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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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every day vs every other?

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spugs · 30/05/2007 12:39

hello ladies, i have been told by my doctor that every other day is more t`han sufficiant when ttc. However I am panicing that if i dont bd every single day then when i ov there will be nothing there, this is not helped by the fact that I dont quite know when ov will be only some time in the next week.
So opinions please - will there really always be sperm there if i bd every other day or shall i stick to the side of caution and wear my poor dh out? thanks

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kensgirl · 31/05/2007 21:24

OOH! I've tried that one! Its a bit icky though, its supposed to be softer and higher when you are fertile, and feel like your lips, and firmer and lower, feeling like the tip of your nose{!} when you are not fertile. Personally, I wasn't sure I could tell the difference as it felt nothing like my lips or nose, and I just pmsl at the whole thing

Good luck with it though.....maybe I'll try again.

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spugs · 31/05/2007 17:31

apparently you can check your cervix as well to see whats going on! not actually sure where the thing is so think i might give that one a miss

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kensgirl · 30/05/2007 18:59

Aaahh! Thanks spugs! Told you I was being dim...
Hmm, maybe I do get ewm then (a bit).

can you think of any where else you would discuss mucus without any trace of embarrassment?

Hope noones has looked at my pics and recognised me..

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spugs · 30/05/2007 18:37

I think its that if you ve had sex the night before anything thats still there by noon the next day isnt sperm.

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kensgirl · 30/05/2007 18:22

Ew and thanks , Scorpio! I've been wondering about this every day versus every other day thingy too! It tends to be a bit of a mix at the mo though! I dont think I get ewm, and also was confused about whether its me or leftovers (sorry ) I do get the watery milky stuff though - it is that likely to be allright? Oh, and I'cestarted to use preseed too What is the 12 o clock rule about again - I think I'm being dim.

Its a while since we chatted, hope you are OK!!

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spugs · 30/05/2007 14:48

this is soooo grossss, im now going to be keeping an eye out for the clear stuff

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scorpio1 · 30/05/2007 14:42

milky/watery is slighty fertile. some women dont get ewcm, just the milky stuff, which means for them its their fertile mucus.

milky and watery (not tacky) looking cm normally precedes ewcm.

i am the fanjo mucus queen ! [eww]

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spugs · 30/05/2007 14:41

you know when you check your cm, is it clear when your fertile? mines a bit milky looking!

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beansprout · 30/05/2007 14:39

Yep! Sperm lives for 48-72 hours (sometimes longer) so no need for all that!

Thelittlesoldiersmummy · 30/05/2007 14:38

so twice a day for 10 days is too much then

scorpio1 · 30/05/2007 13:51

lucky you ?

my dp jokes it looks like im sizing him up for my next meal

and yes, i am!

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spugs · 30/05/2007 13:49

right so bd every other day is the general consensus, lukcky hubby gets the night off

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beansprout · 30/05/2007 13:34

I am definitely evil and on this morning's behaviour, so is ds!

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spugs · 30/05/2007 13:27

My little sis has been known to be evil, but she is on the cusp of sagitarius!

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scorpio1 · 30/05/2007 13:25

fio-what are you??

so are scorpios evil then?? i will have you all know i am lovely, esp when i have pmt

FioFio · 30/05/2007 13:24

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scorpio1 · 30/05/2007 13:24

beansprout- of course he is look at the little baby he made all on his own!

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spugs · 30/05/2007 13:24

im 26 dh 29, i'm cancer, dh and dd1 aquarius and dd2 taurus. my sis is a scorpio though

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scorpio1 · 30/05/2007 13:23

i always look with interest at the tests on access diagnostics- they do 10miu ones, v.v.v sensitive. clearblue is 25miu.

testing is evil with a big E

beansprout · 30/05/2007 13:22

Lordy, dh's eldest is 22
I won't tell him though. Am trying to convince him he is young and virile etc etc etc

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spugs · 30/05/2007 13:22

ahh, its soo exciting though. im unbarable when i get to a week before af. must admit to avoiding testing though incase of bfn.

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beansprout · 30/05/2007 13:22

V clever, I see what you are doing there!

scorpio1 · 30/05/2007 13:22

I'm 22, dp 24

scorpio1 · 30/05/2007 13:21

dp - libra
ds1 - gemini
ds2-scorpio
me-scorpio
dss-scorpio

me and dp have been together for 4 yrs, he's a carpenter

fireman, eh?? [swoon at firemen]

beansprout · 30/05/2007 13:21

I am 37 and dh is 48 , so yep, we are ancient!!

So far, so good. Am trying to relax (ha, ha)