TTC FIRST BABY - New cycle, let's go girls !

[Lila34830]

Follow up form TTC BABY #1 - cycle buddies.
For all the girls trying to conceive their first baby !

That’s what me and my OH have literally just done. 2 days before ovulation we dtd twice. 1 day before we dtd once. My day of ovulation tomorrow we won’t have anything left to give. 😂 I hope it’s enough

We are so close in dates! I am CD 8!
just did a ovulation test it’s totally negative, trying to feel hopeful but wishing the days away!! I think every other day sounds good!!

This made me laugh! We felt the same last cycle, it became a chore because I said let’s do it every day and twice a day on ovulation. Well it didn’t work so I think less is more 😂

Hello, can I join please? Very early days for me. Came off my pill not even a month ago and I'm still waiting on my first period to even remotely track anything. Have started ovulation tests, but didn't really peak, only went a bit high and dropped again

AF arrived today! 5 days late which is the first time in the history of my memory, plus my Flo app was going mental with early pregnancy which isn’t helpful.

we shall go again this month! Personally I found using the Flo app and then the CB ovulation sticks with the smiley faces super easy this month. They’re a bit more expensive.

This will be our second proper month of trying

Oops then we also DTD every other day! It is such a chore but gotta do it 😊😊😊

I read somewhere that you start DTD every other day from like CD8 and then when you notice a peak in LH you go for like 3 days in a row or something. I think that was the SME method tho and it just seems so regimented 😅

We just tried to do it every other day from like CD10 and then the day before/and of ovulation.
So romantic 🙈
Our DTD cycle starts tomorrow idk if I have the energy 😅😅😅

Trying to pretend you're just doing it for fun is the worst part. Whole time I'm just waiting for the goods. 😂

Hi all !
I am 32 TTC after a MMC in August at 8 weeks. Been trying since February.
Hoping this will be a lucky group for everyone :)
CD6 for me and normally ovulate around day 22

@Frenchtoastie cycle buddies ! 👋🏽☺️

Welcome to the new girls !

I think we will start Sperm meet egg method by Christmas if the two next cycles fail but honestly I'd rather avoid that knowing how regimented and tedious it is 😅

Morning all! Can I ask your advice?! I know these are both negative but why was yesterdays higher than today? Do you think it's the time of day I've done them?

Time of day, how much you've had to drink, and LH itself fluctuates as well. I personally fluctuate until I actually get my surge, whereas others may have a gradual increase up until that point.

@Plumchumm ah ok yeah I tend to test twice a day until I get a peak but last month they slowly increased xx

@slothbat I think it varies each month. I used to get gradual, and sometimes it fluctuates up and down, and sometimes it's just light the whole time except for my peak. Really odd! I tend to ignore it unless I have a clear peak.

@Plumchumm don't you find all this so stressful 😂😂 part of me wants to sack it off DTD as often as possible and see what happens 😂😂

@slothbat for sure, I have to take breaks some months as I get obsessed and it affects me. When you're so invested it can get disheartening. One thing that makes it so much worse is testing early and scrutinizing lines, but when the time comes curiousity just gets the better of me. How long have you been ttc?

Thanks ladies for your info 🤣🤣 don’t think anywhere else on the internet I could ask people that question without coming across as very strange 🤣

Guys am I right to assume that since the sperm stays in the uterus for up to 5 days, DTD one day not the other during the fertility week is more than enough ?

@Plumchumm this is only month 2 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 so going to have a more relaxed approach I think this month!

@KT199 lol being able to talk about tmi things is one of the reasons I love this place. No one else understands me and my CM like you girls do 😂

@Lila34830 Yep that's what the SMEP plan is - having sex every other day. This also allows sperm to regenerate properly if that makes sense.

@slothbat omg strap in lol. Or maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones and catch quickly. I've been ttc for a few years.. I had a miscarriage early on, and then an ectopic pregnancy back in May. 😂TTC is not for the faint hearted.

@Plumchumm I know it's actually crazy!!! Not sure I'm cut out for this 😂😂😂😂

@Plumchumm thanks !! That's the plan for this month then 😅

lolling at this 😂 the CM chat is unhinged 😂

Yes!! I wish I never started with the testing 😂 because I get so caught up in it, whereas surely if we just had sex every other day for the week of my fertile week, chances are we’d catch it anyway! And I wouldn’t need to pee on a stick, worry about finding my “peak” and I’d probably be much more relaxed.