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I also had what I think was my first real attempt last night (cd20 for me). Hope there was lots of pink dust in the air!
I had a scare a week ago when I started using Rephresh and got a bunch of EWCM with a tiny streak if blood in it. I was concerned that I may have ovulated early and the OPKs just didn't catch the LH surge. It was cd14 and DH had only abstained 5 days at that point, but we made an attempt anyway bc didn't want to miss ovulation entirely. But since I got a definite positive OPK yesterday, I'm hoping that the incident last week was just a false alarm (Rephresh can cause funny discharge).
I used a full applicator of Rephresh 13 hours before my attempt yesterday, I hope that makes up for the fact that DH didn't abstain or FR beforehand (he was taking Licorice Root though). I've also had a horrible cold for over 2 weeks now. Could barely fall asleep from my headache last night, but afraid to take any painkillers in case they affect ovulation in any way.
Is anyone here planning a second attempt? I know one attempt is best, but I really want to get pregnant this month and I'm considering a second attempt in a day or two to "seal the deal." Maybe I'll have DH do hurry-up CFR first. What do you all think?
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I've thought about having a second attempt too but DH is working tonight and this is our first month TTC so I decided not to... I got another positive opk today and AS said if I got three days positives then to go for another attempt so well see what tomorrow brings! I too hope there was LOTS of pink dust!!!
If your really wanting to get preggo this month then maybe another attempt would be good... As AS says there is no magic bullet.. People get girls all the time from more than one attempt.. Just depends on what your comfortable with! I really really really want to get pregnant by January at the latest... To the point that I'd consider waiting several months to try again.. Is that bad?! Ds1 was born in December and with thanksgiving and Christmas that time of year of year is really hard I couldn't imagine having another birthday to celebrate lol but god has a plan so who knows! Ds2 was born in March so at least there is a 3 month gap between their bdays... Im really hoping for a summer/early fall baby!
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Well no temp shift this am so I still haven't od yet... I'll test again and if positive opk then well bd again...
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OMG Tmolly how exciting!! Did you end up doing another attempt? Fx this is your girl!!
Bayoudancer what about you? Have you had another attempt too? So excited for you both!
Haven't been on here much recently as no sign of AF and my diet has been anything BUT LE and the guilt sets in when I eat meat lol so just trying to relax and not think about ttc and just hope she turns up! By now with DS1 I had a period...a very short and light one but it helped me know I was back on track to ttc DS2. Anywho, everything happens for a reason right!? Just wondering if being 45kgs, which is the lowest adult weight I have ever been might have something to do with it? Sigh!
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Thanks, Sweet mummy. :) I ended up having the DARKEST EVER pos OPK on CD22, so I decided to attempt again. I've read on other threads that your body can "gear up" to ovulate and then stop for some reason, only to have a successful surge later. Since I'm still breastfeeding, I thought that maybe that's what happened here. So the waiting begins... :fingers:
Hoping your cycles come back soon. I wish I was active on this forum months before my attempt -- maybe then I would've avoided the obsessive reading-at-all-hours-of-the-night that went on as I tried to "cram" for this sway, lol. :oops:
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I've got everything crossed for you Tmolly that this is your month!!
What did you do differently this time around from when you conceived your DS?
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Thanks, Sweet mummy! Hmm, when I conceived my son, I didn't know much about swaying, just a little bit about Shettles. I wasn't tracking my ovulation or anything, just assumed my cycle was pretty normal (plus it was my first cycle ttc after getting off BC (Loestrin). So we DTD every day or every other day the weeks before my assumed fertile time, skipping the 4 or so days I thought I might be most fertile. Of course, now I know that my timing could've been all off since I have no idea when I ovulated. I've been vegetarian my whole life, and was vegan-leaning by the time my son was conceived. So lots of healthy fruits, dark green leafy veggies, beans, nuts, quinoa, organic non-GMO tofu, nutritional yeast... And I ALWAYS had a big bowl of oatmeal with nuts, ground flax or chia seeds, fresh fruit and soymilk. Uuugh, I miss my breakfast!
This time around, for my LE diet, I've cut out all these "superfoods," and buy lots of empty carbs, light yogurt, diet coke... we never even had soda in our house, so when I picked up the diet coke, I felt like I was buying a carton of cigarettes!! :o
Hoping that diet + DH's licorice root + Rephresh will make up for my botched attempts at timing and frequency. Only time will tell... I hope I can report back in a week or so with a BFP! :fingers:
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Keep us posted!! Sounds like a very healthy lifestyle before your sway so pretty sure you're on the right track to a DG this time xx
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11dpo and BFN... So I'm counting myself out this month! :( what cd/dpo is everyone?!?
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Well, my period started 2 days ago, so no BFP this month. :-/
For this new cycle, I think I'll skip Rephresh and make as many attempts as possible. It was really tough to pinpoint when/if I ovulated last month, and I got really obsessive about those ovulation strips. I'm going to try to give up a little control this month because all this micro-managing and tracking every spoonful of food that I've been doing cannot be good for a pink sway.
I'm also wondering if I should get a dream membership. For those of you that have it, do you think it would help or hinder an obsessive-type person? Does it make swaying easier or more nuanced? What have you found to be most useful about it?
