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[HerringGull]

Thread 2!
Will try to tag everyone who was active recently in the old thread, but sorry if I missed anyone. And if you're one of the many who got BFPs in the old thread and you're currently wading through the dark depths of morning sickness, feel free to ignore us 😊

@EllyNC yup I hear you on the crisps! Last time I could only eat salt and vinegar, so couldn't even vary the flavour! I think 8 weeks was the worst so hopefully it's onwards and upwards from here on for you.

Thinking of testing on Sunday, which would be 12dpo. I would rather wait until 14dpo or more, but if I do that then DH wouldn't be here (working weekdays). Chances of accurate result on a digi (that's what I have) are 90% on 12dpo so that seems pretty good. What do you reckon the chances would be if I did it on 14dpo but in the evening instead of FMU?

Ah I thought it was you that had a pup - maybe it was @Cc7750 then? Was ages ago we were talking about them so I've forgotten!
At the moment we only have a small area downstairs that is not carpetted - just the hall and a tiny kitchen, so the pup would be limited to that for a few weeks until house trained. It doesn't feel fair really! Once we have the extension we will have more hard floor space and it will be much easier. Also I reckon building would be a pain with a dog - you'd have to keep checking you'd tidied away all the nails and everything dog-dangerous! All those sensible reasons aside though, I WANT ONE NOW!!

Oh no it was @Pudding01 who had a puppy wasn't it!! How's your pup doing, Pudding?

No puppy for me, I have 2 fat cats! x

Lol that’s funny @HerringGull I was allll about salt and vinegar last time Too! This time round I just want ready salted which is weird as I’m not usually a fan, find them so boring!! Lol I started feeling better At about 10 weeks last time so 🤞🏻 It’s the same this time around!!
Hmmm yeah ok I see your point about the nails and stuff having to be cleared away, that would be a pain in the arse!! When do you think your extension will be done?

Also @HerringGull I reckon go for 12dpo!! Or a very long hold and 14dpo evening!

@EllyNC haha probably a year or more before we finish extension! We're doing most of the work ourselves but both work full-time too 😆
Do you think 14dpo with a good hold would be as likely to be accurate as fmu two days earlier? I've never done a test in the evening!
Hope you have a good ready salted crisp supply!

@unCliche how are you doing? Xx

Hey hey! @HerringGull yes, definitely go for 12DPO. I've read testing in the evening shows a darker line than FMU for some people, so evening of 14DPO will probably be fine too.

I'm CD12 today. Not much is happening tbh. DH and I are considering doing IUI if we don't conceive in the next few months. His sperm quality is excellent but his count is slightly low but not terrible. Plus I think for my own sanity, it'd be good to get pregnant sooner rather than later, so I've warmed to the idea of fertility treatment 😅 I've basically stopped expecting to get pregnant naturally and now I'm just waiting for us to move house then we can start treatment.

Oh don't give up @unCliche! Are you on cycle 5 or 6? Like obviously it's good to be realistic but also positive! I don't think that you necessarily have anything to worry about at all - so many people take ages to conceive but they still do. I can see that it's good to have a back-up plan though, so that in those nasty BFN moments you can think 'there's still plan B' kind of thing. I do get it.

@HerringGull currently cycle 5 but by the time we start treatment I would be on cycle 8 which might as well be cycle 12 which is pretty much infertility. If I was over 35 I'd be expected to see a GP next cycle so that pretty much concludes that it's taking a long time. I think knowing the help is there and I can afford it makes me feel better.

My chart is weird this cycle. How's yours looking?

@unCliche a funny dip that's for sure! I guess could've been something like sleeping with mouth open / colder than usual in the room etc? I only think it's unusual because it's your chart though - on my zigzaggy charts that wouldn't even be noticeable hehe

Here's my chart. I'm quite pleased with it this month as there's a bigger difference between FP and LP in temps. Last month was well dodgy!

I'm not sure. @HerringGull I wear a fertility bracelet on my wrist at night, which records my temps, so not sure how susceptible it would be to an open mouth 🤷‍♀️ haha I'm sure if I was manually using a thermometer mine would be zig zaggy too!

Your chart looks amazing! Such a distinct different in temperature. Your temp range is awesome too. 36.9 is so good! Did you do anything different this cycle?

@unCliche no, but technically I do have PCOS (even though it doesn't trouble me) so maybe my hormones are a wee bit crazy and vary cycle to cycle. Sorry - no magic solutions like eating pineapple and sticking brazil nuts up my nose...

You're right, I don't think your bracelet will be much affected by open mouth!! When do you expect to O?

@HerringGull well high temps can only be a good thing. Let's hope this cycle is your lucky one! Hehe have you ever tried any of those old wives' tales? I do eat pineapple but not for fertility 🤭

I O between CD14 and CD16. I started OPKs today and it looks like I might peak tomorrow (or may have already peaked??) so I'm expecting O to happen on CD14. Unless that's an ovulation dip in my chart? Though I doubt it!

@unCliche I ate some extra brazil nuts for a while, but actually that's just because I wanted an excuse to eat more! I didn't eat them when I conceived my first, so I stopped before I turned into a brazil nut What is pineapple actually meant to do anyway?
I thought O dip when I saw your chart, but I think today it should have gone higher if that was the case. Definitely not if you haven't peaked yet anyway!

@HerringGull I'm not sure what pineapples are for tbh! I think it's meant to help with implantation or something but I always forget to eat it during the TWW! I've never heard the brazil nut one though, how do they help?

I'm a slow riser so my temps always increase gradually. But it would be off trend for me to ovulate this early so it's probably just a fluke!

@unCliche well you'll see tomorrow morning anyway, whatever it is. Think Brazil nuts might build up womb lining or something, the selenium maybe? Not positive, they're just tasty 😁

I think I'll ovulate on CD14. OPK is getting darker so I'll probably peak tomorrow and ovulate the day after. Phew!
Ah, I've bought a multi-mineral that has selenium in it too, I shall expect a lusher womb lining then 😂

How are your symptoms this TWW? Are you feeling anything? Implantation may have happened by now.

And by 'OPK is getting darker', I mean the second test I did this evening is darker than the one I did this afternoon 😁

Hello Dragon Slayers!

Looking to join the team. Ovulating today I think, CD16 of 30. DTD every day for the last 8 days. TWW looming.

Anyone else bored of sex?!

@LAgeDeRaisin welcome! You must be knackered! I did every day for a couple of cycles and I didn't get bored but definitely appreciated going straight to sleep the night we stopped 🤣 I'm 9dpo so a bit ahead on this cycle anyway, but the others are different places.

@unCliche your womb lining will be the cushiest of them all!

Thank you for the welcome!

Last month I did every other day and got nowhere, so doing daily this month. I've unhelpfully pinned a lot of hopes on this month as it'd be good to fit the pregnancy neatly into my training schedule at work (pipe dreams). So I'd better buck my ideas up and enthuse myself for another shag tomorrow 😂

At what cycle day does everyone stop DTD? I was thinking of trying a couple more days post ovulation just in case. Thoughts?

Heyyy. Puppy is doing great thanks! Much nicer with DD now, but still nips now and again 😅 he's 8 months now. DD is 4 next week and it is honestly like having 3 kids if you include DP!

Welcome @LAgeDeRaisin! We normally keep going a couple of days after, before DP burns out for a few days 😂

Charts looking good ladies! My spotting finally stopped. Lied on FF to show light AF for 2 days so it would change my cycle days lol x

@Pudding01 hahaha I lie to FF sometimes too, when it's being stupid and I know best! 🤣 Glad the pup's still being good, you've got the dreaded adolescent years coming up though, week! Great that DD is happy with it though, it's such a great life skill to be confident with dogs.

@LAgeDeRaisin we tend to DTD every other day throughout the month anyway, more or less, so a different approach to you. I think the others are right though, you should keep going for a couple of days after O. Do you temp to confirm O?

I haven't been doing temps. Just have a v regular 30 day cycle so working on the spurious assumption on CD16.

If I'm not pregnant this month then next month I'll try temps and OPK (I did buy one but didn't use it this month)

I seem to get mittelschmerz on CD 12 but that'd be a strange time to ovulate in a 30 day cycle.

Does anybody use the Flo app? I used it for my first pregnancy but we were very lucky that was a 1 hit wonder so I didn't get around to using any of the features bar the pregnancy one. Is it good for temping etc? Or is there a better app?