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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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BFP or AF due 19th January

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Soexciting · 02/01/2019 21:32

Really enjoyed being on the Christmas day testing thread even though I was out before the 25th. I thought it would be good to start another thread for peoplw to join me in the TWW since the January buses are such a long period and some people are 14dpo and some like me are counting down the hours to the TWW. I ovulate on Friday 4th or Saturday 5th. Opks are very low at the moment but hoping to catch a surge. Still trying to DTD everyday (we are newlyweds), keep forgetting to take our vitamins and to use preseed but hoping just to get lucky on our second cycle.

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glowingtwigs · 06/01/2019 20:30

How are you all getting on ladies? I'm finding it hard to not compare any (probably imagined) symptoms to August when I was pregnant.
I've bought some ClearBlue ovulation tests for next month as the cheap ones I got from Wilco were confusing this month. Has anyone used them before? They are the ones with the smiley face.
I agree- ttc is absolutely torturous! DPO about 4 for me!

CrossedToTheDarkSide · 06/01/2019 15:04

@soexciting I would but i’m currently on holiday and nowhere is open today to get a test from!! Local pharmacy is open tomorrow and keep praying I don’t get AF. I’m so sure it will be BNF though and that’s so hard to stomach so that’s why I haven’t bought a test yet. Felt so nauseous today but know it’s all in my head. Will pop out and get a test tomorrow if still no AF and will report back but I already know it’ll be negative and trying not to get my hopes up. I don’t know how you ladies stay so positive. TTC is so torturous!!

ohio91 · 06/01/2019 01:43

Officially lost the plot... Went to Target (I live in USA but originally from Ireland) and they had the cutest baby clothes in the clearnce section. I may or may not have 9 gender neutral outfits in the drawer in the spare room... Grin ha! DH was surprisingly fine with it too haha, one of the sleep suits said dad's little buddy ($3.98!!) So he was fully on board with my insane purchases. On another note, I have literally no clue when I ov'd this month! My opks have been confusing the last few days. CM is white and creamy like lotion which I have no idea is typical for me or not. Here I go symptom spotting already Hmm

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Soexciting · 06/01/2019 00:27

@crossedtothedarkside hi welcome to the thread. I would be poasing right now if I was 14dpo! Good that your cycle is regulating, some people say that supplements help with that.
Was DHs sperm analysis through the NHS? Will they be repeating it? You only need one sperm to get there!
Hi @lavenderbluedilly, I think we were on the same cycle last month too, I ovulated early so will be testing on the 17th I think. Well I am not sure I ovulated at all but I had my surge early.

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CrossedToTheDarkSide · 05/01/2019 20:12

Hope I can join guys?
Never been on one of these properly and I’m currently going mad as should be due AF any day and desperately trying to hold out testing!
Age: 25
TTC: #1
Cycle: 4
DPO: around 14! Not sure exactly

Trying not to drive myself crazy. AF has been all over the place since I came off the pill, cycles have gradually been getting more regular- from 50 days down to 36 last cycle and tomorrow is day 36 of this cycle... DH also has very low sperm count but only had one SA so trying to think positively and hope it could happen naturally for us!! Good luck everyone. I’m soooo tempted to test but just know it will be BFN which is crushing.

lavenderbluedilly · 05/01/2019 19:41

Ooh my AF is due either 18th or 19th Jan too, glad to have a few buddies on this thread

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Soexciting · 05/01/2019 18:59

I have just watched the great sperm race on YouTube (was originally on channel 4). I didn't think there was much left for me to learn about TTC I was dead wrong so much new information definitely recommended to anyone interested in sperm!

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ohio91 · 05/01/2019 18:22

@sal1987 Hey! Fx this is your month! Symptom spotting is hard to avoid! Sorry to hear you've been trying for over a year, I can't even begin to imagine the frustration. Keep positive and here's to a lucky Jan for you and every one else in this thread!

ohio91 · 05/01/2019 18:13

@meganrb I'm no expert as I've only just started the whole TTC journey, but I've done a heck of a lot of reading up in the last 2 months and from what I've read you will only start feeling true pregnancy related symptoms once hcg builds in your body... And hcg only starts building from implantation. 2-3dpo is far too early for implantation. What you're feeling is coincidental unfortunately! But I'm a sucker for spymtpom spotting too haha! I had myself convinced I was pregnant last month because I felt so nauseous and off, but it was a BFN so I guess I was actually just unwell at the time and I was probably exasperating the symptoms I was feeling because I wanted it to be due to pregnancy! Best of luck! I'm about 2-3 dpo too! Hopefully BFP for both of us in just under 2 weeks time!

Meganrb · 05/01/2019 11:21

I’m only like 2-3 dpo with no temp increase yet, my temp always takes a couple of days to go up after I’ve ovulated. But I’ve woken up this morning light headed and dizzy and also a bit nauseous. Likelihood of it being all in my head? It’s not possible to have symptoms yet surely? Thanks

JingleAllTheQuack · 04/01/2019 21:39

Joining this thread!

Age: 31
TTC: #2
Cycle: 1
1 DPO

Every other day worked for us last time (conceived 2nd cycle) so taking the same approach this time!

sal1987 · 04/01/2019 21:27

Hi everyone. This is cycle lost count, it's been over a year so you can imagine the frustration kicking in!!
I'm on ovulation day today so the start of my TWW, my DP works shifts so he is being made to DTD tonight and tomorrow just to cover all possibilities (sure DP will be thrilled 😂😂😂)
I feel like I'm determined not to symptom spot because over the past year I feel like I have had every symptom going so hopefully with being relaxed as it's Xmas holiday and trying not to spot it might happen this month!
Fx for you all and myself!!

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Soexciting · 04/01/2019 21:13

Just googled sperm count and hair loss...not good news great another thing to worry about...

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Soexciting · 04/01/2019 21:12

Welcome @meganrb hope you get a lovely birthday present this year!
Welcome @glowingtwigs hoping that sore boobs are a good sign for you, sorry for your loss x

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Soexciting · 04/01/2019 21:10

I have read that DTD everyday has a 25% chance of conception and DTD every other day 22% chance assuming no sperm problems. I am assuming that DH has no sperm problems given that he is youngish, fittish and half bald which I always thought meant virile! One of my best friends conceived after switching from every day to every other day so will maybe try that after this month.

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glowingtwigs · 04/01/2019 17:32

I'm in! One or two days DPO if I ovulated, as didn't get a totally positive opk this month and not my usual ovulation pains.

It's cycle 5 for us since early m/c.

My boobs are really sore and swollen already (but going to try not to symptom spot this month Grin).

Meganrb · 04/01/2019 16:44

Can I join, pretty sure I ovulated today, same day as last month. First cycle. AF due 16th Jan, 29th Birthday on the 22nd Jan. Wait and see time!

Hunkyd0ry · 04/01/2019 16:10

Just to confuse you- I read that too much DTD can produce lower quality sperm. So every other day was the guidance we went with

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Soexciting · 04/01/2019 10:55

I would take both of those as positive which would confused me. Opks are so confusing as it is!
I think you better jump on DH.
Last night was our 9th night DTD in a row plus a couple of day sessions in there. I read that when a man is really into it they produce 25% more sperm. After functional and ultimately unsuccessful DTD last month had to bring out the big guns last night and put on a sexy undies. I am trying to see this fertile week (we are alone for a week in a house in the country) as a second honeymoon and enjoy this baby making business.
Good luck with the DTD I am planning to DTD every other day for another week I think so that definitely don't miss a late ovulation. Don't tell DH, he might run away!

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ohio91 · 04/01/2019 00:32

Ok... Now I don't know what to think. Just did an opk and got a strong line. I'm cd16 Hmm I analyzed it with glow and after a few attempts to actually grab the picture it said positive. I felt like my previous one was pretty positive too ha! That pushes my predicted af date to 18th Jan now on the app 🙄 not sure wether to dtd again tonight just in case! DH is exhausted god love him Grin

BFP or AF due 19th January
ohio91 · 03/01/2019 23:20

@soexciting lol that may be wishful thinking on the not charging but I like your train of thought! Fx for you! Ok so on the topic of opk's... I got my strongest line on CD 14 (pic attached) and the glow app analyzed it as a negative. It was the strongest line I had seen and I had been testing like 3 times a day since cd8, mainly to see if my body matched up to the predicted ov date and ensure I didn't miss the surge in case my body ovulates a little early... Never tracked ovulation so I really had no idea if my body was going to work as normal or not lol! But anyway, im just going to assume that was indeed my surge because the next day my opk was a definite negative, but that could be because I tested a lot later in the day after peeing a ton because I was back to normal work schedule lol. We have DTD every other day since 25th dec and then 1st + 2nd Jan so even if that wasn't my surge and I ovd today instead of yesterday we SHOULD have caught it ... Fingers crossed! This TTC stuff is hard work!

BFP or AF due 19th January
Hbs21 · 03/01/2019 22:36

Hi! Hope you don't mind if I join. AF is due on 16th so just starting TWW. First cycle trying for baby number 1!

Syncope · 03/01/2019 22:29

Hello, can I join you? AF due 16th Jan. Not quite sure when I ovulated or even if I ovulated but I suspect I'm about 1-2DPO. I'm 32 and TTC #1.

Fingers crossed for us all!

Hunkyd0ry · 03/01/2019 22:10

@soexciting
I'm not too sure! As I used a few online calculators and there were a couple of different dates (and I haven't used OPKs at all) but about 7 or 8?

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Soexciting · 03/01/2019 21:24

@hunkyd0ry how many days po are you? I was a crazy symptom spotter last month hoping to do less of it this cycle especially since I had loads of "symptoms" during my follicular stage so I am almost entirely sure that I am making some things up!

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