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 genuinely used to do that, I'd stick it under the pillow to turn it on and then hide it under the pillow as soon as it started beeping to tell me it was finished 😂
Luckily my new one I could turn the beep off!

@thejollytrolleydolly Im normally a half 5 waker for some reason 😂 and I do it then but today was 3am 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Hotmalibu94 I think I will have to do that! I didn't buy an expensive one so don't think there's that option

My alarm is set for 6.30AM but these days I move around at 5AM and always can see if the puppy is awake or not and more often than not she staring into my soul and I know she needs to go outside 😅

Hi all!

Cycle 2 of BBT for me, I’ve attached my charts for you guys!

AF due tomorrow and my temp has dipped this morning and all my tests are BFN so not got my hopes up too much but if no AF and temp back upI will test again in the morning!

@Biscuitbeann welcome! Thanks for sharing its great to see how it could look like for us just starting BBT. Fingers crossed for you either way 😊

Hii everyone again, hows everyone doing? My AF should be over soon. From my app my ovulation is predicted to be around the 12th.
Anyone feel like this is the month for them? Ive been feeling soo optimistic so far so fingers crossed 🤞💖

@CatiaR haha definitely worth a shot, I don't think I was waking my DH up doing it that way 😂

@Biscuitbeann oh they look good! It's so good to see what a chart is meant to look like 😅 looks like good coverage! Hopefully you'll get a bfp this month, how many cycles is this for you now?

@Huriya hey lovely! I'm feeling positive this month! I'm thinking at least this time I'm gonna catch ovulation so that's gotta be a positive thing 😁

@Hotmalibu94 will give it a go and report back 😂

feeling positive this month could be the month too but at least I’ll be on track to understand when I’m ovulating better so that’s great too

@Hotmalibu94 this is cycle 2 day 27 and fully anticipating AF tomorrow So will then be cycle 3! My first cycle was shorter slightly due to coming off contraception but it’s been reassuring seeing my temp rise and fall when it’s supposed to along side my opk test etc!

fingers crossed for your BFP 🤍! We can all share charts aswell which I find super helpful!!

@Biscuitbeann well you never know you could be the first bfp of the thread or if not you won't be far behind the rest of us😁 it's really good to see the charts! I'm on cycle 3 as well so hopefully it'll be a lucky cycle!

@Hotmalibu94 AF arrived in full
force this morning, only positive is at least I know my tracking isn’t totally off! And my temp is doing the right thing!

Im off to Paris tomorrow’s so will be able to put a positive spin on things with a few cocktails!

@Biscuitbeann definitely good to know the chart is so accurate! Silver linings of AF- hope you have a fab time in Paris, enjoy the cocktails!

How's everyone else doing, @CatLadyH any signs of AF or symptoms?

@FoodFann any signs of O day yet?

Hello! Checking in! I'm meant to be ovulating in 4 days time. I've got the ewcm so that's a good sign. The opk's are white as a sheet though 😂 my temp seems to be jumping up and down too I don't know if that's normal or not x

@Hotmalibu94 still no AF here but also still BFNs. Keep getting light cramping and last cycle I got this for about 10 days before AF turned up so just got to wait it out I guess

where are you in your cycle right now? I approaching?

@thejollytrolleydolly hopefully the OPKs peak before long! EWCM is good, dunno about the temp, I found that the first couple of months mine was up and down a lot but this month I redid the guide on NC on how to take my temp and it seems more settled 😂 Dunno if I was taking it wrong before maybe!

@Ncl31 oh how frustrating for you, it is such a pain having to wait. Hopefully it comes soon for you!
I'm not due to ovulate until next Thursday so a little way to go yet but keeping an eye just in case it happens earlier than expected!

@Hotmalibu94 it’s really frustrating. I had to wait 74 days at the beginning of the year.
I actually have an appointment with my GP tomorrow for a sick note so I’m going to ask them about metformin for my PCOS; I’ve read it really can help with weight loss in PCOS too which can help the natural return of regular cycles.

@Ncl31 I hope this gives you some strength & hope. I was diagnosed with pcos back when I was 15. I had the cysts in my ovaries, heavy flow, irregular periods, acne, put on a ton of weight, the whole lot! I got a diagnosis quite young so I had the last 13 years to learn to manage my pcos. What helped the most was metformin. I was on 500mg x twice a day for almost 2 years. It helped me get back to a normal weight. And my periods haven't been irregular ever since. I do have longer cycles (32-35 days). I haven't been on metformin since 2017 now and my periods are still very regular. I even had a full checkup and scan this year and I don't have even cysts on my ovaries for a pcos diagnosis at this point. Ofcourse things like pcos don't just go away. They are managed in the long term. So I still have it on my medical history, but I'm at a very different position than where I was a few years ago. Something that helps me regulate my body with my pcos naturally is going on a low carb diet. I can't go as high fat as keto recommends, I do just low carb. And that helps regulate my insulin cycles (which is another thing women with pcos struggle with).
Just remember that every body is different, so you're might not respond the same way as mine. But I hope my experiences give you some hope :)

Morning everyone! AF is done so going to start opk testing today :)

CD5 and ready to go!

sending baby dust to all x

@CatiaR Morning my AF is also done currently CD6 and going to start OPK testing today!

Fingers crossed for us all 🤞

@Huriya we are very close in our cycles then! always nice to have someone to go along with :)

@CatiaR @Huriya that's exciting guys! Keep us updated on how the OPKs go 🎉 are you temping as well? I can't remember who is and who isn't 😂

@CatiaR @Huriya so exciting! Keeping my fingers crossed for both of you!

Slight temp drop this morning but think it's unlikely to be O this early (and no CM etc) so think I'm just continuing on a bit of a downward trend prior to the increase after O - kinda looks similar to the start of @Biscuitbeann chart I think! So hopefully doing good this month 🤞

Thank you @Hotmalibu94 @Myna13
Im not tempting i dont understand it at all, cant seem to figure out how it works lol but I am using OPKs. Im using the premom app with momed ovulation strips.
Anyone else on here using them?

@Huriya i downloaded the Premom app this month and I’ve got easy@home OPKs. Never done this before. Never done temping before either but I started temping on Tuesday. On my last day of AF today (I think!) so will be time to get my baseline soon!

@Hotmalibu94 I'm temping as well trying to understand how it works, and going to start doing opks from today (although today will need to be after work and not during as I got meetings back to back all day long 😓) why did I say I wasn't busy at all I wonder 😆