Tactical seduction and POAS addicts

[FfayeN]

Hi ladies. I have started to feel a little overwhelmed with our usual thread and we are at different stages of our journeys now. Please feel free to leave this one if you don't feel the same but I feel so invested in your journeys and don't want to miss any news. Hoping this is ok, I don't think you can do DM as a group?
Hope you are all doing well and if there's anyone I've missed from the usual bunch feel free to add 😘😘😘

@MrsCristianoX @TheBirdintheCave @Indianna2006 @theblueflowers @bunnykins123 @LuckyMoonstone @mummatara

@pangolin84 deffo still there 🥰🥰🥰

@FfayeN oh no sorry you seemed to have bad cramping but like you said perhaps your body being wise to it and dealing with it. Best way really. Hopefully that’s it now 🤞🏼

@TheBirdintheCave we have a few but DH tends to not agree. Funnily enough I really like Delilah but think DH prefer Lila/Lilah.
I also like Bonnie but DH doesn’t like it 🙄 he likes Hallie. I’m not so sure 🤣

My DD keep saying it’s baby sister Rosie. And everyone is like it’s cuuuute. But just can’t see it as a Rosie 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣
also have always like Mila. Who knows who knows tbh lol.

still all up for debate 🤞🏼

our BFP was -4, -3,-2 and -1 😮‍💨😅

This looks great!

@pangolin84 lovely shade of pink 💕 and I'm off to bed solo 👍🏼

@MrsCristianoX you still have plenty of time, get som rest tonight!

@Indianna2006 I like Bonnie but I'm not sure if I can imagine a 40 year old Bonnie? Love Lila, Rosie and Mila though 💕 oh wow that's some dedicated sexy time - maybe this is why we are struggling as we just don't do it enough 😂

@pangolin84 that's a great line! Got everything crossed for you!

@FfayeN I know, I guess we have the advantage that we are on holiday so I'm not sure if I'll get my peak whilst here or not. My O date can vary quite considerably!

@Indianna2006 god I feel like even thinking about names is a jinx atm but I like séan and Rónán for a boy, and Saoirse and Isla for a girl xx

Lots to catch up on!

@FfayeN I'm glad your body is helping you out ❤️

@pangolin84 Great pink line there! Here's hoping it just gets stronger :D

@MrsCristianoX I can't believe he questioned why you wanted to dtd 😂

@bunnykins123 Our names are Hero (classical Greek girl's name and a Shakespeare character from Much Ado about Nothing, my husband's favourite play) and Edmond (nn Ned) who was my Irish (despite the French spelling of his name!) great granddad. He died of a broken heart shortly after my great nanna died, leaving my nanna (aged six) and her brothers as orphans 😢

Names are one of my autistic specialities but, for me, they come with lots of rules (again probably because I'm autistic lol). I can only choose names with strong histories, using original gender assignments, spellings, no diminutives and correct pronunciations. They also can't be in the top 100 but have to be familiar to the British ear. It makes for a very short list! 😂

@MrsCristianoX Forgot to say, I love Saoirse 🥰

I also like Delilah and Lilah which I've seen mentioned a few times in this thread now! :)

Oh and to whomever asked about what days we dtd before falling pregnant. This cycle it was:

-5, -4, -3, -2, 0 and +1

I remember being cross that we missed -1 but it didn't matter in the end :)

Blimey you must have been exhausted 😂

Can I ask (as I always have trouble pinpointing ovulation days as I tend to get blazing positive for 2-3 days (3 this time), did you take your ovulation day as the day following your first positive OPK?

All this baby talk names nearly made me horny but not quite. Tactical seduction begins tomorrow lile it or not😅

@TheBirdintheCave i love that name too but DH hates it. Its powerful, irish and i like the meaning xx

@monsteramunch i get a few high days but only one peak day so I always assume ov happens then. Ties in with the crampy pain on one side 😊

So predictably I have caved and used my digital….

@pangolin84

Woohoo!!

@pangolin84 Yay!!! How exciting!!
@monsteramunch it may be worth temping for a cycle so you can pinpoint your ovulation around the peaks, that way you'll have a better idea. I have a rise over a day sometimes, FF shows ovulation after the day after the 'peak', not the initial rise as that's what I'd read before too. xx

@pangolin84 🙌🙌 ❤️

@monsteramunch OPKs have never worked for me. I just go by CM and call the day I get pains as ovulation day :) I was also temping that month but my chart was all over the place.

@pangolin84 Hooray for seeing it in words! :D

@pangolin84 yasssss!! Excellent news, so happy for you 💕

@TheBirdintheCave I love those names! I know what you mean about traditional but unusual names. I named DD a fairly common name but spelt differently. It's now really common and one of my besties has named her daughter it. I love the name Isabella or Darcey for a girl (I know Darcey is totally marmite but I love it - DH hates it so it'll never happen!) For a boy it would be Thomas after DH father. I also love Tadgh as DH is half Irish but he hates it which is really annoying!

@monsteramunch could be worth temping as that will pinpoint it better

@pangolin84 ahhhh that's amazing so happy for you 🥳

Messed up the bloody fertilily tonight ffs. And DH is still none the wiser 😂

@MrsCristianoX what happened?!?! 🫣

@bunnykins123 literally no idea. I think I may need to watch the video again 😂..pushed it in then pulled the string bit and am pretty sure it's stuck halfway. But can't pull it out coz all the stuff might come out. Ugh. OPKs are still not high so I'll count this as a practice run. Did u try yours again? Xx

@pangolin84 Huge congratulations 🎉 lovely! So happy for you. Hope the rest of you are doing ok?! xx

@calimc83 Still ok so far. I ran out of cheapies today so that's the end of an era. Just the digi to go! 5+4 today.

@TheBirdintheCave when do you think you'll do the digi? Sounds like all is going really well! Do you have a scan booked?

@MrsCristianoX did you use both hands? I keep one finger holding the side when I tug it - it doesn't completely stop it from dropping but seems to help. I'm absolutely no pro with it though, so one of the others can give some tips 🤞

@bunnykins123 Digi is meant to be for Monday at 6 weeks but I will probably cave and do it tomorrow or Sunday 😂 Seems to be going ok fingers crossed! I'm still terrified haha (and very concerned that I don't have sickness yet as I did with my son at this stage). Scan is on the 20th at 8+1. 'Only' 18 days to go!

@MrsCristianoX Like Bunnykins I used to keep a finger holding it against the cervix as I pulled the tail. If I felt it had slipped down at all I just then poked it back up until I was happy with where it was.