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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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TheCakeIsALie18 · 31/07/2022 00:05

Hey all!

I'm on several other threads that I'm keeping up with but some of them are a tad long now, so I thought I'd start a new one for people to join.

Ovulation day for me today (30.07.22) so TWW starts officially tomorrow. AF due on the 12th. I have tests in the house, but my goal this month is to keep my mind busy and avoid symptom spotting! I don't plan on testing if I can help it. Want to avoid the disappointment if I can.

We are TTC #1 and we are in cycle 4 now. I had a chemical mid June when we weren't officially TTC but when it happened we realised now was the time to actively try. We wanted it so badly.

So that's a little about me and I would love some company in a slightly smaller thread.

Much love xoxox

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 25/10/2022 12:22

@eleveneleven11 fingers crossed this is your time!! I would highly recommend booking an early private scan to nip any anxiety in the bud before it starts. We had a great experience at our first one and because we were measuring over a week earlier than we expected they gave us half price off another scan a couple weeks later to check progress. In those 2 weeks I got crazy hungry and was eating all the time lol. Baby grew back up to where they should have been originally haha. They were amazing at putting our minds at ease. They showed us the heartbeat and talked us through the likelihood of the pregnancy being viable etc. Was really good. Our NHS 12 weeks was soo.... meh... lacking of any feeling... they were just going through the motions. Hence why we've booked our gender scan with the private company. They also gave us sooooo many freebie baby things. We've got all the bottles and dummies we could ever need thanks to them haha xxx

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eleveneleven11 · 25/10/2022 12:16

@TheCakeIsALie18 thank you so much 🥹 means a lot! it's strange being back in this position again but i'm feeling good and not too anxious yet. surely this must be our time for it to actually happen 🤍
lol the feeling of seeing a positive is soooo addictive, i totally get it! xx

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 25/10/2022 10:28

Awww @eleveneleven11 I'm so happy for you!!! I'm glad it's getting darker this time! Keep us updated with progress lines. I love watching them get darker haha. I took them until 30dpo haha several days after a dye stealer 🤣🤣 just wanted to make use of the box of tests..... xxx

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eleveneleven11 · 25/10/2022 09:24

@TheCakeIsALie18 thank you! i wondered whether the whole more fertile after a MC thing was a bit of a myth but maybe not. the doctor did advise we use protection this cycle and let my body have a period but here we are - oops!

i have been testing on easy@home strips since Sunday and they are getting darker each day. today's was definitely a BFP. i still haven't told hubby - i'm going to do a digital in the morning and surprise him. he thinks i'm testing thursday as that's when AF is due :) xx

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 25/10/2022 09:00

@Nypie well if it is a crap test and you've still got EWCM you're still in with a chance! Keep us posted over the next couple weeks ❤️ xxx

@eleveneleven11 omg I'm so sorry I didn't pick this up yesterday!!! I definitely see a line! They say thay you are extra fertile after a MC for up to 3months! We caught with only 1 cycle in between our MC. Eeek so excited for you! Have you told hubby yet? Have you tested again this morning? Xxx

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eleveneleven11 · 24/10/2022 08:37

hey all! hope everyone is ok. i stopped posting after my mc but have kept an eye on all the goings on over here. @JoanHants i am so sorry to hear about your disappointment- that's so torturous! are you feeling ok?

sooo pleased to see everything going well for you @TheCakeIsALie18 🥰 can't wait to hear about your gender scan!

i'm 10 dpo today in my post-mc cycle and took a cheapie test yesterday and this morning as i wanted to ease myself into the disappointment if we weren't pregnant this week however i could see something on both tests but not enough to be sure.

after i saw something on this mornings cheapie i risked it and did my last frer and it's come back positive. i can't believe it! i must have conceived about 2 weeks after my mc. i haven't told my husband yet as it still feels a bit early and we were both rushing off to work this morning. i just HAD to tell someone so headed straight here!

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Nypie · 24/10/2022 02:34

@TheCakeIsALie18 haha I love that you've went for a shared interest.

This is really helpful and you're right after 14 days it shouldnt really be showing anything if it was a mmc. I'm gonna go with very cruel test though I'll test again in the morning. I have heard about the positive lh thing but thats very interesting about the hormones. The earliest I've ovulated is cd 12 so that doesnt seem likely but I'm also not getting my usual ovulation pain but am getting a lot of cm and its quite stretchy.

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 23/10/2022 18:27

Should say gamer nerds **

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 23/10/2022 18:26

Thanks @Nypie ❤️ we are gamer needs so needed something fitting haha.

Hmm I'm not sure what to suggest there. I can see a a 2nd line in the 3rd pic on hCG. You said it was CD14 today? If it was a MMC or CP from last cycle the hCG would have dropped by now and should show nothing. Might be worth speaking to the doctor and asking for a blood test just to double check? Maybe check again in a couple of days, just to make sure.

I've also just done a bit of googling for you and LH and hCG are very similar hormones. It's quite possible, and common, for an ov test to show as positive when it's actually hCG it's picking up. So you could be pg... but obviously I don't want to get your hopes up so soon.

What CD do you usually O? You could have ov early this month? Xxx

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Nypie · 23/10/2022 14:14

Hey all! Appologies for being MIA this ttc lark is harrd. Also so sorry @JoanHants this is so cruel. I hope your sticky bean is on their way soon.

I have a bit of crazy today and I just can not make a new post or tell my partner right now so I'm putting it here. I think these test must hate me, anyway I thought I may have had a faint positive last month (1st pic) I was also incredible run down sore throat fever no covid anyway witch came decided to not put much effort into it this month but I wanted to check when I was ovulating to know when to expect her next visit. Its cd14 and I'm not getting my usual ovulation pains so I did both a lh & a hcg test and got this (2nd pic & 3rd). I know I'm not pregnant...possible dud test possible mmc from last cycle?

P.s @TheCakeIsALie18 love your announcement.

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TWW starting 31.07.22 - Company Needed
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TheCakeIsALie18 · 21/10/2022 16:35

I'm glad things are going well for you @Hannargh keep up posted about your scan! I have my gender reveal scan on the 5th ❤️

@JoanHants aww I'm so sorry to hear that. But yes, definitely stay positive because it means everything is working as it should! You could catch again as early as 2 weeks after passing a chemical! I've got everything crossed for you that next time will be yours! Xxx

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JoanHants · 21/10/2022 10:22

Hi girls!

Quick and sad update, I tested again the following day and the line was definitely progressing, but unfortunately in the evening I started to bleed heavily and it turns out it was chemical after all.

But you have no idea how mch hope this has given me! I was heartbroken, but I strongly believe it will happen again and I will have my rainbow baby ❤❤

@Hannargh so so happy for you! I hope your scan will go well 😊💓

Hannargh · 20/10/2022 19:52

Sorry for the late reply @JoanHants but that's such wonderful news!!! Hope you're feeling OK? I know it's so early to be excited but just getting that positive is such a big step. Keep us updated about how you're getting on xx

I had my booking in appointment earlier this week, so things are feeling a lot more real now. Just waiting to hear the date of my first scan, which is what I'm desperately waiting for.

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 18/10/2022 21:31

@JoanHants that's what we are here for, support. I really am glad for you. Tey and stay positive and just carry on doing what you're doing. Lots of self care ❤️

My pregnancy is going well thank you. I can't wait to feel baby kick for the first time. We are finding out the gender on 5th November 🥰 xx

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JoanHants · 18/10/2022 21:19

@TheCakeIsALie18 thank you so so much!! I am truly still in disbelief, my husband did not believe it either! Lots of happy tears tonight 😭 honestly its so surreal, after countless negative tests and many years it still hasn`t sinked in yet. I truly hope everything will go smoothly from now on 🙏💓

I hope your pregnacy is going well amd thank you so much for taking the time to respond and post your tests, you honestly have no idea what this means to me 💓

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 18/10/2022 19:26

@JoanHants

Also going to say that testing positive on 7/8 isn't actually that common. The average day to implant is between 7 and 10dpo and it takes on average 5 days for there to be enough hCG in urine to be detected. So you are bang on time ❤️❤️❤️ xxx

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 18/10/2022 19:20

@JoanHants heyyy! Congratulations! I have added the picture of my 11dpo and 12dpo tests.... I'm now nearly 14 weeks.

I didn't get a dye stealer until nearly 30dpo. Everyone is different. If you're getting your faint line at 12dpo it means you implanted at about 7/8 dpo which is bang on time, and roughly same time that I did!

I'm super happy for you. Try and stay positive. It's looking good for you xxx ❤️

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JoanHants · 18/10/2022 14:32

Hey everyone! Just wanted to drop a line as I disappeared last month, we actually went on holiday the day I was due my period, and AF arrived on the dot, so I was not pregnant.

Fast forward to today, ttc this month as usual, but the unusual thing was that this month I had absolutely no symptoms - usually I have some cramping in the tww, but this month nothing except sore boobs which is usual for me. Then on day 10 in the evening I started spotting. I have never, ever spotted before and thought oh great AF is here again. But the spotting was pinkish discharge, watery and very very light. It continued yesterday (cd11), no cramps or discomfort, my bbt is still elevated. I ordered some pregnancy tests and they arrived today, I tested this morning and there was a faint line 😳 so of course Im starting to panic and Im in disbelief, I have never, EVER tested positive before. The only different thing we did last month was the HyCoSy as you remember I told you about. The spotting is now pretty mcuh stopped.

I tested again this afternoon and it was clear positive, the line is darker. But now I`m panicking, is it normal to be so light at 12dpo, most women test positive on day 8-9, is everything ok? I so hope this is our miracle 😭 please girls give me strength this has not been easy journey and I need all the positivity and reassurance in the world right now!!! ❤

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 11/10/2022 13:47

@Hannargh we haven't told him yet. Going to visit him this weekend, can't wait!

Haha yeah my previous scans show the nub much clearer than today's ones do. Several people are guessing girl so I've got my fingers crossed 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 xxx

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Hannargh · 11/10/2022 13:38

@TheCakeIsALie18 such a cute announcement! And hope your Dad is super excited too.

I have no clue how nub theory works - not even sure what I'm looking at for it! Although lots of ladies on the pregnancy groups seem very convinced they can predict!

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 11/10/2022 13:14

Here are the other 3 photos...

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TheCakeIsALie18 · 11/10/2022 13:13

Hey everyone! 12 week scan done today. All looking good. Due date now at 20th April ❤️ and I've made a little photo ready to post to Facebook once we've told my dad this weekend lol.

Thought you ladies might be interested in helping guess gender with the nub theory haha... let me know what you think xxx

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pugsB · 07/10/2022 17:49

Hi all!

Good to hear from pregnant ladies that things are progressing positively. Sorry to hear about anxiety issues @Shleepymummy . I am not in your situation but I know I would have been the same. Hope you get some relief.

Sorry to hear @ttcfirstbaby90 about potential AF arrival (still fingers crossed).

As for me this month it was an off month. I am just 1 or 2 DPO but we didn't try at all this cycle. I realized a few weeks back that the timing of this month's fertile window was pretty bad with lots of work related travel and deadlines for me and heavier workload for DH. so we sort of decided to call this NTNP month which has turned into an NT month now that my window has come and gone. I was secretly hoping this would be one of those pcos months i have from time to time where my period/ ovulation is delayed by a week or so especially with the amount of work anxiety/ stress i had past few weeks but alas it wasn't! So sitting out this TWW..

ttcfirstbaby90 · 07/10/2022 11:43

My temps are on the same route as last month too. 😫

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ttcfirstbaby90 · 07/10/2022 11:34

Glad to hear pregnancy are going well. 🥳

Im currently 12/13 dpo, peak OPK was 12 days but temperatures say 13. Not testing until Sunday when I'll be 14/15 dpo and 2 days before AF due. I can't face seeing a negative and I have no symptoms whatsoever other than very light cramping on and off since 5 dpo which could just be my mind/my digestive system hah. Feeling a bit deflated past couple of days though. I can't really talk to OH about it because he just thinks I'm being obsessive and that I need to chill out. "It'll happen when it happens" but what if it doesn't.
He also made a comment about not wanting to go through IVF if it came to it I know it's early days to be talking about that but I just felt a bit irritated by it.