We’ve been TTC no 4 for a while now- well technically since DD3 was born in May 2012, although I BF her for 6 months then weaned to resume my cycle and TTC again. I’m aged 38.5 and DH is 49.5.
We mucked around for 4 months trying a ‘boy sway’ from Shettles’ method (basically one shot on ovulation) and it didn’t work. Then I stopped for 2 cycles as didn’t want to be due in Nov/Dec due to a work course I need to do then (plus the expense of a Christmas baby on top of having 4 kids for Santa to visit!)
We’re now on cycle 3 of no messing. Opk’s, conceive plus, pillow under bum for 20 mins, and this cycle used soft cups twice (both before ov) and not on the one time just after ov. Also I start baby aspirin from 1dpo until AF/BFP due to antiphospholipid syndrome (2 mc before DD1 caused by this)
We dtd 48 hrs and 24 hrs before ovulation, then approx 19 hours after I felt ovulation (and btw I got a pos opk 26 hrs before I felt ovulation – I don’t temp).
Here are my day by day notes.
1dpo – Cramping, couple of bouts of ewcm then watery cm, big spot on chin
2dpo - Spot on chin still, thick/dry cm
3dpo - Spotty face sore BB’s on pressing down the sides.
9am -Brown cm on wiping a few times this morning (not normal for me- ? implant) Then thick /dry cm again, brown tinged
1pm- Bout of nausea, and consider not having a drink tonight (out for a meal with friends).
4dpo – Less spotty, feel sick but did end up drinking alcohol last night lol. Dry sticky cm white. BB’s sore at sides. Faint line on IC’s but since I get that almost every cycle just ignore it. Craved lettuce and blue cheese dressing this afternoon (again not normal for me). Low left cramps then central cramps.
5dpo – Thick and creamy cm, occasion EWCM mixed in, still spotty and sore BB’s, mild cramping, and craving fruit. Remember a really vivid dream from last night. Heartburn during the night, had to get up and drink Gaviscon Advance.
6dpo – Brown tinged cm on toilet paper in the afternoon again, slight craps earlier, very tired. Thick creamy cm the rest of the time. Super faint line on IC.
7dpo – Still superfaint line on IC but within the time limit with FMU, test was still wet so not evap. Creamy sparse cm. Pinky brown cm again in the afternoon Bout of nausea having not eaten much all day
8dpo – Vivid dreams again, thick n creamy cm, slept really well, dizzy on standing up each time today, super energetic, running at work all day (I’m a nurse) and when had finished 10 hr shift came home got daughters 1,2 and 3 to bed then went and swum ½ a mile in the local pool (whilst hubby babysat). Got a ramdom bfn on ic this afternoon so assumed the others were’nt right.
9dpo – Superfaint bfp on ic’s x 3, the complete squinter on FRER (not one of the dodgy batch numbered ones) with SMU, then faint superdrug bfp, then this afternoon faint tesco bfp. Digi still says bfn but I know they pick up at a higher level.
10dpo – Laid awake for 3 hrs in the night unable to sleep, and wondering if a CB digi would work this morning, or if it’d all be BFN again and be a chemical pregnancy. FMU FRER much darker than yesterday but still very light. Visable to normal human beings now though lol. Decide to do the digital test and...
Pregnant 1-2 yipeeeee such a great feeling
I put it in DH’s lunchbox this morning to take to work he’s going to love his lunchtime today!