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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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TTC When would I see a BFP in theory?

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jammyone · 08/06/2020 14:45

I have a 3yo DS, we have decided to ttc for baby number 2. According to my app I ovulated on 30th May. We DTD on 29th May, 31st May, 1st June, 5th June and 7th June. So... fingers crossed.

I have a pack of 5 cheapie PG tests. I took one this morning which looks BFN. When should I try again? I feel reallllly bloated which has made me hopeful.

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jammyone · 08/06/2020 17:36

Thanks for all that info @Moominmiss very helpful! At the moment we're kind of casually trying... But I will bear it in mind if we get further down the road.

My last pregnancy I'm sure it was 12dpo I got my bfp.

Good luck to you other ladies!

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Bluepolkadots42 · 08/06/2020 15:40

I ovulated on 3rd so doing the TWW too atm. The earliest I ever got a positive was 12DPO in my last pregnancy. Hope you get your BFP soon!

Moominmiss · 08/06/2020 15:35

I used to assume I ovulated around the cd15 based on cm, cramps and pinched etc. All the usual ovulation type signs. But nope. Once I started testing, it was much later!

Moominmiss · 08/06/2020 15:34

9dpo was the earliest I’ve ever had a bfp, but much clearer by 12dpo.

Also, I wouldn’t necessarily go too much by the date an app says, unless you’re inputting bbt data or using opk’s. I only say this as I’d used a few apps for so long, inputting dates of my periods etc, and was so surprised to see that when I started actually tracking ovulation using opk’s my apps were way off, sometimes by up to a week, so I’d been totally missing my fertile window! I thought I’d been ovulating around cd15, but In Actual fact I wasn’t get my positive ovulation test until cd22, meaning I wasn’t actually ovulating until cd23!

Could be worth investing in a few cheap strips to see if when you think you’re ovulating actually is when you’re ovulating, as being out by just a few days will make all the difference and could mean you’re testing at say 6dpo instead of what you think is 12dpo!

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jammyone · 08/06/2020 15:30

Hi @Bumblebei ! oh ovulation twins :)

thing is, usually my ovulation is quite painful and I experienced some pains in my right ovary on 1st June so I think it might have been later than the app predicted, so I might have to wait longer.

I guess the stick type cheapy PG tests aren't as sensitive as a frer either are they?

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Bumblebei · 08/06/2020 15:03

I ovulated on 30th too (I don’t track as such just rely on the pains) I understand that you have to wait until around 12dpo and then could receive a BFP with an early response test. Maybe test again from Wednesday. I’m trying to hold off on testing and wait to see if AF arrives on Sunday