Sperm Meets Egg Plan (SMEP) TTC#1 group Aug/Sept/Oct 2013

[asmcsm]

Okay ladies.. pretty sure I am going to O in the next 24 hours. My OPK's are getting darker and i'm getting the tell tale signs. Cramping, and lower back pain. I'm going to do another OPK as soon as I get home and see what it looks like. I'm so freaking excited, but clearly the app on my phone is WRONG about when I O. Luckily I picked up these OPK's when I did!!

How long have you been using the phone app? The one I use tried to give me the standard "CD14 ovulation" until I used it for a while and it got used to my cycles

It's got about a year of data! It's usuallly pretty good with predicting when AF is coming, but maybe I have a longer LP and the app is over shooting my O? it doesnt' have me Oing until Sunday 9/29. This month AF came on the exact day the app predicted, but I always feel iffy about the ovulation. Not sure if it's as accurate.

Yea, it sounds like it's giving you an incorrect LP. What App is it?

It's called Period Tracker !

I think I used that one before and I didn't like it . I've been using womanlog for months and I love it. you can set it to advance or standard and it will either adjust to the avg o and af dates of your past cycles or you can set them yourself.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Thanks trinity! GL for your tww dear x.
Thankyou mizzy!

Canthardlywait I'd also not trust the online ovulation prediction apps. Everyperson is different. Someone with same cycle length can ov on different days. Hope you get a positive today and get bding

Oh yeah! I'm going to keep up with the OPK's until I get a negative. Going off the APP isn't going to get me very far!

 

[beaglemom]

I have pretty much quit all the apps. I do not temp though. I just bought a small organizer & keep up that way. I find it a lot easier. I know it's kind of old school.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Okay ladies.. pretty sure I am going to O in the next 24 hours. My OPK's are getting darker and i'm getting the tell tale signs. Cramping, and lower back pain. I'm going to do another OPK as soon as I get home and see what it looks like. I'm so freaking excited, but clearly the app on my phone is WRONG about when I O. Luckily I picked up these OPK's when I did!!

How long have you been using the phone app? The one I use tried to give me the standard "CD14 ovulation" until I used it for a while and it got used to my cycles

It's got about a year of data! It's usuallly pretty good with predicting when AF is coming, but maybe I have a longer LP and the app is over shooting my O? it doesnt' have me Oing until Sunday 9/29. This month AF came on the exact day the app predicted, but I always feel iffy about the ovulation. Not sure if it's as accurate.

Yea, it sounds like it's giving you an incorrect LP. What App is it?

It's called Period Tracker !

I think I used that one before and I didn't like it . I've been using womanlog for months and I love it. you can set it to advance or standard and it will either adjust to the avg o and af dates of your past cycles or you can set them yourself.

Maybe I will check out that app!

 

[Pearly86]

@ Mrs WKJ>>did u chek again with anything or u giving urself some more time dear..hw u feeling now??

 

[MrsWKJ]

I checked with the cheapie again and the line appeared within 2 min or so a tad darker than yesterday not too much. I had so much going on today so didnt get time to checkout pharmacy for a better hpt. Will get one tomm and will update you guys

 

[Pearly86]

ohhh wow..soundsso so promising!!.....wishing and Fxedd..for ur next test!1..its gonna be definite one m sure!!

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Got an almost positive OPK at lunch today! I've already messed SMEP up though. yesterday I was getting wierd results on my OPK after work (urine was diluted) and thought maybe O was possible yesterday because of a darker line at lunch, so we BD last night. NOW, I think i'm going to have a positive and i'm worried about sperm quality if we BD tonight (3 days in a row). I think if I do get a positive tonight, that means i'll O in the next day or so, so if we don't BD until tomorrow night, i'd be okay.. right?

 

[asmcsm]

Got an almost positive OPK at lunch today! I've already messed SMEP up though. yesterday I was getting wierd results on my OPK after work (urine was diluted) and thought maybe O was possible yesterday because of a darker line at lunch, so we BD last night. NOW, I think i'm going to have a positive and i'm worried about sperm quality if we BD tonight (3 days in a row). I think if I do get a positive tonight, that means i'll O in the next day or so, so if we don't BD until tomorrow night, i'd be okay.. right?

The cycle I got my BFP we BD'ed once day before O and twice day of o. The only thing is that I ended up with a blighted ovum so there could have been a problem with either his sperm or my egg or it was just chromosomal. It's really just luck of the draw unfortunately but smep calls for you to BD 3 days in a row after your positive opk so I would just BD tonight.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Got an almost positive OPK at lunch today! I've already messed SMEP up though. yesterday I was getting wierd results on my OPK after work (urine was diluted) and thought maybe O was possible yesterday because of a darker line at lunch, so we BD last night. NOW, I think i'm going to have a positive and i'm worried about sperm quality if we BD tonight (3 days in a row). I think if I do get a positive tonight, that means i'll O in the next day or so, so if we don't BD until tomorrow night, i'd be okay.. right?

The cycle I got my BFP we BD'ed once day before O and twice day of o. The only thing is that I ended up with a blighted ovum so there could have been a problem with either his sperm or my egg or it was just chromosomal. It's really just luck of the draw unfortunately but smep calls for you to BD 3 days in a row after your positive opk so I would just BD tonight.

I know, and i'm confused because I haven't really gotten my positive yet. We did CD8 and CD 10 (which is correct for SMEP) and last night. But if I get a +opk tonight, wouldn't I need to go the next 3 days as well? LOL.

I am too neurotic for this!

 

[asmcsm]

I would BD tonight, that way if you o tonight or tomorrow you're covered. Then I would take a break tomorrow and BD the next night to be safe

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

This is probably a good plan Ashlee.. i'll see if I can make it work.

 

[MrsWKJ]

i agree with ashlee.

Pearly i got cb digital hpt but it shows + or - instead of telling weeks :/ no FRER here and one hpt was for 20$ i'll test tomm or day after with it although ive heard CBs are not that sensitive. Got weird cramping today. Started a while back. I hope its the bean snuggling in.

 

[asmcsm]

i agree with ashlee.

Pearly i got cb digital hpt but it shows + or - instead of telling weeks :/ no FRER here and one hpt was for 20$ i'll test tomm or day after with it although ive heard CBs are not that sensitive. Got weird cramping today. Started a while back. I hope its the bean snuggling in.

eeks thats expensive for an hpt! CBs aren't as sensitive but with how dark your line is on cheapies I'm sure you'll get a positive. Don't worry about the cramping too much. Those first weeks you'll get lots of little cramps from the stretching in your uterus. There were days where it was so bad for me, like constant all day, then others barely anything. Unless theres bleeding with it, you have nothing to worry about!

 

[Pearly86]

Thats so true dear u need not worry abt anything unless there is a bleeding..nn it wont happen..cb + - are m nt sure how sensitive but they are available here too...its ok if u do not have frer why dont u get it online if nt available in stores..here with First response ovulation kit it gives one preg test too...and price f hpt is around 20$ here as well but it carries 2 in it...
anyways...talkin abt cramping i donot knw why m I getting it when m only at 3 dpo..:/
cramping and lightheaded cramping is just so prominent frm yesterday ..whyyyyyy
really dnt knw

 

[Pearly86]

i had a real good temp rise today so m happy ..lets c how it goes further..!! tww is killing wait i swear!!

 

[Pearly86]

@ ashlee and MrsWKJ,
I m just thinking what should be the strategy..if she is ovulating day after hw should be the bd..like
tonight tht will cover for tomm
but if she doesnt bd tomm will it cover for day after (assuming she is ov day after)??

 

[SCgirl]

Congrats MrsWKJ!

I'm at 16 dpo (assuming I did O), and still nothing. I actually wish AF would hurry up so I can get started again! this is 11 days longer than my last cycle so far... (even though est O was only 8 days later than last time)

 

[MrsWKJ]

i agree with ashlee.

Pearly i got cb digital hpt but it shows + or - instead of telling weeks :/ no FRER here and one hpt was for 20$ i'll test tomm or day after with it although ive heard CBs are not that sensitive. Got weird cramping today. Started a while back. I hope its the bean snuggling in.

eeks thats expensive for an hpt! CBs aren't as sensitive but with how dark your line is on cheapies I'm sure you'll get a positive. Don't worry about the cramping too much. Those first weeks you'll get lots of little cramps from the stretching in your uterus. There were days where it was so bad for me, like constant all day, then others barely anything. Unless theres bleeding with it, you have nothing to worry about!

Thanks dear x and yeah they are pricey :/ I always used to order cbdigital opks online cuz they are soo pricey in the pharmacies here. But that takes 14 days to deliver I wish I had ordered some frer too. Anyways I guess I'd have to use what I got. The line is light but enough to see that its there and its pink. I think I'll just give another day and test on saturday.

Thats so true dear u need not worry abt anything unless there is a bleeding..nn it wont happen..cb + - are m nt sure how sensitive but they are available here too...its ok if u do not have frer why dont u get it online if nt available in stores..here with First response ovulation kit it gives one preg test too...and price f hpt is around 20$ here as well but it carries 2 in it...
anyways...talkin abt cramping i donot knw why m I getting it when m only at 3 dpo..:/
cramping and lightheaded cramping is just so prominent frm yesterday ..whyyyyyy
really dnt knw

Here it was one hpt for 20 I could've paid 20$ for frer happily cuz I trust it more hehe. For online I'd have to wait 14 days I think I'll just get a blood test done in a few days.
I really hope somethings cooking in your oven that could explain the cramping. So glad your temps are getting higher. Is it the highest so far? Fx for you.

Thankyou scgirl. Your chart looks good and temps are still up. My fx for your bfp dear x

 

[asmcsm]

@ ashlee and MrsWKJ,
I m just thinking what should be the strategy..if she is ovulating day after hw should be the bd..like
tonight tht will cover for tomm
but if she doesnt bd tomm will it cover for day after (assuming she is ov day after)??

Sperm can live up to 5 days and the egg 12-24 hours, If she BD's tonight she should have plenty of sperm from tonight and the previous 2 nights to cover her tomorrow and even the next day to be honest. But a break gives DH a little time to make some new soldiers for the day after to be safe. You can find loads of charts on FF and TCOYF where women BD'ed days before their O dates and still got pregnant

*Edit* https://tcoyf.com/media/g/badtiming/default.aspx
These charts are proof that you don't have to BD day of or even day before O to get pregnant. The whole idea of SMEP is to give your egg the best chance of sperm being ready for it when you ovulate