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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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TTC Feb 2023

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ukMummyof1 · 23/01/2023 16:39

Can't find a thread for this but I'm TTC #2. In on CD1 as AF arrived this morning... feel free to join this thread xxx

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VictoriaBlossom · 14/02/2023 10:10

@Ttcpph
Nah first time testing
Knew it was pointless testing too early
Didn't expect to get a result tbf we only had sex once last month and it wasn't to try and make a baby.
Family holiday booked to Jamaica in June so I don't actually know what to do now 😂😂😂

Ttcpph · 14/02/2023 10:03

@VictoriaBlossom gentle congratulations to you. Is that the first time you've tested this month? Or did you do earlier ones the were neg?

Floralsandsmiles · 14/02/2023 10:00

VictoriaBlossom · 14/02/2023 09:57

@ukMummyof1
I tested positive this morning 11dpo
Can't actually believe it

Congratulations @VictoriaBlossom xx

VictoriaBlossom · 14/02/2023 09:57

@Ttcpph
I was convinced I was pregnant
Turns out I am 😂

VictoriaBlossom · 14/02/2023 09:57

@ukMummyof1
I tested positive this morning 11dpo
Can't actually believe it

Ttcpph · 14/02/2023 09:48

@ukMummyof1
Could you go out but not drink? Say you are recovering from an iffy tummy. (I personally think the antibiotic excuse everyone comes out with is a load of shit as you can drink on antibiotics and it basically gives away to everyone that you're pregnant/trying in my opinion!)

im still holding off from testing 8DPO.
I've convinced myself I am pg so I can't handle the disappointment tbh... would rather hold out as long as possible

Chellooo · 14/02/2023 09:48

I finally got my static smiley this morning so gonna have a very romantic valentines day lol in the hopes some magic happens!

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ukMummyof1 · 14/02/2023 09:25

Hey! How is everyone this morning?

I'm now 7dpo, likely going to cave and test tomorrow even though it's defo too early haha! I'm supposed to be meeting some friends Friday night for drinks so will be 10dpo but I'm just worried that it might even be too early then to test and I would hate to go out and then a few days later turns out I am pregnant. Either that or not go but then turns out I'm not pregnant... I would rather not go for the first reason but I've got no idea what excuse to use😳 what would you ladies do? Xx

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lemonyfox · 13/02/2023 15:52

Ttcpph · 13/02/2023 15:47

@lemonyfox thank you 💕

i was told to wait for one period, which took 4 weeks to arrive, and then started trying , but I think my last two cycles were still a bit messed up as were much longer than pre MC. This month I think (hope!) is a more normal cycle in terms of when I O'd

Fair enough, fingers crossed for you! X

Ttcpph · 13/02/2023 15:47

@lemonyfox thank you 💕

i was told to wait for one period, which took 4 weeks to arrive, and then started trying , but I think my last two cycles were still a bit messed up as were much longer than pre MC. This month I think (hope!) is a more normal cycle in terms of when I O'd

lemonyfox · 13/02/2023 15:42

Ttcpph · 13/02/2023 15:10

Hi, I'd also love to join the thread!

we conceived July last year but unfortunately ended in October with a MMC, medical and surgery.
been trying again since December.
I think I'm 7DPO today. The last few nights I've been waking up at 3/4am and also having vivid dreams. Does anyone think it could be a good sign?
its so hard even letting myself consider that I might be pregnant again as the loss last time hit me so hard, I'm not sure I could go through all that a 2nd time.

I took a FRER test on Saturday (5 DPO , BFN, I don't know why I bothered 😂)

I really want to hold off as long as I can before I take another one.

I have had what feel like AF cramps on and off for a few days.
boobs feel normal

I'm sorry about your miscarriage, that sounds tough. Were you waiting til December medically or because you just wanted a break to recover?

I do wonder about the vivid dreams, maybe it's because we're subconsciously thinking about it so much that it translates to our dreams!

Ttcpph · 13/02/2023 15:10

Hi, I'd also love to join the thread!

we conceived July last year but unfortunately ended in October with a MMC, medical and surgery.
been trying again since December.
I think I'm 7DPO today. The last few nights I've been waking up at 3/4am and also having vivid dreams. Does anyone think it could be a good sign?
its so hard even letting myself consider that I might be pregnant again as the loss last time hit me so hard, I'm not sure I could go through all that a 2nd time.

I took a FRER test on Saturday (5 DPO , BFN, I don't know why I bothered 😂)

I really want to hold off as long as I can before I take another one.

I have had what feel like AF cramps on and off for a few days.
boobs feel normal

lemonyfox · 13/02/2023 14:37

winterbabyrose · 13/02/2023 09:03

Hope it is okay to join. We are TTC #2. I am not 100% on the exact day I ovulated but I think I am around 7/8dpo at the moment. Did anyone get any symptoms around this time? Also when is the best time to test? With my 1st I tested on the day my period was due, had no symptoms before that but just had a 'feeling' I might be.

I have been feeling super tired, my boobs feel a little swollen and my anxiety is a little heightened and no obvious reasons why I would feel anxious.

I had so symptoms with my first other than the same cramps you get when your period is due on. I've been having mental weird vivid dreams the last couple of days which has made me wonder

lemonyfox · 13/02/2023 14:36

I think I might have had a squinter this morning on a Frer, but I can't even take a photo because nothing shows up. I'm trying to convince myself there's a line there, I'm going mad 😭 I'm 7-8 DPO why do I do this to myself lol send help

Thewheelweavesasthewheelwills · 13/02/2023 11:45

Hi Ladies, hope you don't mind if I join. We are thinking of TTC no 2 this month. But I am not hopeful. DS is 7 months old and I am still breastfeeding. My period has not come back and OPKs are all really low!

But I enjoyed following these threads last time I TTC, especially seeing everyone's good news, so said I'd pop in.

Floralsandsmiles · 13/02/2023 11:23

ukMummyof1 · 13/02/2023 07:07

@Floralsandsmiles have you done a test? I only say this as my second pregnancy (which sadly ended in an ectopic) I had a period about a weeks before I found out I was pregnant and sounds just like yours xx

Hi @ukMummyof1 I did one this morning to rule it out and all negative. I think my cycle has changed due to supplements being taken and constipation due to not enough water (which is like me..) xxx

Ttcsecond · 13/02/2023 10:54

On CD17 and second day of flashing smiley. Expected my LH surge today so a little disappointed. Will test again tonight with one of the cheap strips and hopefully will be rising. Maybe my chemical last month has delayed ovulation slightly. I hate this waiting although the 2WW is worse!

winterbabyrose · 13/02/2023 09:03

Hope it is okay to join. We are TTC #2. I am not 100% on the exact day I ovulated but I think I am around 7/8dpo at the moment. Did anyone get any symptoms around this time? Also when is the best time to test? With my 1st I tested on the day my period was due, had no symptoms before that but just had a 'feeling' I might be.

I have been feeling super tired, my boobs feel a little swollen and my anxiety is a little heightened and no obvious reasons why I would feel anxious.

RaindropsOnRoses22 · 13/02/2023 08:55

RaindropsOnRoses22 · 13/02/2023 08:54

Just tried a frer in the same fmu that I used for the IC and I'm 99.9% certain it's negative.

Not getting my hopes up, but maybe I jumped the gun thinking I was out this month.

I was supposed to add that I'll carry on testing and see who wins the race, af or bfp!

RaindropsOnRoses22 · 13/02/2023 08:54

Just tried a frer in the same fmu that I used for the IC and I'm 99.9% certain it's negative.

Not getting my hopes up, but maybe I jumped the gun thinking I was out this month.

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ukMummyof1 · 13/02/2023 07:07

@Floralsandsmiles have you done a test? I only say this as my second pregnancy (which sadly ended in an ectopic) I had a period about a weeks before I found out I was pregnant and sounds just like yours xx

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ukMummyof1 · 13/02/2023 07:05

@RaindropsOnRoses22 it had colour so I would say positive. Congratulations!xxx

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buckingmad · 13/02/2023 07:02

@RaindropsOnRoses22 no I think that looks like a positive! Congrats!

I’d buy a non cheapie and use that tomorrow morning, my lines never really got dark on the cheapies.

RaindropsOnRoses22 · 13/02/2023 05:44

I caved and did a test. I think I'm between 10 and 12dpo. There's a vvvvvfl, but what do we think, evap?

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Floralsandsmiles · 12/02/2023 20:14

Hi all! Please can I join? I'm CD6 and I'm supposed to ovulate on CD14. I am now tracking via ovulation tests and BBT. However I feel like I didn't have a proper period this month and was mainly spotting over the 5 days. Normally I have 1 (sometimes 2) very heavy days. So this is weird! Also my stomach is so painful like I have constipation and trapped wind.
I'm worried this was not a normal cycle for me and it will effect my ovulation day on CD14? What do you all think? Xx