Need a TTC buddy

[CedarWood]

I think the LH surges in your body in the morn and is detected only later in the day - that is why late morn and eve testing is recomended. If you only test in the morn you may never catch the surge. I like to test it out - to see when it goes away.
You have only seen creamy so far? Yellow - I only get after O but everyone is different.
Globby yellow is supposed to be a good sign of preg - prog mixed with estrogen.
Ok icky question - you have not seen Ewcm but have you seen watery? Sometimes you only see that on your undies not the stretchy stuff.
It is pos you are transitioning but either way - yesterdays bd and 2mors if you can should put you in the running. One prob with OPK's (think from the pee on the stick site) is that some people who only test once a day miss O by waiting till the see a pos opk to bd. It is imp to bd leading up to when you think you will O - so I think you are good.

Minniegirl - I agree - not sure I could have this discussion as easily in person

 

[LaRockera]

I think the LH surges in your body in the morn and is detected only later in the day - that is why late morn and eve testing is recomended. If you only test in the morn you may never catch the surge. I like to test it out - to see when it goes away.
You have only seen creamy so far? Yellow - I only get after O but everyone is different.
Globby yellow is supposed to be a good sign of preg - prog mixed with estrogen.
Ok icky question - you have not seen Ewcm but have you seen watery? Sometimes you only see that on your undies not the stretchy stuff.
It is pos you are transitioning but either way - yesterdays bd and 2mors if you can should put you in the running. One prob with OPK's (think from the pee on the stick site) is that some people who only test once a day miss O by waiting till the see a pos opk to bd. It is imp to bd leading up to when you think you will O - so I think you are good.

Minniegirl - I agree - not sure I could have this discussion as easily in person

We BDed on cycle day 10, 12 (which was last night), and we'll BD again tomorrow (late) morning, and we're using conceive plus.

Re the OPKs, I've tested quite a few times since cycle day 9, and yesterday I tested three times - morning, early afternoon, and evening. I was too scared to miss the surge, as it happened in June before my wedding. I'll never know whether I had an anovulatory cycle, or whether ovulation was just delayed by stress and travelling. Oh well...

This is why I was so excited to see the surge today . It was the first time it came up only within seconds, and as minutes passed, it became darker and darker, until finally you couldn't really tell it from the test line. Half of it was even darker than the test line, the rest was equally dark. I've never seen such dark a line on my OPKs, so please forgive me for being so silly .

I'm generally most down there. I've mainly seen watery and creamy cm. Not sure if I've seen ew. Not sure how much ew should stretch anyway. We've been BDing these last few days also, and so it may be love juice or semen or a mix of things. There's a mixture of stuff down there when I wipe (sorry if this is gross ). And I wash myself every day, so usually when I wake up it's all dry, and then I observe bits of cm on my panties during the day.

You know, I've been thinking. All this time, we were always BDing during the evening/ night. We were doing it on CDs 12,14 and sometimes 16. It was clearly the wrong way. If I indeed ovulate on CD 14, then perhaps evening is too late to BD.

I think we might just have to change our routine a litte. BDing in the evening of CDs 10 and 12, but in the morning of the 14?

Thanks for putting up with me.

 

[MinneGirl]

There is one girl on here who got her BFP in cycle #23, she had a whole host of fertility issues and her DH had extremely low sperm count. They had given up and only bd'd 4 days before O, and she got preggo. Just goes to show we can't plan it perfect.

 

[LaRockera]

Amazing, isn't it? Makes you realise how you can't really tame or question nature.

That said, my godfather the urologist told me that nowadays a lot of couples are taken advantage of by fertility clinics, that convince them the only way they can ever have children is through IUI or IVF. It only takes one little bugger to squeeze in there, though. It may take longer for some than others, but one needs to have faith and never give up.

 

[CedarWood]

If you tested 3 times yesterday then you probably surged this morn

I used to have a clockwork O (14) on a 29 day cycle and once got preg with bding the eve of cycle day 11 and the morn of 13.
I think every other day from about cycle day 10/ 11 is a good plan to keep the ies fresh.

Guys were we closer in our cycles before? I think my travel moved my cycle further ahead.
I hope I O next Friday - hoping so. Sometimes travel delays AF but O comes right on time - if so I may miss my window - so far still on period so cannot evaluate anything.


LR and minnie

Babydreamer/Sequeena - where are you?

CW

 

[BabyDreamer82]

Hi girls, Ive been hiding.. waiting for the witch to arrive....

I had an email this morning from a girl that bought one of my puppies saying that her partner might have emailed me (he hasnt) asking if I would take Ben back..she asked if I could wait a week before letting him know so she could sort stuff out..I have no idea what happened but Im bit worried, I would LOVE to take him back, he was my favourite, but I really dont want to have to refund them, I made $1000 for him.

 

[sequeena]

I am about don't worry, just very busy at the mo (very annoying!! Just want to put my feet up and chat to you lot!).

OH and I had 2 days ago. We plan to just go with it. We want to dtd every other day but if we don't then I'm not going to worry. This month is just a relaxing month

Hope you girls are ok! xxx

 

[sequeena]

Hi girls, Ive been hiding.. waiting for the witch to arrive....

I had an email this morning from a girl that bought one of my puppies saying that her partner might have emailed me (he hasnt) asking if I would take Ben back..she asked if I could wait a week before letting him know so she could sort stuff out..I have no idea what happened but Im bit worried, I would LOVE to take him back, he was my favourite, but I really dont want to have to refund them, I made $1000 for him.

What breed is he hun?

I was just going to say 1 grand bloody nora and then I realised that's about £500

 

[LaRockera]

If you tested 3 times yesterday then you probably surged this morn

I used to have a clockwork O (14) on a 29 day cycle and once got preg with bding the eve of cycle day 11 and the morn of 13.
I think every other day from about cycle day 10/ 11 is a good plan to keep the ies fresh.

Guys were we closer in our cycles before? I think my travel moved my cycle further ahead.
I hope I O next Friday - hoping so. Sometimes travel delays AF but O comes right on time - if so I may miss my window - so far still on period so cannot evaluate anything.


LR and minnie

Babydreamer/Sequeena - where are you?

CW

I think August messed up our cycles a bit. The witch paid MinneGirl a nasty early visit but was two days late for our appointment, so our cycles are now closer. Summer does that, I'm hearing. What cycle day are you, CW?

If I'm not preggers this month, I'll try cd 11, 13 and beg DH for a 14 shag as well next cycle. I've figured timing is more important than quantity, so I'll try to time according to my ov, and I think three times during that week will do the trick.

I've also been feeling quite moist the last hour down there, although I haven't checked yet.

On a separate level, I had to do a bit of housework, as this is our last visit to our holiday house and I need to 'close' it properly. So cleaning, defrosting,taking furniture in, all that lovely stuff need to be done by tomorrow. I've done quite a lot this evening though, as I want to be fresh and energetic in the morning.

 

[BabyDreamer82]

Hi girls, Ive been hiding.. waiting for the witch to arrive....

I had an email this morning from a girl that bought one of my puppies saying that her partner might have emailed me (he hasnt) asking if I would take Ben back..she asked if I could wait a week before letting him know so she could sort stuff out..I have no idea what happened but Im bit worried, I would LOVE to take him back, he was my favourite, but I really dont want to have to refund them, I made $1000 for him.

What breed is he hun?

I was just going to say 1 grand bloody nora and then I realised that's about £500

He's a schnoodle, he was the funniest pup, always happy & bouncing around like a lamb. oooh I want him!

 

[MinneGirl]

Maybe it is fate and you are supposed to have him?

 

[CedarWood]

Hi girlies!

Yawn - am like a teenager - can't sleep at night and tired in the morning.
Weather here is lovely fall weather - perfect. My favourite time of year.

Seqeena - hey

Babydreamer - aww maybe he is your pup

LR - hope something is cooking for you! Agree quantity is not the main thing timing is.
As for my cycle day - who knows Began spotting on Sunday but AF did not come properly till Saturday... I hope my cycle runs from Sat - so I will have a chance this cycle. DP had to travel....

 

[BabyDreamer82]

I got another email saying not to worry, they are working it out. Trouble in paradise maybe?

Well girls, I will NOT be 6months preggo when I get married. AF arrived today
So, I am taking a break. Ive had enough of it being constantly on my mind, its been an exhausting 8 months & I feel like Ive missed out on most of the year. So we are no longer 'actively trying'. Instead Im going to stop peeing on everything, stop prodding my boobs & checking them out in the mirror to see if there are any blue veins. Im not going to check my saliva(not that it was helful at all), I will no longer play with my CM, Im going to try not to count the days (this WILL be hard) till Ov or AF.
All that I AM going to do is take a prenatal & if & when I feel like it.

 

[MinneGirl]

I got another email saying not to worry, they are working it out. Trouble in paradise maybe?

Well girls, I will NOT be 6months preggo when I get married. AF arrived today
So, I am taking a break. Ive had enough of it being constantly on my mind, its been an exhausting 8 months & I feel like Ive missed out on most of the year. So we are no longer 'actively trying'. Instead Im going to stop peeing on everything, stop prodding my boobs & checking them out in the mirror to see if there are any blue veins. Im not going to check my saliva(not that it was helful at all), I will no longer play with my CM, Im going to try not to count the days (this WILL be hard) till Ov or AF.
All that I AM going to do is take a prenatal & if & when I feel like it.

Does that mean we won't be hearing from you anymore? I understand where you are coming from. The whole process is quite emotionally taxing. I am on month 7, and understand your frustrations completely. We are all here for you though, anytime

 

[MinneGirl]

Hi gals,

Well, I'm 30--it is official! I feel kind of old, I have to admit. We have a great dinner planned tonight with 10 other people at this great new restaurant here. I plan to get a glass of champagne and a fabulous meal DH said he got me something really special, so I can't wait to open it. I love presents

Had a party in the bedroom last night. CM seems to be back to nothing special, so who knows. We'll just keep bd'ing for another week. I'm drinking water like a madwoman today

Love that I won't be in the 2ww alone this month! LaRockera, we can symptom spot like crazy together Speaking of, did you manage another deed with DH?

 

[BabyDreamer82]

Happy Birthday Minne!!! Hope you have a SUPER fantastic day!!

I will still come on here - I gotta see how you guys are doing!
Im just not gonna come on as much & read all about symptoms or Ill never be able to stop symptom spotting!!

 

[LaRockera]

Hi guys.

Phew, what a day! We had to do so much today!

Well, first and foremost, the BDing thing. I noticed a bit of ewcm last night before going to bed. I woke up dry but I always wake up dry after having washed myself the previous night. So we BDed this morning around midday. Now here's the funny thing. Sometimes, because I'm a bit too moist down there, hubby loses the 'feel', gets knocked out and has to kind of keep on a bit by himself before entering me the last minute. We did that today, and he...well... kinda missed the target that crucial last second , and half his s escaped. And then he saw I was disappointed, and he tried his so very best for my sake, and we did again, and this time nothing escaped. So we sent one and a half battalions in there . We'll see how it goes.

I do experience some cramping for the last hour, but I'm dried up I think. Whoever knows what's happening in there.

Also, well, we had to do loads of housework. This was our last visit to our holiday place, and I had to lick it clean and leave it perfect for next year- my mum has a bad back and I don't want her going back there to exhaust herself.

We had a great Greek meal of fried fish and zucchinis at a tavern overlooking a beautiful clear blue sea (not fertility monitor - this is seriously silly ) and then headed back to the city. I just had a nice bath and I'm now fresh and clean .

MinneGirl - indeed, we're also cycle buddies now, and I'm loving it! Let's just support each other in the hormonal typhoon of the 2WW . I'm keeping my fx for you- I have strong suspicions this is it for you. Let's wait and see.

Babydreamer - taking a break is a good idea. Like you say, it ends up dominating our lives. I mean, how healthy can it be? Thinking about cm constantly throughout the day?

CW - So this is AF for sure then? I forgot what cycle day are you, can you remind me?

Sequeena - well, hi. :wave:

MWA

 

[LaRockera]

Oh! And I forgot!

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[sequeena]

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I hope you're having a lovely day Minnegirl!!

I think I OV'd yesterday ladies... had some cramping pain on the left side of my abdomen (which makes sense as last month I know it was from my right side) and got a load of white cm going on.

Me and OH have only managed to BD once 3 days ago though... so hope we've caught it!

 

[CedarWood]

Happy Birthday Minnie Girl!

The bedroom is a good place for a party

Seqeena - you are in with a chance

LR - sounds like you covered your bases
Will not know my cycle till I O. I have a few days of EWCM leading up to O so will know when to begin my opk's. I began spotting on Sunday - which would put me at the right point for AF if my schedule stayed the same before travel. I did not get red bleeding till Saturday - almost a week later - so no idea of my cycle day I am hoping O holds off till at least next Friday.

Babydreamer - sometimes a break is needed Hope your puppy does ok.

Oh hey everyone - just read that high doses of B vits helps to stave off dementia! The study participants were on 3 high doses per day but just another reason for us to feel good about taking B-6 or B-complex!

CW