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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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Trying to Conceive Thread . . . .3!!

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Mum2Ela · 23/01/2004 14:30

Right oh.

I thought the TTC Thread no. 2 was getting a bit depressing and we all need cheering up with extra sprinkles of babydust, so I thought I would start a new thread.

I also have a motive - having looked back at the last 4 ttc threads I have noticed (being the sad person I am) that the thread originators all became pg during the life of the thread.

So . .

Here's me:

24 years old, DD 16 months, ttc since September.

Anyone joining me on this nw, happy thread?

OP posts:
Quackers · 15/02/2004 21:09

Bunny, hold off until tommorow at least. See what your temp is then. Just as you need 3 days to confirm ov, I would give 3 days to confirm if there's not. How many days of temp rises did you have?? Loads of things can make your temp drop. I know the frustration this causes though. Take care, let me know!x

bunny2 · 15/02/2004 20:40

Hi everyone

ChaCha, sorry it has taken a while to get back to you, we were away yesterday. It sounds as if you caught your surge in time. Now you just have to hope those little blighters swim the right way and find an egg! Good luck, the waiting is the hard part as Jellycat says. Are you CD13 now?

Crossfinger, good luck.

Ermentrude, the spotting is a nightmare, I've had it too. I can mean so many things or nothing at all. Could it be an ov bleed or implantation bleed? What cd are you on?

Slink, sorry you feel so low. I have never got a positive with the first test - all 3 pregnancies have given me negative tests reults before a pos so dont give up just yet, there is hope.

I had a cry yesterday after my post-ov temperatures dropped 2 days running (apparently they should stay high till af). So I have given up on this cycle now

ermentrude · 15/02/2004 19:24

I have not tested as AF is quite irregular.

Will give it afew more days though. My gut reaction is that I am NOT pregnant though.

jellycat · 15/02/2004 19:21

ChaCha, I've used Clearblue OPKs but not with a great deal of success! I had trouble interpreting the results and also tsting at the right time. I now use Persona.

However, I think it sounds like you BD'ed at the right times. You say you BD'ed in the morning and the evening on the day you got a positive with the OPKs? Well, the OPK turns positive somewhere between 24 and 48 hours before you ovulate. So you probably ovulated over the weekend. In theory, you can get pg if you BD any time from about 5 days before ovulation to about 12 hours after the egg is released (some sources say the egg can live for a bit longer than that, but no more than about 24 hours - it dies quite quickly if not fertilised whereas sperm can be quite long-lived). So your BDs were within that time frame. And you used the pillow as well - what more could your dh's little wrigglers ask for!

So now you start the hard bit - waiting! Somehow 2 weeks can seem like aeons (sp?) when you're ttc.

crossfingers - sounds like this is it. Keep us posted!

ermentrude - did you do a test?

harman · 15/02/2004 19:16

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eyelash · 15/02/2004 19:07

Cross fingers - looks like congratulations are in order. Are you going to reveal who you are yet?

ChaCha · 15/02/2004 18:55

Bunny, Jellycat, Quackers, hana...where are you all. Pls read my post..

crossfingers · 15/02/2004 18:53

Thanks Harman - yes I am, but a wee bit nervous at this stage. Have been trying for about 6 mths and getting to the fed up stage - so hopefully this is it!!

harman · 15/02/2004 18:47

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crossfingers · 15/02/2004 18:42

ooh - what's the opinion girls on really faint positive lines on Boots First Response tests???? Just tested 3 days before period due and got VERY faint second line??? Could this be it?

ermentrude · 15/02/2004 18:27

Forgot to mention that the spotting is pink/red and not dark coloured as is normal at this point in cycle
Am I getting excited for nothing?

ChaCha · 15/02/2004 17:14

I need to share this with you all...hope you've all been following my story, LOL!

I used the OPK for the first time on CD11. Well, i read it wrong (as usual doing things back to front)I put it aside to show DH later in the day as we were both busy entertaining. It was positive, thought it was negative, can you believe? Anyhow, We BD that morning and that night, nothing the next day (we were exhausted entertaining our guests) and BD today and hopefully again tonight.
I did another OPK this morning the lines were both very faint but the same, the test line in first OPK was very much darker than the other.

Does this now prove that i ovulated? Did i BD at the right times, or have i missed my chance? We used the pillow by the way. Was quite funny.

Oh, i'm dying here.....could this be the month?
Give me your thoughts pls girls...am all new to this.

ChaCha · 15/02/2004 17:02

Howdy everyone,

Slink, hope your feeling a little better now. Kay1 is so right...it's perfectly normal to be sad when you get a negative result. There have been times when i have spent the whole day sulking and being miserable. Keep smiling, who knows whats around the corner. Your DD will have a sibling soon if its meant to be..sending you heaps of baby dust...CATCH!

Bunny, where are you? How's everything?

jellycat · 15/02/2004 15:56

ermentrude, I'd be tempted to do a test! Good luck!

Futurity . Still, as you say it's a relief sometimes to just know, one way or the other, and next month you can start afresh .

Slink - hope you're feeling a bit better today.

ermentrude · 15/02/2004 15:42

Hi again
Re-reading this thread, I have had a similar thing to fisil - period due any time now (usually a 5 week-ish cycle) but last week, I had
wed - spot
thurs - spot

though Af must be coming early -but no sign yet

However, I didn't seem to have any ovulation signs (but am still new to this so may have not noticed them!)

Any words of wisdom?

Kay1 · 14/02/2004 16:16

Hi Slink - sorry you've been so sad today. It's so hard isn't it, waiting and wondering whats happening. What i find extra hard is that pg signs are all like pms symptoms too and you can't actually know anything until you get AF or a positive test but the roller coaster of emotions keeps on going!

Please don't be too hard on yourself either. I think it's perfectly normal to be sad/cross/feeling silly etc when you get a negative result - each time it happens it's a loss in itself (because of all the expectations etc) and perfectly ok to cry and cry and cry...I sometimes hide under the duvet too!!

On the other hand, it still doesn't tell you anything really - you may still get a positive - best wishes and good luck

Futurity - so sorry it didn't work out for you this time - good luck for next month xx

Slink · 14/02/2004 13:37

do you think i still could be mmmmmmmmmmm

Slink · 14/02/2004 10:45

VERY VERY SAD....i have to stop crying, it has been 27 days since my last period and i am a wally i don't keep track of how long they are anyway i have been feeling nausas tired this week and not much of an appetite but also had some stomach cramp and at times binges so in thought on set of the period or the next best thing so this am i took the test and arhhhhhhh negative i sat and cried all morning. Spoke to dh and told him and he said WHY did you take the test prat i thought (amongst other things)so now i am just waiting to come on.I have trying for ages and it is so difficult coz although dh wants a baby he has a low sex drive i have to say i give up i have dd 2yrs and she is beautiful i don't think i can do this anymore i feel so sad today.

And MIL is coming back after being away for 3months.

harman · 14/02/2004 07:41

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futurity · 14/02/2004 07:36

At last..AF has arrived! I'm actually relieved because it means I can look forward to next month and trying again rather than waiting for it to appear which I knew it would eventually. Good luck to everyone this month. xx

Quackers · 13/02/2004 21:36

Good lord Bunny, you go from one extreme to the other!!! I think you;re right, you had all the pains, OPK and temp rise, I just don't have a lot of faith in speculative assumptions made by these doctors. I think you know your own body best. So, we have to sit and wait now. This is the tough bit as you're charting you see everything!!! I'm so keeping my fingers crossed for you!!
BTW, ROFL at your pelvic floor, I'm the same!
Cha cha, keep going chuck! Keep bonking!!
Futurity I hope this is sorted for you soon xx

ChaCha · 13/02/2004 21:01

Big Bird; keep me posted, as well as the OPK's that i will slowly get used to using i have an appt with my ob/gyn on CD20 to see how everything went. Hope the tablets did the job.

Oh well...here's hoping!

baby dust...baby dust....baby dust.......

ChaCha · 13/02/2004 20:58

Hey everyone! This is really a great place to be..its great to be able to share all the TTC malarky with people who understand.
My side is really hurting - think that is a sign of ovulation. I usually avoid BD when i feel like this - isnt that mad? I really WAS NOT clued up.

Happy Valentines Day to you all! Great weekend to TTC - baby dust to you all.

I have guests, am making mental notes not to leave pee stick lying around in bathroom. ha ha!

jellycat · 13/02/2004 20:33

Well, bunny, as you say it's just a waiting game now, but your dip sounds hopeful. Are you still bleeding?

Oh futurity, how frustrating for you

ChaCha, good job you realised in time !!!

bunny2 · 13/02/2004 19:45

Hi everyone, what a great thread this is!

ChaCha, the clearblue/clearplan OPKs recommend you test first thing in the morning in their instructions. The other brand I had said to avoid testing till after midday. I ended up using two sticks every day to cover all eventualities! I cant wait 2 hours to wee, not with my pelvic floor.

Quacks, I am not sure my consulatant really thought about my quation. As far as I am concerned, a lh surge and temp rise plus all the pelvic pain def suggest ov. Had a dip today, 7 days after ov, who knows if it an implantation dip (first temp below cover line since rise). Ho hum, shall have to wait a week to test.

Happy Valentines Day for tomorrow to all of youxxx What a perfect day for ttcing.