Cycle buddy wanted. Cd6 on 2/16

[proudwifey]

I'm 27 and were trying to conceive our first. This will be our second cycle trying. Anyone around the same cycle day who wants to share journey story?

 

[kksquared]

I'm 27 and were trying to conceive our first. This will be our second cycle trying. Anyone around the same cycle day who wants to share journey story?

Hi there! I'm CD6 on the 16th as well! How long are your cycles? Mine are 29 days long so I have an extra day to wait in there lol. Also I'm on my 2nd cycle trying as well. Hopefully we both get our BFP this month!

 

[proudwifey]

This is awesome! We have a lot in common. I got off of bcp early December so idk if my cycles are regular yet. The first cycle was 37 days and the second cycle was 28 days. So I'm not sure what to expect on the third cycle. How and when do you plan on starting to track ovulation?

 

[TexMel]

I'm on the same day as you guys. CD 8 today.
I'm 31, hubs is 33. TTC #1. We've been married a little over 2 years, together over 10. I went off BC in July, but didn't really start trying until December.
My normal cycle is 31 days, but last time around it was 51. Fx this cycle is back to my normal. Are you guys going to start OPKs this cycle?
I bought a massive kit on Amazon last week and plan on starting to test either Sun or Mon, even though my app has it more like Thurs-sat of next week.

 

[proudwifey]

I'm 27, DH is 29. Been married a year and a half, together 10 years this summer! I plan on starting OPK on Sunday/Monday as well. I kept the ones from last month to analyze. So, if there is no faint line whatsoever, then I may skip a day and do every other until I start seeing some sort of line. Did you save yours? My app has Monday as the OD, but the three days prior being the most fertile. What app are you using? I have "my days" and "fertility friend." I like FF sooooo much better. So I mainly just use that one. I was so extremely surprised that my last cycle was exactly 28 days. The cycle prior was 37 days. Only annoying thing is that today we are at CD9 and AF is not totally gone yet. She needs to go away already!

 

[TexMel]

I have been using an app called "DayAfter" but I have FF, too. I didn't save any of my OPKs last month because they were all negative, and I did 10 of them. I was doing the Clear Blue ones last month. Although, I chose those 10 days based on my normal 31 day cycle and it turned out to be 51, so I probably just O'd a couple weeks after I gave up testing. The new OPKs I just got are the cheap strip kind, so I hear that will add a whole new level of over analyzing. Maybe we can compare them if we have questions?
9 days of AF is kinda crazy, is that normal for you? I was a little pissed that after waiting so long for something to happen to me last cycle, she finally showed up 4 days before Valentine's day, so no BD that day.working on every 2-3 days nonstop this cycle, so hopefully no matter when o happens, we'll have it covered.

 

[TexMel]

Do you track your temps? I haven't but I am thinking of going to buy a BBT thermometer today. My biggest problem with it is that I don't wake up at the same time every day. I work 4 days a week and on those days, I get up way early. But, I usually sleep in on my days off. So I'm not sure if get an accurate reading. Any thoughts on that?

 

[proudwifey]

We can absolutely compare and analyze our OPK's!! Last month, it was very interesting because I could gradually see the line getting darker and darker. As far as the 9 day cycle. I just got off of bcp after 10 years so I have no idea what is normal anymore. However, it's more like spotting than an actual period. I used 2 tampons in 9 days and panty liners the rest of the time. I'm hoping today is the last day, but it seems more like maybe tomorrow. I just started temping BBT a few days ago. I keep it on my nightstand and literally do it the second I open my eyes. Strange thing though.... twice last night I woke up and immediately threw the thermometer in my mouth. I then reached for my phone and saw that it was 2:54am. My brain was thinking about temping my BBT all night that the thoughts woke me up... twice. It's kind of funny actually. I discarded those temps and went with the one that I got when my alarm clock went off and actually woke me up. As far as temping at the same time. It is very important to temp at the exact same time and before you get out of bed. It should be done literally as soon as you open your eyes. I would advise to just set you alarm like you have work every day and take you temp quickly. Believe me, it is not extra work and you'll be able to go back to sleep. It's a free way to see if you ovulated, but it won't tell you when you ovulated. Remember, once you see the large increase in temps, it is too late for BD because your fertile period is over. Also, if you are going to temp and go back to sleep, make sure you put it in your phone right away. I can't seem to remember mine once I get out of bed because I am still basically sleeping.

 

[TexMel]

That is funny, I've read about people waking up accidentally to temp so many times just in the last couple of days. I did end up buying my thermometer today, so we'll see how it goes. Saw a q&a on ff about if you take it at different times of the day. It's apparently still do-able, but I may set an alarm some days, too.

Thought this was funny.... This is the box my new set of OPKs + HPTs came in from Amazon. Hoping this is a good sign! Fx!

 

[proudwifey]

Wow. That picture is soooo funny! That must be a good sign! AF is almost gone for me. This has been such an annoying 9 days. But at least tomorrow is Friday and one day closer to ovulation!!

 

[Buttersmom]

Oh my gosh! I'm 27 ttc #1 also and cd 6!!! I'll be your buddy!

 

[TexMel]

Hey, soon2bpreggo, any updates? I gave in and started OPKs and temping yesterday on cd10. I opened the ff app again after you mentioned it the other day and it all of a sudden made way more sense to me this time than a year ago when I downloaded it, but didn't know what any of the abbreviations or anything meant. So, I will probably switch over to that fully now.
Hope you have a great weekend and get ready for o next week!

 

[TexMel]

Hey buttersmom, welcome!

 

[proudwifey]

Hey, soon2bpreggo, any updates? I gave in and started OPKs and temping yesterday on cd10. I opened the ff app again after you mentioned it the other day and it all of a sudden made way more sense to me this time than a year ago when I downloaded it, but didn't know what any of the abbreviations or anything meant. So, I will probably switch over to that fully now.
Hope you have a great weekend and get ready for o next week!

Which abbreviations were you unsure of? I've been temping for about a week now. Not really sure what to make of if until after I ovulate. It will be interesting to look back on it. I tested with an OPK today and there was no faint line whatsoever. I will probably wait until Tuesday to test again. I just realized that was my last OPK though! I placed an order online last week for cheap ones, I hope they come soon! How are you doing? Any updates?

 

[TexMel]

I understand all of the abbreviations now that I have been on this forum for a few weeks I just didn't understand them a year ago when I first downloaded the FF app and wasn't really TTC yet. So, I just re-opened it and realized it all makes sense to me this time around.
No good updates. Still very faint lines on my OPks, my temps also don't make any sense to me. So far my temp has decreased (kind of drastically) each of the 3 days I have taken it. FF and DayAfter are both predicting my o to be next Friday, so I am excited to see what happens this week. Off to bed now!

 

[proudwifey]

I'm totally with you. My temps make no sense! They're all over the place. That's why I'm thinking that they won't help me plan for ovulation, but it will be a good resource to look back on.

 

[proudwifey]

I don't know how to post pictures in here, but I posted a new thread that has a picture of my OPK result. I'm confused on whether this would be considered negative or positive. Here's a link to my post.

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/trying-conceive-1/2289397-please-help-opk-result-pic-included.html

 

[TexMel]

It definitely looks closer to a positive than anything I have gotten so far, although it's weird that there was nothing a few hours later. You said no temp shift, right? Any changes in CM? I find that harder to judge than I probably should. Time to DTD!

If it was me, i would keep temping and doing OPKs for a couple of days.

Yesterday, I thought my cm had changed. But, OPKs have all been very negative. Temps haven't shown anything yet either, though I did forget 2 days in a row.
Hoping to see some changes in the next few days.

 

[proudwifey]

Had some EWCM for two days (I think, but you're right, it is hard to tell). DTD last night and the night before, and planning on again tonight. I have not seen the rise in BBT yet, so I will be dtd until I see a shift. Took another OPK yesterday and it was completely negative. I'm on the fence about continuing to take them. We'll see how I feel later about it. Also have been using pre-seed for the first time this cycle.

I think you'll definitely see some changes in OPK very soon. Are you using digital? I think the digital ones are good, but bad because it doesn't show the faint line if there's some LH hormone detected.

BTW, where is your profile picture from? Did you take that picture?

 

[TexMel]

Thanks, I am very hopeful that I'll see changes soon. I'm using the Wondfo strip kind. So, I should be able to detect when it even rises a little bit. I thought I had watery cm a couple days ago, but yesterday and today it is definitely not.
My temps are still all over the place.

It's a picture of Bora Bora from one of the local hotel's websites. It's a place I really want to go someday and was doing research on costs a few months ago and just thought it was beautiful, so I saved is as the background on my iPad. I definitely didn't take it, but would love to be there and see it in person.