Lucky October (The Sequel) 🍀

[Danani]

Starting a new thread because we’re one chatty bunch. 😂

@squiff70, @apwilso, @SammiStap, @FlyOnTheWall89, @Effram, @wingingthis, @Digby86, @bundaberg84, @BH1926, @cruz86, @Elsols93, @Firsttimetrier, @mummytobe93, @lemons44, @Tefiti3, @jadeypies, @Dob29, @Missy95, @shortmamashortcycles, @mummybearto3bg, @positiveornegative

I’ve probably missed some 😬
Help a girl out and add anyone I’ve missed pls! 🙌🏻

Congratulations to the bfp! @Cruz86

@Danani I had sex from cycle day 11 so 5 days before I ovulated and 2 days after iv see something. Also about eating pinapple core the day you ovulate and 4 days after and another one lol eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice in the lead up to ovulation to make the cm more fertile

Can I join the late AF club? Normally have 27 day cycles but another BFN this morning, just hope things hurry up so we can crack on in the next cycle! Huge congratulations @Cruz86!

@Cruz86 ahh you had a positive yesterday evening for the first time is it? I’ve been testing a bit but had negatives continuously, so I think I’m out now! Just want AF now as I hate waiting for it!

@Cruz86 congratulations again!!

@Danani please don’t worry hahahaha I wish I was the no testing until AF comes girl 😂 it is!! Trying to “let it be” but lord knows that is not coming naturally to me right now 😩 thank you I hope so too! Just want AF to come now so I can move on. You might still be good for a BFP, 11-12DPO is sooo early - everything crossed for you!

Congratulations @Cruz86 - this is definitely a lucky group!!

Thank you all so much! ☺️

@Danani we do not want to talk about how much I DTD this cycle. I'm exhausted just thinking about it 😂😂

@Danani arghhhh so annoying. I mean, it's still not over til it's over and that must have been an evening wee too! I'm still keeping everything crossed.

I've attached mine so you can see when we managed to DTD which tbh looks like we completely mistimed it as I expected it 3 days earlier 😂

Wow ladies, I have been trying since feb, to say that I'm shocked in an understatement !! Still cannot process it 🙈

I did a lot of things differently this month cannot believe it actually worked!

Will write up a bit later on what I did differently if anyone's interested ❤️

Hi @Danani
I dtd every other day after finishing my period until I got my bfp.
I didn't track anything because we felt that was too much pressure (although we've been exceptionally lucky to get our second bfp now on cycle 4, I imagine a year in I'd probably be tracking!)
I've also been taking folic acid.
Don't forget it's not over until AF arrives!!!
Baby dust to all, I'm rooting for ALL of you xxxxx

@laurenGame huge huge huge congrats !!!

@apwilso I thought you're supposed to do it 1-2 days after your peak? As egg releases a day after peak?
I'm not an expert though:) but this is my "action plan" and I just got very first BFP!

Sorry from the screenshot a digital test actually showed ovulation on the 11th October! So I stuck to that date x

@laurenGame I don't track opks as it's too much pressure I do opks on occasion. I usually ovulate around 17-20. So we've just DTD most of the fertile week to cover. Congratulations to you though

Congratulations @Cruz86 @laurenGame ❤️❤️

I don't want to get my hopes up but 3 days over due for period and got this!
Going to get pink dye test tomorrow

@laurenGame CONGRATULATIONS WAHOOO - we are all waiting with patient baited breath for the changes you made this month. I’m on cycle sick, CD 29, due AF tomorrow - Sunday and zero preggo feels rn sadly.

@BoyMum18 get a pink dye tomorrow but it looks hopeful. I always prefer low expectations to manage the disappointment - fingers crossed for you xxxx

[quote FlyOnTheWall89]@BoyMum18 get a pink dye tomorrow but it looks hopeful. I always prefer low expectations to manage the disappointment - fingers crossed for you xxxx[/quote]
Thank you! I know it's so hard to not get your hopes up but I had written myself out this month as thought period was coming but the cramps came and went

Question - I'm 17DPO and pregnant, but because my follicular phase is longer (I don't ovulate until day 20/21 - basically an extra week to the 28 day cycle) do I just add two weeks on? So I would be 4+3?
Surely I can't be 5+3 when I only ovulated 2 and a half weeks ago!

I think that's right, but my fertility nurse knows all my dates and has booked me for a 7 week scan when I would have thought I'd be 6 weeks. Very confusing....

Congratulations @laurenGame and @BoyMum18! Two more BFPs. Lucky October indeed

Thank you so much ladies, I did go all out this month and did few things that I didn't previous months:

• no coffee, or half decaf half normal
• almost no alcohol (this was soo hard but I'd have had about 2-3 glasses of processo all month)
• Cq100 extra strength (in addition to us usual ttc vitamins)
• pineapple 🍍! With skin. A thick slice for 7 days after ovulation - this I was convinced a wife's old tale but I was desperate to do anything for a bfp
• no running. I normally do 10k but did mostly walking and one 5km run
• pelvic lifted on a pillow after dtd and stay for 40 mins
• loads of water, normally I'm terrible with it but drank 2 lt every day

They all could be a coincidence but I've been trying since feb so still can't quite believe if!
I'm 35, DP 41.

Eeee! Even more BFPs 🥺❤️
Even if I don't get my BFP next week, I'm so grateful to have seen so many of you get yours 🥰
So many summer babies to come 💕

@laurenGame what symptoms have you been experiencing? :)