6 months plus ttc (continuation of 6/7 months ttc) all welcome

[Twinkletoes85]

Hi everyone just another continuation thread 😊

@Tilly1403 I'm a control freak too and a planner. I'm not very good at spontaneous so I like to know we're going to dtd oh the days I've got in my head and if it doesn't happen it's really hard.

OH wants to go with the flow more but I said to him
Ok so I stop testing I'm just going to be on at you even more for longer to make sure we hit the right day.

It feels like he gets it sometimes then other times he seems to think it doesn't matter at all and we could dtd half way through af and I'd still get pregnant.

Thank you @DSC1 I needed that reminder 🙂

@Tilly1403 I'm temping - I'm fairly good at doing it at the same time as I always seem to randomly wake up at 6.15 needing a wee so do it before I get up for that. If I do wake up much earlier or much later though I use this to adjust the temps: www.whenmybaby.com/basalbodytemperature.php My temps aren't great though (don't drop much after AF and don't increase much after O - it's part of the reason we decided to get tests at a private clinic and they suspect, as I thought, I'm not always ovulating).

I would be feeling frustrated with my husband too if that happened - I think men are just much more relaxed about it all because they're not the ones checking for O and symptoms etc. We've always DTD a few times a week anyway so increasing to every other day hasn't been too hard, but there have been a few times where we've just been too shattered and then I always kick myself the next day! A friend conceived the day after O, so all is not lost for you...x

@DSC1 perhaps I need to spell it out a bit more for him like that. I probably then would shout at him if he still decided to go to sleep! But I think he would be making an informed decision and know the shouting would be on its way 😂
@Tink2019 thanks for that link, I'll see if the adjustments make a difference and vow to set an alarm moving forwards. What tests did you have done that led them to suspect you're not ovulating? Do you get an LH surge? The more I Google the more uncertain I become about it all 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

@Tilly1403 I've only had an LH surge during two cycles so far, but before that I was using a different brand of OPKs (One Step) so I think perhaps I would've had the surge if I'd been using the brand I now use (Wondfo).

They suspect it just based on my temps / long irregular cycles / symptoms at the moment - they think I have both PCOS and endometriosis though my AMH levels came back good (they thought they'd be high as is often the case with PCOS). When my next cycle starts they'll do bloods again for lots of other hormones and a scan and then on day 21 bloods again - guess from all that they'll be able to make a more informed diagnosis. The cycle after that I'll start on Clomid and then if still nothing happens it'll be a laparoscopy x

For us, morning & post work DTD was a good way to avoid being too tired by nighttime and still keep the frequency up. Having said that, regular DTD didn't work for us in the last 5 cycles 😔 Hopefully with some OPK wisdom this round we'll at least know if/when we've got an egg to aim for. When we finally get a smiley face then I think I'll tell him there's a smiley so he knows to expect little let up 😂

@Twinkletoes85 I'm sure the static smiley will come soon, mine was 4 days earlier than last month this time. Sorry to hear you're having a crap time at work too, this TTC journey is enough on anyone's mind without added work stress. Make sure you do plenty of looking after yourself x x

I feel I have missed so much in 24 hours!

@kk251289 anymore spotting?

Welcome to any newcomers!

@Giraffelover90 that's horrendous sending all the best wishes your way

@Twinkletoes85 when do you normally ovulate? Mine was still flashing this morning too. I'm still seeing ewcm though. I'm viewing it as just extra chances rather than getting annoyed at it but I totally get how you feel. Do you have ewcm or any other signs that ovulation might be close?

@fifol no more spotting, only that yesterday. Its kept me up thinking all night again. Hope you're doing ok x

@KK251289 @Fifol thank you ladies, I'm seeing ewcm there's definitely an increase with the epo.

I think it's usually around day 12 I wondered if the vitamins I'm taking have maybe affected it but I don't know. It's possibly just stress.

That's a good way of looking at it as extra chances.

We had a lazy lie in and caught up with 90 day fiancé (one of those shows that always makes you feel a bit better about yourself) so that's helped 😂

How is everyone else doing today?

Marking my place on the new thread :D thanks @Twinkletoes85

Cd5 today so last day of AF and ready for the new cycle - lucky number 7 after miscarriage 🤞🤞

@twinkletoes85 ohhh, I'm always watching clips from 90 day fiance on fb videos - what are you watching it on? I didn't think we could get it!

Good luck to everyone bding at the moment. Ewcm sounds very positive. I'm sure you can get it up to 4 days prior to ov. Your new vitamins are maybe giving you more days of it!

@Hoping41 it's on tlc

@twinkletoes85 ah, I don't have that.

Bugger I thought I had a opk left but I used my last one thinking amazon was bringing more (they cancelled my delivery for yesterday).

I woke up about 3am though and I just felt weird I can't explain how, but I was wide awake my back hurt and eventually I just burst into tears and then I was ok and could go back to sleep. So I'm pretty certain my peak has arrived. I've got a bit of stomach ache too which I usually get. Hopefully amazon come this morning

@KK251289 how are you today?

@Twinkletoes85 sorry you had such a bad night....blooming hormones....🙈🙈 Hope you're feeling better now 🤗

@Aokbaby yeah fine now. OH was like why are you crying and I was like I don't know. Hormones have a lot to answer for.

How are you today?

Lol yea I hear ya!! I cried today thinking about how Ill feel when my dog dies-theres nothing wrong with him and he's only 7 but I was so upset🙈 just in tww at the minute, fun times, not!!

I cried in bed last night for no real reason then AF started today! Hormones are awful.

Jeez, I also cried today - in work at my end of year review! It was such a shit year and I was so annoyed with my boss as be was telling how successful I'd been. And I'm only cd8 so no tww excuses!! There must have been something in the water!

Omg @Aokbaby I fired yesterday thinking about when my dog dies! DH thinks I'm insane, I'm glad there's someone else out there crying over the same thing! (Also nothing wrong with my dog!)

*cried not fired!

✋ hormonal crying last night here too. 😭

@gypsywater sorry AF has arrived. Hope you are feeling ok?

@Tilly1403 @aokbaby that's so sweet. I'm sure if I had a dog id be the same. Funny coincidence you both had the same sad thoughts last night though - some hormonal psychic connections going on.

@Posy1 Thank you. Feeling OK about it. Doing a test last week and seeing BNF helped as was just waiting for it to start really. Cycle 7 now...plus a few cycles last year that I'm not counting...sigh

I'm a cryer too girls haha!

@gypsywater sorry AF arrived:(