TTC April/May 2021 - Sperm meets Egg Plan "SMEP"

[spttc]

Hi ladies Has anyone tried the sperm meets egg plan? I downloaded the free ebook earlier on amazon & Im going to give it a go this coming month! Anyone want to join? 💁🏻‍♀️ I'm month 4 ttc.

@spttc Amazing I've always wanted to try it too hehe
Let me know how it goes for you!

I tried reflexology last month which I loved since it's just a massage haha and it was sooo relaxing but I feel the person I went with could have pressed harder on the pressure points 😬

I did my second OPK test on the clear view fertility monitor - "high" again and I can see 2 lines on the test thingy I wonder if I ovulate super early?

Been trying to find videos to figure out what the sticks mean I tried inputting them into premom but they're so light it couldn't be read :(

@Elsbeth1 you may just get lots of fertile days this cycle. I got 9 one cycle. Followed by a static. I'd count the static as ovulation. But I'd say you're in your fertile window. Have you used clearblue before this month?

@spttc this is my first using clear blue or OPKs in general I guess I just need to get used to my cycles now

Hopefully I get a peak this month I heard loads of people don't their first cycle using OPKs? Hopefully when the Ava comes too it'll be more clear

@Elsbeth1 yeh just keep testing! I think the reason people don't get peaks first cycle is because they use opk strips and do things like use first morning urine which you aren't meant to with the strips, and they don't test enough etc. you'll definately find it with clearblue 👌

@Elsbeth1 I used cheap OPKs last month and I was getting worried they weren't working but my ovulation was just later than my app predicted. By about 5-7 days. I did test twice a day when it was getting close and it flagged when my surge was and when it dropped which was great. Unfortunately my OH was away with work at my new ovulation day so we didn't get to do the sperm meats egg plan properly but I feel confident they will help to do it next month.

Apologies if I missed it but are you measuring BBT too?

@spttc do you recommend the CBS? Are they worth the hype? Considering whether to invest in them if AF comes for next cycle.

@charja100 Iv done....
Cycle 1 - clearblue
Cycle 2 - clearblue
Cycle 3 - clearblue AND strips (to compare)
Cycle 4 - this cycle. I think I'm going to use easy@home opk strips only. I prefer them. I think they are more exact.

I would use clearblue again as I have some tests left. But I don't think they're necessary. As a personal preference I prefer the cheap strips! 💁🏻‍♀️

Hi ladies
Please can I jump on this thread too!
TTC#2. Second month trying. Going to try SMEP.
I’m on CD9 today and we are going to start today! So would I do CD 9, 11 etc until a positive OPK? (Using Amazon cheapies).
When get the positive opk... dtd 3 days in a row or 2 then miss a day the again?

Good luck to all!! Fingers crossed for positive results for you all xxx

Hi @Poppet2021 👋🙌 yes welcome! I'd start today and do 9,11,13 etc. then you dtd 3days in a row from first positive opk 1 day break, then one more time.

There's a free ebook on amazon that explains it all in detail. It's on the uk amazon I'm sure too. It made so much sense to me and details different cycle lengths etc etc 👇👇👇

www.amazon.com/Sperm-Meets-Egg-Plan-Pregnant-ebook/dp/B009O1ZYQG

Thanks @spttc I'll keep going! My Flo app says I should be ovulating on the 11th which would mean 9 fertile days so that could make sense!

Since Ava will be at night and Clearblue will be the day between the 2 hopefully one of them will pick up ovulation day so I can be less stressed moving forward 😬😬😬

@charja100 wow that's quite a big difference but that's good you know now and are prepared for next month! That's what I'm hoping to achieve this month!

I'm not measuring BBT at the moment but I've purchased a second hand Ava bracelet which I'm hoping will come by the end of the week which will track your temperature much like BBT
I'm just veeeery lazy and have a lie in on weekends so I don't think BBT would work for me 😂

Welcome @Poppet2021 I'm also on my second month trying :)
Yep that's the plan! Although I started on CD 6 already 😂
Hoping we don't burn out 😂😂😂

What time do you ladies do you OPK sticks?

Wishing you all lots of luck xxx

@Poppet2021 I use the Clearblue Fertility Monitor and I'm only able to test with the first pee in the morning and it also has to be within a 6 hour window (8am - 2pm)

@Poppet2021 I'm on day 9 aswell ....twinning! I think @Elsbeth1 is similar too 😂

Iv used both. Clearblue is first morning urine. Opks are best done in the afternoon as LH is highest then apparently. When it starts getting high I start testing 2-3 times a day .....say 10am, 3pm, 8pm. Not strict times. Whenever suits. You need to have held urine for at least 2 hours. I only started the opk strips last month. I'm no pro. But that's my understanding!

I'm day 7 so close behind you guys 😂
Glad I have you guys to do the TWW together

Ahh cool. Thanks!!!
I’ve done one this afternoon and was dark but not as dark or more dark than the test line. And another this evening. Was fainter than this afternoon. Weird!!
Think I ovulate around CD15. We are going to use pre seed too. Fingers crossed!!
It’s such a nerve wracking process.

@Poppet2021 welcome to the thread! I think on here we are all in the first couple of months TTC so it's nice to be among ladies in the same boat!

@spttc I haven't tried the clear blue, I was going to buy tbh I like the cheap fermometer ones. They link into my app nicely too which is where I measure my bbt so I think I might just avoid the extra expense and stay with the cheapies. I like that it's not really expensive to test twice a day as well around LH surge, which as you say makes it more exact!

@Poppet2021 I test the same times as @spttc which tend to be my natural break times with work during in the day so worked for me!

I'm off sync with you all thanks to my loooong cycle this month. I'm currently CD27, and only 7DPO. 🥱 I hope my cycles go back down to 27 days cause this is sooooo long! 🤣🤣🤣

@Elsbeth1 I wish I'd known about the bracelet before I invested in a BBT as I also like a deep in at the weekends and I haven't been getting one 😂 if i am still getting BFN after a few cycles I might ditch the thermometer and invest in one

@charja100 will you testing soon?? Exciting!!! Good luck!!!

@Poppet2021 I want to test already! But I'm holding out I have some cheapies and a FRER calling me in the cupboard but because I wasn't able to DTD as much as we would have liked over my fertile window (OH was away with work) I'm not holding out much hope for a BFP, but we did get a couple I'm on the days so I suppose you never know!

I probably won't test until Friday or Saturday 😫 seems forever away.

Aww fingers crossed for you!! Must update us!!!
After dtd did you lie upside down? Heard that’s good thing!!

With my first, i can’t remember much!!

@Poppet2021 thank you 🙏🏼 there's always hope. I will for sure keep you updated!

@charja100 You have so much will power!!
I was testing at like 6 dpo and then every few days last month 😂😂
I have issues 😬😬😬

I'll let you know if the Ava is worth it when I start using it 😂

@Poppet2021 what you do mean lie upside down 😂Like legs in the air? 😂
I've stopped running to the toilet as soon as we've finished the last few times so hopefully that should help 😂😂

@Poppet2021 haha why didn't I see that part of your comment yesterday? I haven't been lying with my legs in the air. I read not to run straight to the toilet and to lie down for 5-10 mins after, but that legs in the air didn't make a difference... ?

@Elsbeth1 I really really want to but it will be negative, we only really have one proper day DTD where we could have conceived and one in 4/5 day window. So I'm just not that hopeful as it's cycle 1 and I've seen so many posts that show it just doesn't happen that easily! I don't think I can face the BFNs from now!

@charja100 I think I just read it somewhere. And I did it last night. Not very comfy! Hahaha

@Elsbeth1 - yeah I lie down on my back and put my legs up in the air for 15 minutes! Haha