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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Easter bunnies and chocolate eggs! Jump aboard for the ladies hoping the Easter Bunny will bring a very special egg.

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Pipbin · 28/05/2012 20:03

Well the witch has caught up with me at last. So I have decided its time to start a new thread as I think our christmas reindeer need a rest.
So step aboard ladies and join me for a hunt for the golden egg.

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lastboxoftampons · 16/06/2012 09:03

Congratulations blackcat!!!! :) Well done. You sound properly knocked up, I woul try not to fret Grin

Wow, lots of us seem to have ov'd on the same day this month! Weird! I'm already considering myself out this month given the spotting and horrible pms feelings :( frustrating and depressing to be out before you even start. I had a look and I had had spotting for the two cycles before this last one. I can't get this thought out of my head that I might've had a cp last month and I kind of wished I had tested. Oh well.

Fingers crossed for you Harpie!

Purpledragon · 16/06/2012 08:38

Hi Blackcats yes you should def quit the temping, as I'm sure you know it's not helpful once confirmed pg and can be really stressful. Good luck.

blackcatsdancing · 16/06/2012 08:13

ooh wondered why my name was in bold when i read the post! Thanks pipbin.

I keep looking at my positive test stick!! As it was so faint after i saw the line i held it upside down and from the other way round to make sure i wasn't imagining it- i know exactly where it goes so its easy to see or think you see something but turning it round makes it look different/unusual so you can be more certain it is a line and not your imagination.

Feeling tired, slightly sick and very restless at night (which may explain first two symptoms) , and boobs were tingling last night which i never get before a period so hormones seem to be doing something very early on. I didn't take my temp this morning, didn't want to know if there was a drop in temp. I'll retest tomorrow/Monday and if all is well just stop with the BBT permanently or it will drive me mad.

I'm at work today , hope its not too busy . Hope everyone has a good weekend and anyone due to test has good luck.

Leftwingharpie · 16/06/2012 07:57

Hi Crazy! As a compromise I poa OV stick (Grin) which was negative of course!

By the way, my Persona monitor went from low to peak overnight this month. Is that what happened to you?

Crazytictac · 16/06/2012 07:34

Blindly harpie you really must have had a sleepless night judging by the time you posted bless you.

Did you test? Keeping everything crossed for you.

Leftwingharpie · 16/06/2012 05:23

BFPs:
LimeLeafLizard
Blackcatsdancing

On the Easter Egg Hunt:
hellokittydrivesmemad TTC#2 cycle 12, AF due 16th june
Harpie TTC#1 Cycle 1 properly trying AF due 19 June
Treats TTC #3 cycle 5 AF due 21st June
Lastboxoftampons TTC#2 Cycle 5 AF due 22nd-ish June
SilentMammoth TTC#5, Cycle 3, AF due 25th June
Pipbin TTC #1 cycle 10 AF due 29th June
Crazytictac TTC# 2, cycle 9, AF due - some point late June
Rachstrawberry TTC#2 Cycle 8

Eating Chocolate:
Wiggy
Squirrel

I've moved myself because I ovulated early this month. Lying in bed after an almost sleepless night, agonising over whether to test. My BBT is still elevated, but I've had no symptoms.

Pipbin · 15/06/2012 23:00

BFPs
LimeLeafLizard
Blackcatsdancing

On the Easter Egg Hunt.
hellokittydrivesmemad TTC#2 cycle 12, AF due 16th june
Treats TTC #3 cycle 5 AF due 21st June
Harpie TTC#1 Cycle 1 properly trying AF due 21 June
Lastboxoftampons TTC#2 Cycle 5 AF due 22nd-ish June
SilentMammoth TTC#5, Cycle 3, AF due 25th June
Pipbin TTC #1 cycle 10 AF due 29th June
Crazytictac TTC# 2, cycle 9, AF due - some point late June
Rachstrawberry TTC#2 Cycle 8

Eating Chocolate.
Wiggy
Squirrel

Does that make it seem more real now?

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LimeLeafLizard · 15/06/2012 16:23

blackcats It's 10 days since my BFP and reality is only just starting to sink in. Takes a while when you've got used to the rhythm of ttc. Wow - dreams and premonitions! Strange, the logical part of my brain always wants to find a reason to explain things like that, but sometimes there isn't an explanation. Either way, a good result.

Hope we start to get more bfps now.

Pipbin · 15/06/2012 16:12

Yay for Blackcats.

Still no positive OPK! DH still plugging away.
Just a matter of time I guess.

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blackcatsdancing · 15/06/2012 15:03

thanks everyone. It doesn't feel at all real yet but was nice going for a walk today and thinking to myself 'i'm pregnant'- there's a saying on some threads on MN - "today i am pregnant", it's about taking it one day at a time and enjoying the moment rather than endlessly worrying about what might happen.

limeleaf i had a really good feeling about february and i didn't want to jinx it by moving . I was determined to get my February baby and moving onto one saying Easter just didn't feel right. I felt i was pregnant this month- not physically (though i've had an odd taste in my mouth the past 2 days and am already off tea which i usually drink almost non-stop) , it was a mental thing. I had a vivid dream about living under water and once when crouching down in the kitchen to pick something up i just got the strongest feeling "i'm pregnant". Both these things occured before implantation would have taken place so technically i wasn't yet pregnant but fertilisation would have . Odd as i'm not really into all that "i knew at the moment of conception" stuff, could have just been wishful thinking, who knows?

wiggy i took Holland and barrets B6 and it worked for me- to increase CM, my luteal pahse was ok. However my acupuncturist- well the woman i've seen twice (including once this cycle just before ovulation ) didn't rate H&B vits and said solgar or any vitamins that Neal's Yard sell- i think they mainly stock viridian. Completely up to the individual how much they are prepared to pay. I used to take Zita west's preconception vits but the past 2 months its been pregnacare as i couldn't keep shelling out that sort of money.

Crazytictac · 15/06/2012 13:34

blackcats :) huge congratulations! Brilliant news. I was wondering about you this week as hadn't 'seen' you on this thread. So pleased for you!

squirrel I'd be cross too, must be frustrating. Your holiday may work its magic though. Hear of so many babies being conceived on holiday, must be to do with the relaxation. Good luck!

wiggy glad you're feeling ok. Never nice to see a BFN but at least you were sort of prepared for it. Good luck with applying for the promotion, keep us posted!

dilly this limbo stage is horrible! Esp if you don't know exactly where you are. FX.

As for me, best guess is 1 DPO. I called the clearblue helpline, lady said I def should not have used sticks from different boxes or results won't be reliable. I'm just going to consider myself as having ovulated though going on past cycles Confused.

LimeLeafLizard · 15/06/2012 12:55

blackcats Grin, that is FANTASTIC news. Well done, after all those moments of doubt about your age, too. It is funny because I know you didn't jump threads with us, did you have an inner sense that you would have a Feb baby?! I know you're going on the over 40s thread, but still hope to bump into you on the pg board or indeed over here. Best of luck xxx

Wiggy, sorry about your BFN but glad you aren't feeling too low.

Good luck testing Dilly!

Dillydollydaydream · 15/06/2012 11:56

Congrats blackcats hope all goes well

Sorry for your bfn Wiggy :(

Is anyone else still waiting to test?
I was going to test tomorrow, Im 2 days late now but daren't test incase it's bfn. Plus I'd feel silly for even considering I mighy actually be pregnant. I might just be late due to AF not being regular yet after mc?

If I had tests in the house I would have poas already but because I need to get some in especially it's making think I should wait. Argh, hate not knowing though!

Purpledragon · 15/06/2012 11:39

Congrats again blackcats.

Me three at 3 dpo today.

SilentMammoth · 15/06/2012 11:36

blackcats, yay you! So pleased for you and your DH!

Grads:
LimeLeafLizard
blackcatsdancing

We were due some bfps. May this be the start of many more.
Good luck Treats, let us know how it goes.
lbot, sounds really irritating in a way that nothing was picked up.

Got cross hairs on FF today, so officially 3dpo like lbot. Ho hum.

blackcatsdancing · 15/06/2012 11:02

p.s my supplement regime for anyone interested was 50mg vit B6, pregnacare conception, royal jelly, coenzyme Q10, folic (extra), Vitamin D, vital DHA (contains DHA/EPA with some zinc). I'm hoping the fact that i have been taking supplements for well over 6 months now will help in getting a good egg.

blackcatsdancing · 15/06/2012 10:55

wanted to share my good news. I'm 12 DPO and got a very faint positive today. I'll test again in 2 days. Am veering between feeling very happy and absolutely terrified. I'll hop onto the over 40s thread as i have issues due to age and increased risk of MC- my due date is days after my 45th birthday.
Good luck to everyone on here.

lastboxoftampons · 15/06/2012 10:37

Treats so strange, I've been having a similar issue past few months. Temp kind of lw immediately following ov then a steep rise for second half of LP...I went from 97.60 to 98.17 this morning tho didn't sleep particularly well last night with DS waking due to the pox. Now I'm 3dpo and already feel incredibly pms-y and have some spotting. Just ha my cd19 blood test this morning and picked up the cd3 results which were all normal. I jut wish I knew what was wrong with my body :(

So sorry about your BFN Wiggy :(

Treats · 15/06/2012 09:10

Oh Wiggy - I forgot. I'm so sorry about your BFN. Glad you're feeling philosophical about it and have things to take your mind off it. One advantage of a BFN before AF is due is that at least it 'breaks your fall' when AF does arrive. How many DPOs were you? Guess you'll be needing to hang onto your CBFM after all......

Treats · 15/06/2012 09:08

Hi - just 4DPO here so nothing exciting to report. Temps have been following same pattern as last few cycles though - relatively low temps immediately post-ov followed by a steep rise a few days later. I had a much higher temp today so I think that's what's happened. Must look up my TCOYF - I remember she says something about a stair step rise - I wonder if that's significant in any way.

Off to sit an accountancy exam in a few minutes. It's going to be a real horror, but I'll be relieved when it's over. The last few weeks have been so busy, it'll be good to get back to a bit of downtime.

Silent - we're just off to Brittany. It'll be a proper change of scene - no sitting around watching telly in the evenings - but we can go in the car which is a lot easier with DD. Fingers crossed for some good weather so that we can go to the beach......

Pipbin · 14/06/2012 23:45

Wiggy I have switched from B6 to a complex.
I found that B6 on its own did nothing but I took 100mg B Complex this month and found that I had less spotting and a longer LP.
Just from Holland and Barrett, nothing special.

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Wiggy29 · 14/06/2012 22:08

Silent- no, no af but knew it was imminent so tested&got predicted result. Not feeling anywhere near as down as I thought I would be, just ready to go for next cycle& happy to know I'm dtd at right times so doing all I can.

Pipbin- we are aren't we? I've got my fx that you lot will snatch up some bfp action this month. Nice to have lll around to remind us that it does happen.

Really exciting promotion come up at work, application due Wed& interviews fri, plus a billion yr 7 reports to write so mind is very occupied at this end which is good.

Going to invest in some B6 this month to help things along, do I remember rightly that somebody said it's better to buy a 'complex' then have it alone? Anyone recommend a good brand/ place to get it?

Pipbin · 14/06/2012 21:57

BFPs
LimeLeafLizard

On the Easter Egg Hunt.
hellokittydrivesmemad TTC#2 cycle 12, AF due 16th june
Treats TTC #3 cycle 5 AF due 21st June
Harpie TTC#1 Cycle 1 properly trying AF due 21 June
Lastboxoftampons TTC#2 Cycle 5 AF due 22nd-ish June
SilentMammoth TTC#5, Cycle 3, AF due 25th June
Pipbin TTC #1 cycle 10 AF due 29th June
Crazytictac TTC# 2, cycle 9, AF due - some point late June
Rachstrawberry TTC#2 Cycle 8

Eating Chocolate.
Wiggy
Squirrel

Do change if I've missed you or put you in the wrong bit etc.

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Pipbin · 14/06/2012 21:51

Sorry about the BFN Wiggy.
We've not had many BFPs on this thread have we.
We must be due some soon.

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SilentMammoth · 14/06/2012 21:39

Oh Wiggy that's a bit rubbish. Has AF turned up yet though? Didn't you think she was going to have done by now?

*Squirrel" glad your appointment went OK, sounds really annoying though that they won't consider treating you now Hmm

Pip, I think that the continuation of ewcm sounds really promising.

Treats, are you and your DH going anywhere nice? You deserve a really nice break.

It's raining like mad where I am. Our ducks, hens and quail were looking most cheesed off when I went to shut them in. Night all!

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