Lucky October? 🍀

[Danani]

It seems AF is coming to get me end of this week (Fri), so instead of feeling sorry for myself I’m trying to look forward to October and getting to try again! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Anyone else with me?

Hi all, officially CD1 for me again. Fingers crossed this is our month!!

Hey @Cruz86! Same here. Hopefully we sync up for O and it’s our lucky month! Are you tracking in any way? What are you using? :)

Hi ladies

AF came at 3 am with horrible cramps that kept me up🥴 Right before I got out of bed to go to the toilet, I took my temperature and sure enough it dropped to 36.2 from nearly 37 yesterday morning. BBT is truly a fascinating thing!

So I’m officially joining the October thread, with my O predicted for the 9th. ☘️

Hey @Mummytobe93 I’m sorry, but happy to have you! And we seem pretty in sync too!
I did BBT for the first ever this morning and it was 36.45. I didn’t sleep amazing but it sounds about what you’d expect for CD 2, right?
Do you do yours the same exact time each morning? Any tips for a complete newbie?

Hey all,
Will be joining you all I'm currently cd6 ttc#2 cycle 7 hopefully ovulate next week
Best of luck everyone 🌟

Looks like we’re pretty in sync indeed 😂🙂

@Danani regarding taking your temperature, I’m just starting myself but from what I’ve researched, it’s apparently more important taking it after you’ve had at least 3 hrs of sleep than taking it at the same time each day. So if you wake up for a wee at 5 am and you know you won’t get much sleep after that, take your temperature before getting out of bed. If it’s the weekend and you sleep solidly till 9 am, take it then.

I suppose after a while you get to know your pattern and you know more or less what’s the norm. My issue definitely is insomnia and pretty much every night my sleep is distributed. But between around midnight and 3-4 am I tend to always get a block of sleep.

I’ve told my DH that he needs to be on it with his vitamins and he was like “why?”😨 Erm., let me think, maybe because I want to give it our best shot this month?! 😂 He’s so oblivious to this whole TTC because he’s already got a DS with his ex, and that was accidental apparently. He’s, therefore, got 100% trust in his “swimmers” and he’s confident we can conceive accidentally too. He doesn’t consider the fact that he’s older now, and let’s be honest we don’t DTD that often to cover my entire fertile window.

But I feel like I can’t give him the full lecture on all Ive been doing to get pregnant cause it’ll put him off completely haha He loves being spontaneous and HATES being put under pressure so I need to keep him in the dark, and just send the “I want to DTD” signals at the right time 😂

I’ll try my hardest not to test so early this cycle, I’ve wasted so many tests and ££ 🙄Knowing that my luteal phase can be 13 days long (thought it was only 11), I’ll only test at 13 DPO and later this time 🤞

@Mummytobe93 ahhh I so felt this!🙈

My DH is very chill about this whole TTC sitch too 😬😂 He takes his vits but how regularly IDK. I refuse to prep them for him, so I’ve left him “in charge” of that one. 😁I’ve bought us each one of those big water bottles in an effort to step up our water intake this month.
And obvs will be using OPKs and temping. I swear he thinks I’m mad with the effort I’m putting into this, especially since he was the one to nudge me in the TTC direction. But how do I explain it to him that now that we are trying, I want it to happen NOW! 😂

Ah pressed post too soon 🤦🏻‍♀️

Thanks so much for the tip on the BBT, i was wondering how to do it when I wake up one time during the week and a different on weekends. This really helps, will try to do it that way!

I’ll also try not to test early this cycle, testing early unfortunately has done me no good the last two cycles. Other than ruining my mood and headspace days in advance of AF.
I’ll try to wait for AF this time round. 🤞🏻

Oh dear, yeah the water intake - my DH could live only on coffee and pop! Since we’re together he got better, but only drinks flavoured water, which is very hard to find in the shops lately😹

And he’s the one who’s teasing me about having a child and what we would call him (though I’m convinced I’d be having a girl) , but when it comes to the strategic part of it he wants to stay clueless. I’d be fine with it if we’d DTD every other day after the AF but there’s no way this is going to happen 🙄

I’m just hoping he won’t be too stressed with work during “our” week.

@Mummytobe93 I feel you, we don’t DTD every other day, although since TTC we’ve upped our game. I don’t know how some couples do it every single day or numerous times a day. I’m not about that life.

I’ll try to follow my app’s suggestion, which is if it’s correct about O is to DTD Oct 3, Oct 5, 7,8 and 9. 🤞🏻

I also wonder, usually after DTD I jump right in the shower. I didn’t think that would do anything to the TTC outcome (and it probably doesn’t) but maybe it is a rookie mistake? Maybe I’ll try to chill for a while after and not rush to shower. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

Joining again (took a break from posting for a few months).

Trying since feb 😪 Af due next weds but I'll do a test tomorrow. We have a fertility app in October. Just hoping I'll be that dream story of cancelling my fertility app cos I'm pregnant.

Wishing everyone luck 🍀 and bfns xx

Hi @Veronika13 and @Kiaa , welcome on board 😄

@Veronika13 bless you, I truly gained a new level of respect for people who TTC for months/years. I’m sure you’re miracle is going to happen! 💖

@Danani I think the swimmers are suppose to get where they should be within seconds so I don’t think showering afterwards does any harm 😊 I’ll put the emphasis on DTD 2 days before and the day of the O, though we will see how good my OPK readings will be. Last cycle they were rubbish, I got high readings for two days with no surge and then they were negative. I ordered some new ones.

Fingers crossed ladies, I’ve got good feeling about October. Let’s try not to stress, I know it’s hard but stress hormones really impact our bodies. For example I sleep less and get eczema, which surely doesn’t encourage my body to implement the egg.

Have a lovely weekend 🌸

@Danani hmm I try to lie down for at least two mins after dtd. I thinkkkk jumping off the bed makes more come out 

@Mummytobe93 I know when I started ttc I would think 'there's NO way I can do this for a year I'd go insane!' Yet here I am, picking myself up again after each monthly disappointment 😪 my digital ovulation is showing I'm ovulation every month, we dtd every other day - and nothing ...

Isn’t it funny how it’s made out that men think about DTD all the time but it seems all our partners use the tired excuse 🤣 x

@beckybabyx

Isn’t it funny how it’s made out that men think about DTD all the time but it seems all our partners use the tired excuse 🤣 x

I know right! The only guy like this was my first boyfriend when I was 16😂He was 19 and always up for some 👀 But maybe it was just the teenage hormones … thing is, I go through phases are it’s usually during my fertile week and right before my period that my libido goes up. The rest of the cycle I’m not really that bothered 😂

@Mummytobe93 yesss the body is so good isn’t it cos I’m the same in fertile week my libido shoots up! X

Apparently there is no evidence that laying still or tilting your pelvis after DTD helps the sperm travel, like someone mentioned above it’s supposed to take seconds for it to reach the egg :) having said that there is probably no harm in doing it even if it would slightly increase the chances :D

I only recently noticed my libido is crazy high before my fertile window! Nature!

I wanted to ask a question with posting w picture but I don’t know how to add one anyone?

@Peauela You need to click the paper clip icon and select Photo Library :)

@Mummytobe93 it’s not showing for me! Just the three icons, maybe because I’m new to the forum?

Heyyy moving over to this thread 👋🏼 CD37 for me today 🙄 and no sign of AF or a BFP ☹️

I'm out, got a BFN. Fertility appointment next month!
I've now ovulated ten times over the last ten months (digital ovulation test showed so) and dtd all around that time. And nothing.... unless my tubes are totally blocked I just form know what it is anymore...

Ahh so sorry @Veronika13, I know how deflating and demoralising a BFN can be.
Good on you for getting yourself in for that appointment, better to know where you stand and what are the next steps! Hopefully nothing is wrong, or something really small that they can give you something for to get your BFP!

How is everyone else doing today?

CD3 for me, AF was in FULL force yesterday, things are getting slower and lighter today.
Taking it easy and relaxing, been taking my BBT yesterday morning and today and will continue throughout this cycle, first time doing this but interested if it will tell me anything new.
Other than that, nothing new to report.
It does feel nice though, in a weird way, to not be obsessing and thinking am I PG, am I not. This time between AF and the fertile window is oddly when I’m the calmest and in the best/healthiest headspace. Anyone else?

My AF isn’t too bad actually! I’m feeling quite good and optimistic.

Also, looking my back I’m glad I thought I was pregnant last cycle - I’ve got a very detailed notes of all my symptoms which turned out to be my usual PMS. At least I know what symptoms are definitely not typical for me: sore boobs, spotting, constipation, lots of CM.

I’m measuring my temp, taking my vitamins and planning my fertile week, as well as planning my wedding 😂

Xx

I'm stressed and actually want AF to arrive 😭 it's CD38 today and another BFN arghh