CD2, anyone with me?

[shudknow]

Hi, this will be our cycle# 2 of TTC but cycle# 1 of proper trying because last month I ovulated much later and DH and I stopped after CD18. I just started on my AF yesterday. I am a bit down with the flu but hoping that this is the month (positive thoughts )

Anyone want to join me for this cycle?

 

[BeachyFeelin]

CD1 here today! And a horrible CD1 to boot!! Having really bad cramps I'm on the verge of going home from work.

Cycle #10 here.....are you trying anything new this cycle? Or just BDing around O time? I feel like we've tried everything...looking for new ideas! Haha

 

[shudknow]

Hey Beachyfeelin...nice to see you here!

This cycle I am planning to do OPKs to know when do I really ovulate. Every month the only way I know if I am ovulating is by the quantity of EWCM I get (sorry if TMI) but last cycle, I noticed that it becomes quite confusing with all the BDing to distinguish between EWCM and seminal fluid. So I thought I will get OPKs to put my mind at ease. (I have PCOS so I have no idea how this cycle is going to be, whether I will be late in ovulation, ovulate at all etc) Apart from that, planning to just BD every other day, once I see a questionable darker line on the OPK we will BD everyday until I confirm ovulation. That's the plan for now but lets see how it goes..

Are you planning to try anything different this time?

 

[laura109]

Hi, this will be our cycle# 2 of TTC but cycle# 1 of proper trying because last month I ovulated much later and DH and I stopped after CD18. I just started on my AF yesterday. I am a bit down with the flu but hoping that this is the month (positive thoughts )

Anyone want to join me for this cycle?

Hi hun good luck. I had the period tracker app abd i even recorded when we dtd. I noticed we never dtd on cycle day 13. That was my ovulation day. We always tried the night before and the day after. The first month of doing it on the 13th cd it worked and i fell pregnan It took us 5 months but for two of them months we were too busy with work.

i am now 12 and abit weeks pregnant!!

I also took folic acid that month too. Wishing u loads of luck u still have plenty of time xx

 

[Maddy_desie]

Hi Ladies! I'll join you!

AF arrived on Monday, so I'm on CD2 on Cycle 4 of TTC#1. I'm using an OPK this month. Last month I used an OPK, but never got a solid smiley face so I don't know if I actually O'd last month. I didn't have any ewcm last month either, which usually I do. So this month I think I'm also going to try and temp.

I also heard that drinking grapefruit juice can increase ewcm. Anyone else hear of this?

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I used to temp so that I could be sure I was ovulating, but a couple cycles ago I decided to stop because it was just stressing me out.

Last cycle I did OPK's and ovulated at the same CD (CD13) as I did when I was temping, so I'll continue with OPK's this cycle.

We have a tiny bit of Preseed left so we will use that in my fertile days (I don't get EWCM) and I plan on loading up on Green Tea (supposed to help with EWCM) and fruits and veggies. Trying to get healthier as I think my recent BIG weight gain might be having a negative affect on TTC.

It's TTC's fault!! As soon as we started TTC I loaded on the weight like it was going out of style...so I'm going to work more on getting healthy right now and put TTC second in my mind.

Also - this is going to be my 2nd cycle taking baby aspirin. I have really heavy clotty periods and i'm having my first period on BA and it's much less clotty and the BA actually cut down my pre AF spotting from 3-4 days to 2!

 

[laura109]

I know this is personal and theres no fact but are you dtd at different times. I only seemed to dtd in the evenings but on the last two cycles we dtd at different times.

it is stressful and i dont know if it works but trying to give in and think im not going to think this month and it might happen and suprise you. I think the people who arn't trying fall alot easier.

good luck girls xxx

 

[laura109]

P.s people say eating pineapple for 5 days after ov can help.

also people told my my lp was short at 11 days as my cycles were only 25 days and im proof thats not the case. Try not to worry about things like this too. I went to the drs worrying about my Lp cus of forum posts and my dr said my cycle was regular and normal xx

 

[Maddy_desie]

I used to temp so that I could be sure I was ovulating, but a couple cycles ago I decided to stop because it was just stressing me out.

Last cycle I did OPK's and ovulated at the same CD (CD13) as I did when I was temping, so I'll continue with OPK's this cycle.

We have a tiny bit of Preseed left so we will use that in my fertile days (I don't get EWCM) and I plan on loading up on Green Tea (supposed to help with EWCM) and fruits and veggies. Trying to get healthier as I think my recent BIG weight gain might be having a negative affect on TTC.

It's TTC's fault!! As soon as we started TTC I loaded on the weight like it was going out of style...so I'm going to work more on getting healthy right now and put TTC second in my mind.

Also - this is going to be my 2nd cycle taking baby aspirin. I have really heavy clotty periods and i'm having my first period on BA and it's much less clotty and the BA actually cut down my pre AF spotting from 3-4 days to 2!

Beachy, I did the same thing! I don't know why I thought I should stop working out when ttc! For the last several weeks I've been trying to hit the gym. . . It's just so hard to get back into the habit!

I am taking a yoga class tonight though. I think it might help me with managing some of my stress!

Are you taking the BA throughout your entire cycle or just during AF? I have some pre-AF spotting that I worry is cutting my LP too short.

 

[shudknow]

Hi, this will be our cycle# 2 of TTC but cycle# 1 of proper trying because last month I ovulated much later and DH and I stopped after CD18. I just started on my AF yesterday. I am a bit down with the flu but hoping that this is the month (positive thoughts )

Anyone want to join me for this cycle?

Hi hun good luck. I had the period tracker app abd i even recorded when we dtd. I noticed we never dtd on cycle day 13. That was my ovulation day. We always tried the night before and the day after. The first month of doing it on the 13th cd it worked and i fell pregnan It took us 5 months but for two of them months we were too busy with work.

i am now 12 and abit weeks pregnant!!

I also took folic acid that month too. Wishing u loads of luck u still have plenty of time xx

Laura, thanks for your advice I will keep it in my mind. I did buy OPKs this cycle, so I am planning to use them from CD10 to see when I am going to voulate. Once my lines get darker, we plan to dtd everyday. I have been taking folic acid since atleast 3 months now so I am thinking I am good in that department Let's see what this cycle will bring me!

 

[shudknow]

Hi Ladies! I'll join you!

AF arrived on Monday, so I'm on CD2 on Cycle 4 of TTC#1. I'm using an OPK this month. Last month I used an OPK, but never got a solid smiley face so I don't know if I actually O'd last month. I didn't have any ewcm last month either, which usually I do. So this month I think I'm also going to try and temp.

I also heard that drinking grapefruit juice can increase ewcm. Anyone else hear of this?

Hi Maddy, join in! Sounds like you may have had an anovulatory cycle last month but hopefully your cycle is back on track this time

I have not heard about the grapefruit juice. Since I have PCOS, I avoid lot of sugars in my diet, so I am guessing I am not going to drink any sugary juices and also I am way too early in my TTC journey, so I would like to take it easy for now.

I am still down with the flu though but getting better slowly with everyday. I am hoping that by CD9/10, I recover fully because thats when we are going to start trying. Temps are little up than usual too because of the flu. I totally hear ya girls about not working out during TTC. I didnt do most of my workout last month on our cycle#1 and it drove me crazy! I think it stressed me out too much because I was watching about every single thing I was doing...this month, I decided to just live my life like everyday, dtd and just have fun. I bought the OPKs only because my last two cycles were messed up because of my PCOS and I thought doing OPKs will put my mind at ease a bit instead of not knowing and doing guesswork.

 

[laura109]

Good luck remember aswel if you dtd everyday you can get a not so could quality of sperm but deffo try it first

you will be pregnant in no time xx

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I know this is personal and theres no fact but are you dtd at different times. I only seemed to dtd in the evenings but on the last two cycles we dtd at different times.

it is stressful and i dont know if it works but trying to give in and think im not going to think this month and it might happen and suprise you. I think the people who arn't trying fall alot easier.

good luck girls xxx

We have tried different times...though if my fertile period happens during the week we can only DTD at night. He's also gone Monday and Wednesday nights, so I hate when my fertile days land smack in the middle of the week since we only have Tues/Thur/Fri to DTD.

I've tried the pineapple core trick for a couple cycles, didn't work and made my periods super heavy!!! So I'm not going to go that route again!

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I used to temp so that I could be sure I was ovulating, but a couple cycles ago I decided to stop because it was just stressing me out.

Last cycle I did OPK's and ovulated at the same CD (CD13) as I did when I was temping, so I'll continue with OPK's this cycle.

We have a tiny bit of Preseed left so we will use that in my fertile days (I don't get EWCM) and I plan on loading up on Green Tea (supposed to help with EWCM) and fruits and veggies. Trying to get healthier as I think my recent BIG weight gain might be having a negative affect on TTC.

It's TTC's fault!! As soon as we started TTC I loaded on the weight like it was going out of style...so I'm going to work more on getting healthy right now and put TTC second in my mind.

Also - this is going to be my 2nd cycle taking baby aspirin. I have really heavy clotty periods and i'm having my first period on BA and it's much less clotty and the BA actually cut down my pre AF spotting from 3-4 days to 2!

Beachy, I did the same thing! I don't know why I thought I should stop working out when ttc! For the last several weeks I've been trying to hit the gym. . . It's just so hard to get back into the habit!

I am taking a yoga class tonight though. I think it might help me with managing some of my stress!

Are you taking the BA throughout your entire cycle or just during AF? I have some pre-AF spotting that I worry is cutting my LP too short.

I know! It's SO hard to get back into working out!!! I feel like I can't even run anymore....not that I was a good runner before, but I could at least do a short jog. Now I feel like I have heavy weights on my body when I try and jog. Starting off with walking and swimming laps for now...maybe one day I'll be able to run again!

I'm actually not taking the BA while on my period, but will start back up with it after AF has stopped and continue through the whole cycle. I can't promise it stops or lessens pre-AF spotting, but I can tell you I've had spotting before AF ever since stopping BC and this cycle on BA was the first time it was so little.

 

[Maddy_desie]

Shudknow - I hope you are feeling better soon! Yeah, I don't know about the grapefruit juice either. I figured I'd give it a chance since I didn't have any ewcm last month. But then again I was also thinking that I was taking an antihistamine for most of last month for my allergies and that could have been the culprit!

Beachy, that is interesting about the baby aspirin. I think that I have always spotted for a few days pre-AF and it has never really occurred to me that it might be a problem until I started ttc. Although, I really should stay off google. . . it causes me more grief than anything else! Oh why do I have to drive myself crazy! lol!

 

[laura109]

If anything like that is worrying you go to chat to your gp for reassurance. I spotted too. 2 days before or after are normal my doctor said. Google is scary my midwife told me to keep of it x

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Maddy- I actually felt better after googling spotting! Haha....but maybe I only read the threads where all the women said they had it and it was normal. I think I just felt better knowing I wasn't the only one and it wouldn't affect my ability to get pregnant.

I didn't expect the BA to lesson my spotting, but that is the only change I made last cycle.

CD5 for me today ladies! AF is gone and it's a countdown to ovulation! I ordered some concieve plus from amazon for this cycle instead of the preseed...

How is everyone else doing?

 

[Maddy_desie]

Haha! I'm just a ball of nerves I guess!

I'm on CD5 as well. I've got a charting question for you ladies. I just started charting my BBT this month and I don't think I am doing it right. . . my temp keeps falling every day.

Is this normal? I thought I was supposed to have some sort of baseline? I'm taking it at approximately the same time each morning. Maybe it is because some nights I have restless sleep? Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Maddy- I always had temps all over the place. Especially my pre-o temps that I tributes to never sleeping through the night.

As erratic as they were FF was always able to give me cross hairs. You won't see your baseline temp until then. I've never seen a chart that was perfectly horizontal with temps.

CD7 here today. Going to try SMEP again but need to start today (instead of tomorrow's CD8) because of scheduling. Really super hoping this cycle is it. I think I might head to the Dr. If it isn't and I really am not looking forward to that.

 

[shudknow]

Hi ladies, wanted to drop in and say hello since it has been a while!

I am on CD9 today and I finally feel much better after the flu! DH and I plan to start today and continue every other day until I see positive on OPK, then we do everyday until we confirm ovulation. That's the plan for now. I am really hopeful that this will be the month