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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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PrtyPsn · 30/08/2015 20:45

Hi (big wave)
So you clicked on here cos you were looking for me (I'm flattered!) or the title seemed interesting!
I'm aware it doesn't really explain but we are bunch of lovely ladies all TTC and going ever so slightly crazy with it! For more info see our original thread here - www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2412386-TTC-anxious-over-early-pregnancy-possible-symptoms?msgid=56357000#56357000

We are symptoms spotters extrodinaire - you name it we've had it, real and/or imagined Confused
We are here to help, we are all supportive, we laugh, rant, cry, joke, rage, smile, and comfort together. Be you a lurker or poster (established or new) then you are very welcome here. We only have a few rules:

  1. No judgement - we all lead different lives and have different standards and that is fine. You wanna get wasted everyday of TWW, that's fine. You wanna abstain completely, that's fine. We need support, not judgement.
  2. No feeling stupid - we've all had those months where we definitely think we are pg 110% convinced and then AF turns up, don't feel bad about it, it happens. Also we all have different levels of knowledge so no question is stupid apart from the one you don't ask.
  3. On this thread there is no such thing as TMI - we are all adults and we all know how miraculous and amazing... and downright disgusting our bodies can be, it's fine. Share what you want, we will not be fazed.

So that's it, jump in and FX'd for all my lovelies xx

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neetie1 · 27/09/2015 08:50

Morning ..grr hate waiting for af to finish though as DH isn't here not much I can do anyway lol
Another grr as thought he was back thurs but not back till Fri while I'm at work...
Still will be in fertile time so we'll have a very busy weekend lol

themoo · 26/09/2015 21:19

Hello loves. Sorry to see all the BFNs and sorry for my own absence! Not worth the bother for me since I'm def winding up for AF.
Had a total day off today. Boozy lunch with a friend I haven't seen for years, sausage butties for tea and now more wine.
Feeling inexplicably content. i'll worry about baby making tomorrow x

LittleAindy · 26/09/2015 12:36

YouAndMe I reckon stress has a lot to do with it, as it affects your hormone production. So difficult to keep those emotions at bay though, isn't it. I too had treatment last year for abnormal cell growth. I'm due a cervical smear soon to check up on things. I do wonder if that is what caused problems with my alternate cycle.

Shary yes last cycle I got cramps that went all the way from my uterus to my knees! Mad what we have to go through every month!

Yes, generally OH and I seem ok, but we haven't talked about TTC yet, and quite honestly I don't think I want to go near that conversation yet. I'd rather have a break from it this cycle so that I'm in control, and not waiting to see if he's going to be on a sperm strike again. It'll be quite a relief to have a break from stress and symptom spotting. Maybe start up again nearer to Christmas, when we've had some time to think, and work is less stressful for the two of us.

Having said that, "if we had a daughter" was casually mentioned in conversation last night, so who knows??!

Well done Prty, I have really high hopes for you. Sounds like you've got yourself well and truly basted at the right time! Grin Fx'd for you!

SharyBobbins · 26/09/2015 09:57

you&me I'm not sure how your GP surgery works but when I had concerns about my AF's (more to do with cycle length tbh) my surgery got a doctor to call me back to discuss it. Could you try that if you're worried?

SharyBobbins · 26/09/2015 09:53

Oh no! Gutted to see all the BFN's Sad
Aindy that sounds familiar to be honest, think I've had some sharp pain there before during AF. I get a mixture of weird pains, even in my knees during AF! The best way I can describe the worst one is do you know those big, heavy bulldog clips that clamp shut?! Like someone has attached one of those to my foof!!
Is everything resolved with you & OH now?
Prty well done for sneaking another one in. I'm on the TWW to ovulate! Stupid long cycles!!

YouAndMeAreGoingToFallOut · 26/09/2015 09:53

It's probably just stress! I'm almost 100% sure I ov'd this month (positive OPKs, temp rise etc) so I don't think that explains why this current AF is being weird. I think it explains the last one though! Or I thought it did.

I'll keep an eye on things and see what happens. I'm slightly concerned it could be something to do with all the treatment I had for cervical abnormalities last year - last time I saw the gynaecologist (beginning of July) she wanted to check that I was menstruating normally: I told her yes because at the time I was! I suppose it's not very likely that a problem with scar tissue or whatever would spontaneously develop over a year after the treatment!

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PrtyPsn · 26/09/2015 09:41

aindy I used to suffer with that but not for a long time and Ive not got any babies.
youandme could have been anovulatory cycle (think you might have said this) not sure the docs would do anything for a one off occurrence but worth documenting it.
Didn't think OH was up for DTD this morning, all my little subtle techniques were falling short... I was in the verge of saying 'it's our last chance this cycle, come on!!' when he suddenly seemed to get on the same page! Apparently I ov'd yesterday (app and CM indicate the same day) so TWW territory now!

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YouAndMeAreGoingToFallOut · 26/09/2015 08:56

Prty I was on the implant and then the mini pill, so I didn't get any periods on contraception! What I meant was that since I came off (last October, so 11 cycles ago) they have been pretty regular and sensible. It's only the last couple that have been like this! It's really worrying me - a one day period isn't normal! Maybe I should go to the GP?

Sorry about the BFNs ladies. Maybe next month, eh?

LittleAindy · 26/09/2015 08:54

Morning ladies. Sorry for all the BFNs. Maybe we're waiting for a new thread. This one was mega lucky, and we're nearing the 1000 mark. New thread, new BFPs! Smile

Question for y'all. I don't know whether this is just because my pelvic floor ain't what it used to be, post labour, but does anyone ever get period pains deep in their foof? I was in agony last night. It wasn't normal AF cramps, it was like someone had punched me right in the royal throne! Had to pop a load of pills at 3am before I could go back to sleep!

neetie1 · 26/09/2015 08:24

We are obviously saving up for next month :)

MrsKittenPie · 26/09/2015 08:18

Thanks prty - lemon tart - mmmm! Extra cream for me too please.
Sorry stripes - it's been a rubbish TGBPO Sad.

Stripes1983 · 26/09/2015 08:12

Sorry to hear sunny & kitten , just done mine and BFN too ! :(

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PrtyPsn · 26/09/2015 08:12

youandme and bex the thing is with hormonal birth control you don't always get a true period when using it, it's more of an enforced, chemically regulated bleed so although you may have been regular then it's not necessarily a true reflection of how your body functions. Don't forget too it can take a long while for your body to readjust and of course stress can always impact.
sunny and kitten you're still both star pee-ers to me, help you selves to a big slice of lemon tart, without a soggy bottom (hands over a tub of clotted cream)

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neetie1 · 26/09/2015 07:55

Had that feeling last week sunny here's to next month. Am counting the days till DH gets back which luckily coincides with my fertile window :)

MrsKittenPie · 26/09/2015 07:45

Gutted for you sunny - it's a bfn here too Sad

SunnyScot89 · 26/09/2015 07:34

So my result for TGBPO.....
A B...... F....... N......
Gutted. Really thought this was the month.

MummyBex1985 · 25/09/2015 22:49

YouandMe I've had a very similar experience over the last few months. No two AFs the same and I used to be regular as clockwork.

Last two AFs have basically been a one day bleed and three days of spotting, if you can even call it that. It's worrying isn't it. Maybe it's just the stress of TTC.

In other news, as I walked out of work today I walked into a teenage mother with a newborn in a pram... Smoking over the baby and balancing a can of Stella on the handles.

(sigh)

YouAndMeAreGoingToFallOut · 25/09/2015 22:39

So.... I'm really crampy but bleeding has basically stopped. I find this very stressful. Most months I just have normal periods with four days of bleeding, but sometimes I get this stop start thing and it really freaks me out.

Last month was especially bad, but I think that's because that was an anovulatory cycle - my period was late, short, and light. Then a few days after it stopped I got brown spotting, and then quite clotty brown discharge for a few days.

I never had this before TTC, apart from one odd cycle not long after coming off the pill. What's it all about? Is it stress? Should I be worried?

MrsKittenPie · 25/09/2015 22:22

I think I've caught up now..... moo you're not out yet, will you still join TGBPO?!
stripes - glad you are doing it too! And me, who else is in?!

Stripes1983 · 25/09/2015 22:04

Yay prty hope you have recovered from the other day ! Fx this is your month ! X

themoo · 25/09/2015 21:27

Yeah, slice thin and then fry the living daylights out of it. But you need garlic to balance the sweetness.
Fertile window? Get shagging missus!

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PrtyPsn · 25/09/2015 21:18

Sounds good! Know what you mean though, I ince made spag bol and had no garlic, just tasted weird! Nice courgette tip, I normally dice mine so it's stays quite wet, will try that next time.
In unrelated news, I've got plenty of EWCM today so maybe this is my fertile window

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themoo · 25/09/2015 21:08

The trick with it gives unsolicited advice despite lack of cooking skillz is to fry the courgette till it's really crispy. It goes all sweet and caramelised. Yum.

themoo · 25/09/2015 21:03

''Twas pasta with courgette, mushies, olive oil and chilli. Usually one of our favourites but I didn't have any garlic and it REALLY missed it.

Stripes1983 · 25/09/2015 20:56

Haha no pressure ! :)

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