SMEP anyone?

[tuesdaysbaby]

Hello!

I'm just wondering if anyone here is following SMEP?

I have read a little about it on here and decided to give it a go, just did some more proper reading via Google and seems I'm on the right track! We started DTD from CD 6 and then every other day (we are now CD 13) and I've started the OPKs, got a faint line today so am hoping it gets darker tomorrow.

Has anyone used the SMEP method with success?

The stuff I read online says really positive things about it! Makes sense to me to have sperm ready to meet the egg. I was pretty sure we got it right last cycle but perhaps I was wrong!

Here's to a BFP with cycle number two! Would love to have some SMEP buddies to talk about it with, or experts to help out with questions!

 

[Loves cupcake]

I am no expert on it but I tried it for the first time last cycle. I am also going to try it again this cycle. What CD are you on?

 

[tuesdaysbaby]

Hey Loves Cupcake - thanks for replying!

I'm on CD 13 now - how about you? It seems like a pretty easy plan to follow. I'm quite excited about this cycle again, I guess because I'm gearing up to ovulation and that's the fun part!

 

[Loves cupcake]

I am only CD 2 so I still have a bit of a wait a head of me. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you though and that it works. Please keep me posted!

 

[tracilacy]

Me and the dh did this so I'm still waiting on the results good luck ladies fx

 

[nelttc]

We tried but got too hung up on it and DH felt pressured, so BD started feeling like a chore. I still use OPKs, but now I just try to be more sexy around O time and let things happen. Hope that works

 

[tuesdaysbaby]

Thanks ladies! Fingers crossed for us all, will let you know how I get on for sure

 

[savvysaver]

Hi there, this is my 3rd month following SMEP. The first month we tried SMEP I got a bfp, but it ended in a m/c at 6 weeks. The second month we tried my Grandmother died when I was 6dpo and AF came 3 days later...I was hoping it was due to the stress and not a short LP. I am on CD16, waiting for a + opk. We started SMEP back on CD7. I am a planner and I like to have my BDing schedule in advance, it works well for DH and I am I have read so many good things about it. Good luck to you!

 

[tuesdaysbaby]

Thanks savvy, it's good to hear your experience with it... I am so sorry for your loss x

We started CD 6 and like you I am a planner and scheduling works for me, it helps me feel I have some semblance of control when the reality is very different!

Can I ask you if you think we have done it right?

DTD: CD 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 so far. We are now on CD 16 and getting what I think are pretty close to positive OPKs, so I think we will do CD 16 17 18 skip 19 and do 20. Does this sound right? I'm such a newbie!

 

[savvysaver]

Thanks savvy, it's good to hear your experience with it... I am so sorry for your loss x

We started CD 6 and like you I am a planner and scheduling works for me, it helps me feel I have some semblance of control when the reality is very different!

Can I ask you if you think we have done it right?

DTD: CD 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15 so far. We are now on CD 16 and getting what I think are pretty close to positive OPKs, so I think we will do CD 16 17 18 skip 19 and do 20. Does this sound right? I'm such a newbie!

Hey cycle buddy, I am on CD16 too!

Here is my 2 cents, as long as your hubby has no known sperm issues then it would be okay to go four days in a row (15,16,17,18)...if the opks are not quite positive yet you could always hold off tonight and BD (17,18,19...skip 20 and then do 21)...you O about 12-36 hours after a + opk.

I don't get an ewcm but I use preseed which I like. I am getting impatient for my + opk, I am hoping I see it tomorrow!

 

[tuesdaysbaby]

Oh heyyyy! Great to have a cycle buddy! How long are your cycles normally? I think I'm expecting about 31 days this time, given past experiences but mine are sort of unpredictable.

Thanks so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it.

I'm impatient too. The lines have been getting darker and I have EWCM so I guess it's coming! We are also using preseed

 

[savvysaver]

My cycles are usually between 24-26 days though I have had a few random 30 day cycles thrown in the mix too. I am hoping since I haven't O'd yet that this is one of the 30 day cycles and I will get a + opk tomorrow and O Sunday or Monday.

You are lucky with the ewcm, I have never had any. That is why I bought the preseed. I am hoping that it does the trick this time. We have been ttc since last spring...so almost a year now. I can't wait to be prego!

 

[tuesdaysbaby]

It's so hard when your cycles aren't completely predictable, huh?

I'm very hopeful for you! I also can't wait to be pregnant. It's something I've dreamed of for a very very long time. I just hope this is the month!

 

[savvysaver]

I spent my first couple of cycles not prepared, I would just put my dates into an online calculator and BD when it told me to. My DH travels a bit for work in the summer and he was gone at the worst times. I got serious about ttc and started really researching at the end of the summer. I finally started temping and using opks more than once a day and I find it to be extremely helpful. Now I have some record of what is going on and I make notes so I can look back and see if certain signs, etc. happened and when.

Fx'd that this is your month too - I am determined to get my bfp!