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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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TTC and still breastfeeding? You're not alone! Thread# 2

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peardrop2 · 21/02/2015 20:46

Marking my place...hoping I won't be here for long Wine

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 17:38

Oh eggs I feel terrible. Thanks for asking. You know that feeling when you're about to come down with flu? That's how I feel Hmm I feel hot and achey and I have lower back pain.

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eggsnbeans · 28/03/2015 17:01

Ava, my temps are usually around 36.1, dip a bit on day of ovulation, then 36.4 just after getting to 36.7 when I've conceived. This month is all over the show as both girls are so bad at night I never get a decent chunk of sleep!

How are you feeling Pear?

Weird cycle for me... Seemed to have a temp dip and increase on Thurs, then started getting cramping and pain over left ovary and EWCM today. So wil snuggle up to Dh tonight just in case. Is much earlier than expected for me still but not complaining Wink

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 16:51

Drolove - no sadly I'm after you. Looks like you're testing Wednesday and Ava and I will be testing on Friday. I'll be 12dpo on Friday and considering I got my BFP with DS at 11dpo I think I should probably be safe to test at 12 DPO.

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Droflove · 28/03/2015 16:20

Pear so I guess our big test day is the same. I'm certain I'm out though. Negative test yesterday and I'm really really moody like I get a day or so before af. I'm now just hoping af doesn't come till ideally Tues but definitely tomorrow or later as I want my luteal phase to at least be acceptable.

AvaAmulet · 28/03/2015 13:58

Thanks Mumo Smile, it feels like aaaaages though Hmm

AvaAmulet · 28/03/2015 13:56

I had really achy boobies again last night so kind of started getting my hopes up, but they seem back to normal today Hmm

My bbt has risen again, I'm now 0.7 degrees Fahrenheit over my cover line, which is surprising considering DD fed loads yesterday and through the night Shock

Can I ask anyone else who's temping to share their average pre-ov and post ov readings please? I've looked online but can't seem to find a chart where the mama has Breastfed through her cycle? x

Mumof1sofar · 28/03/2015 13:15

Yes that's what I'm using, pear.
Eek not long... Good luck pear & Ava x

AvaAmulet · 28/03/2015 12:42

Hope you're feeling better soon, Pear! Flowers

AvaAmulet · 28/03/2015 12:41

Yep! Grin

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 12:09

Ava you're my testing buddy Smile

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AvaAmulet · 28/03/2015 12:04

I am also testing on Good Friday Wink

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 11:40

DH has returned from work to rescue me. I'm now in bed tucked up warm Smile Jealous? Grin

I am symptom spotting like mad but I don't think fluey feeling is a symptom Sad Achey back, shivery, looking pale and burping.

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 10:34

Mumofone - I'll be testing good Friday

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 10:33

Is this what you're using? uk.clearblue.com/clearblue-ovulation-test-range/clearblue-digital-ovulation-test-with-dual-hormone-indicator

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 10:30

Mumofone - No, I'm using the CbFm which is a different thing to the smiley sticks. When I used the smiley sticks with DS I only got 2 smiley faces. I can't remember how many it says you're meant to get. Does the box say?

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Mumof1sofar · 28/03/2015 09:40

Pear I know you had loads of flashing smileys in a row but how many do you think I should expect before my peak? Also do you dtd on every flashing smiley day? Tia Smile

Mumof1sofar · 28/03/2015 09:39

Good luck pear. The 2ww is so hard, let alone when you're not feeling wellHmm hope you feel better soon & fx for you... When are you testing?

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 08:21

Oh I miscounted...actually 6dpo Smile

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peardrop2 · 28/03/2015 08:12

Hi Mum ?? You could be close to getting a smiley face though considering the average women OV's on day 14 Wink

I feel terrible. I hardly slept in the night as I kept overheating and I've woken up feeling really fluey and achey Hmm DH is working otherwise I would be heading back to bed. I'm now 5dpo. If I make it to Wednesday morning without seeing AF then that's a really good sign because my LP has been 9 days in the 2 last cycles so Wednesday will be past that. Fx fx fx!

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Mumof1sofar · 28/03/2015 06:56

Hi all, sorry I've been a bit quiet recently. Cd10 now. I did a cb opk this morning & it's just a blank smiley. Boring!

How is everyone doing? Good luck to those in the 2ww Smile Hope you all have nice weekends.

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peardrop2 · 27/03/2015 20:42

Drolove - that's exciting...so you're testing on Wesnesday? We need some more bfps to liven up the thread Wink

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Droflove · 27/03/2015 17:39

I did a BFN test today. What an idiot! I never tested till I was late on DS and DD. Why the hell am I testing 5 days early on this one! You'd think by the 3rd try I'd have more self control! Lol.

AvaAmulet · 26/03/2015 23:13

Oh, and Pear, I totally get your eating a full box of Rocky Road Clusters - I won a thorntons eater egg at work and devoured it completely practically as soon as I'd finished my tea this evening - DH didn't get a look in! I would be embarrassed, but I'm telling myself that this is my way of showing my body that I can sustain a pregnancy right now Blush hmm... Not totally convinced that stuffing my face with sugar is the right way to go, but I have been eating lots of good foods too, so it's all about balance... Gosh, I'll be a stone heavier at the end of this 2ww at this rate...(and hoping for hypermesis again! Lol!) Hmm

AvaAmulet · 26/03/2015 23:01

Been obsessing about it all day at work actually, even though I promised myself I wouldn't Blush there's no way any hcg levels would be high enough yet anyway, but I'm still symptom spotting like a loon Sad convinced my boobies are more achy than usual, and they probably are, but I expect it's only because today is one of my work days so they haven't been emptied as much... I don't usually obsess this much, but I've never really put as much effort into ttc either. I thought I had, but getting my first proper AF has given me the boost I needed to properly get my act together. I had convinced myself that my progesterone levels were low, as my bbt is low-ish probably due to breastfeeding, but my optimism is increasing with every rise in temps - it's .4 degrees higher today Smile I know that it's all going in the right direction, so if we don't conceive this month we might in the near future, but I would be gutted, even more so than usual, to not get a bfp at the end of this 2ww...x

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peardrop2 · 26/03/2015 17:10

How are you Ava? Anymore symptoms?

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