2 LH surges in one cycle?

[SunshineAndRainbows6]

Hey girls 👋🏼 I am so confused! Maybe someone has had something similar happen....

To cut a long story short I usually have around 28/29 day cycles and ovulate on or around CD14.... ✨

I was quite poorly last week, had flu symptoms and have been diagnosed with Strep A and now on a course of penicillin (But thank god I feel better) 🙏🏼

I got what I thought was my PEAK on CD11 last week, I'll attach a photo... this was when I was poorly 😷 it seemed quite early for me 🤔

But I've woken up this morning CD18 and have had a stronger PEAK 🤔

Did my body not ovulate whilst I was ill and now is? Haven't a clue what's going on 😭🤣 Just seems so late for me now 😢

Hey lovely @TTC1990 Sorry for the late reply, been a manic week with work 🥵 I'm glad your doing ok 👌🏻 any sign of AF!? Mine came this morning 😞 I've had a good cry, grabbed myself a massive coffee and Oreo donut on the way home from the school run today, going to stuff my face with a tonne of comfort foods and then try to stay positive for a new cycle 🙏🏼 Easier said than done 😭 But we've got a few events coming up which I'll be able to have a drink at now, so got to think of the positives 🍻

Ooooh sounds like you've got a good month planned also, are you going anywhere nice!? ☀️ I'm so glad to hear your getting the testing done through a clinic first and it's not costing you an arm and a leg, it's nice you've got that savings as back up, but like you said if you can do it without chipping into that, then you've got that to use on something else later down the line 🥰

I haven't heard of that place but had a look on Google maps and it's about 2/3 hours away from us I think 🤔 We are West Sussex 🥰

Going to look into more supplements this month and maybe try out the 'Clear Blue' ovulation sticks to see if that helps 🤔 I've heard good reviews on them, but I'm sure the cheapy sticks do the same thing! I'm just willing to try just about anything now 🙏🏼

Hope your doing ok 😘

Morning @SunshineAndRainbows6!

Ahh I’m sorry to hear AF has arrived 😔. Although I kind of find it refreshing when you’re back to ‘cycle day 1’, then the hope can start again 🤞🏻. Mine came yesterday…we go again! This will be our 7th cycle 😰. What will this be for you? Love that, coffee and a donut!! I’m on my second coffee this morning already. As soon as my period end the guilt hits and I go back to decaf!

Ahh I used to live in West Sussex, but more Hampshire way towards Chichester!

The clear blue digital was really good when I used it. Although I had one month where I only got a flashing smiley, never the static which meant ‘peak’, and then that confused me more than the cheap ones!!

I don’t really know how often to DTD (soz TMI) with lower sperm count now?! If I don’t get pregnant this cycle, I’m going to be on my period for my holiday which is annoying!

At least you have events to look forward to like you say, I always find the option to be able to drink when you have things is a silver lining!

Hope you’re having a good weekend whatever you’re doing! I’ve been up at 5:10am with my son, then doing a park run in the rain. Wild weekend for me 😂.

Manifesting our cycle this month! We can go through the whole ‘is my real peak’ again together!! 🙈 xx

Morning lovely @TTC1990 👋🏼

Sorry for the radio silence, we had such a busy weekend, plus this month when AF hit it really got to me 😞 Feeling a lot better now though, onwards and upwards 👆🏼 CD6.... now planning on what approach to do this month! Still can't wrap my head around the whole 'have unprotected s*x and you'll get pregnant' malarkey they used to throw at us in school.... then here's us planning for a baby and not getting anywhere 😭🫠😂 Gotta laugh about it otherwise I'd cry!

How are you feeling? How was your weekend? ✨

Blimey what a small world ayyyee! Chichester isn't that far from us 🥰

I'm still debating whether to get the clear blue ovulation sticks 🤔 not sure if I'm wasting my money as I know the LH strips are just as good 🤷🏻‍♀️ I feel like I'm just trying to grasp at straws 😂

In regard to DTD.... it's so hard isn't it.... especially when it's all planned, it takes the fun away and also puts pressure on the men! We've tried all sorts this end.... one month we DTD for a solid 10 days in a row.... I felt so sorry for the hubby 😭😮‍💨😂 But I think our plan is to follow SMEP this time.... plus maybe use some Pre Seed which we've got leftover from last month, can't hurt right 🤷🏻‍♀️
Have you tried SMEP before? What do you guys usually do?

Sounds like you did more productive things over the weekend than us 😂 Good for you for getting out running 🏃‍♀️ I can't even run to the fridge without getting out of breath 😭😮‍💨😂

Hope your days going ok so far, school run done my end ✅ now getting set up for work 🤢

Looking forward to going through this month with you! We've got this 💪🏼 Manifesting our babies ✨🌈

Morning @SunshineAndRainbows6 !

Also sorry for the radio silence. I’ve been at a festival this weekend so I’ve been in recovery mode!! We took our son in for one day, fun but stressful supervising him in the crowds!

How are you? Did you go for it and buy the CB opks? What cycle day is it for you?

I’m CD12 and just starting testing my LH. Usually start earlier but I’ve been so busy it hasn’t been on my mind as much. Which is actually quite nice!

Hope your week is going well and work is OK! I’m off today as I have some friends coming to stay with their little ones.

Let’s keep the manifesting going 🙏🏻!! Xxx

@TTC1990 Hey hun 👋🏼

Ooooh sounds like you had a busy one too! How fun with the festival though, which one was that? I bet your son loved it, even though I can imagine how stressful that was 😮‍💨 Crowds and a toddler do not mix well 🤭😂

So I ended up leaving the CB tests this time round, we are finishing off my easy@home strips and the Pre Seed.... I've also jumped onto the English version of 'Mucinex' for this cycle 😂 It's a cough syrup from Boots if there's one local to you 👌🏻 Lorrrddd I deffo have more fertile CM this month! Not sure if it's because I've been trying to drink more water or if it's genuinely worked from the medicine 🤔 We shall see!!

I'm on CD14 today, so we are both in sync again.... I've just gotten my PEAK this morning.... We did the SMEP method as well this time, so will BD tonight and then for 3 more days in a row 👌🏻 I think we've managed to time it well so far!

I hope your weeks going ok, my minds been elsewhere trying to sort out our re mortgage, so that's helped take the pressure off a bit! I'm glad you've managed to distract yourself a little as well 🙏🏼

Let's hope this is the month for us both ✨ Keep me posted on when you hit ovulation too 🥰

@SunshineAndRainbows6 Good morning and happy peak day!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

I think the easy@home ones work well and are certainly a lot cheaper! I found the clear blue a bit frustrating as youre only meant to test ones a day, and I think I peak all of a sudden, so it wouldn’t catch that and then be stuck on a flashing smiley!

Sounds like you’ve been smashing it (no pun intended!) with the BDing! We have also followed SMEP (started on day 9 but almost). I’ve not reached peak yet, but expecting it later today or tomorrow 🤞🏻. EWSM has started!

Oo tell me more about the cough mixture! How many times a day do you take it? I tried with Benilin one month but just kept forgetting to take it!

We were at the IOW festival. We live over here so easy for us just to pop in and not have to do the full dirty camping experience with a little one!!

Hope you’ve managed to get the mortgage sorted. Houses can be more stressful than TTC!!

Will keep you posted on peak and then we can live through the dreaded TWW together 😬 xx

@TTC1990 How lovely! Yessss 100% agree with the dirty camping side of things! I'm a terrible snob when it comes to that 😭😂 I got a UTI the last time we went proper camping as I couldn't use the bathrooms properly 🤭

Ooooh amazing! Yesss we started on CD10 with the SMEP plan! Sounds like you've got it down to a T as well.... pun fully intended, love that! 😜 Glad you've got your fertile CM too! Hopefully your PEAK arrives soon 🙏🏼

Soooo I tried tablets similar to this stuff a couple months back, BUT they didn't seem to make a difference and had a lot of other ingredients in.... this one has the stuff we need and only that ingredient 🤔 So we shall see! Everyone's opinions different on how often your meant to take it etc... but I've been doing 10ml once a day since CD10 (your meant to take it around 5 days leading up to your ovulation) I'm going to continue it today, may even take two lots one in the evening too! Then stop after tomorrow so I've covered the whole window! Like I said before I am willing to try bloody anything nowadays 😂

Keep me posted on when you hit your PEAK, hope your having a good day your end too! 😘

Hey girl! @SunshineAndRainbows6 Peak has arrived for me 🙌🏻🙌🏻.

How are you getting on? Currently waiting for my OH to come home so we can DTD 😂. Even though I am shattered!!!

If this cycle is a no go then I’ll grab some of that cough medicine. Willing to try anything!!

Thanks for all your tips and support!

Happy weekend!! Xx

@TTC1990 Hey lovely 👋🏼 Ooooh yay, PEAK day!

Go girl with the BD'ing 😜 We've done it for the last 4 days in a row 😮‍💨 knackered 😴😂 I think I ovulated yesterday as had cramps and boobs are super sore 🍈🍈

So onto 1DPO today 😑😂 Here's to facing the dreaded 2WW together 💪🏼 Let's hope we get our positives at the end of it 👏🏻

Have a great weekend! Will check in next week 😘

Morning @SunshineAndRainbows6 !

So I was fuming as OH came home too late and I was asleep! DTD this morning and will try again tonight. Hope that’s enough…the pressure of having to do it on certain days makes it so hard!

Impressive with 4 days in a row!! Do you track BBT? Mine is still low so think I’ll ovulate today and hopefully BBT will spike in the morning 🙏🏻. I don’t seem to get symptoms, but it’s good you know yours has most likely happened!

Keep me posted when you start testing 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 xx

Hey lovely 👋🏼

How are you? How have you been getting on?

Sorry I somehow completely missed this message haha! Oh I would have been fuming too 😭🤭🤣

9 dpo for us both! Nothing to report my end as of yet 😮‍💨 Still early days! But when your testing with these super sensitive tests they have on the market nowadays it's hard to not get discouraged when you don't get a BFP early 🤭🫠🤣

Not too much symptom wise my end either, just the usual PMS ones... any your end? ✨

@TTC1990 Also just seen your message about BBT.... I have never done that as it seemed quite complicated... especially when you've got a little one who wakes you up sometimes in the night 🤔 But I'm half tempted to give it a go if we don't have any luck this cycle... we would be onto cycle 6 🤢 so again I'm willing to try anything 🙏🏼

How do you find doing it!? 🥰

Morning lovely! @SunshineAndRainbows6 How are you doing? I’m sorry you haven’t got your BFP yet, hang in there, there is still time!

So I actually have some news…my BFP arrived last night!! I thought oh I’m 9dpo I’ll just do one whilst I’m bathing my son. I was absolutely not expecting to see a line 😬😬! I quickly rushed to Tesco to get CB early and there it was in words 🥹. I hope this post isn’t triggering for you, but instead provides some hope that even after 7 months of trying and with low sperm count, it can work!!

Regarding BBT I use my Apple Watch! It’s such an easy way (if you have one) to track it, as I don’t need to do anything apart from wear it!

The only thing we did differently this month was use the fertilily cup. No idea if it was that that did it, but that can worth a try too?

Hope you’re OK and sending lots of love and BFP vibes your way 🩷. Xx

@TTC1990 Morning lovely!

Oh my god!!!!! Look at that 😭🥹 Massive congratulations 🙌🏻 This has made my morning! I needed cheering up after a BFN my end again 😭

How have you been feeling? Did you have any symptoms? ✨ So exciting!

I'm okish my end, plodding on! Had a good cry on the phone to my mum this morning 😭🤣 (She's like my bestie) Going to call my GP to make an appointment and have a talk about my medication I'm on for my RA and also regarding my recent bloods as they weren't the best 😔 It's nearly a year since we started trying again and lost our first one so it seems to have hit extra hard!

Ooooh ok, I may look into it! I haven't got an Apple Watch but I know my sister does and she doesn't use it anymore, so I'm going to nab it to try 🙏🏼 Will also look into the cup as it was on the list! I'm willing to try anything 😭😂

Honestly so so happy for you though! Please keep me posted on how things are going etc... I bet that was a very interesting bath time 🤣🙌🏻💕

@SunshineAndRainbows6 thank you so much! Although now the anxiety has well and truly started! I took another test this morning and it didn’t look any darker, just taken another and that’s also still faint!! I’m not sure if I should be seeing progression at this stage, or if I need to wait a bit longer. It’s all my mind can think about now!!

We go on holiday Friday so hoping that takes my mind off it all!

Oh lovely I totally get it. I have had many tears in the past too. It’s good to get it all out! It sounds like you have a plan, which is always helpful. Please keep me updated with it all 🩷. It’s been so nice to have each other as support 🥰.

Please shout if you want to chat about anything!! 😘 xxx

@TTC1990 Bless you! I can imagine how you're feeling!!! But STEP AWAY from the tests 😉 even though I wouldn't either!

You're looking for the good old 48 hours progression if you carry on... So there technically should be some progression every couple of days.... But I know it varies with everyone, as we all make different levels of HCG ✨ Try not to let progression phase you too much! I know my midwife used to say 'if there's a line, then your pregnant' 🤰🏻

Thank you for the kind words and support! We will defffo keep this thread going! I'm hoping I can announce my BFP to you in the near future ☺️ Please keep me posted on how you're feeling etc.... 😄 You've got this 💪🏼💕

@SunshineAndRainbows6 that is so helpful and love that saying ‘if there’s a line, then you’re pregnant’ I will remember that 🥰🙏🏻

Absolutely I will be thinking of you and look forward to hearing from you soon! I will keep you posted with my symptoms etc…currently none apart from a very odd vivid dream last night 😂 xx

@TTC1990 Yep! Please try not to stress too much! I don't think I'll ever go off line progression again as I had the darkest ones imaginable when I had my miscarriage last year, so take them with a pinch of salt 🤏 You are pregnant Mama and that's all you've got to keep reminding yourself 🤰🏻☺️ Your body will do the rest 💪🏼

I've already told my sister I'll be nicking her Apple Watch haha! 😝 I know I use the OPK's to see when my LH peaks, but it will be nice to be able to confirm I am actually ovulating with the BBT 🙏🏼 Contemplating buying the cup just for the hell of it... we've got nothing to loose 🤭😂

Yes I remember having the vivid dreams, so weird lol 😴

Congratulations again lovely 🥂 Enjoy your holiday!! Are you going abroad? ✈️

I will deffo keep you posted 😘

@SunshineAndRainbows6 Hey lovely just wanted to check in to see how you’re doing? We are on Majorca on our holidays, which has come at the perfect time as my anxiety has been so high! Nothing much to report here, zero symptoms, but my tests are getting slightly darker…just don’t know if they are dark enough for this stage or not!

How you feeling about this cycle? Do you think you’ll try anything different? Always here to chat 🥰 xxx

Hey hun 👋🏼 Oh wow! Not jealous AT ALL 😭😂 Sounds bloody lovely! ☀️ I'm so glad it's taking your mind off of things.... just try to relax! I know it's easier said than done, but remember what I said the midwife told me 👏🏻 Your pregnant 😘 Lines differ for everyone and at the end of the day, there's nothing you can do either way, so try to take each day as it comes 🙏🏼 You've got this! 🥰

I'm not too bad this end, plodding on! I'm on CD5 now, so should be saying goodbye to AF today 😮‍💨🥴 Onwards and upwards.... I'm grabbing my sisters apple watch off of her today, so going to use that this cycle, plus pre seed as normal because we have some left and maybe every other day again with DTD 🤔

Little man's finishing for the summer holiday next week, we've got a busy couple of weekends coming up and then at the start of next month during my 2WW we've got a Haven holiday with friends and their kids! So I'm hoping that will help pass the time and we can wait to test till we are home 🙏🏼

Trying to think of things to distract me as it seems to be me who struggles more with everything! I think it's different for the men 🫠🤣

How much longer have you got left of your holibobs? ☀️ I bet it's lovely and hot there 🙏🏼

I know I shouldn't be adding to your testing habits 😉 But have you tried the clear blue weeks indicator ones yet? They are the only ones I did use for the first part, made me feel a bit more chilled as to get to the certain 'weeks' you need different levels of HCG.... so for reference the 1-2 is 10mIU .... the 2-3 is 153mIU and the 3+ is 2753mIU.... ✨

Enjoy the sunshine and pool 😘☀️

Hi @SunshineAndRainbows6 ! I was wondering if you worked out which of the peaks in your original post was the true peak (ie which one caused ovulation)? I'm in the same boat this month! I've never had two peaks before and I'm not sure what's going on! I really want to know when I could possibly expect a bfp.

@SunshineAndRainbows6 ah I’m glad you’re ok! That’ll be so nice that you have things coming up to look forward to. I find that helps so much! Also I’m sure your little one will keep you busy throughout the holidays! Haven will be so much fun too!

Looking back at this cycle we DTD every other, opposed to every day (compared to other cycles) so maybe less it more?! Let me know how you get on with the cup and Apple Watch 🤞🏻🤞🏻! Do you know what series she has? I just know it has to be series 8 and above. If you need any help with it give me a shout!

We are here till Friday. It has been so lovely, but also full on with a toddler. He has been so good, it’s just meal times, he is a bit of a pickle and just won’t sit down for us to enjoy anything! We went to the water park yesterday and it was sooo sweet seeing him go down the slides!

Ahh that is actually so super helpful about the clear blue, I have never used one of those tests before. I’ll be 5 weeks Friday so I will give it a go when we are back at the weekend and hope it shows the 3+ weeks 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻.

Thabks again for fab advice! X

Hey lovely 👋🏼 How frustrating! Bless you, hopefully you'll get your BFP soon ✨ I 100% ovulated on my second PEAK 🙏🏼 Have you had any symptoms alongside either PEAK? How long are you cycles usually?

Have you tried a pregnancy test, as I've heard sometimes an LH strip can be positive if your pregnant 🤔

Bless you, even with our son who's 5 now, but was 4 last year it was hard work abroad... I don't think your ever fully relaxed 😮‍💨😂 He's still the same now, unless he's glued to his iPad he's always wanting to get up etc.... no chill time especially when eating 🫠🤣
Your brave Mama! Especially being early pregnant! 🤰🏻Awww the water park sounds like so much fun, my little boy loves stuff like that! 🥰

Oh god, I didn't even look that far into what generation it is 😭😂 Knowing my luck it won't be the right one! If not I'm tempted to buy a BBT thermometer, but don't know if I'll stick to it 😮‍💨🤣

Ooooh ok, I'm half tempted to do the same, I do wonder if it makes a difference at all to the 'quality' of swimmers 😂

Yes keep me posted, the clear blues are good for that side of things! Once I saw the 3+, I stopped testing on any tests after that 🙏🏼 I'm sure you'll get your 3+ over the weekend 😘

I'll keep you posted on how I'm getting on, I'll let you know when I hit peak etc... ☺️😘

@SunshineAndRainbows6 thank you for the response! I hope that's the case for me. The peaks were only two days apart so I'll either be 8DPO or 10DPO. I've been testing for a couple of days and completely negative so I hope it's because I'm only 8DPO and it's too early 🤞🤞🤞 we will see!! I don't really get any ovulation symptoms aside from a tiny bit of ewcm but it obviously that's not super helpful when the two peaks were so close together! I'm driving myself mad testing to be honest 😂 I've got covid at the moment so I'm just lying in bed without much else to think about!