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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.

All ttc or expecting their BFPs welcome. Fingers crossed for a fantastically fertile February!

983 replies

MrsF2510 · 15/01/2014 07:41

For those who have jumped off the January bus. May need assistance for the wonderfully organised ladies who are so brilliant at keeping the stats up to date!

So to start the engine MrsF2510 ttc #1 cycle 2 BFP due 1st Feb x

OP posts:
spinningirl10 · 23/01/2014 11:20

Haha Mama, love that your dh is so enthusiastic with the udnp!!!Grin

I don't think the apps are too reliable for telling you when you ov, unless you have been using for a few months and entering all data! FF seems to be the best for this! Since using ov sticks I realised I ov 4 days earlier than my app said!!

Well I should ov on sun/mon, not going to tell dp as he has performance issues on demand!!! So just hoping for best really but already feeling a bit anxious about it!!!

Greywacke · 23/01/2014 11:09

What does the phone app base ovulation date on? It does sound more like you are about to ovulate soon rather than it has already happened.

mum2kiss · 23/01/2014 10:21

So my phone app told me I ov'd last saturday...I had no cm at all since my last af...then I get some ewcm this morning! !! Does this mean I probably didnt ov last sat and am about to ov now?!!! Im confused!!

Greywacke · 23/01/2014 07:56

Hi all, looks like AF has started this morning, helpfully an hour after having poas, what a waste, so I am off the January bus.

Here are my stats

TTC #2, cycle 2, due 19th Feb.

Fingers crossed for lots of bfps.

Kitty, good luck with parents evening. I used to teach pre DS so remember well how intense parents evening can be.

MrsF, I am going to do the same drink wise. I have also restarted on pregnacare. I was just taking folic acid and some b vitamins up to now but want to make sure I give this one the same chance I did with my first.

Hoping this month will be a bit less stressful too, we are in the midst of selling our house and buying another. Exchange is taking forever! The car broke down too so was all a bit much last month! I am sure none of that has helped ttc.

missmrsmummy · 23/01/2014 07:25

Kitty - being at school reminds me that children are everywhere so it can't be that hard to conceive! And most of them have siblings.

Hope parents' evening goes ok! Sorry about your AF :-(

ItsChristmaass · 23/01/2014 07:25

Hi everyone can I join?
Got beginnings of af this morning so hopping over here. Hoping 14 is the lucky one..

Ttc #2, cycle 14, bfp due 20th.

MrsF2510 · 23/01/2014 07:11

Welcome to the recent fellow passengers! Echoing snowbells requests for more and different tips (other than Koala plan).

I personally have really tried to eat healthily - kept googling foods to aid conception and keep trying to eat the ones that come up the most - salmon, broccoli. After DTD, I tilt (and if and when DH leaves the room, I have pedalled a little bit!!) I have tried to drink plenty of water too.

My worry is that DH loves hot baths so am worried that may be an issue (though we are only cycle 2 ATM). Trying to keep him away from that may be tough!!!

Neither me nor DH husband smoke nor drink heavily though over the Christmas period, it was hard not to have a few small drinks without it going unnoticed! But have abstained completely this cycle!

OP posts:
DoctorDonnaNoble · 23/01/2014 07:04

I have Year 9 parents' evening next week - obviously the time of the year for it!

KittyVonCatsington · 23/01/2014 06:56

Morning all! Have been rudely kicked off the January bus by AF. However, at least I have a better idea of my cycle now (CD30).

My stats are:

TTC#1, cycle 3, BFP due: 21st Feb.

I have a Year 9 parents evening today as well, hope I don't dwell on the fact I don't have the promise of a little one of my own yet Sad

missmrsmummy · 22/01/2014 23:19

Hi everyone!

Please can I join?

TTC#1, cycle 3, BFP due 12th Feb.

Looking forward to reading advice! DH game for anything to increase chances so suggestions welcome!

xx

SnowBells · 22/01/2014 23:14

Ok… any more tips apart from the Koala Plan and reflexology?

ImaginaryHat · 22/01/2014 22:49

Hi Keeping, sorry af got you, she's currently visiting me too.

I know it's tough (am on cycle 9 with 2 chems, but due to an enforced 4 month break its well over a year since we started ttc too) but the support we all give each other on here is amazing and people like sazzle getting their bfp at cycle 14 (?) really helps me believe that it will happen for all of us, it unfortunately just takes some of us longer then others. I know when af turns up its a shit time though, and no amount of thinking positive can help when all you want to do is cry, so let it all out I say. Hope you feel better soon xx

ImaginaryHat · 22/01/2014 22:40

Haha I share your feeling about ironing mama, I rarely do any at all, dh does all his work shirts and more!

Think af is finally arriving here, feels like I've already done a full af with all the spotting this month but its really just getting going, urgh! Mad to think that we were in sync/poas buddies a few cycles ago mama!

M33r its lovely to see you back on the bus (although id obviously rather you had your bfp!) Hope you're doing ok? Xx

Keepingmyconvertible · 22/01/2014 22:38

Evening all, can someone add me to the stats please as I've just been forced off the Jan bus. AF decided to show early and now I'm back to 23 days after getting my hopes up when it went to 26 days in Dec (she really is a bitch!) feeling really tearful and low tonight as I really thought it would be lucky cycle 7 and to top it off it's now been a full year since we started TTC, with just a MMC and lots of tears to show for it. Not sure if this is a good or bad sign but if I'm lucky in Feb I will get my BFP on my original due date Confused. Anyway enough rambling for tonight!x

Keeping TTC#1 cycle 8 after MMC - BFP 15th Feb.

mama31 · 22/01/2014 21:33

Haha! Poly he doesn't let me neat the iron....says my ironing is woeful....i say ironing is a waste of life!!!

Well the romance continued...we dtd....then straight after DH jumped up and said "quick start pedalling!" I am now exhausted from Koala Plan and looking forward to NO dtd tomorrow night! just a relaxing evening without the koala plan....bliss.....

PolytheneGirl · 22/01/2014 20:35

Mama I'd be thrilled if DH even knew where I kept the iron!

sherbertlemon17 · 22/01/2014 19:56

I know how you feel mum2kiss & mama!

I'm 4dpo and every pain, twinge, ache, wee trip it gets my baby brain whirring! I ordered some ICs yesterday but have promised myself I won't test until the 2nd. I hope they take ages to arrive so I'm not tempted! Confused

ThoraNomiki · 22/01/2014 19:56

Awaiting BFPs

Juliettesmommy TTC#2 cycle 1 BFP due 30th Jan
pebble82 ttc#1 cycle 2 BFP due Feb 1st (maybe Jan 31st)
Nordicmom,ttc 3, cycle 3, BFP due 1./2.2
MrsF2510 ttc #1 cycle 2 BFP due 1st Feb
mum2kiss ttc#2, cycle 2 (or technically 1!) Bfp due 1st Feb
Sherbertlemon17, ttc #1, cycle 1, bfp 1st feb
Longo TTC #2 cycle 1 AF due 2nd February
seasavage TTC#3, cycle 2 (ish) BFP due 2nd Febrary
Mama31 ttc2 cycle 8 bfp due 2nd/3rd Feb
Pollywhatshername ttc #2 cycle 1 AF (BFP!) is due around 5th.
Tigsy TTC#1 cycle 2 BFP due 6th feb (ish)
gennibugs ttc #1. cycle 1 BFP due around 6 Feb
1974rach ttc #1, cycle #2, BFP due 06/02/14
skybluegirl33 ttc#1 cycle 7 BFP due 7th Feb
Cottonwool4brains ttc#2 cycle 11, bfp due 8th Feb
headfullofsweetiemice TTC#2 cycle 1 BFP due 9th Feb.
Akachan ttc #1 cycle 3 BFP due 10 Feb
spinningirl10 ttc#3 cycle 3 post mc, bfp due 10th Feb
rossby TTC #1, cycle 6, BFP due 10 Feb
Sadieword ttc#1, cycle 2, af/bfp due 10th Feb (ish)
Jessica78 ttc#1 cycle 8 BFP due 11th Feb
JonesSchool TTC #1. Cycle 2 BFP ideally due 12.02.2014
rightaboutthestars Cycle 6 cd 3. Apparently due 13th feb
PolytheneGirl Ttc#2 cycle 2 BFP due 14th Feb
Moffit TTC #2, Cycle 4, BFP due 14th Feb
DoctorDonnaNoble TTC#1 Cycle 2 Post MMC, BFP due 14th
htbftm TTC#4 Cycle#1 BFP due 14/2!
Treaclepie19 TTC #1 Cycle 2 BFP due 15th Feb!
toots123 ttc#1 cycle 2 af due 16th feb
Nora42 ttc #1, Cycle 3, BFP/AF due 16 Feb
Hibou7688 ttc1 cycle 2! AF/bfp due around 15-17th feb
smorgasborgen cycle 8 one mc at seven weeks. bfp due 18th of Feb.
MrsExtraOrdinary cycle2, bfp due 18/2
ImaginaryHat, ttc#1, cycle bloody 9, bfp due approx 20 Feb.
GeorgieWilson ttc#2 bfp due 27th Feb
lorelie TTC #1, cycle 5, bfp due feb 28th-ish
CherryPie3 ttc#4 Last period June 20th 2012!
angelicjen ttc #1, cycle 2, will update more after ov.
ThingsThatGoHumpInTheNight, TTC#1, Cycle 3
lifehasafunnywayofhelpinguout ttc#(4)
SnowBells
EnglishGirlAbroad

mama31 · 22/01/2014 19:50

Well it's all very romantic here....i went off for a bath and said to DH we would dtd after my bath...but he just realised the iron was broken and had to dash out to the shops for a new one...so I'm now lying in bed waiting on his return so we can have one last shot at dtd during my peak fertility! Stupid iron!!!!

toots123 · 22/01/2014 19:40

Hi all

dont think ive ov'd yet but yesterdays opk looked like a line. Wanted to dtd but dh was too tired. Tonight will be the night.
not sure if this is the right time as no cm and no ov pains likelast month but lots of dtd wont hurt (especially not the way we do it haha)

mum2kiss · 22/01/2014 18:50

Lol mama

I decided I wouldnt symptom spot this month...then today I got a sharp pain in my boob....aaaaand the symptom spotting has begun lol

mama31 · 22/01/2014 14:58

Hey all!!! 1dpo here! Will do a final dtd tonight koala plan just to be sure I'm covered! Then on to the dreaded 2ww!! Might try and remove myself from my mumsnet addiction to see if it makes me less obsessive in the 2ww.....lets see how long that lasts!!

New rules this time for my 2ww: no early testing (not before 2nd Feb), no checking cervix (as this was also getting obsessive, if I'm spotting ill soon know I don't need to search for it) and no over analysing every twinge! I am also going to keep very busy in the hope that will make me less obsessed! All sounds good now....by next week I will probably have broken every rule!!! hope not!!!

EnglishGirlAbroad · 22/01/2014 13:57

Pebbles - this is only my second month temping. Last month it was later than I thought it would have been cd18. I'm on cd23 now so it's later but that's because of the mC I think. Before that I didn't really pay much attention to my cm. I knew I had it and noticed ewcm but didn't particularly note when in my cycle it was.

ThingsThatGoHumpInTheNight · 22/01/2014 13:51

Hi all, joining the feb bus as have just finished AF and getting geared up to go again. Stats are:

ThingsThatGoHumpInTheNight, TTC#1, Cycle 3 (though dh was away when I ov'd in cycle 1)

OPKd last month as have a 32-33 day cycle and wanted to know when I O. Was CD18 last cycle, so will be interesting to see if it's the same this time around. I have never really taken an interest in cm before but since starting to monitor I seem to have very little Sad thinking of trying either cough mixture to enhance it, or perhaps sperm friendly lube- any suggestions anyone? I wonder if it is the preg vits like you say?

Also considering SMEP, although it does just seem like A LOT of shagging Grin

pebble82 · 22/01/2014 13:35

You're so right mum2kiss

English, I'm temping too and I think I might have OV yesterday as opk was the closest to positive I've seen on Monday (darkish, but still not sure if darker than the test line, it's so hard to read!). But this morning my temp was still low. Have you ever seen a delay?

Getting worried as my ewcm is usually more but has been less obvious this month. Also had OV pain last 2 months but nothing this time. Driving myself mad thinking my body doesn't work. No doubt the stress isn't helping matters!