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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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9 DPO

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Sarah3956 · 24/09/2020 13:37

Hi! I’m new here. I’ve read what seems like hundreds of these threads, but never posted anything myself. I’m currently 9 DPO, I’m positive about my ovulation date as I get the really sharp pain on my left side each time! Have definitely had a multitude of symptoms. I have it stuck in my head that I’m pregnant, but I have 30 + day cycles. This would be the second one for me! Would love to have a baby, but still finishing up my schooling.. so! We will see. I went crazy and bought a ton of tests, took one this morning which was a BFN. But my period is still 7 days away, so. Would love people to keep me company from my crazy brain!!

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Sarah3956 · 30/09/2020 19:11

Excuse me being graphic too.. but my sex drive has been out of this world this week! 😂😂 I could probably go multiple times a day, but SO always falls asleep after 😏

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Sarah3956 · 30/09/2020 19:09

Guys.. I’m getting nervous! AF is due tomorrow and I don’t want to keep being a crazy person but something is going on with my body. Have had crazy cramps since ovulation. Which is 15 entire days now!! My boobs are huge and I can’t stop looking at them! I’m feeling pretty fine today. Felt cervix again and everything is very swollen in there and somehow that baby is still high! It feels softer than yesterday. Idk. Have to stop over analyzing 😂🤪 I will not let myself test this week. I want to see if I’m days late, or possibly a week! 4 days late on AF was my golden ticket the first time around ❤️

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AKC88 · 30/09/2020 16:21

Yes keep us updated @Sarah3956!!

AF has finished for me today, I think I'll start OPKs on Saturday. How are you feeling @HerringGull?

HerringGull · 30/09/2020 12:12

Let us know! If it does show you can join us in month number two 😉

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Sarah3956 · 30/09/2020 11:14

15 DPO this morning. Yesterday was my last test.. don’t feel the need to anymore, unless my AF somehow does not show tomorrow. I feel that it will but, we will see!

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Sarah3956 · 30/09/2020 11:13

@AKC88

Yes. I can see how it’s definitely high pressure as well. It’s our job to grow the baby, after all 🤪

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HerringGull · 29/09/2020 16:25

Hopefully it'll balance out after a couple more cycles 😊

AKC88 · 29/09/2020 16:20

@HerringGull I did spend a minute wondering what 'quite beans in bed' meant lol. I O'd a lot later than I thought I would last month so I think we had kind of burnt out on DTD by the time O day actually came so we probably could have had a bit more enthusiasm for it all! I had my coil out in July so actually on properly tried for one cycle so far, need to be more patient!

@Sarah3956 cute yes but high pressure also! Yeah I like the strips too. I wish my body would go back to my predictable pre coil 28 day cycles!

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Sarah3956 · 29/09/2020 15:47

@AKC88

I think it’s cute that he was still asking questions daily, if you could be pregnant yet. That makes me smile ❤️

I do not track my temp, I only track ovulation with my little strips. It’s kind of fun to watch them change! Either way though I know when I ovulate because I get the terrible pain in my left side and a ton of CM On the day of

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HerringGull · 29/09/2020 14:26

*keen beans, I meant!!

HerringGull · 29/09/2020 14:25

No, I don't track BBT. This was only my first month trying for #2, and I conceived #1 after three cycles, so it wasn't too hard. Unless we have problems this time round will just keep it chilled. I have very distinctive EWCM so I always know when I'm ovulating, but we are quite beans in bed all the time anyway so it probably doesn't even matter! Grin
I could definitely get obsessed about it, so trying to avoid extra obsessiveness too! How long have you been trying this time @AKC88 (sorry if you already said)?

AKC88 · 29/09/2020 13:54

@Sarah3956 bodies are a minefield-I thought I had loads of symptoms and then AF reared her ugly head!!

I can't decide whether I want to try BBT tracking...do you or @HerringGull do it? I want to control my obsessiveness about this but it seems I can't haha!

My OH kept saying he wasn't interested until my AF was late but he basically asked every day after O day last month if we could be pregnant yet (as if I needed any more reminders).

Brownies sound amazing-I have a huge sweet tooth!

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Sarah3956 · 29/09/2020 13:37

@HerringGull

With my luck, I’d buy the bottle and then find out that I’m indeed pregnant 😏 ha, doubt it though. Brownies sound delicious. I’ve had some major cravings for pumpkin pie today 😂

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HerringGull · 29/09/2020 13:22

Hahaha get the wine at the ready! I just made brownies 😝

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Sarah3956 · 29/09/2020 13:20

@HerringGull

Ugghh. I’m sure most of it is in our heads 😂 my SO told me this week I go way overboard on stuff. Initially I was insulted.. but then I realized it’s very true 🤷‍♀️ He said nothing will worry him until I’ve missed a period. Wish I could adopt that way of thinking! Really tempted to buy some wine now

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HerringGull · 29/09/2020 12:41

Don't know! Maybe a lot of the symptoms we get most cycles but don't really notice them. It's also possible to have a chemical pregnancy / miscarriage right after implantation I guess. Presume that would give you some symptoms and then AF comes and you never know. Or maybe it's all in our heads!! 😂

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Sarah3956 · 29/09/2020 11:19

On that note.. since I don’t think it’s going to happen. Why do our bodies deceive us so badly? I’ve has symptoms since ovulation and that’s never happened before 😢

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Sarah3956 · 29/09/2020 11:07

@HerringGull
No!!! I was so rooting for you. I’m sorry you guys 😢 I don’t think it’s going to happen for me either. I just kind of stopped feeling like I may be pregnant. 14 DPO today and still BFN! My cervix is getting hard like before AF too. I’m sure it’ll happen before the weekend 🙃

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AKC88 · 29/09/2020 08:24

Ah no @HerringGull , we can middle through Oct together though as a small positive!!

Be kind to yourself today ❤️

HerringGull · 29/09/2020 07:39

Waaah AF came! 👿 Next month for me... Good luck @Sarah3956! Let us know when you get BFP/AF! x

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Sarah3956 · 28/09/2020 22:40

@AKC88

Oh, I know! I was convinced I was never having more kid, while I was pregnant. Pshh.. what a joke 😂 I love babies too much. I get the googly eyes whenever I see one or hold one 👼🏻

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AKC88 · 28/09/2020 19:23

@sarah3956 mine are 4 and 2 and a half...I might be mad!! We were going to stop at 2 but the newborn temptation is too much!!!!

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Sarah3956 · 28/09/2020 18:49

@AKC88

Hey, when you know, you know ❤️ Not every love story is by the books. How old is your LO? Mine is almost 19 months and he’s a huge turd! 😂

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AKC88 · 28/09/2020 18:33

Nope she's still here, I normally hav about 5 days of AF so couple more and then back to waiting for O day! There's a surprising amount of waiting around in this baby making game 🤣.

@herringGull everything crossed for you for Saturday! Keep us posted

I've got some more OPK's and toyed with the idea if temping but I think I'd struggle to get it right!

@Sarah3956 me and my hubby were only together 9 months when I got pregnant with our first and we wouldn't change it for the world now! We are trying to get a new house too at the minute just to add in the mix

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Sarah3956 · 28/09/2020 18:14

@AKC88

crampy

Not cranky. But maybe both 🤷‍♀️

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