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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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Ovulation due 27th January / Period due 10th February

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cooper96 · 24/01/2021 20:35

So it's our first month ttc, however it's been in the pipeline for a year or so with me coming off the pill etc.

I generally have 30 day cycles and have been using my tracker app to track this which has been really reliable although I know it's not guaranteed. I am due to ovulate on the 27th January and due on my period on the 10th February.

I know the fertile window is 5 days before. Would you do it every day? Twice a day? Every other day?

SO excited to start testing in the next few weeks

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roxybear · 03/02/2021 22:58

@Leopardprints I think the novelty of testing has worn off now to be honest! I've got it out of my system so defo just going to wait until sun/mon which is when I should realistically test 🤦‍♀️

Leopardprints · 03/02/2021 22:48

@IndaFlowers OPKs uh oh!! 😱🤣🤣🤣 I agree with Roxy, it's the universe telling you to wait because you now how the saying goes about good things 😀 What will you do now? Order pregnancy tests or wait till af stays away?

@roxybear 2 in 1 day!! Blimey 🤣🤣🤣

roxybear · 03/02/2021 22:01

@IndaFlowers no! It's the universe telling you not to test YET! I can't talk though, I did two today 🤣🤣

IndaFlowers · 03/02/2021 21:48

@Leopardprints I am 8dpo and having this too. Af not due until 9/10

Had a really weird tugging pressure sensation in my lower tummy that actually woke me up last night.

I cracked today and opened the package that came with cheapie Internet tests to use one only realise that I had been sent ovulation tests by mistake 🤣🙈

I wonder if the universe is trying to tell me I'll need those before I need pregnancy test...🤣

SL566 · 03/02/2021 18:18

Hi All,

No unusual symptoms for me either, cramping but I usually get that throughout anyway and feeling bloated, but that’s due to all the rubbish I’ve been eating 🤣 I’ll be 10dpo friday but don’t think I’m going to test, just got a feeling this month isn’t the one. Fingers crossed for you ladies though 🤞🏻😘 some of your symptoms sound promising x

Leopardprints · 03/02/2021 15:22

TMI alert!

I have a wet feeling down there the past day now. It's like a trickling feeling like iv come on AF but it's actually CM. It looks like lotion in appearance

Leopardprints · 03/02/2021 15:16

Hey ladies

Hope everyone is doing ok 🙂

Iv got a tender tummy which feels swollen near my groin area also had some low down zap electric shock type twinges late last night which startled me. Been having to get up twice in the night to pee too. Hoping these are signs that something is cooking in there Grin

roxybear · 03/02/2021 14:28

@EllisRoses this is my first TTC so I'm a novice but defo thought it was odd! I presume hcg causes that so as I've only got a bfn I'm thinking more psychological for me 🤣🤣

EllisRoses · 03/02/2021 14:23

[quote roxybear]@EllisRoses really? I thought I'd bought a diff toothpaste and was allergic or something. I did nothing different! My stomach has felt really tender ever since. Still BFN though so perhaps it's psychological for me! [/quote]
It's another thing that I had last pregnancy so I think I'm thinking into reality too. It's so hard isn't it! Plays with your mind

roxybear · 03/02/2021 14:03

@EllisRoses really? I thought I'd bought a diff toothpaste and was allergic or something. I did nothing different! My stomach has felt really tender ever since. Still BFN though so perhaps it's psychological for me!

EllisRoses · 03/02/2021 13:44

@roxybear

Strange on - Has anyone ever experienced gagging when brushing their teeth??! This happened to me this morning which is very strange for me!
Me last night!! My husband thought I was going to throw up everywhere 😂
roxybear · 03/02/2021 13:17

Strange on - Has anyone ever experienced gagging when brushing their teeth??! This happened to me this morning which is very strange for me!

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cooper96 · 03/02/2021 10:20

Hey guys! Same here, I had some mild cramping a few days ago (probably too much information) but white discharge. Started to wonder whether I have ovulated layer than I thought but only time will tell! I have ordered some pregnancy test online which are due to arrive on Friday so I'm going to stick it out until then and then test! There's 50 in a pack so me being me will probably do 10 a day 🤣🤣🤣 also don't think this is my month though as not had any real symptoms xx

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roxybear · 03/02/2021 09:47

Hey! After some mild cramping a couple days ago, I've had zero symptoms but I'm also trying not to symptom spot otherwise I go crazy. Did a test and of course, BFN. Think I'm either 8 or 9 DPO. I'm pretty confident this won't be my month but who knows!

TBay07 · 03/02/2021 09:03

Aw I know the feeling, I've been taking everything as a 'sign' 🙈 but who knows, it could well be?! Just a bit too early to tell yet. Everything crossed for you xx

EllisRoses · 03/02/2021 08:30

@Misty84

Hi, how is everyone doing? I’ve gave up on symptom spotting because all it’s done in the past is falsely raise my hopes! And everything I’ve ever had can always be attributed to PMS anyway🙄 So true though; you can find pretty much ANY symptom loosely linked to pregnancy if you google hard enough!!🤪
I'm losing my marbles! Grin Last time I got my BFP, for a few days beforehand I had a bloody nose whenever I blew it, no cold, illness or no nosebleeds, just blood in my boogers (sorry, gross!) and I've had the same this week so in a moment of madness tested this morning (at 6dpo Blush), obviously negative. Because science. We plod on.....
Misty84 · 03/02/2021 08:07

Hi, how is everyone doing?
I’ve gave up on symptom spotting because all it’s done in the past is falsely raise my hopes! And everything I’ve ever had can always be attributed to PMS anyway🙄
So true though; you can find pretty much ANY symptom loosely linked to pregnancy if you google hard enough!!🤪

roxybear · 31/01/2021 23:45

@cooper96 I defo think I've prob googled that already 🤣🤣 I've learnt almost anything is a pregnancy sign on google lol. Today I've had some very faint waves of cramping but they have defo got a bit stronger this evening. Not painful really, very mild. It almost feels like heavy or full kind of feeling very low down with the odd twinge. AF shouldn't be here until earliest 8th or latest 11th as my cycles vary. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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cooper96 · 31/01/2021 18:22

So true that you symptom spot like crazy. I think if I had something random like itchy feet google would still tell me it's a common symptom 🙈🤣 All joking aside I've felt sick all day, but likely to be something I've ate as it's so early on! I'm going to order some pregnancy test and maybe start testing on Friday of this week as I'll then be 10 DPO ( of when I think I ovulated) xx

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roxybear · 31/01/2021 16:56

@IndaFlowers I know! I can remember being terrified a few times in my early 20's when I missed a pill once! I regularly track my cycle days and the only thing I can actively say is different this month is sore throat, stuffy nose, sneezing more than usual and really cold feet. Instead of a PG test I've settled for doing a COVID test 🙄🤦‍♀️I really hope that ones negative!

IndaFlowers · 31/01/2021 16:41

Hi @tbay07 & @roxybear

I have had some small things but have no idea if they are actually there, if they are at all related to a potential bfp on the horizon or even if I'm just imagining them!! Time will tell i suppose.

It is so strange that after years of being careful (so so careful) that now it seems like its an exact science with super careful planning to make it happen 🙈🙈

Leopardprints · 31/01/2021 16:15

@roxybear thanks for explaining and yes I heard it's best taking the temp when you wake before getting up. Will do that from tommorow and just keep my themometer next to my bed lol x

@EllisRoses that sounds really promising! The dip could still be implantation right? The earliest implant from 5dpo onwards x

@IndaFlowers and @TBay07 Hey ladies! Baby dust to you. Hoping we can all get our bfps in Feb x

roxybear · 31/01/2021 15:26

Hey @IndaFlowers welcome! I'm the same with symptom spotting 🤦‍♀️ so hard not to isn't it. I literally have none 🤣

roxybear · 31/01/2021 14:58

@EllisRoses apparently you have to test at exactly the same time as soon as you wake up whilst still lying in bed otherwise it's not accurate x

TBay07 · 31/01/2021 14:43

Thanks @roxybear ☺️

@EllisRoses I have no idea about temperature I've always just used ovulation test strips but definitely want to try this, is it meant to dip during implantation?

@IndaFlowers this is me too 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️ every little twinge I feel like something is going on 🙈 I have one sided cramp last night and looked up that it could be ovulation pain 😂 but I completely agree, you don't realise much you want it until you start TTC

xx

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