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Conception

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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candycrush2298 · 07/08/2020 14:56

Continuation of previous threads new name...

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Kaybobx · 16/08/2020 10:10

@candycrush2298 i have an interview at the end of the month (cant remember if i mentioned) would be great to get the job but would also mean I'd have to put the baby making on hold as i wouldn't get any maternity pay which we couldn't manage without. Ugh life is just a pain sometimes!

I love lazy car crash tv on a Sunday, i like don't tell the bride in the mornings then all the come dine with me and four in a bed haha!!

Ooo not long for you then, and at the Bd'ing already you go girlllll. Cant wait to see if they soy has worked. You'll have to remind me of the dosage etc nearer my time.

Attached is my chart @Elakiya i did have an awful sleep last night. Ended up on the sofa with a cat ontop of me most the night lol

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candycrush2298 · 16/08/2020 10:09

@Elakiya I vary between a 24-26day cycle so I normal ovulate CD12-14 which determines how long my cycle will be haha. They are times when I have outliers like that one month I ovulated on CD11

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candycrush2298 · 16/08/2020 10:06

@Elakiya I know people that haven't experienced it just dont know what to say which I understand but I have also learnt that its best not to chat to them about it because they just wouldn't understand.

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Elakiya · 16/08/2020 10:04

@candycrush2298 have you always ovulated around the same time? Mine vary massively during my 3 cycles of tracking this was the day of my first peak
Cycle 1: day 21
Cycle 2: day 15
Cycle 3: day 18

😂😂😂

Elakiya · 16/08/2020 10:02

@candycrush2298 awww thanks 🤗
It’s difficult for anyone to relate to us unless they themselves have struggled with infertility, I don’t know anyone else that has. I do have friends with PCOS but none of them want kids yet so can’t discuss with them either.

@Kaybobx can we see your graph please 😁.

candycrush2298 · 16/08/2020 09:58

@Kaybobx awwww I am so sorry about your negative that just absolutely blows I was so freaken hopeful for you this cycle. Really gutted.

Really hope you can find something else that suits you better 🙏 those are really tough.

Sounds like an amazing day off, I am so tired from going back to work and having busy weekends the last few weekends I am just doing nothing today. Just want to chill on the couch and channel surf 😂😂😂
My apps also never change so annoying hahahaha.

Predicted ovulation is Wednesday, but since today was the first day of finding my estrogen rise and entering my fertile window I think this will be a 26 day cycle which would mean I more likely to ovulate Friday. But we will see

@Elakiya I really can't go based of my cm. Today its stretchy but very thick and very white so cannot tell you if thats unfertile cm or ewcm mixed with semen lol!!! Which is why I just use preseed in case 😂😂😂😂

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candycrush2298 · 16/08/2020 09:51

@Welliedays hahaha!!! Yes it is is such a roller coaster of emotions. How long do you have to wait until you have passed the stress of a chemical? A week or 2 after AF was due?

Glad the symptoms aren't killing you yet, maybe you will be exceptionally lucky and have a breeze of a pregnancy xx

I agree with schools, I think the reason women possibly feel ashamed that they aren't conceiving is because in school you learn that if you have unprotected sex you will get pregnant. Then as you get older you see everyone having kids and but you're not so you just feel useless because you can't do what your teacher said in school will happen.

I am not ashamed that I am ttc and struggling thats not it at all. I just hate all the questions like wow thats a long time have you actually seen a doctor I think you should. Its like well yes Karen I have thank you very much. And no matter who you tell the conversation usually always ends in "just keep trying it will happen, dont stress that will prevent it" which grates me and makes me so fuming I could punch them in the face. I wouldn't really haha but I want to. Its like I have just poured my heart out to you and thats what you say back- so thats why I don't really tell everyone. Not because of any stigmas or societal means but becuase I always walk away feeling 10 times worse then before I spoke to them.

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Kaybobx · 16/08/2020 09:46

@Welliedays thats a lovely positive. I won't say congrats if you don't want me to but praying its a sticky bean.

Ive tested negative today and a slight temp drop so writing this cycle off. Going to buy some soy today and give that a whirl.

@candycrush2298 my shifts are awful aren't they 😭
My day off today consists of food shopping then absolutely nothing.
Yeah i guess AF will be towards to end off the week now, my apps never change it even though ive adjusted the settings.
If im 13dpo today and testing negative im definitely out regardless ugh!

When is your expected ovulation?

Welliedays · 16/08/2020 09:32

Thank you @namechangettc 😘 I hope it sticks too

Welliedays · 16/08/2020 09:31

I knew you wouldn't listen @candycrush2298, this whole trying to and then managing to get pregnant is such an emotional drain isn't it. I really think schools should be more honest that not everyone gets pregnant as easy as looking at a boy and that once you do get pregnant you will worry that it will go OK!! I want to get excited about my 2 lines, I just can't at the moment. I am relieved I wasn't making up my symptoms though. Tbh I actually feel good at the moment, my boobs aren't sore, I'm not really feeling sick and apart from being tired I have no real symptoms at the moment - which is why I needed to test to put my mind at rest!

NamechangeTTC · 16/08/2020 09:29

Congratulations @Welliedays!

Hoping for sticky bean.

candycrush2298 · 16/08/2020 09:25

@Welliedays yeah I am not listening to you sorry, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! and if it does end up going to the wrong way and being a chemical we will be here for you. But for now!!! You have your BFP and your little bean so I am going to pray its a sticky one for you xx

And thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it but I think @Elakiya is the one who would appreciate quads, me not so much 😂😂😂😂

@snapple21 so sorry about your BFN, I know you are temping but on flo it doesn't give you a coverline, when you look at the whole cycle does it have an obvious shift in temps? Because if it does then you are ovulating which I think you are since you possibly fertilised an egg last cycle. Thinking of you xx

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Welliedays · 16/08/2020 08:31

@snapple21 sorry to here you're still BFN. If you want to give the soy a try I could post you the ones I bought if you pm me your address? I'm obviously managing to fertilise my eggs and it's the sticking that is the problem, so even if this one doesn't stick I'm not sure soy will help me anyway? They're unopened and I only bought them earlier this week so you're welcome to them!

snapple21 · 16/08/2020 08:20

Welliedays your message just loaded - that is a fantastic line!!

snapple21 · 16/08/2020 08:20

Negative again for me today 10po.
I'm starting to plan next cycle. I'm wondering if my body is actually releasing an egg. I've not had any severe ov pain which I actually was getting a few months back so I could really easily tell when I ovulated. So I might try the soy isoflavenes.

Welliedays · 16/08/2020 08:18

@elakiya it's a better line than the one I had on the day AF was due last time (which resulted in my chemical) so I'm trying to take that as a positive that it will stick as AF isn't due until Thursday, so I'm a good few days earlier... Although I never tested earlier last time, so maybe it would have been a better line before 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think I won't test again until AF due date on Thursday as then it should be a lot clearer line if all is going well (if I don't end up bleeding before that).

Elakiya · 16/08/2020 08:10

@Welliedays I’m going to say congrats 😁. The line is very clear and pink from where I am standing.

Welliedays · 16/08/2020 07:57

Looking at my photo it looked more grey... I'm sure it's pink on real life 🤨

Welliedays · 16/08/2020 07:55

I TESTED!!

But please don't say congrats yet, I'm too scared it will go wrong again! I only tested because last night I convinced myself I was making up symptoms (especially after that stupid negative) so I wanted to so I could mentally prepare for AF arriving. Still not going to count her out, but at least I know I'm not making up my symptoms!

@namechanngettc @candycrush2298 it's so hard isn't it (says me who has seemingly, possibly managed it again, so I feel a fraud saying that), but there's one thing I do know.. You girls all deserve baby's in your bellies more than anyone and if you got baby's based on your kindness, humour and general positivity and enthusiasm you'd all have quads. Even if this one sticks I'm afraid I'm sticking around on this chat until you get your BFPs!!

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candycrush2298 · 15/08/2020 23:05

@NamechangeTTC thats lovely glad you got to spend some time with them.

Yeah best to cool off on the testing, using cheap strips are the best for poas everyday as then you not blowing all your money. Since yours are FRERs its best to keep them for a few more days since you are still quite early.

Hun I assure every single one of us on this thread wants a baby so we understand your frustration. After 2 years of trying and 32 unsuccessful cycles I can honestly say I know what you mean. I want a baby in my belly too😭

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candycrush2298 · 15/08/2020 23:00

@Elakiya lol my hubby loves air crash investigation and I love crime shows so you not too much of a weirdo🤭

Yeah but I think you just pasted at the perfect time like I was feeling so down, I forgot to buy the raspberry tea before AF started which left with nothing to try this cycle and so I was deflated. And you stepped in with your back up plan and it was perfect timing because I was CD3 and it wasn't something I had to wait on Amazon delivering it was just all such perfect timing it lifted my spirits up.

As for the EWCM I cant really rely on it as to when I will peak/ovulate because we BD so often I cant really say if its left over semen or if its truly ewcm. Just have to see but based on the low opks and low monitor I think its still a few days away.

Based on normal cycles of ovulating between day 12-14 (Wednesday-Friday) lets hope its still a few days away so that the egg matures nicely 😀 👌

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NamechangeTTC · 15/08/2020 22:05

Just catching up.

Went to see family today. I’ve missed them tonnes.

I’m knackered. Still sore on the right side. Not testing again for a bit as I can’t keep wasting money.

I’m pretty sure AF will arrive on Thursday.

I just want a baby!

Elakiya · 15/08/2020 21:48

I have just binge watched air crash investigations to cheer myself up I also watched some true crime documentaries. (I know I am complete weirdo!).

@candycrush2298 I merely copied and pasted a post from another thread. You would have eventually found it yourself. I really think this ewcm is a very good sign and am super excited for you :D So based on EWCM you should be ovulating tomorrow or Monday?

@Kaybobx Aww thanks lol! We do chat a lot on this thread. We're nearly on the part 2 (this would be like our 4th thread though).
I think part of the desperation of wanting to be pregnant straight away is so I don't have to BD! I'm sick of it already hahaha.
Your symptoms sound good though. Fingers crossed for that BFP. Me on the other hand, I think AF might arrive tomorrow with the way I am lol!

candycrush2298 · 15/08/2020 21:18

@Kaybobx omg 05:30 on a Saturday is 100% brutality!!! It should be against the law to be up that early 😂😂😂😂😂 oooh nice you got anything planned??

Watery cm is that normal for you at this point in your cycle? The lack of symptoms and watery cm definitely sounds promising.
And if 17dpo has become your new normal wouldn't Friday/Saturday be more likely for your start date?

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Kaybobx · 15/08/2020 21:14

@Welliedays Agreed!! Ive BD so much, if it doesn't work this cycle I'm back to the every other day (if that) again haha!! Sod doing that again if it doesn't work. Thank you though, hopefully the temp stays up.