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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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Thread 12 TTC#1"Trying is the fun part" said by nobody ever who's actually trying.

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 27/02/2016 12:26

Symptom spotters, tww - ers, slightly hysterical hormone laden ladies! Regs, lurkers, intermittent posters! Our raison d'etre is 'am I pregnant?'

Thread 12. Welcome!

We do not judge, we enjoy TMI, we i encourage waiting to poas nobody listens and all the grossness you can find from a group of intelligent, articulate ladies.

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kats stats I have been dubbed the resident piss stick queen and if you don't test, you get a Starky's Star

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind and well meaning but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly don't convince yourself your pregnant in the tww

Thread 12 TTC#1"Trying is the fun part" said by nobody ever who's actually trying.
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StarkyTheDirewolf · 04/03/2016 19:01

With names, we're pretty set on a boys first name so far and I have a couple of contenders for middle names. We have a few girls names but I'm less sure on this, whereas Dh thinks the one he picked is done and dusted ready! We've been collecting some bits and pieces, we've got a moses basket and a buggy. But don't want to get too much just in case it doesn't happen!

kwick love length always makes me chuckle! Reminds me of Peter kay phoenix nights and the bit with the trampoline! Sammy the snake!

Would definitely recommend doing opk's rach they're brilliant! And means you can poas as much as you like!

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Pugmummy87 · 04/03/2016 18:44

Temp rises after ovulation due to the release of progesterone from the corpus luteum which is also heat inducing. It will stay elevated during the tww and then dip if you haven't conceived because the corpus luteum will start to break down and thus af rears her ugly head.
Basal body temp can be affected by taking it at different times, illness etc. So it's really only worthwhile doing if you wake up the same time every day. And taking it via the foof is more reliable.

I have a peanut bladder normally but I have been needing to pee so often today. Hope it's not a UTI. Only 3dpo so I know it's not a symptom.

Decorating my friends baby shower cake tonight. Could really do with a large glass of wine after my epic 9 days in a row working week, but best not as I might fuck it up lol.

Congrats Harriet!

So glad to hear you got 2 plump eggs Kwick, fx the magic potion does it's job and you have 2 lovely embryos to put back!

Welcome rach

Rachjade89 · 04/03/2016 18:39

My little girl is 5 and half :) so though it was about time I gave her a sibling.

Feefeefs · 04/03/2016 18:24

Welcome rach! Smile

I have all my names picked out Blush

SuchaJem · 04/03/2016 18:11

Hi welcome rach :) I've thought about names for years to be honest! I don't let myself look at baby stuff though, that way would lie madness for me I suspect. How old is your little girl?

Day 10, no EWCM and another negative OPK. Really hoping things pick up soon as DH is away Monday night and Tuesday night. I'll be soooooooooooo stressed if a positive OPK comes up on those days.

Kwick709 · 04/03/2016 18:09

Welcome rach - this is the place to be - wonderful group of ladies that will be a great support to you, just like they have been to me :)

My advice would be to start to track your LH surge so you can get a view of when you are ovulating. You can get cheapie tests on Amazon - they are called One Step. I would also recommend that you DTD every other day - seeing as you are one of the lucky ones to have a "love length" on tap (I am foot loose and fancy free so have to rely on intervention and magic potion). Stress plays a factor in all this too - so try and get some relaxation techniques down pat too.

Rachjade89 · 04/03/2016 17:59

Hi all my name is Rachel, I'm look for some support & tips from people in the same boat as me.
I'm 26yrs
TTC #2
Cycle:1
Day:1
I came of my pill (yasmin) on 1st March 2016 after been on it for 5&half years. I started my withdrawal bleed today... I just can't wait for it to be over & be able to start tracking my cycle. I'm a very impatient person so just want to be pregnant now!

Does any one else feel the same, I know I'm not pregnant but already thinking of names & looking at prams ect.

Looking for people to chat to as me and my partner agreed to keep the fact where trying a secret from everyone to keep it surprise.

Btw- it took me 5months to fall pregnant with my daughter.( hoping to take less this time round)

Kwick709 · 04/03/2016 17:46

starky you have a diamond DH :) I think that I will discuss with someone in clinic if I get two good embryos how many to return. My thoughts at this time is 1 and freeze 1. But I of course need to hear the medical advice if I get that lucky :)

Sincerely I am so pleased that you saw your DR and you are being referred for tests - this is progress and it is much better to know what is what.

RaeSkywalker · 04/03/2016 17:44

Congratulations Harriet and good luck Kwick!

I'm sure that AF is going to turn up at some point tomorrow but will test in the morning as am supposed to be going out for Wine in the evening.

tinypapertiger · 04/03/2016 17:38

Oh, and thanks moggy for sharing your winning strategy. That was reassuring to read - sounds pretty human and achievable.

I know it sounds really dumb, but I've been starting to think that the biggest obstacle to my getting pregnant so far has just been the fact that we don't have enough sex Confused We've managed to DTD 2/1/3 days during ISW in the three months we've been TTC, and I know it ought to be the most amazing opportunity to just shag non-stop, but it gets a bit wearing pretty quickly, having to DTD on specific days.

But, there are definitely worse things in life! Grin I reckon once I've started with the EPO and preseed, it's game on!

tinypapertiger · 04/03/2016 17:29

Wow, so much has happened in just a day.

Congratulations Harriet! That's super news. Flowers This is a pretty successful week, all in all.

Sounds like epo is a winner, from what some of you have said. I think I'll give it a try, since I've never managed to notice ewcm so far. Likewise preseed (DH is in for a surprise!). These will be my new strategies for our next concerted effort month (May). This month and April I will leave everything to Fate (that reliable, trustworthy friend...).

Best of luck to you with those two lovely eggs, kwick. I hope this month is the month for you.

miw I know how you feel. That's exactly what happened to me this month, and as much as I tried not to, AF being late just got my hopes up way too high Sad

kat that's an impressive rate of success! I am way off in the distance on another bus entirely, sitting all on my own on 2 April Sad

Hope you all have splendid weekends. I am about to crack open the beer (one advantage of failing at baby-making again) and relax after a pretty hectic week. Wine

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 04/03/2016 17:26

Which opk's are you using rosie ? It took me a few goes to understand the ones I use. Do you keep yours? I found it really helpful to line them all up in order to see the progression.

kat I suggested that to him! He was less than impressed at my business model for the 'opdw' ovulation predictor direwolf!

I'm a mouth breather too, especially at night, so I don't think I'd be very good at temping.

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KatOnATinRo0f · 04/03/2016 17:10

Lol I'm glad it's just you stark... However you could have rented him out as a sideline business to sniff women as part of fertility assessing. Oh well.

Ni I'm not sure what temps are supposed to be cycle wise. I've not done any temp charting yet. Sounds like too much hassle (and I'm a mouth breather so wonder if I'll have a cold mouth that isn't the right temperature when I wake up) something like your temp goes up a few days after you ovulate but I don't know why or what's supposed to happen to it after that

SincerelyRosie · 04/03/2016 17:08

confusedcat1 my ewcm comes the day before my ovulation test shows ovulation, maybe you're the same?

Fx for your 2 eggs Kwick

So I took a pg test like suggested & had a BFN. Continued with the ovulation test which went from high fertility to peak fertility (2nd time in 3weeks!)

Went to the doctor to question some things (cycles lasting for 30-100 days even though I've been off the pill for a year, breasts filling with milk every couple of weeks) & I'm now being sent for blood test to check my hormones & things, need to have an internal scan & DH is off to the fertility clinic for a sample. Feeling a little deflated!

Confusedcat1 · 04/03/2016 16:46

Congrats to the the bfps and to kwick on not just one but two juicy eggs!

I took my first ever opk today, I stated testing late as the package only just arrived. It was negative but I've got loads of ewcm today - is this normal?

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StarkyTheDirewolf · 04/03/2016 16:38

I'm super pleased everybody's doing the Starky's Star challenge! Grin

I'm getting a twitch in my left side again so between Dh the ovulation sniffer and that, I'm thinking it's time! I did an opk yesterday (can't remember if I told yous) to test his theory and it was either a peak or a positive! He clarified this morning that he could smell me when he got in (ovulating) and it's just me he can smell, he doesn't just go round sniffing women at work and telling them they're fertile! 😂

hep I've got them on my tablet, a whole plethora of emoticons!

Congratulations harriet lovely news! 🍼🍰🌹👑

Got everything crossed (except my legs! ) for your eggs and transfer kwick will they put both embryos in when they transfer or just one?

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HepKestrel · 04/03/2016 16:04

fx for you Ni4444!
i'm 8dpo, so starting to get twitchy but i will be good so i get my StarkysStar.

Not going to buy any tests.

(how do people get all these extra icons??)

Ni4444 · 04/03/2016 15:14

Hi ladies!

Thanks for the chart Kat. Yup I'm 10dpo CD29/28-33. FF and Ovia say to test tomorrow. Temps are still above baseline but trying very hard to ignore it. Nothing to indicate anything joyful. I am most definitely going to get a Starkys 🌟

Kwick you got two eggs?!?? Woohoo!!! No wonder you had a wobbley! Even despite the hormone injections you're going through so much!! Rest up and look after yourself!

Harriet congratulations!!! Tell us how this happened?!

Stark I'm so jealous of the snow! But I'm looking forward to being off work all next week 😍

KatOnATinRo0f · 04/03/2016 15:01

No not 100% - I am CD26. I poaic (peed-on-an-Internet-cheapie) yesterday out of interest and it was white as the northern snow. So pretty convinced. I know they aren't v sensitive but they'd show something by then I'd have thought

Kwick709 · 04/03/2016 14:39

Thanks lesbecky as I have to self administer I thought I had to do the thigh... will definitely check out video on you tube.

HepKestrel · 04/03/2016 14:34

congratulations Harriet!

Lesbecky · 04/03/2016 14:27

Kwick I use the blue needles. My main advice is to go higher that the buttock line and aim for the top of the glute. I keep banging on about them but Sher Institute have another very good video on you tube on the im injections and show the best site. Mine are much less painful now.

HepKestrel · 04/03/2016 14:22

Hi kwick
fx all the discomfort is worth it! yours is certainly not an easy route. Try to have a relaxing weekend.

bleugh... pineapple.... can't stand them!!

(i'm same old hep - i had to change my username for another thread, and can't go back to my old default).

Kwick709 · 04/03/2016 14:20

oops just seeing this page

wow - amazing picture starky thanks for sharing

Yipee Harriet - congratulations!!!!!!!! Star

Oh Queen of lists kat much obliged for the update - I will give you my test date after embryo transfer - which, if I am lucky will be within the next 6 days and the test date 16 days on from that.

Get this guys, if I am preggers I will have to inject until week 10-12!!!!! Oh well "todo por la patria" - "everything for the homeland"!!!!

Kwick709 · 04/03/2016 14:14

So back home after egg collection - they got 2 eggs. I will know more in the next few days... I am confident that the magic potion will do its work and I will have two lovely embryos.
I have to start injecting tomorrow again - one of the injections is a intramusclar one - you should see the needle (blue), very worried about this Confused
I had a bit of a wobble at the hospital... I am not sure what it was - but had a little cry then got my act together again. I think it was the news about the injections, the fact they were going to put a suppository in... just an overwhelming feeling of discomfort washed through my body.

I am sure it is not a prob to have pineapple early but make sure you take for 5 days dpo too - and eat the core - has to be fresh, not tinned.