TTC chat thread 4

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New thread ladies as were nearly at 1000 and I don't want to lose you guys 😂

@Hjudge56 it's so confusing isn't it!! I always assumed I ovulated around CD14 because of the symptoms but since doing OPK it seems it's around CD18. Had ovulation pains, trapped wind, lots of CM all today. Just done an OPK now so will wait for that to develop and see where I'm at!
@MrsCristianoX still don't think I could bring myself to use that 🙈😂

@MamaSJ15 😂😂😂 the video put u off didn't it 😂

@MamaSJ15 how's it looking 🤞

@MrsCristianoX yes! 😂😂
I'll put a photo up now. Fast rise this time! Can't believe it, almost didn't test tonight!

@MamaSJ15 OMG..il leave you both in peace now 😉

@MrsCristianoX 😂😂 if only, he's busy putting together another set of drawers 😂 wasn't expecting such a high OPK today but I'll work my magic in a bit!

@MamaSJ15 ooooo have a great night haha!!! 🤞🏼

@Hjudge56 @MrsCristianoX woop! Feel like I'm in with a decent chance this cycle. DTD twice in the fertile period. So glad I tested tonight or I wouldn't have made the effort to DTD to be honest! Will test again tomorrow so see when my peak is 😊 New furniture, Ovulating and a pay rise all in one week, must be my lucky week 🤞🤞❤️
Good luck @Hjudge56 hope you get your peak soon!

@MamaSJ15 hope you're texting with your legs in the air 😂 peak at CD14 it's looking good 🤞 😘

@MrsCristianoX 😂 I should have done, but I got cold so decided to move haha. I keep going to bed late and I'm constantly knackered so I'm off to bed! Will update tomorrow when I've done an OPK 👍

I would say this is my peak this morning! CD15 pretty good for ovulation I think!

@MamaSJ15 🙌 you going again tonight lovely? Yours get so dark so quickly I'm jealous. I have THE longest LH surge 🙄

@MrsCristianoX no not tonight, I'm happy with the two times we've managed. It's even darker this evening! I don't remember mine happening so quickly to be honest. But I didn't test properly last cycle cause we were busy moving.

Thought I'd share the progression of OPK. I'm going with 1dpo today 👍 how're you getting on? @Hjudge56

Managed to DTD on two peak days and one high day (so three days in a row in most fertile window) and really, really hoping this is our month.

I'm now 1DPO so the dreaded TWW begins again! Going to try not to take any tests until AF is actually late this time.

@monsteramunch welcome to the tww, also 1dpo here 👍 we all try to wait to test, it usually doesn't happen 🙈 haha

So true - I think I only managed it one month and we're on ten or so!

@MamaSJ15 what a lovely, clear progression on those OPK’s! It’s great when you can really pinpoint exactly when ovulation is! That’s my goal this cycle! I’ve just been doing one OPK a day the last 3-4 days and so far I’m CD12 today and OPK is similar to your CD10/12. No EWCM just more creamy atm! My Flo app is predicting end of the week for ovulation. Im getting a couple twinges and cramps so hopefully body is prepping for it! Im a bit concerned as my OH has lots of plans this weekend so I will have to pin him down if it is end of the week haha! So glad to hear you’re feeling positive about your timings.. love the positivity!

To anyone else who finds the strip OPKs tricky or isn't sure when they ovulate, I've been using clearblue digital ovulation kits for the last few months and it's been really helpful as my Flo app was 3 days out so realised we had likely been timing things wrong for quite a few months! Hopefully now we'll be in a better position (as it were!) for things to go our way.

Hello I’m new to this thread (and mumsnet!) I’m TTC with my 2nd baby and tracking ovulation. I use the flo app and have been testing once a day. Have any of you found that the apps are inaccurate with ovulation date? And is it best to test twice a day? Thanks

Mine was a good few days out but I didn't realise until I started using digital OPKs. I've found them really helpful. Flo isn't great at updating predictions even when I update it with OPK results, not sure why! So I'm using it more as a diary than anything this month to see how I go.

Thank you, yeah I’ve just started using clear blue Digital tests! I have noticed that flo never updates predictions based on my tests/period dates etc it just seems to stay the same!

Yeah it's weird isn't it! Not sure why it doesn't, glad it's not just like that for me!

I wonder if there is a better app that we could try..

I tried Clue but found it really clunky and not intuitive to use so gave up. I'm sure there are some others out there who can recommend others. Flo is really well designed user experience wise and intuitive from the get go so it's a shame the ovulation days seem to be a sticking point in the back end of the app.