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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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Anyone use Natural Cycles app?

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Ltay2 · 23/04/2020 08:43

Hi!

Thought it would be nice to have a separate thread for those of us using the Natural Cycles app for TTC. Haven't seen a lot of mention of it in any other threads I've looked at!

We are on Cycle 2 of TTC first baby. I am currently on CD17 and supposed to ovulate today. AF due on 7th May.

How is everyone else doing? Smile

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Lollipop93 · 11/12/2020 21:41

Aw fingers crossed for next month! You’ll get there xxx and it will be lovely to be be able to enjoy a few Christmas tipples. X

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Ltay2 · 11/12/2020 19:59

@kaffy197 Yeah that is the one benefit of it not happening this month, you can enjoy Christmas! 🤞🏼 for next month x

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kaffy197 · 11/12/2020 19:32

@Ltay2 @Lollipop93 I got AF today, not all bad at least I can have some Christmas tipples!
Will try again this month and fingers crossed for a New Years positive Smile

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Ltay2 · 10/12/2020 10:12

@kaffy197 Thanks lovely! I'm sure it will all work out, sometimes takes longer than you expect so don't get disheartened just keep going ☺️

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Lollipop93 · 09/12/2020 20:55

[quote kaffy197]**@Ltay2* @Lollipop93* wow congrats both! I have Flo but find it a bit inaccurate but I like the interface. Fingers crossed it works for me too ☺️[/quote]
Good luck!! Yeah a mixture of apps I used too and try as much as you can around about fertile period! Keep us updated xx

kaffy197 · 09/12/2020 15:41

@Ltay2 @Lollipop93 wow congrats both! I have Flo but find it a bit inaccurate but I like the interface. Fingers crossed it works for me too ☺️

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Ltay2 · 09/12/2020 11:55

@kaffy197 Hi! It went well for me too, I'm 22 weeks pregnant ☺️ I must admit I did use other free apps as well as natural cycles to track everything (Flo, Fermometer, etc) as some apps are geared more towards TTC than natural cycles but nice to have all of them to compare. Good luck!!

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Lollipop93 · 09/12/2020 07:27

[quote kaffy197]**@Ltay2* @Lollipop93* how is it going?
I use NC and I'm pretty impressed with it. Been using it a few months so I'm getting much more accurate predictions now [/quote]
Hey Kaffy!

Well it went well, I am currently 34 weeks pregnant!!

kaffy197 · 08/12/2020 23:59

@Ltay2 @Lollipop93 how is it going?
I use NC and I'm pretty impressed with it. Been using it a few months so I'm getting much more accurate predictions now

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Lollipop93 · 08/05/2020 12:43

Hey! How is everyone? Any updates? I’m on 10dpo and hating this wait!!

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Ltay2 · 29/04/2020 11:12

@Lollipop93 Yeah would be a back up to track it with OPK I think! CM can be difficult to read if you don't know what your 'normal' is and especially after DTD!

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Lollipop93 · 29/04/2020 11:04

Hey! No I don’t track LH but I think I’m going to buy the clear blue ones if it doesn’t happen this month. Also with CM I find it hard because DTD makes it change. Today it is quite watery I would say that would signify ovulation but then the apps are saying I already have ovulated. I hate the unknown lol

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Ltay2 · 29/04/2020 10:53

@Lollipop93 Do you do LH tests and track CM too? I am really struggling with my temp taking as my sleep is so erratic but I am fairly certain I know my ovulation day by tracking CM and using OPK regardless.

That said, even without regular or properly done temp taking I find NC is usually very good with predicting ovulation date, only ever changed once from it's prediction and that was to one day later.

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Lollipop93 · 29/04/2020 10:41

Hey! I have attached my graph. Not surr wether to DTD today as wee just to be sure. I’m worried that the ovulation date isn’t correct because I think the date where it dipped I had less sleep and went up and used the toilet and had a drink of water before taking temp. Don’t know if that affects it?

Anyone use Natural Cycles app?
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Ltay2 · 27/04/2020 19:32

@Lollipop93 Sounds like you will be covered even if it is tomorrow. I have conflicted predictions from apps I use too. I have started using Fermometer as well as Natural Cycles but I tend to trust NC more as it has more of my data and I've used it a lot longer. Glad to hear you are feeling better!

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Lollipop93 · 27/04/2020 19:19

Hey Ltay2. Thankfully no I nipped it in the bud right away with pints of water and cranberry juice and we DTD yesterday and my life app says I am ovulating today and my NC app says I’m ovulating tomorrow? So I hope I’m covered...

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Ltay2 · 27/04/2020 18:52

@Lollipop93 Oh no! Have you had any more UTI symptoms?

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Lollipop93 · 25/04/2020 20:50

Ok so now I think I have a UTI. Omg what should I do? Typically when we really wanted to properly try this month :(

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Ltay2 · 25/04/2020 08:07

@Lollipop93 Welcome! I have found NC to always be accurate with my ovulation. Sometimes I struggle with my temp taking (not sleeping for long enough so having to discount it) and in that case the app sometimes needs to wait for my period to start before it can definitely confirm my ovulation date occurred on the day it thought, however it is always correct. I think maybe one time it was the day after it thought but it recalculated and told me.

As long as you keep up with regular measurements you will be fine. If you also use the LH tests regularly from day 10 until you see a positive surge, and then a return back to negative then that is an added bonus.

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Lollipop93 · 24/04/2020 23:18

Hey,

Can I please join the discussion. Me and hubby are TTC second baby. This is first proper cycle we are trying and tracking temp with natural cycles etc. I am on CD13 and NC says I am ovulating on the 28th of April. We have DTD every second day since CD9 and will continue up to CD 19 just to be sure we are covered as unsure of the apps have my ovulation date bang on? Fingers crossed for everyone.

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Ltay2 · 24/04/2020 13:47

Thank you! I will definitely look into it further down the line as it's not excessively expensive like some other trackers Grin

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frankie888 · 24/04/2020 13:27

good luck! I found a promo code quite easily so I'm sure you can too, and for me, it was worth every penny as it was foolproof. Hope everything goes great!

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Ltay2 · 24/04/2020 13:04

@frankie888 Interesting! Just had a look - it is very expensive 🤣 although definitely will keep in mind for future if things don't work out as planned!

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frankie888 · 24/04/2020 12:57

so you pop it in every night and sleep with it in and then in the morning it links to your phone and records your basal body temp into the app, creating a temp chart for you. I just found that so much easier and way more reliable than waking up and remembering to use a thermometer! it then works out your ovulation based on your temp dip and spike and for me it was spot on. I was using it for prevention first (and to make sure I was ovulating) a few months before we actively started trying, which was also good as it gets to know your cycles etc. Then it tells you when it predicts your ovulation window will start so you can DTD! I hope that helps. I ordered it online and googled a promo code and found one through a blogger so saved some money, so that helped too :)

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