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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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Sperm Meets Egg (hopefully)

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 08/07/2019 16:32

Hi guys,

I’ve done a few threads on here for ttc but this month I am in a new positive state of mind and I am determined to get that BFP!!

I’ve been to the GP today who said my bloods have come back fine for hormones etc and just that I am very low on vit d (which I knew from last check up and have been taking vitamin tabs twice a day) anyway....

She has said there is nothing to suggest any infertility or that I’m not ovulating and that perhaps I am ovulating and not timing it. I was convinced at this appointment I would be prescribed chlomid, but no she said that I just need to come back in 2 months with a new blood test and see from there...

I came away disheartened and a little bit like I’d given up until I thought hold on she said there was no reason to suggest in infertile or have a problem therefore I am fertile and need to work harder! So I got online ordered loads of OPKs, preseed and a basal thermometer.

I also downloaded Sperm Meets Egg and I am determined this month to follow rule by rule. Sorry that was very long! But I am due AF any minute so will be tracking from about day 8 anybody want to do the journey with me??

Again sorry for how long that was!!

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Makingawish · 01/08/2019 20:03

@Faifaye I would take a test if I was you because if you were ovulating when you had sex then there is a chance you could be pregnant if the depo shot takes a while to take effect.

Makingawish · 01/08/2019 20:02

@AllHopeAndNoResults I get that but I think sometimes you just get into a routine where the male initiates it so you've never needed to. There's a few things I suggest which show I'm up for it but without having to actually full on initiate it if that makes sense?

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 01/08/2019 19:59

@Makingawish he is but he moans sometimes I don’t start the process 😂

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Faifaye · 01/08/2019 19:58

Hi guys just been reading your stories and please do not judge mine but hear goes so I went for an abortion on the tenth of June 😭( it had to be done) and I got the depo shot on the 17th of June (never had it before) but turned out still there was some stuff left from the abortion so did the pills again that fails .. so I had to go through to the surgical abortion.. so that happened on the 11th of July I had sex 2 weeks ago with my partner and now I'm freaking out abit because I'm having hot flushes loss of appetite and got period pains and sore boobs .. is it possible I could be pregnant again? Please don't judge me because of what I've had to do .. it had to be done thanks

Makingawish · 01/08/2019 19:57

@AllHopeAndNoResults I'm sure yours is too! 😊

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 01/08/2019 19:43

@Makingawish @Skyla01 your dps sound lovely!

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Skyla01 · 01/08/2019 19:08

@OP I set a bit of a schedule for us, just so we both know what needs doing when! Luckily my OH is pretty relaxed about it, and is more than happy to "perform" whenever necessary.

Makingawish · 01/08/2019 19:06

@Skyla01 I'd say he was after something if we weren't already following this plan haha!

@AllHopeAndNoResults not too personal at all. I'm the same with being quite shy about it but depending on what mood I'm in I'll instigate it in like a playful way if that makes sense? But since using preseed it's hard to do anything other than say we need to do it so he can help me fill the syringe then not wonder why I'm lay there like a dead weight for 10 minutes beforehand.

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 01/08/2019 18:50

@Makingawish I actually didn’t have a method. I done the legs in the air thing. I guess I took for granted how easy it was then.

Men don’t remember anything! Do you instigate sometimes? Feel free to not answer if it’s too personal but I really struggle with instigating intimacy so I have to tell him ahead that we are dtd so he knows to get on with it 😂😂

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Skyla01 · 01/08/2019 18:48

@Makingawish flowers & choc always a winner!

Makingawish · 01/08/2019 18:45

@AllHopeAndNoResults did you use any method when conceiving your DS?

He should do but I hope he's remembered. Works well that today was in our plan anyway 😂🙈

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 01/08/2019 18:41

@Skyla01 @Makingawish thanks!

I think I’ll stick to every other day I mean that’s still a good enough chance.

Awww bless him, does he know dtd is on the cards? 😂

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Makingawish · 01/08/2019 18:37

@AllHopeAndNoResults that was our tactic last month but didn't work for us hence trying SMEP this cycle although there's not exactly that much difference apart from one extra day in between.

Ahh he's just brought flowers and chocolates in with him 😭

Skyla01 · 01/08/2019 18:36

@OP there's a theory the sperm take time to replenish. That's why every day isn't recommended. But if you guys have the stamina why not! But bear in mind ovulation could still be a few days away so don't burn out just yet!

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 01/08/2019 18:32

@Makingawish 😂😂 good present!
I think I will at least try to do the 3 days. We’ve done it so much this cycle so I hope it’s going to be enough. I think I’m going to aim to do it every other day this whole cycle just in case it’s not ovulating at the moment. I just don’t want to miss it!!!

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Makingawish · 01/08/2019 18:27

@AllHopeAndNoResults it's our ("dating") anniversary tomorrow so that's probably my present 🙃

Are you going to DTD 3 consecutive days now do you think?

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 01/08/2019 18:24

@Makingawish pahahhaa that made me really laugh! The least he can do is hoover your car after all the work you’ve put in this month!

@Skyla01 it does doesn’t it? That’s the plan! If I just keep going now 😂 do you think you lessen the chances dtd every day? I just don’t want to miss it lol! I read somewhere not to do everyday but I feel like every other day isn’t enough 😂

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Skyla01 · 01/08/2019 18:20

@OP that sounds like fertile cm to me! Best get down to DTD! Keep going with your opk though, cm isn't 100% reliable. Sounds like ovulation is close though!

Makingawish · 01/08/2019 18:20

@AllHopeAndNoResults he can sleep when he's dead, no excuse! 🙊
Nothing comes in the way of me and pizza so I'll just have to flush it through with water if I get too full. He also needs to hoover my car so I have time for it to settle 😄

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 01/08/2019 18:12

@Makingawish I know right! Bless him he does work really hard and does get tired but we can’t miss out on this one day because he wants to sleep! Weak! 😂😂

OOh pizza sounds lush right now. Maybe get a quickie in before you eat?

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Makingawish · 01/08/2019 18:09

@AllHopeAndNoResults tell your DP he needs to take the compliment and DTD, DTD, DTD! He'll be sorry when you're pregnant and don't go near him 😂

My DH is picking up pizza for tea on his way home which I hope gives us the energy to get this good luck deed in the bag and not put us into a food coma 😖

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AllHopeAndNoResults · 01/08/2019 18:03

@Carastarchild I know tell me about it 😂 I felt like a silly teenager lol. I’m also turning into a sex fiend. DP just called and said he will be home a little later as he needs to finish up a container for shipping. I got Into a huff and said well we need to dtd tonight again and he said bloody hell all you talk about these days is sex. Oh how the tables of turned i thought! 😂😂

@Makingawish why thank you. I’ll order my outfit soon!

I think I may be ovulating! I have just had some clear stretchy Cm!! But I’m thinking maybe it’s a result of the smear?? Either way I’m dtd tonight whether he likes it or not 😂 he can be asleep for all I care! (That’s a joke I’m not into that😂)

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Carastarchild · 01/08/2019 18:01

@makingawish well done you! 🎉 It's not a easy plan sometimes to follow, but if it works then it will be all worth it 💜

@allhope it sure is hard sometimes to follow the plan when life throws curve balls, but I think every second day has to give a better chance then not getting to do it for a few days.

Makingawish · 01/08/2019 18:00

@AllHopeAndNoResults I thought that would go without saying 😄💁🏻‍♀️

Carastarchild · 01/08/2019 17:57

@AllHopeAndNoResults smears are daunting at the best of times, but I definitely would have been red-faced at the thought of clearing away swimmers 🤣 I guess you have a valid excuse for restocking them later 😉