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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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The October Bus - hoping for lots of BFPs and Summer babies!!

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Writerwannabe83 · 05/09/2016 08:02

Hi guys, just starting the October bus.

I'm almost 33, have a DS (2.5 years) and am now trying for DC2. I caught pregnant on cycle 1 but unfortunately had an early miscarriage and am now entering cycle 5.

My current situation is that DH has been changing his mind over the last 12 months to wanting to try for another, then not wanting to, then wanting to etc and it's been very difficult. We have now come to the compromise that we can actually try up until next August but if nothing has happened by then we stop TTC.

I'm on CD3 now, I usually ovulate around days 17/18 and have cycles of around 31/32 days.

Good luck to everyone!!! Flowers

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sk1pper · 12/09/2016 17:12

I get LH surge for at least 12-48 hours so always very easy for me. I just do it in my fertile week as soon as I'm gone from work.

As writer says, I'm sure we can all post photos od our OPKs if that helps you :)

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Writerwannabe83 · 12/09/2016 16:30

The thing to remember though is that women usually always have LSH in their system regardless of where they are in their cycle so there will usually always be a second line when testing but the result is only positive if the second line is as dark as the control line, or darker.

We all enjoy posting photos of our OPKs as well as HPTs so we can scrutinise those lines too Grin

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Me9an · 12/09/2016 15:58

Wow Writer. I didn't even know that was possible!!! These threads have been such an education for me!!! I will follow your system, anything that makes me feel like I'm doing something positive to help!

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Writerwannabe83 · 12/09/2016 15:42

The LSH surge can happen really quickly so I do them at least twice a day, one early morning at about 9am and then another at about 5pm. When I start reaching CD16/17 I do them three times a day.

I once went from a completely negative OPK, to a really strong positive 6 hours later to then going back to being negative another 5/6 hours later.

If they're only being done once a day it can be really easy to miss the LSH surge happening and then people wrongly believe they haven't ovulated when it fact they just missed it.

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Me9an · 12/09/2016 15:23

Thanks for your help Writer !! I will give them a go then! Is it best to do them in the afternoon ? Need to work out a way to sneak off at work!

Purplefairy21 · 12/09/2016 14:04

I'm lurking on here just in case, I'm not convinced September is our month but the idea of 2 June babies makes me think about my bank balance and cry lol. I got pg in October with ds.

sk1pper · 12/09/2016 13:33

That's what ill do too, if I ever get a BFP...

The cheapies are super reliable I just think people try to use them too early. You need early response ones if you want to test earlier.

NappingRabbit · 12/09/2016 13:16

Yes I got my BFP on one last time - when a faint line showed on a cheapie I then did an FRER to double check and got a decent line on that.

purplebella · 12/09/2016 13:08

Napping, do you find the cheapies reliable? I may well be an addict yet! I do normally wait for af or if I'm going out like sk1pper

purplebella · 12/09/2016 13:04

Yeah me too sk1pper. I was bored and looking at other threads and they were testing every day! Not sure I want all that disappointment!

NappingRabbit · 12/09/2016 13:02

I'm not in the 2ww yet purple but am a POAS addict when I am. I buy loads of cheapies so I don't waste too much money on it Blush

sk1pper · 12/09/2016 12:55

Welcome giving and me9an!

Purple - I hardly ever test, it was costing me too much money. I normally do one if I plan on drinking in the 2ww.

purplebella · 12/09/2016 12:25

Hi everyone. I was just wondering if anyone else is in the 2ww and if you go mad with poas!

I'm 6dpo

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Writerwannabe83 · 12/09/2016 07:48

Morning me9an, I recognise you from the September bus, sorry to see you had to join us.

I generally ovulate on CD17/18 but I still start using my OPKs from about CD14 which is typically a week from the end of my last period.

If your cycles are normally 32 days I would start testing from CD14/15 like I do. My cycles are usually 31/32 days long.

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Me9an · 12/09/2016 07:44

Morning! Joining from the September thread. Af finally arrived a few days ago cd 43! Normally have 32 day cycles so hopefully back to normal this month!
Brought some cheap ovulation tests from Amazon, roughly when in you cycle is best to start doing them?

TTC 1
Age 26
Cycle 2

Fingers crossed this is a lucky month for all X

sk1pper · 12/09/2016 07:41

I've upped my EPO capsules to two a day and I'm already noticing really good CM. It was only the last day of my period yesterday. Fx it continues to fertile week.

givingitago85 · 12/09/2016 04:47

Jumping onboard
TTC 1
Age 31
Cycle 9
I naively thought TTC would happen 2 months max! Haha, silly me :) fingers crossed for this month, would love a June baby, mostly because it will be winter in the last couple of months of pregnancy and it's hot where I am.
Each month I come up with a reason to prefer this one to last one...silver linings

FlashingLights · 11/09/2016 21:15

Writer definitely! We are very lucky indeed Grin

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Writerwannabe83 · 11/09/2016 20:26

I think, in alignment with my job, being a midwife must be one of the best jobs in the world Smile

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FlashingLights · 11/09/2016 19:57

As a midwife, the last thing I want to do is go home and worry about my own cervix Blush so I don't.

sk1pper · 11/09/2016 19:30

My opk was negative. I've only started doing cervix as its in Ovia and FF which I've started to use alongside Clue (trying to work out what I prefer). I don't really get it to be honest and my temps are all over the place too so how I'm going to record an increase when I ovulate I don't know. Starting to think things may have gone too far Hmm

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Writerwannabe83 · 11/09/2016 19:07

Recording cervix position is not something I could bring myself to do Grin

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purplebella · 11/09/2016 18:37

What's all this about cervix position, sk1pper?! I've never heard of it! Will have to google that one lol

sk1pper · 11/09/2016 17:47

Hey, does anyone have trouble working out their cervix position during AF? Since using FF last week my cervix has been too high to log anything, but I've read online it should be low and hard during AF. I also am really really horny (normal for me during AF) but I'm worried that I'm ovulating early. May do an opk later just to be sure but it seems so silly...

sk1pper · 11/09/2016 10:41

Writer - sheesh that is tough! It's really hard not to get jealous of people when's it's all around you like that. Fx for your BFP this month! Hopefully you won't even need October.

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