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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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Long cyclers we re the last ones standing in the tww and we re not taking it anymore guzzle down your grapefruit juice and pop those b6 pills..short cycle we re coming for you!

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thisisouryrfx18 · 17/04/2018 16:37

Looking for luvely ladies with long cycles who want to swap tips on how to shorten your cycle..doesnt matter how bonkers I ve tried it all !😘

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thisisouryrfx18 · 20/07/2018 20:46

@FlapJackered thanks hun ur temps still look high to me x..ive not even been temping this cycle i feel like i need a break from it al just use opks round about ovulation time

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FlapJackered · 20/07/2018 07:51

@thisisouryrfx18 well done for getting it all tested though as I know it is not easy. I really hope it is something fixable for you.

So my chart went up slightly today after thinking I was probably out after the dip yesterday. I still think I probably am out, as it isn't very high temps. What do you think?
I am going to try and resist testing until Sunday,

Long cyclers we re the last ones standing in the tww and we re not taking it anymore guzzle down your grapefruit juice and pop those b6 pills..short cycle we re coming for you!
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thisisouryrfx18 · 19/07/2018 16:24

@FlapJackered might b a gd sign fx it is x..we are but we arent its gd that everythings went well soo far but ive got more tests at the gynaeo nxt mnth. Im grateful that the pressure off him at least tho he was really worried hopefully if i have blocked tubes or cysts etc its fixable, but back to more waiting now uuughh

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FlapJackered · 19/07/2018 16:07

@thisisouryrfx18 that is such good news!! He (and you!) must be so relieved! Did you see the breakdown of the results?

My temp dipped today so not too hopeful, but felt so sick in the supermarket just now I thought there was going to have to be a clean up on aisle 5 😂 I think it must be psychosomatic though! 2 more days before testing!

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thisisouryrfx18 · 19/07/2018 15:05

Got OHs SA results back and theyr normal!

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thisisouryrfx18 · 16/07/2018 17:44

@FlapJackered im on cd12 now still got about a wk n a half until my fertile wk..got my gynaeo app through tho so at least thats progress. Glad to hear ur feeling optimistic about the shorter cycles feels like ur winning at sumthin even jts not a bfp lol

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FlapJackered · 16/07/2018 16:33

Good! 7dpo and starting to feel standard PMS symptoms. So tired today and a bit crampy - I know it could be pregnancy symptoms too but I just have got a feeling I'm not.
Natural cycles finally confirmed I ov'd on CD18 though which means this will be my shortest ever cycle, which I am very happy about, I almost don't mind if I am not pregnant this cycle now!
How about you? What CD are you on?

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thisisouryrfx18 · 16/07/2018 16:10

Getting on i mean lol

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thisisouryrfx18 · 16/07/2018 16:09

How are you all getting ladies? X

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thisisouryrfx18 · 14/07/2018 09:58

@Lilsquish i had chinese last nite hehe its hard to cut down the booze and food at the same time lol @FlapJackered gr8! fx to ur shorter cycle x

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FlapJackered · 14/07/2018 09:54

@thisisouryrfx18 - put it into fertility friend and that has marked my ovulation as cd18! So I am just going to go with that! That will mean my cycle will only be 30ish days which is amazing! 🤞🏻 If right that I am sure is alll down to Inositol (thanks to @Aph413 !)

Thanks @Lilsquish - fingers crossed a bit less booze and a bit more veg will do the trick.

Lilsquish · 14/07/2018 08:52

Oh and healthy eating??? Iv had macdonalds two days in a row.

Aghhhhh

Lilsquish · 14/07/2018 08:52

Aw sorry about the SA result 'flapjackered'

Hopefully the doctor can shed some light on what it means and what can be done x

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thisisouryrfx18 · 14/07/2018 08:09

@FlapJackered idve thought the same ovulation on day18 very odd..try downloading fertility friend and put all your temps etc in n see what it says? X

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FlapJackered · 13/07/2018 08:38

I know what you mean @thisisouryrfx18 I had that last night. I was feeling low and just really wanted a take away and a G&T!
I have sent DH off to work with a green smoothie and a pack of Brazil nuts! 😂 he is not overly impressed!

On another note natural cycles still hasn't found my ovulation day. I think it looks like I ovulated on cd18 what do you think?
I just don't know why the app hasn't found it and I don't want to get excited for a shorter cycle if I haven't?

Long cyclers we re the last ones standing in the tww and we re not taking it anymore guzzle down your grapefruit juice and pop those b6 pills..short cycle we re coming for you!
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thisisouryrfx18 · 12/07/2018 18:12

Soo sorry to hear that @FlapJackered but hopefully it can b changed by medication and/or lifestyle its tough tho isnt it? Im tryin to exercise and eat more healthy but when u feel stressed out u want to just go bugger it

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FlapJackered · 12/07/2018 17:33

That's good you have got that done, fx'd for good results for him!

We got DHs results back today and he has got 158mil sperm which is great but only 5.20% are a normal shape, which isn't great Sad. I don't know if it doesn't matter as much because he has got a good amount of sperm, who knows?
I don't know how much of a problem it is going to be. Hopefully it will inspire him to cut down his drinking a bit though.
His GPs appointment to discuss isn't until the 20th - but I guess he will find out more then.

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thisisouryrfx18 · 12/07/2018 15:45

Well OH handed in his specimen today should get the results early nxt wk they said so thats gd news quicker than we thought itd b roll on nxt wk!

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thisisouryrfx18 · 11/07/2018 10:02

@Lilsquish oh well least ur cycles shortened and theres a possible solution but its still tough to deal with x @FlapJackered gd that ur oh isnt stressed i thought mine would b the same but i feel really bad for him i think hes convinced himself theres something wrong..its goin to b a long mnth waiting on results! Im not convinced its him i think its me or both lol

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FlapJackered · 11/07/2018 08:44

@thisisouryrfx - it must be very worrying for him doing the SA.
Weirdly my DH doesn't seem worried at all! His results will be at the GPs tomorrow, if it was me I would have been ringing them everyday to see if they had arrived early, but tbh I think if I didn't tell him to call them tomorrow, I think he would just wait for his docs appointment next week to see them. He thinks they will be fine, I am just really hoping they are - he is quite a heavy drinker, cycles a lot and plays rugby so the boys have taken their fair share of kicks and knees Confused.

@Lilsquish sorry to hear about the quiet ovaries, at least that sounds fixable though with clomid? Congratulations on the normal cycle length!
That is my main goal this cycle!

I am on CD20 and it is looking like I ovulated on CD18 which would likely make my cycle 30ish days which would be AMAZING! I have had two raised temps so just waiting for tomorrow to confirm it. FX'd.

Lilsquish · 11/07/2018 06:45

I think she meant that they arent working as they should. ie not growing folicles at the rate expected.

A positive from yesterday tho, af started last night so my cycle was on 34 days! Woop.

Hows everyone doing?

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thisisouryrfx18 · 10/07/2018 12:09

Hope ur doing k ❤

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thisisouryrfx18 · 10/07/2018 12:08

@Lilsquish thanx hun..i know i almost want an answer as to what is wrong, but at the same time its scary and hard to accept if there is its a catch 22. What do they mean by quiet? hopefully they get u kick started on the clomid and get to where u need to b with a bfp x

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Lilsquish · 10/07/2018 10:51

Sorry to hear about ur row 'thisis' glad youve sorted things now.

Balloon ride sounds brilliant 'flap'!!

Well im just out of my ultra sound scan.

Positives are that my uterus and lining looks healthy.

Negatives are that my ovaries are 'quiet'

She is going to write to my gp and talked about possibly trying clomid.

Mixed feelings about the results. Kind if glad there is something wrong, but also a bit gutted too xx

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thisisouryrfx18 · 10/07/2018 09:59

@FlapJackered glad u had fun hun..yh started out as a petty argument that turned into a ragin row we ve talked about it now n we both know its the stress of ttc. OH has his SA coming up and i know hes worried sick about it feel helpless cant do anything to make him feel better! Fx ur temps stay up ❤

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