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?

[Coco9910]

Hi all,

I’m gonna hop on here if that’s okay! I was due to ovulate on Friday but my opks are still quite faint so I’m hoping they get darker over the next couple of days 🤞🏼 3rd cycle TTC baby number 1 🥰 xx

[Danani]

Hey @Coco9910 good luck! This will be cycle 3 for #1 too! 🤞🏻🍀🤞🏻

[FlyOnTheWall89]

Hi @Coco9910 - welcome! I’m on CD3/4 so won’t ovulate for a few weeks but 🤞🏻 this month. I’m on cycle #6. X

[Mummytobe93]

Morning,

How is everyone?

I’ve messed up taking my BBT this morning- when I woke up I thought it’s much too early because it was so dark outside… turns out it was nearly six o’clock! I spent an hour trying to get back to sleep only to hear my alarm going an hour later 😫 my reading was 36.7 so I might as well discard it as I was awake for an hour… I need to get into a habit of taking it as soon as I’m awake.

My AF is winding down, just after 3 days! When I was younger, I used to have my periods for literally the whole week, it got much shorter as I got older ( or the hormonal BC did it)

Weather is pretty bad today so wrap up warm ladies !

[Danani]

Morning @Mummytobe93!

I swear we are the same person! 😂

AF is very very light barely-there today for me, I expect it will be basically gone by end of today with the odd spotting here and there tomorrow and that’s it. But I agree, when I was younger It was a full week affair!

I had a pretty bad night myself, I think I got a food poisoning or something because spent half the night on and off in the bathroom. 🥴
I slept a couple of restless hours and then took my BBT and was 36.6. Again, I’m new to this - is this too high? It was 36.5 yesterday and 36.45 the day before. I literally have no idea!

Weather is absolute sh*t here too, I am not planning on going outside.

I’m looking forward to Fri though, it will be CD8 for me, and I decided to try the SMEP thing, so it will be day 1 of DTD. 😁
I’m not sure I’m doing the BBT right, so definitely will be relying on my clear blue ovulation tests! I’m feeling hopeful about this month and hope we see BFPs!

[Mummytobe93]

Haha literally @Danani 👯‍♀️

Oh no, hope your food poisoning is just one day thing. I hate having any sort of stomach issues, there’s no much you can do about it and makes you feel yuk!

Regarding the temperatures, not sure myself, but looking at other peoples charts I think the norm is below 36.5 in the first part of your cycle … Your temperature could be higher now due to your bad belly plus not sleeping properly.

Good luck with staring DTD :) I’ll start as soon as I detect some CM

Ive got good feeling about October too 🍀🤞

[beckybabyx]

Hi ladies AF has arrived today so CD1 for me, hoping this is our lucky month xx

[Danani]

Ahhh I’m sorry to hear that @beckybabyx! I was hoping you’d get your BFP! But lucky October it is! Glad to have you for this round! 🍀

[Tefiti3]

Sorry - I dropped off the last thread due to house renovations but back again! Lovely to see so many of us with similar cyles. CD 4 here and will probably ovulate on the 7th or 8th. Feeling hopeful for this month, and I really love Autumn!!

[Coco9910]

Feeling a bit fed up today. My cycles have been regular for the past few years around 30-31 days. I had my second Covid vaccine at the start of August (on the last day of my cycle) and I ovulated about 5 days late which I expected. I’m currently on CD21 and still getting faint OPKs.

Has anyone else experienced anything similar? Trying not to worry but I’m just a bit confused xx

[Danani]

Hey @Tefiti3 , welcome back! The more the merrier!

CD 4 for me too, and O predicted on Fri 8th according to my apps!

After the disappointment of last cycle, we decided to give the SMEP a try this time! First time for me following it, has anyone else tried it or planning to?

The SMEP (sperm meets egg) is:

• You start DTD on CD 8 and DTD every other day until + OPK
  
• You start using OPKs on CD 10 every day
  
• When you get + OPK, you DTD 3 days in a row (i.e. day of + OPK, and 2 days after, which should cover O-1, O and O+1)
  
• You take a break for one day, and DTD one more time for good luck
  
  I'm really hoping we manage to follow the plan, as I've read so many positive reviews about it now and it's giving me a lot of hope! We'll also use Pre-seed with the applicator thingy, we used it as a normal lube last month but maybe the trick is to use it as instructed? Who knows! I'm giving everything a try!
  We're also both taking the Proceive supplements, not sure if they're helping but I'm sure they're not doing us any harm.
  
  Ahhh...I was going to be one of those "it happens when it happens" people, but I am so NOT. Literally the moment we decided to start TTC, I feel like I let myself want this and now I want it NOW!
  
  Please tell me I'm not the only mad one!

[Danani]

Hey @Coco9910, ahh that can be annoying, I hear ya!

I've heard about a lot of people getting their cycles temporarily disturbed by the vaccines. Apparently it is:

1. Normal
2. Temporary

I imagine things will normalize for you for next cycle, your body is probably just adjusting still!

Did you get your peak OPK yet? What CD was that? Or are you still waiting to get it?

[Coco9910]

@Danani I hope the SMEP method works for you! 🤞🏼 I’ve been reading in to it and I’d like to try it next month if this month doesn’t work for me!

Last cycle (1st cycle after vaccine) I had my peak on CD22 so hopefully my body is following that same procedure and I get my peak tomorrow. So frustrating when your body starts doing something different. I’m trying to just wait it out and stay hopeful! xx

[Mammma91]

May i join too please? Were ttc this is cycle 2! Irregular periods since coming off the implant in May.

[FlyOnTheWall89]

@Danani I was so this person and so was my DH. We will just not use any protection.... oh how that very romantic version of becoming pregnant got thrown out the window after cycle 1 ahaha.

Thanks for explaining SMEP - really useful. I guess this is about optimising sperm ? x

[Danani]

@FlyOnTheWall89 - good to know I'm not the only one baby crazy. LOL. Yes, I guess it is about optimizing your chances and covering all bases with the SMEP, so even if you actually ovulate a day or even 2 days after your surge, you are covered and have no chance of missing it!
I feel like that's what we've been doing "wrong" the last 2 cycles - we get burnout by O day, and just stop after that.
Would be interesting to see how we get on with this plan, I'm not gonna lie, it does sound a tad knackering. LOL.

Hi @Mammma91! Welcome! You know, as I was just reading about SMEP, it recommends if you have irregular cycles, to start DTD every other day from CD8 ( 6 if your cycles are on the shorter side or 10 if they're on the longer side) and do it every other day until your next AF is due.
I kinda really like that idea, because you just know you can't miss O!

[Mummytobe93]

Yeah, I think last month it was a trail but after seeing the BFN and spotting symptoms for two weeks I NEED to see a BFP as soon as possible😂It’s like some sort of game … maybe that’s how I’ll explain it to DH - since he loves his PlayStation. I’ll tell him that getting pregnant is like a game that you win if you “play” only on certain days each month 😂 And you get extra points for playing on the O day.

In all seriousness, I might try the SEMP, cause I feel like last month we were too late. I think once I get the surge I ovulate pretty quickly after that, so if we can’t DTD every day I’m better off making sure I cover the day before and the morning of the day I get the surge would be a bonus.

I’m considering getting the pre seed but it’s bloody £18😂 It’s another expense I don’t need on top of all the pregnancy tests I’m going to buy, plus money I’ve already spent on more OPKs and primrose oil from Holland & Barret🤭

[Danani]

Hahaha @Mummytobe93 love the PlayStation reference! My DH would get that also, he’s so into his games 😁😁😁

Don’t stress about the lube, it’s just extra lubrication, if you’re not using you probably don’t need it! And I agree £18 is extortionate!

[Bundaberg84]

Hi! I'd like to join as well please. TTC since start of this year, first cycle ended in a chemical, second attempt ended in an ectopic and the removal of my right tube. Well, here I am, second cycle TTC again :)

And we're doing the SMEP as well, but we only start once I'm in the fertile week, because it's really exhausting ;)

[beckybabyx]

I might suggest SMEP to the other half and see what his reaction is 🤣 xx

[jadeypies]

I imagine mine wouldn't be keen 🤣 do you ladies have sex any other time or just the SMEP times?

[Peauela]

Hi all! Took me a minute to go through all the messages but they are all so helpful. @Danani you surely know your thing haha I’m gonna use your hints in next cycle if needed (although hopefully won’t need to as we will succeed this cycle!!! ;) )

I officially started my TWW, today is 1DPO and I am extremely hopeful. I can’t explain it but I have such a positive feeling about this month actually being lucky! We are only just starting so what do I know… anyway, I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for us all :)

How is everyone doing?

[CH2205]

Hi all please can I join this thread please. I've been trying to conceive baby no.2 for 1 year. Had a chemical in April and then a missed miscarriage (found out at 11 weeks pregnant) in July. It's taken me ages to recover physically from the surgery and also I wanted both covid vaccines before trying again. We're now finally ready to start. I'm on day 4 of my cycle. Fingers crossed for lots of BFPs this month 😊 xx

[Peauela]

@CH2205 welcome! And fingers crossed this is our month

[Effram]

Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing ok. Had a busy weekend celebrating my eldest's birthday, it was good to be distracted, but now I am feeling excited about the prospect of a baby again especially after cuddling lots of teeny newborns over the weekend!

@Coco9910 I find that I continue to get faint OPKs after the peak until a few days before my period. With my first, it was actually them getting darker again suddenly that was my first sign of pregnancy...!

We used SMEP last time so will go for that again (much to my husband's delight). Problem is he is super busy at the mo so works until 1am which means having to wake up for the 'occasion'!

I'm also trying to get back into the BBT habit, I have to leave thermometer propped up in front of my clock. my boys are both quite good sleepers now but 5/7 nights I have to get up briefly for one or t'other of them and I check the clock first so that way I can try and take it if it's after 4 as it's annoying otherwise that it isn't really accurate in the morning!