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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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ImpatientMama · 17/11/2020 14:24

Hello! We are trying for our second child and I am frustrated. I am sure several of you can relate to being frustrated with this whole TTC thing. 😅 Anyways. AF was due 3 days ago and has not shown her ugly face yet. But I have also gotten nothing but negatives (and one invalid). I was planning on not testing again until AF is a week late. Anyone get their BFP that late or even later? I am irregular, so it could just be a late period? I just want to know if I really am pregnant or not, so I can move on! Thanks for any insight you all provide! 😊

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ImpatientMama · 07/02/2021 13:21

@lastbany it does sound like maybe you did ovulate late. So will you take a break next month so you don't have your second baby around your first baby's birthday?

@mrssunshinexxx it definitely could be implantation bleeding! Keep us posted!

Of course you can join @Skl2021! Not sure about testing daily, maybe every other day. Hcg doubles every 48 hours so you wouldn't see much if any difference in tests taken 2 days in a row. I would keep dtd just to be safe. Do you know when you ovulated? You could have ovulated late which would alter when your period is supposed to stop. I understand your frustration, I was 6 days late before I got my answer of a chemical pregnancy. Is this your first time ttc?

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HT1335 · 07/02/2021 13:20

@lastbany i suppose being poorly could have delayed ovulation or AF, hopefully the timing is all ok for you!!
@mrssunshinexxx fingers crossed that it was implantation bleed 🤞🏻
@Skl2021 welcome! We’ve all been in this confusing boat I would keep testing and dtd yeah and keep logging things on your app daily if your using one.. good luck

Skl2021 · 07/02/2021 12:41

Hi guys could I join Smile last period was 19.12.2020 so was due on around 20th Jan. Obviously that comes and goes negative tests. So now I'm roughly cd 49 opks still negative. What do people do should I keep testing daily? Keep DTD? So confused and frustrated just want something to happen or af to arrive!! Have missed the odd period before but would happen when ttc?! Feel like I'm going insane x

mrssunshinexxx · 07/02/2021 12:06

So 2 days ago sorry if TMI I thought my period was starting as had slight blood and allt of cervical mucus on my first wee of the day but nothing since now I've got it in my head it's implantation bleed ( I know it probably won't be ) but it says that happens 10-14 days after conception and I looked on my flow app and we had sex 2 days in a row bang in that time line I can only hope !

lastbany · 06/02/2021 20:27

I'm little confused had covid last month which I was really poorly with! I was actually on af a week into me suffering 🤮 currently on day 19 and only just starting to get ewcm so I think I'm ovulating very late for me possibly due to been so poorly? Plus had oral steroids and antibiotics during that time ? So fingers crossed as at this rate if I conceive next mo th my baby would be due round my baby's 2nd bday and with me needing c section I don't want that lol

mrssunshinexxx · 04/02/2021 14:45

I'm trying to wean mine off the night feeds now then I hope they will come back desperate for no 2 @ImpatientMama

ImpatientMama · 04/02/2021 14:38

@Marvellouslymadmum never easy. Haha.

@mrssunshinexxx he stopped needing a night feeding around 8 months, so no, I was not feeding at night when my period returned.

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mrssunshinexxx · 04/02/2021 14:30

@ImpatientMama were you still feeding through the night then?

Marvellouslymadmum · 04/02/2021 14:28

Hi @ImpatientMama glad to hear you are doing well! I'm ok just getting confused by opk and charts etc nothing unusual haha

ImpatientMama · 04/02/2021 12:49

@mrssunshinexxx I didn't get my period back until 10 months after my son was born. I breastfed him until he was a little over a year. Just keep trying, you never know!

@KES22 yay for a fresh cycle! Hopefully this is the one you get your bfp!

I've been doing fine. Just continuing to wait. Had to make some calls and get some paperwork done for the pregnancy program I am enrolling in through my husband's work to get my visits and delivery covered. My first appointment is a week from today. And I am guessing my first ultrasound will be the following week. The ultrasound will help me know exactly how far along I am. According to the apps I am using, I am around 6 weeks. It's still early, but so far, so good. How are you doing @Marvellouslymadmum and others?

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Marvellouslymadmum · 04/02/2021 11:39

@HT1335 such a long wait for you but I'm so pleased that your fertility appointments are soon! In a way I sometimes feel like that little bit of intervention can give you a much better chance of conception.

@KES22 it's so strange that our bodies sometimes do these things to us - to trick us I think! All steam ahead this month then 😊

@crissy22 I'm not sure either, maybe a call to gp for that one

@mrssunshinexxx it's funny, I've heard this said a lot recently but I breastfed both of my now teenagers and my af was there like clockwork! I guess it's just another way everyone is different 🙃

HT1335 · 04/02/2021 09:44

@Marvellouslymadmum I’m just plodding along doing really well on the diet and exercise and we have our fertility clinic appt soon so trying to get my partners sample arranged before then, I’m remaining positive still no sign of AF now on cd69!
@mrssunshinexxx oh at least you have some answers it’s frustrating the waiting game though isn’t it
@crissy22 I’m really not sure about that maybe ask a nurse or gp at your surgery
@KES22 yes at least you now know what’s going on and can start again! Fingers crossed for you!

How is everyone else getting on??

KES22 · 04/02/2021 08:22

Well AF finally showed up for me on CD56 so at least I can start again and see what happens! Haven’t dtd much in the last few weeks waiting for AF, felt so stressed and anxious, but definitely need to up our game this month 😀. How are you doing @Marvellouslymadmum ?

crissy22 · 04/02/2021 02:52

I had brownish/red discharge days 4 and 5 of my sugar pill week. Could it have just been withdrawl bleeding?

mrssunshinexxx · 04/02/2021 01:51

I spoke to the gp yesterday and they confirmed the bleeds I have been having on the contraception aren't periods they are withdrawal bleeds she said v unlikely to get pregnant without periods and they b unlikely to come back whilst I'm still breast feeding as much as I am so I fee pretty gutted

Marvellouslymadmum · 03/02/2021 21:47

How's everyone doing? All gone quiet on here at the minute

HT1335 · 30/01/2021 15:40

@KES22 no it’s my first time ttc I came off the pill in March and af was pretty regular but now it’s gone really irregular hence I’ve called the gp they have maybe referred me quick due to my age I have my appt at the fertility clinic in 3 weeks I’m really chuffed I got the letter today, just keep a record of everything and ring up again if you’re concerned
@mrssunshinexxx welcome!

mrssunshinexxx · 30/01/2021 15:20

Thanks @ImpatientMama I haven't found it too difficult to be honest but watch baby no2 be harrrrrrd work! Grin I kind of just wish AF would show up! X

ImpatientMama · 30/01/2021 15:03

@KES22 sorry to hear about your struggles. I hope you get your period soon. A fresh start would be nice!

Welcome @mrssunshinexxx! First month and it is already proving to be an interesting journey! Yeah breastfeeding and your body adjusting coming off contraception could be why your cycle is longer this time. Wow you little one is 7 months and you are already trying for a second? Good for you. I am personally glad we waited a little over a year. I needed the first year to adjust to being a mom, plus my little guy was early and had trouble with gaining weight, so we needed that time to get him on track. He is doing so great now and we feel ready to make our family a little bigger. Good luck to you on this journey! We are here for you!

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mrssunshinexxx · 30/01/2021 14:53

@ImpatientMama I just found this thread I'm on month one of TTC no2 and my period is 6/7 days late but just getting negative tests but I am always really regular ! No idea what's going on
I went on contraception when my lo was 6 weeks okd and came off again in December had regular periods for the last 5 months (baby is 7 months ) but nothing since coming off the contraception I am breast feeding and I think it's going to cause me problems conceiving 😔

KES22 · 30/01/2021 14:31

@HT1335 I called my GP week before last and she said unless I miss 3 periods in a row there’s not a lot they can do 😞
Have you had this happen before? X

HT1335 · 30/01/2021 08:59

@KES22 I feel your pain on this one, I hope AF shows soon for you
Have you been in touch with your gp?
Cd63 for me now and still no sign 🤷🏼‍♀️

KES22 · 29/01/2021 20:59

Hi ladies, an update from me CD 55 and no sign of AF still, did a test last weekend...BFN...so I definitely can’t kid myself that I’m pregnant. I’m just so worried that I’m not ovulating...I didn’t know when to start doing any ovulation tests so I am just hoping for Feb AF to show up and start again. Here’s to another weekend & week of anxiety 😞 x

ImpatientMama · 29/01/2021 13:37

Hello @Jdubbs90! This was my chart last cycle. It had a dip like yours, right above the coverline so I was still hopeful. The next day it dipped below the coverline and I got my period the following day. I hope this isn't the case for you and you get a late bfp. But I wanted to share my experience with you. Yeah waiting is a pain. That is all you do really while ttc unfortunately. Keep us posted! We are here for you!

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Jdubbs90 · 29/01/2021 07:47

I’ve just read all of these posts and I’m in slightly the same situation. I’m 16dpo which usually I would never reach, like clockwork (while taking letrozole) I’ll start my period on 13dpo. I’m having continuous BFNs but there are no signs of AF, my cervix has been REALLY high, softish and closed and my BBT has dropped a little but still above the cover line. Feeling so confused and upset, my fertility clinic is just telling me to wait and see but it’s so much easier said than done!

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