Someone help me figure out when is CD1?

[AnonymousCAT]

I remember I had bad cramps in the night when got I pregnant that woke me. It was implantation. Cause next day my breasts were starting to get tender. So wait a day and see! FX! It would figure as soon as you start investigating if things are working you get a BFP!

From what I've read not everyone gets a an obvious temp spike and if that's the case the charts can be hard to interpret. Plus there are so many factors in temping... Like how long you slept, how well you slept, taking it at the same time everyday.... Etc. all of it can throw things off.

I haven't read that one so will have to check it out.

I don't use fertility friend but I've heard good reviews about it. I am using an app on my iPad called my days where I track everything. I like it so I haven't really investigated ff. maybe I'll have a look. Thanks!

 

[BabyCleo]

So im CD8 tonight, and apparently DF might be back CD 14, 15 and leave CD16. earlier than expected. He will only be here for the nights of CD 14 and 15!!! What do i dooooooooo!!!!!

Also, nice to meet you girls who are on this thread now Ive been busy so ill be off and on as I go. What do i do about my early DF coming back?!?!

 

[AnonymousCAT]

I don't think you have much choice in the matter unfortunately. Just try to bd each day or whichever day is closer to o. Sprm can live awhile so as long as he's home before o you may have a chance to catch the egg. Good luck!

Update on me. So cm has been totally weird this cycle being the first full one after my loss. Cm was watery on off for a few days but has totally gone creamy and maybe on the dry side. Normally it should be full on watery/ewcm by now. So confused! Temps are still low and it's still only cd 11 so I guess there is still time for things to gear up for o, but I'm worried things are too out of wack and that I may not even o this cycle . Maybe things are just delayed and I will have a longer cycle this time? Who knows. Don't even think it's worth bd at this point if my body isn't cooperating. So frustrating!

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Hi ladies! Happy spring forward day!

I'm pretty confident I ovulated yesterday on CD13. I was having out of the blue cramps/pains. It was weird I am normally not sure because I don't feel much but yesterday I was like, yup....I'm ovulating! Haha

Plus I had a huge temp spike this morning. Hopefully it will stay up and FF will give me some solid cross hairs.

Only thing that is bothering me is that we only got to BD Thursday night!! Just been so busy this weekend and exhausted at the end of the night! But I was able to use preseed and even put in a Softcup after.

Really hoping this is our month (that it's all our months!) we will probably take next month off if I get AF in order to skip having a December baby (OH and I are both December babies already!)

How is everyone else doing? Have any different plans for after ovulation to help the little bean implant?

I'm going to try the pineapple core trick (have a friend on here who did that last month and got her BFP!) and I'm also going to cut back on the coffee and wine

 

[BabyCleo]

Whoa... back up. Pineapple core trick? lol explain!!!

I will know for sure tomorrow if hes coming back thursday, fri and sat night. The poor guy says he hasnt had any solo time so i dont think im gonna have any issues baby dancing

Anon-Cat.. when i had a MC it took a few cycles for everything to fall back into place. I wouldnt worry. Your cycle may be a bit longer this month, for me my cycles fully changed from 30 days to 33-40 days. Now, there was a lot of stress in my life too, but then again, i think it was also the mc. Dont worry to much if you O late xo

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Ha - YES! Something in the pineapple core helps build up blood so the little bean has an easier time sticking?

https://conceivewithpineapple.blogspot.com/

I also used it last cycle and did notice more blood during AF. My buddy on here did it and just got her BFP....so...can't hurt, right?

I'm bummed today - think I'm out already. Not only did my temp drop way down today (after a huge spike yesterday) but we won't have another chance to BD. I will probably O today or tomorrow...i'm guessing. Still not getting anything like EWCM, so I think I might need to look into heading to the Dr.'s soon

I did get some CM last Thursday that stretched like EW, but it was white. So i'm guessing I need to classify as creamy. Ugh...I'm SO frustrated and sad

 

[AnonymousCAT]

Cm is sill creamy here and maybe on the dry side. I'm so confused! Definitely think I'm not going to o this cycle :'( so sad! Just want this cycle to be over. Such a waste. So frustrated!

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Cm is sill creamy here and maybe on the dry side. I'm so confused! Definitely think I'm not going to o this cycle :'( so sad! Just want this cycle to be over. Such a waste. So frustrated!

I feel the same....and my cm is either creamy or dry...I tried drinking green tea from AF to o....don't think it helped. Maybe next cycle I'll try something else.

What CD are you? When do you normally ovulate?

 

[BabyCleo]

Some women dont get ewcm... i dont get it that much to be honest, never did.

 

[AnonymousCAT]

I am cd12 today and usually o cd15. I usually do get watery and ewcm for about 5 days before o, or at least I did the last and only cycle I really tracked and fell pregnant with. But this is my first cycle after my mmc and d&c and that definitely is not happening. But this cycle started with a weird AF so the whole thing has been off from the start. My hormones are probably still out of whack. Maybe they will be better next cycle. Just woke up and haven't checked cm yet... Maybe It'll be different today.

 

[BabyCleo]

Do you use OPKs? Id use them even for this cycle as well as tracking CM so you arent as confused in the TWW. When I had my MC, my cycles became a lot longer and slowly decreased in length. I was about 30 days before, then after the MC jumped to like, 40... now im at a 33ish day cycle. I was never completely regular as it was anyway. I wouldnt worry, its natural. Also google CM, some women get no EWCM and still get pregnant, thats what happened to me before my MC. I dont really trust the whole CM thing, it never worked for me. Im off to buy some OPKs from the dollar store, so i know when I O this month. Im going to grab preseed too, to help those swimmers hang in there until I O..

fingers crossed that i O early this month!!! Dfs stupid job is sending him home at the wrong times!!!!

How are you girls doing?

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I used OPK's last month and the month before, but I just don't like them. It was so awkward to have to run to the bathroom and do them at work..and it was REALLY hard for me to hold my pee for even an hour and a half so I always questioned if they were correct or not since I can't hold it for 4 hours, most was 2 hours.

So I've settled for just temping.

I had another big spike today, so if it stays up then i'm going to assume I ovulated yesterday, 5 days after we DTD! Although I have read it IS possible to conceive 5 days before O, factoring in our ages and my lack of CM (even though we did use preseed) I'm scared we might have missed the boat.

HOWEVER....since I'm still pretty convinced I ovulated on Saturday I did some research. Because i had a big spike on Sunday, then it went down Monday. Since it's back up today I MIGHT be able to consider Monday's temp a Fallback Rise...according to FF this is pretty normal, it happens on 2DPO (which Monday was) where your temp goes down for one day, then climbs back up.

I think I learn something new every cycle.

I'd feel MUCH better if I did O on Saturday since that is only 2 days after we DTD....so now i'm not sure if I'm 3DPO or 1DPO.... :/

 

[BabyCleo]

I think we are in the same boat, ill be lucky to DTD 2 days before o. This sucks. Id count yourself as 1dpo, that way you wont be wondering if you are late.

You never know, you may have caught it!

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Actually from what I've read 2 days before O is the ideal time to BD!! So don't get to bummed about that!!!

 

[BabyCleo]

hahaha I hope so!!

So now its changed, he will be back for the nights of CD 13, 14, 15 and leave the evening of CD 16. Im supposed to O on the 18th, but the past 2 cycles were a little wonky. UGH. I am almost hoping he will be pushed back by like, 2 days. (How bad is that for me to say) I guess I will use opks and preseed and BD every night and then the morning of CD 16. Hmmmmm!

Will i see a progression on the line for an OPK or will it just be nothing nothing nothing BAM positive?

 

[BeachyFeelin]

When I did OPK's there was always a faint line, the closer I got to O the darker the line got. So for me, it was pretty obvious when it was coming up...when are you going to start testing?

 

[BabyCleo]

I may go to the dollar store in a few minutes and pick up a bunch, and start tonight. I havent used them to actually track a cycle before so I dont know when its to early. I guess I have to start somewhere though, and to be honest DF gets performance anxiety so he wont be seeing when I do this, or see me inject the preseed. He has no problems with me doing it, but if he knows, he has some start up issues lol.

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I highly suggest testing with them at 2PM....the fist month I used them i didn't know this and tested when I got home at night (around 7pm) and NEVER got a positive.

The next month I started testing at 2PM and got 2 obvious positives!

 

[BabyCleo]

oh awesome thanks!! Ill wait to use one then, as its 430 here now. Ill start one tomorrow, at CD 12. is that to early still?

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Depends on when you ovulate - they say to start testing around CD8-CD10....I always started at CD8 because I ovulate anywhere from CD12-CD15!