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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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GaaaaarlicBread · 02/10/2019 22:23

Hi ladies . I’ve just finished my period today and my husband and I are now going to start ttc our first baby after having my Mirena removed last week.
Is anyone else TTC this month ? I’ve ordered some ovulation tests after I said I wouldn’t because I’ve read so many success stories on them so I thought I might as well just so I have some in case !

I’d love for people to share their journey with me ! I’m 24, 25 in two weeks . So excited for our journey . I’m trying to figure out this whole lingo on here and stuff sorry! X

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GaaaaarlicBread · 05/10/2019 16:09

@gemgem1404 I am glad I made this thread to meet you all. We are in this together-let's hope October is our month! My birthday is on the 18th it would be so nice to get a positive for my birthday!

Nothing worse than feeling like you're chasing them. It's making me paranoid as I have done the worst thing and found some threads of women saying their husbands have stopped DTD with them etc as they have felt used and it put me in major manic mode . So ridiculous lol x

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gemgem1404 · 05/10/2019 16:01

I was literally the same last week I've never felt like I had to chase him before this haha 😂 I'm glad I've found this thread it's nice to be able to talk to people in similar situations 😊

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GaaaaarlicBread · 05/10/2019 15:53

@lou1904 I want to keep things 'exciting' and still romantic in the bedroom but I am sure deep down he is just tired from work but with such a small window opportunity it's hard to not just be like c'mon we have only a few days! but he probably is just generally tired but I hate that if we miss it, we have to wait weeks again! I find myself symptom spotting like have I ovulated early, etc even though I know I haven't ovulated yet! I'm obsessed it's awful! I hope you get on ok with the tests x

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lou1904 · 05/10/2019 15:49

@gemgem1404 good luck! Keep us updated :)

lou1904 · 05/10/2019 15:49

@Itsemily hey! From what I read online it is best to DTD every other day etc to encourage healthy sperm, good luck with trying! I have also just brought an ovusense to try and track ovulation as have no idea whether I am or not or at what point in my cycle! Definitely feel the same as you that I am now chasing my husband!! X

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GaaaaarlicBread · 05/10/2019 15:32

@gemgem1404 yay! Good luck, I hope you get a positive! Please keep us updated. I am loving our little thread here

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LH1987 · 05/10/2019 13:37

@gemgem1404 fingers crossed for you!

gemgem1404 · 05/10/2019 13:34

Hi hope I can join. I'm also in my first month of ttc our first. I'm 31. Not started tracking ovulation yet as We just wanted to start with a more relaxed approach. However according to Flo I ovulated yesterday so I guess I'm in the 2 week wait now!

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GaaaaarlicBread · 05/10/2019 13:16

@Rosabuddy thank you for the advice, I’ll give that a go! So today’s my first flashy face, onwards and upwards ! @LH1987 yep me too! We were going to try when I was 22 but then decided it was a bit too early for us as we hadn’t fully moved house and he was finishing his nursing and it would’ve been too stressful , then I started having seizures and was going to be put into a med that the hospital classed as unsafe for child baring age etc and it delayed things a little and now here we are ! All my life I never knew how much genuinely went into getting pregnant . I had 6 friends in school who got pregnant ‘accidentally’ ?!

@Niffler1988 funny thing is my husband delivers babies at work (in obstetrics) and I’m like you should know how much timing is restricted here !

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Niffler1988 · 05/10/2019 12:47

@Itsemily I think they feel the pressure of living up to expectations, but I just keep reminding him if he wants a baby then it won't magically arrive in my uterus, haha!!

Welcome ladies, the more the merrier!!

LH1987 · 05/10/2019 12:47

Thanks @Itsemily

I am regretting, the past ten years I've been with DH when I was really worried about getting pregnant. If Id know how much was involved I might not have put so much effort into birth control! Grin

Rosabuddy · 05/10/2019 12:40

@itsemily I think it’s recommmeded that you DTD every other day once you get a flashy smiley face as it’s the run up to ovulation and then once you ovulate (static smiley face) you’ve got 12-24hrs to DTD (I think)

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GaaaaarlicBread · 05/10/2019 12:20

@rosabuddy @LH1987 @lou1904 yes please join us ! Thank you for checking in.
It’s refreshing (without sounding awful) that we are all in the same boat and understand each other . I’m definitely struggling with almost feeling like I’m chasing my husband for sex because I’m not but it’s also so important! I’m crossing everything for all of you ! Is it best to DTD as much as you can before ovulation day ? Because this is the first time I’ve got a smiley face as I’ve never tracked before now and not 100% when I ovulate but so far the app seems to be accurate and has matched up with the CB test . I don’t want to miss our chance but Hubby is working today til 9pm and I’ll going out and won’t be back til late and he’s working tomorrow and Monday, and the ap says I’m due to ovulate next week so I’m like when do we do it ? I don’t want to be needy but he has assured me I’m not being . It’s weird being the one to chase it !

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Rosabuddy · 05/10/2019 11:45

Hi everyone, Would I be able to join too? I’m in a couple of groups but it would be nice to have people in the same boat as me! TTC first baby, got flashy smiley face on Thursday and Friday and this morning so expecting to ovulate tomorrow or Monday! AF due on 21st October so hoping for a positive instead!!!

LH1987 · 05/10/2019 11:38

Hi all,

Sorry to jump in but I think this might be the place for me. Me and DH are trying for baby #1. I am now on my second cycle of trying. I think my DH thinks I've become obsessed and I feel like for the first time in the relationship I am the one chasing him all the time! I'm 10DPO and sadly got a BPN yesterday so I suppose I'll try again next month.

Good luck ladies, if anyone has any advice or needs support let me know.

lou1904 · 05/10/2019 11:15

Hey ladies, would you mind if I joined in too? I have just turned 30 and trying for our first baby. Stopped the combined pill in September, and have got AF which started yesterday, so hoping after that to start trying in October. Trying not to stress too much though, but I can't help it!! Good luck to you all xxx

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GaaaaarlicBread · 05/10/2019 10:39

@Niffler1988 fingers crossed for your test ! X

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GaaaaarlicBread · 05/10/2019 10:38

@Niffler1988 I think you’re right !
I did a test this morning and got a flashing smiley face !! So I’m hoping my Hubby will be up to DTD the next few days until I ovulate ! He’s a nurse and does long hours but has assured me he doesn’t think I see him as a baby making machine which was my worry lol

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Niffler1988 · 04/10/2019 21:17

@Itsemily @han2291 I don't think they understand that its not just as easy as stick it in and hope for the best!! I will do! I'm considering testing this weekend!

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GaaaaarlicBread · 04/10/2019 19:54

@Niffler1988 @han2291 right ?! The ultimate Husband guide to being helpful 😂😂
I’ve just done my first Clear Blue Ovulation test and it’s just a blank circle for today , I shall keep testing this week until it shows a good smiley face ! Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 Please keep me updated with your progress ! X

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han2291 · 04/10/2019 00:25

@Itsemily @Niffler1988 I think it must be a chapter in their "how to husband" guide book because mine is the same 😂 I remember saying to him I wouldn't overthink it or stress but.. I'm doing both!

Niffler1988 · 03/10/2019 18:34

@Itsemily my husband is the same!! I'm like lets DTD every night and he's like no let's just let jr happened naturally!

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GaaaaarlicBread · 03/10/2019 14:23

@Niffler1988 @hopefulhel @han2291 so nice to meet you all and share this with you along the way. Fingers crossed for all of us hey !
I’m just like do we just DTD every other day now my AF has ended and just hope for the best or what ?! I hate it ! I’m so like , high on life and just want to be successful with it and be a momma! My husbands like ‘don’t stress or overthink it we haven’t even started after your cycle yet ‘ and it’s so true but as a woman it’s so hard right ? !

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Niffler1988 · 03/10/2019 13:17

@Itsemily it's so frustrating to not know where I am!! I haven't been in contraception for 2 years, but it's only started being all over the place! I've attached a pic so you can see what I mean!

@hopefulhel I'm sorry to hear of your miscarriage! I'm 31 and DH is 26, so hoping because he's younger it's a good thing! I'm trying my hardest not to symptom spot too! I was get FR test before you go on holiday!

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han2291 · 03/10/2019 08:58

@Itsemily this is our second official month of TTC! I stopped birth control at the end of July so I have a feeling my hormones are all over the place haha nice to meet you ladies!

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