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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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CD3 TTC

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Nova324 · 13/07/2019 12:15

Hi Everyone
so as you can tell AF arrived this month which means back onto TTC. Im on cycle day 3 so just thought i'd see if anyone else was on the same timeline as me so we can talk about stuff through out the month. I don't really have anyone to talk about all this with as I don't want all my family knowing we are TTC and also my DP gets really weirded out by all the ins and outs of it all.. anybody elses like that?
Just some background. I came off the pill after 10 years in April so this is my 3rd cycle.. as far as TTC goes haven't been trying trying but this month I've decided we're really going for it Grin poor DP has no idea Wink

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amiejb25 · 20/07/2019 19:55

Exactly, I’m going into this cycle with a clear head enjoying it and not testing early! Although I did just do an OPK as I get these random little sharp twinges sometimes when I’m due to ovulate and it was near positive so 🤞🏼How often do you aim to DTD around ovulation? Or do you just go with the flow? X

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Nova324 · 20/07/2019 19:45

@aimejb25 happy birthday for this week and fingers crossed for you! Yeah I think your better just enjoying yourself on your time off and not adding anymore stress to yourself! Tbh I dont think so.. I keep reading and people get like sore boobs and can feel like cramps etc but I dont think I get any of that! What about you?

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amiejb25 · 20/07/2019 18:10

Sorry have had a week of night shifts! I’m due to ovulate around Thursday on my birthday and have a week off work 👀 feel like this could be my month! Not going to bother with OPKs this month I don’t think I want to enjoy my week off without POAS stress! Do any of you get OV symptoms? X

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Nova324 · 20/07/2019 17:40

@skyla01 I think they are kinda regular. It's hard to tell cause I've only had 3 since stopping the pill but they've all been between 30-34 days so ima say yes. I started using the opks yesterday. I know its early but thought I'd just try them to get used to it. According to my app its gonna be around next sunday that I have my fertile window/ovulating so hoping the opks will help me see if that's right. OH is also away next week thurs-mon so might be a bit tight going but will just try and DTD everyday when hes back. How are you getting on with everything?

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Skyla01 · 19/07/2019 17:58

@Nova324 are your cycles regular? Sounds like good timing to get DTD on Sunday once your oh is back. I think regular DTD this cycle is the way forward for you. When will you start opk?

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Nova324 · 18/07/2019 11:40

So Im now on CD8.

AF just decided to leave CD7..although yesterday it was v v light - more like spotting but still counting as a day, so now onto the next stage. gonna wait a few days and then start testing with the OPKs. OH is gone for a few days & back on Sunday so the timing should work out hopefully.. fingers crossed!

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Nova324 · 14/07/2019 20:00

Hi @amiejb25 thanks for joining and sharing Smile
Sorry for your losses that sucks! seems like you've got your method down tho and your gonna have a lot of fun this month and next Wink good luck and fingers crossed for you!

yeah I dont want to put any pressure on the OH so just gonna keep all the wee details to myself this month and let him just chill about DTD haha. Im trying not to pressure myself either.. just trying to take it as it goes.. it'll happen when it happens but other days I'm less patient lol. if I'm honest we really havent DTD enough for anything to have happened the last couple of months so thats the business we really need to get down to Grin

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amiejb25 · 14/07/2019 19:01

I’m similar times to you all as well, and baby no.1. Cycle #6!
I’ve had two early loses and both times I got pg I tried to use ovulation sticks but due to shift work could never come to doing them enough so only ever once saw what I thought was a positive and still got pg twice DTD at least every other day in the lead up to CD14 and about a week after!
@nova324 I find the cheapies work well but can be annoying sometimes to guess if the line is as dark as the other line!
@Skyla01 the first couple of months TTC DP really felt the pressure and it was stressful for us around OV but now have got to the point where we are trying to just enjoy it 😂
I OV on my birthday this month and on my holiday next month so I’m optimistic the next few months are going to bring good things!! X

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Nova324 · 14/07/2019 18:42

Yeah I'm not sure when I ovulate but hopefully I can work it out this month. Tbh I'm just using cheapies, I got some in pound land and some online so I'm stocked up and have them beside the loo also. The CB ones just seem too expensive for me. I just dont know when to take them cause I try to drink 2 litres of water at work so dont know if that effects the reading all the time but heard fmu isnt good for them either HmmConfused

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Skyla01 · 14/07/2019 10:04

Yes this is number 1 for us too. I'm feeling optimistic this cycle, I think I have a better idea of what's going on so hopefully things will be clearer. Last month I struggled to know when ovulation happened. This cycle I am trying clearblue digital advanced opk. First time using opk. These ones are expensive but hopefully clear & easy to use. Doubt I'll splash out on them for more than a cycle or two due to cost. What opk do you use? Testing every day is best, but not always easy to remember. I keep the cb box next to the loo to remind me!

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Nova324 · 13/07/2019 21:24

@Skyla01 is this your first aswell? yeah everything is so confusing when you come off the pill, don't know whats happening where!! haha my OH is interested in the DTD but doesn't like it when i mention ovulating or anything like that.. i think it makes it a wee bit weird for him and I understand like.. they are guys they just don't get it, it's not their fault lol.
plan of action this month is just more DTD and i'm going to try and use the OPKs to track this month.. see if I can work out when I ovulate. I tried a few last month but didn't do it as much as I should have so seen nothing.. and obvs missed it, well if i did ovulate at all anyway. what about you?

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Skyla01 · 13/07/2019 18:10

Hi @Nova324 I'll join you! My journey so far sounds similar to yours. I came off the pill in March after around 10 years. I'm also on cycle 3. Periods have been a bit slow to get back up and running. I'm on cd15 but didn't ovulate until cd30 last cycle, so may well ovulate around the same time as you!

Luckily my OH takes a reasonable interest in my cycle and is keen to em, take part, if you know what I mean! I don't want to put too much pressure on him though, so far we've been fairly chilled out. I think a lot of guys struggle at times with the pressure to perform so may be your OH prefers not to know what's happening!

Do you have a plan of attack for this month?

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