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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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Tropicana1 · 31/05/2022 20:35

Just because we're running out of space on the April/May thread - anyone also welcome to join and sorry if I've forgotten to tag anyone!

@Catred4
@alwaysseeingstars
@RMS0209
@MrsGrealish
@Queenbee22
@PeanuttyButter
@Hjudge56
@Kitty901

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Tropicana1 · 04/08/2022 13:10

@alwaysseeingstars I think either every day or every other day on FRERs and weekly on the digital with weeks until I got my 3+ on the Weeks indicator (expensive time 🤣)

@MrsCristianoi know what you mean about squinting - love my waste of cheapies but I manage to make shadow lines appear in my head just by staring so long. Having said that I will be cheapie testing on Sunday when we're back at 9dpo

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MrsCristiano · 04/08/2022 13:04

@alwaysseeingstars I think for me it depended on how awful I was feeling. A week seems a stretch at this early stage but if you are nauseous and bone crushingly tired I'd leave it a couple of days xx I will check my rota my next week xx

alwaysseeingstars · 04/08/2022 12:53

@MrsCristiano do you have a day off next week you could set as your time to test? 😊
Anyone who has been pregnant, how often did you test in the early stages after getting a BFP? I got a positive on a digital yesterday am, just did an FRER after a 4 hour hold and it is no darker (if anything, slightly fainter) than 2 days ago? No more expensive tests so just cheapies now but wanted to know how much is too much - DH thinks to test once a week, I'm saying EOD at least as I'm nervous about this phase!

MrsCristiano · 04/08/2022 10:48

I dunno when I should test. Was gonna do Sunday but I REALLY don't want to squint at tests. It's so soul destroying. AF due next Friday

alwaysseeingstars · 04/08/2022 09:45

@MrsCristiano I know what you mean, DH and I keep talking about it and having to bring ourselves back and remind us that there's a high chance of it not working! When do you actually feel settled and happy in pregnancy?!
Definitely not an impossibility, keep hoping 🤞

MrsCristiano · 04/08/2022 09:35

@alwaysseeingstars thank you for sharing!! I know if I got a positive I wouldn't even look to see when it was due till after 12 weeks..I feel like it's jinxing it for me. Even a positive test feels like an impossibility at the minute 😩

alwaysseeingstars · 04/08/2022 09:19

Obviously I have no idea yet if this will be viable (in my negative 'oh this isn't going to last is it' mood) but thought I'd let you know what symptoms I've had and when (although the implantation was v early so don't take much notice of that) in case helpful..
5dpo - cramps am. acne starting and tooth sensitivity in the evening
6dpo - acne getting worse, mouth suddenfly full of ulcers, sensitive teeth
7dpo - VERY bad acne, never had anything like it. All over my cheeks, forehead, down my neck and across my chest. Really bad acid reflux in the night
8dpo - mild acid reflux throughout the day, BFP in evening
9dpo - still bad acne, mild twinges in stomach and pain in left armpit (no idea if relevant haha!)
10dpo - very tired, 'bubbly' feeling in stomach
11dpo - very tired, mild tooth sensitivity, mild cramping on right side. praying it's not disappearing!!

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Tropicana1 · 04/08/2022 08:58

@MrsCristiano 🤣🤣 I really do

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MrsCristiano · 04/08/2022 08:47

@Tropicana1 loves her cheapies!! I walked into the pharmacy and necked an anti sickness tablet

MrsCristiano · 04/08/2022 08:45

@MamaSJ15 7dpo now 😩 it's getting close

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Tropicana1 · 04/08/2022 08:45

@Hopingforluckxo I think I can see a grey shadow but not sure if it's just an indent Vs an early line? Fingers crossed it's a line 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Have you done a cheapie as well?

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MamaSJ15 · 04/08/2022 08:42

@MrsCristiano how many dpo are you now?

MamaSJ15 · 04/08/2022 08:41

@Hopingforluckxo that's all promising, my eyes mustn't be as good as everyone else's 🙈 looking forward to seeing further tests!! 🤞🤞

Hopingforluckxo · 04/08/2022 08:15

It does, very faint pink line.
I know I’m still early to test but I’m hoping it’s the start of a BFP.
I will do a cheap test tonight and in the morning and will do another FRER Saturday morning and see if it has changed.
I’ve been feeling crampy, exhausted and my boobs started getting shooting pains yesterday.
x

alwaysseeingstars · 04/08/2022 08:12

@Hopingforluckxo I think I can see a shadow there, does it have any colour in person? 🤞

MrsCristiano · 04/08/2022 08:10

I have woken up to nausea. But this happened last month and it was covid

MrsCristiano · 04/08/2022 08:04

@Hopingforluckxo I think I can see the beginnings of a positive 🤞 how are you feeling?

MamaSJ15 · 04/08/2022 08:01

@Hopingforluckxo I want to say I can see something but unfortunately I don't think I can. Can you see anything in person?

Hopingforluckxo · 04/08/2022 07:54

So it’s now 4 days till AF is due and I did a FRER test this morning…what do you ladies think?

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alwaysseeingstars · 04/08/2022 06:00

@MamaSJ15 oh no! How horrible for you 😢

MamaSJ15 · 03/08/2022 21:19

@MrsCristiano no I haven't. I can't even be bothered to be honest. So frustrating!

MrsCristiano · 03/08/2022 20:55

@MamaSJ15 what the hell? Did you email this idiot??

MamaSJ15 · 03/08/2022 20:19

@MrsCristiano my turn for a rant... That flat we went to see yesterday, we absolutely loved it and I specifically asked the landlord before going if it was suitable for a child he said it would be okay. They've just changed the advert to now up the rent and says not suitable for families/children. DH is absolutely fuming! Why say yes then change your mind later, they've not even contacted us to tell us.

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Tropicana1 · 03/08/2022 18:50

@MrsCristiano Ughh that is the worst - doing your own weekends is bad enough without having to cover someone else's 😂

@alwaysseeingstars it is so lovely! First abroad holiday since 2019!!

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MrsCristiano · 03/08/2022 18:47

@Tropicana1 haha thing is I worked last Saturday I'm covering for a pharmacist with covid 🙄 ah well it'll save me thinking about pregnancy tests 🤣