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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.

Thread 18 TTC#1 We have cats, courgettes AND cake

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AliceScarlett · 31/08/2016 09:43

Hugh enjoys ISW and his love affair with Doreen. He watches out for skittle tits and weepyitis. Mrs Arseholey Fucknut (Af) shows up when you least want her but brings wine and soft cheese as a consolation prize.

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 you're pregnant in the tww That is paramount! It messes with your head and makes you crazy crazier

We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts. We want a fanny full of determined Doreen, not unicorn farts and gnome tears with extra sparkle. We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area.

Post your stats and add your dates. A more lovely, supportive group of ladies you couldn't wish to meet. We've got a few grads sticking around I won't leave and no question is too daft. We have opk experts, cervical mucus management teams and symptom spotters extraudinaire!

Thread 18 TTC#1 We have cats, courgettes AND cake
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LondonJem · 21/09/2016 20:59

Sorry mate FlowersChocolateWineCakeBrew

Si1ver · 21/09/2016 20:42

Sorry kwick have some mid week wine with bake off

sk1pper · 21/09/2016 20:11

Ahh no Kwick - sorry to hear that!

Douse yourself in cheese, wine and chocolate Chocolate

kwick · 21/09/2016 20:02

Af is in da house!

Si1ver · 21/09/2016 19:36

WinginIt my peak fertility CBD didn't arrive until an evening measurement on day six of high fertility. Are you just testing once a day?

kwick · 21/09/2016 18:29

I am loving the PMA Grin

jem do you think DH is reading our thread Shock

My womble feels heavy and painy... Still no AF though!
Itchiness and spottiness still hounding me... How can it only be Wednesday??? And why did Argos scupper my plans to buy a new toilet seat today and get it fixed by a Rabbit tomorrow??????
Sky keep on sending me messages that I need to connect my new box but I just know if I do I will have a problem and then be sans TV... #firstworldproblems

LondonJem · 21/09/2016 18:14

Is this proxeed? Blimey quite a price tag!!

Thread 18 TTC#1 We have cats, courgettes AND cake
WingingIt83 · 21/09/2016 18:14

Well I'm on cd15, day 5 of 'high ' fertility on clearblue no peak yet and still no positive on cheapy opk either (although only used those today and yesterday).

Feel like I have less cm than usual -and no ewcm to speak of yet despite starting epo and agnus castus this month. WTF is going on!

LondonJem · 21/09/2016 18:13

geeup thanks so much for that - that's incredibly reassuring. He had 2% morphology and over 100million count - so it sounds like that's good overall. Out of interest was the Harley st doctor very expensive?

geeup · 21/09/2016 18:08

God yes sk1pper - twins are the dream.

sk1pper · 21/09/2016 18:01

This is my plan...

  1. Get pregnant with twins, preferably boy and girl, before Christmas. Then I'm done!

I only say this as I had ovulation pain both sides this month, it was tingly and weird and made me laugh inappropriately whilst I was watching the TV report of the New York bombings. Like when you get dead arm.

Hope everyone has had a nice day !

geeup · 21/09/2016 17:51

London - we had poor morphology (1-3% over 3 samples of 7m-50m). We went to see the UKs leading urologist Dr Ramsay on Harley St and he said the most important thing is to calculate how many good sperms you have in each ejaculation. 1% is less of a problem if he's firing 100m swimmers than 4% if he's only firing 10m if that makes sense? Despite having only 1% of 6.9m swimmers for one sample Ramsay still suggested we try naturally for another 6 months albeit that was more than 6 mths ago and he's a massive expert so don't panic like we did. I cried for weeks but actually miracles definitely happen although not to me yet. Loose boxers, Proxeed twice a day (better than all the other male supplements) and no hot baths/laptop on his nuts is best advice.

Nicky883 · 21/09/2016 17:04

Havent booked yet will book when if af comes !

HepKestrel · 21/09/2016 15:33

Jem when you get your booking appointment, you get a book including a whole page translating all the acronyms you come across !

the language for pregnancy is equally confusing.

LondonJem · 21/09/2016 15:05

Hep it really is Hmm just when I had got my head around the female reproductive system...

LondonJem · 21/09/2016 15:03

Count definitely important and motility. Morphology seems a bit of a grey area. His count was something like 100m and the lab person looks in detail at a sample of 100 to assess the shape. Doesn't really seem representative to me!

Also DH read online that a private clinic said low morphology = you have a problem please come back, and they took it to the GP and they said errrrrrrr you're fine?

When is your DH's test?

Nicky883 · 21/09/2016 14:36

Good news on you dh londonjem i am terrified to get the results back from mine . I thibk sperm count and mobility is the important ones ?

HepKestrel · 21/09/2016 14:29

Jem its a whole new language !

I'm just waiting for the day i sneak ODFOD into an email reply .....

LondonJem · 21/09/2016 14:06

geeup it was not woman's hour no. I don't think they talk about fertility enough! But then I am rather biased. I found it on the BBC iPlayer Radio app - the pink one. Go to Documentaries and it's called A family without a child

It's a bit sad though, none of them have yet had a baby, so only listen if you feel up to it.

LondonJem · 21/09/2016 14:01

nicky there's not much interpretation, just a comparison of your number compared to what is considered 'normal' by WHO. You have to book an appointment to discuss next options or speak to your GP.

DH got his results back. They are all normal apart from slightly low morphology. I'm trying not to be too concerned about this as reading online morphology fluctuates from sample to sample and is somewhat subjective. He's a bit upset about it and has booked a GP appointment to discuss.

It was interesting really - he called me and said he had been "reading on some online forums" xyz and "what does bfp mean?".

I'm like - welcome to my world Hmm

AliceScarlett · 21/09/2016 13:54

Ok I'll do one:

1, I see my GP next week and she does All The Tests
2,Tests reveal a very fixable problem, let's say low estrogen
3, I take a tablet everyday for a month
4, At the end of the month I get my BFP
5, Baby pops out 36 weeks later perfectly healthy

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geeup · 21/09/2016 13:48

Ps my PMA plan is:

  1. Continue DTD just for "fun" until next fertility appointment at end of month
  2. Consultant scans me and discovers I'm upduffed during appointment*
  3. We all laugh and think what a funny story it will be to tell future PFB
  4. I have amazing healthy pregnancy and a baby pops out 9 mths later.
*Ps this actually happened to a friend when she went to get scanned for medication for her PCOS.
geeup · 21/09/2016 13:45

Oh London I'd like to listen to that on catch up. What programme was it or roughly what time if you're not sure. Don't think it was woman's hour from my downloads list?!

HepKestrel · 21/09/2016 12:30

Nonsense Silver this is just a test run for next month. With all this practice you don't need to stress about AF because you will be on fire for dtd next cycle ! its all good !

Si1ver · 21/09/2016 12:20

Off the back of all the PMA here I've basically convinced myself that I'm getting knocked up this month after my proper clearblue digital ovulation tester non flashing smiley face and lots of sex.

This is going to end badly when AF arrives isnt it.