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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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bibs124 · 01/07/2020 10:41

Just a quick one, my first month doing OPKs and although I have a pretty regular cycle I have started on CD5. I was under the impression I should test morning and night however the morning tests are always so faint it seems a waste of time? I've started reading SMEP and it says only do evenings? Obviously I'm getting through a lot of tests so just wondering if anyone has ever got there positive OPK in the morning or if I should stick to late afternoon evening?

Thanks in advance

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bibs124 · 07/07/2020 07:56

@LT103 fingers crossed you get your BFP tomorrow..

@zippityzip you never know! Try and stay positive Smile when could you test?

I'm not going to test until another 10 days, the wait is killing me already..

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zippityzip · 07/07/2020 07:27

I'm annoying myself because I'm apparently 2DPO (if I ovulated at all) and it feels like I have a brick in my womb today. So now I'm convincing myself I'm in with a chance when we barely had sex over ovulation.

zippityzip · 07/07/2020 07:25

@LT103 Keeping my toes and fingers crossed for you!

LT103 · 07/07/2020 07:24

I don’t have another frer but I’ll do the same brand of ic tomorrow and see what shows. Not out until af at the weekend so 🤞🤞

zippityzip · 07/07/2020 07:21

@LT103 No way - your IC was so clear. Fingers crossed. You're not out yet!

LT103 · 07/07/2020 07:05

@zippityzip yes and it was negative so who knows. Will check again in a day or 2 and see what’s happening

zippityzip · 07/07/2020 06:05

@LT103 Have you done a FRER yet 🤞🏻

zippityzip · 07/07/2020 06:04

@bibs124 I found that my sex drive is higher and I'm less anxious or up/down. More cramps and twinges. I guessed it was maybe because I'm not on any hormonal contraceptives any more. I must have been really out of tune with my body previously.

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bibs124 · 06/07/2020 21:12

@Poppy10121 it definitely can't be pregnancy symptoms for me, way too early but I've had it last few months.. can see such a difference before and after ovulation in myself, mood etc

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BeeMakesTea · 06/07/2020 20:58

Thanks @zippityzip @bibs124 @Poppy10121 I think I’m going to try Clearblue ones this month as they say to use FMU and then use a cheapie later in the afternoon when I’m getting flashing smileys.
@poppy10121 that’s true I think if I told DH what SMEP says he’d be a bit overwhelmed 😂 Maybe I’ll just keep it to myself!

Poppy10121 · 06/07/2020 20:58

@bibs124 I felt so strange around ovulation last time that I’d nearly convinced myself they were pregnancy symptoms! I’ve never noticed it before so don’t know if the tracking etc just makes us hyper aware 👀 but was definitely nauseous and with cravings for a couple of days!

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bibs124 · 06/07/2020 17:42

Does anyone else feel really nauseous and have a headache straight after ovulation? I think it must be the change in hormones

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Poppy10121 · 06/07/2020 15:01

Hi @BeeMakesTea sorry for your loss :( It's really hard isn't it.

I'm not an expert either, I've only been doing them for a couple of months but I did them first thing in the morning because otherwise I wee too often (I drink tea and water all day long!) and then when I got near to a peak I was doing a second one around 3pm to check for the peak.

It's hard for things not to feel regimented, I've tried telling my OH about the ovulation day but that felt like too much pressure, so now I am just keeping that info to myself but jumping on him regularly - trying to mix up the time of day etc. But it does start to feel like a chore when you get to the every day part and some days you just don't want to! I've been using the Pre-seed lubricant as well which might help for a quickie...

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bibs124 · 06/07/2020 10:52

@BeeMakesTea hey, sorry to @BeeMakesTea hello, sorry to hear about your MMC Sad. I’m not an expert as my first month too but I was doing morning & evening and then closer to the middle of my cycle/when the line got stronger a did midday with a cheapie where I got what I thought was my peak so took a clear blue to be 100% sure and got my smiley face on CD12.

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zippityzip · 06/07/2020 10:26

Welcome @BeeMakesTea

BeeMakesTea · 06/07/2020 10:22

Hi ladies, hope you don’t mind me joining to ask questions? I’ve used cheapie OPKs this month for the first time- we weren’t TTC as still recovering from MMC in May but I wanted to see when I ovulated. What’s the best time to use them? I was doing it around 2-3pm but is it better to do later in the afternoon/evening? Or both? The highest reading I got was 0.55 on Premom app but I suspect I’d have got a peak if I’d done more than 1 that day. We are TTC this month so want to get it right!
@Poppy10121 I’m the same, before MMC we were more relaxed but this month I’m fully on board with the OPKs and SMEP! Now just got to try and DTD on the right days without seeming too regimented about it all...

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bibs124 · 06/07/2020 10:12

@LT103 I wouldn't be able to wait haha!

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LT103 · 06/07/2020 09:51

@bibs124 I have one upstairs in the drawer. Saving it for tomorrow morning 😬😬

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bibs124 · 06/07/2020 09:42

@LT103 that looks promising, congratulations! I'd go and buy a first response Grin

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zippityzip · 06/07/2020 09:11

@LT103 That's not faint!!!!! That's a positive. 😄😄😄😄😄

LT103 · 06/07/2020 08:31

It’s so faint I’m just not sure. Came up straight away along with the control line. I’m going to do an frer tomorrow morning to see. I was so convinced I was out this month. Had spotting 3 dpo then again at 8 and 9 but I spotted for 5 days before af last month so I just don’t know. Not getting hopes up yet

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zippityzip · 06/07/2020 08:28

@LT103 please show us a pic!!! Love line eye pics. Really hope it's positive for you!

zippityzip · 06/07/2020 08:28

@bibs124 I didn't at all on Sunday, but I've done one today and the line so much lighter I've either missed it or not ovulated. My only hope is that when I jumped on him Saturday night the swimmers are still going!

Have had a chat with him today because I don't want to pressure him but I've said all this overtime and working means you're too knackered for me full stop. No conversation let alone sex. I've instigated every liaison we've had this month - usually his sex drive is higher than mine.

It'll be a miracle if we do conceive this month but I'll still be a POAS addict when my period is due!

Yours looks really promising. How do you approach SMEP with your DH without making it really regimented?

LT103 · 06/07/2020 08:25

@zippityzip if it helps we dtd at start of fw and on day of peak but didn’t manage any after that when you’re supposed to do the 3 days in a row. But I think I may have just got the tiniest faint line on an ic at 10 dpo 🤞🤞. Not sure though so will do a better test tomorrow

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bibs124 · 06/07/2020 08:23

@zippityzip how many OPKs were you doing a day? You never know.. 100s of people seem to pregnant from one night stands so it can happen from just DTD once! TTC is hard work isn't it..

Hope I've done enough this month, was planning to do SMEP but didn't quite make it.. Don't think we will DTD tonight or for a few nights so done all I can now..

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