SMEP-ing our way to a BFP 🍁🍂🐿️🍂🍁 Part 2

[NSx]

Made a new thread as the old one was full

Might have been me moving info over from premom to FF. But I peaked sat on opk then DTD sat, sun, Mon, had Tues off and again yesterday so should be ok either way. If not we'll try again next month!

@Matildahoney thats a good point @TunnocksTCake has made. But it looks like you continued to dtd which I think covers you just in case

Sounds like I need to continue for a good few days after FF tells me I ovulated. I usually stop at 1DPO

I think most people do ovulate within 48 hours after that’s why the apps all say it as they all go with the average. I know I’m definitely within 24 hours as my EWCM goes and I feel it most cycles and had blood tests twice which pretty much confirmed it. If I ovulated any later the results wouldn’t have been as high

most people within 24 hours that meant to say. We all know apps aren’t accurate for everyone they just go with the average

@Matildahoney yes you definitely covered your bases! Just something to bear in mind when you start testing as it might be 2 days off what FF says! We're almost cycle buddies - one day apart, do you know when you will be testing?

@allgoodthings84 thanks, thats interesting. I'm pretty sure I did O the day after peak thinking about CM and I get sore boobs in the luteal phase which began then too, but I was just thinking it might mean I've been stopping too early... Anything to worry about, and I'll grab onto it!

@TunnocksTCake everyone is different. We always stopped dtd ovulation day (day after peak) as it that was our last day in fertile time and I got pregnant 3 cycles in a row so it’s definitely not too early for us to stop but everyone is different it’s so hard to know

This pregnancy our last dtd was peak day as couldn’t do it ovulation day.

@TunnocksTCake haven't decided yet! We're out to lunch with family on 26th so I'm tempted to wait til after that as I don't want to ruin it for myself!

@Matildahoney Thats a good plan, I'm in 2 minds about whether to test next Friday as we are going to stay with DHs sister for the weekend and I want to know whether I can drink... that would be 11DPO so I guess theres a chance of something showing on a FRER....

@TunnocksTCake i think 11dpo is a pretty solid day to test with a frer I think if u were pregnant you would defo have some sort of line?

@TunnocksTCake I think frers tend to show a line the day after implantation so as long as you’ve implanted by CD10 (which most people do but not all) then you should get at least a faint line on frer

@NSx @allgoodthings84 that's what I was thinking, tho I'm sure I'll still drive myself mad thinking I was a rarity that implanted late if it's negative!

Anyone testing in the next few days?

@TunnocksTCake 100% I think you’re a safe bet, unless like you say u implant late but they say normally it’s like 9dpo or there abouts.
I have to ask with that username are you Scottish?

Like @NSx says 8-10dpo are the most common days to implant. A lot of experts say that 11-12dpo implantation is less likely to be successful although not impossible

@NSx haha no actually just a huge fan of them 😂 they are my favourite treat!

Hahah, no way, I’m Scottish so I didn’t know they were a thing outwith Scotland 💕 😂 they are fab @TunnocksTCake

@NSx we stock a range of Tunnocks (wholesaler) and not in Scotland. They are rather lovely

@allgoodthings84 yes the caramel logs are also Devine 😍😍😍

@NSx the caramel bars are lush, my grandad always used to have them for me! Tunnocks are surprisingly low calorie and very satisfying so I can have them more often 😋

@TunnocksTCake im away to the shops to buy some 😂😂😂 it’s been a while - however I’m loaded with the cold so sweet stuff isn’t really tickling me at the minute 😂 x

@NatGee so we got OH’s SA back today and he actually has amazing sperm 😂😂😂 like so good 😬
whats the chances 😄😂 he’s walking around proud as punch of himself 😂😂😅😅 x

@NSx haha of course it is! and the proof is in your tummy :) same with the DH when we got ours, he was happy it was all normal. Can I ask what percentage morphology he got and how long he abstained for before taking the sample? DH's was in at 4% which is just on the normal level but it did bug me it wasn't higher. He abstained for five days.

And i love tunnocks too, not my favourite treat but high up there

I don’t know I’ll have to check the paper. But what I know from looking at SA at work 4% is really good. I think the nhs confidence levels are 3.9-4% so it’s not really low, I think 4% is pretty common, I don’t think many people have 10% tbh, that’s a number I’ve read online but I never see it in real life tbh! I think he abstained for 4 days or so? I remember the number was in the millions for the count too like he had like 224 million or something which is pretty high, need to check the paper tomorrow:

tunnocks are very decent 😍 @NatGee x

@NSx oh dont worry honestly, just you saying 4% is OK is enough to put my mind to rest. I'm just overthinking things. Whoa, yeah thats a big number. DH had 159m which is good but wow not as high as 224 nice one

@NatGee i just checked 4% too. Apparently that’s pretty standard.
OH asked the dr if there was anything he had to do, to make it better and the doctor said no his sperm was perfect … so I think if the 4% wasn’t enough or on lower he would have told him, so don’t worry I think it’s pretty textbook.
remember 4% of millions is a lot - it only takes ONE to make a baby! 🤞✨
Total progressive was 55% (46% rapid and 9% slow)
43 mill per 1ml,
224 mill per ejaculate
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