Remember remember the month of November as it’s the month I’m getting pregnant 🎉✨

[Mummytobe93]

Hello everyone ✨🎉

I’m starting a November thread after being unsuccessful this month, got some spotting so probably cycle day 1 for me today, with fertile window being in the first week of November.

Please join me if you’re as hopeful about fresh cycle as I am!

My main goal is to DTD more, we definitely didn’t make the most of it in October …
I’m therefore going to be 100% honest with DH that we need to get down to business this cycle.

PS. Hope you like the title 🙈😂😂

Xxxx

@emmatake2 hi! Not sure if anyone else replied. Yes… if you start testing quite early 5 flashing smileys is normal. When you know your cycle well, test a bit less if you want to try to make the pack last a bit longer.

@Sd183 I am finding it very testing to say the least. I didn’t expect it to be quite so hard! I also had many friends who got pregnant first or second cycle. Another announced she is 12 weeks last week and they got married in July so must have happened v quickly for them too. Equally I have a few friends and friends of friends who have taken 7/8 months, one had a MC too and then got pregnant straight away so it is mixed. I know endo can make it much harder - it is positive that you’re ovulating and that you have a super GP. We are London based and ours are not great sadly. I had an internal scan in mag relating to something else and he said everything looked ‘normal’ in there. I think they were looking for cysts / fibroids etc so presumably they would have mentioned if I had anything else of concern. I have decided to not track ovulation this month. I’m just using my EWCM and making sure we have sex every other day at least. I think I’ll ovulate Monday / Tuesday ish. Fingers crossed for this month. My brain needs to take a break from all things fertility!!!! XX

Sending all the positive vibes your way @Danani - somehow my peak was two days later than last cycle so hang in there, I’m sure its just around the corner. Are you still temping?

Is any of your DHs smoking or vaping?

Sounds like a perfect plan @FlyOnTheWall89

I thought of ditching OPKs too but I get way too much satisfaction from seeing positive tests 😂My apps are not perfectly aligned, nor I’m taking by temps properly at all times, but I can always rely on my EWCM as a literally only get it in my peak fertility window, so two days before and the day of ovulation. Though I know that’s many of you get EWCM at different stages of your cycles so you can’t trust in 100%

Thank you @Mummytobe93! I am yes! But not sure what I’m looking at lol!

I hope you’re right and it is just around the corner!
My DH vapes.

Fingers crossed for your peak tonight @Danani!

Looks good! I suppose, to confirm ovulation, you need to have 3 temperatures higher than the previous 6 yes? I hope FF confirms mine soon because it annoys me haha

My DH vapes too… including indoors, not sure if I let him carry on if we manage to conceive 😅

I’m so confused! So I have irregular cycles from 35-50 days usually. Last month was 45 day cycle and I had my positive peak clear blue on day 32 and it matched a cheap OPK. I also had EWCM for a few days leading up to it. Today I had a peak on clear blue, at only CD12, After having 2 flashing smilies. (Had 11 last month). I use Premom app and took a cheap OPK today but it was second urine, but quite diluted and it was negative (really, really faint) 0.1 in Premom. I don’t temp as I have poor sleeping patterns so it doesn’t work for me: I haven’t had any EWCM this month. Has this happened to anyone ? I’m thinking it could be a false peak, I don’t know! I’ll DTD anyways today, but didn’t cover yesterday! Just wondering if anyone has had two types of OPKs with different results! Thanks

@Peonies94 is it possible your cycle is just shorter this month? Getting your peak on CD12 sounds about right for a 24-28 day ish cycle. Have you started taking Pregnacare or anything similar in recent months?

Not started taking anything, but yes it could be shorter this month and would be amazing if it is, as I hate waiting so long for my fertile window, and then ages again after BFN to start again! just I usually get EWCM and Cheap OPKs and my clear blue usually match up!

Actually I just done another cheap OPK and had a ‘high’ reading! So maybe it is accurate! I’ll hold my wee again for a few hours and do another cheapie! Let’s wait and see what happens!

@Peonies94 I had a similar thing this month but the other way round. Positive OPK strips more or less since CD8 but I didn't get a positive on clearblue until yesterday on CD18! You can see my results below. Now waiting to see if ovulation gets confirmed through temping though I do have pain today so suspect it is happening. My cycles are also a little irregular.

What does EWCM stand for?

Hi all, I'm now 14dpo, af due today but so far a no show. Tested using a frer this morning but got bfn not even a squinter. I've had cramps for the last couple of days but so far no blood so who knows whats going on! Is anyone else as testing stage here I feel like most of you are in fertile week. I may need to join the December thread at this rate as I don't feel very lucky right now!

@OK92 ahh it’s so confusing isn’t it! Especially when being irregular. I am trying the SMEP but it’s difficult when cycles are long! Hopefully this one is a short cycle! I’ll treat this as my peak, and DTD 3 days, but I’ll continue to test with the cheapies and DTD every other day just incase!
@Irishfarmer - egg white cervical mucus.
@HRHXO good luck!

@HRHXO I'm in a similar position. AF is now three days late, but BFN on FRER (like you, not even a squinter). It's so frustrating isn't it? At this point I just want AF to come so I can be onto the next cycle!

@beckybloomwood11 omg yes exactly! I'm usually so regular this is just annoying I'm ready to start over already lol. Good luck hun

Finally O today (hopefully!)
CD21, o was predicted thurs/Fri but nothing so far. Had a pain in my left side this morning and also a peak opk, so managed to persuade DH to DTD before he left for work this afternoon. Fingers crossed its our month x

Does anyone know if it matters if you only get 1 day of "peak" on OPKs (see picture) and nothing high, the rest lows. I also used the CB advanced and had 4 days of flashing faces and then my static on day 14 - same as my peak on the strip test
TIA x

@xoxo321 yes, if you keep testing, preferably twice a day, you should get your peak soon! Once your levels start to go down it will identify the “peak” 😊

@tryingforbabyh your surge may be really quick so it has only identified that one time. Keep testing over the next couple of days and see what happens. Sorry I can’t be more help, I’m new to opk testing on the premom app.

Morning everyone!

How’s your Bonfire weekend going?

@tryingforbabyh yes, it’s completely possible! My surge is usually very rapid, I only catch it by testing like a maniac every 6 or so hrs 😂This cycle I had my peak at lunchtime for example (see the pic)

I’m CD19 today and according to FF I’m 3DPO, though I disagree 😂In my opinion I’m 4DPO, based on my symptoms and OPKs. I think I’ve ovulated later in the day hence my BBT dipped on Wednesday morning. But I’m convinced I’ve ovulated later that day.

Who else enters the TWW?

Checking in…

Today is CD9 and I ovulated in the early hours of this morning 🙄. Two things:

1. that’s far too early for a healthy/ripe egg, isn’t it?
2. because I was supposed to ovulate next Weds/Thurs, we only managed to DTD once (yesterday) in my fertile period! (Can’t DTD today as we’re away from home.).

So annoyed!!

Does anyone have any tips for making it more… fun? DTD is starting to feel functional and really killing the mood. Anyone got any creative ideas to bring back the spark/fun into it all?

Hi

@Decaffe can I ask how do you know you’ve ovulated?

@ohmybaby I’m still learning this myself but basically I try to maintain a relax and positive “environment” in our relationship😂I know that stress is a number one mood killer for him so I’m trying to reduce it as much as I can - even in little things like not telling him off for not washing up or playing on PlayStation 😂 When it comes to sex itself, we just get straight to the point if you know what I mean 😜
We usually don’t DTD as often as every other or every three days so I make it easier for him keeping it short & sweet rather than expecting hour long lovemaking session each time. I make sure that we do have more relaxed sex after the ovulation , even if it’s just once, when the pressure is off.

I use the PreMom app with the easy@Home OPK strips. I think they’re great. I got my peak OPK yesterday afternoon and then yesterday evening into the early hours of this morning I had left hand ovulation pain and nausea!

I couldn’t believe it was so early. 🙄 I normally ovulate on CD12/13. Last cycle it came at CD11 which I thought may have been my body resetting itself after a chemical pregnancy the month before. I thought this month it would all get back to normal. I’m so upset to have had another month taken away from us. We have been trying so long now that the odds of a BFP with CD9 ovulation and just one DTD are minimal!

Fed up today!