The July Pact....

[Rotagilla]

Thou will not get stressed.

Thou will symptom spot casually and not obsessively.

Thou will not test before 12dpo.

@Rotagilla coming over from the June thread - no sign of AF yet but still getting BFNs so 99% sure I'm out for June!

How are you getting on?

Happy Birthday @Sansa87! Have a great day!

Same here @kirinm when will AF be due next month? Il be 9th July according to my app...

@helia this is my 4th cycle, although the first one wasn't very serious.
We did have another thread but it's good to make fresh ones as it gets so busy and is hard to keep up. We made this one because we decided to be more relaxed this time around....we will do our best 😂

Morning @whambam89 when is AF due?
My cycle is weird this month...2 days shorter. AF was mulch more painful and heavy than usual but over in three days!
My body is definitely keeping me on my toes!

Has anyone here tried (or heard of) fern testing? I'm thinking of ordering a tester as it seems a lot more cost effective than OPKs... I'd never heard of it until someone mentioned it on another thread

@Rotagilla was due Saturday / Sunday - had cramps on and off for a week but no sign and no bfp. Just want her to show up now so we can get on with (a more relaxed) next month!

I'm tempted to step away from opks and try a more relaxed approach... This month was definitely the most stressful yet - I think because a lot of people found out about our ectopic it puts more pressure on with them knowing we're TTC

Happy Birthday @Sansa87 I'm trying out Preseed this month too and I use the CB OPKs- they're so good and accurate, no worrying about is there a line/isn't there- @kirinm definitely a good investment!

I'm CD6 today and got a flashing smiley. Was surprised it came so soon. Wonder how long I'll have flashies for.

@helia this is our 3rd cycle although cycle 1 we didn't take very seriously. Best of luck and welcome to a lovely thread!

Thanks girls! I got jewellery, gin, coffee, & a breakfast in bed 😁

Stomach hurts a bit but trying not to focus on that, and just enjoy my day

I think AF will be due on 12 July so no testing until 10/11th at the earliest. I'm really going to try not to overthink things this month. And I'm going to try and concentrate on improving my fitness rather than symptom spot.

@Sansa87 happy birthday! Hope you enjoy your day x

@Tigger1987 here we are!

My fiancé is a dick. (He’s not, he’s amazing)

He keeps saying “well, you haven’t bled yet, how do you know for sure your period is coming”

Logically, I know, The cramps feel like af, & my cervix last night was ridiculously low, & super hard.

But when he says things like that, I get that tiny glimmer of hope again.

We are just getting ready to find a seaside to spend the day at today, take our minds off everything and just celebrate my birthday (I’m not ready to be 33!)

@Sansa87 have a lovely day! And give yourself the day off from ttc and all the wondering that goes with it 😊

I'm pretty sure I have actually had a chemical pregnancy (did a FRER) so at least my body wasn't totally crazy and some of my symptoms were actual symptoms. And it also means I was right about when I ovulated so that'll help a bit next month too.

AF came for me yesterday so I am joining! Trying CB ovulation sticks this time round as I have been using cheapies up till now.

When dtd do you go the day after ovulation as well? We havent and i wonder if that's what we are doing wrong?

Testing on the 17th of July now!

@karanciri I was thinking this as well, so this time we are goiybg to carry on every other day

Negative ovulation test today, does anyone else feel impatient during the time between their period ending and their fertile week?? I'm dizzy looking between different fertility apps, ovulation tests and ovulation prediction sites.. I know it's so stupid when I could just have sex every second day but it's just that feeling of wanting to do everything you can 🙈

Hey gang! AF has just arrived early. Looking forward to using the CB OPK this month, and working out exactly when I ovulate. Also pleased to crack on with the HIIT sessions until my FW as I paused in the TWW.

How are we all doing?

@Karanciri We DTD day after too! Not that it made a difference.. 😅

@kirinm do you reckon so? I'm sorry about that, I had a chemical when I ttc a few years ago. It's like a cruel trick. But you are right, with ovulation, it will help plan next month.

@Karanciri and @LeopardLover welcome across! Here's to a successful July for us all!

We've been dtd from when AF ends until after fertile period of over (exhausting 😂) I've read about people doing it every other day.
What's best? Any one researched?

@Rotagilla yes, I got a line on a FRER yesterday even though I was bleeding heavily. That will be loss no.6 for me so far I think. I'm actually more upset about it then I thought but trying not to be.

I try to DTD every other day from when AF ends but to be honest, with a badly sleeping toddler, it happens when we have the energy. When I had fertile CM last month I made sure we did it but I was glad to see a negative OPK!

@Rotagilla Thank you! Looking forward to a more chill approach but working out when I actually ovulate. AF came one day early this month which is new!

@holb54 I'm guilty of wanting to fast forward time! 😅

Cd1 for me (again) and heavy cramps all day 😢

Hi girls! Nice to find the new thread. I've done 3 tests 🤣 all BFN so I think I'm out! AF still hasn't arrived but I can tell that bitch is on her way!! Xx

@rotagilla we have been doing the once or twice the week running up to my FW then every day right up till ovulation. We always seem to miss DTD right on ovulation day always the day before. I think we both get too tired at that point!

@leopardlover, how strange your AF was a day early as well, when is your next one due on? We could be testing buddies again

My next period is due around 15th/16th July but hopefully it doesn't show up 🤞

@Karanciri Absolute twinning it again if AF is due 15th July? Looks like we're all in it together @claireb707!

Really looking forward to peeing on ovulation test sticks this month. But relaxing other than that. 😉

Hmmmm this period isn't like previous ones - heavier, (tmi) clottier, and redder - Oh and more painful.
Wonder if something did connect down there but it wasn't viable for whatever reason?
Would have been cd29, 14dpo which is I think normal for me apart from last month when I had a 44 day cycle (and very light period after)