SMEP advice please.....

[Lea05x]

Hi Ladies

Im am currently on cd10 of of cycle number 5 of TTC, and after hearing about SMEP on here and getting depressed looking at BFNs every month Ive decided to give it a try.

Can anyone give me some advice on what this plan consists of?

Ive heard you should start BDing on cd8 but OH and I BD'd last night on cd9. Should we BD tonight (cd10) then every other day from then on or shall I count last night as the first night of trying and have a rest tonight and BD every other day from then on? (so I would next BD on cd11)

I also started my OPKs on cd7 and have faint lines everyday....I normally ovulate around cd14, so when I get my positive I shall BD that night and the next 2 nights in a row.

Thanks in advance for your help x

 

[bumblebeettc1]

Start from CD 9 as you already have, and BD again on CD11, and then every day till you get your positive OPK, and then follow the plan!

Don't worry about not starting on the EXACT day - just carry on every other day and wait for your positive OPK!

Saying that, someone posted last week and she had her BFP from following SMEP, and she didn't really get very positive lines on her OPK, so dont worry too much if they dont go super dark!

Good luck and keep us all updated!
x

 

[bumblebeettc1]

For lea05X:

Here is the "Sperm Meets Egg Plan" crash course:

1. Buy 10 OPK tests PRIOR to cycle day 10
2. Starting on cycle day 10, do one OPK test EVERY DAY
3. Babydance (BD) EVERY OTHER DAY starting on cycle day 10 (hips elevated for 10-30 minutes after each BD session)
4. When you get a +OPK, babydance that day and the next 2 days in a row (so 3 days in a row total)
5. Skip one night and babydance once more the next day
6. Take a home pregnancy test (HPT) 15 days after the day you ovulated (or most of you will start taking your HPTs at 10-12dpo!)"

I found the above on a website, and some say start around CD8, so CD 8, 9 or 10 is fine!!

x

 

[Lea05x]

Oh thats great thank you so much for your help.....do you also have any advice for using pre seed with this plan? I used pre seed last month 3 times around ovulation but it didnt work. Was thinking of using pre seed again this month but im unsure when to use it....should I use it every time we BD or just around ovulation?

 

[bumblebeettc1]

I don't use pre seed but i'm sure there are other ladies on here who will have some advice!!

Good luck!

x

 

[Lea05x]

Thank you.....x

 

[FrenchyMummy]

I am thinking of doing a SMEP too, and will finish my preseed in the process. As I don't have much left I think I will only use it for the days that the opks are positive. Wanna buddy up this month to see how we get on? I am on CD8 now. x

 

[Feb4th2011]

https://www.pregnancyloss.info/sperm_meets_egg_plan.htm Here is a link, so you can always go back and reference if need be! Good Luck

 

[FrenchyMummy]

Very useful link, thanks!

 

[Lea05x]

Yay lets buddy up hun.....how do we buddy up? Sorry ive never buddied up with anyone before!

I think I may only use my preseed when I get a positive on my OPK aswell. How have you been trying? x

 

[Lea05x]

Yea lets buddy up....how do we do it tho? Sorry ive never buddied up with anyone before! lol!

I think I may also just use my preseed when im ovulating. How long have you been ttc for hun? x

 

[FrenchyMummy]

I don't know how buddying up works, but I sure would love to be have someone to cheer on (and someone to keep me going to!). Go Team SMEP !! )

 

[Lea05x]

Haha love it hun.....well we can just keep in touch thru this thread if you like? Im cd10, we BD'd last night so having a night off tonight which is good as Im not feeling to great and also im knackered! lol! I work two jobs then go the gym so by the time im home and showered and fed its 9pm......so I really have to make the effort to BD! Im only working the two jobs to save some money for the baby whenever that happens, want my little bubs to have everything possible x

 

[FrenchyMummy]

Oh woa, that's dedication! I only have the one job, and I am exhausted enough! Nevermind getting a 2nd job or going to the gym, I spend almost every eveneing on my sofa.. It is fair to say that I am lazy. Actually I am VERY lazy! Right now all I can think of is , I had a glass of wine earlier (naughty!!) and I am rather glad that the next BD day is tomorrow as I wouldn't have the strength tonight. Never thought I'd say that!
Right, let's be brave and watch the end of the apprentice (love it!) x

 

[Lea05x]

Morning......I love that show, I have to put in on the planner tho and watch it at the weekend as I never have enough time mid week!! lol! Ive only really started going the gym this past week as im down about my weight....I have piled on the pounds since ttc as every month when I get bfn's I comfort eat But I decided no more.....I want to be healthy for my baby plus loosing some weight should help me concieve more ( i hope) I am also going away in Sept to Spain for the week.....

Its funny to think we shall both be BDing tonight and that we are not that far apart in cycle days lol!! How long are your cycles normally? Mine have increased from a 28 day to a 30 day cycles for some reason....frustrating as the past two cycles I thought I was late but when the witch showed I decided to change my cycle lengths to avoid disappointment....x

 

[Lea05x]

Morning......I love that show, I have to put in on the planner tho and watch it at the weekend as I never have enough time mid week!! lol! Ive only really started going the gym this past week as im down about my weight....I have piled on the pounds since ttc as every month when I get bfn's I comfort eat But I decided no more.....I want to be healthy for my baby plus loosing some weight should help me concieve more ( i hope) I am also going away in Sept to Spain for the week.....

Its funny to think we shall both be BDing tonight and that we are not that far apart in cycle days lol!! How long are your cycles normally? Mine have increased from a 28 day to a 30 day cycles for some reason....frustrating as the past two cycles I thought I was late but when the witch showed I decided to change my cycle lengths to avoid disappointment....x

 

[FrenchyMummy]

Hello there! How are you today? Just got back from work and I am already on here. I think I am addicted...
We have been NTNP/TTC since last August, I am 31 et OH is 33 so if in 3 months we are still pregnant we will go to the GP. This month I am temping and doing SMEP, because I thought we should put a bit more effort into it: my cycles are regular, 28 boring days and I just followed the textbook rule that I must be ovulating on the 14th day. As so far we haven't got pregnant, we are being proactive in trying to track that egg!
I just hope I don't find out that I don't ovulate or something.. :-S

How about you? how long have you been TTC for?? x

 

[Lea05x]

Hello....im ok thanx, being naughty tho and not going in the gym lol! Im just too tired tho to be honest. Guna chill on the sofa with my fella and laptop haha....

Well we have been TTC since Feb, I was previously on the pill for 9 years, came off the pill in Jan and had a normal pill bleed. Then for cycle#1 and 2 I had a 28 day cycle. Cycle#3 I was 2 days late and started to get my hopes up when the witch arrived Then last month cycle#4 I decided to use pre seed (as Id heard such good news about it) and again I was 2 days late and started to think I was when the wicked witch arrived so Ive know come to the conclusion that my cycles have increased to 3 days! This month im using SMEP and the rest of my pre seed and praying we get our BFP.

Im only 25 and my OH is 30 but we really want a family together. We moved into our two bed house 8 months ago and are blissfully happy, all we need now is a baby.....

I have the same worries as you tho hun as although I used OPK I have never had a major dark positive line. I have now started to think maybe I dont ovulate? Ive asked OH to go docs and get a sperm count done aswell and he said he will. I never in a million years thought this TTC malarky would be so hard.

 

[FrenchyMummy]

It is very complicated and frustrating! Same as you, I just assumed that we would get pregnant when we fancied it. How silly of me!! My sister and my cousin both had problems TTC, and my cousin ended up getting IVF so it worries me a bit. Nobody knows we are TTC though, so I can't even ask them about it. Thank God for BnB!!

I have decided that ff we don't get a BFP this month and no real positive on OPK then I will try Soy next month. I even have already bought the box...
Well, to be honest I have been buying loads of TTC friendly items in the last 3 weeks, I am drinking grapefruit juice, taking EPO and all the other vitamins, got the OPKs and a brand new thermometer: nobody can say I am not prepared!! )

 

[Lea05x]

My sister has a little girl, it took her 8 months to concieve, hope it doesnt take me that long.....Soz hun but whats Soy? All I take is folic acid! What else should I be taking? I have some grapefruit juice but what does that do? Not that keen on it to be honest....makes me gag lol! But I will drink it if im suppose to? I brought a thermometer last weekend, started using it Monday....going ok but im not fully understanding it yet, think it will take afew cycles first x