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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 July '19ers - knocked down, but never beaten

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Frazzlerock · 03/12/2018 09:41

Hey @TinselBee, @Rose68, @BettySwoll0cks

Here is the thread I promised us.

Somewhere for us to help eachother, pick one another up, cry, scream, laugh..

Some of us may be looking to try again, some may be putting things on hold. Whatever our plans, lets get through this together.

(I don't know whether conception was the right choice of topic, I can always have this moved to a more suitable topic if anyone would like me to)

I will look through our threads again and see if I can @mention anyone else who might like to join us

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 10:57

Uugghh, I just rang the secretary of my consultant (who I hadn't heard of until I rang the ward I had my op on, yesterday!) They have no record of our baby's results coming back, yet they had someone else's results through this morning from 10th Dec! Our baby was sent off on 30th Nov Hmm At least that is when I had my op.

She also said the RMC appointment in Feb is the wrong clinic and she will need to refer me again!
She said she would ring me back

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Rachyrach83 · 03/01/2019 10:57

I looked at both ovusense and Ava in last few weeks.

It's a difficult one for me as I had no trouble ttc last time (two months of unprotected untimed sex) but since my MMC I'm worrying about it and now it's been 1 cycle of no Ov and short cycle and now this one which seems odd I'm thinking it would be worth it??
Ordered better bbt last night in Celsius instead of F (last one was £3, this one £16 with good reviews) to try and track it a bit more accurately and with charts you guys can help with xx

Kinsters · 03/01/2019 10:56

Finally!

My first symptom was diarrhoea! I had such awful stomach cramps I thought it must be my period coming early. I also had the strangely vivid dreams.

The July '19ers - knocked down, but never beaten
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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 10:38

Yeah Ovu is pretty intrusive!

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smerlin · 03/01/2019 09:54

@Frazzlerock not sure on prices of Ovusense but Ava is about £200!!! Just preferred something less intrusive!

ratherbeshowjumping · 03/01/2019 09:31

@Rose constipation was the first thing I experienced, along with the funny dreams... Grin

Your temp rise looks fab @Twittle - how are you feeling in yourself?

Glad you've ovuated @Frazzle - hope these 2weeks go as quickly as they can for you!

What a gorgeous pic @Betty Grin

Still a flashing smiley on my CB, EWCM this morning too so hopefully I can pounce on DH when he comes home later... fingers crossed!

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 09:06

@smerlin I had a look at the Ava bracelet when I was researching Ovusense but the reviews weren't nearly as good. Are they similar prices?

@Rose I meant to say I am pleased us oldies can be DPO pals. How do we prevent the next couple of weeks being anxiety inducing Confused

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 09:02

Ooh @Rose68 that is exactly what I was thinking. If FF is right then I probably ovulated while I was necking vodka lime and sodas all sodding night!

Constipation is lovely isn't it. I suffer from it constantly, always have done. But it was rife when pregnant in all my pregnancies.

DP keeps giving me odd looks when I say that things taste really strong. Like the decaf coffee I had yesterday I mentioned that it was mega strong even though I hadn't changed it. And the carrot in our stir fry last night was really carroty and earthy tasting. I am not reading into that as it will be a complete coincidence and symptoms don't kick in for a few weeks anyway, but DP's face was interesting. He certainly looked suspicious Grin
I haven't yet told him I am finally past ovulation...

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Rose68 · 03/01/2019 08:40

@Frazzle I am also 3dpo, ov was NYE and I am also stressing about drinking. Although I’m not holding out much hope anyway.

I am really constipated, lovely!

smerlin · 03/01/2019 08:11

Mine is High on CBFM as well Rachyrach- went straight onto High from 1st day of testing.

I haven't used the fertility monitor before but have used the CB OPKs that go into a little holder thing and they seemed to work- lots of High days but Peak came eventually.

I wouldn't necessarily expect cycle to be 'normal' length this time also.

I would like an Ava bracelet but £££!

Kinsters · 03/01/2019 08:06

Dotted just means it's not confident it's predicted your ovulation correctly (often if you've got a positive opk or fertile CM after a temperature rise).

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 08:02

I've just googled and you have to count the DPO yourself with the free version. So that would be why mine is different. Not sure of the difference between dotted lines and straight line though. Maybe another difference between paid and free version?

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Kinsters · 03/01/2019 08:00

So nice to see everyone's temps going up! Frazzle your timing looks perfect and Twittle your temp is rising so nicely and smoothly.

Rachy CD11 is still quite early to ovulate, could there still be residual pregnancy hormones messing with the results of the monitor? I got a positive opk on CD14 and got excited that I was going to ovulate but I'm pretty sure it was residual HCG as I did a digital test at the same time that said 1-2 weeks (annoying after getting a negative on another brand). I have short cycles (24 days normally) and it's my luteal phase which is short, I ovulate on day 14 normally.

TwittleBee · 03/01/2019 07:25

Rachy OPKs aren't always able to pick up ovulation, I've known plenty of people over here who temp and see ovulation that way but get nothing on OPKs. Also your luteal phase might be shorter than the average 14 days maybe? If so you'll still have a few more days till you ovulate. Keeping my FX and keep DTD!

Frazzle ah that's odd, usually has on there how many DPO? I've attached today's chart.

I didn't test today. No more pregnancy tests in the house. I have ordered some from Amazon to arrive Saturday so shall be testing Sunday! Surely will be a decent line by then if I am pregnant? Mind you, last pregnancy I didn't get a decent, and even then it was still quite faint, till 12dpo!

The July '19ers - knocked down, but never beaten
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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 07:23

@Rachyrach83 just keep going...
TTC is a fucker and it messes with your mind so much.
That is why we have this group.
I don't know the difference between monitors and internet cheapies but just keep going 💜

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 07:18

Hang on!
I've not even asked you how you are!?
Done another test yet??

FF has put me exactly where you said I'd be. So I'm now 3DPO (though it doesn't tell me that, I've had to count the days myself?)

Ovusense still putting me at only 1DPO but maybe that'll change

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Rachyrach83 · 03/01/2019 07:16

Frazzle ... the month I got BFP I had been working my way through last years gin advent calendar I had found in the garage!!

Tinsel .... why not try another brand of test to see what it says?? Or Surely a digital one would spell it out??

I’m CD11 and the end of FF predicted fertile window based on 26 day cycle as it was last month.... still just HIGH on monitor in morning and stark negative on internet cheapies that I’m
Doing at night :(
Really starting to panic now. Either I’m not ovulating (convinces didn’t last month!!) or I’m going to have short luteral phase!! 😢

TwittleBee · 03/01/2019 07:13

How many DPO is it putting you! So bloomin excited!

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 07:09

(Oh and thank you for the comforting alcohol response. That makes me feel loads better 🤗)

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 07:08

And for all of you....

stillstandingmag.com/2016/01/27/dear-newly-bereaved-parent/

💜

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 07:08

Ah....ha!

Thanks @TwittleBee 😁

I just tried to upload my new chart but won't let me, even though I've only uploaded 2 pics this morning 🙄

But I finally have the lines! And they're solid red line too. Whoop! Now for the TWW...

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TwittleBee · 03/01/2019 06:26

Also, I've been told.plenty times on here that your blood supply won't be affecting the baby this early on. I wouldn't worry about 1 night of drinking xx

TwittleBee · 03/01/2019 06:25

Ah just realised Frazzle you've got positive pregnancy tests marked down on FF. Remove those maybe? It won't be looking for ovulation if it thinks your pregnant?

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 06:01

And now I'm worried that I drank so much vodka on NYE that, if I am preg, I have already done damage. So now if I get a BFP and we have another MC I will blame all the drinking 😓

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Frazzlerock · 03/01/2019 05:54

Thanks all for the advice and recommendations. @BettySwoll0cks what a beautiful photo!
I need to rein it in a bit I think.
We only ever wanted a tiny ceremony and then big party so I need to consider what is important and what we can afford.

My last wedding was silly money and it was such a waste, despite a lovely day. But my dad paid for that one.
This time it's down to us to pay (and rightly so). It's so different this time around. I just want the day to be about the two of us and never mind anyone else. Though that sounds terribly selfish! I always said I'd want to elope with DP.
But I'm already getting bogged down with friends to invite and who sees us marry and who comes to just the party.
I've always been a bit of a floater and never had just one or two best friends. I have groups of awesome friends that I kind of float between, you know? So I can't just invite one or two from each group.

Maybe I should literally just have us two and our parents....

Aaannnnywaaay... another temp rise this morning so I think I've deffo ov'd but FF still won't confirm. Here are my two charts:

How do I get FF to confirm??

The July '19ers - knocked down, but never beaten
The July '19ers - knocked down, but never beaten
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