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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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Tww- anyone want a symptom spotting buddy? :)

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Birdie78 · 20/06/2016 08:21

Hi ladies I'm cd33 today!!! I tested 2 days ago and bfn :( I was wondering if anyone else is a symptom spotter or anyone with a bfp can throw in their advice please :)

Iv had sore bb's on and off as well as constipation on and off. Iv also been getting randomly nauseous! Also very tired but I do suffer with m.e. Iv been convinced af is going to show over the last week because I have been getting on/off period pains in my lower back and top of the legs!! But so far she's a no show :) my periods are however very irregular!!!

Another odd thing going on this month is my cervix. (sorry this could be tmi). When I was trying for my second I always checked my cervix to see if it would close and it never would it would always be slightly open even when I managed to get pregnant it stayed slightly open (I put this down to already giving birth before). Iv been randomly checking my cervix during this tww and it's always been open (only checked about 3x) however I checked this morning and it's quite far back still within reach tho and it's closed!!! Also quite lotiony- sorry!! I have also been getting hot flushes.

Anyone else in tww who would like to join?? :) :)

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Birdie78 · 21/06/2016 10:04

Hi :) still no af for me yet I'm now cd34 last tested on Saturday im too scared to test hate seeing the bfn :( bb's still sore and get nauseous when I'm hungry I'm hoping to wait till the weekend to test if af is still a no show Grin Fx crosses

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wardy39 · 21/06/2016 09:46

Seems I may have spoken to soon - cramps have just started really bad Sad

OliveOrTwist · 21/06/2016 09:22

Nothing new here except I have woken up with a really spotty chin BlushI don't remember ever getting spots on my chin bar the odd one. YayHmm Cramps have completely gone. Definitely not testing until Thursday/Friday now.

wardy39 · 21/06/2016 09:20

jpclarke when was/is af due? Don't give up until af is in full flow xx

I am assuming I am out too but until the witch shows herself properly I am clinging on to the last bit of hope! After 3 years trying you'd think I'd give up easier lol Grin xx

jpclarke · 21/06/2016 09:14

I caved and tested this am bfn on first response so assuming I am out, although I suppose you never really are until af shows up but I am not counting on it.

wardy39 · 21/06/2016 09:09

cupcakemumma123 about now! Last 2 months have been 28 day cycles but I have been as long as 32. Today is CD31....

Cupcakemumma123 · 21/06/2016 09:03

What date is AF due wardy?? Fx! AF due 30th for me so hoping to test this time next week. Hurry up already!! X

wardy39 · 21/06/2016 08:58

Hows everyone getting on?

I definitely thought I was out this month last night. Went to the loo and wiped and it was tinged with blood Sad so put in a tampon and went to bed feeling rubbish. Got up this morning and hardly any blood on tampon just a little dark brown blood and nothing since.... Confused so I guess until af actually shows her face in full flow I'm still in Grin . No period pains yet but feeling a bit grotty so crossing everything - though I don't hold out masses of hope.

OliveOrTwist · 20/06/2016 23:17

I've downloaded it and put some data in. I like it already, thanks Anne Grin

AnneLovesGilbert · 20/06/2016 22:12

You can olive but you don't have to and I never have.

You can add as much or as little as you like and I think only some of it really contributes to cycle predictions.

OliveOrTwist · 20/06/2016 21:01

anne do you have to temp for ovia?

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Birdie78 · 20/06/2016 19:25

I have no idea sorry Confused

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user1466446481 · 20/06/2016 19:19

Hi guys my period finished 8 days ago but since then I have had bubbling feeling in stomach along with a tiny clot and blood streak in discharge. Is it possible to conceive within a week of finishing my period?

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Birdie78 · 20/06/2016 19:08

Don't lose hope yet wardy!! I got af cramps before I had my bfp with my 2 children :)

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wardy39 · 20/06/2016 18:49

Starting to get cramps reckon af is on its way Sad think I'm out this month.

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Birdie78 · 20/06/2016 18:32

I'm deff going to do that for next month if I don't get my bfp this month...sounds really good!!! :)

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AnneLovesGilbert · 20/06/2016 18:29

I think so. When you download the app it'll ask you lots of things and I think it asks if your cycle is regular or irregular. I didn't know anything about my cycle after years on the pill.

It gives you a green zone/fertility week and predicts AF but if you update it as stuff happens the predictions will change. I tend to do it in the morning then add stuff if need be in the evening.

Some of the articles are useful and you can add as much as you want - sleeping hours, fruit/veg intake, alcohol, cervix position, cm, loads of things - but I tend to stick to key symptoms.

Sore breasts for about half of every month since I came off the pill if I scroll back through the months. So boring...

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Birdie78 · 20/06/2016 17:30

Sounds good! Would it work if you have irregular periods because mine are usually between 28 and 38 day roughly :(

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AnneLovesGilbert · 20/06/2016 17:19

Hey birdie It's a tracking app, free from the app store, really useful for tracking symptoms throughout the month, predicting ovulation window and af due date. It's american and there doesn't seem to be a UK equivalent but you can't really tell and I saw people on MN recommend it.

Definitely worth a go. When I came off the pill I had no clue what my cycle would be like so it's been good tracking everything.

Cupcakemumma123 · 20/06/2016 16:52

I'll join SmileCD18 and it's going slowwwww! At lest I can say I can test next week now Confused xx

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Birdie78 · 20/06/2016 16:50

Hi Anne what's ovia?? :)

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Birdie78 · 20/06/2016 16:36

Hi oliveortwist I felt like I was going to have af for the past weeks because iv had all the cramps but nothing yet!!

Ohhh!!! I didn't know boots had buy 1 get 1 free.. I'll have to take a trip there tomorrow :)

I tested 2 days ago not sure when to test again I just hate seeing that bfn :( if af hasn't arrived I might test Thursday :/ - doubt I'll resist the urge that long tho :) xx

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jpclarke · 20/06/2016 15:42

Boots have buy one get one free on first response tests, so I have four tests sitting waiting, I don't know whether to take one or not like you Olive I don't want to be 'pissing money down the toilet' it's so tempting though but I don't want to be dissapointed either. I had a chemical in April.

OliveOrTwist · 20/06/2016 15:30

I'm trying to hold out now aswell Wardy. Thursday at least, preferably Friday. I don't want to start (literally) pissing money down the toilet!

wardy39 · 20/06/2016 15:24

I'm trying to hold out another 3 days (CD33) before I test as my longest cycle has been 32 day. Dunno if I can wait that long though....