End of August Testing Party Thread, Join me!

[Mintastic]

Yeah I couldn't do it. Both hubby and I would need to do something to increase our drives before we could try something like that!

 

[Julesillini8]

SMEP is dtd every other day and making sure to dtd on ovulation day?

https://spermmeetseggplan.com/smep-step-by-step/

Every other day starting CD 8, BD on O day, next day, the next day, skip a day and then the next day. I think it's a little too hardcore for me lol

Hey thanks for that info! I've heard of it, thought it just meant every other day for like a week in order for sperm to meet egg, lol. But it's a whole routine for the month! The thing that doesn't make sense to me is why all of dtd at the end after ovulation? I thought the egg was only ripe 12-20 hrs after it is released. So I get the day after O, in case ovulation was a tad later, but then the next couple of days too? ( I must be missing the boat on that part )
As for me, we dtd the 5 days of the fertile window, 3 days leading up, the day of O, the day after O with my second baby, so that's what were doing again ( well we added one day on before, so 6 days in a row whew!) my hubby will never have this much action in a week for the restof his life (a third baby will be our LAST)
Thanks for the link, gonna go read that now!

 

[Julesillini8]

Hope my hoohah holds up, we are two days down, 4 to go!

 

[Mrs_Right]

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/524065

hopefully that works!
It's in Celsius so hopefully that's not too confusing. I usually have a slow/step raise after O day so not having a big raise in BBT after O day is normal for me

Interesting.. I don't use opks but I would say from your temps that you O'd just when your temp started to rise in the last 3 days or so? The books could have been picking up on an early surge but then the O date was later? I am no expert by any means.. But I wonder if ff needs another day of high temps or was looking for more fertitily symptoms along with the high temps? : shrug: maybe I have just confused everything sorry..

I agree... From your temps I would say you ovulated on sun 17th August. FF need 3 high temps to confirm ovulation, so I bet you'll get crosshairs tomorrow if your temp is still high.

Maybe you previously had an LH surge but didn't ovulate.

Xx

FF gave me dotted crosshairs... But really not where I wanted them we'd stopped BD ing by then

 

[Mintastic]

Jules - I am no SMEP expert but I think it is in case you are wrong about when you O'd?

 

[Rosie_Phillip]

Hope my hoohah holds up, we are two days down, 4 to go!

Haha this made my night xD Good luck!!

 

[Rosie_Phillip]

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/524065

hopefully that works!
It's in Celsius so hopefully that's not too confusing. I usually have a slow/step raise after O day so not having a big raise in BBT after O day is normal for me

Interesting.. I don't use opks but I would say from your temps that you O'd just when your temp started to rise in the last 3 days or so? The books could have been picking up on an early surge but then the O date was later? I am no expert by any means.. But I wonder if ff needs another day of high temps or was looking for more fertitily symptoms along with the high temps? : shrug: maybe I have just confused everything sorry..

I agree... From your temps I would say you ovulated on sun 17th August. FF need 3 high temps to confirm ovulation, so I bet you'll get crosshairs tomorrow if your temp is still high.

Maybe you previously had an LH surge but didn't ovulate.

Xx

FF gave me dotted crosshairs... But really not where I wanted them we'd stopped BD ing by then

From what I gave read on FF dotted crosshairs means that you probably didn't ovulate on that day because your "fertility signs" don't add up.

 

[Julesillini8]

Mintastic- ha yes, I know that it can be common for O to decide to screw us over and happen a few days late occasionally. So I guess that just covers all the bases! But geez, I feel like that sperm is like.. Wasted. Put it in there earlier so it's all waiting around for the egg's grand entrance, right? Lol ( as you can tell I'm from the school of thought of heavy on the sex leading up to O, guess that's why we have two girls and no boys???)

 

[Mrs_Right]

Thanks Rosie that's what I needed to hear! Still hoping I Od on the 12th!

 

[Julesillini8]

Hope my hoohah holds up, we are two days down, 4 to go!

Haha this made my night xD Good luck!!

Heck, have you ever done it 6 nights in a row? I'm for real, I told my girls there will be NO bike riding this weekend



By girls, I mean my daughters not my ' parts' although no bike riding for them for certain!

 

[Mintastic]

Yeah I am no expert but if I were playing the chart game I would certainly guess cd19 (the 12th). I don't know why they put it so much later - I guess due to the slow rise and those other temps not being higher than pre-o temps but still!

 

[NicaQ]

SMEP is dtd every other day and making sure to dtd on ovulation day?

https://spermmeetseggplan.com/smep-step-by-step/

Every other day starting CD 8, BD on O day, next day, the next day, skip a day and then the next day. I think it's a little too hardcore for me lol

Hey thanks for that info! I've heard of it, thought it just meant every other day for like a week in order for sperm to meet egg, lol. But it's a whole routine for the month! The thing that doesn't make sense to me is why all of dtd at the end after ovulation? I thought the egg was only ripe 12-20 hrs after it is released. So I get the day after O, in case ovulation was a tad later, but then the next couple of days too? ( I must be missing the boat on that part )
As for me, we dtd the 5 days of the fertile window, 3 days leading up, the day of O, the day after O with my second baby, so that's what were doing again ( well we added one day on before, so 6 days in a row whew!) my hubby will never have this much action in a week for the restof his life (a third baby will be our LAST)
Thanks for the link, gonna go read that now!

Because you ovulate 12-36 hours after positive OPK, so if you get a positive OPK on Thursday, you may not ovulate until Saturday and then the egg is viable for 24 hours. You may think you got a positive and it could be an almost positive and so ovulation has the potential to be a little later. Just covers your bases

 

[Julesillini8]

Ahhhh so it's after a pos opk, not O

That makes sense.

 

[Mrs_Right]

Thanks mint, I guess it's just a waiting game now... My previous cycles look the same so here's to hoping I'm just a slow riser!

 

[Rosie_Phillip]

Hope my hoohah holds up, we are two days down, 4 to go!

Haha this made my night xD Good luck!!

Heck, have you ever done it 6 nights in a row? I'm for real, I told my girls there will be NO bike riding this weekend



By girls, I mean my daughters not my ' parts' although no bike riding for them for certain!

I think the most was like 3 days in a row HAHA!!

 

[Kazy]

Ok. So kind of new to this thread but wondering your opinion. What is more reliable.... Cm, temp, or opk?

 

[Bug222]

Sounds good Bug. I know SMEP has worked for a lot of people if you really stick with it. Did you do it when you had your first?

yeah- except without the last bd when I conceived my son.

 

[Bug222]

SMEP is dtd every other day and making sure to dtd on ovulation day?

https://spermmeetseggplan.com/smep-step-by-step/

Every other day starting CD 8, BD on O day, next day, the next day, skip a day and then the next day. I think it's a little too hardcore for me lol

Hey thanks for that info! I've heard of it, thought it just meant every other day for like a week in order for sperm to meet egg, lol. But it's a whole routine for the month! The thing that doesn't make sense to me is why all of dtd at the end after ovulation? I thought the egg was only ripe 12-20 hrs after it is released. So I get the day after O, in case ovulation was a tad later, but then the next couple of days too? ( I must be missing the boat on that part )
As for me, we dtd the 5 days of the fertile window, 3 days leading up, the day of O, the day after O with my second baby, so that's what were doing again ( well we added one day on before, so 6 days in a row whew!) my hubby will never have this much action in a week for the restof his life (a third baby will be our LAST)
Thanks for the link, gonna go read that now!

we start on CD 10 not 8.. and I usually get a pos opk on cd 14 or 15... so it is usually cd 10, 12, 14, 15, 16 (poss 17)... so pretty much the same amount as you

 

[canadabear]

Ok. So kind of new to this thread but wondering your opinion. What is more reliable.... Cm, temp, or opk?

I think only temp can confirm O date but cm and opks are great for fertility signs.

 

[Bing28]

MnG - I was refered to a specialist in mid July and told the wait is 3 months which is mid October so at least you only have to wait 2 months rather than my 3 month! Just keep yourself busy and it will fly by!

Xx

I can't believe they make people wait that long! Are you doing anything in the meantime? And you're already down a month! When is your appointment? Mine is in the 15th

I'm still waiting for my appointment date to come through, but guessing it will be mid October. Nothing I can do in the meantime other than just keep trying.

I had a big temp drop this morning so AF is on her way even though I knew I was out this cycle it's still annoying.

Xx