Pre-conception, planning and trying!

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@Potterurotter fingers crossed for you :) is this your first? You are certainly in the right place :) yes I was the same I started taking folic acid once I had my coil out :) xx

@mackjm20 yes my first, I’m 31 and just hoping it won’t take too long to conceive. I was worried that they wouldn’t be able to take the implant out as they might have stripped services back but luckily the GP could do it

@Potterurotter that’s so exciting :) fingers crossed it’s quick for you I would highly recommend opks as have learnt this month cycle 5 that 3/5 we have totally missed ovulation xx

Thanks so much @mackjm20 And you! I googled what u said and have just ordered the test strips off Amazon, I haven’t had a period for years. God this stuff is all new to me I feel a bit thick

@Potterurotter you aren’t at all honestly there is so much to take in :)

For me I have focused my attentions on:

• folic acid and vitamin d
• quite a lot of people have mentioned wearing thick socks and eating pineapple in the tww
• started opks this month using femometer to track
• also started bbt this month using femometer to track (temping)

*hoping that temping and opks will show me whether I am actually ovulating and getting my timings right*

• also working on getting bmi as healthy as poss as I know a lot of people have mentioned that helps
• someone mentioned pre-seed lube aswell

The good thing is that everyone on here is so great at helping I’m just winging it as I go along with my first cycle tracking but people on here are amazing :) someone will always know the answers. We have also had Atleast one positive test per month in the group which is amazing :) xx

@Clouless how are you doing? Xx

Morning all :) hope everyone is okay :)

so today’s question time haha! Help please!

So my temp and heart rate attached. Huge drops below cover line 6dpo but have been above cover line since then albeit up and down not a triphastic pattern so app is saying no implantation dip detected. Not really sure what to make of the data? If anyone had anything similar for even a bfn would be great to know so I can understand a little more about interpretation :) and what they had for bfp so again I know roughly what to look for please :)

In the meantime I have continued opks each day (even though app supposedly detected ovulation on the 9th- little flower on chart) as I wanted to get an idea of what my full month looks like before next cycle. So imagine my surprise 8dpo when my opk is back at high 24% (reminder when I got my surge on the 7th it started at 21% went up to 111% at 12pm) I am now completely baffled? Going to take a second one at lunch but so confused- I’ve googled as I thought maybe everyone’s is high again before af so Atleast I know but google seems to suggest it should only be high before ovulation- any help would be great please as I am totally completely lost .

Probably worth adding at 8 dpo I have no symptoms of note- I thought for a minute I had sore boobs but when I pressed where they hurt it turned out to be a muscle ache probs where I started couch to 5k Friday lol xx

Just to add I have absolutely no symptoms of ‘secondary ovulation’ which I have just learnt is a thing as I have no EWCM at all! And I know as I have been looking like a crazy person for any sign of an implantation bleed lol! I swear this cycle has turned me crazy lol! X

@mackjm20 I always had a dip every month, below the cover line even if I wasn't pregnant! I found it easier if I compared cycles is this your first one tracking?

Also in the cycle I found out I was pregnant I had no triphasic pattern, and my temps were above the cover line but only just so o though I was out and I wasn't!

Never had an implantation bleed either!

Definitely pregnant 🤣

@wrensandrobins morning how are you getting on?

Okay that’s good to know :) yea this is the first one tracking. I am just totally baffled at my high opk 8dpo lol! Going to test again at 12 and if it shows a peak I guess maybe it’s secondary ovulation. Lord all so confusing lol! Xx

I have heard that LH strips can show positive If you are pregnant but i don't know how accurate that is- don't want to get your hopes up

www.verywellfamily.com/all-about-ovulation-predictor-kits-1960227

Right at the bottom it talks about it- early pregnancy

@wrensandrobins thank you :) not got my hopes up don’t worry but interesting to know. Thanks so much! Honestly just glad I’ve tested and next cycle will do the same as if I always get two rises I’ll know not to panic :) currently thinking if it’s higher at 12 I’m going to have to start DTD again also that would mean my luteal phase is super short so anything that doesn’t mean that is a win :) hopefully was just a fluke test lol. How are you feeling:) xx

Just remember that you can have an LH rise without ovulating- it just means your body is trying to ovulate. Only a temp rise can confirm ovulation

Sometimes all these weird dips and peaks mean more when you have the whole month or two as a picture!

@wrensandrobins defo :) I just told dh and he said we can dtd today as a back up just incase lol! Atleast then I know I tried but have just checked and it’s back down to low so maybe was just a fluke test xx

@mackjm20
Hello. Thanks for thinking of me! I'm ok I think but all kinds of stressed. I think I preferred not knowing! I got 2-3 weeks on a ClearBlue yesterday morning which was good but I keep having a really sore stomach
This morning I was actually woken up by pain in my lower abdomen so naturally I keep thinking the worse 😬. No blood though but I'm a nervous wreck everytime I go to the toilet! Haha. Glad I'll be back kn work tomorrow tbh. How are you, lovely? Xx

@Clouless that’s great news about the clear blue BFP congratulations! So sorry to hear you are feeling so stressed and haven’t been feeling well. I can only imagine how stressful any pain must be. Have you called a doctor at all? Bless you hopefully that will offer a distraction. Sending so much positivity your way and hoping everything stays okay! All good my end just waiting for 10dpo on tues so I can test and know either way the wait breaks me lol xx

[quote mackjm20]@Clouless that’s great news about the clear blue BFP congratulations! So sorry to hear you are feeling so stressed and haven’t been feeling well. I can only imagine how stressful any pain must be. Have you called a doctor at all? Bless you hopefully that will offer a distraction. Sending so much positivity your way and hoping everything stays okay! All good my end just waiting for 10dpo on tues so I can test and know either way the wait breaks me lol xx[/quote]
Thank you! I'm hoping the pain is due to something a bit pathetic like bloating! I messaged the GP yesterday basically saying, 'Hello, I'm pregnant, what do I do?!" So just waiting for a message back later this week. Everything crossed for you on Tuesday. At least the wait is nearly over xx

@Clouless Congrats! my best friend had this recently. They checked her out for ectopic but was absolutely fine. i think it's quite normal

[quote Bells3032]@Clouless Congrats! my best friend had this recently. They checked her out for ectopic but was absolutely fine. i think it's quite normal[/quote]
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I'm glad your friend is ok. How are you?

Congratulations @Clouless

@Clouless definitely fingers crossed :) hopefully they come back to you and everything settles :)

Update from my end my lh has settled no more high readings for the rest of the day. I have randomly come down with a horrid cold from about lunch time so maybe that had something to do with it who knows but I feel rotten lol! Roll on tues so my mind can focus on something other than ttc until feb haha x

Congrats @Clouless!!

@mackjm20 Ooh I didn't know secondary ovulation was a thing?! I'm excited for you!! Not long till you test either. It's hard when it's all you think about isn't it!

2 weeks to go for us! On top of this we're putting our house on the market this week, praying it sells quickly. I've seen a beautiful new build and have got my heart set on it. Shouldn't but I have.

@sunflowersaremyfav93 me either until this morning when I was Googling and basically it said that if you don’t ovulate when you are supposed to sometimes the body tries again? My lh was only high this morning though no second peak so hopefully it was just a fluke. Thank you :) just want Tuesday over and done with now lol :) ah that’s so exciting fingers crossed! so many houses are selling so quickly at the moment so will keep all crossed for you :) xx