Fire breathing penis dragons get a 'Spring' in your spermies, warm us up and get us upduffed in March!

^ How would you know the day of implantation - really you'd have to start eating pineapple from the day of ovulation onwards just to make sure you cover the implantation date, right?

OK thanks ladies. Have just googled pineapple core and conception and found this site:

www.blossomclinic.net/2013/05/30/pineapple-and-embryo-implantation-ivf-success/

Here's a quote:

"The idea is to eat a whole pineapple, including the core, before and after the day of implantation.

"...The main nutrient in pineapple that may contribute to this effect is bromelain.

"...Like aspirin, bromelain can increase blood flow to the uterus via its action as a blood thinner and anticoagulant. It is also thought that using a blood thinner like aspirin can help women who have had repeat miscarriages, especially if they are also positive for phospholipid antibodies.

"...Conception and implantation require an intricate shift in the immune system, specifically a shift from TH1 immune cells to TH2. Basically, this means conception requires an anti-inflammatory shift. It is possible that bromelain helps with this shift which allows implantation to occur."

Sounds good, will definitely give it a try.

English, haha, still trying to get that pic out of my head! I hope you're joking, I've just chucked the core! I might need to put me false teeth back in to get through a core!

Good luck treacle-I gave it over an hour before dtd after taking it.

english have you been eating it? Is it edible? Gonna go & google it now....

I've got ibs too treacle and had lots of bowel surgery last year so I think that's why my lower back is sensitive. The bowel and the womb and right squished up next to each other so only makes sense I suppose. Dtd tonight might be a good idea for both of us then!

Aenor, it has to be the core of a fresh one. If you google pineapple core for conception there's a website that tells you why and how

Aenor-the higher the UMF number on the manuka honey the better I think. I went for a lower number as it was cheaper but I'm just having more (not sure if that'll work though).

Thanks mango! :) will try it.
Hmm Mrs, ive got that tonight but jist put it down to ibs/general cramping. Could be ov then! :)

Aenor, I've got fresh, force fed dh some too!!! But think tinned would be ok.

Treacle its crampy like period pain, but tonight a bit stabby. And often I get an achy hip when it hurts too, but think that's endo related. I can also feel it in my back tonight. It's bloody painful this eve. Pretty sure it's ov as it's cd13 today.

Good thing dh is keen tonight. Don't think we've actually caught ov in previous cycles, so going to grin and bare it. Just getting a hot water bottle!

Missmrs I get maybe one or two days of a faint line, then a stronger line (if I catch it) then another faint line but I stop testing after that. I test at different times too so don't always get the best results but it gives me a good clue. You might have ovulated late then.

Treacle-I recommend Robitussin chesty cough!

Congrats Barmy and Choccy!

AF has finished now so I'm gearing up for Cycle 3.

Decided to throw everything at it this time and have been combing this thread for clues!

So far I've got

• eat pineapple - question, will tinned pineapples work or do I need a fresh one?
• chesty cough medicine - which brand do you ladies recommend?
• manuka honey - is this available at Sainsburys?

I've also been told feng shuing the children and relationship corners of my house will help. No idea if this is nonsense, but it is spring and the house needs a spring cleaning, and perhaps it's a nesting thing to tidy and prepare and that helps psychologically?

Anything else I should do?

Just realised what you said missmrs is the same as what I have. How did you cure it?

kitty, I dont think so! I love looking at lines on sticks.

Lines on a stick look great and seeing it written down as Pregnant 1-2 is the icing on the cake! Thanks for that, barmy-am imagining my future BFPs

TMI alert...is it really sad that I kept all of my old BFPs in a box and like looking at them every now and again

Ohh and missmrs when I had tests done they decidedit was just muscle spasms... Very painful though :( had it for years.

Also, Mrs what are your ov pains like? I don't know if i get them...

Lot to catch up on!!!

missmrs I don't know what was in the book, was tempted to sit and read it. Especially since nobody knows we are trying. Maybe she left it there on purpose to make sure everyone knows they are :p

mango i may have to try the cough medicine!
Been taking some this week but not the right kind.

So tempted to dtd again tonight but not sure if the swimmers will have restocked from this morning :p but we wont be able to now til late tomorrow night. If we do at all.

I've got horrid ov pains this eve Stringy you know what so I'm gobbling up the pineapple before bed! Dh said I could have a quicky earlier, which I wished id taken him up on, but wanted a bit more er time! You can't win!

Thanks Caged and Barmy. Might get an early night in a minute iykwim and keep my fingers crossed till Tuesday Thursday.

Barmy I'm loving the pic! Eek!

Barmy all 4! You're just spoiling us! Thanks choccy I've ordered my tests!

I love your photos Barmy - I LOVE looking at BFPs

Kitty, I wouldn't be asking for lines if I were you, you will receive far too many ... I have many lines to show you from today if you want to see!

This is all 4 of them -
www.countdowntopregnancy.com/pregnancy-test-gallery/image.php?galleryid=241471

I will no doubt be testing for the next few days to check those lines.

As more hope for us late ovulaters - my friend had her little boy last week, she ovulated around cd30 the cycle she conceived. Another friend is currently 16 weeks pregnant with dc1, she finally got a positive test on cd53 or so after oving around cd30! It tested my patience though, I will be honest!

Retro - hold out POAS if you can, testing earlier in my cycle for the last few had driven me mad so I was glad I waited until 15dpo this cycle as it made me feel a bit more sane.

Choccy I reckon it is that you are early days still. Let us know how you get on tomorrow.

Polythene I have heard that increased ewcm pre af is a good bfp sign previously!

Ah, thanks mango well I definitely could have ov'd late (I did last month due to stress)

So if there's a feint/medium line it could either be the run up to or just after ov? They were mostly medium until the random dark on Fri night. I have been testing at all sorts of times though!

How many days do you have a line for (feint or dark)?

Thanks for the info!