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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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First month TTC

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Pixiedust018 · 03/01/2021 08:41

Hi ladies,

I’m new to this and would really appreciate your help. This is my first month TTC. I’m currently on CD4 so still middle of my period. Just wondering what helped you all conceive in your first month of trying and any tips you have. I have clearblue OPK ready and have been tracking my cycles for a which vary from 27-34 day cycles with 2 random 45 day cycles one of them being my last cycle.

Anyone else TTC this month?

Thanks in advance x

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Taliasometimes · 03/01/2021 19:21

Hiya, we started TTC this month too.
I'm just off the pill in December so I have no idea what's going to happen yet, need a period before I can start tracking and ovulation etc accurately I suppose.
Unless by some amazing luck I got pregnant I the last week or so 🤞

Either way im excited and impatient and hope you get good news soon

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Pixiedust018 · 03/01/2021 19:07

@littledej It can get very stressful. We’re planning to dtd every other day also like you say what happens happens. Good luck x

@Annabelle0852 Keep us updated in your tww. It is very exciting isn’t it. I can’t wait to start trying and just enjoy the experience hope it doesn’t take us too long x

@Chall139 sorry to hear about your BFN. How many dpo are you? I’m going to be doing opk this month and dtd every other day. I’ve also been taking folic acid for about a month now and giving OH zinc and vitamin C (heard this helps sperm but not sure how true it is but won’t hurt him having some extra vitamins) hope you get your BFP soon.

@PurBal thanks for the info. Trying not to get my hopes up as I want to enjoy the experience and just have fun as well just nice to see everyone else’s experiences TTC. Hoping it is a quick journey for us but it not I’m sure we’ll get our BFP when the time is right x

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PurBal · 03/01/2021 18:08

We were lucky and conceived fairly quickly. But I would be cautious and prepare for disappointment. There's only a 20% chance each month, but despite DTD every other day the previous cycle the month we conceived we only had sex once in my fertile window. According to the NHS: 1 in 7 couples need support conceiving and 1 in 8 pregnancies end in miscarriage, other studies suggest these numbers are higher. We prepared for the long haul as there is so much chance involved. Good luck! I hope it's not too long a journey for you.

Chall139 · 03/01/2021 17:58

Hi ladies, we're also TTC for the first time this month. We did DTD around some days I thought I might ovulate last month but I hadn't been doing OPKs which I will do this month. Got my first BFN today - which was to be expected with not trying properly but am 6 days late so was a bit hopeful. Are you guys going to do OPKs/SMEG/preseed or anything like that whilst TTC?

Annabelle0852 · 03/01/2021 15:52

Hey! We're also TTC for the first time this month for our first!

I'm on CD13 and I've just had a positive OPK (cheapies from Amazon) so me and OH will be getting busy these next couple days!

Exciting but scary adventure isn't it?!

littledej · 03/01/2021 15:37

Hi @Pixiedust018 starting my journey this month, my AF started today.

I am similar to you as I have long cycles, even had a couple of 50 day cycles. As my cycles were so long and varied in length, I started using clearblu digitalis just to see when I reach peak in prep for starting. I never got a static smiley over the 3 months tracking which made me think I was broken! I stopped last month and I ended up having a 30 day cycle for the first time in over a year. I don't know if it's linked but I don't know if subconsciously using OPKs were making me really stressed and ended up lengthening my period(??) or if it's just a coincidence. And that's before we even started trying!

We have decided to just DTD every other day and see what happens. Keep it fun and what happens happens ☺️

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Pixiedust018 · 03/01/2021 10:15

@Curiosity101 thank you. I’m planning on DTD every other day throughout this cycle. Fingers crossed it works.

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Curiosity101 · 03/01/2021 09:28

I would say the only thing that will really help is making sure you DTD plenty around the right time. I wouldn't just rely on timing it around the ovulation tester though as you're fertile for up to 5 days before ovulation. So just have some fun DTD slot and use the ovulation tester to inform when to test for pregnancy.

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