CD1 (again!) - No more relaxed approach..

[Braxos]

Hey, I was wondering if anyone wanted to join me today (or any day soon) tracking from CD1, hopefully all the way up to the BFP in 28/29/30 days time!

I know its a little unusual, we tend to only be active on here when we are waiting after ovulation, but thought it might be nice to track all the way through as a group!

Anyway, if anyone fancies it let me know!

I'm back to the start again too...time to tackle another month and hopefully end with a BFP!

@Braxos I’m on CD4 so shall join you. Waiting on a delivery of OPK’s and some vitamins I’m going to start this month. Hopefully get a sticky pea this month 🤞🏻

Awh lush! This AF is killing me, so painful 😩 hopefully the last one on a while! This is ttc#3 for me, and I breastfeed bubba 2 for 2 and a half years, so didnt have a period for over 3 years lol! Same again please 🙏

Im gonna use OPKS this month and also going to sort vitamins out for us both. I was also thinking of getting some pre-seed or whatever its called? Anyone used it?

I've just picked up my opks. So hard to know when to count as CD1 as had those days of pathetic brown discharge/spotting (which I obvs thought was implantation 🙄)
I used conceive plus lube last month and going to try again this month but use the little applicator ones that go right inside 🤷‍♀️

@braxos hi 👋 I am just starting my journey not had a period yet only came off the pill in dec had withdrawal bleed but no idea when ill get AF because I haven't had a real cycle yet. Its all very confusing lol hope you get a BFP SOON

@hels301990 i count the 1st day of "proper, oh shit AF is here" type bleeding lol, whether thats right or not I dont know! I'll have a look at those thankyou!

Welcome @MMG21 hopefully you'll have more info soon. Are you using OPKS? I find them super useful for knowing when ive ovulated, you never know you could even catch before your 1st period! That would be awesome lol!

@braxos yeah that would be amazing i doubt it though because I have been on the pill 9 years. Its been a decade since I was last pregnant 🤣🤣 Jan 2011 I found out lol ..no not using anything yet I don't see the point yet as i haven't got AF. But I won't rule them out for future

@Braxos yeah I've counted yday as CD1 as that was the first like I really need a tampon day lol going to start opks on Sunday and see when the first face comes up. Going to try and loosely do the SPEP and go for every other day from the first flashing face and then every day for 3 days from static (hopefully anyway) lol

I'm CD1 too.

Can I join? on CD 6 - Ovulation tests and BBT thermometer at the ready!

Welcome @sasbiscuit & @purplepoppet92 fingers crossed this is the stickiest thread ever!

@purplepoppet92 I've not tried BBT yet - do you only do it in your fertile window like opks or all month?

Ooo yes I'd like to join, I'm on day 2 of my cycle.

This will be my first proper cycle since stopping the pill in Dec as this is my first real period (already had the withdrawal bleed).

If you do OPK's what cycle day do you normally start? I have no idea when/if I will ovulate this cycle.

I've just ordered some proceive capsules anyone used them or know someone who has? They're always out of stock so I'm guess they work to some degree. It has folic acid included worth a try £18 for 60 capsules on Amazon cheapest ive seen..so planning on using when I get my 1st AF xx

Can I join? I'm later in my cycle cd16 but I haven't ovulated yet much to my dismay.

cycle 3 for us. Throwing everything at it this time, soy, conceive plus, opk's, temping! We're DTD every 2 days at the moment but will prob ramp it up to daily as soon as I get a decent op / temp rise.

Can I join? Cd3 here and also ttc #3. I think my main aims this cycle are to eat healthier (I was a total greedy guts over Christmas and the scales are creeping up much to my dismay!) and to try the legs up for 10 mins after dtd. I'm not sure if there's any real scientific basis for that but I definitely did it with 1 and 2 so can't hurt trying it again with 3! I don't ovulate til cd20 roughly so I'm going to focus on healthy eating for a bit as something positive I can be doing. Good luck to all!

Welcome everyone! Im glad there is a few of us going full force this month! OH is giddy that theres gonna be scheduled DTD haha!

Ahhh exciting to see a group of us. Will be lovely if we get BFPs!
@Seraphina1993 how long was your cycle from the withdrawal bleed till start of this period? I would use that as your cycle length for now and then look at the clearblue website for when to test? But I am no expert! My cycles are usually 27/28 days so I am going to start opks from day 7. If the last cycles are anything to go by I get "high" readings from day 9-13 so we will try for every other day then and then peak day 14 so will probably DTD on 14, 15 and 16 just for good measure lol if this cycle runs the same anyway!

Ok so healthy eating plan has gone out the window as DH just poured me a glass of wine with dinner! I'll start tomorrow (I swear!) 🤣 Any other tips/tricks people are trying this month?

Can I join to. I’m CD2 but have a short cycle of 24/25 days. TTC #2
Not at temping or using OPKs yet though that worked for us last time. Think it is more of case of trying to be a bit more relaxed but I’m sure I’ll be back to doing that in a couple of months.

@Ithinkhedidit there is always tomorrow lol! Me & OH are doing Slimming World at the moment, only our 2nd week, i must admit I am actually enjoying it. Think I overindulged so much over christmas im actually somehow sick of chocolate & junk food. Im sure it'll wear off hahah!

So my plan this month is both of us on vitamins (ive ordered gummies because im like a child and really struggle with tablets 😂👌). Going to OPK so i know exact(ish) ov, and basically just dtd every other day til 2 days before expected ov then everyday until LH is deffo gone (or very low). Im interested in BBT but one my boys is Autistic and still wakes 12894 times a night, so dont think it would be accurate enough for me! Ive read alot about being able to track by RHR (resting heart rate too), so gonna charge my fitbit up and wear that for the month! Not that that makes a difference to actual conception lol!

Im excited! Up until now weve been not trying kinda trying, although of course in my brain i was totally trying just OH didnt know how obsessed i was.. now i can let it all out 😂😂

Just a word of warning, I am POAS obsessed, so will be poas on OPKs til about 6dpo, then POAS on HCGS from 7dpo and be posting total non-lines asking for you guys to see things that arent there so please feel free to just tell me to get a life if its literally invisible 😂😂👌👌

[quote hels301990]@purplepoppet92 I've not tried BBT yet - do you only do it in your fertile window like opks or all month?[/quote]
It's my first month trying but from what I gather you take your temp the same time every morning before you get out of bed and you will see a spike once you've ovulated and a dip just prior. I think it will take a few months to establish a pattern however I never get strong ovulation tests so I just want a second measure ti be sure.

Can you tell I'm a control freak?!

@Braxos ha I'm a total POAS addict too! I've run out of opks so I reckon I'll be itching to test from about 1dpo! I

@Braxos I noticed with my last pregnancy was that my RHR was 5 beats up from normal. I didn’t initially realise was pregnant when I first noticed as it was before my missed period, but it became obvious once I knew. Like you said won’t actually help with conception but interesting to see if it will happen again.

Thats really interesting @Poppet17 thats a fair jump!