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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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Temping buddies 2014

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laurano81 · 19/05/2014 13:29

I have one child who is 11, and who longs for a sibling. I am 32 years old & I have been trying to conceive since December 2013. I am ovulating thankfully, but seem to ovulate on CD18. My issue is that at 9dpo I start spotting and 10 dpo AF starts. I am on TTC#7 now, and I find the 2WW very difficult every month. I try to be positive and hope for the best, but on the other hand I try not get my hopes up too much, as it is so upsetting when AF arrives. I have had CD3 and 7 dpo tests done to check hormone levels...all of these have come back normal...My temps are really good too, so I just can't understand what is going on with my body. I also have been going to accupunture for the last 3 months. I am on CD1 today so hopefully this is the month I will conceive. Fingers crossed.Would anyone like to join me as I begin Cycle 7 TTC? x

CD1-36.9oC (TTC#7)(LP 10 days)

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laurano81 · 12/06/2014 21:13

laurano81 36.8°c, TTC#2, [cycle] 7, CD25, 8DPO

Hi Ela,
I am delighted that your are ovulating !!! Hip hip hurray! Grin...It's great that you haven't had any spotting so far! Nice one! How were your temps this morning? Mine have been the same the last 3 mornings...it will be interesting to see what they will be tomorrow morning...Fx...my breasts are defo more sore today...sides & top...slightly under the arm on the left as well..feeling nervous, cos last month I started spotting late in the evening of 9DPO...Fx no spotting tomorrow...I hope to get to 11DPO at least...or maybe that is just wishful thinking.,..my head feels a bit dizzy & fuzzy all day..how are you doing? x

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ELA88 · 12/06/2014 07:23

Hey! My symptoms are pretty much the same as yours except for the pain in the side. Last month I started spotting at 5dpo for about 10 days then AF came properly so hopefully that won't happen again, not sure why it did!

At least my temps seem to be doing what is normal at each part of the cycle! I was worried I wasn't ovulating at all! Xxx

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laurano81 · 11/06/2014 22:08

Hi all Smile
laurano81 36.7°c TTC #2 , Bike 7, CD 22 5DPO Monday
laurano81 36.8°c TTC #2 , Bike 7, CD 23 6DPO Tuesday
laurano81 36.8°c TTC #2 , Bike 7, CD 24 7DPO Wednesday

No probs mrspoppet Smile ...only my family know we are TTC, but everyone keeps asking if we want more kids...we got married in Oct & everyone tends to expect you to pop a baby straight out Grin...I say to them oh all good things take time..xx

Hiya Ela88 It's great to hear from you...I hope you are good! I am 7 dpo as well...feeling nervous, as the last two months I ended up spotting on the evening of 9dpo with AF arriving on 10dpo...my temps are pretty much the same every morning since ovulation...it dipped 5dpo & went back up 6dpo & today 7dpo it was the same as yesterday..once it stays above coverline you are ok...Smile x My boobs were sore last night then today nothing, but they are sore again now..Hmm...I had a really bad burning sharp pain in my right side today when I stretched up to reach something..I have lots of creamy CM..but everything can change in an instant ...to be honest if my luteal phase lengthens by even a day this month I will be happy but I would obviously prefer a BFP Grin xx What symptoms have you? x

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ELA88 · 11/06/2014 21:22

Hey laurano sorry been soooo busy over the past week I've not even been on here! I'm 7 dpo, my temps have been pretty consistent too, staying at 36.4/36.5 since ov, think that is supposed to happen?! How many days po are you now? How you been?

Hey mrspoppet I bought my thermometer off eBay, was from Fertility Plan, was only £3.89 and seems to be doing it's job well so no complaints! What cycle are you on? Xxx

MrsPoppet · 09/06/2014 08:36

Thanks Laurano81 :) that's really helpful, I have been looking at the basal thermometers on Amazon so will get one. I don't want to tell anyone else that we are ttc so apps like Glow and these boards are super helpful and supportive. And yes I agree about everything becoming mechanical, that's when it becomes a chore and I was so hoping not to have to need charts and temperatures etc. oh well. Your plan sounds a good one, fingers crossed!! X

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laurano81 · 08/06/2014 20:05

Hi MrsPoppet welcome [smiles]

I use the Glow app too...it's just brill! I love it! I ordered a basal thermometer on Amazon...I still haven't received it, but I imagine it should arrive tomorrow..the one I use at the moment is just a regular thermometer...it just takes readings to one decimal place..eg 36.4°c...the basal therm reads to two decimal places..36.43°c...Yep timing is everything in order for the sperm to meet the egg...but it is a challenge when TTC not to allow intercourse to become mechanical! This month we have DTD rather than BDing, as it took the pressure off...fingers crossed we will conceive Smile xx

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laurano81 · 08/06/2014 19:58

laurano81 36.6°c TTC #2 , Bike 7, CD 19 2DPO Friday
laurano81 36.7°c TTC #2 , Bike 7, CD 20 3DPO Saturday
laurano81 36.9°c TTC #2 , Bike 7, CD 21 4DPO Sunday

Hi Ela88 I know ...I really thought I would get pregnant first time...easy peasy...I never thought it would be so difficult! I woke with a pain in my lower back this morning...left ovary cramps..temp went up .2°c..very tired but nothing new there!...loads of Creamy CM..xx How are you holding up? How many DPO are you now?

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MrsPoppet · 07/06/2014 14:15

Hello :) I am a bit late to this thread but ttc #1, hope you don't mind me joining in. I have recently downloaded the Glow app which I am finding really useful and have realised timing is everything! Up until now everything has been very ad hoc and 'oh it'll just happen at some point' but it hasn't, so time to get a bit more scientific. I'm keen to start temping, just wondering if you guys use digital thermometers and/or can recommend one?

ELA88 · 06/06/2014 06:58

Ooo I don't know laurano I didn't check, it was more creamy yesterday than anything else. My temp today is 36.51 which is the highest it's been all cycle so I def must've ovulated on weds, which would've been day 14!
There's always a chance one of those strong swimmers has bypassed the illness and got through! As I was always told at school "it only takes one time to get pregnant!" (Not entirely sure that is the case with me though!!) xxx

PS I'll join the other group too :-) x

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laurano81 · 05/06/2014 23:48

ela88 I am also on this thread Smile June Bus/Penis Dragon plane to Thailand continues... PART 2...it is brill! You should check it out..I need to catch up with the ladies, as I have been wrecked the last few days & haven't had the energy to be honest...FX for the both of us xx

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laurano81 · 05/06/2014 23:45

laurano81 36.5°c , TTC #2, Bike 7, CD 18 -creamier CM

Hi Ela88 have you had dry flaky discharge on your underwear...sorry for asking it's just my acupunturist said that is a sign you ovulated the day before...if your temps are above your coverline for the follicular phase then I reckon you did ovulate Smile!

I doubt I will get a BFP this month Sad,...my DH & DS were sick with a vomiting & diarrhoea bug...we dtd every 2 days up til Sat...then DH was sick Sun & Mon ...DTD Tues...ovulated yesterday Weds...hubby snoring at 8pm, as he was working at 5am...then he was working today at 6am...& low & behold snoring his head off again at 9 pm...I put DS to bed & came down to find him asleep on the couch! He is still there! FFS puked tbh! What can I do! Hopefully DTD Tues the day before ovulation will have worked..I'm gonna try & wake him now, but I doubt there will be any action! He is working again tomorrow at 6am! I am nervous all the same that it wasn't enough & not getting my hopes up this month...Also I irriated down below Tues..another blow to my TTC#7! Thrush! making it very acidic & not good for sperm...Sad Sad Sad...everything went against me this month! Hmm I am still waiting for my basal therm! Sad! Hopefully I will get it tomorrow! xx

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ELA88 · 05/06/2014 18:32

Hey laurano yeah I think I missed the LH surge, was late home from work the past 2 nights so didn't even bother doing a opk. My temp this morning was 36.35, up from 36.12 yesterday so do you reckon I ovulated yesterday? Xx

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laurano81 · 04/06/2014 17:43

laurano81 36.4°c , TTC#2 , Bike 7, CD 16 EWCM Yesterday
laurano81 36.3°c , TTC#2 , Bike 7, CD 17 EWCM Today

Hi Ela88 do you think you ovulated so? Perhaps you did but missed the LH surge using the OPK! It's a great sign that you have EWCM! I have it still aswell...I got a +opk today, & I feel like I am ovulated at the moment..I have the pain in both ovaries but more sore on the right side...My temp was 36.3 this morning so it went down again...hopefully it goes back up tomorrow & I will know that I have ovulated today...CD17 Smile Fx xx

Hi Davidtennatmistress welcome Smile...to be honest temp goes up & down during the day depending what you are doing etc etc...you will have to check in the morning really to get the correct Basal temp....I took my at 2 today, just to check & it was 36.5°c! Then I took it just now, as I was relaxing after work Brew & it was 36.3°c...I could take it again later & it prob will be higher again...we DTD every 2 days then when I get waterly or eggwhite CM we do it every day , as the sperm has to be there to meet the egg Smile, we also do it on the day of O, & each day for two days after that...the Fertile window starts a few days before Ovulating...so you should try to DTD during then as the % chance of getting pregnany is during that time up to when you Ovulate, and for around 2 days after...depending on how long the egg survives x

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Davidtennantmistress · 03/06/2014 07:39

Those of you who bbt, my temp raised test am, although I now understand you should do it in bed at the same time of day, but whilst at work, I could feel ECM etc etc, anyhow decided to temp when in at 4, and had a major dip, from 97.45 in the morning to 96.8 now it's 97.73 again, would that suggest ov occurred yest afternoon? Likewise, can I actually get pg if I have such a short window like that, seems to be about 12 hours ish.

Had positive cb test yesterday, but bloods previously have said fsh is 14.2 and no ov.

ELA88 · 02/06/2014 19:53

Hey laurano! Have had a busy weekend so didn't even come on yesterday! My temps have been pretty consistent but I didn't get a pos opk yesterday, in fact it looked like less of a line! Just done today's as only just got in from work! Had ewcm today too which is a good sign! Been watery for a few days so I'm assuming that's right? I've not really taken much notice of cm before!
Hair is growing back too which is good :-) xx

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laurano81 · 02/06/2014 12:07

temp dip rather Smile

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laurano81 · 02/06/2014 12:06

laurano81 36.5°c TTC#2 Bike 7, CD 15 Eggwhite CM

I don't know how accurate my temps are this morning, as I was awake until 5.30am with my son. He has a vomiting bug Sad, poor fellla...& to make matters worse my poor DH was no better Sad...I am lucky that I am ok at the moment, but I am shattered as I only got 3 1/2 hours sleep, and it was broken sleep at that...

Eggwhite CM almost fully stretching , so perhaps tomorrow if I have a temp temp it will indicate ovulation Smile! I would be great to ovulate CD16! Yay! 2 days earlier than normal Smile! FX

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laurano81 · 01/06/2014 23:11

laurano81 36.3°c CD14 watery/EW CM

Hi Ela88 I am sorry that your GP was so downright horrible! Angry! I sometimes wonder why they become a GP in the first place! We pay them to help, but sometimes they look down on us! I would have been right fed up if I were you! I am glad you got the healthcare you needed...I had thinning of my hair in the front two years ago too…I lost two young relatives tradgically in the space of 8 months…the stress caused my hair to fall out, luckily where I could disguise it with my side fringe…my T4 was low too though at the time…I hope things are improving for you xx
Did you get a positive OPK? My ovaries have been twitching mad, so I am going to check tomorrow myself to see Smile

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ELA88 · 31/05/2014 16:55

Don't worry for the rant! GPs aren't in my best books either, for similar reasons to you except it wasn't a gyn problem! I has been having general health problems for a long while, culminating in me losing hair and having bald patches, when I went to the GP with my 'list' of symptoms I thought might be related, she basically called me a hypochondriac and really upset me! I was eventually referred to a dermatologist and now am under various consultants at the hospital! So it wasn't all in my head! That is why I need to change GPs!

That's really rude though that he accused you of using the blood test to symptom spot! I sometimes think that unless they've been in your shoes, and experienced the worry and anxiety all this brings, they can't pass comment! All they can do is offer advise and the right services!
Do you know how long it will take to see the gyn?

I didn't temp this morning because I overslept and leapt out of bed and into the shower so didn't want to do it after that! Xx

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laurano81 · 31/05/2014 12:50

laurano81 36.4°, TTC#2 , Bike 7, CD 13, Creamy, watery CM

Hi Ela88 a faint line would indicate to me that the LH is rising...it should be darker today..I usually ovualate the day after both lines are pretty much the same colour as each other..apparently it indicates a LH surge, but can't be taken soley as proof of ovulation..many women report having a LH surge but no ovulation...Hmm..Your temp should drop the day of ovulation & then rise the day after the day after...indicating that ovulation has occured..MEH! Is right ...complicated! CM should go from creamy to watery then Eggwhite indicating most fertile cm..combined with ovary twinges/pain..all indicate ovulation..when you have your own gorgeous baby it won't matter! You are only human girl...of course when you see him with a baby, the thing you want the most, it is bound to hurt xx

I felt super frustrated when I came out of the doctor...he told me that I can't use blood tests to symptom spot! I was so insulted & I have to say I am pretty easy going...My DH always says he is envious of how things don't ruffle my feathers...but that really annoyed me...I have had 3 blood tests, and they told me to have them done...I did ask for the 10 dpo blood test, but just to prove that the progesterone was dropping way to early...long story but I went for colposcopy last year because I was having severe bleeding after intercourse...the GYN said she couldn't see anything..but sent my doc 1 letter saying I may need a D&C to clear out polps, cysts, etc...then she said another letter saying I was fine & didn't need a smear test for 3 years..anyway my doc sent off a letter asking her to clarify her position....I heard nothing for months & then in January I got a phone call telling me I was booked in for a general anaesthetic to have a D&C...I refused to get it done...I had been in Hungary in October after my wedding DH is Hungarian & I had an internal ultrasound there...my womb etc are all perfect...the Prof. there said I had side effects from the pill, a hormonal imbalance giving me an eversion on the cervix, which was causing the bleeding..he gave me some meds & I was perfect there after...so I couldn't see why they wanted to perform a surgical procedure for a hormonal issue...Angry! Anyway I have been waiting to see another Prof. of Gyn for the last 15 months, because my luteal phase is too short...the doc admitted yesterday that I have a hormonal balance, but I feel that they are trying to put me back in my box..that they are the doctors & I am the patient...alas all I can do is wait for the GYn...xx Sorry for the long post

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ELA88 · 30/05/2014 18:25

I got mine off eBay I think, they're called One Step but sound the same as yours. Did it this afternoon and there was a faint line but it still says it's negative unless both lines are dark. It's a bit more of a line than yesterday though! Does the opk tell you that you're ovulating? Should my temp drop just before I ovulate then go higher? Or does it just go higher? I've googled this and am still confused! Blah just seen my ex's holiday pics on fb of his gorgeous baby, has annoyed me just a little! Silly me!
Did all your test results come out ok? Xx

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laurano81 · 30/05/2014 07:53

Morning Smile

laurano81 36.4°c, TTC#2, Bike 7, CD 12 Creamy/watery CM

Hey Ela88 I start taking them from about CD10, just in case I ovulate early...they give an indication of the LH surge prior to Ovulation..I usually took them between 12-3, and again in the evening as I got closer to ovulation..the window of opportunity for catching the LH surge is small, that's why I tested twice in the day. I simply pop the OPK & a plastic cup in my bag & test in the toliet at work...no one knows the difference..the result comes up pretty quick..I use the True ones from Amazon.,..they have a little package that they come in, so I pop the opk back into that & into my bag xx The plastic cup I rinse & throw in the recycling after Grin easy peasy Wink xx

The tests were checking my hormones 10dpo, as I get my AF that day & it's too early....my progesterone was only 13.8...compared to 44.3 7dpo previously...I have a doc appointment this afternoon, so I will know more then xx

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ELA88 · 29/05/2014 17:49

Hey laurano
What are the tests at the doctors for? Hope the results were good? Have you used opk? I don't know when I'm supposed to use them! Google said the best time is between 12 and 2, but there's no way I can do that at work, would it matter if I did them in the evening, say 6ish? I'm so clueless! Xx

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laurano81 · 29/05/2014 09:40

Morning all Smile

laurano81 36.6°c, TTC#2, Bike 7, CD 11 Creamy CM

Posting from my phone, so sorry in advance if there is any typos Grin

I am hoping & praying, that I ovulate early this month. I have been ovulating CD 18. I really hope I will ovulate CD 15/16. I just wonder if it will have any effect on my luteal phase..in other words will it lengthen it, as I am having 28 day cycles.

I rang the Doctors earlier & my results are in! Nervous TBH! I have to ring back at 2, so trying to occupy my mind until then xx

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laurano81 · 28/05/2014 22:05

Hi,
My temp was 36.4°c this morning..CD 10..I've been feeling totally exhausted all day...so have been taking it easy since finishing.

Hi Cupcakequeen88, what CD are you today?

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