TTC - Thread 2- a lucky one!

[Blossom428]

Hi guys....
Thought I'd set up this new thread for us.
Tag anyone else from the group I've not got.

@AnxiousAnnie86
@Spinksy9 (thought I'd tag for you to check in with us after your BFP 😆)
@Chlo2701

@TheOrangeMonster thanks love, I'm not going to worry too much about it this cycle as know that it might be a lot later & I'll probably get AF a wk or 2 later than I normally would.
@Blossom428 I've not tried preseed, I heard just to use abit though & not the whole thing as it ends up being very slippery lol xx

@Blossom428 I have pre seed in the drawer.... i can just never be bothered with it! Not sure it helps if Cm is normal for ovulation it just replaces it if you don't have enough I think? X

@TheOrangeMonster are you using opks at all this month? I wish I could fast forward ten days, I'm Cd10 so feels like the reallt boring few weeks

@Blossom428 I use Preseed all the time because I'm really really dry and don't often get EWCM (sorry tmi) but as you know already, it doesn't appear to have had an magical effects for me.....
@AnxiousAnnie86 no, to be honest it's just a waste of money for me, I never get strong positives, just sort of half-the-darkness lines that leave me guessing, so it isn't worth it. We'll just DTD every other day from today until OvuSense confirms ovulation.

@TheOrangeMonster I know what you mean, I've had months where the cheapies are so vague and easily misinterpreted sometimes I get positives on a morning on those when it's not! So gave up with them and now I use clear blue connected as I like to know when I'm in fertile window with flashing smileys xx

@TheOrangeMonster hi five to the dry ladies ✋🏼🙈🤣 I've stopped using normal lube, so OH just uses spit! Omg that sounds sooooo gross🙉 maybe we should start using some fertility friendly lube !

@Chlo2701 🤣🤣🤣🤣 they do say you shouldn't use that as it isn't good for sperm

@AnxiousAnnie86 I know🙈😂😂😂 I actually made myself laugh when I was writing that out loud🙉🤣 I'm in a catch 22! I've heard mixed reviews on using fertility lube as heard that can also kill sperm, but I've also heard spit can kill speed! FML lol🙈 but I managed to fall pregnant on the spitting technique so.....🤷‍♀️ I don't know whether to try the fertility lube or not ahhhh decisions decisions 🙈x

@Chlo2701 maybe try the pre seed see what you think? X

Quick question for all those that use digital ovulation? Do you wee into a pot and dunk it? Or do you pee onto the stick?? I've always done it into a pot... but does it make a diff?? X

@AnxiousAnnie86 I always pee into a plastic cup. I've still got some fertility gel that my cousin gave me about a year ago that I've never used, I always forget 🙈x

@AnxiousAnnie86 I've never used the digital ones, I always balked at the price on principle and just assumed it would be crap and not work for me like the OPK cheapies.
I never put the Preseed actually inside by the way, just on the "entrance" 😂 🙈🤣
This month I'm not going to bother with anything except temping, it all feels like a waste of time and energy now. We even forgot to DTD today. I guess we'll have to do it tomorrow instead.
I don't know what it is, but I just feel like I can't be bothered to get wound up about it any more, it's got to that point....

Haha haha @Chlo2701 that made me laugh!!

Yeah we don't usually use lube, but it may just add another bit of fun into it with a safe one.
I'll have a look online.

I always pee in a cup first (old mug haha) @AnxiousAnnie86

@TheOrangeMonster you might have reached the best point, the point where you kinda not try and don't keep your mind on it... people say this is best as you can relax more and it happens then. I wish I could do this. Although I do feel I am a lot more relaxed than when we first started TTC.

@TheOrangeMonster when I got to that point that's when I fell pregnant! Literally just decided I was going to give up that month & it bloody happened🙈
@Blossom428 glad I gave you a giggle love.
Well ladies I've got a really strange feeling that I've ovulated early, I have read that it is possible to ovulate as soon as a wk after you've stopped bleeding after a loss. I haven't confirmed it with OPKS, as just didn't want to think about it this month, but here's why I think it might of happened yesterday......
As you know I track my RHR, it dropped to 53bpm yesterday, & has shot up to 59 today. That's exactly what happened when I last ovulated. It never goes as low as 53, the only time it went that low is when I ovulated last time. I also had ovulation pains last night in the night about 2am. & today my CM is really creamy. Last time we DTD was Sunday morning & we can't do it until Friday. So what will be will be, I'm not going to stress or worry about it. Let's see if I get AF in 10/11 dats time as that's how long my LP usually is x

For the first time in my life, I have that boob pain (single boob as usual) I normally get post ovulation now! I haven't ovulated! It's really bad too. Anyone every had this?

Ohhhh that's very strange @Chlo2701 ... I like the approach you are taking though. What will be will be. You can always do an opk around the time you would normally ovulate just to double check.

@TheOrangeMonster I've not really known me to have any boob pain for my ovulation so can't help you on this one I'm afraid. Are you due to ovulate any time soon?

@Blossom428 earliest possible ovulation date would be tomorrow but probably more like the weekend.

I've got a phone consultation with the GP today about going forward. Yay! 🥳

....and thrush. Now. Why now? Now husband (understandably) won't come near me and we'll probably miss this ovulation.

Ohhhh no to thrush!! Glad you have got your gp appt though... can you try and get something ASAP for the thrush and hopefully it'll be gone by the weekend 🤞🏽

Is your GP appt to discuss TTC and options moving forward? @TheOrangeMonster

@Blossom428 I've taken something for it so 🤞🏻 that sorts it out. Couldn't be worse timing - we probably will miss ovulation now.

Well, I had my appointment and I've got to go for a day 21 (or day 564829 in my case) blood test 7 days after I think I've ovulated, also some other kind of blood test when my next period comes. Husband also has to go for a semen analysis which he's not super excited at the prospect of.

I felt a bit accused on the phone, like I was wasting her time or something. 🤨 does she just not get the emotional thing behind TTC or something?

Anyway, likelihood of a miracle happening this time is pretty much zilch, I'll probably ovulate on Friday when we're not allowed to have sex.

@TheOrangeMonster I'm sorry you're having a a bad time! It's just so typical isn't it, it's the same with my ovulation predicted the first weekend I've been away from my husband since we got married two years ago!!

@Blossom428 how you doing? You at the boring stage like me! I've started testing on clear blue advanced but just static so far but only Cd13

@Chlo2701 how you doing? You aren't temping or anything this month are you? So guess will just have to ride it out 😡😡

I typed that as clear blue was thinking and it's come back flashing!!!ive never ever had it this early!! It could be a ten day flashing or luck could be on my side for once!!! X

Only cd4 for me, so I've got another week to go before possibly flashing.
@AnxiousAnnie86 so pleased to hear you got your flashing!! Let's hope it's not a10 dayer!! When you get flashing do you dtd every other day?

@Blossom428 yeah we try to do as the past few cycles only had 4 days max on CB but we have had 14 once!!!! We dtd last night so will probably try every other day now until static, question that my husband asked last night! After we Dtd I always get up after a few mins and go to toilet..... he said should I be staying still and just leaving it overnight 🙈 what do you guys do?

@AnxiousAnnie86 it's proven that sperm get where they need to go within a couple of minutes and gravity has no impact. Anything that comes out of you is semen with no sperm left in it.
Go to the loo - UTIs play far more havoc with TTC.

Shit - ladies, I've ovulated.....OvuSense says on Monday. That's the earliest ever, we weren't really doing it much then! 😫
We did it Saturday and Tuesday 🤦🏽‍♀️