July Testers-Fun, Sun and POAS! 13 BFP!

[bluefish1980]

Hey ladies. In joining if that's ok. Think I'll also take a leaf out of your books and change my avatar - just need to find a suitable one.

 

[macydarling]

I love exercising too. But few of my friends told me not to do those lessmills classes if we are TTC. But I spoke to my instructor and she said it's ok. This month I did not lose any weight because I went slow during TWW and I had my wisdom tooth extraction too. So took a break. But I am definitely in for losing some pounds this month.

Any BD plan for this cycle ladies ?

Is that Body Pump? OMG. I want to try that so, so badly but there are NO classes around me!

My fortune cookie from last night says: The coming month shall bring winds of change in your life. Clearly, this is a very reliable source and it means BFP Right?

 

[macydarling]

Oh, and I would be interested to hear everyone's BD schedules. I hope that doesnt come off creepy but I think I must be doing something wrong with our timing. My app basically tells me my fertile week and reminds me to BD those days. It also rates my fertility on a scale of 1-10. Ha.Maybe it's off though. You ladies seem like experts though. Someone draw up a BD schedule for me LOL.

 

[macydarling]

Hi again Bluefish!

 

[fairyy]

Yeah that's Bodypump, Bodyattack and CXWORX. But I am Bodyattack addict. lol. I am pretty good at Bodyattack. Bodypump I am just starting to like it. My instructor wants me to go heavy since I have been doing it for few months now.

BD plan...Hmmm. I would say start when you see fertile cervical (egg white mucus) mucus till it dries up. You can also do opk and when you get positive do it for 3days, prior to that every other day. How long your cycles are ? Do you know when you ovulate ? For me the pattern is like I ovulate on the last day of ewcm mostly and on the second day of positive opk.

You can also try doing it every other day from cd10 to cd20 if you are not sure about ovulation. But you need to know about your cycles first.

 

[Deal9027]

Macy - have you considered charting & temping thru out your cycle to give you info on your body? Every body is different and I'm finding out SO much about myself & my cycle!! The more you know about you the better you can plan to catch that egg!!! For instance I found out I was ovulating late (CD18 in a 29 day cycle) and that I had a short LP. I've been taking Vitex to help correct this but if I hadn't temped or charted my cycle I would have still been putting all my BDing effort into CD11-16 which was actually completely missing my fertile window & by that time I was taking a break from BDing so I essentially wasn't having any baby making sex

 

[macydarling]

Thanks for the advice! I actually am not sure when I O. My cycle used to be kind of random, between 24-31 days but finally in the past 4 months it has been consistently 28 days.

I used to get a lot of ewcm but for some odd reason this decreased after my m/c. I only saw one small glob one day my last cycle.

I might try OPKs but Im not sure when to start using them. I think temping/charting is a great idea but I have a feeling it would stress me out...

 

[confuzion]

We followed SMEP sort of. Shorter cycle so start BDing at CD6.

So:

CD6 - PM
CD7 - NO
CD8 - PM
CD9 - NO
CD10 - PM (negative OPK)
CD11 - PM (positive OPK in the evening)
CD12 - PM (positive OPK in the afternoon)
CD13 - PM

and we haven't BD'ed since .

 

[frenchie35]

In terms of a BD shedule, I think we're going to try every-other-day starting around day 7 (I O around CD 11) instead of every day. I think it will take some pressure off and will allow us to start earlier in the cycle and still have energy to double-down right after ovulation.

 

[Deal9027]

I also plan to BD every other day until I get a positive OPK and then we'll BD 3 days in a row. I BD every other day this cycle and it really took a lot of pressure off and we really enjoyed ourselves. I was unable to do our 3 day BD marathon this cycle but because we were BDing every other day I still got some potential baby making BD in!

 

[frenchie35]

You all changed your profile pictures! So confused... but now I recognize you.

CD 5 for me. I'm going to start alternating BD on Monday and OPKs on Tuesday. I tried to start temping for this cycle this morning, but woke up a couple times during the night, so no go.

@Deal : Is it just me, or are your temps low overall? You may have talked about this on another post, but have you had your thyroid level tested?

 

[Lynny77]

lol Confuzion. We are the same- haven't bd'd since 1dpo but that was only Tuesday lol. We usually take a break during the 2ww. And towards the end I'm like- don't touch me! All that poking around is going to start af!

We usually follow the every second day until the positive opk then we do 3 in a row. We start at cd10 since my cycles run 31-34 days. When we first started ttc I was missing my fertile window completely thinking I o'd day 14. Then when I figured out I don't O until day 18 we'd go hardcore for a week or so and wear ourselves out. I like this schedule much better.

 

[hunni12]

I decided to change my picture as well lol


This is just for laughs lol

 

[shterr612]

Cycle day 5 as well... We are on Cycle #2 of NTNP #2. I don't really have too much of a plan, just BDing apx every other day or every two days and hopefully once a day around my estimated O time. I don't chart or anything. Last month I had a 28 day cycle, so I'll go based on that. If we don't get preg after this cycle or the next, I may try the OPK route, but charting and temping would stress me out too much and if DH knew I was doing it, he would freak. He does not like to hear about O times and all that. Hence the more NTNP attitude.

 

[KatO79]

I'm currently CD9 and seem to be fertile according to my CM which is watery Currently still expecting to O on CD13 or maybe 14

But we have no BD plan as we're trying to take things as they come and just BD when we're both in the mood while of course aiming for 2-3 times during my fertile days We tried SMEP, every 2nd day, every 3rd day and even one month every day which was just too much and BDing started to become a chore

I ended up trying those FertileCM pills again as I got my chemical while using them. I'm currently taking them 3 times a day while drinking the recommended 1.9 liters of water. I'm also taking 2000 mg EPO, 120 mg Q10, 2000 mg Omega-3 a day plus my pregnancy multivitamin as they don't make pre-natal ones here I'm also taking 5 mg of garlic extract a day (which equals 15 mg of dried garlic).

The only thing I did with the FertileCM pills differently was start taking them from CD1 (opposed to about CD4 last time) and plan on taking them until around 3 or 4 DPO They seem to be helping to increase my CM (like last time) and, it seems, my libido Our BD'ing this afternoon was really great and it felt nice and more free to BD because we wanted to and not just because we're "trying" for a baby

Here's hoping all this enjoyable ends in on our first shot for July

 

[dove830]

I just got my first PP AF, after a 6/7 day LP....I'm already taking b6 and b12. I'm not sure when I'll O, or how long my LP will be this time, but I'm going to assume I'll be testing mid-July

 

[n.miller]

Hey ladies, DH and I just checked into our resort and since he did all the driving, I'm letting him sleep.

We got some bad news yesterday. DH has a very low sperm count, on top of my PCOS. We are going to do some unmonitored cycles while DH goes to see a urologist and determine if and how to get his count up. During these cycles, I will continue with metformin, femara, and dexamethasone, but no ultrasounds, etc. I still have my HSG scheduled for Wednesday.

DH was very upset. Probably more than I when I got the PCOS diagnosis. This weekend vacay is exactly what we need. I may or May not temp this cycle. While chances at conception on extremely low, we're still going to use opk to determine ovulation, and BD at the right time. But not going to expect anything. That way, no disappointment if BFN, but I could get a surprise BFP.

Tonight is going to be a relaxing evening. We're doing dinner in about an hour and then watching fireworks for the Polynesian resort. Tomorrow is Magic Kingdom and Monday is my bday at Hollywood studios.

FX for everyone over the next few days. Ttyl.

 

[hunni12]

I am so confused. Cd16 and 17 i had a positive opk n cd18 i had a negative now cd 19 i get this..and this is cm tmi pic. I feel so lost and confused now

Spoiler

https://i59.tinypic.com/15gfm1x.jpg

That's not fertile cm...maybe i do need to temp next month

 

[Deal9027]

N.Miller. If nothing else - knowledge is power. So the more you know, even though they are challenges, the better to plan & conquer & get that well deserved BFP!!!! I hope you have a a wonderful time away and that tomorrow is the happiest of happy birthdays!!!!

 

[twinkie2]

I'm so sorry n.miller but a relaxed approach seems perfect until your dh can get in again. I hope you have a great vacay and a lovely birthday!