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?

Aw thanks for sharing yours @Peauela! I’ll see how I get on with the easy@home over the next week but I’m liking them so far and if they work for me, might ditch the CB OPKs! I remember when I used them for the first time in August and got that flashing smiley and we were like Go Go Go! By the time I got my peak we were properly burned out, I think we managed to DTD once when it was actually time 🙈. I didn’t use any OPKs last month, just went off of app predictions, and this month back on the OPKs, so far really liking the strips!!
Also knowing that according to them I’m in the Low , I don’t feel such massive pressure to DTD NOW, or like I’m missing out if we don’t, since DH’s back is bad again this morning 🙄😬🤷🏻‍♀️ #luckyme lol

Congrats @Bridgey8 that’s definitely a strong line!
Send an update once you do the digitals. Really hoping you have a wonderful pregnancy. 🎉

Congrats @Bridgey8 hopefully you've set the tone for the month!!

Yeah, better save the swimmers @Danani 😂
I’m testing twice a day and it’s negative, according to Flo app I won’t ovulate till next Saturday so no pressure just yet either. I’d be nice to start on Tuesday maybe but if he’s not in the mood better save it for the key days.

Gahhh!!

Congratulations @Bridgey8 !!xx

Was coming on to ask advice about opks & ovulation etc but from reading past few comments, looks like I'm best to try easy@home :) currently using mommed but I've never been able to identify a peak with them & CB just gave me flashing smiley faces all the time 🙄

I use several apps to track my ovulation with my main one being Ovia but what I'm finding is they all reckon my window is totally different days, with my earliest being tomorrow & my latest being the 9th - so I've started testing today & I'm just gonna continue testing each day, especially since AF is always so irregular.

That’s a great result @Bridgey8 ! So happy for you 😊

May I ask what approach did you use this cycle? (Basically how often/what days did you DTD 😂😂)

Hi @Danani - I have a 30-31 day cycle. I got nothing on CD11, then flashing smiley on 13,14,15 last month, then static smiley on CD17. Could bell if you have a similar cycle!

@Bridgey8 big congrats! How many cycles have you been trying very is it baby #1? X

@Bridgey8 omg CONGRATULATIONS it feels so much more real when it actually says "pregnant" 😂❤️ so happy for you! Give us small bit of your luck 😂🍀

@Lianna93 hey! Yes I recommend easy@home, they work for me :)

@Mummytobe93 thank you. I've attached my chart which hopefully shows how often we DTD during fertile week. I tracked ovulation with OPKs and was much later this month than previous month... then did BBT to confirm. Got a BFN at 9dpo so thought I was completely out. But here we are. Hoping it sticks! I also used preseed :) baby dust to everyone ✨💖

@Mummytobe93 here is chart...

Thanks lovely @Bridgey8 ! Looking at your chart I’d think the ovulation happened on the 15th, but I see the yellow flower is on the 18th - is it when you got a positive OPK?

Arghh another successful story with pre seed, I might get it too😬😂

@Mummytobe93 I had positive OPKs on 17 and 18 so god knows!!

Congratulations @Bridgey8 !! 🥰 xx

Ahhh @Bridgey8 how exciting to see it all in writing!!! Huge congratulations again! Hopefully you have a smooth and easy pregnancy!! Are you doing anything fun to celebrate? 😊

I've been having really light period like cramps almost all day today... don't really know what to think about it! Really hope AF is not making an appearance a week early this month 😅

Congratulations @Bridgey8 what lovely news ❤
I'm on CD19 and have a peak opk today, we managed to dtd today too (and will try for tomorrow as well 😉) keep your fingers crossed please ladies that my vit c works and my luteal phase is long enough to conceive 🤞🏻

Hi all! I’m on CD12 now so approaching peak! How is everyone doing / feeling? I know I was perfectly in sync with some of you! XxX

@Nervousdave good luck!

My cramps continued to the morning which is quite unusual, I never get them 6 days before AF is due 🤨 I guess we'll if she arrives early but it would mean my luteal phase is only 8 days

Morning all!

@FlyOnTheWall89 CD11 here, and I expect to start getting High OPKs from today/tomorrow! But we’ve been rubbish with DTD which has me feeling so down for this cycle already!! 😔 How are you getting on?

@Peauela sounds like this could be implantation! Very promising! Fingers crossed for you!!

Happy Monday everyone, our week finally arrived! To all the mature eggs and high quality swimmers 🥂🥚🏊‍♂️

@FlyOnTheWall89 oh wow you’re nearly there! Are you on the SMEP schedule?

I’m CD 10 today so got a couple of days left, but I’m starting doing the OPKs 3 times a day now as it’s officially my fertile week.

Due to some unforeseen circumstances (such as taking my DH’s boy to A&E last night with a minor injury) he’s staying with us till tomorrow. Of course I don’t mind, but it had to be this week yeah??😬😅😂 Though again, I’m not ovulating yet so I need to keep calm 💆‍♀️ Sitting in the waiting room for two hours with all the babies, toddlers and their worries parents made me realise how much my mum went through (as a single mum of two) and that one day it might be me too!
Parenthood is crazy but I’m ready 😜

I’m going out for dinner with my sister so most likely we’ll start following the SMEP from Tuesday.

I messed up taking my BBT again, had to discard it as I got up around 4 am to shut our bedroom window, and I was only able to snooze until 7. I should’ve taken my temperature at 4 but I wasn’t coherent enough 🙄

@Peauela sounds promising! I had cramping six days before my AF, and even though I wasn’t pregnant, my AF was late which made my cycle one of the longest I’ve had in a while. My luteal phase is just about 11 days, but then you never know until you get your AF.
I’ve heard some success stories of BFP with short luteal phase so keep positive! 🍀

Hope everyone has a good day!

@Danani @Mummytobe93 thank you, you're making me feel better. Hopefully it's implantation and not AF but we'll just have to wait and see 😅 another wait!!!! 😂

I also have a question - what king of BBT thermometers are you all using? And are you and your partners taking any vitamins?

@Danani

Morning all!

@FlyOnTheWall89 CD11 here, and I expect to start getting High OPKs from today/tomorrow! But we’ve been rubbish with DTD which has me feeling so down for this cycle already!! 😔 How are you getting on?

@Peauela sounds like this could be implantation! Very promising! Fingers crossed for you!!

I know it’s frustrating but try not to get to you hunny! How are you getting on with BBT? Xx

@Peauela I have a cheapie Femometer thermometer off Amazon, and my partner is on Wellman conception vitamins. Really hard to say if they make any difference at all… wish it had a couple mg of viagra in them😂😂😂