All aboard the SMEP train!

[LilRu]

Jumpingo, I think you're right about EOD...I get stressed out about the timing thing...what happened this cycle is this:

My Cycle is 26 days consistently
CD11- Ultrasound- shows egg about to "pop" as Dr. said. He guessed I would ovulate in a day or 2 (which would be cd 12 or 13)
-I decided to start SMEP the next day CD 12, because of the ultra sound, and bc we BD the night before. (didn't test w opk)
Well, on CD 13 and 14 I got (+) opk. So this totally threw me off, Obviously an ultra sound is the most accurate, but could the egg have waited 3-4 days to drop?
So we BDed CD 10, 12, 13, 16 (missed the cd 14 bc hubby was too tired, missed 15 bc I fell asleep)
Here's what I'm worried about, did I miss our window according to the opk, or should I go by the ultrasound and dr's ovulation estimate? AHHHH driving myself nuts. maybe I caught the fall of LH surge on the opk?

Hope my explanation is not too complicated

 

[HopingCarter]

I thought sperm can survive a few days. I would say there is still a chance because you did BD on the 13. Of course those other two days would've been amazing to get in too but if the US showed you should've been ov at that time then you did the right thing. Either way you still didn't miss it because you got in at least one BD according to the opks fertile window. That's just my opinion. I have my FX for you that you get a sticky this cycle. GL

 

[winnipegk]

Well I think I'm out. Spotting and cramps just now. :/

 

[jumpingo]

you're not out until AF though!! fingers crossed it's just spotting

afm, i'm enjoying vacation, not posting much, but definitely following along! i'm 4dpo, but nothing to report really. didn't bring any tests, so will be waiting until i get home on the 30th (AF due the same day).

 

[MrsG09]

Sorry to hear winnipegk!

Jumpingo, great to hear you are enjoying vacation! That's probably the best way to wait things out after O! Too bad we can't go on vacation every month for 2 weeks! Relax and let that little bean snuggle in!

Me, CD10 now, so starting OPKs today. Also have second round of acupuncture in a little bit. Very much looking forward to that! Sipping on my raspberry leaf tea this morning. Just hoping all this craziness will finally work this month!

 

[HopingCarter]

Sounds good to me MrsG!!! I would do acupunture but I'm so afraid of needles I would be wasting everybody time!! They wouldn't get one in, whether I feel or not, I know it's there. And I'm sure I need it too b/c I hear it can be very relaxing and soothing to the body, and that's exactly what I need at the moment. Buuuuuuut my fear won't let that happen, so I hope you enjoy it enough for the both of us. Now the Raspberry Leaf Tea I can handle

 

[MrsG09]

Well I will send the benefits your way without the needles, Hoping!

 

[LilRu]

GL Mrs.G...catch that egg that's coming your way!!

Jumpingo, have an awesome vaca

I'm 99.9% sure AF is coming to visit me tomorrow! AHHHHHH!!!!!!

 

[Pinkglitterx]

Hey everyone!! 12month ttc #1. Trying SMEP for the first time this month! currently CD13 with an almost positive ovulation test!

This plan is tough going but hopefully worth it!!
Lots of baby dust

 

[jumpingo]

pinkglitterx, welcome!:wave:

it's hard to see all the posts from my phone, but i want to update the front page, any updates?

winni, did the witch get you? or are you still hanging on?
and LilRu, you?


vacation is a great way to spend the tww; all of a sudden i'm 7dpo! nothing out of the ordinary so far. temps are crazy as always, and we didn't figure out the hotel's a/c for a couple nights, and jet lag (the 16 hour time change is brutal!!) and all that didn't help, so not really even paying attention to them so we'll see, but am secretly very hopeful.

 

[Pinkglitterx]

Thank you!! hope you all don't mind me joining this thread!! Have heard some AMAZING success stories from the smep so very hopeful for us all!

aww vacation sounds amazing for the dreaded tww! FX'd for you xx

 

[winnipegk]

I'm still hanging on....spotting every day since Tuesday though. :/

I think TTC is making me coo coo. Looking for symptoms and signs everywhere since it's too early to test.

This is really gross, but This morning I woke up and my eyes were really crusty...never happens to me. They didn't hurt, not itchy, just yucky....so I'm thinking "oooh maybe this is a sign. Afterall, I've never had this before"

Yeah....I slept with my contacts in. LOL

 

[LilRu]

I'm still hanging on....spotting every day since Tuesday though. :/

I think TTC is making me coo coo. Looking for symptoms and signs everywhere since it's too early to test.

This is really gross, but This morning I woke up and my eyes were really crusty...never happens to me. They didn't hurt, not itchy, just yucky....so I'm thinking "oooh maybe this is a sign. Afterall, I've never had this before"

Yeah....I slept with my contacts in. LOL

LOL...Symptom spotting is horrible during the TTW... my new thing is No symptoms are a good thing... when I'm not tired, not crampy, not feeling anything, I'm like....this is it!!!

 

[LilRu]

AF got me this morning a day late. HPT yesterday was negative so I kinda knew.
I think I
SMEP a couple days too soon according to my guesstimation from the u/s at dr.
visit this month. Must have ovulated a day late. Probably TTC stress related...Wore my DH out, and then we skipped the 2 most important days!!!! AHHHHH..Sorry girls, but I'm sticking to EOD this cycle, although I'm excited to hear your stories so i'll be checking in

 

[jumpingo]

AF got me this morning a day late. HPT yesterday was negative so I kinda knew.
I think I
SMEP a couple days too soon according to my guesstimation from the u/s at dr.
visit this month. Must have ovulated a day late. Probably TTC stress related...Wore my DH out, and then we skipped the 2 most important days!!!! AHHHHH..Sorry girls, but I'm sticking to EOD this cycle, although I'm excited to hear your stories so i'll be checking in

booooOOOOO!!!
even if you're not SMEPing this cycle, feel free to stay and post and everything else!

 

[winnipegk]

CD1

 

[jumpingo]

CD1

oh winnipeg, that stinks!!!
hang in there - any plans for the next cycle? going to do anything differently?

i am still on vacation. my mom drives me absolutely crazy. good thing i don't know if i'm pregnant or not - the beer takes the edge off

my husband bought a cute onsie at the brewery today, too. it has the brewery logo and says, "my favorite little pint"

 

[LaurenH2B]

Can I join please?

SMEP sounds ideal to me as husband and I don't bd every single day of the month!!
But I've only come off bcp a few days ago so i'll be trying it in november (hopefully cycles will have settled a bit by then!)

I'd love to know everyone elses response to trying this! I hope it'll work for us!!

x

 

[MrsG09]

Sorry to hear of AF visits LilRu & Winnipegk The witch is cruel!

Hi Pinkglitter & Lauren! Good luck and baby dust to you both!

Jumpingo, funny that your DH bought a onesie at the brewery you toured. We almost did that a couple months ago when we toured Stone. Hope you're surviving your mom yet! Lol, love my mom dearly but can only take so much of her!

Me...ugh. It looks like I ended up O'ing a good 4-5 days early and I'm just feeling frustrated. We basically got in one time as busy schedule caused a 2 day skip instead of 1. So BD'd 2 days before O and super late the day after. Not feeling too confident this month. So much for SMEPing plans this month Sure it could happen, but I'm going to remain a realist. Even with greatly timed schedules in the past it hasn't happened so not holding my breath for this one. Guess I'll just be extra surprised and excited if it happens. Already trying to discuss with DH on if we try one more month or not before needing to take a break. I'm torn. If we try once more and we do get a BFP, if delivery is late we could potentially be needing to travel with a 3-week old baby. Can't decide how I feel about that considering I've no experience with travel with children lol

 

[winnipegk]

Well...we have an appt at the fertility specialist on the 12th...so that will be cd19. We'll do SMEP to the letter this month, and I'm going to try Robitussin starting Cd10

But I really feel like the problem is I'm not ovulating at all. I'm really going to try to temp this month too.