TTC Baby no1. The crazy lot. Thread 2!!

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New thread!!

Please tag anyone else I've missed as I have a terrible memory

@stabal
@mia1985x
@lt103
@lma27
@pippy20
@leobaby
@faith82
@butterfly5291
@stepmumsw5
@lozz22
@beckyBP
@crayon7
@jadeb1995
@nellyk84

I got my peak reading on CB fertility monitor this morning! We managed to DTD whilst DSS was in the shower...not the most romantic but got the job done!
I'll keep testing on OPKs later today too to see if it shows peak on there too.

@Mia1985x I'm no expert but CD11 looks quite dark do maybe it was that day ?

@Mia1985x I think CD11 looks like it could have been your surge. Do you use Fertility Friend for your temps?

@butterfly5291 I hope you had a good night away, glad you managed to squeeze that it haha

@BellaBella84 my cycles are longer than average so SMEP is a bit iffy for me anyway but I try to follow the rules as much as possible by DTD every other day from CD12 until peak. But I agree with you it's definitely hard work to fit around real life. It's all well and good planning it out but so much can get in the way. Me and my OH usually work completely opposite shifts so I'll be working in the morning untilate afternoon while he's at home then he'll be in work from late afternoon and evening then I'll be in bed asleep before he gets home because I've work in the morning. It's very frustrating!

Thanks @butterfly5291 and @Stabal I'm starting to think that myself too. Which I really hope is the case as DTD 12, 13 and 14 was probably the right thing to do if that is the case. And if my surge is still to come then I dont know if I have the energy for another 3 in a row days 😂😂

I use premom and femometer for my temps. Is fertility friend better for temps do you find?

I've attached the chart from premom. Blue is temp and orange is opk readings.

@Mia1985x yeah I'd enter your temps to FF. It's much better for tracking temps. It will automatically find ovulation with what you enter rather than guesswork. It would be interesting to see if it gives you crosshairs for your temps. Here's mine this month for an example, much more clearer to read I think! The temps I've discarded were mornings after nights I'd had some wine so knew the readings weren't accurate

I have an absolute blinder of a migraine. It's making me feel nauseous. I don't want to take ibuprofen when I'm in the TWW but I think I might have to as my brain feels like it's going to come through my skull. I couldn't even look at my phone screen for about an hour. Would yous risk the ibuprofen? Paracetamol hasn't touched it 😩

@Stabal you're only a couple of days past ovulation aren't you? I'd take it, nothing is being transferred yet. Can you go to bed? Hope you're not working xx

@butterfly5291 yeah 3 DPO just. I think I'll risk it. I've been in bed since about 4, thankfully not working today. Nothing worse that just completely knocks you off your feet! x

Hello. Can I join you ladies? This is our fifth cycle trying for our first child. Our first attempt resulted in a three month dragged out phantom pregnancy, and I never want to go back there, because I'm convinced it was self inflicted. I just wanted to be pregnant so bad and I convinced my body that I was.

Because of this, I refuse to take a test until I'm three days late now. I'm currently 11 DPO and getting serious heartburn after eating. Aside from that and the occasional back cramps, I'm pretty symptom free.

How are you all?

@BellaBella84 absolutely. We haven’t tried smep yet. I just try to make sure we dtd at least a couple of days during fw. Last 2 cycles we did really well covering most days. But this month we’re both back at work and busy/tired so it’s not been great. Then for some reason I’m a week late and still not ovulated so glad we didn’t burn out during what I thought was fw.

Oh def not Up for it being preplanned when we’ll dtd so will just see how things go. I guess it oNly takes that one time 🤞🤞🤞

Finally!!! After checking opk from cd 8, I finally have a line with some colour. Going with previous cycles I should get my peak tomorrow! Ovulating over a week later than my normal.
Thought it was never gonna happen This cycle but had loads of ewcm plus managed to dtd yest so will aim for today and tomorrow too and should be fine for this month!!

@LT103 wooohoo! Bet you're relieved to see that line! My OPKs didn't look too strong this evening, first time I've been able to do one today so think I peaked last night/first thing.
What do you guys do about alcohol in the tww? I feel like having the odd one won't hurt?

@butterfly5291 definitely I was convinced I just wasn’t going to ovulate this cycle haha.

Everyone has different views on alcohol. I still have the occasional drink. I don’t drink lots anyway so def don’t go overboard but I don’t think an occasional glass of wine would do any harm. Even if I’m pregnant, the baby wouldn’t be linked to my blood supply yet 🤷🏻‍♀️

I feel like sometimes the odd drink is okay, just to throw people off the scent. I don't want people poking their noses in before I'm ready to tell them anything. 😂

@Mosherchick oh my god, I cannot imagine how that must have been for you. I'm so sorry. Hopefully you can find some support here 💕

@LT103 yay! Good line there. Sometimes cycles are just a little out of whack for no reason but the main thing is it looks like you're going to ovulate and that's all that matters!

@butterfly5291 I still have a drink during the TWW. Obviously I don't go mad but a few glasses of wine at the weekend is my saving grace lol. I'm genuinely upset at this migraine that I won't be having my usual wine tonight 😂

Thank you, Stabal 🖤 It was pretty horrid, but it's definitely behind me now.

@butterfly5291 finally have my peak!! A whole week late and it’s a decent strong one. Will keep temping to make sure i definitely ovulate but at least it’s there!!

@LT103 woohoo! Definitely a strong one! 🤞

@LT103 wooohoo! Definitely a strong one there! Us it weird I feel disappointed about missing my peak on OPKs? Even though I got it on the fertility monitor? My temp dipped a little today...it's got to go up tomorrow to confirm ovulation doesn't it?

@butterfly5291 yeah my temp usually goes down a little at ovulation then goes up over next 2-3 days

Hi ladies, hope everyone's ok. I haven't been on here in a while but I've started temping this month and also brought the CB advanced ovulation tests.
This is the first month I have temped and it looks like I ovulated much earlier than expected.

Sorry posted before I finished

This is my temping graph, do you think I ovulated CD10?

I've had flashing smileys on these days:

CD6 - Negative
CD7 - Flashing
CD8 - Flashing
CD9 - Flashing
CD10 - Flashing
CD11 - Flashing
CD12 - Flashing
CD13 - Flashing
CD14 - Flashing

@Jadeb1995 it's hard to tell because there's not many temps beforehand to go off to create the crosshairs. Also the time you take your temps can affect it. There's a temp adjuster you can use but it shouldn't be relied on for loads of temperatures

@butterfly5291 yeah the temp dip will be ovulation and then 3 days of a temp rise after will confirm it!

@Jadeb1995 keep going with the temps and see what happens. I think it needs 6 or 7 low temps Then 3 higher to give you your cover line. I started part way through a cycle first time but I then knew more what was going on for the next cycle

It seems like I'm a little ahead on my cycle. AF is due on Wednesday, and I really thought this one might be different. But I've just had some pink spotting, and I'm pretty sure at 12 DPO, that's nothing to get excited about.

@Mosherchick people get late implantation bleeding weeks as late as 6-8 weeks so you're never out until AF truly comes!