cd 13, 1dpo! :) YAY! Cycle buddies! I think I'm going to test on Halloween. What about you?
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cd 13, 1dpo! :) YAY! Cycle buddies! I think I'm going to test on Halloween. What about you?
Yay! If my temps are high on Halloween you have a deal!!
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Sweet! :) I hope the time passes quickly
Same here, but I'm not super hopeful that it will. 😒
Ladies I just wanted to remind you that with the support threads like this one, if questions are posted, I may not see them so please anyone having any specific q's on how best to do SMEP and you want my input, please start a dedicated thread and ask me. :)
I agree MeanVeggieGal. It never passes quickly. 😑
CD14 today for me too but no LH surge yet. Im going to have daily bloods tests for a few days now to try & catch the surge.
That's cool, kc! I wish my doctor would do that.
Its just my GP not a fertility specialist. She doesnt think that OPK are reliable! I am doing my own experiment & seeing how the OPK match up to the bloods for future reference. I believe based upon hard physical evidence (cervical position, feel, dilatation, mucous, nipple tenderness & cramping) I am pinpointing ovulation, but it will be nice to have that info as well (especially as Im not temping as its too hard with irregular wake times. It will also be good to have a look at my progesterone levels & why I have a short luteal phase.
Yeah, it sounds like she's being very thorough. I'm glad you found a good doctor. They are not easy to find! :) I hope everything goes well and you can figure everything out.
So I have chickened out of the smep. My bloods are still rising & I havent got todays result yet. Based upon previous months symptoms I think they will tell me I have my LH surge today & I will be very suprised if I am wrong. I keep thinking about all the in the past month & I think I want to give one attempt 1 more go. The last 2 months we have done E3d & we ended up BD 2 days before & 1 day after 0. The first month we attempted 1 attempt DH released for nearly 2 weeks in a row so he probably had nothing left for our attempt. He has dropped the Olive leaf & peppermint tea too so perhaps his supply has recovered & I am just too nervous to do smep as it feels so "blue". We BD every 4 days so far with him releasing on his own once inbetween (which is a smep pattern I know) but I got him to hold off releasing last night as I think with ovulation pending tomorrow I need him to keep some in reserve for tonight. Phew! so over timing BD & trying to persuade him to stay away from his daily "habit". At least hubby has kept his sense of humour & instructs his :bluesperm: to stay put & for his :pinksperm: to get moving :rofl: if only it was that easy!
the lab rang through with my results & confirmed my LH surge today. I already thought that was the case based on symptoms from previous months & a positive OPk but good to know I was right, even though my doctor thought I was missing it & the opk were inaccurate. Trust your body ladies! you know it well! Now to get the kids to bed so we can BD tonight :fx: I am going to have more bloods at 7dpo. Any hints to lengthen my luteal phase? I think that is my main issue - its only 9-10days :( I am going to try & miss a few lunchtime breastfeeds in the hope that I can reduce my prolactin a bit in the 2ww & help raise my progesterone.
Kc, vitamin b6 can help lengthen your luteal phase. You take 50-200mg beyond what is in any vitamin you may be taking. Also, olive leaf actually helps sperm, so I would have DH start taking that again. Good luck!! :)
Well, I didn't end up dtd the last time but I did do it 4 times in a row around ovulation. I feel like my bases are covered. I'm just not really feeling it this cycle. I don't know why. I'm just not very positive. I'm frustrated because I feel like women all around me are constantly getting pregnant and I can't. It's particularly frustrating when I know they don't even want to be pregnant. Sorry to be such a downer today. :(
Is anyone still doing the SMEP ?
Just wanted to check, and hoping to see more of you in the DD thread soooon
KC I know what you mean about feeling blue, I won't find out gender from my girl sway for a while, but I think baby is a boy.
Still doing SMEP here but earlier this month we should have BD'd one more day so I'm not too confident there was S to ME.
Well good luck !
Hope it works for you, I am sure this is how I got my BFP....and all the weird herb and foods I added.
Thanks 😊
I had about 3 drops of pink blood mixed with CM yesterday. I was either 9 or 11DPO. LP is typically 14/15 days. I think its pre AF and not IB. Any thoughts?
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That sounds extremely similar to my Implanatation spotting !Quote:
Originally Posted by MeanVeggieGal
I can't say what it is, but I can also point out another option - it's also possible, in early preganncy, when your cervix is very very soft, that you get a small hemmorhage from your cervix itself (even just going #2 can cause this) and the leukorrhea discharge that begins in early pregnancy can blend with this and make a miniscule amount of blood noticeable.Quote:
Originally Posted by MeanVeggieGal
It's intersteing you said this as I went #2 today (tmi I know) and there was a few more drops. When I inspected my cervix no more pink remained, but there was clear CM. Thanks
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Hello everyone, I tried semp this month still in the 2ww 6dpo today my temp drop a little this morning so I dont know if thats a bad sign.
Could be an implantation dip.
This is actually totally normal. At about 7ish DPO your body releases a big burst of estrogen that helps maintain your uterine lining another several days to allow a potential pregnancy to get a good start. This can register as a temp dip between 5-8 DPO. Some call it an implantation dip and while it's actually not directly associated with implantation itself, it has been found by FF that on charts where there is a nice dip, they are more likely to end with BFP. Good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by DesiG
I was thinking it would go back up this morning, my temp has never dropped down to the 97's in the 2ww it was always stayed in the 98's, but who knows whats going on with months temps. Here is my chartAttachment 33893Quote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
That's what I was hoping, but went down more :(Quote:
Originally Posted by MeanVeggieGal
Sorry @DesiG ...still early though. Tomorrow it may be sky high! Fx it goes back up.
Thanks, I hope so.Quote:
Originally Posted by MeanVeggieGal
Hello everyone looks like chart went up this morningAttachment 33898
Nice!
Yes that's waht I was going to say, it can go down for more than one day (and/or remember, it's totally poss to have just one isolated oddball temp like if it was colder than normal in yoru room or you slept with mouth open or whatever) and it's back up today.Quote:
Originally Posted by DesiG
Good luck and blue dust, Desi!
Ok, thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush
Today is my fourth day of chocolate colored cm like spotting. Only on toilet paper if I wipe and more if I go #2. My temps are low: today fell way below coverline. I have no idea what's going on. I assume AF is going to start tomorrow....never experienced 4 days of spotting before my period.
How many day past O are you?Quote:
Originally Posted by MeanVeggieGal
Today tons f CM like egg whites, just a little more thicker then when I O. I have even more then I have around O. Never had this in my 2ww
I've head that some women get lots of CM after ovulation. You sure you O already? Maybe you should BD just in case.
Today I'm 12DPO based off FF. Tested Saturday it was BFN. Not testing anymore since my temps are below cover line.
Agree with MeanVeggie. BD !
This can be a side effect of the secondary estrogen surge like we were talking about. You make a big burst of estrogen and it causes this humongo temp dip and can also cause O-type symptoms like EWCM, increased libido, and breast pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by DesiG
But yes please do BD just in case