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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.

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Sorry if TMI...but could this be it????

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RubyMummy · 02/03/2006 12:13

Am ttc db2 but still bfeeding dd (9mths) about once a day. No af since giving birth so no idea if ovulating etc but have just started using my isis scope (excellent gadget for ttc imo!) and have found fern patterns which indicate fertile period....and we bd last night!! Have loads of cm too which i think can mean ovulation??

Am well aware that i am setting myself up for a BIG fall but am v excited at the prospect that I am fertile again :-) Am assuming need to wait about 2 weeks to test but obviously as no af its hard to know (and hard to wait!!!)

Anyway wanted to share tmi with everyone in my excitement! Fingers crossed for a db due 23rd Nov 2006 :o :o :o :o

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beartime · 11/03/2006 07:29

Hi Bobblehead - yeah I know you're s'posed to be asleep for 3rs b4 taking it aren't you? But thankfully ds is now sleeping 7pm to 7am which is the main reason I'm more hopeful about getting pg even tho' I haven't got my AF back yet Smile

bobblehead · 11/03/2006 04:24

Hi BeartimeSmile
Don't know about you but I find I'm up and down so much at night I wouldn't be sure when to temp to get a consistant result! Did leave a thermometer by the bed but never remembered to use it!

Sounds like you've had quite a hard time of it Buffy, sorry it hasn't been straight forward for you this timeSad. Lol at the nipple twiddling though!Grin

beartime · 10/03/2006 22:27

sorry fear factor

beartime · 10/03/2006 22:27

Hi I just saw your thread as I was searching for bfing in conception. Ds is 4mths and I am bfing him exclusively and intend to keep bfing for a year at least, but also am dying for another baby and the sooner the better because DH says he is getting too old and in bad health so have to get it in quick! I just ordered taking charge of your fertility - as I have previously charted but read this had stuff in abt bfing and charting. Did you know that if you record your temperature first thing in the morning, if you get 18 high temps then that means you are pregnant, so you can save yourself the pregnancy test.

Buffy sorry about your bleeding. That's the one reason I dread pregnancy because of the whole hear factor of miscarrying. But in that book they said one in three pregnancies miscarry Shock

buffythenappyslayer · 10/03/2006 20:27

tell me about it!!dd screams at me if i refuse her a bf.she keeps me awake all night.is mega clingy (wont let me watch tv if im holding her,she pulls my face to look at her!!),she doesnt like people coming to the house (if i talk to anyone she goes for the boobs,or will sit twiddling my nipples through my top!Blush)she wont let dh do anything for her,and i do all her physio and medicines,but at the end of the day,i love her to bits and i still want another one!!
my af started again just after dd's first birthday.when we were trying for dd,i had had the depo provera injection (had two injections,but didnt stop bleeding so gp wouldnt give me another one),and after that it took 2 years for my af to come back.af was then so irregular (would be on for 2 weeks,off for one and back on for 2)it took 3 years to get pg with dd.and then i started bleeding when i thouht i was only 7 weeks,went for a scan and it turned out that i was 12 weeks and the bleeding was dd's twin had died.it was such a blow,as it had taken so long for me to get pg.sorry to waffle on!!

bobblehead · 10/03/2006 15:53

I'm sure it didn't. If your body wasn't able to cope with it you probably wouldn't have been able to conceive.
My dd is awake about 4 times at night too and won't settle without a bf. How long did it take for your af to return? Dd may feed frequently but its always so quick so hoping that won't stop fertility returning.
Funny how much you can want another baby despite being so tired isn't it?!Smile

buffythenappyslayer · 10/03/2006 15:12

bobblehead,my dd is constantly attatched to my boobs!!shes on every hour or so,but i think alot of the time its just for comfort.ive been trying to get her to stop bf,but no luck as yet.hv wasnt very helpful when she came the other day.dd still wakes about 4-5 times during the night in search of a booby,and im just so tired all the time.am hoping that this didnt have anything to do with my losing the baby.(not the bf,the being so tired part)

bobblehead · 10/03/2006 15:05

Hope you feel better soon BuffySad

Think the 20th sounds about right Ruby. Try and leave it longer if you can just to be sure. No don't, as I'm dying to know too!!!!!

Babydust to us all!Smile

buffythenappyslayer · 10/03/2006 11:06

hi,been to the gp.shes taken some blood and have to ring for the results next week.she didnt seem that worried about how heavy i am bleeding,but said i could get anaemic,so hence the blood test.she said i am likely to bleed for a couple more days.i just wish it would stop.its just a constant reminder of whtas happened.she said that if bleeding continues into next week,then she'll send me for a scan to make sure everythings come away.

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RubyMummy · 10/03/2006 09:04

When do you think I should test? I had my ferns 2-5 march so am thinking i should be OK to test around the 20th?

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RubyMummy · 10/03/2006 09:03

That would be fab to be pg together :-) Let us know how you get on with the gp buffy.

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bobblehead · 09/03/2006 22:41

Hope so Buffy!Smile

How much does your 19m feed now?

buffythenappyslayer · 09/03/2006 22:30

thanks booblehead and ruby.im demand feeding my 19 month old aswell bobblehead!hopefully we'll all big pg together and then we can all moan about all the niggles when we are!!Smile

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RubyMummy · 09/03/2006 19:33

Here here bobblehead!

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bobblehead · 09/03/2006 19:10

Don't feel guilty Buffy. I'm sure you are very grateful for what you have the need for a baby is a total biological feeling that you can't control! I feel bad too that I'm frustrated about not conceiving quickly, but the reason is because I'm demand feeding my gorgeous 9m old. I am so so lucky as there are people who don't have that reason!
It'll happen to us all when the time is right and it'll be worth the wait!Smile

buffythenappyslayer · 09/03/2006 18:52

im better today.havent told the kids so am having to keep my chin up.i dont want them to get upset,which they would be if they saw me crying all the time.going to see gp tomorrow,and see what she says.am still bleeding quite heavy.am hoping she wont send me to the hospital.we are going to try again.i want another baby so badly.been feeling guilty as i keep thinking i should be grateful for what ive got.Sad

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RubyMummy · 09/03/2006 18:51

btw its so helpful to know there are others in the same position...thanks :)

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RubyMummy · 09/03/2006 18:50

Hows things buffy? I know what you mean bobblehead - never thought i'd be praying for af but at least then you know you are fertile. Am trying not to be over optimistic about things as a friend of mine had no af for 2 years after stopping bfeeding! Still at least the ferns are a promising sign... x

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bobblehead · 09/03/2006 18:43

Thanks Buffy, how are you doing?

buffythenappyslayer · 09/03/2006 17:26

fingers crossed for both of you!xxxx

bobblehead · 09/03/2006 15:20

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you! Hope it happens for me next month. This is driving me crazy though, not knowing what my body is up to! At least if af came I'd know everything was working again but its hard not to convince myself I'm pg all the time, which makes a bfn so disappointing!

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RubyMummy · 09/03/2006 15:08

First time i've seen ferns but when i bought the scope i was already pg so didn;t get it out of the box til this month! Wasn't testing everyday it was just a fluke really - and the cm helped ....i really hope I'm pg :o But am prepared for BFN... Urge to test is driving me bonkers and i need to wait at least another week i think. Arggh

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bobblehead · 09/03/2006 13:40

Was this your first month of ferns RubyMummy? Did you just check when you saw cm or do you check everyday?

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RubyMummy · 08/03/2006 09:13

Thinking of you buffy x

bobblehead - at least with your saliva scope you'll be able to keep track of whether you get ferns or not and see if your ovulating. I am much more upbeat now i know I had ferns!

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bobblehead · 07/03/2006 22:41

Thanks RM, thats good to know! Deep down I'm convincing myself I tested too soon, but I suppose if thats the case I should have some symptoms in a couple of weeks. Am extremely tired, but can blame that on dd! Nipples do seem a little more sensitive too, but that can also be blamed on dd learning how to use her teeth!Grin. Good luck for when you test, can't wait to hear!