear blue digital OPKs so doing that again this month. I've downloaded glow too so I'll see how I get on with that!

@Ltay2 on the today tab just click the LH button and they should all come up

@lucyrp Oh yeah obviously was being thick not looking at the most obvious part 😂 thank you!

@Ltay2 don't be silly I had to have a few clicks to find it 😂

Definitely missed my peak overnight / early this morning! Annoying wanted to catch it but never mind.

Not sure whether to log yesterday as 'positive' on my other apps as now I have all negative entries and so nothing has changed in relation to ovulation predictions.

I had really heavy EWCM on Tuesday but yesterday and today have been a lot lighter and more creamy so I'm not sure what to think!

@Mococo1 well I'll be on cycle 3 of using pre-seed so not sure it's working just yet 😂. Have heard good things though. I got it as it's rare for me to spot ewcm so was getting worried I wasn't sperm friendly enough!

@lucyrp I'm not a fan of lube either but these conception friendly ones have been really nice! Doesn't feel like lube at all as it's just meant to be like CM.

@Juno231 ooo may be worth looking , which one do you use ? My only problem would be TMI that it would make things too wet ..🙈😂

@Ltay2 I'm not sure how those work as I haven't used them but does everyone's peak habe to be in the levels 80-200??

@ltay2 I'm finding the femometer readings really confusing on yours as I'd say 28 isn't very high at all but then your pic shows a much stronger line than I'd expect based on the number!

I would say carry on testing in case this wasn't the peak and you ovulate late this month. I always regret stopping to soon (unless it's a blazing peak) as I inevitably start second guessing myself during the TWW.