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Kittyyy85 · 16/08/2020 08:05

Hoping someone can help. I'm in a bit of a panic.

I'm 35 and have been ttc for 5 months with no luck (using Ovia as a guide). This month I starting charting BBT. I'm on currently on CD 16 and have regular 28 day cycles.

I had EWCM on days 11 and 12 and a peak OPK on CD 12. Ovia said my fertile period was over on CD 13 but Pre Mom said that CD 15 was O-day!

I've been DTD throughout to catch it but I'm so confused by my temps. It doesn't seem to have risen. I've attached my chart for you. Does this mean I haven't ovulated?

This is also my first month of taking Maca and drinking a whole heap of water!

This is all so confusing! Help me please xx

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Juno231 · 16/08/2020 08:30

There's no chart attached 🤷‍♀️

Kittyyy85 · 16/08/2020 08:53

@Juno231 Thanks so much for the reply! Sorry, it won’t let me attach a photo because I’m a new user. I’ve been trying to no avail so will list my temps from when my fertile period apparently began

CD 8 - 97.25
Cd 9 - 97.26
Cd10 - 97.37
Cd11 - 96.96 (also accompanied by EWCM, Peak Fertility according to Ovia)
Cd12 - 97.47 (I had a +peakOPK)
Cd13 - 97.44 (+OPK a little fainter)
Cd 14 - 97.10
Cd 15 - 97.17 (Ovulation Day according to Pre mom app)
Cd 16 - 97.48

I’ve been taking Maca since day 2 of this cycle

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Kittyyy85 · 16/08/2020 08:56

Also I’ve had no EWCM since CD 12!

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Juno231 · 16/08/2020 08:59

Hm according to those temps I'd say CD15 as well, but you'd need two more high temps to confirm this. Did you take your temp later or have a bad night's sleep for CD11 btw, that one seems odd!

I'd always recommend plotting these into fertility friend as well as their calcs tend to be pretty good and the charts are easier to interpret. If you do plot it in FF (remember to plot ewcm as well) then let me know, as you'll be able to link the chart here without a pic and I'll be happy to have a second look!

Kittyyy85 · 17/08/2020 08:55

@Juno231 thanks so much for your advice yesterday! I spent some time putting my data into fertility friend and you're right, it's so much more helpful and insightful!

I had another slight rise this morning 97.61 so I think I must have ovulated on CD 15! Now to try try everything I can to help implantation... today I'm going to try eating 1/5th of a pineapple core, elevating my legs right up to get some blood flow to the uterus and hot water bottles! Can't hurt to try, right? At this point I'll give anything a go! 🤞🏽🙈

So far this cycle I done Castor oil packs up until my fertile period and had a couple of tsps of Maca in my morning smoothies

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Juno231 · 17/08/2020 09:06

Ah excellent! I do bang on about FF on here but it does really make temping so much easier I think. Let me know how your LP progresses! I'm only CD8 so don't have much fun with my chart atm 😅

Kittyyy85 · 17/08/2020 09:11

@Juno231 I'll definitely keep you updated! CD 8 is still fun... I find that I'm far less anxious at that stage because I've got another opportunity, although all that BD'ing in the days to come can be a little tiresome!!! Haha. Good luck and let me know how you get on this cycle! Keeping my fingers crossed for you

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Juno231 · 17/08/2020 09:22

@Kittyyy85 ha all the BD is such a chore nowadays I feel! Am on cycle 8 though so feels hard to justify their importance to OH when none of them resulted in anything so far!

What do you do with the hot water bottle btw? Unless it's for your feet I haven't heard that one!

Kittyyy85 · 17/08/2020 09:33

Agreed, this is month 6 of TTC and I'm finding I'm almost nagging my OH into BD'ing when I think we need to. He wants this too but I find he's happy to try and skip a day or two here and there. I know sperm can live for up to 5 days etc and it's good to give them a chance to build up again but nearer ovulation, I'm not missing any chances whether he likes it or not!

I did start him on Maca smoothies too at the start of this cycle (black for him), I think he managed about 5 days before the novelty of that wore off 😂

So chinese acupuncture says to keep the uterus warm so warm drinks after ov and heat packs apparently! You mentioned keeping feet warm so I guess you already know this, but this month I'm going to try and just sit with a hot water bottle close to the uterus to really make sure it's warm! 🤷🏽‍♀️

Is this baby#1 you're trying to conceive?

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Juno231 · 17/08/2020 09:54

@Kittyyy85 ah I think the feet are related to the uterus per those thoughts! Always knew you're meant to avoid hot baths etc so as not to elevate the temp of the womb (once pregnant though!) so I think I'd be too paranoid to use a hot water bottle just in case lol. I love how I pick and choose though cause I'm still perfectly happy to have my fair share of wine!

This is my first yes, and it's taken way longer than I thought it would. One of my friends conceived by accident two months after I started trying and it's quite demoralising seeing how far along she is now when I still haven't managed to catch! I think next cycle will be extra hard for me as it's cycle 9 and I could have actually been giving birth next month had I caught as quickly as all my fertile friends.

Juno231 · 17/08/2020 09:56

Well done one making OH have the smoothies btw! All I've managed to far is make him take wellman and omega 3 but I have to physically hand it to him daily otherwise he just wouldn't bother lol.

Oh and I got him a cooling pad for his laptop a few months back to make sure he didn't cook his goods!

Kittyyy85 · 17/08/2020 10:30

Oh yesss, I didn't think about the fact that you shouldn't have hot baths, so you may be right about the hot water bottle on the stomach! Maybe I'll just keep it on my feet for now!

I've just had my first section of pineapple core which was an absolute fail. I popped it in the blender with a little water and it leaked 😱 I reckon I probably consumed about a cm out of what was an inch of core to begin with. Fml 🤦🏽‍♀️ I'll just eat the second bit tomorrow.

Oh hun, I know, it's really hard! We spend years trying not to get preggers and then when we try it takes ages while others fall pregnant at the click of a finger. On my first month of trying, little did I know my bro and sis-in-law we're trying and low and behold, they fell pregnant on their first cycle. As happy as I am for them, I can't help but feel sad for us who take a little longer.

I'm not a cryer, but last month when AF came, I bawled my eyes out! I do feel like the Maca has definitely helped my emotions and energy levels if nothing else though this month, whether it's a placebo effect is definitely questionable though.

Last month I felt like I had pg symptoms. Cramping in uterus, shooting pain in boobs etc.. must have just been my hormones. I don't know about you, but I'm way more in touch with every twinge I feel now that I'm TTC. I'm really going to try hard not to symptom spot this month. I do every month and there's always something that makes me think "this could be the one", and then I'm sorely disappointed... actually, let's not sugar coat it, I'm absolutely f'ing gutted and very angry.

As disheartening as it can get, we've just gotta keep trying I guess! I should technically go to the GP after this cycle if it doesn't happen given that I'm 35 but I want to give it until the end of the year.

Haha, I don't blame you with the odd glass of wine. I did say to OH yesterday that I'll be downing a large G&T or 10 if/when AF arrives this time!!

I've also got him on Proceive Max for men, although he only manages to drink about 3 sachets a week 🙄

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Kittyyy85 · 17/08/2020 10:31

@Juno231 the cooling pack is a great idea!! I may just get my OH one too!

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