TTC - Ovulation

[MrsRosaline]

Hi!

I have been TTC this month. I got a flashing smiley face on the clearblue OPKS this morning so all is looking good! I would love to talk to anyone else who is also TTC this month... I am currently driving my husband mad as it's all I can talk about. 😊

@newtolineofduty yeah I used two different handsets but the second one went straight to peak this morning so it must have detected something as it was it's first time of use (usually meant to build up aren't you). I am just interested as I don't actually know if they are reading my levels right as I couldn't have a peak for so long I don't think. It did it last month as well and got a peak that definitely wasn't a peak as it was 6 days before my period. I think I might have a few attempts to ovulate each. Will just keep DTD to be sure!

@MrsRosaline I don't think so, you've covered the ovulation period
@newtolineofduty I don't think you have either as it's the surge it detects I think so you should be covered when DTDs x

Sorry by that I mean I think I might be struggling to release an egg and it keeps having a go. I've been reading up on surge patterns - exciting reads 😂

Currently 5DPO and eagerly waiting to test!! I've seen some ladies getting BFP at 8DPO... really want to hold out longer than that.

Is anyone around the same? Hope you are all ok x

@LittleDoveLove agh that's interesting. Would it be feasible for you to just DTD every other day for ten days or so? I think sometimes ovulation tests can be more harmful than helpful! I didn't DTD Sunday night because I'd got low fertility that morning, but in hindsight wish I had!!!!

@babyboybluex hope you manage to hold out! Keep busy! X

@MrsRosaline that sounds like perfect timing to me!

@newtolineofduty I got my first flashing smiley this morning. DTD last night. Doing it every other night until I get peak. Then will do it three days in a row. Started temping this morning too.

I've also been using my Fitbit heart rate monitor. Some interesting threads on here about it. If I look back I'm sure it shows ovulation in a similar way to temping. Makes sense really.

TTC is hard work. Wishing BFPs for all you ladies this month

Excellent - thank you that is reassuring. Now wondering if it's worth DTD just in case tonight, but I'd really like another night off 😂

I'd say that was OK though @newtolineofduty you did it twice after peak so fingers crossed!

@QueenLagertha it is hard work isn't it! I find it staggering (still!) that after DTD everyday before during and after ovulation I wasn't pregnant. It's so funny how when you are younger you think having unprotected sex will automatically get you pregnant!

I'm sick of TTC and it's only month 2. I feel like we should do it again tonight too to know we've given it our best shot but like you @MrsRosaline I want a night off after last night and this afternoon!!! Could it be a problem to do it twice in a day too!? I think it can affect sperm in a negative way! I was thinking we should do it tomorrow too....

We didnt DTD on both peak days last time so hopefully got a better chance this month x

@MrsRosaline yes I think you should do it again tonight I'm sorry to say 😂

I'm so glad we are having a break tonight. And so is DH as he wants to watch the footy. I'm running myself a bath as we speak.

@newtolineofduty mixed reports about how often you should do it. I think it's only bad to do it so much if he has a problem with his sperm I've read. You could prob give tonight a break as you did it this afternoon though? Then another go tomorrow. Just what SMEP recommends really should be loads.

@newtolineofduty yeah we are having a go every day or every day and a half but has been every day so far so can do that. Husband always happy to have a go 😂 can prob rule out tomorrow though haha!

Also an interesting observation for me this month..I read online that anti histamines can dry up your cervical mucus. I stopped taking them last week. I have an abundance of mucus this week 🤷‍♀️

I want to have a go now but DP wants to relax first then do it later-but I can't relax until we've done it!!!! We've had a couple of incidents where he's not been able to climax due to the pressure (which he's putting on himself!) so I'm always silently anxious that it won't happen! X

@newtolineofduty 🤞

So we didn't DTD last night as we both fell asleep mega early! 😂 x got more CM today so will try again tonight then we're done with TTC this month! Anyone else relieved when fertile period is over!? I know then it's the 2ww then but I don't find that as stressful! X

I'm still getting peak smiley! I have googled different peak cycles. Apparently ovulation is after the last peak, I've been getting CM all week to varying levels so we will just keep going 😂 🤷‍♀️

Yes I'd just go every day from day 7-20 if I were you and DP could! 😂 x

@newtolineofduty I think the TWW is worse for me. It drags on and on and i symptom spot like crazy.

I do a cheap OPK when I get in from work every day at 5:30. It showed high reading today. So I did a clearblue and got a static smiley. This is cycle day 10 for me.

So it looks like clearblue gives more warning of ovulation than the cheapies. Though if I hadn't did an extra clearblue this evening I wouldn't have got my static smiley until tomorrow morning anyway.

I was all delighted and telling DH that I only used 5 clearblue OPKs this cycle so the box might last for four cycles. he said eh I hope we won't need them all. I think he just can't get his head around that if we have sex at the right time it's not guaranteed to lead to pregnancy.

So DH and I will be busy for the next three nights. I'm exhausted even thinking about it

@LittleDoveLove maybe try temping as well next cycle? and maybe the cheap OPKs are better if you want to keep testing after a peak reading?

@QueenLagertha they are new kits so should be reliable, I might try cheap OPKs but when I was using them to track before we had a go for our first they didn't really work for me. I am temping this one too. I did read you can get different peak types and one is a continuous high for a few days so might be that. Amazing how I got pregnant first time last time really with all this going on!

Yeah the cheapies def are trickier to use. Easy to miss your peak. I tried them last month and missed mine. So that's why I am doing them in the evening alongside clearblue this month.
I think I drink too much water and pee too much to use the cheapies properly. It is a struggle in the afternoon for me to reduce my fluids and wait until I get home.

I just thought with the clearblue that once you get a peak it will stay like that for 48hrs anyway. So I thought not much point in continuing with them after that. Though I see what you mean about having multiple peaks

Yeah, the first month when I was tracking alone I just left it after the peak but I noticed some CM that month after so I just thought oh I'll see what happens when we start having a go as I have so many holders from all the sticks as my cycles longer and I test twice a day. The one today was first use to peak no blank smiley so something must be high but we DTD a lot anyway to be fair, hubs is very committed to this 😂 he really wants another one. It is making me uneasy though as I know it's not what's meant to be happening with my cycle. 🙁 x

@LittleDoveLove TTC is so tough but if you're regularly doing it as you are you have a great chance whether your cycles are a bit funny or not!!!! I'm 1dpo and wanted to DTD earlier before footy. Started and my 2 year old walked in! Couldn't get back into it then and I'm too tired now! 😂

@newtolineofduty oh no! We put out 2 year old in the cot with a programme on which seems to do the trick. Must be more tricky if don't have a cot anymore!

So I think I have actually ovulated this month as my temp dipped with the CM and the smiley. Do I count ovulation day of the day it was dipped or the day after? Does anyone know?

Morning @LittleDoveLove 👋🏽

I would wait until you have three consecutive higher temps to confirm the ovulation. If you log your data on fertility friend app it will tell you when you ovulated. Today it says I am one day post ovulation.

But yea some women get a temp dip right before ovulation.