Testing around 11th June

[Sussexbysea]

Hi all,

Following on from the previous thread of ‘testing around 13th May’. So many people messaged to say they found the group useful so I thought I’d recreate one.

Everyone is welcome and look forward to hearing everyone’s stories.

@TTCgee I'm going to add pineapple to my shopping list! It makes my tongue a tad fuzzy but it will be worth it haha! I'm sure now thinking back, my pregnant friend was eating a lot of pineapple at the beginning of the year.... 🤔😂

Oh wow I need to get on more supplements 😂 on the folic acid but will look at pomegranate and pineapple too!

Every day I take ubiquinol which is a more absorbent form of coq10. The egg you ovulate develops from a stock which was created three/four months so the egg you ovulate next month is affected by your diet etc 3/4 months before . I hope all the coq10 will lead to a better egg which I won’t miscarry this time 🤞

@Sunshinelove8 that makes sense, I guess that's why they say start taking folic acid at least 3 months before you start trying. I've been taking it since January so hopefully have some lovely eggs growing 😂

Hi everyone ☺️ Just spotted this thread and realised I will be testing on the 10th of June. TTC #1 and this is our first cycle. We were meant to be getting married in September but that's looking less and less likely so decided to focus on starting a family instead.

I'm on CD8 and using OPKs for the first time x

@MintGreenLife hi there! 🥰 let us know how you get on with the OPKs!

@lucymagoo me too! I honestly thought my sister was being OTT when she told me to start taking folic months ago but now I'm fully into TTC I am so overwhelmed with all the diff things you're supposed to take!

Has anyone tried SMEP (sperm meets egg plan) xx

@33Carr hopefully it's a sign 😂😂

Thanks @TTCgee ☺️ I started using them on CD5 as wanted to get to grips with them. Am using the Premom app to chart and finding it good so far, fingers crossed I detect my surge. I only came off the pill about 6 weeks ago, so expect my cycle may not be like clockwork, but I did get my first natural AF exactly 30 days after getting my withdrawal bleed, so got my fingers crossed ☺️

If anyone has any OPK tips would love to know. I'm mostly testing around 2.30-3pm and trying to avoid peeing for 2 hours before then x

I also use the OPKs each month! First time I did it every day after AF just to see if I synced up with when Flo app predicted - it was actually pretty much spot on so now I just use them for around 3 days before Flo predicts! I actually do use them first thing (only because then I remember) but I do tend to test in the afternoon too just to be sure!

Good luck with it & hopefully you'll spot your surge this month 🥰🥰

@TTCgee we are trying SMEP for the first time this cycle! Excited to see if it works!

@33Carr eeeek me too!

@33Carr @TTCgee we are trying SMEP this month too although starting a bit late On CD13 due to OH injury 🙈

@Ltay2 @TTCgee Think I'm going to have to time DTD a bit as DP has started a new cycling training thing on his swift and he's knackered by bed time... He's like a kid at Christmas, telling me all about his stats and numbers 😂

@33Carr My OH is the same with running telling me all the stats like I understand 😂

@Ltay2 I just nod and smile with lots of 'oooooh' and 'aaaaah's 😂

@33Carr Same! I try to act like I'm being supportive but really it means nothing to me other than he's happy about it 😂

Thanks @TTCgee it's quite a strange experience peeing into a cup every day! Sure I'll get used to it. Hopefully like you my surge will line up with my app, and then in the future I can just start testing during my fertile window. Think when the line starts to get darker I will maybe test three times a day just to be sure I don't miss it. Sometimes I wonder if this is all pointless as we are DTT every other day anyway, but do plan to ramp up (ha) to everyday for a few days just before ovulation, so maybe it'll pay off.

@MintGreenLife that sounds like a good plan!! Yeah if you are DTD every day u should be fine anyway!!

@Ltay2 @33Carr 😂😂 mine is exactly the same! Meanwhile I'm seeing how much chocolate I can stuff in my face 😩 haha. Gonna try and have some breaks in our fertile week this time! Last month I went a little crazy worrying I'd miss ovulation and jumped him 2x a day! He was scared of me by the end of the week 😂😂

How's everyone getting on? My fertile week starts tomorrow but the stress at work is getting to me, hoping it's not affecting fertility too much

Hi @lucymagoo ☺️ Mine starts on Friday, not long to go now!

Have you ever read 'the impatient women's guide to getting pregnant'? I've just finished it and there's a section that explains that research seems to show that stress doesn't play a big role in fertility. I know generally speaking people think it does, but maybe acknowledging that might help you worry less about stress at least when it comes to fertility, which could in turn reduce overall stress. Might not help but just a thought ☺️

This is my first cycle so I'm quite anxious about missing my peak etc. I've been testing with OPKs since CD6 and am hoping my surge aligns with my Premom and Glow apps! Xx

Mine starts tomorrow too @lucymagoo - it's so hard as you read stress makes it hard than stressing about the stress makes you stress more! 🤪🤣

But yeah like @MintGreenLife said I don't think it affects things too much!

I'm feeling really good about this month! But then I always do through the fertile week... then suddenly turn crazy in TWW! Xxx

Thanks ladies that does make me feel better, but you're right I was getting stressed about being stressed!
Don't worry too much about missing your peak as long as you're DTD nice and regularly you'll be fine

@lucymagoo glad you feel a bit better ☺️ Thanks, like I said above we are DTD every other day, and then hopefully I'll spot my peak and we will do every day for three days or so. This is all new to me, but I've been reading/researching as much as I can x

Hi everyone, mind if I join in again? Took some time away from thinking about TTC after AF came, but now she's gone and I'm ready to start my new cycle with renewed vigor! (and a pack of OPK sticks)

Ahh can I join in. I'm 31 TTC #1 after a MC in March, 2nd full month of trying (previous pregnancy was an accident). Currently CD5 expecting ovulation around 29th May and testing on 10th June. Tracking with opks, CB, BBT and seem to have ramped up to taking about 8 supps a day 😂