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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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Fertile window has begun

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allthingssparkly · 15/05/2022 21:18

Please join the thread if your around a similar time to me in my cycle. We can keep each other company 🥰

CD11 today and normally my cycle lengths are between 27-29 days.

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Curlywurly3 · 18/05/2022 09:57

I did every other day until I got my peak and then did the next three nights, 3DPO today 🤞🏻

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allthingssparkly · 18/05/2022 09:47

Yeah I had heard a mixture of things too regarding sperm quality ect. Thank you @Flittingaboutagain

Trying to go for every other day which so far so good, everyday would be a bonus however I'm trying not to put too much pressure on OH 😬 but when you only have that very small window of time you do feel time is of the essence 🙈

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Flittingaboutagain · 18/05/2022 08:25

There are different schools of thought. Sperm takes 24-36 hours to replenish so either is fine really. I am doing every day. My husband got himself to almost over the line last night as we were both exhausted from our little one not sleeping the night before. It was functional sex! The previous two nights were much more about pleasure though so we don't mind.

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allthingssparkly · 18/05/2022 08:13

How is everyone? Really feeling the pressure this week as I'm in my fertile window and I think my OH can sense it too 😩😩

Should we be DTD every other day or every day? Trying to stay calm but it's so hard when it's everything you want 🤍

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Curlywurly3 · 16/05/2022 08:54

@TolkiensFallow I have a DD too, she’s almost 3 😊

I thought there needs to be a minimum number of days in your LP for you to get a BFP, if you got pregnant we’ll after your FW and only have a 26day cycle, your LP must have been really short. There’s no rhyme or reason with this TTC malarkey is there! 🤷🏼‍♀️

TolkiensFallow · 16/05/2022 08:00

@Curlywurly3 glad to know I’m not alone! Interestingly I tend to be a 26 day cycle but I have a DD already and I categorically know I got pregnant well after my fertile window…so I think I ovulate late

Honaloulou · 16/05/2022 07:10

CD8 of month one!

I already have DD2.5, but I'm soooooo excited about starting again.

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allthingssparkly · 16/05/2022 07:08

Ah it's so nice to see lost of you joining! Wishing you all the luck this cycle.

Going to try and either DTD every day or every other within this FW. I've heard every other day is better regarding quality of sperm, not sure how true that is though!

I got a peak OPK on CD14 and a BBT spike on CD16 last cycle so I'm expecting ovulation to happen around a similar time 🤞 Not doing OPK's or BBT this cycle though, just going more with a relaxed approach.

I haven't been feeling well recently as I've got low iron levels 😩 but we move, hopefully the tablets start to help and I don't sleep as much as I have been 🙈

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Curlywurly3 · 16/05/2022 06:57

My cycles are 25 days so I ovulate quite early in comparison to others. We did DTD again last night so now I feel we have covered all bases. The TWW begins today!

@TolkiensFallow I’m 37 so you’re not alone x

Flittingaboutagain · 16/05/2022 01:55

I'm also CD11 and my fertile window begins today! The last time I got pregnant (and managed to stay that way) we had sex 17 times from my fertile window to when my period was due so my plan is to have sex every single day from now until AF! That was after almost two years of trying, and various ways of trying to time it around my FW etc. So I decided just to have lots of sex. We'll see how it works this time.

Squishybean · 16/05/2022 00:05

i am currently in my Fertile window CD15 DTD the past 3 days (I need a medal)
the pressure of DTD at this time of the month makes actually DTD seem way less fun. 😂

Curlywurly3 · 15/05/2022 22:35

I’m CD11 too. I think I ovulated today and debating whether to stay up to DTD tonight (I’m in bed and DH is downstairs!) we DTD last night, the night before and 2 nights before that. I find the fertile window more stressful than the TWW!

ANP2020 · 15/05/2022 21:58

Can I join too!! Fertile window not quite here yet but were going to try and bd just every 2 days throughout in hope starting tomorrow! Cycle 5 trying for number 2

TolkiensFallow · 15/05/2022 21:32

I’m CD9, 38yrs and very much losing hope…but I’ll join…nice to have company 😀😀