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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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*The TWW States* 😬😂…. Here for positive vibes as we try to create new lives 👶🍼🤞… (Ttc #1 and cycle 1 continued)

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Newbiemg · 25/01/2022 21:38

Hello!

Continuation of our last thread…

All of us TTC and in different cycles and stages of our journey.

Helping eachother through the TWW, through the confusing days of OPK/BBT testing and charts, through all of the symptom spotting, the dreaded arrival of AF and the BFP announcements! 😊✨

January was a very lucky month for some who got their BFP and some of us are ready to make February our month!

With giggles and lots of support along the way.

Welcome!

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RMS0209 · 08/02/2022 18:33

@lakejupiter

Update - did a clearblue after four hour hold and got my peak on that. OPKs still not quite positive but I guess I will ovulate either late tomorrow or on Thursday. Fingers Xed I've covered it after our last insemination tomorrow!
@lakejupiter chuffed to hear this! good luck with inseminations, let us know how you get on tomorrow x
lakejupiter · 08/02/2022 17:45

Update - did a clearblue after four hour hold and got my peak on that. OPKs still not quite positive but I guess I will ovulate either late tomorrow or on Thursday. Fingers Xed I've covered it after our last insemination tomorrow!

Pops100 · 08/02/2022 16:17

@Bluets look forward to it 🤣🤭🥰

Thanks everyone! Yeah I will wait a few days after af as they are sooo expensive, don't know for certain when my peak will be so will just see if it's similar to last month as obviously I've been on the pill for about 11 years so don't know my body at all so who knows what it'll do🤣🤣

Hope everyone has had a good Tuesday ✨✨

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Newbiemg · 08/02/2022 14:36

@RMS0209 The smiles start tormenting you don’t they 😂 it’s exciting for 2 days and then I’m like enoughs enough now haha

Hope you have a lovely time out with your work friends 🥂🍻

@lakejupiter Even if that’s your peak today I think you’ve timed it really well. Sperm there ready and waiting from the weekend and another insemination either on peak or ov day so fingers crossed 🤞✨

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RMS0209 · 08/02/2022 14:26

@lakejupiter looking good though, go you! And fingers crossed for tomorrow x

lakejupiter · 08/02/2022 14:12

I’m CD16 - here’s my lunchtime OPK. It says 0.7 but tbh this could be my peak, mine don’t tend to go thattttt much darker than this but will do another later on. Not much I can do about it either way as we can’t inseminate before tomorrow when I travel down to coparent but fingers Xed either the sperm from the weekend or the ones from tomorrow will find my egg :)

*The TWW States* 😬😂…. Here for positive vibes as we try to create new lives 👶🍼🤞… (Ttc #1 and cycle 1 continued)
RMS0209 · 08/02/2022 13:14

@Pops100 also hello I normally start my CB's day 9ish.. x

RMS0209 · 08/02/2022 13:13

@lakejupiter the worst! How low are your cheapie OPK's today? That flashy smiley face is mocking me I think 🤔 😂
As I say though going to just try DTD every 2 days.
What CD are you again? I'm CD15 now.. but maybe the extra days of AF has put me behind a bit!

@Newbiemig the hatred for the smileys! I bought the pink CD but thought I still have sticks left for the purple so be aswell use them.. wish I never now 😂
Getting hair done will be nice, nice and relaxing 💇‍♀️ I'm going out with friends from work on Friday so got that to look forward to atleast x

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Newbiemg · 08/02/2022 12:43

As well this might be why I get 500 flashing faces coz I start too early 😂

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lakejupiter · 08/02/2022 12:32

Congratulations @Bluets !!! So psyched for you. I started reading the new Maggie Nelson book last night and was thinking of you!

It's frustrating isn't it @RMS0209 - am in the same boat (flashing smiley and low ish OPK) but I've booked my train to coparent's house for tomorrow and just hoping the timing is okay. At least you don't have to travel 100 miles when you get your peak 😂 I haven't chosen the easiest route to TTC

@Pops100 I don't start the clearblue tests until I'm in my fertile window tbh. I usually start them on the first day of my fertile window according to apps. They are like £2 each so feel like I don't want to waste them! If I am concerned and want to test earlier I just do a cheap OPK

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Newbiemg · 08/02/2022 12:31

@Pops100 uk.clearblue.com/ovulation-tests/when-to-start-ovulation-testing

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Newbiemg · 08/02/2022 12:30

@Pops100 on the clear blue pack in the leaflet it will tell you which day to start depending on your cycle length but because my cycles aren’t the same I just start the day after AF. You are supposed to go by your shortest cycle in the last 6 cycles to see which day to start. The machine needs to pick up your baseline so I think it’s better if you do it before your fertile window but you should be able to start later than the day after AF Smile

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Pops100 · 08/02/2022 11:58

Everyone with the clear blue Opk test thing do you do that once you finish your af with the strips too? I'm conscious it's so bloody expensive to use everyday or shall I wait till I should get my 'fertile window' to start using the clear blue one?

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Newbiemg · 08/02/2022 11:57

I don’t know what is going on with my body it seems to be all over the place but I think I just had some good CM. Like clear watery and abit stretchy but not ewcm. It was a small amount but I get excited by even a small amount because usually I get nothing without internally checking (sorry tmi lol). Only CD9 today though so abit early for ovulation etc and opks still negative but I’m trying to be optimistic that maybe something better will happen this cycle compared to the last car crash cycle lol

Nothing exciting for me today just working. Having my hair done later though which is always nice to have fresh new hair 💇🏼‍♀️

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MrsYan · 08/02/2022 11:11

Hey everyone, sorry for the radio silence. I have been sad lol. WHY AM I NOT PREGNANT YET, that's basically what I have been shouting for the last 6 days lol.

But AF has F'ed off now and I feel much better. CD7 of cycle 6 TTC, due to O next Wednesday 😊

How is everyone?

@Bluets CONGRATULATIONS! xxx

RMS0209 · 08/02/2022 11:05

@Newbiemg flashy again today.... holding it together not to throw that smiling face across the room 😂 was 0.12 on cheapie this morning too and totally forgot and been drinking a lot today so won't be until tonight if I am testing again.. not feeling hopeful this month but still being semi optimistic
How you doing?
How is everybody? Anybody doing anything exciting today? X

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Newbiemg · 08/02/2022 10:40

@Bluets congratulations again! ✨😊

@RMS0209 how’s the smileys going? Another little smug flashing face for me today 😂

How is everyone doing? x

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Bluets · 08/02/2022 08:31

Aw thank you @smd16 😄 Only 13 dpo, AF was due yesterday and I'm exactly 4w today going by my last period. Won't feel confidently settled in it for a while I think! Xx

SMD16 · 08/02/2022 07:44

Yay congrats again @Bluets !! How many DPO are you now? Xx

Bluets · 08/02/2022 06:30

Thanks everyone! 😊✨ Tested again this morning and had the BFP confirmed by a CB weeks indicator. Still early days but cautiously optimistic.

@pops100 haven't come up with a better plan for letting OH know than the one I mentioned before so I'll let you know his reaction 😂

I'm going to follow along here - I'm wishing you all so well and keeping everything crossed for you ✨✨✨

Pickles91 · 08/02/2022 03:04

Hopefully Wednesday will be perfect timing @lakejupiter! With the weekend inseminations, it sounds like you’re covered whatever happens 🤞🏼

Sorry that you’re having a tough go at it right now @jd1985. 36 is still young though! Next month - you got this!

RMS0209 · 07/02/2022 20:46

@lakejupiter my hero for the 2nd time today - thank you! X

lakejupiter · 07/02/2022 20:43

I now have tonnes of EWCM and am stressed about not being able to inseminate again until wed eve! Oh well. Trying to remind myself that we did what we could this weekend and I haven't actually ovulated yet so chances are the egg will still be there wed.

lakejupiter · 07/02/2022 20:38

Lovely to have you @jd1985 and sorry to hear about painful period and confusing tests. I had a similar thing happen last month. I'm also 36 and my coparent is in his 50s so neither of us are spring chickens 🐓 so sorry to hear about the covid and hope it doesn't make you too poorly!

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Newbiemg · 07/02/2022 20:35

@RMS0209 yes that’s the same one I have that @lakejupiter sent Smile

@jd1985 Sorry to hear that you’re having some tough cycles and I hope you’re not feeling too unwell with covid. @RMS0209 is going through similar due to covid. Hopefully it won’t mess with your cycle too much. Will keep everything crossed for you and feel free to rant/vent to us whenever you feel the need.

I had an odd cycle last cycle. No illness and I’m not sure what happened but my normal 30 day cycle became a 26 day cycle with only a 9 day luteal phase and my ovulation date was later than normal. I don’t know what caused it but I was in everyday panicking and asking questions. Everyone’s super supportive. Sending you lots of luck this cycle ✨

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