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Anyone deciding to do it the old fashioned way this month?
Hi girls
AF arrived this morning and has left me feeling particularly fed up. OH and I have been trying for 6/7 months now (I don't mean to offend anyone by saying that as I know many of you lovely ladies have been here much longer than I have). Last month we used the cbfm and have used pre-seed and SMEP for the last 4/5 months.
Sooooooooooooooo, I was just wondering if anyone else was thinking bugger it all, am just going to focus on something else this month (losing weight and getting back into gym) and not doing anything special other than enjoying it when we want it?
Just wondered if anyone was thinking of doing it the old fashioned way?
V xxx
AF arrived this morning and has left me feeling particularly fed up. OH and I have been trying for 6/7 months now (I don't mean to offend anyone by saying that as I know many of you lovely ladies have been here much longer than I have). Last month we used the cbfm and have used pre-seed and SMEP for the last 4/5 months.
Sooooooooooooooo, I was just wondering if anyone else was thinking bugger it all, am just going to focus on something else this month (losing weight and getting back into gym) and not doing anything special other than enjoying it when we want it?
Just wondered if anyone was thinking of doing it the old fashioned way?
V xxx
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I need some control! x
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we just got our bfp and im more than 199% it was because we chilled out!
OH had been to the docs and he had told him to do the following
7 days off (so from day 1 of bleed)
7 days on - so BD every day
7 days off
and 7 days on again.
We didnit do this to the book but we did 13 days off and 12 / 13 on lol - im sure we conceived when we were on holiday!
There were no opks, no cbfm involved or temping - we were just chilled and BD a lot.
Congratulations and best wishes for the next 8 months. xx
I am just into month 5 TTC and from now on I am going to make a note in my diary of when my next AF is due and pay attention to when my body tells me I am fertile, but that's it - no more obsessively counting days and no more OPKs. I enjoyed the novelty at first but now I am convinced that are just adding to the stress of TTC and being counter-productive.
I am also going to take my mind of TTC as much as possible - I'll still come on here, but will think much more about doing things around the house & garden / having nice days out with hubby and enjoying lots of fun BD. Fingers crossed this will do the trick at some point and I will get pregnant sometime over the course of the year....
Good luck to everyone else going 'au naturel' and thanks for the positive stories from ladies who have conceived after relaxing about things! xxx
So in a way I am more relaxed because I know we can get pregnant, I just need the B6 to work. I think I will use the OPKs this month and then if the B6 has worked I may ditch them next month. Am I being too OTT or should I just go natural?
In addition to this we have a friend living with us as he has just started a job up our way, so he'll be with us for a couple of months while he earns enough money to get his own place (rented, not buying, he'd be here forever!) He goes home at weekends so kinda praying I OV at a weekend!
I am a bag of emotions, one minute relaxed and 'doing it' whenever/wherever and then feeling very down about it all, having a crap body, not being able to do it properly because we aren't alone.
Sorry, I know what I've just come out with is the exact opposite of relaxing, just needed to vent. Hopefully I can calm down now!
Good luck to you all, I really hope we see a few more BFPs this month, June seems to be lucky already! xxx
I too am going to put all my obsessions into getting back to the gym and trying and lose a stone before I start obsessing about ttc again! How much weight are you planning on losing perhaps we could check in with each other?
My plan is to run 3/4 times a week and do free weights for toning (my arms are a joke - fat and ugly!). I plan to lose 2lb a week starting next week - I have too many dinners (work, friends) planned to start this week
GL and babydust to all!
Holiday = Relaxation = A BFP (I hope, anyway)
MrsHobbes I have a short luteal phase too and am in my second month of taking B6. Last month I took 50mg daily (how much are you taking?) and my lp increased from 7/8 days to 10/11. I'm really hoping month 7 is our lucky month x
Although I was watching Gavin and Stacey earlier and burst into tears at the scene where Nessa gives birth. Such a twit.
Thanks Tilty ) I'm going to see when I OV and won't count my LP until I have AF, so no counting DPO this time. My LP has been 10/11 days which the doc said should be ok but after last month I'm not so sure, so trying the B6 just to see. Even if it only extends it by a couple of days I think that should be enough. How're you? xxx
What cd are you on? x
There seem to be quite a few posts on here at the moment about people taking a similar approach - maybe there's something in the water!
I really do hope you get a sticky bean very very soon, and good luck with lengthening the LP. From what I have read 10/11 days is borderline ok so hopefully if you can just manage to increase it by a day or so with the B6 that will do the trick. I really hope your next cycle brings some happy news. xx