BBTing our way to a BFP in August 🎉

[Hotmalibu94]

Hi all!
My body has begun a new cycle in its quest to torture me with cycles that are getting a day longer at a time 😅 so I thought I'd see if anyone wants to join me in BBT charting this month!

DH and I are currently TTC #1, we started in June so are on CD1 of cycle #3 now and I wanted to start doing something a bit more to track without feeling like I'm constantly peeing on some kind of stick 😂 I've previously tried charting in April and May to prevent pregnancy but I hadn't quite got the hang of it yet so the charts were a bit all over the place. My chart since restarting BBT on Sunday already seems a lot more stable than it was last time so hopefully it'll give me some more info this time!

Please feel free to say hi below and introduce yourselves 😊 looking for as many friends as possible in this crazy world of TTC 💕

@CatiaR I've had a slow, but steady increase today. Not sure I'll peak tomorrow though. Might be a Wednesday peak looking at the results today.
Not really been consistent with BBT though. So not sure the data I have makes sense 😂

@Lollywhite it's hard not to obsess over it really. I think if you're casually trying it's easier to be removed/distant from everything. But we're all clearly really trying and would like our babies sooner rather than later, so it's normal for it to be in the back of our heads. Last cycle was a little unhealthy for me though. This cycle I'm just trying to not get obsessed. It's hard. But talking to everyone on here helps because I don't have to feel bad about wanting this soo much since I'm surrounded by a community that knows my wants and feelings. It makes this time of my life feel more real / natural since my friends aren't in the same phase of life at the moment.

@Myna13 yours does look a bit more normal. Mine is a bit all over the place although increasing. I guess we just keep going and see 😂

i do have the ovulation pains and ewcm so I would be surprised if I’m not ovulating tomorrow but it can take 24-36hrs so it depends

My tests have been like this since about 6pm yesterday. This has never happened before I normally rise and drop in one day. Anyone else had this?

@CatiaR yours really do look all over the place. Definitely trust your body and keep BDing as much as you can just to make sure you have your bases covered just incase you ovulate late. Keeping my fingers crossed for you 🤞🏽🤞🏽

@pinkmarshmalloww that does look a little strange. Maybe your body is just taking a little time to stop surging? Or the tests are just wrong. I don't know really because this is my first time using the OPKs. You'll know soon enough I guess 😅

@pinkmarshmalloww I think this is normal. I was Googling LH surges and there are 3 types - the quick peak where it rises and falls really quickly, the gradual rise where the LH rises steadily over a few days and the long peak where you seem to hold your peak for a while. One of the girls on another chat had her peak over about 4 days I think! X

The only time I had day after day of positive OPKs was when I was pregnant! I'd had a proper "period" at 8dpo (which was about right for me at the time) but then when I started doing OPKs on what I thought was CD8 they were positive straight away and I eventually did a pregnancy test and it was positive. It ended in blighted ovum/missed miscarriage but I was pregnant.

@Myna13 looks like your tests are getting there! Hopefully we see a peak today 🤞

@CatiaR I would just listen to your body and continue bding but I'm also too curious so I'd be waiting to see the peak too still 😂

What time are you two testing today?

@pinkmarshmalloww I think it's like@thejollytrolleydolly said, you can have different types of peaks from what I've googled. Hopefully you see it fall today. What day would you be going with for ovulation if it falls today?

4dpo and currently nothing major to report. Sore nipples which is my usual 🤷🏼‍♀️ I'm just waiting til 6dpo when I can keep an eye out for signs of implantation 👀

Morning everyone!
5DPO here- current symptoms fatigue/tiredness but this could be due to lack of sleep.
Last night I had Shooting/sharp pain in lower abdomen/pelvic area again. Lasts around 5-10mins and can feel it in the bum.
Slight left side cramping around the kidneys.

But i also think I may have a UTI so it could be that too.

@Hotmalibu94 I’ve covered my bases and BD last night and this morning. Hopefully this was it because DH is getting tired 😂

I know you’re not supposed to use FMU to test so this was more just to even look what’s it doing around this time and it’s obviously low. I’ll test again probably about 10 ish and then 1-2pm to try and catch other times I haven’t done as much and see if it makes any difference?

BBT shot up again and if it stays up for two more days at least I think it will confirm that ovulation is today.

the lower LH there for today probably will change later with more accurate testing but we’ll see what will happen 😊

i never thought I’d say I can’t wait to be in the TWW already 😂

@Huriya don't mess around with UTIs! Drink as much water or cranberry juice as you can and get some of the sachets from the pharmacy - always better to catch it quick 😊

@CatiaR I don't think it matters so much what time you do your opk. I got my peak at 4:30 in the morning lol! Just as you're doing one in the morning and one in the afternoon to see if there's any change you will be fine xx

Ok so, my surge began Sunday which means ovulation should roughly be 28-36 hours after. And we all know the surge begins a few hours before our urine and tests show it. So I believed Ovulation would've been yesterday. I had cramping and left sided pain yesterday BUT my app didn't register my peak until yesterday morning so that means ovulation was roughly 8-20 hours away making my app say ovulation is today. Looking at my tests I believe my peak happened Sunday night into Monday morning? So I believed I ovulated yesterday evening (because of the pain) 😅😅😅 but I may as well just go with the app just incase and class O day as today. My tests this morn are still dark but I'm sure this is over. What does everyone else think? X

@CatiaR I really hope you see some dark tests today x

@Hotmalibu94 I believe I ovulated yesterday. But my app is saying today because it registered my peak as yesterday even though to me, all my peaks look exactly the same in intensity for yesterday. I posted a pic below x

@pinkmarshmalloww maybe just go with what the apps say as then you might always be one day ahead of where you think you are and might be further ahead when you test 😊

I did a test this morning just for the lolz and of course it was a bfn 😂 couldn't help myself though! Been having boob pain which radiates to my armpit and sharp stabbing twinges in my tummy. That's it though I feel completely fine otherwise! X

@thejollytrolleydolly @pinkmarshmalloww I will keep testing but not expecting to have a darker test to be honest, even tho not positive the highest one was still yesterday and so far today got no more cramping so we will see what BBT does as that seems more reliable at the minute

@pinkmarshmalloww it means youre joing us in the tww either from today or tomorrow 😁
@CatiaR from what youve mentioned about your CM and bbt sounds like you may have ovulated or are pretty close to it. Youve been dtd every other day tbh so youve covered all your bases. Remeember sperm can live upto 3-5 days so a day out here and there should still be ok.

@thejollytrolleydolly lol im so tempted to test as well but im going to try holding off till am atleast 8 DPO. I was so positive about this cycle last week and now I dont feel very hopefull. Was feeling a bit emotional last night and mood was a bit down. Not sure if thats a symptom or me just not getting enough sleep in.

Similar temp as yesterday and EWCM has ended, so I’m calling today 2dpo. Won’t allow myself to start symptom spotting until 6dpo, which is this Saturday. Not currently got any plans for the weekend so need to get things booked in so I can’t spend the whole time obsessing!

@MorningsideMaisie Its so hard not too symptom spot lol literally any minor inconvenience you think its a symptom 😂

@Huriya the temptation is strong isn't it?! I just quite enjoy poas and I've got loads of cheapies so I don't mind doing one a day until af. It passes the time 😂 I don't feel like this is my month at the minute so I'm fully expecting to see nothing on the tests but it will be a nice surprise if there is!

I'm with you on the no sleep. I didn't get home from work last night until 1am and then dd woke up at 6 👌🏽🥱

@thejollytrolleydolly It deffo is, to stop myself from doing pregnancy tests am still doing ovulations test strips once a day. The line is very faint with a very low score but ive heard if the ovulation strips start getting a darker line it maybe a positive pregnancy test..

@Huriya yeah I've seen that too! I did an ovulation test yesterday which was the same, really low but then I thought implantation could happen soon so might as well crack out the hcg tests 😊 Tbf I'm waiting on my manager course and I have an all inclusive holiday in September so I don't mind if I don't fall straight away but I like to check just incase lol x

@Huriya its pointing towards today being ovulation day but I guess only time will tell.

ive heard of people having a lower LH baseline and cannot detect the peak but also the reason why I’m checking the whole cycle and establish whats my normal.

my body and BBT seem to say its today and I’ve covered my bases for now so will keep checking. Apparently higher BBT for 3 days straight indicates ovulation too so will keep checking the next few days and see