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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.

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TTC number 1 & new to this so limited abbreviations!!

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Fox82 · 06/06/2013 21:20

Hi, I'd like to hear from others who are also trying to conceive their first baby but are new to all of this and don't understand a lot of the abbreviations! (I did see a list of abbreviations somewhere, but still struggling!) I'm 30 and my husband is 33. After getting married in January we started trying straight away but had no luck so far. Naively thought it would just happen! I don't really want to get into ovulation testing etc just yet as want to feel as relaxed as possible as apparently getting stressed doesn't help? But starting to think maybe I should as lots of others on here seem to be doing all sorts of tests?! Love to hear from others in a similar situation

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blueamber · 07/06/2013 11:28

Hi Fox, I don't think it matters for conception, the sperm goes everywhere, so to speak, so it doesn't matter if your cervix is more to the side.

What I was referring to is that when you ovulate, your cervix changes position. This website explains it (it includes pictures of a cervix). This one explains it too, but without the pics.

angusandelspethsthistlewhistle · 06/06/2013 23:54

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Fox82 · 06/06/2013 23:02

Thanks both of you and congrats Angus! Think I need to start taking more notice of things to give us the best chance. I think we just need to dtd more often first of all! We're going to try for every other day this month. Blue - you mentioning the position of the cervix is interesting. When I went for my smear test the nurse took ages to find the neck of my cervix and when she eventually did she said its because it was way off to the side and to mention this at my next smear to make it easier for the nurse. I hadn't thought of this before. Does this change anything for ttc?? Thanks for the advice.

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blueamber · 06/06/2013 22:51

Hi Fox, I'm trying to conceive for the first time. I just stopped the pill a month ago and have no idea what my cycle is like (still waiting for my period). However, I think understanding your cycle could increase your chances of becoming pregnant, like angus said. There's no need to test. Try keeping track of when your period is. For most women on average, two weeks before that you will have ovulated, which means that if you have sex every two days before and after that crucial time you could get pregnant. Because you might not be ovulating around the same time every time, you can also try to have sex every other day after your period has ended. Or if you want more accuracy, you can start taking notice of your cervical mucus changes and perhaps the position of your cervix, which could indicate when you ovulate. If you google these things there's loads of info out there.

angusandelspethsthistlewhistle · 06/06/2013 22:32

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