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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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Alrowley · 22/05/2020 12:58

Hello.

This is my first month using Ovulation strips to detect the LH surge for two reasons, so see my levels and for when I ovulate to know when it is useful to try conceive a baby.

I started on day 4 of my cycle and will continue till the end to track the levels.

So my cycle is 26-28 days long and it says to start on day 11, which is today. The lines have been changing day by day and today's was the lightest by far, is this normal for the lines to be darker some days then others, none have yet been a positive or anywhere near, just some darker and lighter I have included a pic for observation :)

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TTCmiriclebaby · 18/06/2020 08:33

Hi girls! Hope your all doing well this month! I would just like to update you all that I got my BFP yesterday! Me and partner are over the moon, I'm overwhelmed with all emotions I've cried with happiness for 2 days now! Just want to say good luck to you all! Xx

Mummylala123 · 16/06/2020 14:41

Hi everyone, hope you don't mind if I pop in. This is my first month of ttc, this is the darkest test I have got. Up until this it was lighter and gradually got darker however after this it completely disappeared. This test was last Wednesday, up until then I was and still am testing twice a day however now there is only the control line. I only got my coil out on Tuesday, copper so no hormones, would this have had an effect. Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Alrowley · 05/06/2020 15:50

@NoCallerID!

Wow, haha I am usually sleeping around 8 pm, when I put my daughter to bed but past 2 days I've still being awake at midnight to 1 am, practically unheard of to me! Really wired and switched on.....

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NoCallerID · 05/06/2020 11:45

Ohhhh exciting!!!
Yes, I get symptoms basically immediately after implantation. In my case I'm terribly tired, feel sick, get very sensitive teeth and also insomnia. Fingers crossed this is it!! 🤞🏼

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Alrowley · 05/06/2020 09:32

Hello. So I am 9 DPO and I have such sore boobs and feel so sick! I've developed insomnia too, which I've never had in my life. I did a HCG test this morn and it was the faintest line you could ever get, even might be imagining it.

Do any of you girls know if you can have symptoms this early, with my first I got sickness from the missed period, so I guess it could happen right ?

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Alrowley · 26/05/2020 22:11

Yes, will do. It said to keep testing :)

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tassedecafe · 26/05/2020 19:58

Well done glad you worked it out! If you have plenty of tests do another one tonight and two tomorrow around the same time as today's.

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Alrowley · 26/05/2020 19:15

Yes my test result also say the same!

Thanks so much for all your help. Before this I was DTD day 12-14 only in respect to conception 😂😂😂.

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popcorndiva · 26/05/2020 19:11

Yayy @Alrowley they suggest you dtd tonight and tomorrow as you ovulate 12 -24 hours after your peak

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Alrowley · 26/05/2020 17:46

Ah okay!

I think I have my peak!

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popcorndiva · 26/05/2020 13:06

@Alrowley rhr is resting heart rate. It's meant to go up after ovulation but mine always drops straight after

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Alrowley · 26/05/2020 11:03

Oh, I get you! What’s RHR if you don’t mind me asking?

Mine are getting darker now! Nearly near 1, i’m day 15 now :)

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popcorndiva · 26/05/2020 10:55

@Alrowley I am now ovulating much earlier in the my cycle, this is the first month there has been a clear peak, I am now 4dpo and lh has dropped to 0.2 which is good I think.

My rhr is another issue, mine doesn't follow whats it meant to which is making me think I have a hormone imbalance but we will see

tassedecafe · 25/05/2020 22:30

Ah yes I was doing the 14 day rule too- it was a massive lightbulb! now I just see day 8-17nas a fertile window. Not all my cycles are the same for me and sometime my cycle is a couple of days shorter and I ovulate early.

Lots of info out there about how LH rise - some women have slow rise and some more steady. But I do try and limit my self- it could become all consuming - so I don't know what kind of rise I have I just see it getting dark. I can also pair LH surge with other ovulation symptoms like mild pain which I would have barely noticed before same with CM too.

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Alrowley · 25/05/2020 20:18

@tassedecafe ah okay ! That's fine then haha, might explain why I haven't been getting pregnant - was following the day 14 rule and stopping at day 13 LOOOLZ, at least they're getting darker now.

When you say did not ovulate until day 16, do you mean you got a positive peak LH test on day 16 or positive on day 14, I think, If i'm correct, the LH surge shows you will ovulate between 24 to 36 hours later right ?

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tassedecafe · 25/05/2020 18:09

Mine look like this. I found I didn't ovulate until day 16 so keep On going .

Takes a couple of cycles to get used to it.

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Alrowley · 25/05/2020 17:52

@popcorndiva - your tests appear much darker, a lot earlier than mine! Mine are still low even at day 14, :) Interesting ...

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Alrowley · 25/05/2020 17:49

Ah okay!

This is what I’m now getting, doing twice per day-now day 14 of my cycle

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ieatmainelylobster · 23/05/2020 20:16

11-12 and 6-7 of testing twice a day.

popcorndiva · 23/05/2020 19:56

Best to do afternoon to evening as it accumulates during the day

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Alrowley · 23/05/2020 19:40

By the way, when is the best time to test and should I be doing twice, so would 10 and 4 work or 12 noon and 6pm?

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Alrowley · 23/05/2020 18:13

I did test a week ago and it was still barely a pos line, if nothing at all, so I just assume, nothing there ! :)

I have downloaded the Premum so I will see. I am day 12 and still so so faint still, might do twice from tomorrow at 12 and 6 and see what happens :)

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ieatmainelylobster · 23/05/2020 17:32

Typo- LH rises through the day

ieatmainelylobster · 23/05/2020 17:31

I am not an expert but this so just what I found. Not sure if you know but you can use and app like Premom to take photos of the tests. It also calculates based on a Comparison do the lines. Make sure you test around the same time each day. Usually afternoon as my rise through the day. Good idea to to hold urine for a couple of hours.

So I test at 5pm as that is when I get in. Some people test twice a day as you can 'miss your peak'.

popcorndiva · 23/05/2020 16:02

Just read your last post, have you done a further hcg test?

Though usually if pregnant the opk test is dark too