7 months ttc (cont of 6 months ttc)

[Twinkletoes85]

Hi ladies,

Following on from our 6 months ttc thread, for anyone wanting to join in it’s just a group of us who have gone past the 6/7 month mark ttc looking to chat and support each other. All welcome 😊

@mrsCor I'm sorry about your bfn, they are never easy to see.

@Nat4392 I hope af doesn't show for you!!

Sorry about AF @MrsCor

Yes, I'm also getting a bit worried about all the supplements so I think I'm going to take pregnacare (and give the Male one to oh) and coQ10 and then try to keep keep the rest natural. I watched something on YouTube about grapefruit juice for cm. You're supposed to drink a glass a day between af and ov to help with it. Has anyone tried this before? There's lots on line but here's a little intro:
Apparently, grapefruit works wonders in making the cervical mucus more fertile; not only does it increase the quantity of the cervical mucus but it improves its texture as well. Usually, drinking grapefruit juice for a week, just before the ovulation period, is enough for you to benefit from its magic.16 Aug 2019



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12 Effective Ways on How to Increase Cervical Mucus - FirstCry Parenting

Sorry @mrscor hope your ok

I'm doing okay - feeling very fed up as I was hoping to see a faint line but nothing. Don't know why I do this to myself!!! I fully expect AF to arrive in the next few days so I'll keep you updated.

@Hoping41 - yes I have heard of the grapefruit one. I think it is best to eat half of an actual grapefruit though unless the juice is fresh! I might be wrong though...

Also pineapple after ovulation, which I haven't actually tried yet but hear about the core literally everywhere. I also found different massages for between af and ovulation a while ago so I will see if I can find it again!

This video is very similar to the one I watched and it actually includes the castor oil pack!!! A great little routine to do before applying the pack if anyone is interested!

@MrsCOR brill thank you for that link, I'm going to give massage a go this month.

This sod you temping, what thermometer do you have? I've just got a boots oral digital one but then just read that your supposed to have a proper bbt one? I don't really want to shell out for another one do you think it matters?

Those of not this sod

Thanks for the video @mrscor - I had to laugh at the comment underneath 'I had triplets after doing this! 🤣
Yes, you're right, it has to be fresh grapefruit rather than from concentrate. My friends came to stay with me a few years back and ate half every morning. she was pregnant not long after so I now wonder if that's what she was doing too.

Just catching up with this. Hello to all the new members. I'm 30 and TTC my first. We started trying in September 2019 but it was very late in the month. Seems like a million years ago now.

Sorry @twinkletoes85 that AF has arrived. @mrsCOR about the BFN. Look after yourself over the next few days and onwards and upwards for this month.

I read from Luiss Zissman blog on instagram (she was on the apprentice some years back) she was told to take higher amounts of COQ10 about 300mg -600mg per day. I've been taking the higher for this month was previously taking 30mg. I'm on CD10 and flashing clearblue smiley. My OH was annoyingly hungover yesterday when I got my first flashing smiley but still managed to the DTD. Hes been eating alot of oranges lately and said that he feels more filled up than usual, sorry if TMI.

5dpo for me and no symptoms yet :)

@Hoping41 @MrsCOR I tried grapefruit juice one month but honestly it tasted disgusting so I gave up haha!

@Swifty2 I think supplements to have limits on what you can take - have a Google about each one and it will tell you the optimum levels :)

I tried grapefruit juice before ov and honestly it’s just awful so don’t think I’ll do that again. Although this month I tried pineapple juice and whole pineapple after ov and really enjoyed it so I’ll happily keep that up!

@nat4392 same it was repulsive haha!! Never again

Hi all, @Swifty2 I'm the same I only take the pregnacare and i might add vit d and see how I get on I dont want to add loads in all at once

@Hoping41 I've never heard that but i hate grapefruit so dont think I'll be trying. How much ewcm is enough? I wonder about whether I should have loads and loads or if I just notice it if it's ok.

I feel loads of things have been suggested over the last few days which is great but also a bit overwhelming! I have to stop myself doing everything and just chill a bit.

@Twinkletoes85 I just have a normal thermometer. Not as precise as it's only one decimal place but I still saw the difference between pre and post to ovulation last month. I actually started using the Fertility Friend app and if you put your temp in it plots on a chart for you so handy. I hadn't used last cycle but put in my temps just to see what the chart looked like.

Good look to all you ladies in the tww. Hopefully we will have some group bfps soon!

@Fifol I've just started using fertility friend too, it was that app that asked if I have a working bbt thermometer.

Mine does two decimal places so I think it's ok. I noticed a drop the day before yesterday and it went back to what my 'normal' temp seems to be yesterday which is partly why I was expecting af today.

I'm hoping to see more of a change now I understand it all better. Flo told me today my cycles been a bit irregular so I'm wondering now if we've maybe missed peak before with me not really tracking

@twinkletoes85 yes, I think the thermometer is supposed to go to 2 decimal places. Not sure how much difference it would make. I use the femometer one, I think it cost £10 and then you manually enter the data into their app.

Yes, the idea of grapefruit juice doesn't sound great but I'm guessing I can mix it with other stuff? It'll only be for a few days each cycle so I'll buy a carton and see how I get on.

I've no ideas how much ewcm is enough but I think it's a case of the more, the better?

@nat4392, yes I saw the pineapple thing. It's the core for 5 days post ov, isn't it? It certainly sounds tastier than the grapefruit juice!!

@Hoping41 yea I had the juice and gradually ate the whole pineapple including the core for the days after ov. Don’t know if it actually has much of an effect but it can’t do any harm plus I enjoy it 😊

@Twinkletoes85 @MrsCOR sorry to hear AF has arrived.

Interesting to read about grapefruit, think I will try that if AF appears this month

You'll laugh at this guys - have only given myself cystitis!

@gypsywater oh no! Poor you, how have you managed that! From dtd?

@Twinkletoes85 Yes I usually am really good at urinating straight after to avoid UTIs as very prone to them but decided against to increase conception chances! It's not horrendous though as am drinking gallons of water so am going to plough on all week with the every other day! This all better be worth it!!!

@gypsywater I always worry about that as I tend to lie down for half hour after!!

@gypsywater haha oh dear! Let's hope this is your month and it's worth it!!