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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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Testing Around 11th July

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MintGreenLife · 11/06/2020 15:57

Hey girls, as @juno231 pointed out, we were almost at 1,000 messages on our last testing thread, so thought we should set up a new one for anyone that hasn't got their BFP this month. Of course a few of you may still get your positives :)

I'm just going to tag anyone that has posted on the thread in the last 24 hours or so, but please feel free to tag others that I've missed out...

@foreverhopeful67 @BbyBx2 @Muriel84 @Smushty14 @Smiling124 @33Carr @memily @LottieX

Of course this thread is based on a cycle of around 30days, so take the title with a pinch of salt as I'm sure some of us will be testing earlier and some of us later. I seem to be on track for a 33+ day cycle at the mo! xx

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mm26 · 18/06/2020 20:55

@ReginaaPhalange I'm similar. CD35 and nothing! RHR and temp rising but BFNs galore though! I've had a bit of cramping this evening, so hopefully either a BFP or period soon. I just want something to happen so I'm out of limbo!

ReginaaPhalange · 18/06/2020 18:05

Still no AF. Last night I had bad cramping but lead to nothing :( CD37 😭

Juno231 · 18/06/2020 11:03

@mintgreenlife yeah that is weird in your case! Thing is if mine comes back with low oestradiol then there's not much I can do I don't think - all the supplements seem to be on the LP/progesterone side of things and nothing on estrogen?

I have a fear of early menopause and low estrogen is certainly a sign of that...

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MintGreenLife · 18/06/2020 10:26

@Juno231 I can never tag the last person to post a message, so annoying

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MintGreenLife · 18/06/2020 10:25

This is where I get really confused - because a short luteal phase is meant to be linked to low progesterone and an oestrogen dominance, but then like you say low oestrogen is linked to light and short periods, which I have also. Maybe it's best if I just focus on the advice I've read about resetting hormones post pill, rather than using things to specifically treat one problem or the other right now.

I've had a quick look at similar tests. Think maybe it could be worth doing if a few months down the line things still seem out of balance, because at least then you know which supplements to focus on to improve the problem :)

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Juno231 · 18/06/2020 10:15

@memily omg what are the odds! congratulations! fingers crossed for a sticky bean in the right place!

@mintgreenlife I think you're right - maybe give it a couple more months before you start adding agnus castus into the mix. I was browsing female hormone tests yesterday, as I was tempted to check if my estrogen levels are low (hence the light/short periods). But then I thought what's the point, GP won't see me until I've been trying for a year and they won't rely on these tests so it will have to be redone anyway so I might as well wait as it doesn't change anything...

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MintGreenLife · 18/06/2020 09:56

@memily

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MintGreenLife · 18/06/2020 09:56

Ah that's funny, I was thinking as of next week I'm going to get up earlier and either do yoga or go for an early dog walk with OH and the pup. I workout most week days, but lockdown has made me a lot more sedentary which probably isn't helping, plus I have far too much time on my hands to google! I've got into a good habit with taking my temp, think I only forgot once last cycle, just found it reassuring to know I actually did ovulate following my third and final LH surge! Everything you did obviously worked :) what's the plan now? Are you going to chill and enjoy it? Think I would find it hard not to start looking at nursery decor on Pinterest ha x

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memily · 18/06/2020 09:51

@MintGreenLife Yeah it was super weird, and I kept getting negatives so just assumed I was out. Very bizarre. I always felt positive moving on to the next cycle as each cycle I learned more and more. I felt prepared with my supplements, thermometer (which I only used like twice to be honest, I always forgot!), OPKs etc. I felt like I could tackle the cycle if that makes sense. I tried to cut back on my googling because it was becoming obsessed. I started doing some yoga and walking more and generally taking care of myself a bit better 😊 x

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MintGreenLife · 18/06/2020 09:38

@memily

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MintGreenLife · 18/06/2020 09:38

Ah bless you, I can totally see why you thought that was AF! How funny it started on the same day AF was due. What a lovely surprise though :) haha oh gosh don't even get me started, I basically had no idea what was going on with my body for the entirety of my last cycle, despite endless reading and googling. Feeling positive to be onto cycle 2 though :) x

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memily · 18/06/2020 09:34

@MintGreenLife So AF was due on the Tuesday and on that day and the following 2 days I had this very very light, almost nonexistent bleed. Then the day after that I had a heavy day, but it appeared to be mixed with quite a lot of mucous. I had that for a day, then almost nonexistent the next day. Very strange. I put it down as a AF but I assume it was possibly a heavier implantation bleeding 🤷🏼‍♀️ It’s such a guessing game all this! X

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MintGreenLife · 18/06/2020 09:07

@memily

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MintGreenLife · 18/06/2020 09:07

Thanks that's so sweet of you ☺️ Hoping the extra effort with diet and supplements this cycle will pay off! Do you mind me asking if you had a proper bleed? Like normal length and heaviness? Sounds ridiculous but the slight silver lining to getting AF was that it seemed heavier than last time, which was more like spotting, but seems light again on CD2, thought the heavier bleed might be a good sign that my cycles are returning 🙈 X

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memily · 18/06/2020 08:18

Thank you so much @notyetamumbuttrying ☺️ The biggest surprise!

notyetamumbuttrying · 18/06/2020 07:57

Wow @memily what a lovely surprise! Congratulations 🥳

memily · 18/06/2020 07:03

@MintGreenLife thank you! No I really can’t. It all feels so odd because AF had arrived... or so I thought. Just not like it usually is, but I didn’t think anything of it as I kept getting negative tests 🤷🏼‍♀️ Our bodies really just do whatever they feel like! 😂 good luck to you for this cycle. It will happen for you, stay positive. It can take a while for your cycles to even put after you’ve been on the pill x

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MintGreenLife · 17/06/2020 23:58

Thanks @ForeverHopeful67 I was slightly concerned at quite how short my luteal phase was, virtually nonexistent, but I've quickly recapped the books I've been reading and both of them say it's common in the first couple of months off the pill. Fingers crossed this cycle is better ☺️

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MintGreenLife · 17/06/2020 23:57

Huge congrats!! Bet you couldn't believe your eyes. So happy for you and will be keeping everything crossed ☺️

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memily · 17/06/2020 23:31

I’ve had the strangest of days. I started ovulation testing again this morning , CD8 and got a peak straight away. Very odd. So I took another ovulation test this afternoon and it was still peak, and again this evening. I just couldn’t work out why it was peak on CD8, given that I didn’t peak until CD18 last month. There was this little voice in my head that persuaded me to do a pregnancy test, so I did... shocked is an understatement! So shocked, I took 2 tests! Don’t lose hope lovely ladies, strange things do happen!
Fingers crossed this little bean sticks and doesn’t get stuck in my Fallopian tube again! X

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ForeverHopeful67 · 17/06/2020 23:25

Hey @Juno231 nothing exciting to report from me, AF finished yesterday so CD6 for me today, FW is due to start end of next week! - but I do have irregular cycles so we'll see!

How you getting on with your temping?

@MintGreenLife atleast AF is here now so you can get on with a new cycle and hopefully a more settled one for you 🤞 x

ReginaaPhalange · 17/06/2020 18:26

Still no AF. CD36! The longest it's been in 12 months (last July it was 37 days). Ended up taking a pregnancy test in the hope it would cause AF to show up... you know, that psychological feeling that you think it's your time but no, AF comes along.... so yeah, hoping for that to be my case lol!!!

For any new readers, I'm not pregnant as we have only DTD with condoms and this will be our first month TTC after AF...

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MintGreenLife · 17/06/2020 16:56

@Juno231 I'm a little bit worried about doing too much at once. I've just started taking Pregnacare Conception, and am going to add in a B vitamin complex and vitamin C, as well as evening primrose oil until ovulation, not sure if I should do more than than in the next month, what do you think? Thing I worry about is not knowing if I need to carry on with any of it once actually pregnant, as think hormonal imbalances could return then, I guess the GP would tell me what's safe to stop and what I should carry on with :/

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MintGreenLife · 17/06/2020 16:53

@LottieX thanks, I hope so. I confirmed ovulation with a temp rise for three days too, but then it shot back down again today and of course AF arrived. I should probably be pleased that I'm ovulating already, but without a 10+ day luteal phase I wouldn't be able to conceive. I'm going to follow all of the advice I've found on resetting your hormones post pill this month so fingers crossed this next cycle is better.

I loved that book, I'm onto 'Taking Charge of Your Fertility now' - not taken DHEA though I'm afraid x

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Juno231 · 17/06/2020 16:53

@mintgreenlife that's super frustrating! Maybe it would be worth taking agnus castus to help rebalance the hormones?